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Can A Rules-Based Investing Framework Improve Your Stock Market Results?

The following is a guest post. Jay Delaworth is the founder of Intelligent Trend Follower, where each week you can get actionable investment ideas and free educational content designed to help you apply a rules-based framework to limit risk and reduce stress in the stock market.

When you were a kid, did you follow the rules?

Did you clean your room, wash your hands before dinner, and always play nice with others?

It’s funny, as children, we are constantly told to obey all kinds of rules. Then, as we grow up and acquire our independence, the shackles of rules slowly loosen their grip.

We get more freedom, more leniency and more trust. Suddenly, you realize you’re an adult who can do whatever you want, whenever you want (so long as you don’t break any laws).

But why does this matter?

Well, let me put it this way:

  • Do you ever look at your investment portfolio and wonder why you own some of the stocks in there?
  • Do you ever scratch your head and wonder whether you should buy, sell or hold?
  • Have you ever bought a stock based on a tip or news story, only to end up unsure what to do with it?

The reason I ask is because I believe these common errors can easily be avoided. All it takes are a few simple rules you can use to make better investment decisions. So in this blog post, I want to show you why (and exactly how) you can start using rules to help your investing.

Plus, at the end, you can get a free cheat-sheet with a checklist to help you put these ideas into action if you find them helpful.

And don’t worry, I promise I won’t be too strict or make you wash out your mouth with soap if you cuss at this proposed approach.

But before I show you exactly which rules I use to make consistent investment decisions, let’s first discuss the value of rules in a little more detail.

Three Key Reasons You Can’t Ignore a Rules-Based Approach to Investing:

As an intelligent independent investor, I expect you to be skeptical of anybody proclaiming a better way to get stock market results. So before we dive into the specific rules I use, let me tell you why this approach works.

And by the way, it doesn’t just apply to the stock market. I believe conscious rules-based behaviour is the foundation for good habits in all areas of life.

#1 – Rules-Based Investing is Best Practice:

To those of you in the FI community, this should come as no surprise. In fact, everywhere you look, there are accepted best practices (rules) for achieving financial freedom.

Some examples that come to mind, from savings to investing, include:

  • Pay yourself first: set up automatic payroll deductions to move money into a retirement account before it hits your chequing account.
  • Make a budget to track your expenses and understand where your money is going each month.
  • Index investing: every single index and most ETFs are based on simple and mechanical rules. If you think about it, even the S&P 500 is a basic investing system governed by rules to add and eliminate stocks from the portfolio!

So my point is, you’re probably already using a rules-based approach to money management in some area of your life. And you do it because it’s been proven to work, right?

Now, although these “one-size-fits-all” rules are a great place to start, is it possible you could build your own set of rules that works even better than these off-the-shelf solutions?

Do you think you can you build a set of rules that work better than buying-and-holding an index?

#2 – Rules-Based Investing is Consistent:

When you are considering an investment opportunity, do you diligently hold each potential portfolio holding to the same rigorous selection standard?

Well, if you’re anything like my friends and family, the answer is probably no. And unfortunately, that can be a disaster waiting to happen.

On the other hand, if you have a consistent checklist that every investment idea must pass, then you’re much less likely to put your hard-earned money at risk based on a hot stock tip or exciting investment idea.

Because chances are, Cramer’s latest stock pick won’t pass your tests. This helps you avoid risky investments and makes it much easier to compare your existing investments and potential trade ideas based on a common benchmark. Make sense?

A rules-based formula for managing your money also takes away the guesswork, which itself can make your life less stressful. Again, this isn’t esoteric stuff. It’s just common sense.

Think of the passive index investors who have set asset allocations and then rebalance once or twice a year to get back to their target weights. Maybe you’re even one of them! I love it because it’s a consistent and transparent rules-based approach designed to improve performance.

Can you see how consistency could eliminate guesswork and make your investing a little easier?

Speaking of which, that bring us to the third key reason investing with rules is something I recommend…

#3 Rules-Based Investing Prevents Emotional Decision Making:

Without a shadow of a doubt, this third reason is the most important of all. That’s because I’ve seen hundreds of individual investors destroy their wealth and jeopardize their financial future due to emotional mistakes in the face of a manic Mr. Market.

Whether it’s jumping-in before you think, doubling down on a losing investment or selling your stock in a panic, emotionally-driven actions can be frustrating and downright dangerous when it comes to your bottom line.

Instead, wouldn’t you rather be cool, calm and collected?

Personally, I remember when I was just getting started with the stock market. And to be honest, it took me years to come up with an investing approach that worked and meshed with my personality. So I vividly remember turning ideas over in my head again and again trying not to give into the impulses of fear and greed.

Turns out, it wasn’t until I developed a comprehensive set of guidelines and rules to guide my investing actions that I began to stop worrying and begin seeing consistency in my stock market results.

And while it was tough at first to stick with my investing plan, the more I abided by the rules, the easier it has become.

Based on this experience, I’ve come to believe that following investing rules not only improves performance; but, also builds self-trust and confidence in your own abilities to follow through. This alone is worth the price of admission.

If you still don’t believe me, you might enjoy reading The Checklist Manifesto to further familiarize yourself with this important subject. It’s worth it, too. Because as I mentioned, not only does a rules-based approach perform better, it helps you stop second-guessing and worrying as well.

So let me show you how I apply these concepts to my investment portfolios (and how you can do the same!)

Rules-Based Fundamental Analysis:

Fundamental analysis is a critical tool for any investor who’s considering buying individual stocks. In fact, when I first started my investment career I was all about fundamental analysis. I spent hours each day reading 10Ks, conference call transcripts, and trying to calculate what a company was worth.

The biggest problem I ran into though was that without a rules-based model to follow, I felt like I was always comparing apples to oranges. Companies don’t always have the same business model, accounting standards or competitive advantages. So…

That’s why I decided to create a fundamental checklist to help me find and filter high quality investment ideas. It was a common benchmark I could compare against. Plus, it also helped me avoid getting adversely influenced by a particularly charismatic CEO or led astray by an exciting alleged growth story.

So let me show you how I put this idea into action.

Fundamental rules I use in my own investing:

Now, keep in mind that I’m looking for long-term investing ideas with potential to compound capital year-after-year. If you’ve ever heard of Warren Buffett’s equity bond idea, then that’s the kind of company I’m looking for.

So basically, whenever I’m intrigued by a stock idea that pops up on my Twitter feed or is mentioned by a friend, I go over to and type in the ticker. Then, I click on the Financials tab, which, for AAPL,  looks like this:

The great thing about Morningstar is that not only is the fundamental data high quality, but you can also get a 10-year view of how the company has performed. This is exactly the kind of data set a rule-based investor can sink their teeth into.

So what rules do I use specifically?

Well, I ask myself the following questions and if the answer is no, then I take a pass.

And in fact, most companies I evaluate don’t pass these rules. But I do my best to stay disciplined and not succumb to the fear of missing out.

Questions for fundamental rules:

  1. Is revenue trending up over the last 10 years?
  2. Are gross margins consistent each year?
  3. Are earnings per share tending up over the last 10 years?
  4. Has book value per share grown consistently over the last 10 years?
  5. Has free cash flow per share grown consistently over the last 10 years?
  6. Does the company pay a dividend and has it been increasing with a steady payout ratio?
  7. Does the company have a debt/equity ratio under 1 and are interest expenses below 10% of operating income?

Now, these are just my personal rules based on my desire to own high quality companies with consistent track records of compounding capital and returning it to shareholders.

On the other hand, if you’re looking for small cap growth stocks or buying industrial companies expecting a cyclical rebound, your rules will probably be different.

That said, whatever your style, I believe this rules-based approach can help you come up with a checklist to sort investments based on whatever criteria you like best.

And by the way, if you want to see more of this kind of analysis in action, I encourage you to check out my Seeking Alpha articles where I regularly demonstrate this approach with real investment ideas.

By now, I hope you’re starting to see how a rules-based approach is of value: It can help you get started on the right foot, and you can augment your existing investment strategy by being a little more methodical and consistent.

But the benefits of a rules-based approach don’t stop at the fundamentals. Quite the opposite, in fact…

Rules-Based Technical Analysis:

Now, I know the online personal finance community is pretty skeptical of technical analysis. And rightfully so!

There’s a ton of hocus-pocus on Twitter, StockTwits and anywhere else you find technically-oriented stock traders congregating. I’m always wary of people who publish annotated stock charts with esoteric indicators and perplexing patterns.

I get it.

But it’s not all bad.

In fact, having a healthy respect for technicals might even help you outperform the market. Academic research shows that professional portfolio managers who include technical analysis tend to outperform. The key is doing it the right way. So what does that look like?

For me, I use some very simple technical analysis to manage risk and rule out stocks that are unlikely to present capital gain opportunities. Let me show you what that looks like:

Technical Rules I Use In My Own Investing:

To be honest, I keep this part of my investing pretty simple. My main goal with technical analysis is to limit risk and increase my chances of capital gains. It doesn’t always work, but on balance these techniques have helped me deploy capital more effectively.

Like with the fundamental rules, I simply have a list of questions I ask and if the answer to any of them is no, then I take a pass.

Questions for technical rules:

  1. Is the stock price above the 20-day moving average?
  2. Is the 20-day moving average above the 50-day moving average and sloping up?
  3. Is the 50-day moving average above the 200 day moving average and sloping up?
  4. Is the stock making a new 50-day high?

The goal of these rules is to find companies that are moving in uptrends. The reason I like uptrending stocks is because you can’t make capital gains on the long side if your stock is going down. Simple, right?

So personally, I don’t think you need to employ exotic oscillators to get your edge. Instead, you can use some basic technical analysis to help you focus on the opportunities that are most likely to be profitable right away.

And to be completely honest, in the past I have incurred sub-optimal returns by trying to buy undervalued stocks too early. I’ve ended up tying up capital, getting frustrated and selling out too early for a loss.

For me personally, I’ve discovered some technical analysis can really help me stay out of my own way. I even wrote a detailed blog post on how you can use to find stock idas that meet your fundamental and technical rules.

Now I know this has been a lot to digest. But I hope you’re beginning to see how a methodical and mechanical rule-based approach to allocating capital can make your investment results more consistent and less-stressful.

So before wrapping this up, I just want to add a few more possible rules you could use to evaluate dividend growth stocks.

Rules-Based Dividend Growth Investing:

By now, your mind is probably already guessing what these dividend growth investing rules will be.

And that’s a good thing!

I hope you’re getting the hang of it. It doesn’t have to be complicated. So here are some potential questions to ask when considering dividend growth stocks.

  1. Does the company have a long (10-year+) history of increasing their dividend?
  2. Has the company ever reduced or cut the dividend?
  3. Is the free-cash-flow-adjusted payout ratio consistently below 70%?
  4. Has management publicly stated they are planning to increase the dividend?

Does that make sense? I hope you’re seeing how this rules-based thinking can improve your market results, or at least make the decision-making process a little  easier for you.

By looking for companies that meet the above criteria, you can eliminate those that may not have great dividend growth potential. Do you see what I mean?

Great. But that’s enough from me. Now, I want to hear from you: are you using any rules in your investing? If so, what are they? If not, do you think this approach could work for you?

By the way, I’ve also created a free PDF cheat sheet you can download as a handy reference. It contains all the rules I mentioned in this blog post so that you can easily reference the meat of this post in your own investing. Click here to get your free cheat sheet now.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hamas Attacks UN Summer Camp For Not Being a Terrorist Training Camp

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Hamas has twice violently attacked UN summer camps in the Gaza Strip in order to destroy them and intimidate kids from attending them. The goal is to force young people to go to Hamas summer camps where they will be given military and ideological training to teach them to be future terrorists.

The UN actually condemned the attacks and the Hamas regime for fomenting them.

I’m not complaining about this article—a small drop in the ocean of needed media coverage of Hamas’s repression and extremism—but one sentence caught my eye. The UN, “camps provide a rare distraction from the hardships endured by more than 250,000 Palestinian refugees that live in the Gaza Strip.”

Unlike many others, this article doesn’t blame Israel for all of these problems but it is also worth recalling why refugees still live in camps. Prior to turning over the Gaza Strip to rule by the Palestinian Authority in 1994, Israel at times tried to resettle the refugees in new housing. This step was not only opposed by the PLO—which wanted to keep the refugees in temporary housing until their triumphant return to a Palestine built on the smoldering remains of a destroyed Israel—but by a UN resolution. And so Israel abandoned the effort.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) ruled the Gaza Strip for more than a dozen years and received lavish aid funding, some of it specifically earmarked for new housing. But it was PA policy never to move refugees into new housing, for the same reason as before. Their suffering was good propaganda abroad and also was intended to keep the refugees in a dissatisfied state of mind so they would support continuing the battle until total victory and be willing to sacrifice their lives for the cause.

So why do refugees in the Gaza Strip and West Bank live in refugee camps today? For the same reason that there is no Palestinian state: Because of decisions made by the Palestinian leadership, both nationalist and Islamist.

There is no way anyone can refute these points, they can only ignore them.

The article also repeats another fallacy in referring to Hamas as “the Islamic movement that came to power through elections in 2007 and whose legitimacy the U.N. does not fully recognize….”

In fact, Hamas did not come to rule the Gaza Strip due to elections, which did give it a parliamentary majority, but through a bloody and unprovoked coup against the PA. If it had not seized power, it is likely there would be no embargo against the Gaza Strip today nor would there have been any war last year—with the accompanying destruction and loss of life--caused by a Hamas attack on Israel.

Again, I am not complaining about this specific article, which is far better than most, or about the UN response it reports, which should be far more common, but merely pointing out how difficult it is—and yet how important it is—to understand the context of the Gaza Strip today.
Let me repeat that the Gaza Strip is at present, albeit not internationally recognized as a state, a radical Islamist dictatorship run by a terrorist group seeking genocide, preaching antisemitism, suppressing women, forcing the departure of Christians, teaching its children to become suicide bombers, planning a future war with Israel, likely to subvert Egypt, acting as a client of Iran, and seeking to expel all Western influence from the region.

Any discussion about aiding the regime to stay in power or engaging it diplomatically should start by dealing with the previous paragraph.

And if all this is too heavy and somber for you, watch this funny—but very true—skit about how the UN usually works and deals with Israel. And here's a very cautious discussion by a Gazan woman activist on conditions where she points out that Hamas has not gone further because it is trying to win over Western support on the embargo and other issues.

Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. His latest books are The Israel-Arab Reader (seventh edition), The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East (Wiley), and The Truth About Syria (PalgraveMacmillan). His new edited books include Lebanon: Liberation, Conflict and Crisis; Guide to Islamist Movements; Conflict and Insurgency in the Middle East; The West and the Middle East (four volumes); and The Muslim Brotherhood. To read and subscribe to MERIA, GLORIA articles, or to order books. To see or subscribe to his blog, Rubin Reports.

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I have tried various forms of tinnitus treatment, and most of the ringing in the ears treatment offer little to no improvement to the ringing in ears that I had. I truly believe that you should try Tinnitus Control, if for no other reason than it gives you an alternative to modern tinnitus treatment.
It’s something that can only be controlled, and never cured which is a daunting thought if you have been driven mad by ringing in the ears for any amount of time.
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The thing that grates me about doctors is that they will usually say that homeopathy is not as reliable as their methods – but modern methods of controlling ear ringing are not guaranteed either – they are even more varied than the homeopathic treatments for ear ringing.

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Following your capsule finishes delivering its way for you to obtain drugs, it could dissolve. Up in order to 40 % of veterans could become suffering via tinnitus, and additionally the VA spends regarding $1 billion annually in disability payments with regard to tinnitus, according to the study printed a 12 months ago inside Nature. MicroTransponder, a healthcare device organization spun out from the School associated with Texas from Dallas in 2007, is trying to broaden the use of its implanted wired neuro-stimulation system with regard to treating epilepsy in order to likewise help tinnitus patients. This is when there is actually a sound coming from the ear (inner ear muscles spams) and there is precious little that medicines, pharmaceutical or otherwise can help here. I tried all sort of drug combinations, but if it did help, then the side effects were too severe or if there were no side effects the ringing in the ears would become too loud. Well I want to tell you one thing – it’s not going to last forever and it will not drive you insane. I honestly hope you found this post before you’ve gotten any of these side effects of tinnitus and are just in the beginning phases of tinnitus – my personal congratulations on your initiative!
There is a simpler way and that is to rule out any natural tinnitus treatment methods before going to the doctor.
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I literally tried all that modern medicine had to offer as I have a great medicare plan but it was no use to me whatsoever. If you are one of the many people who has been suffering from ear ringing for a long time, just imagine what life would have been like without the internet – the only advice you could get is from someone that had a vested interest in your wallet.
The funny thing is – that it has been proven that you cannot be driven mad by tinnitus but that ear ringing does instill paranoia of being driven mad.
It’s not because a homeopathic tinnitus treatment is better than a modern medicinal one, but simply because it is far cheaper and better to use over a long period of time due to the issue of side effect with modern pharmaceutical drugs. Which for a tinnitus treatment that costs about 3-5 times as much as the homeopathic version, is not simply not good enough. At least I know that homeopathy is going to get rid of the ear ringing eventually – which is more than I can say for some of the products that doctors have recommended to me in the past for my tinnitus problem. I recommend Tinnitus Control because it is the best solution with regards to price and long term use available today. What we can do, however, is bring it under our control once and for all and make sure that we are not being driven insane by a constant ringing in the ears. There is no way I’m ever going off this tinnitus treatment (at least not until a proper cure is found).
Modern medicine has found a variety of ways to contain and control this condition through a wide variety of different tinnitus treatment methods.
You doctor tells you that “everybody reacts differently” to treatment and Tinnitus ear ringing isn’t curable anyway.

Yes, it got so bad that I couldn’t get to sleep without a heavy dose of medication – I was slowly being driven crazy by the constant ringing in the ears.
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Subjective tinnitus is the most difficult ear ringing to get rid of though and the possible pharmaceutical drug combination available are literally endless. However, as any doctor will be able to tell you, not everyone will react the same way to each treatment, and it could be quite a while before you find the one that suits you most and that has the best effect on you as an individual. So after the first week of using Tinnitus Control, I found a slight decrease in the ringing in ears that I had but nothing spectacular, but I had another three weeks worth and was determined to use it all. Now as I have already said, I have tried all the modern medicinal cures and none of them worked. The only reason I resorted to a homeopathic tinnitus treatment is because I had exhausted all other avenues of getting rid of the ringing in ears that had plagued me for so long.
It’s thanks to the internet that various forms of tinnitus treatment are readily available to all and sundry and it really shows that many people actually suffer from this despicable condition.
It has been absolutely terrible for me these last eight years, at least it was terrible before I finally managed to bring my ringing in ears problem under firm control. This can be really harmful to your general health and it will mean taking a lot of time finding the right combination for you.
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Why the World Champ went Winter racing

Victory in GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series sets Tom Gillard up for Fireball World title defence

A month after the conclusion of the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series, the clocks have changed to British Summer Time, yet Great Britain continues to be ice-locked in a chill easterly wind from Scandinavia.

Perhaps the Series should have carried on a while longer, although six big winter handicap events from November through to February seemed plenty at the time. Winners of the 2012/13 championship were Tom Gillard and Simon Potts in their Fireball.

“Most of the events were windy, which suits the Fireball,” said Gillard, the reigning World Champion who with ‘Pottsy’ received their prizes from Glen Wallis of insurance company GJW Direct at the RYA Dinghy Show in London. “I’d not done a lot of sailing with Pottsy and this Series is the best racing you could do in the winter. It’s been great practice for us and set us up well for the season.” Pottsy, who used to crew for another former Fireball World Champion, the late Richard Estaugh, has yet to win the Worlds in his own right. But he’s looking forward to helping Gillard defend his title as they look towards the 2013 Worlds in Slovenia.

Gillard enjoyed racing against a variety of classes. “It brings the whole of UK dinghy sailing together, and a lot of really high quality sailors,” he said. “One of the best moments was at the Grafham Grand Prix in the strong wind when we found we were as fast as the 505s upwind.”

Of course the Great Lakes handicap experts might have something to say about that. Led by Great Lakes chairman, Andrew Craig from Queen Mary Sailing Club, representatives from the six participating clubs met at Alexandra Palace to work through the numbers, analysing the trends from the data and making decisions on which classes needed adjusting upwards or downwards.

One class that surely can’t escape a downward adjustment is the International Moth, three of which ripped around the race course at a sensational pace to dominate the podium at the Bloody Mary. First of the non-foilers was the 49er sailed by Rick Peacock and Nick Murray, who were 4th at Queen Mary and continued to turn in a consistent performance to finish 2nd overall in the Winter Series.

Flying the flag for the singlehanders were Pete Nelson aboard his 3rd-placed RS600 and Craig Williamson sailing his standard Laser to 4th overall. Top-placed woman was Brenda Hoult in her Laser 4.7, although will she return next season in her recently acquired Devoti D-1?

“We also wanted to reward people who were talking about the Series or generally enthusing about it,” said Series founder Andy Rice from SailJuice.com. “So we also gave prizes to people like Paul Williamson who travelled the circuit with his son Craig and took some great photos while he was at it. The 420 class were among a number of classes that have really got behind the Series and using it as the main winter focus for their fleet racing. And then we got a wonderful write-up from Musto Skiff sailor Ben Schooling who wrote up his exploits in the Series. Not only that but at the first Musto meeting of the year, Ben won the weekend and beat reigning World Champion Bruce Keen. It’s great to see sailors making the effort to get out in all weathers, and it’s that ‘can-do’ spirit that is part of what makes Great Britain great at dinghy sailing.”

According to Simon Lovesey of SailRacer who ran the Series website and online entry and payment processing: “We had record entries, up 26% from the previous season and total entries of 783 boats. There were almost 100 different classes competing in the Series, with the biggest turnouts from the Laser Radial, Fireball and Merlin Rocket. With more than 16,800 unique visitors to the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series website, it shows just how much interest there is in winter handicap racing.”

Prizewinners, Class, Prizes

1st   Tom Gillard and Simon Potts, Fireball   (Gul/ Holt/ Sailjuice)

2nd  Rick Peacock and Nick Murray, 49er    (Trident/ Sailjuice)

3rd.  Pete Nelson, RS600   (Holt)

4th. Craig Williamson    (SailJuice)

Top Youth: Ben Hazeldine and Rhos Hawes, 420     (Holt/ Sailjuice)

Top Lady: Brenda Hoult, Laser 4.7   (Sailjuice)

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Great words by: Ben Schooling, Musto Skiff    (Overboard)

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CLEVELAND (AP) Before the ugly brawl, several Steelers took a pounding Thursday night against the Browns.

Pittsburgh wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and rookie Diontae Johnson sustained concussions and running back James Conner re-injured his right shoulder in 21-7 loss to Cleveland that ended with Browns defensive end Myles Garrett swinging a helmet and hitting Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head.

Smith-Schuster got drilled from the side by Browns cornerback Greedy Williams in the second quarter after attempting to catch a pass over the middle from Rudolph. Smith-Schuster was hit by Williams and sandwiched by two other defenders.

Smith-Schuster stayed down on the field for several moments - and several Cleveland players knelt near him - while he was examined by Pittsburgh's medical staff. He got up and walked directly to the Steelers' locker room for evaluation and treatment.

Several minutes later, the Steelers announced he would not return and has entered league protocol for head injuries.

Conner left in the second quarter after re-injuring his shoulder. He missed Pittsburgh's past two games with the injury and was wearing extra-large shoulder pads for added protection.

Conner had 10 yards on five carries and one catch for six yards before getting hurt.

He leads the Steelers with 380 yards rushing and six total TDs. He and Smith-Schuster have become Pittsburgh's top playmakers following the departures of star running back Le'Veon Bell and receiver Antonio Brown.

Following the game, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered no updates on the injuries as everyone was focused on the ugly incident with eight seconds left.

Despite the injuries, the Steelers were still within a touchdown in the fourth quarter before Rudolph threw one of his four interceptions and the Browns scored with 5:25 left.

The 22-year-old Smith-Schuster came in with a team-leading 36 receptions for 503 yards and three touchdowns.

In the third quarter, Johnson got rocked on a vicious hit by Browns safety Damarious Randall.

Johnson just missed catching a long pass down the sideline and never saw Randall, who lowered his head and delivered a late blow to Johnson's head in front of Pittsburgh's bench. Randall was ejected for unnecessary roughness.

Smith-Schuster is the youngest player in NFL history to reach 200 career receptions. He made his first Pro Bowl last season, when he caught 111 passes for 1,426 yards and seven TDs.

The Steelers (5-4), who came in riding a four-game winning streak, also lost cornerback Artie Burns (knee) and linebacker Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (concussion).

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SignagePlayer / Re: Running checkupdates causes an error on both boxes
« on: October 03, 2013, 12:05:21 PM »
Support had me uninstall Adobe Air manually and reinstall 3.8 from Adobe directly.

Then I ran the player updates manually as well and both are now running Air 3.8 and the 4.12 player.

SignagePlayer / Running checkupdates causes an error on both boxes
« on: October 03, 2013, 07:17:13 AM »
I have two media300's and when I check for updates on both, the player stops and the Adobe AIR app comes up with the following error:

Sorry, an error has occurred.  The application requires an update to the Adobe AIR but downloading that update on your system is not allowed by your administrator.  Please contact your administrator.

I've updated these before remotely, and now it won't.  Anyone have this problem before?

There any way in Win7 to resolve this?  We are having the same issue, where if someone turns off the tv it's all hosed.  They can't reach up to reset the Mediabox so they have to call me and then I have to restart it remotely.

SignagePlayer / Re: Presentation will resume after power savings?
« on: September 11, 2013, 07:52:01 AM »
If this can't be fixed, then please add the ability to define a restart time for each day the same way that the power savings mode can be defined for each day.

That way I can set a restart to occur 1 minute after the power saving period for each day.

SignagePlayer / Presentation will resume after power savings?
« on: September 10, 2013, 05:44:49 AM »
We turned on the power saving for the monitor on our mediaPlayer 200 at nights.  However now when we come in, the player shows over half the screen the display of "digital signage presentation will resume momentarily".

Short of turning off power savings, there's got to be a way of working around this right?

It seems the ONLY way to get it working correctly again is to reboot the whole player??

SignageStudio / Re: Anyone using Highcharts with their player?
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That kinda sucks bad... I ended up working around it by creating a second timeline and splitting the page vertically and embedding 2 HTML5 components to get 2 charts on the page, but it's a hack workaround sadly.

SignageStudio / Anyone using Highcharts with their player?
« on: August 29, 2013, 10:31:25 AM »
The problem we're running into is the HTML5 in the mediabox (we're using mediabox 200) isn't able to render two charts on the screen at once.  This only occurs when in the device, using any regular browser - even older IE browsers work fine, but not from the device - only one chart prints.

As a test I pointed the HTML5 component to the frontpage of and instead of the charts there it's simply a blank area.

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We have been waiting so long for East - West Ferry Project that links Pattaya - Hua Hin - Pranburi and Bangkok network

Indy and myself took our Japanese and Thai friends for dinner near Pranburi last two weeks and we were told that the ferry from Pattaya will be coming soon! Most of locals who were doing sun- dried squids along Pak Nam Pran ( end of Pranburi Fishing Village) were moved away from the area. Dwellers told us that there will be a ferry station from Pattaya so fishingmen were moved away from this area! Together with rumor about Junta's transport minister and his team coming to inspect this area very often and also rumor about Hua Hin Ferry Station will be moved to Pranburi.

Recently SEP GROUP has revealed its latest plan for the East-West Ferry project, linking Bang Pu and Pattaya to Pran Buri, saying the Bt15-billion investment would have a multiplier effect for the Kingdom’s economy.

Reported by The Nation : THE NATION May 30, 2016 1:00 am

"Now we are ready to invest in the project, and a number of local and foreign firms have expressed interest in joining us," said Peerapong Prasopsukcharoen, development and planning manager for the group's Siam Eastern Industrial Park Co, who is responsible for the project.

He said the project would boost not only the national tourism sector but also rural economies. The multiplier economic effect was expected to be at least Bt16.5 billion, creating jobs valued at Bt1.8 billion a year, according to a study by the company.

The project was originally proposed by the civilian government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2012. It was revived last year by the junta's transport minister, Air Chief Marshal Prajin Juntong, now a deputy prime minister.

Siam Eastern Logistics Terminal Co, one of the SEP Group's companies, was proposed as a private developer of the project. In the middle of last year, Prajin instructed the Marine Department to speed up a feasibility study on the project, and complete it in 12-13 months instead of the normal time frame of 18 months. He argued that the study should not take long, as one had already been conducted in 2012.

According to Peerapong, the SEP Group led by Anantachai Kunanantakul, a real-estate tycoon in Samut Prakan province, has revised the ferry project's investment plan, putting the estimate at around Bt15 billion. Of that, about Bt9 billion would be for building of three ports in Bang Pu, Pattaya and Pran Buri, and the remainder for four mid-sized catamaran-style ferries.

The Pattaya-Pran Buri ferry service would shorten the distance between those two locations to 109 kilometres from 380km and cut the travel time to 1.5 hours from 4.5 hours, he said.

Under the revised proposal, Peerapong said the group had focused more on safety and convenience, using mid-sized catamaran ferries of 120 deadweight tons. Each would have capacity to carry up to 400 passengers, 30 cars, 12 motorcycles, and shipments not exceeding 40 tonnes. At full load, the ferry would have a 2.1-metre draft.

He said there would be 16 daily trips for the Pattaya-Pran Buri route and 20 for the Pran Buri-Bang Pu-Pattaya route.

"The ferry fare would be about Bt1,000 each per trip for passengers and Bt3,000 for a car for the Pattaya-Pran Buri route," said Peerapong, adding that the group expected a total of 2.8 million passengers a year.

He said the ferry service would be operated by a newly established firm, Siam Eastern Logistics Co, while the three ports would be run by Siam Eastern Logistics Terminal Co.

The port to be constructed in Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, would be located in the group's K-City complex, he said. The Pattaya port would be located in Ban Amphur, and Pran Buri's in Pak Nam.

The group proposed that it operate the ferry service for 30 years, after which all three ports would be transferred to the state.

According to ThaiVisa  also talk about this project that;

Terminals will be built at Pattaya (Ban Ampher), Bang Pu (K-City) in the Samut Prakarn area and Pranburi (Pak Nam).

Four mid size catamaran style ferries will be used.

In addition to the direct service between the eastern seaboard and Pranburi there will also be 20 trips a day plying the Pranburi - Bang Pu - Pattaya route.

Project manager Pirapong Prasopsukcharoen said that the project will be a boon not just for tourism coffers but the overall economy expecting it to add 16.5 billion baht to the economy and 1.8 million baht to labour markets.

Plans had originally been mooted in the Yingluck Shinawatra government days but these have now been fast tracked.

Investment will come from SEP as well as other Thai and foreign investors. Some 15 billion baht will be used to build the three terminals and provide the ferries. Siam Eastern Logistics Co will be set up to run the ferry services themselves while Siam Easter Logistics Terminal Co will run the ports. After 30 years the ports will come into the hands of the state.

In addition to the weight of passengers and vehicles, 40 tons of other goods will be able to be carried.

No date has yet been set for the start of the operation.

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I have always known my parents were a little off center mentally, but now I have proof (though I’d have loved to do what they did, too!).

I already talked about their trip to Park City, Utah, and how awesome I thought it was.  What I didn’t mention was this little nagging voice in the back of my head that was telling me that there was more to their trip than cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

Boy was I right.

You see, in Park City, the buildings, aparatus, and facilities from the 2002 Winter Olympics are still there.  I believe they are used as training facilities at times, but I do know they are tourist attractions now, as well.  Not just from a sight-seeing point of view, either.  If you visit Park City, you can actually PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE many of the events of the Olympic Games.  Very cool.  What is not surprising is that my parents decided to have a couple of those experiences, which does not surprise me.  The activities they chose to experience does not really surprise me, either, but then I know my parents pretty darn well – even though at the moment I’m trying to decide if these people really are my parents, or a couple of 20-somethings masquerading as my parents.

You, however, will probably be stunned.

My mother has ALWAYS had an incurable need for speed.  When Emma was a baby, she loved to ride in the seat on the back of my mom’s bike because she knew Nana would go fast and wouldn’t hit the brakes on the hills.  From the stories I’ve heard, she’s been like that her whole life.  I also know my dad has an adventurous side, but his logical (meaning “I get hurt just walking across a flat floor”) side usually wins over any thrill a risk might produce.

So, what activities did they participate in?  Well, they did go cross-country skiing, and they also went snowshoeing.  But they also did a couple of other higher-risk activities.

They went on the FULL BOBSLED RUN, and part of the SKELETON RUN!!! There really isn’t anything going through my mind as I try to process this other than the phrase “HOLY CRAP!!!”

Here is a quote from the e-mail I got from Dad tonight when they got home:

When we were watching the Olympics last winter, Mom thought the skeleton event looked really fun–you know her penchant for speed!  So, I found where you can get skeleton rides–Park City was the only place in the west.  We started the ride on curve 11 (there are 15 total)–each person on their own, nose about 1″ from the ice.  We got to speeds of 45 mph and it took slightly less than a minute.  Mom was surprised when she found out what we were doing–kept it a secret until about 2 hours before the ride.

My dad and their instructor before his Skeleton Ride:

Mom coming through the bottom of the Skeleton:

For the Skeleton, they each rode by themselves – I still cannot believe 50 mph with their noses an inch from the ice – but for the Bobsled, they went in a group of four.  Their tour guide from the day (the blonde girl on the left, and Pat Brown rode with them.  If you didn’t know, Pat Brown was the coach of the 1988 Jamaican Bobsled Team that inspired the movie “Cool Runnings“.  He is now the Head coach of the UAF Bobsled Developmental Program.  You can’t really read the writing on this picture, but this is what it said:

  • Sled 4
  • 01/15/11
  • Speed:  78.9
  • Time:   0:54.97  (a little over a mile)
  • Pilot:  Pat Brown

My CRAZY parents!

One of the things I love the most about my parents is that they are adventurous and love to spend time together.  After observing them really LIVE their lives, I am determined Aaron and I will be at least as half as adventurous and young as they are when we are as old as they are (which is not old at all – 65 & 62).

Oh, and I’m pretty sure this experience did not relieve my mom’s demon need for speed – if anything, I’m sure it just added more fuel to the fire!

I am so happy you had fun, and I cannot wait to see the pictures from the rest of your adventures!

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Casady MLK Day 2016

MLK Day, Monday February 18, 2016

Where? Direct Service/Advocacy Rebuilding Together Mission:"Rebuilding lives and neighborhoods. Making homes safe warm and dry. Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income elderly homeowners in the Oklahoma City and metro area."
8:30-4:00 From the home of Mr. Ronald DeWitt-Clark: Coach B., Coach T., Isaiah L.'17, Dylan D.'16 (Photographer) reporting  20 UD volunteers refurbished the exterior of Mr. Ronald Dewitt-Clark. Cyclones scrapped the exterior and painted the whole house in a very cold MLK Day 2016. The project was coordinated by Mr. Brett Crecelius, Rebuilding Together, Project Manager.

Preliminary comments were:
"It was so much fun!  Love to accomplish so much in such little time."
"It was so cold! I had several layers of clothing so I could take it, but on the ladder my toes were freezing.  It was fun."
"The bus left and we did not want to bother Mr. Dewitt-Clark.  We went in the house only to use the facilities when needed. We went to Coach B. and Coach T.'s vehicles for some warmth."  "It was nice to have lunch at a warm pizza restaurant. Thank you Coach T. and Coach B. for carpooling us.  It would have been painfully cold to eat lunch outside!"

Cost of the Project: Transportation, lunch, snacks, drinks, supplies (donated by Rebuilding Together), time

Where? Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Volunteer Center  Indirect Service/Advocacy. "The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma distributes food and other products through a network of more than 1,250 charitable feeding programs, including food pantries, homeless shelters, church pantries, soup kitchens, food resource centers and schools."
9:30 -12:00 Packing Food  Morning Shift:  Reported by volunteers.  "We served during the morning shift packing frozen vegetables for hungry Oklahomans!"

Afternoon Shift: 1:30-4:00  Packed food for the Food for Kids backpack program and had a food insecurity simulation at the end of the shift.
Mrs. Cherylynn O'Melia reporting.  Mrs. Briana Titus, photographer
The Regional Food Bank's Food or Kids program started as a pilot program in 2003 after hearing a firsthand account of an Oklahoma City elementary student who fainted on a Monday morning while waiting in the school lunch line, due to lack of food over the weekend. The program provides chronically hungry children with backpacks filled with non-perishable, nutritious, kid-friendly, shelf-stable food to sustain them over weekends and school holidays.
During the 2014-2015 school year, the Backpack Program served nearly 18,500 elementary school students attending 514 schools across 53 central and western Oklahoma counties, providing more than 2 million meals for chronically hungry children..

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Totals
75 total people volunteered/represented Casady. 9,630 meals packed. 3,852 backpacks!

Fifth grade had the most volunteers with a total of 22. They were followed by 18 in 8th, and a total of 10 in 7th.  10 Casady Lower Division students, 6 Casady Upper Division teens and 10 OU students were also part of the Casady volunteer team in the afternoon shift.

Pictures of the MLK Day 2016 by Mrs. Titus at the Food Bank here

Cost of the project:
Self-transportation, snacks and drinks (provided by Food Bank), Time

Where? OKC National Memorial and Museum
Advocacy/Research Service 9:45-4:00 pm "At the core of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum’s mission are efforts to educate about the impact of violence, as well as advocate for violence prevention. Our legislature was integral in passing progressive legislation to ensure the Oklahoma City bombing is taught in all U.S. and Oklahoma history classes in the state."
Mrs. Carmen Clay, Daniela Rodriguez-Chavez'19 -reporting Anna Buckley, Timothy Bryer-Ash, and Mrs. Shannon Presti -photographers

Interactive learning experience facilitated by Youth LEAD OKCasady, Daniela R-C'19 who created the advocacy project after an investigation visit to the museum the Sunday before MLK Day 2016 with her cultural competency, diversity/identity education, and leadership through service youth board, Youth LEAD OKC.

This project brought together teens from Casady, Heritage Hall, Putnam City West, and Capitol Hill High Schools. 24 teens and 3 adults received free admission to the museum courtesy of the museum and lunch and snacks courtesy of Casady School Upper Division Principal, Dr. Jon Powell

To begin the day, after waiting a few minutes for people to arrive, Daniela ushered participants to the museum's classroom and facilitated a welcome, "share your expectations" on post it notes while enjoying a cereal bar.

Then, Daniela took participants to the Museum, an experience "through a chronological self-guided tour of the story of April 19, 1995, and the days, weeks and years that followed the bombing of Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.  The story tracks the remarkable journey of loss, resilience, justice, and hope."

At the end of the tour, back at the Museum's classroom, during a Cheezets and hydrating water break, Mrs. Beverly Kirk, a guest from Diversi-Tea and quilter, put the museum in "real time" perspective because of her personal experiences with victims and survivors of the bombing.  Mrs. Kirk also connected the museum's visit to Dr. King's vision of peace, understanding, teamwork, collaboration, and going beyond co-existence interactivity.

The morning continued with a lesson at the museum Uncover-Discover STEM forensics lab. The lab "creates a multimedia experience that aims to excite and encourage students to pursue STEM careers.

The Uncover-Discover Lab integrates STEM concepts with history in a highly interactive environment that stimulates learning and connects the past with the future.

TheUncover-Discover Lab is an academically oriented experience that is geared toward middle and high school students."

Mrs. Shannon Presti, Youth LEAD OKC CEO suggested to work in groups by birthday months to connect teens from different schools. Mrs. Lynn Porter facilitated the session.  Special thanks to Mrs. Porter for helping Daniela create this advocacy for hope, kindness, service, and honor opportunity for Cyclones and Oklahoma City teens on her day off from work.

During pizza and salad lunch time, a quick survey by Mrs. Clay and Mrs. Kirk showed that most teens had taken tours with their schools of the memorial, but only a couple had visited our state of the art memorial museum.  The lab was a second experience to a hand full of participants.
Most teens were born by 9/11. The bombing is something they read about in books, see online remembrances off or have indirect connections with, as when some of the members of the Class of 2019 explored the Museum's Hope Trunk and planted a survival tree seedling at the Casady campus during Peace Week when they were in the 5th grade.

Survival Tree Seedling Planting in honor of September 21, 2011 -  International Day of Peace, Class of 2019

In the afternoon Daniela ushered the group to a quick outside tour of the Memorial guided by a Park Ranger in a very cold winter MLK Day.

As the freezing temperatures shorten the experience, the group had an opportunity to visit the museum's store before starting a tour of the Museum's archives facilitated by Mrs. Porter.  "The Memorial Archives has assisted researchers from all over the country and the world. Resources from the Memorial Archives have been utilized for projects ranging from middle school research papers to doctoral dissertations to video documentaries, even to assisting novelists."

At the archives, Mrs. Clay showed a collage of 1,000 service pics from 2000-2005 that created a picture of the memorial walls and reflecting pool made by Cyclone Bandon Spivey'05.  Brandon named his collage, "Reflecting Resilience."  At the archives, the group discovered many historical facts and stories of how violence and death turned into hope and serenity by the Oklahoma Standard displayed after the bombing.
"April 19, 1995, altered the face of Oklahoma – and the nation – forever.  But rather than bow to fear as the attackers intended, the community banded together. Cars became ambulances. Strangers became neighbors. People literally donated the shoes off their feet. Visiting rescue workers and journalists called this spirit of generosity the “Oklahoma Standard.”

When Mrs. Porter was asked about the relationship between the 9/11 museum and the OKC museum, she mentioned that the NYC organizers had consulted with our museum before building the NYC Memorial and Museum. Sadly, some of the rescue workers who helped in the OKC bombing, perished while helping during 9/11. Another difference pinpointed was that it only took a few years to build our memorial.  It took a decade to build the 9/11 Memorial.

Mrs. Clay co-related the Museum archives and its value of preserving history to the Casady archives, where the history of Casady is preserved from its inception in 1947 until the present.  An example, a picture of Mrs. Clay as an exchange student from Peru in the school year of 1973-74 can be found there. The Casady archives location is at the Casady Crabtree Library.

After the archives visit, Daniela ushered the group to a First Person presentation.  Due to the MLK Day Parade, our speaker was a few minutes late.  This gave Mrs. Porter the opportunity to do a quick survey of the audience about the Oklahoma Standard. Some adults were aware of the meaning and shared what they did during the month of April 2015 in honor of the 20th anniversary of remembrance.

Mrs. Clay reminded some students of Mrs. Crossno explanation of the Oklahoma standard: "A rescue NYC firefighter came with only $20 in his pocket.  At the end of his stay in Oklahoma City, the generosity of Oklahomans thankful for the work he was doing, the firefighter left with the same $20 in his pocket. "

Mrs. Porter introduced our first person speaker as the story of a survivor, geologist, Mr. Ed Eckenstein.  We will never forget his analogy of rocks and backpacks!

To end the day, turning STEM into STEAMS2 (adding the arts, service and spirituality to our day), Daniela, helped by Mrs. Kirk(Quilter) and Mrs. Clay (Zen Music), asked participants to create a quilt patch relating their personal roots and fruits of service, their experience at the museum and the survivor tree.  Participants viewed a quilt that began at MLK Day 2005 and ended in 2010 as an example, but not necessary a model.  The sample quilt resides at the Casady archives.  Mrs. Kirk motivated participants to use their personal creativity since Daniela stated that a tree was something Casady freshmen had just done as an English class reflective piece.

Daniela stated that the finished quilt will have a home at a children place where it can inspire to recommit to the Oklahoma standard, kindness, compassion and service.  Mrs. Kirk will be our quilt making facilitator.  She will come to Casady YAC and Youth LEAD OKC meetings for that purpose.

To end the day, Mrs. Clay asked participants to leave on a post-it note what the impact of the day at the museum had been on them and the community served?  What did they learned?/ How were they changed by this experience?/ How this time at the museum could help them to make a difference in the community?

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Book Review: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Release Date: September 1, 2000
Publisher: Aladdin (Simon & Schuster)
Pages: 272
Received: Own copy
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate.

New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight-the fight to stay alive.

Disease books!

I love historical fiction and I have a special (morbid?) interest in reading about plagues. So given that, I've had Fever 1793 on my TBR for a long time. Maybe it's the award or all the Laurie Halse Anderson fangirling I've heard, but for some reason I always shoved this book far down on my TBR priorty list. Hype scares me.

And then I didn't have a book to read and couldn't get to the library and figured I'd turn to my own shelves (finally) and read something I'd owned for years but still hadn't actually read.

Mattie can't hold a candle to Felicity*

The main character does grow by the end of the book, but the problem with character growth means they need to start out at a point in need of growth, and that starting point can be irritating to read about.

Mattie acts spoiled and lazy with shameful (and anachronistic) work ethic. She's so judgy and I had a hard time finding anything about her to like.

But then people start dying!

And Mattie's personality matters less because the focus shifts to the disease. It's still about her because she's living through the events, but her as a person matters less than what's going on around her at the time. I was mostly fine with this though because I wasn't a fan of Mattie and I did find all the disease stuff very interesting.

The yellow fever outbreak is described well and with lots of historical details. I learned a whole bunch of stuff, which is exactly the reason I love reading historical books. MAJOR points for this! I entertained everyone around me with all sorts of wonderful facts about disease and eighteenth century living (I'm sure they were very pleased with me).

Even better, all these little factoids weren't just dropped in randomly. They were woven into the storyline in a way that felt natural and fluid. It wasn't boring or "educational" or anything like that. I felt like I was there, living through the nightmare right along with Mattie and the others. The world around me felt entirely real.

Then the disease abates and suddenly Mattie has grown and changed into a (sort of) better person. Is my "couldn't care less" feeling showing through? Well, I really couldn't care less.

Bottom line

Huge, super big points for historical writing, but zero points for Mattie (and really all the thinly developed characters).

I'm glad I read Fever 1793 and I'm glad I own it, but I don't think I'd bother buying a copy now if I didn't already have one. It's just, yeah, I liked the book. But I didn't love it and I don't fully get the hype.

* That would be Felicity Merriman, the awesome Revolutionary girl to whom I still and will always compare all Revolutionary girls.

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  1. I know I read this but I don't really remember because it was back in middle or high school-it was no Speak is what I remember.

    1. No, from what I hear of Speak, it doesn't sound like this one has the emotional impact that one has.

  2. Small, have you read Mary Hooper At the Sign of the Sugar Plum
    At the Sign of the Sugar Plum by Mary Hooper? It takes place in London during the plague of the mid 1600's. I read it aloud to my students and it was a big, big hit. They even convinced me to read them the sequel (which I never do--I like to be mean and tell them that if they want to continue the series, they should read it themselves). And have you read In the Shadow of Blackbirds yet? That has a plague/illness. I didn't know you liked plague stories!

    1. I have never read anything by Mary Hooper! Oh, wait, scratch that, I DNF-ed her book The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose. It didn't turn me off completely though (part of the reason I DNF_ed was because I don't love Restoration era books). So I'll check that one out some time.

      I did try reading Shadow of Blackbirds and DNF-ed it. Didn't like it at all, unfortunately. I had such high hopes for it, too!

  3. Huh, I don't think that "disease books" are my thing! lol And an MC needing that much growth from the get go? I don't think this is for me...but great review nonetheless!

    1. haha well, they're definitely not for everyone! I think they're terrifying.

  4. I felt the same way. I thought the overall plot idea was really strong but I couldn't connect that well with the characters. If you do get a chance, definitely pick up Chains by LHA. It's SO much better!

    1. So glad you said that! I've seen Chains around a lot, I'll add it to my TBR> Thanks!

  5. "the problem with character growth means they need to start out at a point in need of growth, and that starting point can be irritating to read about." <-- So true. I think that's yet another reason why Girl of Fire and Thorns (book I read most recently) didn't elicit the feels for me.

    "I learned a whole bunch of stuff, which is exactly the reason I love reading historical books. MAJOR points for this! I entertained everyone around me with all sorts of wonderful facts about disease and eighteenth century living (I'm sure they were very pleased with me)." <-- YES SO TRUE. Huge part of the appeal in historical fiction, and hahah I would have been pleased if you did explain that to me :P.

    Sorry that Mattie (and the other characters) didn't work out as well as you'd liked. I wish I knew some other disease or plague books to recommend, but I can't think of any right now. It sounds like Rubita's got you covered there, though. Hope you enjoy your next read! :)

    1. Oh I totally see what you mean about Girl of Fire and Thorns! I ended up liking her, but, yep, totally perfect example.

      I'm glad you'd listen to me babble about historical factoids :P

  6. Yay Felicity! She was my favorite American Girl, although Samantha comes very close. I've thought about reading this for years. Now I still want to but I don't feel the need to rush.

    1. ME TOO!!!! My ranking was Felicity, Samantha, Kiersten. :)

  7. I remember trying this one when I was ten and I couldn't get through it. Love LHA, but a historical fiction novel has to be REALLY good to grab my attention. I don't remember exactly what it was- I think I was ok with Mattie as a character, though that may change now that I'm older- but I don't really get the hype either.

    1. See, and I love historical fiction, but this one wasn't doing it for me. Hm, I really wonder what the hype is about. Makes me question the hype for her other books, though more trusted people have said they're better.

  8. I wasn't surprised about your allure for historical fiction. I had no idea you had a morbid obsession with reading disease/plague books! This one sounds pretty good, too bad you don't play nice with the MC. Have you tried the Mask of Red Death?

    1. haha I think it's because they're so scary! I have read the Edgar Allan Poe Masque of the Red Death (love) but haven't read the YA book.

  9. I remember I tried to read this one after I read SPEAK - can't believe it has been 10 years since then - but I couldn't get into it. I'm glad it worked a little better for you though

    1. It seems like maybe she's a hit or miss author? This is the first book of her's I've read. I think. I might have read Speak years and years and years ago, but I don't remember anymore.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Mini Review: Maid of Deception by Jennifer McGowan

Rating: 4 out of 5

I guess you'd call this a sequel to Maid of Secrets, but I'd say it's more of a companion novel and either can be read first. Each book in this series focuses on a different maid of honor in Elizabeth I's court, and Maid of Deception follows Beatrice.

Beatrice is, on the surface, the pretty mean girl of the group who uses her good looks and charms to ferret out secrets for the queen. Meg (the main character in Maid of Secrets) didn't get along with Beatrice very much, but I liked her a whole lot. Jennifer McGowan develops Beatrice's personality well and makes her a character that stands out from the more stereotypical Meg and, for me, made her even more likable.

There's a lot less action in this book as compared to the first (torture! intrigue!) so as far as plot goes the first is stronger. But, I liked Beatrice more and her romance was much more up my alley. So, character girl that I am, I had no trouble staying engaged and I liked this book just as much and possibly even more than the first.

Jennifer McGowan's Maids of Honor series is exactly the type of series I like. It's almost like a comfort read series for me and it's twice now gotten me out of reading slumps. Historical lite, with romance, intrigues, mysteries, political balancing, a tiny touch of paranormal, and likable characters. It's a light series, and despite the high page counts of the books, they're still super fast reads. I can see myself re-reading these books and I'm definitely going to read all of the books as they come out. I just really wish they had different covers.

While this is a series that isn't completely published yet, the nature of the stories (each following a new maid of honor and wrapping up her story) makes it so you can easily read the books as standalones as they are published with no fear of cliffhangers or fading memory.

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  1. I liked Maid of Secrets but didn't really feel the need to continue on with the series, Small. It's good though that you liked this one just as much, if not more.

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Attendance high for Tearstock rally

The 2018 edition of Tearstock, an annual teardrop and small trailer rally, was the most highly attended Tearstock to date, according to organizers with Liberty Outdoors. Upwards of 275 attendees and 150 trailers converged on Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping in Mackinaw City, Michigan. The four day event attracted teardroppers from not only the Midwest, but as far as New Jersey and Texas.

Thursday night was an indication of how well the attendance was, with some not showing up until Friday. The Duke’s Dogs food truck on hand reported 243 people served, with those not eating could be found sampling various beers and wines provided from various locations by the attendees. Little Guy dealer General RV provided everyone with their choice of brats and hotdogs for the night, as well as having a Little Guy Max and Mini Max on hand to look over.

Friday morning kicked off what was supposed to have been a one hour Camper College, hosted by Girl Camper podcaster Janine Petite and Liberty Outdoors’ Chris Baum. However, thanks to an engaging group of at least 50 attendees, the seminar lasted two hours, and in all likelihood could’ve lasted another hour. The two spoke on not only some features of the Little Guy line of trailers, but also some general RV basics that everyone should know.

While Tearstock was hosted by Liberty Outdoors, which is the parent company of Little Guy Trailers, ParkLiner Trailers, and Serro Scotty Trailers, the event was open to any and all. While there were the expected Little Guy, T@B, and T@G trailers on hand, there were several other brands attending, including Vistabule teardrops, Scamps, and an assortment of other odds & ends.

As for the location, you could not have asked for a more picturesque setting than Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping. Many of their campsites have a great view of Lake Huron, the Mackinac Bridge, and Mackinac Island. I found that many of those who didn’t have a lake view simply brought a chair down to sit along the banks of their one mile of shoreline.

What was really enjoyable for this rally was there was not a lot scheduled in terms of things that were going on to keep you at the campground throughout the day. I talked to Chris Baum about this and he told me that was done on purpose. Mackinaw City is the quintessential tourist destination, and the Tearstock organizers wanted the attendees to get out and explore the area. And that went over very well. Whether it was taking a trip to Mackinac Island, crossing the Mackinac Bridge, or visiting a quirky tourist trap like the Mystery Spot, there was plenty to do. And the cuisine is pretty darned good too…I highly recommend the Mackinaw Pastie & Cookie Company and the Bridgeview Diner.

Liberty Outdoors will have a tough time coming up with a location for Tearstock 2019 (rumored to be somewhere in the Southwest) that will beat Mackinaw City. Then again, I’m a little biased as this has been one of our favorite destinations for many years. A big thanks to everyone at Liberty Outdoors for the great hospitality at Tearstock 2018!

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Town of Aurora is Mapping its Success with Social Media Metrics

Jen Norris    November 3, 2014

Organization: Town of Auroratown of aurora
Industry: Municipality
Contact: Mike Kemp,
Manager of Corporate Communications

I have lived in a lot of places over the years but I wouldn’t call any particular place “Home”. Four years ago, we moved to Aurora. Despite Aurora’s growth it still has that small town feel. My first trip to the grocery store, the cashier asked if I had just moved into the area because she didn’t recognize me. I was blown away, what a wonderful first impression. Aurora hasn’t disappointed, which is why it is ranked in the top 25 places to live in Canada. I now am proud to call Aurora “Home”.

As a resident of Aurora, I have taken advantage of visiting our town hall as I live around the corner. For residents that don’t find it as convenient to stop in, Aurora has a Social Media platform that addresses all residents in the community.

Social Media isn’t just about town messages; it’s about sharing information. In the past, municipalities have relied on word of mouth to keep up with the news and maintain a sense of community. Word of mouth is even more important today, and with Social Media it also allows people to chat and comment with a distribution that is quick and widespread.   Social Media is the new word of mouth.

“It is a fairly recent trend for municipalities to be using social networks as a part of their communication program. Four years ago, there were no municipalities in Ontario with a profile on any social networks. A recent review of the 444 Ontario municipalities found 162 are engaged, and this number has grown by more than 240% since it was last measured by Town staff in September 2011” (2012) “Social Media Strategy of East Gwillimbury”

The rapid growth in social media demonstrated the popularity of this form of communication. Municipalities have indicated the issue is not whether municipalities should participate in social networks: the question is how they should participate. The potential to engage with the local residents suggests how valuable social networking could be to the Town’s communication program.

Benefits of Social Media to Municipalities:

Satisfy public’s expectation for on line communication
Promote principals of open government
Provide effective access to diverse audience
Enable quick communication during a crisis/emergency
Improved monitoring
Improved engagement
Promote sense of authenticity
Attract top talent

At the Town of Aurora, Marketing and Social Media are an integrated strategy.  There’s a message that is consistently delivered through all mediums; as a group of products and is ongoing.  There isn’t a specific time allotment for Social Media.  As Social Media is a reactive medium, the communications team actively monitoring and adding content which allows residents to be informed.

The Town of Aurora is ahead of all its municipal peers in York Region when it comes to utilizing Social Media.  The Town of Aurora has made the decision to utilize Facebook, Twitter , Linked In and YouTube.  Although, traditional mediums are still used, the preferred method of communication is through social media.  Social Media provides the town the ability to reach residents that they may not normally reach.  Many people within the community may not receive or read local papers, however, almost everyone has access to the internet.  As well as there being a diverse population within the community, with the internet, the information can be convert into the language of choice.

When I met with Mike Kemp, Manager of Corporate Communications, he indicated that the Town of Aurora has a co-op program with the local high school. High schools are now streaming into specific fields such as marketing. The marketing co-op allows the Town of Aurora to have a fresh perspective.  To date, there have been four students that have participated in the marketing co-op.

The Town updates residences on pertinent information such as,  extended or holiday hours, projects, upcoming events and notice boards.

As I was looking around the neighborhood in the last few weeks, I noticed a lot of construction trucks and garbage bins. With winter just around the corner, people want to get all their home renovations done.   The Town of Aurora is right on top of the demand and understands that not everyone can make it into the office during regular business hours.  Which is why they are offering extended hours for building permits. On October 16th, Town Hall was open late to issue permits.

Town of Aurora has also been busy updating residence on construction projects in the town. I personally am keeping an eye on these updates. The Aurora Family Leisure Complex has been closed for renovations since November 2013. The pool is within walking distance from my house and my family enjoyed using the facility; I look forward to the opening of the updated facility.

I was able to speak with Mike about the extended hours for building permits and the Aurora Family Leisure Complex construction project.

This is the progress on the Aurora Family Leisure Complex at the end of October.

Town of Aurora Social Media Metrics

Mike and I spoke about the social media metrics, one measurement tool used is traffic to the website.  Mike joined the Town of Aurora in 2012, and at that time “The Town of Aurora website had 30,000 unique visits per month, and now there’s 45,000 unique visit per month.  There were also approximately 200 followers on twitter and now there are over 3400”.

The Town of Aurora has 1127 Likes on Facebook. However, “Likes” can be easily manipulated and therefore are not used as a measurement tool.  The method of measurement is through the level of engagement by customer interaction such as replies, comments and re tweets.

As a resident of Aurora, I visit the website and read the local papers.  Now, Aurora has one more twitter and Facebook follower.

Lessons Learned:

Engaging in Social Media can be overwhelming for an organization at first.  It is important to know what the desired outcome is, develop policies, integrate the social media platform into your marketing strategy and maintain a consistent messaging and monitoring system.  Once the strategy is in place, it is imperative that there are metrics in place to measure the success of the strategy.

Web References:

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Town of Aurora
Town of Aurora Facebook Page
Town of Aurora Twitter
East Gwillimbury
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Submitted By: Jennifer Norris – SMBP Student, University of Waterloo.
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Obama to attend San Marcos rally this week

From staff reports

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is planning a large outdoor rally for Wednesday evening at Sewell Park. Local volunteers for Obama’s campaign said organizers are expecting as many as 10,000 people for the rally, which will come less than a week before the March 4 primary election.

The event is the latest high-profile visit to put San Marcos front-and-center in the presidential campaign. Chelsea Clinton just left town after speaking to about 100 people at the Hays County courthouse on behalf of her mother, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Sen. Ted Kennedy spoke for Obama on Thursday at a rally on the Texas State University campus.

Event Details:

“Stand for Change” Rally with Barack Obama

Texas State University
Sewell Park
700-1 Aquarena Springs Drive.
San Marcos, TX 7866

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Gates Open: 7:00 p.m.
Program Begins: 9:15 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and an RSVP is required. To RSVP please sign up on the website.

» University Drive to close for Obama rally; bus shuttles planned 02/27/08
» The List: Where to vote, and where

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