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ftc commissioner mozelle thompson and j. howard beales, director of consumer protection at the ftc, both contended in the meeting that current legislation is strong enough. they also said that the software industry needs more time to work out these issues internally, and that we still don't have a true definition of what spyware is and what it is not.
despite the ftc's arguments, the congressional committee was clear that it wants the legislation to pass this year.
for more information, check out reuters and investor's business daily.
joshua's opinion
great. just what we need: a bunch of congressional technical geniuses passing more laws regarding issues about which they have no real understanding. i hate major election years. it seems that every minor issue that makes it to the front of the science and tech section of the paper becomes the "greatest problem the american people are dealing with."
what ever happened to the idea of these committees actually listening to the professionals who are called in to testify? i may not be happy with the preponderance of spyware out there, but i am pretty sure that new laws are not the answer. i think that congress should follow the ftc's advice and leave it alone for a little while longer. until the security and computer software industries form a working group to define "spyware" and "adware" and classify various programs as such, we will not see a change. all the laws in the world won't change that.
maybe a good law to make would be one that charges individual computer users with gross neglect if their virus scanner definitions are found to be out of date …
user comments 25 comment(s)
|spyware makers watchout!! (7:20am est fri apr 30 2004)
something's going to be done about this now! there not going to let these companys spy on people any longer! the u.s. government is on the case! – by yeah right :(
|spyware, virii, etc (7:46am est fri apr 30 2004)
should be considered as wmd, then we can invade the computer terrorists countries and lock them up in guantanamo (can't spell!) indefinitely. – by do it right!
|re: joshua (7:50am est fri apr 30 2004)
i can give you all a pov from someone who has to take calls on a daily basis from user's that are getting constant pop-ups, slow pc performace, and my fav…redirected to non-business sites, such as back seat b@ngers!!!! most of my users freak out when this happens because they think that big brother is always watching…which he is….and they are going to get canned. then begins the long process of trying to remove all to spyware on the pc. sometimes it's quick and painless. others…we have to restore the pc. big fun. – by thebatman12
|spyware???? (8:14am est fri apr 30 2004)
why would the government want to get rid of spyware, that is their back door into the lives it's citizens and do brain scans on all of us. it is phase one in three phase process. phase one steal brain waves. phase two…. phase three tax us more. – by tin foil hat guy
|ummm (8:24am est fri apr 30 2004)
do to the international nature of the www it is unlikley that an american law will do anything for any one. the solution most likley lies in the development of a better security schema possibly an ai security managment system
at the risk of starting a flame war…i wouldnt trust microsoft to develop rock solid ai security software any time soon…its friday…. one more sleep……weekend – by freek
|wont change anything (9:05am est fri apr 30 2004)
im pretty much against any laws being made that concern the internet. i wish they would just leave it alone. even if they do make laws against spyware im sure all that will happen is that it will all be outsourced to other countries that arent affected by the laws passed here in the states. so either way we will get spyware, and lots of it. but hey, thats why we have adaware and spybot. i say we dont push for laws, one day we will regret it. – by laws_are_evil
|definitions (9:29am est fri apr 30 2004)
defining spyware/adware/malware is easy. there are plenty of websites that identify it. it is good to know that the government is addressing this but at the same time frustrating in view of the fact that they will likely screw it up. i like the ideal of laws to handle this and have called for them myself, but i don't have much confidence that it will work well. effective measures would need to be global, in addition they would need to be enforceable. both of these will be difficult. – by cd
|computer licenses (10:05am est fri apr 30 2004)
the solution is simple: require a license to use a computer. you can't use/purchase one without a license. after all, if you don't have a driver's license, you can't use the road system. – by dr. what
|spyware (10:24am est fri apr 30 2004)
something should be done. i had windows xp blue screening on me, and it took ages to figure out it was spyware being installed on my pc without my consent that was causing unknown driver conflicts. i got a free spyware removal programme and found 47 data miners. i now have to scan the pc every time i go online, fortunately it doesn't take long, until i can get a safe and good firewall or something to protect against this intrusion. – by edwin drood
|spyware (11:20am est fri apr 30 2004)
something needs to be done to stop spyware – by dw
|re: computer licenses (11:27am est fri apr 30 2004)
an easier way to solve that would be to have a "reproduction license." there are too many people out there who should not be allowed to reproduce.
|re: edwin drood (12:05pm est fri apr 30 2004)
you said you needed to find a safe and good firewall, try zone alarm. im not too sure how much it protects against spyware, but i use that fire wall and i dont get much. – by josh
|eh? (12:28pm est fri apr 30 2004)
what the hell is spyware?? if its jus those adds that come up on your screen, its hardly something to cry about! – by bloodyhell
|re edwin drood (12:37pm est fri apr 30 2004)
i've had spyware screw up my xp before it realy pisses me off. however i made some configuration changes in ie and that reduced it considerably…turn off install on demand and other crap services in ie.(you can turn off cookies but i dont recomend it..too much hassle surfing)
then create a user account in your admintools with minimal privlages and then use that account to surf. you will find a marked improvment in spyware reduction. you should still run adaware or spybot s/d. try putting it in your startup. as for the law…. not needed what we need id better security software and browsers.. – by freek
|(friendly) comment to by laws_are_evil (1:31pm est fri apr 30 2004)
in reference to your assertion that ad-aware and spybot can deal with all spyware (although you didn't say it, that was the inplication) — i want to throw in my friendly two cents-worth on the spyware usage vs spyware removal/security factions… in saying that regarding the latter, spyware removers are as phony as the day is long on june 20th.
yes… both ad-aware and spybot will remove some minor spyware threats but the really bad stuff– those components currently in vogue with the ad industry rodentia as bread and butter data miners– are avoided like the plague. billions of dollars are at stake.
why? collusion among the industry, which is two-fold… consisting of the "security" rodents who pretend to address the public need for a way of dealing with spyware, and the mob rodents (all the same) who create the spyware supposedly being "removed." money changes hands.
who wins? all of them. who loses? — three guesses and the first two don't count.
what's really needed is public information provided regularly on behalf of benevolent government (where is it?) as to clsids and file names of the components in current use… and kill-terminate-overwrite-delete codes that work.
as long as we the people sit on our hands and wait for de guba-ment to deal with the spyware issue we'll remain on the losing team. freedom isn't free. stand up!
a – by andreades
|what? (2:48pm est fri apr 30 2004)
laws won't help regulate this! education will.
dr. what hit the nail on the head. people should need a licence to get connected to the internet. isps should offer a low price class to get people up to level of knowledge needed.
josh, i have to disagree with your last sentence. i don't run a virus scanner because i use my head.
obviously, i don't expect everyone using a computer to be network admins, but they should be able to recognize a fishy email, run windows update, and install zone alarm.
|an internet license? (3:35pm est fri apr 30 2004)
are you people mad?
yeah, another way for the government to regulate who gets what information is a really good idea.
let freedom ring (just so long as you're in good standing to browse the 'net). – by rocketpig
|edwin drood (9:53pm est fri apr 30 2004)
you are hereby banned from this site. you have no business at geed.com if you don't know about (and hopefully use) mozilla-based browsers, zonealarm, spybot s/d and have your a/v definitions up-to-date.
congressional time would be better spent providing oversight on the idiot in the white house. – by flygrrl
|me (9:55pm est fri apr 30 2004)
i'm banned too, for misspelling geek.com. – by flygrrl
|people who have this problem need to get an online spyware education (4:25am est sat may 01 2004)
i simply don't have any spyware on my computer. just turn off active x auto download or my fave use firefox! if you know you need to dl a active x script just tell ie to prompt for dl. active x is simply the worst idea m$ ever had the stupidity to come up with. install that script and then disable active x download so it doesn't even prompt you. whenever you download freeware expect it to have spyware!!! especially crappy wallpaper screensavers ecxet. if it is like a reputable company like yahoo or ms then make sure you do advanced install, and uncheck anything you don't need. if you are unsure of a some crappy prog just type in it's name and spyware as a serch in google it will show up if it is! and of course of you've got win xp make note of any new installs and then if your computer acts up just do the ole amazing system restore on your system. know how your system works and if starts to crash for no reason suspect something. spyware is evil, i constantly am fixing others spyware infected computers and sometimes no matter how hard i try i need to reinstall the os, that is evil man. i mean i know where in the registry and so on to look for the shite too, but sometimes the evil is too great. and i tell them to update and not download strange things and so on but of course i am there doing the same thing a year later.
i have had the same xp install on my compter since it came out in september like three years ago. i even put in a new motherboard (from a pii to a p4) and it to my amazement i didn't need to do any reinstalling, simply loaded new drivers and had to reinstall the first time!! say what you will about m$ but xp is the only good thing they ever made.
you know win 98 might have been actually stable i just think that many people probably had tons of spyware from the default security settings. oh well i sure as heel aren't going to test that theory out. – by fuzybaffy
|pcworld.com has excellent knowledge articles on this subject (4:37am est sat may 01 2004)
pcworld has some great spyware protection articles. cnet completely sucks ass as far as knowledge on this topic goes. as long as you don't install some stupid crappy software from like some 3rd world country or are the type that is always pressing ok whenever there is some popup, and actually update your os software plus have free zone alarm installed you will be ok. – by fuzybaffy
|joshua (1:03pm est sun may 02 2004)
:maybe a good law to make would be one that charges individual computer users with gross neglect if their virus scanner definitions are found to be out of date …"
boy you are a retard!!!
thats right, force consumers to buy companies overpriced anti-everything bullshit. you must have been born yesterday. – by thebastard
|1 second that… (11:45am est mon may 03 2004)
i've never ran antivirus software in 15 years and guess what i never got a virus.
maybe they should charge stupid users like the guy who wrote this article for picking up virus'. stop frequenting sites of ill repute and you wont need to worry about it. – by 2cent
|no av (12:07pm est mon may 03 2004)
same here. since 1994:
macros off in word, activex off, vbs.exe & vba.exe extensions changed, aol's non-smtp email, never opened an attachment without confirming beforehand, messenger extension changed, didn't visit nor download from non-hygienic sites, didn't click on unknown links, didn't accept disks from unknown machines, did not allow anyone to use my computer unsupervised.
no virus infections. ever. – by jj brannon
|this bs needs to stop!!!!! (11:22am est fri jan 28 2005)
stop frequenting sites of ill repute and you wont need to worry about it. – by 2cent
i myself went to the nada website in ie and it loads 60 spyware programs….verified with adaware. that is not a porn site . i just wanted to check out a used car price. all the big companies are using this bs….it needs to stop!!!!!!! – by frustrated


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NBN alternative a huge saving, says Turnbull
Many of the benefits of the national broadband network could be delivered for one-third to one-quarter of the price, the opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, will tell telecommunication business leaders today.
Giving a keynote speech to the Commsday Summit, a two-day meeting of Australian telecom leaders in Sydney, Mr Turnbull will say the Coalition favours a cheaper fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) model, in which broadband fibre ends up to a kilometre from homes, which are then connected to the network by copper wire.
Mr Turnbull says the NBN model, of joining broadband fibre to the home, is three to four times as expensive.
He also says the fixed-line network is being built on an uncertain business model, with internet users increasingly turning to mobile and tablet devices.
''NBN Co has been fairly aggressive in its estimates here - after accounting for empty premises, it only expects about 13 per cent of households and businesses to go mobile-only by 2021,'' he said.
Mr Turnbull will argue that instead of the more expensive NBN model of fibre to the premises (FTTP), the government should invest in FTTN.
Under the FTTN model, data speeds vary depending on how close residents are to the node, and bandwidths are generally lower than the NBN model, which will deliver to-the-home service to 93 per cent of households.
But Mr Turnbull said the government should instead look at connecting homes now in broadband hot spots, saying the revenue generated by customers using high-speed broadband services was ''the great imponderable''. ''Nobody knows what new applications will emerge and what consumers will pay for them,'' he will say.
''To be candid, any Coalition broadband plan will face similar uncertainties about the level of future demand, which is why deferring expensive and irreversible commitments such as FTTP to the extent that this is possible is simply prudent management, not some bloody-minded refusal to face the future.''

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Founders Frootwood is now a February release by the Grand Rapids, Michigan brewery.
Much of the brewery's barrel-aged offerings are found in the Backstage Series with a couple of exceptions – the highly desiredKentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) and Backwoods Bastard. Incidentally, the next big barrel-aged release by Founders, known as Lizard of Koz, debuted in December. Blueberries and bourbon were a great way to finish out a really weird year.
February will bring Founders
Frootwood is a cherry ale, aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels. Speaking of which, Founders ages another ridiculously popular beer in maple syrup bourbon –Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS).
We took a crisp, light-bodied cherry ale and hid it away in oak barrels that held both bourbon and maple syrup. After a lengthy sting, it emerged a changed beer, blanketed in notes of warm vanilla and earthy sweetness. The wood proves itself the star of this beer, adding depth and taming the tart cherry while the maple imposes a velvety texture that lingers for not a moment too long.
A few things to note, FoundersFrootwood will be both a 12 ounce and 750 milliliter bottle release, as well as draft. Part of a newly branded "Barrel Aged Series" which will be the new monicker for the brewery's barrel-aged lineup in 2017 forward.
The brewery now states Frootwood will debut in February, 2017.
Style: Fruit/Vegetable Beer (w/Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.Maple Syrup.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles.
Debut: February, 2017


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8 Foods That Are Proven to Naturally Whiten Your Teeth
Because we aren't giving up coffee (or red wine) any time soon.
Is It Actually OK to Eat an Entire Pint of "Healthy" Ice Cream? Asking for a Friend
*eats entire pint before getting the answer*
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Protect yourself from those violent sneezers.
We Asked Health Experts to Share the Worst Nutrition Advice They've Ever Heard
So what you're saying is we *shouldn't* go on an ice cream-only diet?
8 Realistic Ways to Stay Healthy When You're Crazy Busy
It's not so hard after all.
12 Health Victories Worth Celebrating (That Aren't Just Weight Loss)
It's not always about the number on the scale.
How This Reality Star Turned Unhappiness Into a Healthyish Lifestyle
Spoiler: It's not about balance.
The Wild Thing We Didn't Know About Burning Fat (Until Now)
It turns out that most doctors, dietitians, and trainers even get it wrong.
The 3 Foods to Avoid for a Healthier Gut (and Why It Matters)
Gut bacteria may not be the sexiest subject, but it's a hot topic for good reason.
4 Things I'd Never Know About Food If I Hadn't Worked on a Farm
My days on the organic farm gave me some serious food for thought.
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Everything you wanted to know about that one hour of sleep.
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High Functioning Autism/Aspergers Youth Group
Fusion, is a youth group aimed at teenagers and young adults, who feature on the Autistic Spectrum. Meeting weekly, to support and encourage each other in an environment where 'our normal is normal'. Activities are organised with no pressure to join in.
Youth group members chose the name Fusion and the group is centred around the needs of it's members.
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Niels Bohr Biography (1885-1962)
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922
Niels Henrik David Bohr was born in Copenhagen on October 7, 1885, the son of Christian Bohr, Professor of Physiology at Copenhagen University, and his wife Ellen, née Adler. Niels, together with his younger brother Harald (a future Professor of Mathematics), grew up in an atmosphere most favourable to the development of his genius — his father, an eminent physiologist, was largely responsible for awakening his interest in physics while still at school, and his mother came from a family distinguished in the field of education.
After matriculation at the Gammelholm Grammar School in 1903, he entered Copenhagen University where he came under the guidance of Professor C. Christiansen, a profoundly original and highly endowed physicist, and earned his Master's degree in Physics in 1909 and his Doctor's degree in 1911.
Bohr's subsequent studies, however, became more and more theoretical in character, his doctor's disputation being a purely theoretical piece of work on the explanation of the properties of metals with the aid of the electron theory, which remains to this day a classic on the subject. It was in this work that Bohr was first confronted with the implications of Planck's quantum theory of radiation.
At Cambridge in the autumn of 1911, he profited by following the experimental work going on in the Cavendish Laboratory under J.J. Thomson's guidance, while at the same time pursuing his own theoretical studies. In the spring of 1912 he was at work in Professor Rutherford's laboratory in Manchester, where, at that time, an intensive scientific life and activity prevailed as a consequence of that investigator's fundamental inquiries into radioactive phenomena. Having carried out a theoretical piece of work on the absorption of alpha rays which was published in the Philosophical Magazine in 1913, he moved on to study the structure of atoms on the basis of Rutherford's discovery of the atomic nucleus. By introducing concepts borrowed from Plancks' Quantum Theory, which had gradually come to occupy a prominent position in the science of theoretical physics, he succeeded in working out and presenting a picture of atomic structure that, with later improvements (mainly as a result of Heisenberg's ideas in 1925), still serves as an elucidation of the physical and chemical properties of the elements.
In 1913-14 Bohr held a Lectureship in Physics at Copenhagen University followed in 1914-16 by a similar appointment at the Victoria University in Manchester. In 1916 he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at Copenhagen University, and from 1920 until his death in 1962, he was the head of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, established for him at that university.
Recognition of his work on the structure of atoms came with the award of the Nobel Prize for 1922.
After 1930, Bohr's activities in his Institute were directed more and more to research on the constitution of the atomic nuclei, and of their transmutations and disintegrations. In 1936 he pointed out that in nuclear processes the smallness of the region in which interactions take place, as well as the strength of these interactions, justify the transition processes to be described more in a classical way than in the case of atoms ("Neutron capture and nuclear constitution", Nature, 137 (1936) 344).
A liquid drop would, according to this view, give a very good picture of the nucleus. This so-called liquid droplet theory permitted the understanding of the mechanism of nuclear fission, when the splitting of uranium was discovered by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann in 1939, and formed the basis of important theoretical studies in this field (among others, by Frisch and Meitner).
Bohr also contributed to the clarification of the problems encountered in quantum physics, in particular by developing the concept of complementarily. Hereby he could show how deeply the changes in the field of physics have affected fundamental features of our scientific outlook and how the consequences of this change of attitude reach far beyond the scope of atomic physics and touch upon all domains of human knowledge. These views are discussed in a number of essays, written during the years 1933-62. They are available in English, collected in two volumes with the title Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge and Essays 1958-1962, edited by John Wiley and Sons, New York and London, in 1958 and 1963, respectively.
During the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II, Bohr escaped to Sweden and spent the last two years of the war in England and America, where he became associated with the Atomic Energy Project. In his later years, he devoted his work to the peaceful application of atomic physics and to the political problems arising from the development of atomic weapons. In particular, he advocated a development towards full openness between nations. His views are especially set forth in his Open Letter to the United Nations, June 9, 1950.
Niels Bohr died in Copenhagen on November 18, 1962.
Nobelprize.org, http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1922/bohr-bio.html.


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In a week where all eyes were on Canberra as Malcolm Turnbull challenged Tony Abbott for leadership of the Liberal Party and the nation, Wingecarribee Shire's leadership also faced a coup.
The Mayor Duncan Gair was turfed out in the annual September circus, meaning we've now had three mayors in this term of council. Larry Whipper takes up the mayoral chains and said his priorities will be "to ensure councillors work together towards common goals that will benefit and progress our community."
Given council's record of code of conduct complaints this term – the most of any council in the state – it seems unlikely that they will be able to pull together under Cr Whipper's leadership.
The new Deputy Mayor is Ian Scandrett.
The new mayor added: "Just some of the issues I believe our community wants us to action include improving Council infrastructure and services, investigating green initiatives and exploring greater opportunities for our youth."
Unfortunately for Wingecarribee, it seems only one of the two leadership coups was legal. The Southern Highland News reports that because council did not give notice of the meeting or publish business papers, it may fall foul of the Local Government Act 1992 (NSW).
Cr Garry Turland certainly thought it did, and refused to take part in the vote. The Office of Local Government has reportedly said it is in contact with Wingecarribee Shire Council.
Meanwhile this week, the state government announced it was placing Hurstville Council into administration because the local government minister "has lost confidence in the council's ability to conduct itself properly."
Hurstville Councillors will get a three-month breather while an administrator takes over.
Given the apparent contravention of the Local Government Act and the huge waste of resources invested into code of conduct complaints by Wingecarribee, the ability of a council to conduct it's business properly seems to be at a rather high threshold.


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Conducting an interview with Nic Mckenzie, frontman for Sydney based, psych-prog outfit Deep Sea Arcade is akin to chasing a lop bunny around a room. Never quite able to predict which direction it might hop. This year (coincidently) Mckenzie became the proud owner of 'Lagertha', (affectionately named after a character in the Vikings tv series) the 'cutest' lop bunny. Alternatively she also goes by 'Bunny Ball' (she looks like a ball) and her somewhat unexpected entry to Mckenzie 's life has provided the slightly off-the-wall musician loads of merriment to muse over.
"To Beyonce (be honest) it wasn't my choice, she was given to me as a birthday present, apparently, often it's bad luck to give people a birthday present that is an animal – it's like a rule you don't give someone an animal for their birthday. But… in this case, I was so thankful. I got the present, and I could smell hay and then I opened it up and there was a tiny, little fluffy bunny in there."
Oddly, the advent of the new pet (a gift from his girlfriend, talented songstress Jordan Leser) triggered an immediate sense of recollection for Mckenzie of artists who belong to the psych-prog persuasion.
"Looking at Lagertha I instantly got this feeling of shoegaze and rock and roll. Why is it that Lagertha made me think of that? I decided that it's like every psych-rocker kind of looks like like a lop bunny, he says wryly.
"If you put a picture of Kevin Parker of Tame Impala next to a lop bunny – yeah that's his spirit animal for sure," he explains further.
It's this sort of warped logic that exposes Mckenzie's mind as adrift in a myriad of distraction and wonderment.Time spent with his astute and eccentric mind will reveal any number of entrepreneurial ideas bubbling away, at any one time. Combined with ideating on how to make 'Sydney fun again' (and for that matter the East Coast/Australia in general) his newly discovered penchant for posting on the band's recently relaunched social media accounts there is also his love of curating band lineups under his brand: Visions.
"I never realised how much I enjoyed curating lineups until I started doing it and the way you can actually shape the experience of the whole event by just the sort of acts that you get and where you place them in an event is such an art form and is so enjoyable."
Band curation aside, the obvious question Cyclic dared to ask, is whether anyone else has noticed, or in fact is asking where the band's sophomore album, follow-up to the acclaimed 2012 release, Outlands is and why it's taken so long to be born?
"No one's really asked that heaps – we normally nod to it in interviews in case they don't pick up on it," Mckenzie chuckles.
"It has taken a while, we kind of put that down to being, (drawing out his breath and exaggerating) massive procrastinators and massive perfectionists at the same time. Which is why it's taken so long. We wrote a whole bunch of material – probably 50 songs or something, it just took us ages to write the ones that felt like they're the right songs for the album."
In fact, Mckenzie along with best mate (since primary school) and playing partner Nick Weaver traveled to and lived in London for a period of six months to gather fodder for the new album back in 2013. There they immersed themselves in experiencing the current crop of 'new psych' acts which were on the rise.
"So that was like Telegram and Temples and Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs which influenced me but also their influences were influencing me as well, that was the thing. " Mckenzie recollects.
Incredibly the influences for the new album are diverse as they are varied. Hints of new-psych soundscapey-Horrors and Melody Echo Chambers along with a dabble in disco with artists like The Bee Gees and Andrea True Connection can be felt throughout however McKenzie reveals the collection is also tinged by a little soul and heartbreak too. The conclusion to a relationship lending thematic and lyrical inspiration.
"Retrospectively, the album is a bit of a breakup album. I was in this relationship, and I was so in love but it wasn't really working out and so a lot of it was kind of inspired by those kind of artists, especially Frankie Valli, as he's got that full heartbreak element to his vocals so I got into him."
The time span for creation of the album spanning then, somewhere between English Summer of 2013 and right now, you could be forgiven for wondering as Cyclic have what the boys have been occupying their time with if not releasing the album. The answer, again, true for any musicpreneur, creative side projects!
For Weaver, his alternative projects include a new album release via his involvement with a former Deep Sea Arcader Simon Relf for The Tambourine Girls and playing in McKenzie's younger brother's band – Hedge Fund, while for McKenzie an array of creatively led projects are providing steady distraction.
In fact for the latter half of 2016 he has done anything but put out the album. Instead his attentions have been drawn (as formerly mentioned) to curate a Sydney-centric music festival; compose music for an upcoming Australian feature film; record tracks for his girlfriend – Jordan Leser's soon to be released EP and amidst all this pay due to the album with the recent release of current single: Learning to Fly providing the first taster for their fans.
The unexpected fall out regarding the creative direction the accompanying film clip for Learning to Fly was headed in reinforced the band's desire to put out perfection, and has prompted Mckenzie (himself a qualified filmmaker) to assume the reigns once more on this project.
Whether the film clip is released in time for the band's upcoming (throughout December) national tour is anyone's guess at this stage, McKenzie attributing patience being paid by their label, in their quest to achieve quality.
"For the label, we're like these crazies, must be their most annoying band ever. Now we're remaking this video clip and doing it with miniatures and cool shit. And making it space themed but, he says dryly, we have no money left. It's going to be really, really budget."
Whatever the current calamity of recreating a space themed video film clip presents, Mckenzie's fervor for fun and passion for perfection align to his overall longer term vision for Deep Sea Arcade.
"I feel like Deep Sea Arcade, we want to write music forever – hopefully. I'd love to be able to. My dream is to be able to continue to write music forever, and be a producer and a composer and that's what I'd love to do, produce other bands, have my own label."
Catch Deep Sea Arcade 'Learning to Fly' when they tour throughout December:
Fri 2 Dec – Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane QLD
Thu 8 Dec – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Sat 10 Dec – Howler, Melbourne VIC
Fri 16 Dec – Jive, Adelaide SA
Sat 17 Dec – Jack Rabbit Slims, Perth WA


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The main advantage of predictive text is that it allows you to type a word with fewer taps of the keypad.
Also, this is helpful as it allows you to write the text faster – and it typically gives you the correct spelling of the word.
It is important to distinguish between predictive text and AutoCorrect, a popular feature on devices such as the iPhone. They use similar technology, but they are not the exact same. AutoCorrect analyzes keystrokes and corrects spelling and grammar mistakes, as opposed to predicting what the user types in based on the pressing of a few device keys.
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Point Resources Extends Contract with Aker Solutions
Point Resources has executed the remaining part of the option for the maintenance and modifications contract with Aker Solutions.
The EPC O&M contract between Point Resources and Aker Solutions was first signed in June 2012, covering the Jotun A, Jotun B, Balder and Ringhorne operating facilities in the North Sea. The contract extension starts at year-end and runs until June 2022.
Knut Sandvik, EVP Projects at Aker Solutions, noted, "Aker Solutions has now delivered maintenance and modifications work continuously at these offshore facilities for more than 20 years."
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The iRobot Braava 380t Robot Mop runs extremely quiet and will reach places that a normal mop cannot reach. It does on occasion get stuck due to the tapered shape of its body. The best way to prevent this, is to place an obstacle in its way where it will get stuck.
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"I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."
― Henry David Thoreau
It has been several months since I last wrote; Summer passed by all too frantically and quickly (with amazing travels in Greece and the Balkans, a month of cat-sitting in Istanbul and a too-short trip back home to Calgary), my latest teaching job began suddenly in mid-August, and I am currently settled into a new life back in old familiar Istanbul.
It is strange that a city that once took hold of me in its exoticism should feel at all familiar - the twisty, hilly streets of Beyoglu and its bars and lokantas; the ferries crossing the Bosphorus and my own specific favourite seat (bottom level of the older boats, outside, feet outstretched on the rail hanging over the edge); the yellow dolmus buses and their various routes; the gorgeous Ottoman mosques and minarets; the colourful street markets laden with figs and eggplants; the neon MIGRO's signs on every corner; the Gratis make-up shops; the everpresent simit vendors and their circles of sesame bread eaten on early mornings, with a small cup of strong tea (cay). Of course I did live here for 6 magical months back in 2013, so obviously there us familiarity from that experience, but this time around, things are a bit...different.
I am now working a full-time, respectable, stable teaching job that pays well. I have a clean, comfortable and relatively new apartment in a quiet and peaceful residential area a half hour service bus ride from my school. I now know the Asian side intimately, from Kazasker to Bagdat Caddesi to Uskudar. For all intents and purposes, I should be exponentially happier than I was back in 2013, when I barely had enough money for a pint of Efes, and lived primarly off of vegetarian Cig Kofte and lentil soup - as my kitchen was routinely occupied by 4 Syrian refugees- and I slept on a narrow steel bed that looked like it once belonged in a psychiatric hospital, in an apartment in an area of Istanbul best known for its glue sniffers and thieves.
My sheets now are clean and matching their pillows, my bedroom decorated with soft Ikea lighting and a full, organized closet- that I add new pieces to on an somewhat alarming basis (this city has always been excellent for shopping). I am extremely comfortable, middle class and for the time being, things seem to be playing out fairly well (minus the early mornings, absurd Turkish bureaucracies and my wild and untameable grade 3 classes which routinely make me question my chosen profession), yet it seems I have some unshakeable melancholia. Perhaps it is the usual Autumn seasonal effective malady, or perhaps it is just that I am a person who thrives off of chaos, struggle and instability, and whereas in Cairo every day involved a feeling of complete alienation and chaos, here I can melt quietly into the background, be mistaken for a Turk most days, and just go about my life in a quiet, humdrum sort of way.
As my idol Patti Smith writes in her upcoming book 'M Train' (that I recently ordered from the local English bookshop):
"The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there,"
Perhaps my heart is just so used to being transformed by constant change and delirious experience, that I just need to learn to see the beauty again, in the small things. I look forward to seeing my first Istanbul snowfall, planning adventures for my winter holidays, and always, to the next cup of Turkish tea. Perhaps I am nostalgic for the past, if only because upon reflection, it seems my heart was being constantly transformed, and now I seem to be existing in some sort of denouement. I know that life is a series of peaks and valleys and plateaus; I ought not be melancholic, as all parts are crucial to the landscape.


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Tonight I made a delicious dinner (which you'll get the recipe for on Sunday) and invited my buddy Nyberg over to share it with us. I also had her take some of the beer that's left in the fridge from when my dad visited (much less consumption around here these days), and so she's pouring my favorite summer brew up there (Shiner's Ruby Redbird). Yesterday I featured doughnuts and today it's beer! It's like I'm aiming this blog at Homer Simpson!
Anyway, I'm also giving you a second image because while I was cooking said dinner, I got a new bird on the bird feeder! A WOODPECKER! A female hairy woodpecker to be exact (and yeah, that totally sounds dirty, right? But that's the official name, I swear). You can see one from a better angle here. This shot below was the best I could do while using the lenses that I had on hand for food photography. Aren't they pretty?
And again today, I have a few internet shares for you. I'm heading out of town this weekend, so I figure it's ok to give you a lot now since you'll be left high and dry come Saturday :) First off, Jenny Lewis' new album is streaming over on NPR. I am soooo excited for this concert — I adore her music.
Second, have you seen this new train they've got over in Japan? FANCY. I would totally take that somewhere exotic.
Third, how about a new trailer for a Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightly film set during WWII?? Yes. I am super geeked about that.


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Stans quartet with Nick Smart tpt , Ross Stanley organ, Tim Giles drs , releases its first cd 'Shadow Painting' on Jellymould Jazz records on Oct 31st at the 606 club Lots Rd Chelsea. Recorded at Wincraft Studios Cheltenham , its a collection of new original tunes by Stan and an arrangement of the Gillespie / Ray Bryant classic tune Con Alma.
NEON ORCHESTRA tour confirmed 2018 ( Arts Council England supported)
Exciting news ! The NEON ORCHESTRA tour end of 2018 to celebrate Stans 70th Birthday is confirmed. They will be playing Scarborough Jazz fest Sept 30th , London jazz festival, Purcell Room Nov 22nd, Sheffield Jazz Nov 23rd, Birmingham Conservatoire 24th and Watermill Jazz Dorking on 27th. There are plans to record and live stream the Birmingham concert. They were pleased to have received financial support from Arts Council England for this tour.
STAN SULZMANN/NIKKI ILES New cd with special guest DAVE HOLLAND
A new cd 'LUSH LIFE' is due out late 2018 on the Jellymould label. Following on from the acclaimed 'Stardust' duo recording but adding special guest Dave Holland playing a set of new original music and arrangements of standards.
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – Taking a Chance On Love
The final video is Stan's epic arrangement of Vernon Duke's Taking A Chance On Love, which is reharmonised and set in 5/4 time and was originally written as part of a suite of music called "Splashes". Featured are Ralph Wyld (vibes), Kit Downes (piano), Tom Walsh (trumpet), Stan (Soprano), and Tim Giles (drums).
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – I Know You Know
I Know You Know is an original composition by pianist Gwilym Simcock, which Stan fondly remembers playing with Gwilym and guitarist John Parricelli. Stan and Gwilym's musical relationship stretches back to the original "Neon" band, which was a trio featuring Stan and Gwilym alongside Jim Hart on vibes. Stan's arrangement features James Allsopp (bass clarinet), Ralph Wyld (vibes), and Stan on soprano.
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – Nobody Else But Me
Stan's most recent arrangement is Jerome Kern's standard Nobody Else But Me. Inspired by his memory of hearing the original Mel Lewis/Thad Jones big band in New York at age 18, this swinging chart features James Allsopp on baritone, and Mark Nightingale on trombone.
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – Up And Down
Up And Down is an original composition/arrangement by Stan, which was commissioned to be performed by the band as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival (2013). A celebration of London, the title Up And Down is borrowed from cockney nursery rhyme Pop Goes The Weasel. This track features James Copus (trumpet), Stan (tenor), Martin Hathaway (alto), and Robbie Harvey (trombone).
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – Westerly
This week's video is Stan's arrangement of Nikki Iles' Westerly. Stan and Nikki have been playing together for close to two decades, and recently released their second duo album "Stardust" together. Westerly was originally written by Nikki as a setting of music to poetry celebrating the life and work of poet Mary Webb, and was eventually recorded with Stan on Nikki's album "Veils". This arrangement features Kit Downes (piano), Josh Arcoleo (tenor), as well as Stan (soprano) and Alex Munk (guitar).
Neon Orchestra Live at the 606 Club – Chu Chu
Stan is proud to present the first in a series of videos of his Neon Orchestra playing live at the 606 Club, March 2016. First up is Stan's arrangement of his own tune Chu Chu, a composition which was inspired by bassist Chucho Merchán, and first recorded by Stan and the original Neon trio on "Here To There". Chu Chu features Stan on tenor, as well as Matthew Sulzmann (alto), and Robbie Harvey (trombone).
Stardust; Stan Sulzmann, Nikki Iles
Released 2015 on Jellymould Jazz, "Stardust" is the most recent album by Stan Sulzmann and Nikki Iles celebrating the duo's shared love of "songs".
"This intimate recording is a rare chance to hear two of the UK's most respected jazz musicians playing tunes they love. Jellymould is proud to be releasing this beautiful record."
– Dom Sales, Jellymoud Jazz


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In Northern California there are so many redwood groves that they tend to blur into one another, all of them equally amazing. There are a few that standout though like Founders Grove in Avenue of the Giants and Lady Bird Johnson's Grove in Redwood National Park. After stopping at the Redwood National Park visitor center I got a map and set out for the 6 mile drive to the grove.
- Free
- 1.5 miles round trip
- Lots of Parking
- Visual guide for $1
When you pull off Highway 101 you will be driving for about 3 miles uphill to the parking lot for the trail. It is well-marked and easy to follow.
The trail itself starts by climbing up to a bridge that goes across the road below and into the grove. The history of the grove is as follows
In 1969 Richard Nixon dedicated this grove to Lady Bird Johnson who both loved the area and was an environmental activist. It has become a treasured part of the National Park system over the last few decades.
The Trail
The trail feels secluded and lush almost the entire time. It is a loop trail so you wont see the same thing twice, and there are numbered plaques that mark the different points of interest. For $1 you can get an interpretive guide that shows you what each of the numbers mean, but overall I didn't think it was that helpful.
This trail really is an amazing taste of the Redwoods with relatively little work. It is a gradual incline or decline the entire time and around every corner there is a new opportunity for a picture. Here are some of my favorite experiences in the park.
The Founding Plaque
About .75 miles in is a plaque dedicated to the founding of the park. The plaque has a great quote from the First Lady and a little history on the area. It also has a bench so you can just sit and take it all in.
The Fog
When I was checking out the plaque, fog rolled in and helped to create amazing photo opportunities with the massive trees becoming silhouettes in the mist. One of the moments you will never forget.
The Leaning Tree
While walking I saw this tree just leaning on the other. It appears to have died but it is still being propped up by an alive tree which I thought was fun.
This entire area resembles something out of a Jurassic Park movie and it is crazy to be walking through things that are so old.
My wife also hugged a tree to show how big they really are. You can see it in perspective below.
The Trail
I just found the trail to be pretty majestic as well. It was covered by a lush green moss with the massive redwoods shooting out at every corner. I couldn't stop taking pictures of it. Here are a few.
I spent about an hour walking this short 1.5 mile trail and I can easily say I wish I had more time here. The grove is amazing and it will blow your mind to see these massive trees all around you. I would say that my favorite grove is still the founders grove, but this one is still a perfect stop on Highway 101 and a great introduction to Redwood National Park.


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Fabulous food, animals, pony rides, face painting, cotton candy & snow-cones. Everyone in your immediate family is invited, and we ask that you register by Tuesday June 7th at the Front Office with Anna and Alex. Please provide us with the number of adults and children under 10 that will be attending. Thanks from the PPG to all for your support throughout the year!
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Sightline Weighs In
You've heard this stuff from us for months, but these quotes are from an independent in-depth 3-part analysis of I-732 from Sightline Institute. Go read the analysis yourself (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). And then here are four things you can do right now to get the word out and support the campaign!
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In The News
Great Letters to the Editor from Scott Rhodes in the Skagit Valley Herald and from Laurel Wolf in the Oregonian… congrats and thank you! Elsewhere: It's got too much climate skepticism and too much of a focus on political in-fighting, but still: this is probably the best carbon tax story that's ever run on Fox News. (See also "Conservatives must embrace the fight against climate change" by Vernon Lindo of RepublicEn.org. And, on the other side of the political spectrum, organizations with #BlackLivesMatter released a platform that, under the heading of Economic Justice, includes a call to "shift from sales taxes to taxing externalities" and also a call to "expand the earned income tax credit".) In wonkier news, I co-authored a Brookings Institution paper on state-level carbon taxes. And go read Republican Congressman Richard Hanna's op-ed endorsement of Hillary Clinton: "Our country is desperate for a functioning two-party system. A system that understands that compromise is the sweet spot of peace in a pluralistic society that values tolerance and inclusiveness. Not these endless attempts to run the table in two- and four-year cycles that produce few results and parties that seem to regard gridlock as an accomplishment… Government has become unable to address big problems. Talking points are presented as if they were solutions. Critical issues like tax reform, infrastructure, immigration, the environment and any future investments in people and assets are relegated to the opinions of the extremes of both parties. Electing Donald Trump will only make this worse, much worse."
Passing I-732 will be one step to make this better. So go read the Sightline analysis again (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) and then write a Letter to the Editor and join the campaign!
Game of Phones and Social Media Ambassadors
Social media ambassadors: Looking for another way to help? We need our supporters to do more than occasionally like our posts on Facebook, we need you to become a social media ambassador. Data shows that voters today receive a majority of their news from social media and are more likely to believe what they hear from their friends than from the media. If you have not already done so, Please like our Facebook page YesOnI732 and follow our @CarbonWA twitter feed. If you are willing to invest a few minutes each week helping with our social media campaign by becoming an ambassador please email firstname.lastname@example.com. When we make posts about important news, events, videos or competitions we need you to like, retweet, and share our posts with a message from you encouraging your friends to share it on their walls as well!
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We are excited to share with you the pro statement that will appear in the Washington State voter pamphlet this year. This language is final but we're happy to hear what you have to say. Just let us know if the comments below.
We have always sought to be honest and forthright with you as we fight our way toward climate action in 2016. Nothing is changing that now.
For years there have been those who seek to oppose action on climate and there continue to be those opposed to climate action today. So there is a statement in opposition to I-732 and you can read it a the linked pdf below.
This language is final and will be in the voter pamphlet this year but we'd still love to hear your opinions. Just let us know what you think in the comments below.
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As a 1930s wife, I am
Saturday, July 5, 2008
I Knew It!
Posted by Katrine at 12:52 PM
Labels: Confessions
3 comments:
- Grandma J said...
I'm gonna take this test, but if I flunk I might not tell anyone.
I could have guessed that you would score high. I mean you sew and stuff.
- July 5, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Grandma J said...
I didn't flunk, but I wasn't considered a very good wife for the 1930's. Average, that's what I am with a score of 49. If this test was based on the early settlers in Plymouth MA I would have been stoned..or worse.
- July 6, 2008 at 7:00 AM
- M said...
89! And I even admitted to vulgar language!!
I came over from Grandma J's.
- July 6, 2008 at 7:45 AM
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TV-Program "Cinc dies" in IB3 TV
Co-presenting a live TV-Program in the regional TV station for Balearic Islands IB3 TV. In spanish - catalan. Live from studio, commenting on current themes of Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza. Presented by Marta Garau and Jaume Noguera. Its really nice to be sharing time again with collegues since maaaany years in editorial and production.


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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Complicated Matters Too - another new work!
Posted by Art2ArtColorado
Labels: art, challenges, collage, digital painting, fine art, freedom, life, thoughts
2 comments:
- GalleryJuana said...
Your digital works are intriguing. Each piece is thought-provoking and keeps my eyes searching.
I enjoyed the quotes below each piece as well.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
- July 26, 2009 at 8:32 AM
- Art2ArtColorado said...
I really appreciate that you commented. I love that you spent some time looking deeper than just the surface and that the work was reason for reflection. That tells me I have done something right and it makes me really happy to hear. Thank you so much, GJ.
- July 27, 2009 at 4:41 AM
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There are stories for every person, every conflict. A person tells his life as he or she sees it. People around them see and will tell a slightly different view of the first teller. Two litigants at court will sit in the same witness box and each tell a different version of the story they have come to tell. History is no different than the small stories of our personal lives. Big stories just have more observers, so the story becomes more complex.
As stories become more complex they tend to be mysterious. Part of the mystery is the lack of access to some of the witnesses over time, and the later appearance of others who previously were not know to be part of the story. Andrew Lang collected historical mysteries and included the stories in his Historical Mysteries. He even wrote about some of the mysteries more extensively in other volumes. Of particular interest as a big of background color to a developing nation of religious refugees is his James VI and the Gowrie Mystery. And again as background to King James, read John Knox and the Reformation. I have wanted to create a history of the reformation. As I have been reading I find it impossible to separate facets of history. History is one story with many facets.
When you begin reading history you feel you are wading into a small stream. Then you wade into another stream and find a connection. It is the same water traveled years or centuries down the stream bed, but now the stories connect and become a river. A small sample, Robin Hood for years was just a fun book for children, particularly boys. The story tells how Robin robs monks to get money to pay for the ransom of King Richard. Then you read about Gutenberg and how he came to create his printing press. The background of Gutenberg's Germany explains Richard's experience and being held for ransom centuries later. Two literary creeks have joined to become a river. Then you find a new release of Robin Hood that names the knights who traveled with Richard, and you recognize that one of the knights is your own ancestor. The river you read has become the ocean you swim.
Sometimes the stories you read are various sides of one story. Not all the stories about the event match. One story says there were no survivors. The other view says there were hundreds. Beyond a reasonable doubt these are different stories and both true. How do you reconcile the difference? And seeing two or three versions of the event, have you seen all? This is your task, to find or create a story to explain the differences and perhaps to find a missing view. You now must dive into the ocean of unknown and create your own point of view, a raft of understanding to keep you afloat in the mystery of life.


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Just a reminder about the workshop I'm doing at TEC this month.
As an incentive to show up, I'm bringing copies of Don Jones' PowerShell in a Month of Lunches book for each workshop attendee. My theory is that people will attend without much PowerShell experience, so bringing Don's books is my attempt at mitigation.


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You know that old ketchup commercial? Anticipation.. Anticipaaaation, that's what I think of when I think of the past year leading to the whirlwind of events that began only 2 weeks ago today.
I first met Megan and Roger back in January of 2010, before they had even picked a venue. When Megan told me that the wedding was going to be in Hawaii and asked if I would like to come, well, I did the "happy dance" :). That was in April of 2010. So, the anticipation has been over a year.
** See Megan and Roger's engagement session guestbook!**
The wedding week began with a church ceremony at the gorgeous Our Lady of The Rosary in Little Italy. It was an intimate ceremony, and a beautiful one at that.
Megan always has the most FABULOUS shoes.. and they must be documented!
A few days later I met up with Megan and Roger in Wakikii, Hawaii! Now, here's a little side story about my trip to Hawaii..
About 5 years my husband and I took our 2 boys to Hawaii. We stayed on Oahu and thoroughly enjoyed our vacation in Waikkii. When planning for this trip, I was really torn.. do we make it another family vacation? But we already have done Wakikii and if the whole family was going to go to Hawaii again, we really wanted to explore a place we haven't before. Do I just take my husband? Well, I love my husband, but doing nothing is not really his thing. And I was going to be gone working for a whole day, what would he do with himself? Not to mention getting the kids covered back at home for a whole week. So I came up with a plan : bring Dawn. Dawn is my best friend. She lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, so needless to say, visits are hard to come by. I emailed her husband George and asked if was doable and if it was to be my accomplice. He jumped on board and over the next weeks I sent Dawn clues to where she was spending her Mother's Day and birthday. The big reveal happened about 3 weeks before the trip and she was pretty over the moon about it. (so was I)
… now back to Megan and Roger…
When I shoot a destination wedding, I always shoot the rehearsal dinner. I just love being around the family, friends, and guests as much as possible. The rehearsal dinner was at the Tiki's Grill at the Aston Waikikii Beach Hotel.
** Family, Friends, Guests: Register to view Megan and Roger's Wedding photos as soon as they are released! Go to Pictage.com**
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Friday, December 21, 2012
AAPL Retest of Original Setup
The 15 min. chart of AAPL above shows that we retested the original 15 min. long setup on the open. A gap fill is being attempted.
11 comments:
- chin said...
514 seems to be LIS as you have mentioned early... OpEX pinning seems to be around 515.
- Dec 21, 2012, 1:11:00 PM
- TJ said...
Opex is a big snooze. The only stocks that really get anything going are earnings gaps like RIMM or news related plays.
I'm patiently waiting for a short squeeze in AAPL. Maybe during Xmas week.
- Dec 21, 2012, 1:56:00 PM
- chin said...
happy holidays to you.
- Dec 21, 2012, 2:16:00 PM
- TJ said...
Thx Chin,
Happy holidays to you too!
- Dec 21, 2012, 2:20:00 PM
- chin said...
Hi Jamie,
AAPL is looking very weak plus all these media news is not helping at all. Volume is very light but don;t think the stock will hold this 500 support much longer. Fiscal cliff worries will rattle the market short-term. What are you thoughts ?
- Dec 27, 2012, 9:46:00 AM
- TJ said...
I agree. This ambush zone 511-507 will give way as it is being tested too often without a lift-off.
The bears are still in control. On the daily timeframe, it looks like AAPL is forming a handle for a break lower.
- Dec 27, 2012, 9:56:00 AM
- chin said...
Looks like you H&S is in play.. $450 range perhaps.
- Dec 27, 2012, 10:09:00 AM
- chin said...
your much awaited squeeze is here.. GL
- Dec 31, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
- chin said...
Hi Jamie, would you be updating your view on AAPL now that it is close to the 50DMA ?
Seems to be finding it difficult to hold 550 level again.
- Jan 2, 2013, 11:01:00 AM
- TJ said...
Thx for the comments Chin.
I have updated the AAPL chart with support/resistance zones.
- Jan 3, 2013, 12:26:00 PM
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Lake Missoula
|Lake Missoula
|Western Montana
|46°56′20″N 114°08′37″W / 46.93889°N 114.14361°WCoordinates: 46°56′20″N 114°08′37″W / 46.93889°N 114.14361°W
|7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Lake Missoula was a prehistoric proglacial lake in western Montana that existed periodically at the end of the last ice age between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago. The lake measured about 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) and contained about 2,100 cubic kilometres (500 cu mi) of water, half the volume of Lake Michigan.[1]
The Glacial Lake Missoula National Natural Landmark is located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northwest of Missoula, Montana, at the north end of the Camas Prairie Valley, just east of Montana Highway 382 and Macfarlane Ranch. It was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1966 because it contains the great ripples (often measuring 25 to 50 feet (7.6 to 15.2 m) high and 300 feet (91 m) long) that served as a strong supporting element for J Harlen Bretz's contention that Washington State's Channeled Scablands were formed by repeated cataclysmic floods over only about 2,000 years, rather than through the millions of years of erosion that had been previously assumed.[2][3]
The lake was the result of an ice dam on the Clark Fork caused by the southern encroachment of a finger of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet into the Idaho Panhandle (at the present day location of Clark Fork, Idaho, at the east end of Lake Pend Oreille). The height of the ice dam typically approached 610 metres (2,000 ft), flooding the valleys of western Montana approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) eastward. It was the largest ice-dammed lake known to have occurred.[4]
The periodic rupturing of the ice dam resulted in the Missoula Floods – cataclysmic floods that swept across eastern Washington and down the Columbia River Gorge approximately 40 times during a 2,000 year period. The cumulative effect of the floods was to excavate 210 cubic kilometres (50 cu mi) of loess, sediment and basalt from the channeled scablands of eastern Washington and to transport it downstream.[5] These floods are noteworthy for producing canyons and other large geologic features through cataclysms rather than through more typical gradual processes.
In addition, Middle and Early Pleistocene Missoula flood deposits have been documented to comprise parts of the glaciofluvial deposits, informally known as the Hanford formation that are found in parts of the Othello Channels, Columbia River Gorge, Channeled Scabland, Quincy Basin, Pasco Basin, and the Walla Walla Valley. The age of these deposits is demonstrated by the presence of multiple interglacial calcretes interbedded in these glaciofluvial deposits, sequences of sediments with normal and reverse magnetostratigraphy, optically stimulated luminescence dating, and unconformity truncated clastic dikes. Based upon these criteria, Quaternary geologists estimated that the oldest of the Pleistocene Missoula floods happened before 1.5 million years ago. The older Pleistocene glaciofluvial deposits within the Hanford formation are fragmentary in nature because they have been repeatedly eroded and largely removed by subsequent Missoula floods. Because of the fragmentary nature of older glaciofluvial deposits, the exact number of older Missoula floods, which are known as Ancient Cataclysmic Floods, that occurred during the Pleistocene cannot be estimated with any confidence. Although Lake Missoula likely was the source of many of the Ancient Cataclysmic Floods, the fragmentary nature of the older deposits within the Hanford formation makes precise determination of the precise origin of the floods that deposited them very difficult.[6][7]
See also[edit]
- Missoula Floods – Cataclysmic floods at the end of the last ice age, in eastern Washington state, US
- Glacial lake outburst flood – A type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails
- Giant current ripples – Depositional forms in diluvial plain and mountain scablands
- Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
- List of prehistoric lakes
- ^ Bjornstad, Bruce N. (c. 2006). On the trail of the Ice Age floods : a geological field guide to the mid-Columbia basin / Bruce Bjornstad. Sandpoint, Idaho: Keokee Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-879628-27-4.
- ^ Soennichsen, John (c. 2008). Bretz's Flood : The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood / John Soennichsen. Seattle, Washington: Sasquatch Books. pp. 215–248. ISBN 978-1-57061-631-0.
- ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
Year designated: 1966
- ^ Alt, David (c. 2001). Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods / David Alt. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-87842-415-6.
- ^ Allen, John Eliot; Burns, Marjorie; Sargent, Sam C. (c. 1986). Cataclysms on the Columbia : a layman's guide to the features produced by the catastrophic Bretz floods in the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-88192-067-3.
- ^ Medley, E. (2012) Ancient Cataclysmic Floods in the Pacific Northwest: Ancestors to the Missoula Floods. Unpublished Masters thesis, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. 174 pp.
- ^ Spencer, P. K., and M. A. Jaffee (2002) Pre-Late Wisconsinan Glacial Outburst Floods in Southeastern Washington—The Indirect Record. Washington Geology. vol. 30, no. 1/2, pp. 9-16.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glacial Lake Missoula.
External links[edit]
- USGS Site on Glacial Lake Missoula
- US Park Service Site for Glacial Lake Missoula National Natural Landmark
- PBS's NOVA (TV series): Mystery of the Megaflood for information on the Missoula Floods
- The Seattle Times' Pacific NW magazine - "Trailing an Apocalypse" - 30-Sep-2007
- The Ice Age Floods Institute
- U of Montana publication, The Montanan, "Sedimental Journey: Following the Path of Glacial Lake Missoula's Flood Waters."
- Pazynych V. Missoula floods - Subglacial Artesian Basin and its Full Physical pattern https://www.academia.edu/36805879/Missoula_floods_-_Subglacial_Artesian_Basin_and_its_Full_Physical_pattern