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Control access to SharePoint and OneDrive data based on network location
As an IT admin, you can control access to SharePoint and OneDrive resources based on defined network locations that you trust. This is also known as location-based policy.
To do this, you define a trusted network boundary by specifying one or more authorized IP address ranges. Any user who attempts to access SharePoint and OneDrive from outside this network boundary (using web browser, desktop app, or mobile app on any device) will be blocked.
Here are some important considerations for setting a location-based policy:
External sharing: If files and folders have been shared with guests who authenticate, they will not be able to access the resources outside of the defined IP address range.
Access from first and third-party apps: Normally, a SharePoint document can be accessed from apps like Exchange, Yammer, Skype, Teams, Planner, Flow, PowerBI, Power Apps, OneNote, and so on. When a location-based policy is enabled, apps that do not support location-based policies are blocked. The only apps that currently support location-based policies are Teams, Yammer, and Exchange. This means that all other apps are blocked, even when these apps are hosted within the trusted network boundary. This is because SharePoint cannot determine whether a user of these apps is within the trusted boundary.
We recommend that when a location-based policy is enabled for SharePoint, the same policy and IP address ranges should be configured for Exchange and Yammer. SharePoint relies on these services to enforce that the users of these apps are within the trusted IP range.
Access from dynamic IP ranges: Several services and providers host apps which have dynamic originating IP addresses. For example, a service that accesses SharePoint while running from one Azure data center may start running from a different data center due to a failover condition or other reason, thus dynamically changing its IP address. The location-based conditional access policy relies on fixed, trusted IP address ranges. If the IP address range cannot be determined up front, location-based policy may not be an option for your environment.
Set a location-based policy in the new SharePoint admin center
It can take up to 15 minutes for these settings to take effect.
Sign in to https://admin.microsoft.com as a global or SharePoint admin. (If you see a message that you don't have permission to access the page, you don't have Office 365 administrator permissions in your organization.)
If you have Office 365 Germany, sign in at https://portal.office.de. If you have Office 365 operated by 21Vianet (China), sign in at https://login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/. Then select the Admin tile to open the admin center.
In the left pane, under Admin centers, select SharePoint. (You might need to select Show all to see the list of admin centers.)
If the classic SharePoint admin center appears, select Open it now at the top of the page to open the new SharePoint admin center.
In the left pane of the new SharePoint admin center, select Access control.
Select Network location and turn on Allow access only from specific IP address ranges.
Enter IP addresses and address ranges separated by commas.
Make sure you include your own IP address so you don't lock yourself out. This setting not only restricts access to OneDrive and SharePoint sites, but also to the OneDrive and SharePoint admin centers, and to running PowerShell cmdlets. If you lock yourself out and can't connect from an IP address within a range you specified, you will need to contact Support for help.
If you save overlapping IP addresses, your users will see a generic error message with a correlation ID that points to "The input IP allow list has overlaps."
To set a location-based policy by using PowerShell, run Set-SPOTenant with the -IPAddressAllowList parameter. For more info, see Set-SPOTenant.
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Andrea Voigt
Andrea Voigt was appointed in 2009 as Director General of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), the voice of the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump industry in Europe. Headquartered in Brussels, EPEE represents 48 companies, national and international associations from Europe, Asia and North America. Under Voigt's leadership, EPEE has become one of the leading associations of the sector. It is also a member of several major European and international initiatives such as the Climate and Clean Air Coalition) and ICARHMA (International Council of Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heating Manufacturers Associations). It is also partnering with UNEP on several projects. Prior to joining EPEE, Voigt worked in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry for more than 20 years, holding functions in the fields of marketing, communication and public relations. A German national, she is fluent in English and French, holding degrees in public administration (M.P.A), applied linguistic science (M.A.) and marketing (Oxford College of Marketing).

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Mechanical Chain Base 006 by Kotobukiya is yet another underrated product. Small package. Japanese instructions. Color molding. Assembly required. Snap fitting. Modular design (connect multiple bases). Customizable accessories interchangeable with other bases'. The foot rests can rotate. Engraved panel lines. I airbrushed, weather (Tamiya) & sealed the surface. Optimus Prime wasn't included. Any 1/144 or Revoltech model will fit this base. Yes, you can stack 2 bases up to double the height. Or 3 & so on.


text: Iolite is a clean, beautiful stone that is still very affordable. It can be found in blue to purple to light gray colors. The Vikings used iolite as a light polarizer, using it to see through the haze and determine the exact location of the sun on overcast days. With a very strong pleochroism, iolite changes colors when viewed from different angles. Iolite is found in Myanmar (previously called Burma), Brazil, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and the United States.


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Safe City Security Training Day – Face Recognition Software using Social Media Investigations. London's Met Police and other world-leading law enforcement agencies came to see the vast coverage of Viseum's Intelligent Moving Camera in operation with its automated Face Recognition and Social Media Investigations.
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Facial Recognition Software is a new commodity product and therefore often procured with price competitive tendering, in which Viseum does not participate. During border crossings, it is therefore common for legitimate travellers to fail face recognition but then pass interviews with border security personnel.
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People in security watchlists can now be automatically cross-checked with all major national and international social media platforms, and all types of online situational awareness services, such as world and local news. From national security intelligence, and criminal databases with the most wanted people in the world to employee databases, the system is integrated with many databases for deeper cross-checking and information on people's associations with others.
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From the results of just this one day, it was universally understood that Viseum's Security Camera and Software Technology Services, delivered what would usually cost many millions and take many security teams significant manhours to achieve. Attendees were the management of the following divisions:
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(CBS News) For the past five years, audiences have been riveted by the trials and tribulations of Walter White on the AMC drama "Breaking Bad." But a lot of attention, both good and bad, is directed at his wife, Skyler.
With the series now just two episodes away from its conclusion, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King sat down with Anna Gunn, the Emmy-nominated actress and mother of two who plays Skyler, as she gets ready for Sunday's big awards show.
For the past six seasons, "Breaking Bad" has told the story of a bland, unassuming, high-school chemistry teacher diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. In order to support his family, Walter White decides to start cooking crystal meth.
Along the way, he transforms into one of New Mexico's biggest, baddest drug lords, leaving in his wake a high body count and a family in turmoil.
Gunn plays White's wife Skyler, who starts the series oblivious to his extracurricular activities. By the end, she's complicit in her husband's crimes.
Asked what she thought of the character when she first read the scripts, Gunn said, "She and Walt, I think, are very similar people in the pilot. They're people whose dreams were both deferred, they're disappointed, they're kind of downtrodden and Walt deals with it by essentially he's kind of put his head down and almost given up. And Skyler deals with it by trying to take charge and control things and manage things and figure things out."
King remarked, "Yeah, she's very in control and acts like everything is fine?"
Gunn replied, "Right, that's her way of dealing, and that's not necessarily a person that will make people feel warm and fuzzy, but it's a person that is understandable. I understood that kind of person."
Then, turning to the controversy surrounding Gunn's character, King said, "Well, listen, let's talk about warm and fuzzy 'cause, Anna, people don't like you! They don't like your character. I mean, you've been described as 'shrew,' 'harpy,' 'annoying, bitch wife.' 'I've never hated a TV show character as much as I hate her.' These are all things that people have written about you. And at some point it got so vicious that it even turned to you personally, where someone said, 'Tell me where I can find Anna Gunn so I can kill her.' Did it scare you?"
Gunn said, "It didn't scare me at first, it started to scare me a little bit more down the line. I wondered how people could perceive a character who was trying to keep her kids safe, who had been trapped by this man in this situation, lied to, manipulated - why people would become that angry about that particular, about a fictional character, that it would come to the point where personal threats and attacks were being made? And it was disturbing to me."
And as Skyler took a turn on the show and show her own flaws, Gunn said the character was judged even more harshly by critics. She said, "And to me, that's when I started to look at the issue and think, wait a minute, what's going on here? Why are people judging this woman by these standards, but they're judging the man who's doing these things by these standards? What is that saying?"
Gunn isn't the only actress dealing with criticism like this. Edie Falco caught flack from fans when she played Carmela in "The Sopranos." And so did January Jones for her portrayal of Betty Draper in "Mad Men." Gunn addressed the issue in an op-ed for The New York Times.
Gunn said, "I think that it just brings up the question, which is why I wrote the op-ed piece, about that there is still a double standard, that there is still a way that we see men and women differently. I never would have written an op-ed piece for The New York Times before this. I never would have done that. ... I think it just, it pointed up to me that this is still alive, that we don't necessarily talk about it as much as perhaps we should, and because I was at the center of the firestorm essentially I thought that it was time for me to say something about it."
Asked if she always knew acting was something she wanted to do, Gunn said she's always loved storytelling. "It was a big thing in my family, and I suddenly realized that that was the part of storytelling that I wanted to go into. I loved it so much that it never occurred to me to do anything else. It was something that really did burn inside me from the beginning."
And does she think she's good at it?
Gunn said, "I do, I do - I do."
King said, "I like that you own that, I like that you do."
Gunn said, "Thank you, thank you. I think it's important. I mean, it took me a while to get there because you're- sometimes we're taught that we shouldn't own it. But I feel like I dedicated myself to study, and and I kept going at my craft. I always feel like there's room for improvement, but I feel like I'm good at what I do, and, more importantly, I love it."
So is she ready to let the character of Skyler White go?
Gunn said she is, and added, "I think there were times that I myself wanted Skyler to do more or to do different, to do things differently, but I understood her, I really did."
Two episodes away from the finale with the series taking a decidedly dark turn, King joked about the ending, "Will there be a musical number?"
Gunn replied, "Since it's you, Gayle, here's the thing, you'll never expect it. There's a huge musical number. We all go dancing off down the street."


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It is actually much easier to get a Chinese visa for the second time than the first. There is a lot of difference. The requirements actually shrink – a lot. You can compare it here when I first applied for a visa. Here is How to get your China Tourist visa in the Philippines for the second time.
We actually hired the services of a travel agency for this visa application like the first time and paid the 1000 processing fee and the 1400 application fee for single entry visa for a total of 2,400 pesos.
The requirements if you have been previously issued a China Tourist visa:
- filled application form, you can find the application form here.
- Passport with at least 6 months validity and one blank page
- Passport size picture with white background (48mm x 33 mm siz)
- photocopy of passport
- Plane tickets
- Hotel voucher
After a week, we got our passports back with our visa.
For first time applicants, there are more requirements and you can check their website below for more information.
China Tourist Visa Requirements and Other Information


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I wrote this in the week before leaving. Now I'm back in England, and it seems like an appropriate final memory of Saudi.
Arabs don't have a concept of camp...but they know all about camping.
Going out into the desert, collecting dry wood on the way, pitching a tent and making a fire - then sitting around it cooking food, drinking coffee with cardamom, telling stories and building companionship into the night.
Of course, the tent is Made in China, the pitching is done by the same pakistani or philipino menial on minimum wages who also makes and serves the coffee, and the fire is started with a blowtorch, but the spirit is the same. The fire is also inside the tent, because it gets much too cold outside.
When you need to empty your bladder of all the coffee, there's a portable toilet (combined with shower facility) because you can't just pee on a sand dune when you're a hundred kilometers from the nearest city. Though that's exactly what I did when it was 'engaged'.
Here's something we don't do in the west on our camping trips: Perform classic poems for each other. The poetry may be read from smartphones nowadays, but the last time you were around a campfire, did you do readings of Milton for each other? Ging-Gang-Goolie it isn't.
Someone mentioned my dubious achievements as a singer, so I was encouraged to Do The Show Right Here. I gave my rendition of "Sweet Dreams" (which was called "deep and insightful" by the audience) and even managed to recall a poem to recite - Blake's "Sick Rose".
Then...someone set off fireworks in the distance, causing much excited murmuring. It seems fireworks are the traditional signal that a hunting party have found and killed a wolf - so we jumped into out giant people carriers (Arabs don't do small cars) to go and see.
I was initially reticent about going to look at a newly killed animal, but then realised I'd been spending the night munching on bits of sheep and cow grilled on the fire.
The wolf was grey and thin, surprisingly small - maybe four foot from long snout to tail...which was still twitching it's last as we arrived. There was a bullet wound and a trail of blood from it's neck, and after less than a minute all movement ceased. My hosts and their friends posed with the gun for each other's cameras, holding up the wolf's head by it's ears. I was struck by the sightless eyes that seemed to point directly at me, and the long, lolling red tongue.
The children got to pose too, including the youngest - a boy of ten who I'd played hide-and-seek with earlier. I posed with them - I've seen dead animals by the roadside before, but never touched one, let alone one still cooling. Everyone seemed happy. I asked whether the wolf would be eaten, but was told it was forbidden to eat any animal that eats meat.
Back in the tent, all dozen of my hosts said this was the first time they'd ever seen a wolf. Hunting for them was common, but seeing was rare, and killing almost unknown. They explained that wolves were a major problem, not just killing for food but being cruel and destructive simply for fun, killing 30 or 40 sheep on a farm in one night, but carrying just one on his back (sic) to the den.
So how many sheep farms were there locally? Apparently none. I considered asking how wolves could be such a threat if they were so rare...but didn't bother. There are probably less than 200 arabian wolves left in the wild. I wonder how long hunters will continue to search after they're extinct.
Two subjects always come up when saudis get into conversation with westerners. 1) Is it true that if they go to the west they can have all the sexual partners they want without shame? And 2) Why aren't you a muslim?
The second turned into a Q&A. They trotted out all the usual arguments, I responded with the usual refutations, and they replied that although they accepted the arguments presented failed, they still believed. At the end, they understood that faith isn't a matter of evidence, but of needing a certain kind of love in one's life. Most people need it, I don't, so until our needs change, our beliefs won't. All very amicable and civilised.
Except for the one inevitable idiot who repeatedly insisted that although he couldn't justify his faith, I had a duty to read every justification until I found one that was convincing. But not for anything that wasn't the wahabi varient of the sunna varient of islam.
But: it was interesting to hear the muslim version of Pascal's Gambit, specifically: If you don't accept any religion, and any one of the infinitely many possible religions that claim an afterlife is true, you'll go to hell. So by accepting islam, you increase your chances of heaven by an infinitely small amount...and isn't that worth it?
I've been here 14 months. My plane leaves in 4 days. Suddenly I'm surrounded by people who say they'll miss me when I'm gone. I have no idea how I'll feel about saudi when I'm back in england...and no idea how I'll feel about england after getting to know saudi.
I was in the limbo of "about to leave but not yet gone" writing that. Now I'm in the limbo of "lots to do but can't quite yet start it".
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Welcome back to the West, Kapi! To the lands of delicious bacon, pork chops, and alcohol!ReplyDelete
Though, I'm sure you miss being surrounded by armies of Assassin's Creed ninjas and waking up to the dulcet tones of a masked woman ululating; and while the sight of women driving and plumbing that can handle toilet tissue may shock you upon your return home, remember, you were raised in a country that abhors hunting endangered species, except for those pesky foxes and golden eagles.
Glad you are back home, safe. You had quite an adventure.
Happy Holidays
and Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year full of Good Fortune, Good Friends, and Good Times!!!
_I_...._I_ Cheers!!!
1) Is it true that if they go to the west they can have all the sexual partners they want without shame? And 2) Why aren't you a muslim?ReplyDelete
Surely question 2 is answered by question 1.
Hope you're enjoying being back in the UK.


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Lions coach Jim Schwartz has been fired after five seasons in Detroit. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)
ALLEN PARK -- Jim Schwartz won 10 games during a surprising run to the playoffs in 2011. But he won just 11 more over the past two seasons, and the Detroit Lions ran out of patience.
The club wasted no time executing the inevitable and axed Schwartz on Monday, just hours after his 51st loss in five years. The move was widely expected after he presided over a second consecutive collapse.
He was the sixth head coach to be served his papers, following Tampa Bay's Greg Schiano, Washington's Mike Shanahan and Minnesota's Leslie Frazier on Monday; Cleveland's Rob Chudzinski on Sunday; and Houston's Gary Kubiak during the season.
Schwartz finishes his tenure 29-51 overall, the worst record of any coach in his first five years since John McKay of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He reportedly has two years and more than $12 million remaining on his contract, which Detroit must still pay. But the Lions became willing to shell out the big bucks after the Lions' once-promising season devolved into an ugly and mistaken-riden 1-6 finish.
The collapse cost Detroit its first division title in 20 years.
Schwartz's final game was a 14-13 loss in Minnesota on Sunday. The Lions concluded the season 7-9, their fourth losing season in five years under Schwartz.
He said after that game he was unaware of his fate, and remained hopeful about his future.
"I certainly would like to be back," he said. "I think we have unfinished business this year. We've come a long way in these years, but we still have some ground that we can make. And I'm anxious to be able to have a chance to do that.
"We're confident in the way that we work, and with what we're doing as a team. Obviously we didn't win enough games this year. And there's no standard to judge other than that. I understand that."
[Related: 10 early coaching candidates]
The Ford family, which owns the Lions, gave Schwartz his first head coaching job in 2009. The long-time Titans defensive coordinator won two games his first season, then six, then 10 in a playoff-bound 2011 season.
But the Lions' meteoric rise was followed by a spectacular fall from grace. They were just 7-17 in their past 24 games.
Schwartz's era was marked by increased competitiveness, but riddled with too many mistakes -- especially penalties and turnovers -- to consistently close out games. In 2013 alone, Detroit lost seven times after holding a fourth-quarter lead.
Schwartz called the Lions' ability to play opponents close, even in defeat, a "hallmark" of his tenure. And aptly so.
Another inescapable hallmark was his acerbity. He was often combative with the media, developed a reputation around the league for being difficult to work with and even appeared to feud with fans in his home finale last week against the New York Giants.
Schwartz had on-field drama as well, most notably chasing San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh after a postgame handshake in 2011.
He was fired because he didn't win enough, though his unlikeability -- including a plummeting approval rating among fans -- certainly didn't help matters.
Now the Fords must hire their 16th coach since William Clay bought the team 50 years ago, and their seventh since 2000. They haven't had much luck, either, with just two of the 16 -- Joe Schmidt and Gary Moeller -- completing their tenures with winning records.
William Clay Ford, now 88 years old, remains chairman after all these years. But he's believed to have ceded much of the primary decision making, including coaching decisions, to son Bill Ford Jr.
Early, trendy candidates have included San Diego offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, though O'Brien has been linked to Houston in the past days.
Both men are highly regarded throughout the game for developing quarterbacks, and that's a trait thought to be high on Detroit's wish list.
NFL teams go only so far as their quarterbacks take them, and the Lions hitched their wagon to Matthew Stafford when they guaranteed him $90 million.
But Stafford's growth stagnated this season. He finished with 19 interceptions, just one off his career high, and was among the least accurate quarterbacks in the game.
Detroit can't fire Stafford, after doling out a lucrative three-year extension last offseason. But it could fire Schwartz.
And so, another chapter begins in the Lions' heretofore tortured existence.


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Recently I made a trip to Salt Lake City. A rather long trip, actually. Long as in excess of 400 prairie miles (644 kilometers).
Anyway, while there I attended an outdoor used book sale. They, of course, saw me coming and so formulated a strategy to use against me and ensure I'd part with at least a little of my hard-earned money.
In short, I was manipulated and the plot was so sly as to boggle my mind.
First, they contrived to raise the outside temperature to near 100℉ (38℃). The other half of their weather conspiracy was to erect awnings that encouraged customers to seek shade and linger among the books. Clever. Very clever.
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trapped sheltered from the sun they played music. Not just any music, of course, but music so ancient that it could only have come from my high school days. Given that many of the books on the tables were printed at approximately the same time it was an experience similar to time travel. Okay, it was time travel. Nearly I had the urge to verify my algebra homework was done.
Probably something I should have checked more often when I was actually taking algebra.
Ah, but they weren't finished with me yet. Unbeknownst to me they'd scanned my brain before my arrival and determined exactly how to keep me even longer.
They made certain the books weren't neatly arranged.
I'm a chronic straightener, especially when it comes to books. Well, as a much younger person I feared stores where they sold vinyl records (and later, CDs). I'd finger through the records and before long I'd be turning them right side up, making them face front, and sorting those in incorrect locations.
It's no wonder the employees in those stores smiled upon my arrival even if I didn't spend money. Yup, that was an easy night for them! "Sure, boss, I made sure I straightened ALL the records…slaved over them until my back hurt."
Downloading music has saved me so much time over recent years. (That is, until I started creating playlists that have become their own form of straightening. I'm doomed.)
So, yes, I had similar urges at the book sale. Those books with their bindings facing up were turned first one way and then another and then another. Ah…! Sheer agony. Too, the stacked books weren't aligned or, worse, were stacked so poorly they were toppling over, their little page-like cries begging me to stack them anew. Crisis!
I've no idea why there weren't police officers there to cart away those browsers who failed to replace books correctly. I stared into the face of anarchy and it was horrible.
By the time I left, bag in hand, I'd decided the drive wasn't as difficult as I'd first thought.
A part of me longs to straighten still.
Am I alone in this? Does anyone else have this problem? I must battle such desires at the grocery store, too. Don't even get me started on cans that don't have their labels facing out…


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Walker has been really into Super Hero's the past few weeks and it makes me laugh. I found this cape that Aunt Ginny sent the boys two Christmas' ago and he has been wearing it nonstop. I guess it has replaced the ski goggles. :)
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Easter 2015
Easter 2015 is in the books!
We spent the weekend with family and friends...enjoying the weather and doing things all "eastery."
Here is Walker stretching before the egg hunt at our church Saturday.
He is risen indeed!
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Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
Ashley Sims
Friday, October 19, 2001
I would recommend this play because it brings life to the pages of The Tragedy of Julius Ceasar. The actions of the actors made the words of the story understandable and easy to follow. Being a high school student, I was entertained and spellbound by the talent expressed. The stage decor was amazing with a rotating platform to bring a variety of scenes into use. :)


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When a person decides to enter the financial markets, they bring years of personal experiences with them. Those experiences are usually a detriment to profiting as they are based on one's life experiences. The financial markets, as well as all freely traded markets from stocks to commodities, from currencies to tulips, behave in a much different manner.
Typically, when we first learn how to trade, we study the markets and try to develop our own personal theories about how the markets work. Because we don't actually conduct formal experiments though, we fall prey to psychological biases.
Those same personal experiences, built over a lifetime, which helped us to advance and learn in our world, wind up being the very reason most traders fail to profit.
False Consensus Effect
One of these psychological biases is the false consensus effect... we tend to wrongly think that others believe what we believe and do what we will do, but that's only our perspective and it can mislead us.
Why is it difficult to anticipate what people will do? Part of the problem lies in the fact that we are mere mortals. Humans have a limited capacity for understanding complex information. In some ways, people can process information better than a computer, but in other ways they cannot.
The false consensus effect is one of those rules of thumb that may bias our decisions. No matter what decision you ask people to make, no matter how important the issue, and no matter what choice is made, social psychologists have demonstrated that people over-estimate the number of others who agree with them.
There is a natural tendency to believe that our decisions are relatively normal, appropriate and similar to what our colleagues and peers would do in a similar situation.
We use our decisions as an "anchor" and evaluate what others would do based on what we would do. Decisions based on "our" life's experiences. Our biases. Our interpretation of events and their consequences.
This decision-making bias can contribute to feelings of over-confidence. Once we make a decision, we tend to be confident that we are correct and that others will agree with us, but had we seen the situations from their perspective, we may see that they would behave quite differently.
Anticipating What The Masses Will Do
Many market timers try to anticipat what the masses will do. Will they buy or will they sell? The crystal ball method of timing.
But this method has a long history of lost fortunes behind it. In fact this is the method that gives market timing a bad name. No one knows the future and even though they may make a lucky pick, getting the future right again and again is impossible
You cannot predict precisely how people will react to world events, economic changes, etc.
But there is a method of timing that has worked for many years and will continue to work.
The Very Best Timing Strategies
The very best timing strategies follow market trends. They wait until the trend in confirmed and then climb on board, riding it as long as it lasts. If the trend fails, and some always do, they exit quickly and await the next trend.
This follows the old market saying, "cut your losses short and let your winners run." Everyone has heard it but so few are able to adhere to it.
That is why we follow trends here at Fibtimer.com. We do not try to forecast the future like other timers do and usually fail at. We identify trends and take positions accordingly. If the trend fails we exit quickly. if it continues, we ride it to the end. That could be weeks, or even months as profits accumulate.
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Emotions should have no place in your decisions and they absolutely have no place in ours.
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Alexandra Angeletaki
Alexandra Angeletaki
Senior Research LibrarianLibrary Section for History of Culture and Science NTNU University Library
Background and activities
Senior Research Librarian at the NTNU, University Library. She works with digital educational design, and she is the project manager of Mubil and ARK4 at the NTNU University library. She also teaches information literacy for archaeology and Museum studies students and researchers.
Working experience
Worked as a field archaeologist for the KA Greek Ephorate of antiquities in Greece, since 1982 until 2000. Excavated several places and worked with museum registration work in Delos, Paros, Samos, Santorini. Took master`s from the University of Oslo, Norway in 1996 about "The burial customs in Santorini during the Archaic period". Moved to Norway in 2000 and worked until 2006 as a lecturer for archaeology students at NTNU University in Trondheim, teaching courses on Classical Archaeology, European Archaeology, Archaeological Theory and Cultural history. Since 2006 I have been working or the NTNU University library with different projects in order to promote the historical archives of our library and its digital resources. Teaching information literacy and doing research in Digital Humanities. Interested in new technology as a dissemination tool for both museums and libraries.
Projects and seminars
- 2001-2002 Organized field- course for NTNU University students of Archaeology in Delos in cooperation with the French Archaeological School of Athens and KA Ephoria of the Cycladic islands.
- 2003: Organized a field course at Paros, Greece for Archaeology students in cooperation with Lars Stenvik from VM with Da Vince scholarship. Read more at the University newspaper
- 2005 Taught the subject Experts in Team at NTNU Time-machine: Tidskapselen
- 2005-2012 Organized series of lectures by the name, " Myths and plants of Greece" for the program The city and Knowledge by the Royal Norwegian society of Trondheim from 2005 until today on Classical archaeology and history.
- External sensor for Eit 2011 http://kristinerosok.blogg.no/1300311310_herlig_dag_ass.html
- 2009-2011 Project-manager for Electronic curriculum project for two years for NTNU University Library in cooperation with NTNU University, Educational program for teachers(PLU). Read more at the University newspaper
- 2011 organized a research seminar for NTNU library and the NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology.
- 2010 member of the organizing committee for the Creating Knowledge conference 2010
- 2011-2014 Project-manager for Mubil in cooperation with Percro laboratory, Pisa Italy and NTNU, department of Information and Computer Science and the subject Experts in Team at NTNU University.
- 2014-2016 Project-manager for ARK4 a heritage library in collaboration with NTNU, IDI the States Archives, Deaf Museum in Trondheim and Digital Curation Unit Athena RC in Greece and Europeana Research.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2014) Mubil: En virtuell opplevelse av bøker. Skriftserien Bibliotheca Nova. vol. 2.
- (2014) MUBIL: Creating a 3D Experience of "Reading Books" in a Virtual Library Laboratory. International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era. vol. 3 (2).
- (2013) IMPLEMENTATION OF 3D TOOLS AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE INTERACTION FOR SUPPORTING LEARNING IN A LIBRARY-ARCHIVE ENVIRONMENT. VISIONS AND CHALLENGES. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. vol. XL-5/W2.
- (2013) Mubil, creating an Immersive Experience of old books to support learning in a Museum-Archive environment. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). vol. 8215.
- (2013) VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE NOVEL METHODS OF ACCESS TO LIBRARY ARCHIVES. SCIRES-IT SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology. vol. 3 (1).
- (2011) E-readers as a studying tool: A project by the NTNU University Library, Trondheim. Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community. vol. 24 (3).
- (2001) Santorini: The archaic cemetery at Sellada. 2001.
Part of book/report
- (2018) Mubil, A library-based immersive virtual environment for situated historical learning. Cultural heritage infrastructures in digital humanities.
- (2014) Med myter og planter. Byen og Kunnskapen.


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Published by Trainrenoir Publishing on May 28, 2012
Genres: MG, Post Apocalyptic, YA
Format: eBook from Author
Find the book: Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads
Abby, 13, is looking forward to watching the moon turn purple, unaware that bacteria from a passing comet will soon kill off older teens and adults. She must help her brother and baby sister survive in this new world, but all the while she has a ticking time bomb inside of her–adolescence.
This was a natural disaster story aimed at MG or young YA readers. There is plenty for older readers, but I think the emotions generated would be quite different for the different aged readers. As an adult, and a parent, I find the story very sad. Just thinking about children having to survive without anyone helping and supporting them breaks my heart.
The science of the story was explained quite simply, and in a believable matter. I really appreciate that it wasn't dumbed down for younger readers. In fact, none of the story had any of the lacking that is present in many MG/young YA stories. The characters were well developed with unique personalities, and the plot had no major holes.
Overall, I was quite impressed at the story, even with the cliffhanger ending. It was exciting and very well developed, with believable science. I'm very happy I had the second book to start reading right away.
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4 Responses to "Review: Night of the Purple Moon"
I have a hard time reading books with children that are placed in extreme difficult situations too. I have a couple so I can't help but imagine them when I read.
This book sounds like something I'd enjoy reading, however.
Great review, Sarah.
Wow, this sounds like such a science-y and original read! I'm really intrigued, though a bit put-off that you say it might be aimed for a certain age group — like maybe older middle graders. I have nothing against MG, but based on the books in that genre that I've read, they seem to be lacking in some ways compared to YA books. I'm still glad that the book managed to touch you so much, though.
"I really appreciate that it wasn't dumbed down for younger readers." — Oh, this, definitely. A lot of MG books tend to have some simple explanations for what's going on, which I do NOT appreciate. But that's just me, as a teen, who probably shouldn't even be reading these kinds of books in the first place, ha! It's also such a relief that the characters were so well-developed. You're right: a lot of MG/YA novels these days lack characterization as well as plot. Those are the worst. 🙁
Great review, Sarah, and thanks for putting this book on my radar! It definitely does sound very interesting, and I'm glad that most of the things were satisfactory, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to find the time to cram it into my reading schedule. I'll still keep an eye on it for sure.


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"Hexadecimal value 0x02, is an invalid character. Line 7, position 15413537".What shall you do if you got this message in the Business Analysis Tool?
The reason of getting this message is simple: in the database there exists an unreadable symbol (with code less than 0x20) in a column which is used as name for an attribute of a dimension. Business Analysis Tool is using Microsoft .NET XML parser, which doesn't understands symbols with codes below 0x20 and crashes when it tries to parse this XML.
The only way out is to fix the database and to get rid of those symbols. But the question is how to find WHERE this symbol is - in what table/column/row?
The answer can be found in this way. If you receive a log with such a message, in the attachment you should have a file MDDataSet.xml.zip. Unzip this file. Download Far Manager and install it. Locate the extracted file MDDataSet.xml on disk and open it with F3 (file view).
This is an XML file, but somewhere inside there is an unreadable symbol. Press F7 in Far Manager:
Type in the hex code from your message (in my case this is "02", but in your case may be other – read the log), an press "Search". You will see this:
As you may notice, the unreadable symbol is almost invisible, but it is drawn on a different background.
Now the plan is next:
Sometimes there are cases when the MDDataSet.xml.zip file contain just a message "File size was too big. Size = 40.8Mb". What to do in this case?
The reason why you see this message is the fact that users are querying for too much data, and when the problem occurs – BAT is trying to upload problem information to the server. But since the zipped size of MDDataSet is too huge, it is impossible to upload every time such huge amount of megabytes. Therefore BAT is cutting it off in the case if zipped MDDataSet is above 5MB. What to do?
Look at the file PageConfig.xml.zip that came in the log message. Open it with Notepad++, and format it using XML Tools plugin (it can be downloaded using Plugin Manager – go to menu "Plugins\Plugin Manager\Show Plugin Manager" in Notepad++). You will see this:
Now please run the admin module using command
BATAdmin.exe testmdx
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Now your task is to get the MDDataSet – the response from SSAS. It will be in the temp folder. One way to find this file is next:
This is your MDDataSet file – the contents which was returned from the SSAS server. Now you may open it using Far Manager with F3 and search for your bad symbol.
Another case is when you receive a log from BAT Scheduler Service. In this case you don't get MDDataSet.xml, however, you get full information about who is the user and what report he is opening:
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Behind the scenes – An apple a day
Lucy and I were talking about our process the other day and how we usually present our work in our portfolio when it's all shiny and polished. We thought it would be interesting to share the 'behind the scenes' story of each project. Every project is so unique, with it's own challenges, discoveries and triumphs, it only seems right to shed light on how we got to the finished result.
So we start here with our first project of the year. Well, 2016 certainly got off to a speedy start for Creative Data. Having been commissioned by Bristol Health Partners just before Christmas to create a public engagement exhibition for them by the 18th of January, we had to get ourselves off the starting blocks pretty smartish.
The Design Brief
Bristol Health Partners is a strategic collaboration between the city's three NHS trusts, three clinical commissioning groups, two universities and its local authority. They describe their mission as improving "the health of those who live in and around Bristol and to improve the delivery of the services on which they rely, and to act as a mechanism for change in our health and care community and our city region."
They have identified 'using data better' as one of their priorities and wanted to create a public conversation about the topic. That's where Creative Data came in. We designed a participatory exhibition that encourages people to share their everyday experiences and by doing so reveal new challenges and opportunities that can help improve quality of life in Bristol.
This was a fast and furious project – we had two weeks to design and produce the materials for the exhibition, £1000 to spend on materials, and just one day to install it. Well, it ended up being about 3 days in the end, but more on that later.
Firstly though, it's always great to have creative constraints on a project, whether it's time, budget, space or, in this case, all three. These boundaries force you to focus and make design decisions in the knowledge that there are limitations. The downside of course is that there is no time to test or prototype, which can lead to difficulties when doing something new.
The Venue
Our venue for this exhibition is the Engine Shed near Bristol's Temple Meads station. Situated in Brunel's original station building this amazing space is now home to innovative enterprise in the city, with a co-working space for start-up businesses. They say their mission is "to stimulate long term economic growth by supporting business, inspiring young people to get involved and to showcase to the public and potential inward investors the exciting opportunities that exist here."
It's a great space to work in, with its historical stone facade contrasting with the newly refurbished, sleek, contemporary interiors. The first challenge the site presented was that it's not a public thoroughfare, which means we needed tempt people passing by in the street. We decided that we had to start the exhibition outside the building to grab attention. We wanted to take people on a journey both through the narrative of the subject and through the space.
The Idea
Lucy and I knew that we wanted to play around with the idea of a 'data trail' as a way to connect people with the invisible stream of data we're creating all day everyday with our smart phones and digital devices.
We came up with the idea of creating a physical trail that people could interact with, adding their own stories and experiences. While data can often seem rather black and white, it is the small actions of everyday life that add colour and meaning. With that idea in mind, we decided to invite visitors to share their data/experiences to 'colour' a monochrome trail.
We decided to divide the trail into different thematic sections each reflecting on an area of everyday life that connected to an aspect of health and wellbeing. We designed a series of colourful icons that could be used to answer questions about experiences associated with each of the themes.
In each sections visitors would be able to contribute by hanging a colourful icon, from boxes around the skeleton structure, to the data line. They would also be able to add more detail by writing on the icons before they hung them on the line.
After getting the go-ahead on the designs we moved into full production mode.
The Volunteers
First thing's first though. To create this journey through data and healthcare, with only one day for installation, we needed help. Thankfully we got it in the form of three amazing local volunteers – Eduardo (above), Lucy and Chloe. We couldn't have asked for more enthusiastic people.
They showed up with big smiles and were ready to do what was needed. There is not enough gratitude in the world for people who just get stuck in to help on a very tight deadline. Lucy and I could not have done it without them. John Kellas was also very generous with his time, helping out whenever he could.
The Structure
Above, you can see Eduardo getting the frames for the exhibition text ready. One of the things about doing an installation in two weeks is that you need to use 'ready mades' wherever possible. That's where Ikea comes in handy, a lot of the time.
To create our physical 'data trail' we used Ikea coat stands, paving stones as weights, an awful lot of rope and Lucy's amazing structural engineering talents. The trail starts outside the building, miraculously passes through a window, winds up the stairs and ends up zig zagging through the building's foyer.
The laser cutting
To symbolise the themes of everyday life we wanted visitors to consider we chose visual icons that represented each theme – Mobility, Work, Food, Leisure, Sleep. Again, to save time we used ready-mades – buying vector drawn symbols from Shutterstock. My idea was to have these icons laser cut in card so we could hang them on our data trail.
Pre-bought icons and outsourcing the laser cutting seemed like the way forward. And it was, mostly. I just hadn't factored in quite how long it would take to layout 120 icons on five different sheets and draw cutting lines around them all. Well, now I know. It takes a long time!
The best thing about this part of the story is that we met Neil from Bristol Design Forge. Laser cutting isn't the cheapest production technique, and we needed 600 icons cutting in 5 different colours. Thankfully, in return for featuring the Forge within the exhibition, Neil agreed to sponsor some of the cost of the laser cutting.
This really saved the day and we are so so happy with the final results. Above, you can see John and Lucy sorting out the icons into their themes before they go up on the line. Below, you can see what they had to sort through and the gorgeous work that Neil did on the different colours.
Time constraints
Thankfully, due to our simple design structure and to our brilliant volunteers, we did get the main structure up in the space in one day. However there were a few crucial details that needed more time. Laying out text for an exhibition is a time consuming business and, in fact, oddly enough it takes even longer to write something as concisely as possible.
One of my criticisms of our work in this exhibition is that there's probably too much text, which can be off putting to visitors wanting to participate. On this point I refer you to the French philosopher Blaise Pascal, who once wrote, wittily and accurately, at the end of a letter "I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter."
We put up the exhibition on Friday 15th, the text posters were printed by the very helpful Hobs Reprographics on Monday 18th and put up in the space the same day. The weekend in between was spent madly typing and editing.
Safety constraints
At the end of the day on Friday 15th, Lucy and I decided that our genius plan of weighting down the coat stands with round paving stones was only partially working. We realised that if by chance someone stumbled and fell on the line, the whole thing might come tumbling down. Not good!
Lorraine from Engine Shed very kindly offered up her Saturday morning to allow us to come back into the space and create a reinforcing superstructure that attached the whole 'data trail' to the building's interior structure. After that we felt much happier with our creation.
Weather constraints
Here's Lucy, very elegantly hanging up some of the icons on the line outside. This was before the wind and the rain got to them. Yes, in our rush to get it all done on time, it can definitely be said that we hadn't fully considered the effects of the winter weather on the outside section of the installation.
I had a plan, which, of course, I thought rather ingenious. I would waterproof all the icons outside with a clear spray lacquer. This, ingenious plan, I can tell you hear and now was not a success. Not at all. Not only was the spray lacquer extremely toxic, but it also didn't do much waterproofing I'm afraid to say.
After the first weekend we could already see the cardboard suffering from exposure to wind and rain and the structure was being battered. So we resorted to plastic laminating. This was a previously abandoned solution, for aesthetic reasons, but needs must and thankfully the Engine Shed was able to lend us their laminator. John Kellas bravely accepted the challenge of laminating all 120 icons for the Mobility section, and we are enomously grateful to him for doing that.
Here's a photo of what it looked like before the lamination process begun. I love this pic of the train icon hanging outside Brunel's original railway station. Very poetic. I love it even more now because the train was lost to the wind after the first weekend. Sadness.
Printing on Tyvek
After another week in the elements, it was clear that the outside structure needed further TLC. Lucy and I popped down to Bristol earlier this week to make some crucial amendments. We secured the stands to the fence so they wouldn't be blown over by the winds and we swapped the outdoor paper posters for new ones printed on Tyvek, which was suggested by Hobs Reprographics and suitable waterproof solution. We currently wait with baited breath to see if it works.
Participatory elements
Another benefit of our return to Bristol this week was seeing how the participatory elements of our design are working. It was wonderful to see how the postcard had turned out. They are there so that visitors can make their recommendations to Bristol Health Partners about how to 'use data better' in Bristol healthcare. It was also a delight to see the colourful icons gradually going up on the line.
Each time someone adds an icon to the trail, they are contributing a piece of data to the overall story of health in this city. By sharing our everyday experiences we will reveal new challenges and opportunities that can help improve quality of life in Bristol.
Get Involved!
I will leave you with this very cheerful yellow tree icon, which was put up by someone in the sleep & rest section of the trail. The exhibition continues in the Engine Shed until February 26th. Bristol Health Partners are hosting an event on February 22nd called: Health, data and the public good: Practical examples and planning for the future .
We encourage you to get involved!


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Max Prop
Regarding Folding vs. Feathering Props, (PS February 2018), we sailed with a Max-Prop for a number of years. The Max-Prop caught lobster pot lines daily and often more frequently when cruising Maine. One day I dove three times to cut the like off my prop and we are very careful to watch and steer around pots as best as we can. We finally switched to Flexofold and never in many more years have we caught a line. We are still very careful to steer around pots or immediately put it in neutral if we think we have run over a pot. I would not recommend cruising Maine with a feathering prop. I highly recommend a folding prop for line infested waters like the coast of Maine.
Richard McCowan
Mainsheet Twist
Regarding your recent article Undoing Mainsheet Twist, (PS February 2018), I thought I was the only one who had this problem! After trying the untwist-the-sheet routine multiple times to no avail on my Newport 28 II, I finally figured out that by replacing the swivel block with a fixed block where the main sheet meets the boom above the traveler made the twisting issue disappeared. Thanks for validating my resolution.
Bill Griffin
Via practical-sailor.com
Solent Stay
Regarding your recent Inside Practical Sailor blog post Adding a Solent Stay, we added a solent stay to our Beneteau 473. The factory makes a retro fit kit, but we made up our own hardware. The sail is on a Profurl roller furling. The only drawback on this boat is the sheeting angle limitation due to the existing genoa track. We sail in the Caribbean and find that we use the solent headsail 90 percent of the time; apparent wind over 15 knots, AWA between 40 and 100. The boat has less heel and we sail faster in more comfort. Highly recommended.
Donna George
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Solent Stay II
I thought about adding a solent stay to our Pacific Seacraft 34 but opted instead for Code Zero staysail, since we had a hank-on sail already. I designed it and installed it last summer and what a gizmo. The sail is rolled and normally dropped on the foredeck. When we need it, the staysail is hoisted from the cockpit (no going forward) which makes my wife happy and furled and unfurled from the cockpit. When we sail as a sloop the staysail is out of the way when we tack. I have to say, its obviously not an original idea but one I copied from our sister ship we met in the North Channel a few years ago, but it works like a charm.
Khen Milcarek
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Solent Stay III
Our Outbound 44 was designed as a Solent rig. The forestay is attached to the anchor platform about 1 foot forward of the bow, with a short matching bobstay. The inner stay attaches about 2 feet aft of that. Our boat was configured with a detachable Solent stay, for which Carol Hasses Port Townsend sails cut a non-overlapping staysail. The removable stay was great for tacking the furling 125 percent genoa, but the process of attaching and tensioning the stay, hanking on the sail, and leading the jib sheets was challenging enough in strong winds that we didnt use it as much as we should have. By the time we reached New Zealand we saw the wisdom of having the staysail on a roller furler and changed it over. Great rig for offshore cruising, where frequent tacking of the Genoa is unlikely. One downside of the Solent rig: forestay and Solent stay tensions are shared, so you will never get quite as tight a luff.
Craig Johnston
Via practical-sailor.com
B&G Screen Delaminates
I have had two Zeus2 and a Triton on my sloop since 2015 and I love them and all the flexibility and use cases that they can address. However, unfortunately both Zeus2 screens failed due to delamination issues (that Im told were widespread manufacturing faults that have been corrected) and were replaced under warranty. B&G has been great in terms of responsiveness, customer support, and professionalism and I would recommend them without hesitation.
John D. Henry
Via practical-sailor.com
We will be exploring this topic in more detail in a future report and would like to hear from more readers who have had their chartplotter screens delaminate, or fail. Screen delamination has been a longstanding problem not limited to one particular brand and not all makers have been responsive to service claims.
LPU Paint Repairs
With regards to your recent Inside Practifcal Sailor blog post Extending the Life of Your new Paint Job, I found it impossible to blend in the repainted patch with the surrounding hull. No amount of rubbing compound seemed to create an actual blending of the surfaces. Instead, I now tape off the area to be repainted with masking tape; sand within the masking taped area (this often tears the masking tape, but I just replace it when Im done); wipe with solvent; and paint, going over the masking tape to insure total coverage within the masked area. When the tape is removed, there is a conspicuous ridge of paint along the tape line, but Ive found that if I carefully, lightly sand that ridge with 400 grit sandpaper and then compound the area around the patch perimeter, it blends very nicely. Naturally, the repainted area will be more shiny than the adjacent, older paint but from a distance of a few feet, you really dont notice it. Plus, a little wax helps to equalize the shine. I use the Interlux wax that is formulated specifically for the Interlux LPU paint.
Mark Branse
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Kyocera Solar Panels
In 2015 I installed four Kyocera (4 x 140W = 560 W) solar panels on Destiny (1979 Tayana Vancouver 42); two above a renewed dodger and two above a new stainless steel stern arch to charge my two 8D Gel batteries. The package included a Blue Sky Energy Solar Boost 2512iX-HV charge controller for each pair of panels and single Blue Sky Energy IPN-Remote to monitor their progress. Biggest challenge was to locate a reasonably priced vendor to build and install the stern arch; my dodger vendor gave me the tip that was half the cost otherwise noted. It had to be built on site while the boat was hauled. A previously installed Xantrex LinkPRO Battery Monitor lets me know how the batteries are doing. Tested during my 2016 round-trip to Hawaii showed the batteries rarely dropping below 80 percent even during the return across a cloudy/foggy North Pacific. The panels themselves are relatively cheap. It is the cost of everything else related to the install that drives up the cost.
Mike Hirko
Tayana Vancouver 42
Gig Harbor, Wash.
Kudos to Seabreeze
We sent an email to Seabreeze International asking where we could send our electric heater used on our boat, in for repair. We promptly received a reply from Arthur Tateishi, President of Seabreeze, saying that heater model had not been made for over 12 years, but told us we could trade in the old heater and we would get the newer model for $35 including freight and a 2 yr warranty. We returned our old heater with the required check and just received our new heater. We have seen this heater in stores for a much higher price.
This is what I think is excellent service and old model lasted many years.
Seabreeze is a Canadian company and I think this service deserves to be mentioned for kudos.
David Rice
1999, Hunter 380,
Hudson, OH


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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Big Eschatology Conference This Weekend!
For those of you who don't already know,
Michael and I will be in Lubbock, Texas this weekend speaking at a conference on:
Jesus and the End Times:
A Catholic View of the Last Days
It's going to be tons of fun. Here are some of the (working) talk titles:
1. The Destruction of the Temple and the End of the World (Pitre)
2. The Tribulation, the Antichrist, and the Resurrection (Pitre)
3. The Final Judgment and the New Creation (Pitre)
4. Who is the Whore of Babylon? (Barber)
5. The Davidic Kingdom, the Lost Tribes of Israel, and the Church (or something like this-Barber)
We are also very excited to be speaking with David Currie, a good friend and a master of biblical eschatology. He will be discussing rules for reading apocalyptic and prophetic literature as well as giving a talk rebutting the novel Darbyian doctrine of the secret "Rapture." (My apologies to Chris Tilling, I know you're a big-time rapturist!)
If you're one of the unlucky ones and can't go, you can always go to my website and purchase my own full-length Bible study on Jesus and the End-Times (got to feed the kids, you know!) at http://www.brantpitre.com.
7 comments:
- Chris Tilling said...
"My apologies to Chris Tilling, I know you're a big-time rapturist!"
I like rapture theology as much as a Protestant fundamentalist likes wearing Catholic priestly robes for preaching in church!
- West Coast Catholic said...
I sure do learn a lot from your posts . I wish I could take some classes from Brant and you.
Thought I'd pass this Meme on to you, which was passed on to me from a fellow Catholic blogger here in the southland. (So. Cal.)
The rules for this meme:
(1) Link to the person that tagged you.
(2) Post the rules of the meme on your blog.
(3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
(4) Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
(5) Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
Looking forward to your reply.
WestCoastCatholic +<><
- Miranda said...
I only got to catch the last part of the seminar in Lubbock, but it was wonderful. Thank you for inspiring me to learn more about the faith and dig deep into scripture. God bless.
Please, in the future, if you are going to hold a conference, let us know a month or so in advance so we can plan to attend. I am sick I missed this one. Will there be tapes available from this one? Please post the information if so, Thanks and God bless, Anne Moore
- Brant Pitre said...
Dear Anne,
Sorry about that! All of my conferences are listed on my website at brantpitre.com. But you're definitely right that we should have some way of putting that info on the blog. I'll talk to Michael about it and try to figure something out. Otherwsie, you can get the tapes from St. Joseph, or order my lectures from BrantPitre.com (see Jesus and the End Times set).
Sorry, and hope to see you in the future!
(We'll be doing a conference on the West Coast next January; you may want to block off the time.)
- Edwardtbabinski said...
I'd like to know the names of the conference attendees and the names of their lectures that favored an apocalyptic Jesus and who believe that the Gospel writers, or Jesus, and/or Paul and the author of Rev. simply were mistaken in their prophecies of near final judgment of the world.
- Brant Pitre said...
I don't understand your request. None of the speakers favored "an apocalpytic Jesus" who was wrong about the final judgment of the world.
What makes you think anyone said Jesus was "mistaken"? (That's not the Catholic Church's position, by the way.)


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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Stamp Investment Tip: U.S. 1942 5c Chinese Resistance Issue (Scott #906)
In 1937, Japan invaded China and began the Second Sino-Japanese War, which eventually became subsumed within World War II. The Japanese had earlier invaded Manchuria in 1931, converting it into the puppet state of Manchukuo. During the course of the war, the Japanese slaughtered between 10 and 20 million Chinese, most of whom were civilians.
In 1942, the U.S. issued a 5c stamp in support of Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression, picturing Abraham Lincoln and Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Chinese Republic. The stamp (Scott #906) had a printing of 21,272,000, somewhat modest for a U.S. issue. In my opinion, the best means of focusing on it is to accumulate F-VF+ NH plate blocks and First Day Covers.
Since one plate block was produced per sheet of 50 stamps, there was an initial quantity of about 425,000 of them, of which we may reasonably assume that 95%-98% were used as postage or otherwise broken up, degraded, or destroyed, leaving a remaining collectable quantity of 8,000-20,000. The 2009 Brookman Catalog Value for an F-VF NH plate block is $14.00, and as interest in the stamp has heated up a bit lately, expect to pay full catalog or close to it for a plate block in F-VF NH condition.
As to the FDCs, about 169,000 were produced. Brookman catalogs the FDC at $12.00, but it may frequently be had for considerably less, especially if the FDC bears a common cachet, such as Artcraft (by far the most common), Anderson, House of Farnam, Ioor, or Fidelity. Nevertheless, it is worth paying a premium for the scarcer cachets, especially if the designs are attractive. The market for U.S. FDCs has been stagnant over the last decade or so, providing an excellent opportunity to pick up these FDCs for a song.
The burgeoning market for Chinese stamps has begun to influence stamps thematically related to Chinese history and culture issued by other countries. The 1942 Chinese Resistance stamp was the first such produced by the U.S., and pictured one of the most celebrated figures of recent Chinese history. It is a truly historic issue, produced during a time of desperate struggle that was pivotal to the foundation of the People's Republic.
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3 comments:
- AnonymousApril 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Your analysis was very insightful! I'm collecting the FDC related to this issue and would appreciate if you refer me to a good FDC catalog that lists all FDCs for Scott #906.Replies
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