Pakistani scientist loses appeal on shooting conviction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of a Pakistani neuroscientist for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers after her arrest in Afghanistan.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said a lower court judge had not erred in allowing Aafia Siddiqui, 40, to testify in her own defense at trial and in allowing certain evidence against her.

Siddiqui, whose conviction was widely criticized in Pakistan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in September 2010. She was convicted by a New York federal jury of attempted murder, armed assault and other charges.

She was arrested in July 2008 by Afghan police, who said she was carrying two pounds (900 grams) of sodium cyanide and crumpled notes referring to mass casualty attacks and New York landmarks.

The day after her arrest, she grabbed an M-4 rifle in her interrogation room and started shooting while yelling "death to America," the trial jury heard.

No U.S. agents or soldiers were hit, but Siddiqui was shot and wounded in response, according to U.S. prosecutors.

Siddiqui's defense lawyers, three of whom were paid by the Pakistani government, argued that their client had shot at the U.S. officials in a panic and said the crime lacked any connection to terrorism.

On appeal, her attorneys challenged her conviction and sentence on many grounds. They said the judge improperly allowed jurors to consider the crumpled notes, and that the judge should never have allowed Siddiqui to decide whether to take the stand.

"The district court went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that Siddiqui understood the implications of testifying and had the capacity to testify," the opinion said.

Dawn Cardi, an attorney for Siddiqui, was not immediately available to comment.

The appeals court also sided with Berman in finding that Siddiqui had likely premeditated the attack, and that terrorism sentencing requirements were applicable because of her willingness to harm Americans.

(Reporting by Basil Katz; Editing by Todd Eastham)

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English Conversation: THE EFFECT OF USING TOEIC ...

THE EFFECT OF USING TOEIC ASESSMENT AND LEARNING STYLE TOWARDS THE RESULT OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION (UN) at private vocational school (SMK) Central Jakarta


THE EFFECT OF USING TOEIC ASESSMENT AND LEARNING STYLE TOWARDS THE RESULT OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION (UN) at private vocational school (SMK) Central? Jakarta The Motto ? When I see U and When You have Told, I know what you want!!! ? A.??? Background of the Research The quality of education has become main reference and concern in this globalization era. In the broader concept, the quality of education refers to process and result of education as a whole. By establishing standards for students competence in student assessment, the government of Indonesia has standardized the quality of education in vocational school by holding a national test. National exam commonly abbreviated as UN/UNAS is a standard evaluation system of primary and secondary education in Indonesia and the equation of quality of education levels among the areas that conducted by the center for Educational Assessment, Depdiknas in Indonesia based on Undang-UndangRepublik Indonesia nomor 20 tahun 2003 states that in order to control the quality of education nationwide to be evaluated as a form of accountability of education providers to the parties concerned. Further stated that the evaluations conducted by independent agencies on a regular basis, comprehensively, transparently and systematically to assess the achievement of national education standards and the monitoring process evaluation should be done continuously. Evaluation of the monitoring process is carried out continuously and continuous in the end will be able to fix the quality of education. Improving the quality of education begins with the determination of the standard. Determination standards continue to rise is expected to encourage increased quality of education, which is determination of educational standards is the determination of the limit value (cut-off score). Someone said to have passed / competent when it has passed the limit value of the boundary between learners who have mastered certain competencies with learners who have not mastered certain competencies. When that happens on the national exam or school then the boundary value function to separate the students who graduated and did not pass is called the limit of graduation, graduation delimitation activities called standard setting. Benefits of standard setting final exam: 1.????? The limit of graduation each subject in accordance with the demands of minimum competency. 2.????? The same standards for each subject as a minimum standard of competency achievement. The goal of test is mainly focused to measure the view that student assessment is an essential part of teaching and that good teaching cannot exist without good student assessment. English is one of the subject that included in the test. On the other hand, quite many students are not able to get a passing grade of English test. In addition, which is occurred in the school, is that they have to follow many items of English test. Such as Listening ?and reading so they feel hard in testing the target language. For example, students in SMK Muhammadiyah Jakarta Pusat do not like either, where as the importance of practice English test, especially Nasional test materials, was stated on curriculum of the school. It is stated that the purpose of learning. Talking about achievement of the target language, there are several elements, one of the main element is learning style. Experiences show that developed countries are those who place learning style as the main element in education. In Indonesia, has not placed appropriately in the policies and programs of education. Now a days is time to make policy with new paradigm, which is building education by starting it from subject of ? good teaching strategy by giving motivations as well?. Without it, the quality of education which is intended to educate people through the development of human resources will not be achieved. (Homes : 2007:20) ?.. motivation comes from outside the classroom and may be influenced by a number of external factors such as attitude of society, family and peers to the subject in question is often referred to as extrinsic motivation, the motivation that students bring into the classroom from outside, Intrinsic motivation. The motivation, on the other hand, is the kind of motivation that generated by what happens inside the classroom. This could be teachers? method, the activities, that the students take part in, or their perception of their success or failure. Base on this case, the writer stated the problem solution about above : ??????? ?????????to make language learning interesting and got a passing grade of National Examination, using media of? TOEIC ????? ( Test of English for International Communicative ) test? and student?s learning style is an alternative that can be prepared in class, the teacher can use the Media of TOEIC test to make student apply and practice how to use that book in the practicing to get right answer of English National test question. Researcher have long reported the benefits of using TOEIC test in language teaching. The past decade has seen a growing interest in exploring TOEIC test as teaching tool in a content- based syllabus, for example TOEIC test can be used to illustrate material of the English National Examination which are unfamiliar and in accessible and provide the learner for further discussion particularly for vocational school. TOEIC is an acronym that stands for Test of English for International Communication. It is the most widely used English language exam taken by more than 4 million business professionals worldwide. The TOEIC test measure ability to use English in daily situations covering such topics as corporate development, finance technical matters, health and business travel. A growing number of international companies recognize the TOEIC as an objective indicator of a person?s proficiency in studying English. It is important to understand that the TOEIC does not measure what have student learned in one particular English class but evaluates student general command of the English language in a communicating setting. This means, the teachers have to use and explore as many materials, resources and methods as possible in order to improve their English. Teachers should create an environment in which they are exposed to the English language on a daily basis. For example, teachers ask the students to listen to the Voice of America, watch television on CNN, SkyNews or BBC, read newspaper articles in English and write e-mail. In addition, the Internet provides with a wide variety of learning tools such as electronic newsletters, discussion groups and forums. On English-test.net students will find a large number of interactive tests that help them learn the core vocabulary of the TOEIC test. There is a total of 684 test with 10 question each. If the student take all of tests they will have learned 3420 words that frequently occur in the TOEIC. B.???? Identification of the Problem Base on the back ground, some problems which can be identified are : 1.????? Does the teacher play big role to improve the passing grade of The English National Examination? 2.????? Have the students at 3rd grade in Kartini?s Vocational School mastered enough to answer the English National Examination question? 3.????? Can TOEIC test media and student learning style improve to study English test? 4.????? Is the effect of using TOEIC test media and Student?s learning style towards the result of English National Examination get higher? C.??? Limitation of the Problem Base on the problem identification, the researcher focused on the effect of using TOEIC test media and student?s learning style on the result of English of the National Examination in Vocational School in Central Jakarta D.??? Formulation of the Problem Base on limitation of problem,? a question was formulated as follows: 1.????? Is there an effect of using TOEIC Test media towards the result of the English National Examination at Vocational School in Central Jakarta 2.????? Is there an effect of student?s learning style towards the result of the English National Examination at Vocational School in Central Jakarta 3.????? Is there an effect of using TOEIC Test Media and Student?s Learning Style? towards the result of the English National Examination at Vocational School in Central Jakarta. E.???? The Aim of the Study In this study the researcher will describe the purpose of the research undertaken: 1.????? To know the effect of using TOEIC test media towards the result of the National Examination at Vocational School. 2.????? To know the effect of student?s learning style towards the result of the English National Examination at Vocasional School 3.????? To know the effect of using TOEIC test media and student?s learning style towards the result of the English National Examination at Vocational School F.???? Significance of the Study The writer hopes that this study case can be used as an alternative for teachers in teaching English test of Vocational student. It also can be used as a resource to several uses in theory . this study provides the English teachers in Vocational School basis and compare it with another kind of interaction pattern. G.??? Organization of the Thesis This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 the introduction on this chapter, the background of the study, statement of the problem, scope and limitation, objectives of the study, significance of the study, and organization of the thesis. Chapter 2 discusses the previous study and the theoretical framework. Chapter 3 describes the research methodology used in the study. Chapter 4 discusses the research finding and the discussion of the finding. Chapter 5 is conclusion and suggestion.
  1. Review of Related Literature
In the theoretical description, National Examination as a part of general evaluation is discussed, Media, TOEIC assessment and Learning Style. 1.????? The Definition of UN Are we know about National Examination? National Examination is a test a measure and evaluate the student?s competence nationally by the central government after the process of teaching and learning (Peraturan Mentri Pendidikan Th 2005:1). National Examination commonly abbreviated as UN/UNAS is a standard evaluation system of primary and secondary education in Indonesia and the equation of education quality levels among the areas that conducted by the Centre for Educational Assessment, the quality of education nationwide to be evaluated as a form of? accountability of education providers to the parties concerned. In Indonesia there are four subjects for vocational school students to be examined nationally by the government. One of the subject is English. There are several purposes why the government holds the national Examination. The government needs the students? result s to: a.?????? Determine the graduation of the students b.????? Select the student to continue the higher level of education c.?????? Map the quality or program of education d.????? Determine the quality of a school e.?????? Control and give aids to improve the quality of education As a result, the school could a student?s graduate although he got less than a three (3.00) in one of this National Examination as long as the average of all the subjects examined either school or National Examinations could reach a 6.00 (http:/wwwtokohindonesiacom/majdah/22kilas-un.~hhnl,2006). In the school year of 2005 and 2006 there are two different sets of examination for the third grade students because there are two kind of curriculum implemented. One set is developed according to the 1994 Curriculum and the other is based on the 2004 Curriculum The material of the examination is prepared by the central government, however, the multiplication of the items as well as? the scoring of the results is done by the provincial government. The scoring is computerized and also handled by the provincial government. During the Examination the students are watched by teachers from other schools, there are two teachers in one classroom watching the students do the examination. The teachers from the student?s own school are not allowed to be inside the room where the students are doing the examination because there might be a possibility that the teachers will help the students do the examination. In addition to the availability of local teachers there is also an independent team whose duty is to control the process of the examination. The independent team has to make sure that the examination runs well i.e. no cheating happens either by the students or by the teachers in the school. As soon as the students finis doing the National Examination, the answer sheets are put in and sealed correctly and honestly into the envelope and delivered to the committee of the examination The passing grade for the National Examination in 2006 is 4.25 and the average mark for the National Examination is at least 4.50. in 2005 the passing grade time the National Examination of four subjects began, the passing grade was only 4.10. however, in that year, the government used the score conversion which created a lot of problem because of the unfairness and the consistency of the conversion. The conversion system increased the benchmark from a score of 3.01 to 4.01. This score conversion, of course , benefited the poor students but it disadvantaged the good students because it raised the scores of students who answered correctly less than 50% but lowered the score of the students who could answer correctly more than 50% (Jakarta Post, 19February 2005) 2.????? English National Examination at vocational School Since the school year 2010/2011 The English National Examination in Indonesia has included the skills of listening and reading. In the school year 2011/2011 there were listening section has 15 questions and reading section has 45 questions. The time allowed to do the exam was 120 minutes. The listening section consisted of 4 parts. Part I tested the students? ability to describe the pictures. Part II tested the student?s ability in understanding a statement or question in English. Part III tested the student?s ability in understanding short conversation and Part IV tested the students? understanding of short texts. In the reading section, there are 35 question which tested the student?s ability in understanding authentic texts and language function, such as tenses, conjunction. In the reading section, there are 35 question which tested the students? ability in understanding authentic texts and languages function, such as tense, conjunction, conversational expression as well as vocabulary, it can be summarized into: 1.????? Listening Skill for Question number 1-3 Describing Picture and Question and response, for Question number 4-11 have language function for? short conversation? 2.????? Reading Skill for number 16-60 have sub skill or Language Function is Completion, Error Recognition and Authentic Text 3.????? Nature of a Media a.????? Understanding of Learning Media b.????? Function of Learning Media c.?????? Characteristics of Some Type of Learning Media d.????? Classification of learning Media e.?????? Book as a Learning Media 4.????? The Nature of TOEIC book?s preparation as a Media a.????? Rationale for a TOEIC preparation Course b.????? Format of the test of TOEIC 1.????? It is multiple ? 2.????? The question are divided into two main section : c.1.??????????????????????? The Listening Task through TOEIC Materials c.2.??????????????????????? Reading through Grammatical Judgment Test c.?????? Why Vocational School Choose TOEIC as a Basic material Test? 5.????? Student Learning Style a.????? General Strategies to Style Motivation 1.????? Capitalize on Students? existing needs 2.????? Make students active participants in learning. 3.????? Ask students to analyze what makes their classes more or less ?motivating?. 4.????? Hold high but realistic expectation fpr your students 5.????? Help students set achievable goals for themselves. 6.????? Tell students what they need to do to succeed in your course. 7.????? Strengthen students? self-motivation. 8.????? Avoid creating intense competition among students. 9.????? Be anthusiastic about your subject.
  1. Conceptual Framework
1.????? An Effect of TOEIC Assessment towards the result of the English National Examination (UN) 2.????? An Effect of Learning Style toward the result of the English National Examination (UN) 3.????? The Effect of TOEIC Assessment and Learning Style on the result of the English National Examination (UN)
  1. Research Hypothesis
1.????? There is an Effect of TOEIC Assessment towards the result of the English National Examination (UN) 2.????? There is an Effect of Learning Style toward the result of the English National Examination (UN) 3.????? There are the Effect of TOEIC Assessment and Learning Style on the result of the English National Examination (UN) THE EFFECT OF USING ALAT UKUR LISTENING TOEIC TEST AND LEARNING STYLE TOWARDS THE RESULT OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION (UN) at private vocational school (SMK) Central? Jakarta A.??? Background of the Research B.???? Identification of the Problem C.??? Limitation of the Problem D.??? Formulation of the Problem E.???? The Aim of the Study F.???? Significance of the Study G.??? Organization of the Thesis

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Dexter, Season 7

James Remar as Harry Morgan and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan.

James Remar as Harry Morgan and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

Photo by Randy Tepper/Showtime.

Sometimes the last few minutes of a show are so astonishing that they completely bury the rest of the episode?not unlike, say, an enchanted blizzard at an abandoned theme park in which two serial killers find themselves getting it on. A lot of commenters were relieved: Dexter hasn?t gotten much action since Lumen left. And perhaps his release from sexual frustration will make him more cool-headed as he deals with all the plot points that he, unlike us, doesn?t have the luxury of forgetting about. Those include LaGuerta beginning to connect the Bay Harbor Butcher to the Barrel Girls case; Isaak plotting all sorts of revenge from prison; True Crime writer Sal Price zeroing in on the fudged blood report from the Wayne Randall killings; and?perhaps most terrifying of all?Debra entering the dating circuit. ??

Of course, if Hannah McKay plans on murdering Dexter after she sleeps with him, that could complicate his life significantly too.

So the question lingering in this episode?s wake glances back at the title, ?Do the Wrong Thing.? Was Dexter wrong to exchange his usual killing ritual for a night of carnival sex with a hot murderess? As Alex Moaba at Huffpost points out, Hannah fits every aspect of the code. And yet she seems to know exactly how to disarm his Dark Passenger: by whispering double entendres about ?getting dirty,? bringing him flowers with blood spatter markings, and acting strangely turned on by the knife he presses to her neck. Cassandra Berube at the Baltimore Sun thinks Dex should watch his back around Miami?s own Poison Ivy: ?Maybe it?s time that a woman gets the upper hand? It would be difficult never to eat or drink anything Hannah makes if they are dating.? On Vulture, though, Richard Rys wonders whether ?the cure for Dexter?s compulsions is kinky naked time with a hot blonde who has a few skeletons in her closet (and one in a hole).??

Slate Commenter Josh Miller has another theory. ?I don't think Hannah is a predatory killer,? he writes. ?Other than the woman she killed with Wayne, she has killed in response to bad things that happened to her: abusive juvenile hall counselor and a (potentially) abusive husband. The owner of the flower shop may have even coached Hannah on killing her husband, using a plant that grows in the flower shop yard. The killing of the flower shop owner may have been a mercy killing. According to the handyman's account, the owner sounded like she had a long term illness and Hannah was helping her.?

Rys also makes the excellent point that both Morgan siblings reveal their true selves through their dating lives. Dexter?s romantic night out involves breaking and entering, tranquillizers, erotically shredded wisps of plastic wrap and a damaged but dangerous blonde. Deb, meanwhile, talks dirty over drinks with a handsome crime fanatic who has concocted far-fetched theories about closed murder cases. These are clearly matches made in?somewhere. And speaking of fraught pairings, Rys continues his sharp relationship analysis with a warning to Joey Quinn:

Note that Nadia is the voice of reason in their relationship. ?What good is money if you are dead?? she tells him when he?s thinking of keeping the Kaska payoff. When you?re a cop and your Ukie stripper booty call is your moral compass, you?ve got problems.

Meanwhile, over at Zap2It, Drusilla Moorhouse seems to be the only one who is particularly worried about the welfare of Sal Price. After praising Dexter?s funny impersonation of a star struck fan, she advises the writer: ?Back away slowly, dude. Hannah and Dexter are both killers, and Deb is the kiss of death.? Her and every other character on the show.?

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Mark Kirk Climbs Willis Tower Months After Major Stroke

Mark Kirk Climbs Willis Tower

Ill. Senator Mark Kirk climbed all 103 floors of the Willis Tower Sunday, month after a suffering major stroke. (Credit: Flickr user Daveynin)

CHICAGO -- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was met with hugs and cheers as he reached the finish line of a popular stair climbing event at the Willis Tower.

Kirk, taking part in a charity fundraiser called "Skyrise Chicago" was making his first public appearance since suffering a major stroke in January.

He did not the climb all 103 floors Sunday, but started on the building's 66th floor and climbed to the 103rd floor.

Wearing a brace on his left leg, Kirk held onto the railing during his ascent. His progress was monitored by a physical therapist, who said Kirk did not need any assistance.

The 53-year-old has been releasing videos on his progress, including footage of his working with therapists and climbing stairs. He continues to undergo rehabilitation.

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Online Marketing Tips: Search Engine Marketing vs. Online ...

November 3, 2012

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When it comes to marketing a small business I?ll be the first to tell you that I have done it all ? from search engine marketing (SEM) to Craigslist advertising. I also run a digital marketing firm so I have become fairly effective at figuring out which method makes sense when a small business owner needs to marketing their business.

I am partial to search engine marketing, not just because it?s what we do at Que Commerce, but also it?s incredibly valuable and measurable. However, Craigslist ad listings present benefits as well.

Here?s a deeper look into when a small business should use search engine marketing, Craigslist or both.

The Pros for Using Craigslist

Craigslist is a good online marketing tool for small business because the online classifieds site offers:

1. Free use.

Any small business can advertise products and services on Craigslist at no charge and will likely attract a few individuals who ?may? be interested in the offering. I say ?may? because many times people are shopping and comparing vigorously through Craigslist.

2. Categorized and easy for buyers to navigate.

Craigslist provides segmented categories for small businesses to market services to prospective buyers. This may be considered unimportant to some, but it is nice to gauge who will view your products and services. It also allows small business owners to see who they are competing against and potentially tailor the offering in a way that outperforms competition.

3. Visually pleasing ad options.

Small businesses can add HTML and infographics to advertisements, which dramatically makes ads stand out. This is for advanced Craigslist users, however informative advertisements that sell benefits stand out more than simple text advertisements.

4. Easy ad management.

Small businesses can easily repost ads to Craigslist, so that they recycle to the top of the category listing for that day. Craigslist has so many advertisers in each category that the same day you post an advertisement it will likely cycle to the bottom of a category list or to the second page. Craigslist lets users repost, however you cannot re-list excessively; every 1 day or so is adequate.

The Cons of Using Craigslist

Craigslist may not be a good online marketing tool for small business because the online classifieds site:

1. Often attracts spammers.

When you post a small business advertisement on Craigslist you will likely attract many spammers. However, we all know the easier it is for people to respond the more likely you will get prospective buyers.

2. Caters to an audience of bargain hunters.

The Craigslist audience is mainly comprised of bargain hunters. So if you are looking for a fair trade of cash for services or products, Craigslist may not be the best channel.

Consider the value of the online searcher in a classified listings channel and their willingness to pay. Craigslist users typically have a lower willingness to pay than people who may shop in other online channels. You have to determine if the customer value in Craigslist is worth your company?s effort.

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Free Pets to Good Home ? Blog Archive ? Choosing Horses - First

Over an entire life spent on horses, I have had too many unlucky occasions to observe the effects when riding lessons are conducted using school horses that are not screened previously for suitability. Horses that are not of a placid nature can react unpredictably to beginners who don?t know their way around horses. Quite frequently , this may end up in disaster.

Choose horses for teaching riding utilizing the 5 factors I?ve written about below. These will aid you with objective assessments of horses and identification of those most suitable for beginners.

1. Temperament

This is probably the most vital factor because temperament determines the way a horse conducts himself around noobs. The perfect pony for beginners is:

- Quiet and calm

- Slow of reaction

- Impervious to undue pressure on the reins

- Immune to undue leg pressure

- Disinterested by sudden movements.

Of the qualities enumerated above, the references to rein and leg pressure may need a little bit of explanation. Beginner riders are prone to unnecessary pulling on the reins and pushing with the legs. Sensitive horses may react in ways which lead directly to accidents. The perfect pony for novices isn?t going to let this kind of rider behaviour bother him.

2: Ground Manners

As with Point 1 above, the best pony for novices should be as just about perfect of ground manners as possible. Horses utilised for noob lessons should have no problems with being led or with being tied. They ought to not have the slightest tendency to kick or bite. Kids particularly can be hyper-active, susceptible to sudden movements. The best horse for novices is relaxed, willing to put up with a bit of push and shove from his riders.

3: Health

Don?t get a pony for your riding school without checking out his medical history. Be wary particularly to records of injury, illnesses, temperament problems and any other issues that don?t bode well for your students. Your school horses will be ridden frequently, possibly one or two times per day by different students with varying riding ability levels. The perfect horse for novices should have a healthy constitution and high levels of endurance.

Even after inspection of all available medical history, you ought to have potential horses vetted totally. Your vet should watch out for probabilities of issues like lameness. Horses with weak naviculars, for instance, would be poor selections for riding schools.

4: Gait

Newbies struggle to remain on their horses, and the issue gets compounded with rough horses. Before you purchase a horse, ride him through all gaits and observe the ease with which he transits and the smoothness he achieves with each gait. You will be better off ignoring horses with bouncy or otherwise jarring gaits.

5: Price

Obviously price will be an important concern when purchasing a pony. It would be folly to jump into acquisition of a horse simply because it is cheap, without attempting to discover just why it is cheap, no matter how fabulous it may appear at first impression. You have to pay more attention to what the owner is not telling than to what he is telling you.

You don?t want to dent your bank balance seriously going in for a horse that you can?t actually afford. Your riding school is a business, possibly the main source of your family?s livelihood, and you?ve got to treat it exactly as a business. If you?re not going to get an acceptable return on investment on a horse, regardless of how fantastic it is, you shouldn?t be purchasing it.

Horses are Heather Tomspassion and she enjoys sharing her extensive knowledge through her 100s of articles with other horse lovers visit HorseHorses

Source: http://siscer.net/articles/pets/choosing-horses-suitable-for-beginners/

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Believe it or not, but Beachbody Scam has impacted the lives of untold numbers of people. Perhaps you have noticed this at some time or another throughout the course of your day. However, there is much more to consider and seriously weigh in your mind. Given that, people have seen enough so they do have a handle on it even if they do not understand all of it. Not only that, but it is entirely natural and usual to want to find what you are searching for. That is why we want to provide you with some relevant tips about this topic, and hopefully they will help you in the long term.

Money might be tight for you right now and you could be looking to the internet to see if there is a way to make money. In all honesty you can make money on the net, the key is to stay away from the scams. There are plenty of other individuals on the internet that saw the Internet as a way to scam men and women out of their hard earned money. You know the people I am referring to, they offer you pie in the sky and then deliver nothing. In this article you will learn how you can find the real programs and steer clear of the scams.

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Why Some Investors Will Never Win With Individual Stocks

by Alexander Green, Investment U Chief Investment Strategist
Friday, November 2, 2012: Issue #1895

The other day I received an angry letter from a reader. He was upset about the performance of some of the stocks in The Oxford Club?s Trading Portfolio.

Any stock picker is used to hearing complaints. It goes with the territory. But this reader detailed each losing trade over the last few years and said he was ?losing thousands more? on a current recommendation. He added that I needed to shape up or he would ship out.

Strong words. But I?m guessing this reader will never be happy or successful owning individual stocks. Let me explain why. Because if you fall into the trap of thinking the way he does, you?ll face the same potential problem.

I should begin by pointing out that our Oxford Club Communiqu? is ranked among the top-performing investment letters in the nation over the last decade by the independent Hulbert Financial Digest. We have taken dozens of profits in recent years, but this reader mentioned none of them. He expected all winners. He didn?t expect any losers.

?The Nature of the Game?

That was his first mistake: unrealistic thinking. Ted Williams was the best hitter in baseball. But even .400 hitters don?t get a hit more often than they do. That?s just the nature of the game.

If you buy individual stocks, you will have losing trades from time to time. Expect it. Even the greatest investors make missteps from time to time. Warren Buffett, for example, lost his shirt in U.S. Airways, causing him to ask, ?What?s the quickest way to become a millionaire? Start as a billionaire and buy an airline.?

If my correspondent misremembered our past recommendations, his assessment of our current portfolio was just as wide of the mark. Our Oxford Trading Portfolio has 22 positions. Twenty-one of them are profitable, including four triple-digit gainers of as much as 185%. Our one losing position is down 8%.

But this single loser irritated the reader enough for him to write. And in some ways, I understand. Losses ? even if temporary ? can be frustrating.

But imagine if he owned all these recommendations in a single portfolio and only saw not the individual share-price fluctuations but just the change in the portfolio value at the end of each day. Then he would likely be happy, seeing his total value rise but not knowing which stocks were up and which were down.

Don?t Be ?Consigned to Mediocrity?

This is exactly the experience of mutual fund shareholders, who only see the portfolio?s net asset value change when it is posted at the end of each session.

This passive approach is the way the majority of stock investors put their money to work. And, yes, equity funds offer convenience, diversification, and professional management. But the downside is high fees and mediocre performance. History shows that three out of four mutual fund managers cannot outperform an unmanaged benchmark each year. Over the long haul, more than 90% of them can?t.

In addition to high fees, these shareholders won?t enjoy the outsized winners that can cause a concentrated portfolio of stocks to generate superior performance, as The Oxford Club?s has for more than a decade now.

Big fees and lousy performance is the trade-off for equity investors unable to tolerate the occasional losing trade or to put their portfolio in perspective.

If you can overcome these mental hurdles, you can own individual stocks and enjoy much better-than-average returns. If you can?t, you may be consigned to mediocrity.

That?s a high price to pay for being unable to change your perspective.

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