text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Information for everyone about living and and teaching in BA Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Information for everyone about living and and teaching in BA Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Argentina View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message amymihyangJoined: 22 Oct 2007Posts: 7 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Information for everyone about living and and teaching in BA I'm writing this partly out of frustration and also a sense of giving back to the english teaching community. I started looking at this message board a few months ago before I moved to BA this month. I was greatly disappointed by the lack of responses to the n00bies here along with constant chastisement to them about needing to look back at past responses before they posted. Like many people, I did that as well, and found most of the info grossly out of date, and now that I live here, inaccurate even. I am more than happy to share my experiences so far. Please feel free to PM me. (I'm not sure if I've made enough posts to PM back.) Before you go: I was told that most places will not even talk to you before you get here. This is NOT TRUE. Even despite the slow holiday period between Dec and Feb, I received a number of responses from schools. There is no trick to how to find them. Google. I was given a database from my TEFL school but I think most of the schools I found were through different websites and general patience on the web. I sat and mechanically form emailed all of them with my CV. Many of them asked me to simply contact them when I arrived, but those all led to actual interviews within the first week here. Certification: I was certified in Europe, so I don't have a lot of advice about the certification programs here. I can tell you that it seems to matter. Surely you can get some jobs here, but as I job hunted and my friend here did (she is not certified but has over a year teaching experience in Korea) she is struggling to get interviews. So it will be worth the time and money, at least in BA. Timing: One thing that really frustrated me was that no one could really tell me when things started up in terms of the 'school year.' I picked a flight date and just crossed my fingers. The academic year is slow to start up. I arrived 22 Feb and could have gotten here a week earlier, but some of my classes aren't starting til the end of March. The teaching schools are continuing to sort out details with businesses and confirm classes. I currently have 16 teaching hours and am told I am to get more. I've found I can afford to be picky as the good schools seem to deliver classes. Teaching in general: There is plenty of work here, but be ready to be flexible and travel a lot. The best schools will sit down and thoughtfully help you put together a schedule that will not keep you running around all of BA. Plus many classes are in the suburbs. You should be paid slightly more for them. I interviewed with 5 schools. I accepted positions with the two that asked me the most intelligent, student-concerned questions. Be wary of the places that offer you jobs on the spot. Banking: Depending on how long you stay, you do not need an account here. The jobs issue you a check, and you cash it with your passport. I wouldn't bother opening one unless you need it for specific reasons. It will take you up to a month after you start working to get paid, so plan on that for your move. Also, if you have a Visa debit card, you are only allowed to take out 300 pesos at a time. This is a pain in the ass in terms of fees. Mastercard debits allow you to take out 1000 at a time. Just something to think about. Phones: I was told by Argentinians that often the companies won't offer you a contract plan if they know you're foreign. There are a lot of pay as you go. CTI and Personal seem to be the most popular. They offer deals depending on how many minutes you use. You can also buy more minutes at any Kiosk. Housing: I stayed in a hostel at first and immediately began my housing search upon arrival. I started only looking at BA craigslist, but was later told that it targets foreign people who can afford to pay more. compartodepto.com is a good site, but it's in Spanish, so those who can speak are at a better advantage to find something cheaper. One place I looked at was shown by a landlady who spoke only Spanish. So consider your options a bit limited if you aren't comfortable with the language yet. It should be noted that I was only looking for a room, not an entire flat. I am not familiar with the system in terms of looking for a whole place to myself. El Clarin on Sundays and the Buenos Aires Herald (English) is also supposed to have listings as well. San Telmo is incredibly touristy as a neighborhood, fyi. As I watch my friend who came from Korea to here, a bit of insight: the transition seems difficult as the financial scheme shifts (you will not make money to save here) and it is a frustrating process to piece your schedule together class by class and not have everything sorted for months into the process. I had an expectation that this was going to happen, and knew I needed patience for it. That type of mental preparation can make all the difference sometimes. Also, for anyone who just got here and would like to meet up for a drink, let me know! I'm also involved with the very new chapter of Democrats Abroad here. We're working on ways to help with the elections from here Besos! Back to top parrotheadJoined: 02 Nov 2003Posts: 342Location: Japan Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:49 am Post subject: Fantastic post! Thanks for sharing your experiences. We need more like that here. Back to top diwJoined: 28 Feb 2008Posts: 1 Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:31 am Post subject: Gracias! Thanks for taking time to write this, a huge help! Back to top Phil_bJoined: 14 Oct 2003Posts: 239Location: Back in London Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: interesting info... thanks for the update... accomodation stuff is very interesting... Back to top bhogJoined: 06 Mar 2006Posts: 22Location: KCMO Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:30 am Post subject: Wow! Great post. Only saw it after I'd asked for some of this info in another thread. BTW, I'm coming with a friend and we'd love to meet up for that drink, BUT we won't be there until September! Back to top brianthestriderJoined: 08 Mar 2008Posts: 7 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: Brilliant post Amy. I'm going to copy a link on the facebook group, too. I might just add that these past few days my Mastercard is only allowing me 300 pesos at a time. Another victory for "the man"..... Also here's our experience regarding CUIT numbers. CUIT is a tax number for working here in Buenos Aires, even if you are only here on a tourist visa. The law is unclear but YOU CAN GET A CUIT NUMBER WITH A TOURIST VISA. Some institutes won't employ you unless you have one, but this is not true of all of them. You pay some tax per month and it makes you legitimate. To get your CUIT number you first need a Certificate of Address that you can get for 10 pesos at your nearest police station. Go to the station and a policeman will come to your house later with the cert. Take this and two copies of your passport to your nearest tax office. Your institute should help you find out this info. Also take a copy of your lease if you have one. If you don't speak Spanish, you'll need to bring a friend. It appears to be up to the discretion of the civil servant dealing with you whether or not you get a number! We were fine. Others are not so lucky. If you don't get one, I guess you can keep trying. Some people ´share´numbers, but this is shady.... This final part of the process is completed online and requires good Spanish. All of this info and more is being compiled on a facebook group called English Teachers in Buenos Aires so join up, invite and contribute! Hope this is helpful. Cheers again Amy. Brian Back to top Sabine11Joined: 01 May 2006Posts: 111Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: Quote: I'm writing this partly out of frustration and also a sense of giving back to the english teaching community. I started looking at this message board a few months ago before I moved to BA this month. I was greatly disappointed by the lack of responses to the n00bies here along with constant chastisement to them about needing to look back at past responses before they posted. Like many people, I did that as well, and found most of the info grossly out of date, and now that I live here, inaccurate even. Did it ever occur to you that the older more experienced teachers that used to be here have all left the country several months, even years ago?? ESL teachers in Argentina typically stay in B.A. up to year, even less and then leave the country for various reasons. Others (like myself) may be too busy to post on the forum. Last year Ive spent months without even visiting this forum because I was swamped with work. Some people may not feel like posting at all; its their right. Posting on a forum is not a part-time job or an obligation; its supposed to be voluntary and fun. Im sorry on behalf of everyone here that you were ignored and your feelings were hurt. It wasnt personal. Buena onda, S. Back to top brianthestriderJoined: 08 Mar 2008Posts: 7 Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: Just to add to my comment about CUIT numbers you can find your nearest AFIP office (where you go to apply) at http://www.afip.gov.ar/ and follow the links. Also the form you need to fill in is a Formulario 460/J. The actual place where you pay your tax is at Parana 763, I believe. Back to top schern19Joined: 06 May 2009Posts: 7 Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:36 am Post subject: Thanks! What a great post! Thanks for all the useful information. I will be graduating with a bachelors in Elementary Education this December and was wondering if this would be enough for me to teach English in Argentina. Do I need other certifications and/or experience with teaching? Any information would be of great help! Thanks! Back to top jgzJoined: 20 Jul 2009Posts: 13 Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: Hey, such a great post! Thanks so much for all the information. Back to top Sean1962Joined: 04 Jan 2010Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject: Argentina This is a really useful posting - thankyou. I have recenctly arrived in Argentina and am now in Montevideo. I loved BA and would be really happy to teach there. Can you provide any more pointers since you posted this. Do you know anything about Uruguay. If I return to BA, It would be great to meet up and pick your brain. Thanks again for the time and effort you put in. Sean Back to top LeroyalJoined: 04 May 2010Posts: 5 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject: Argentina Argentina is a great place to visit and live in. Teaching here can be a headache at times and you're not going to save any decent amount of cash, much like the rest of Latin America. Best thing you can hope to do is get a job with a school or institute that offers back to back hours. A lot of people are forced to run around town from 1 place to another to give private lessons here and there and you might get paid for the cost of tranport but I doubt anyone will pay you for the time you spend in transit. From my experience I've had to learn to deal with a mountain of bureaucratic bullshit and redtape to get paid but that's the way things are around here I guess. As great as this place is I can't see myself spending another year here, making just enough to live and saving little for the holidays or time off. Also as everyone here is paid cash in hand you have no rights and when school holidays is on you get no work and no pay. Any questions or anything else just ask. PEACE Back to top longdistancewalkerJoined: 09 Dec 2011Posts: 12 Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:54 am Post subject: Thank you so much for this post. 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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sault Channels Newsletter
A newsletter of the Sault Ste. Marie Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS), Sault Channels is published quarterly, and edited by Arthur Manley email@example.com.
The first couple of pages are taken up by the talks given by the speakers -
In September, Rev. Mal Binks, an Anglican priest at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, talked about how his and his wife's family came to Canada in 1870.
In October, Cathy Blackburn (Region IX Director) discussed "Peeking Under Grandpa's Kilt" and about the many trips he made to Scotland researching the family name of Wilcox.
In November, John Parniak talked about Eastern Europe research - especially back to Galicia, where his Ukrainian/Polish family is from.
In the December issue, there is a rather lengthy article written by Colleen Ray on the Tweedsmuir Histories, and the history of Ansonia, and places along the north shore of Lake Huron.
They have continued with two articles taken from the Sault Daily Star, a newspaper in the community of Sault Ste. Marie. The first article is from the June 16, 1936 issue by Dan McDonald in which the author talks to many of the old settlers of the area. He continued on in another article dated July 9, 1935, talking to the some of the first settlers to the area.
The rest of the newsletter is taken up by notices, a report from the Branch Executive Workshop—which took place in September in Toronto—and news about the OGS Cruise that will leave New York City on September 10th for New England, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
If you wish more information about the Sault Ste. Marie & District Branch, please visit their website at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onogsssm.
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I've been a little hesitant to mention this technical white paper on this forum, but since I see so many postings from people that are new to parallel programming, I thought I'll bring it under the attention.
With 87 pages, this is a very extensive paper. I wrote it with those interested in parallel programming (but new to this topic) in mind. I know how overwhelming this can be. Also, in case you post a question on the forum here, those responding may assume you're familiar with the basic concepts, but that may not be the case. If that is your situation, this paper may come to the rescue since it covers the basics you'll need to learn more about before getting started.
In addition to covering the basic concepts, both OpenMP as well as MPI are introduced by way of an example. It ends with a hybrid example, combining MPI and OpenMP. This part of the paper is meant to get you started writing your first parallel program, but the coverage here is by no stretch of the imagination a complete overview of those paradigms. For that, there are books
One word of warning, the title may be a little misleading. You might think this is a promotional paper about the Oracle Solaris Studio compilers, but that is not the case. Obviously I needed a compiler with OpenMP support to show the examples, but there is actually much less coverage of these compilers than the title suggests.
If you're interested, you can get your copy here:
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The Club Industry conference and trade show's move from McCormick Place in Chicago to the Las Vegas Convention Center was the topic of much conversation during the Oct. 10-12 show. Concluding its 27th year, the show's change in location helped attract more West Coast attendees along with its Midwest and East Coast audience. Next year, the show will return to McCormick Place in Chicago, Oct. 23-25.
On the first day of the show, more than 50 people attended tours of the Zappos corporate headquarters and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Participants in the Zappos tour saw the company's offices and heard about the brand, culture and employee benefits at Zappos while those touring UNLV got an inside look at its $55 million, 165,000-square-foot rec center. That evening, attendees escaped the unusually cold Las Vegas night to network at the show's welcome reception at FIRST Food & Bar at The Palazzo Hotel.
On the second day, Club Industry presented its annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Joe Cirulli, founder of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers, Gainesville, FL. Cirulli received the award for his passion for fitness and entrepreneurship and for establishing a leading fitness company despite many adversities in his early career.
Also on the second day, John DiJulius, president and owner of John Robert's Spa and of consulting company The DiJulius Group, presented the keynote about how to deliver optimal customer service. DiJulius suggested that instead of setting rigid policies, club operators should set guidelines. Doing so allows staff to make exceptions when appropriate and to promptly respond to unique member demands.
CEOs from some of the most profitable commercial clubs, medical fitness centers and fitness management companies attended the second annual invitation-only CEO Summit. Though conversations were kept private, the summit attracted a group of 30 CEOs, including Mark Mastrov of New Evolution Ventures, Lafayette, CA; Chuck Runyon of Anytime Fitness, Hastings, MN; Gale Landers of Fitness Formula Clubs, Chicago; and Jim Snow of Gold's Gym International, Irving, TX.
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The top three most visited IKN posts this week are...
...in reverse order:
Third Place: "Your weekend math break" though to be fair, I think 50 or so of the hits were just from me, I've re-watched this so many times. "Do I cut pizzas for a living? No."
Second Place: "The Asanko (AKG) short report". A post that takes you to the K2 Assoc hit-piece on Asanko (AKG). The report clearly had some effect on AKG during the week, as the stock dropped (down 8.9% on the US Dollar ticker) while most others in the mining sector rose sharply thanks to the gold pop. Then again, K2 says the thing has a potential 90% downside, not just 9%. We'll see on that and the first acid test will surely be AKG's 2q16 production numbers and guidance, coming soon to the NR near you.First Place: "Sell Dalradian Resources (DNA.to) (from IKN372)", which means a piece of the Weekly is the most popular note on the blog once again, probably because I'm not making much of an effort on the blog these days.
The list of surprises goes on
Brexit wins
Iceland wins
Wales wins
Novak loses
The GOP convention this month could be more interesting than most editions.
UPDATE: However, some things never change. Germany win a penalty shoot-out (they haven't lost one since 1976).
The Friday OT: Nils Frahm; More (from Late Night Tales)
I fell asleep to this song last night, slept soundly and dreamed of beauty. Now it's your turn.
Jon Hopkins gave this an expanded audience via his Late Night Tales and I'm one of those sets of new ears. Glad to have discovered Frahm too, a wonderful world away from your average electronic music mediocrity.
In The IKN Weekly this weekend...
...another brand new stock reco on an exploration stage mining company (and by the way, last week's reco is up by nearly 40%). Last week's reco was a simple story and this weekend's is another one, though slightly different in aspect; This time it's a case of getting on before an almighty promo pump starts, which will be soon. I'd rather take money away from the scumballs than from the naive.
Naughty naughty Asanko Gold (AKG): Selective disclosure is illegal
IKN knows the Canadian regulatory authorities read this blog (OSC, IIROC etc) and this post, ladies and gentlemen of those offices, is for you. Canada Day or not, time for you guys to pick up the phone and ask Peter Breese and his merry band a few pertinent questions.
We noted earlier this week that an insto known as K2 Associates published a report on Asanko Gold (AKG) (AKG.to). We know that K2 are short AKG and we know their publication is one of those known as a "hit piece", providing the public with (what they say) is evidence that the stock is overvalued. Also for what it's worth, this desk has had a few exchanges with other houses and anal ysts since then and there are a range of view out there, from "it's a BS report" to "they have a point". Finally, I would like to make clear that I have no position or opinion on AKG, IKN is strictly neutral
But now for the reason for today's post: It has come to light that after the K2 report was published, AKG held a conference call for anal ysts. However, the ConfCall was not made public, it was invitation only, there is no record of the ConfCall happening and the company almost certainly gave this small and select band (let's call them "the friends of AKG") material information that has not yet been made public. That's the kind of cheap trick that calls into doubt the reputation of any company, not just a producing miner current under attack from people who accuse them of hiding facts from the public. It's also illegal, as Newcrest found out to its chagrin when it was fined for giving selective disclosure in 2014 (and in that case Newcrest could almost be called innocent and making a genuine mistake).
This latest twist potentially explains why AKG is down in New York trading today when just about anything else in the mining sector is up.
IKN ad revenues update
We haven't done one of these posts for quite a while and I know a few of you are interested in the subject, plus there's been a sea-change in the cash brought in by the Google adverts on this blog and things are different from the last time we made mention, so here goes:
Last month (June 2016) revenues from the little adverts you see on these pages reached U$260.30, which is the best number since 2011. That's also a big change from the middle of last year when , for reasons unknown, revenues slumped to under $100/month on a couple of occasions.
I don't know the exact reasons for he improvement in earnings, but I think it's because of 1) more viewers of the blog (there's been a big uptick in viewing figures in 2016) and 2) Google getting its act together on mobile device adverts and scoring more revenue from hand-held screens. The interesting bit is the second one, because that would make GOOG the stock a decent buy coming into earnings season if this small and completely anecdotal example is emulated across the market.
And finally, there's no need to write in and mock, I know $100 or $200 a month is hardly a king's ransom and not the kind of cash that changes anyone's life. But it's enough to pay household bills, it feels like 'free money' this end and I'm enough of a numbernerd to care about datasets. Which is why I bother.
One hundred years ago today
There were other days and other battles of course, some of them (e.g. Verdun) had already happened, but the first day of The Somme, July 1st 2016, has gone down as the emblematic slaughter of the First World War. It would be very easy to add to the mountains already written but it would bound to be trite in nature so rather than any extra words of mine, we'll go with some immortal ones from somebody who lived and died in the trenches.
Strange Meeting
Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918)
It seemed that out of the battle I escaped
Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped
Through granites which Titanic wars had groined.
Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned,
Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred.
Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared
With piteous recognition in fixed eyes,
Lifting distressful hands as if to bless.
And by his smile, I knew that sullen hall;
By his dead smile I knew we stood in Hell.
With a thousand fears that vision's face was grained;
Yet no blood reached there from the upper ground,
And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan.
"Strange, friend," I said, "Here is no cause to mourn."
"None," said the other, "Save the undone years,
The hopelessness. Whatever hope is yours,
Was my life also; I went hunting wild
After the wildest beauty in the world,
Which lies not calm in eyes, or braided hair,
But mocks the steady running of the hour,
And if it grieves, grieves richlier than here.
For by my glee might many men have laughed,
And of my weeping something has been left,
Which must die now. I mean the truth untold,
The pity of war, the pity war distilled.
Now men will go content with what we spoiled.
Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled.
They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress,
None will break ranks, though nations trek from progress.
Courage was mine, and I had mystery;
Wisdom was mine, and I had mastery;
To miss the march of this retreating world
Into vain citadels that are not walled.
Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels
I would go up and wash them from sweet wells,
Even with truths that lie too deep for taint.
I would have poured my spirit without stint
But not through wounds; not on the cess of war.
Foreheads of men have bled where no wounds were.
I am the enemy you killed, my friend.
I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned
Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed.
I parried; but my hands were loath and cold.
Let us sleep now ...
It's so bullish out there, that...
...the market has even decided that Primero Mining (PPP) can make money now.
That's as impressive a signal as they come.
Anyway, happy birthday Canada. You get to play catch-up on Monday when the USA does happy birthdays.
Guatemala: Today El Tambor....
...and tomorrow, who knows?
Yesterday the Guatemala courts ruled that the El Tambor (aka La Puya) gold mine in Guatemala, owned by private US company Kappes (KCA), must be closed and its licence suspended because it did not have the necessary "social licence permit", in other words formal permission from its local community to operate.
For the record, Tahoe Resources (TAHO) at Escobal doesn't have that piece of paper, either. Consider it next in the firing line.
Ralph Rushton leaves Gold Group
The Simon Ridgway empire, that is. Just so you know.
Light aircraft
In Race To The Bottom news...
...the British Pound (GBP) does the obvious the moment that the CenBank chief says the obvious:
At least we don't get President Boris, thanks to the nefarious "Et Tu Brute" Gove, who read the cowardice of Johnson correctly. We should be grateful for small mercies, though the way in which Boris Johnson played lead lemming and then stops at the edge to watch his fellow citizens make the big drop...that's fun.
Porter Stansberry now shorting Almaden Minerals (AMM.to) (AAU)
With the stock at U$1.56, this morning Porter Stansberry has decided to put "buy to" price of U$1.30 on the stock, effectively calling short on Almaden to the people that rocketed the junior up from its sub-dollar levels when he started this BS-pump. Unsurprisingly AMM is selling off this morning on the news.
Argentina's new 500 Peso banknote
As from tomorrow, June 30th 2016, this goes into circulation in Argentina (front and back shown):
The new 500 Peso banknote takes over from the 100 Peso note as Argentina's biggest denomination note and it's about time, too. With the forex standing at ArgP$15.29 to one US Dollar, it means that up to today the biggest note, the 100, had the buying power of U$6.54 and people either had to credit card even for small-scale purchases or carry around bulky wads in their pockets.
Anyway, the new 500 has a U$32.70 equivalent and makes more sense. Nice picture of a jaguar on it too, a resident of the far North of the country.
Continental Gold (CNL.to): The Ron Stewart factor
One of Canada's most respected anal ysts, Ron Stewart of Dundee upped his target on Continental Gold (CNL.to) yesterday afternoon, calling the investment opportunity "compelling" along the way. The reaction:
Don't mess with the best, the best don't mess.
Dalradian (DNA.to) and your lyin' eyes
Via mail, your humble scribe was accused of "waaaaay over reacting" (sic) on the call to sell Daradian Resources (DNA.to) made Sunday evening, due to the new political risk uptick, and the advice move any cash in DNA to other mining places. Let's examine evidence:
And said evidence suggests that dumping a five day 14% underperformer isn't so much of an over-reaction, more a smart call. One can only assume the "waaaaay over reacting" (sic idem) comes from a DNA long who is either ignorant or nervous. Or both.
PS: Galantas Gold (GAL.v) is 20% down since Brexit, too.
PS: Galantas Gold (GAL.v) is 20% down since Brexit, too.
The Asanko (AKG) short report
To be clear, I have no position in Asanko (AKG) (AKG.to) and that's unlikely to change, therefore I have no dog in this race.
That said, via kind reader L here's the link to the short report on AKG published today by K2 Associates, who are short AKG and think there's a potential 90% downside on the stock. After reading their thesis, I'm forced to say that they may have a point. Go take a look.
Ten days of Lara Exploration (LRA.v)
Even by Agora's pumphouse standards, this is getting ridiculous:
Got any thoughts on that, beloved IKN house mascot parrot?
Agreed. And though IKN warns that it's not the prettiest image, here's a link for those of you who would like a GIF-based commentary on the LRA price action.
Andrew Kaip of BMO's poor analysis of Sandstorm Gold is confirmed...by BMO
In the post "When sellside brokerage anal ysts get it totally wrong, BMO and Sandstorm (SAND) (SSL.to) edition", we noted how Andrew Kaip of BMO vastly underestimated the upside potential of SAND by sticking a 12 month U$4.50 target price on the stock, a price that was taken out the very next day. We summed up by saying:
1) Kaip won't get into trouble for this because he basically called the stock higher and it went higher. Anal ysts face flak on those rare occasions they're daft/brave enough to call sell on a stock, not buy (or that ultimate get-out phrase, "market perform" linked to a tepid upside percentage call).2) But it's not a "market perform" at all, it's obviously a "market outperform". He's done his readers a disservice by not getting them into a stock that moved 13.9% in the space of one day.3) This can only mean that Kaip hasn't read SAND correctly. There's something very wrong with his basic assumptions and, as a public service, IKN invites said anal yst to consider just why he's got the call on this stock so obviously wrong. He may become better at his job from such a period of necessary introspection.
Therefore, the thronging masses here at IKN Nerve Centre had a good old guffaw and chuckle when reading the NR out of SAND yesterday announcing its U$50m bot deal, which starts like this (IKN highlights and bold-types for fun):
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT:SAND)(TSX:SSL) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and BMO Capital Markets (the "Underwriters") pursuant to which they have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 11,236,000 common shares of Sandstorm (the "Common Shares") at a price of US$4.45 per Common Share, for aggregate continues here.
And no warrants on that. In other words, BMO is happy to buy SAND shares at U$4.45 when its house target is U$4.50, which can only mean one of two things:
1) It as a brokerage is happy about offering its clients a 5c mark-up on a U$4.45 stock (or 1.1% once the holding period is done).
2) The people higher up at BMO don't agree with their own anal yst.
Guess which one is more likely?
Lundin Gold (LUG.to): The share count begins its upward climb, plus a re-visit of IKN370
In light of the news out of Lundin Gold (LUG.to) yesterday that it's running a bought deal to raise just under $95m (gross proceeds including the over-allotment facility which will fill, be in no doubt), your author returned to read the last piece he penned on the company, in IKN370 dated June 12th that took a better and closer look at one of the mysteries of LUG.to, its total State burden it will need to pay to Ecuador in order to play mining at Fruta del Norte (FDN).
It was a long-ish note and I'm not going to re-print it all but here's how it ended, including a price chart to that date.
"The bottom line, after having done some real investigation into the subject rather than guesstimating, I'm still left with having to make some educated guesses but we can say that the 29% effective rate over LOM mentioned by CEO Hochstein may turn out to be somewhat optimistic, but it's not going to be far out. If I had to bet (and I don't) I'd be careful about making too many offset assumptions about the profit sharing to corporate tax, then not assume that IVA rebates will be in the post quickly, but there's every reason to believe LUG in Ecuador will have an effective tax rate in the low 30s %. That's pretty competitive to peer countries and if Ecuador can offer the stability and long-term miner-friendliness that President Correa espouses, they'll be fine.
However, it doesn't take away from the fact that even with this lower rate of tax in real terms, LUG.to at FDN has just offered up to the market a project with economics that don't sparkle. And this after Ecuador reportedly made plenty of concessions to LUG during negotiations and is taking a much softer stance towards FDI projects such as this, which underscores just why Kinross decided to walk away in its time at FDN when Correa was playing hardball.
When I ran the numbers earlier this year in the NOBS report of IKN357 dated March 13th, I couldn't help but come to the conclusion that under the circumstances, with a key Feas Study in the works and then the hunt for capital to build its mine afterwards, LUG.to shares looked expensive for what they were. Since then we've seen gold jump, the bull market for mining companies take off, LUG got a positive price jolt when Porter Stansberry pumped the stock to his big list of investors and now the FS is here. Next we have the capex raise which, if you believe the press will start at U$820m, may be a lot higher (16) and come in two phases, first U$120m to U$140m round of equity, then at U$700m commercial (probably debt) facility. That's a lot of raise for a U$445m market cap company to support and the way in which the FS assumed a 5% discount rate isn't helping the optics of the raise and its real burden on the project. What we do know for sure is that LUG is currently running on fumes and will HAVE to raise its cash soon, because for one thing it's part of the terms of agreement with the government of Ecuador and for another, they've just taken out a $5m bridge loan with main sponsors the Lundins to tide treasury over. And $5m isn't going to last very long here.
This weekend's CAD$5.62 share price for 101.3m shares (and that new small bridge loan) still looks expensive, sorry and all that, it's not for us smallfry retailers until we know how much the bigboy financiers are going to extract for their kind patronage. I expect the share price to continue weakening and $5.25, even under $5, looks in the cards. End."
That's enough June 12th script and back here today June 28th, I can't help reflecting that the already proven and convicted securities fraudster Porter Stansberry has been trying to make himself a new BFF in he shape of Lukas Lundin (by the way, hi Jack! Thanks for reading! How's your work experience going under Ron? Best to your pops), what with the timing of his blatant pump call on this stock just before the period in which LUG needed to start the raising process. But on the other hand, what with gold's rise since then I don't think there's much downside in this stock from here, certainly not as much as Itinerant's rather neophyte short call on the stock late last week. People, if you're going to short a mining stock don't make it one that can score you 20%, make it one that has a heap of debt already on board and a serious chance of being sliced in half, or make it one that's an empty box being held up by rah-rah noise with a real chance of going to zero. LUG isn't either of those and what's more, its all-star cast of names and the undoubtedly strong deposit itself will mean it's not going to run out of friends (and using the WFT argument to short the stock at $1,300/oz gold when the WFT doesn't even kick in until U$1,480/oz, that's just plain silly, Sinking Alpha people). The best guess here is that LUG goes into inertia mode and fiddles round its current PPS during the capex raising and build-out stages. It's going to be a boring stock and if you want boring you're in the wrong sector of the market.
PS: Hey Porter! How's that defamation suit coming along against me? Keep in touch on that one now, won't you? But you know you can't add anything to it from this post today, because "convicted securities fraudster" is exactly what you are, scumball.
Top Google search queries in England today
What is The EU?
Where is Iceland?
How to play football.
Sell Dalradian Resources (DNA.to) (from IKN372)
A segment from IKN372, out last night:
Dalradian (DNA.to) and BrexitFallout from the UK's decision to vote Leave last week will come in all shapes and sizes. In the great scheme of things what follows here is a tinysmall consequence compared to the massive issues now on the table such as EU membership, the new political leaders of parties in the UK, et cetera and so forth. But it is our focus subject and we're also talking about a company we've covered on these pages as well as traded (with reasonable success too), Dalradian Resources (DNA.to). Though small, this is a practical consequence of the Brexit vote and our field of interest, so here goes.It's way too early to be dramatic about the future of Northern Ireland and the ramifications from the Brexit vote result are only starting to show. Therefore I am not talking about clear negatives such as a return to hard borders between North and South, the vote for a reunification of Ireland (though Sinn Fein will push that agenda as from tomorrow in the Irish parliament, it's the party's basic raison d'etre after all), a split from the UK nor even more stressful things such as troops on the ground to quell any resumption of sectarianism (the Catholic/Protestant issues of the country aren't counted in decades but in centuries, yes things are much better now but multi-generational conflicts can be tough to extinguish completely).I am not considering any of the potential bad cases, for Northern Ireland in general or Dalradian specifically as they are too far in the future to consider seriously for a junior mining company investment. However we must be clear, what this does do is add a significant amount of political uncertainly to business investment in Northern Ireland and that includes DNA. In our focus company's case it's worse, as right now DNA is on the permitting track and in the period when it wants political and authority certainty, from which it goes to market to raise capital (or sells to the highest bidder). Who will be governing the land in two years' time? In five? That's the timescale a mining project such as Curraghinalt needs. What will the laws be? Will previously awarded permits be recognized? Will local grievances become louder? What will the exchange rate be for the pay of workers at the mine? How much tax will the company pay? A hundred other unknowns have suddenly shown their head above the parapet. The Curraghinalt deposit and project is one thing, but its political situation has suddenly taken a turn for the worse. The IKN Weekly's recommendation is to avoid exposure to Dalradian Resources (DNA.to) until such time as the political future of Northern Ireland is better understood. Yes, that means sell if you still own shares and as a post-script, that call goes for other Northern Ireland exposed companies such as Galantas Gold (GAL.v). Even in a best case situation DNA (and GAL and others) aren't going to benefit as much from the safe haven interest in gold as other juniors, transferring any cash from these to other similar stocks working other countries is a simple and practical call.
Regarding political risk
You may be interested to learn that on this bright and pleasant Monday morning, the biggest story in South America is not Brexit, or the EU's trails, or the UK's political crisis, or the market's slump. It's that Leo Messi has announced he won't play for Argentina any more. And it's top story by mile in all countries, not just Argentina. So, splain me again how South America is such a risk-laden place to invest and the North is the place for investment peace of mind and low political risk, will you?
Past performance does not guarantee future results, but...
...I don't care, HudBay's (HBM) going under U$4:
I've even heard some crazy talk about HBM being a buyout target. The only people who could think that are numbskulls who've never bothered to open this dog's balance sheet.
Pet Rock update
Jason Zweig still getting paid for writing in the WSJ, is he?
The IKN Weekly, out now
IKN372 has just been sent to subscribers. A new trade is the main event, plus laughing at the stupid Brits. Because they're very stupid and there comes a time when all you can do is laugh.
And well done Chile.
And well done Chile.
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Your Sunday evening British Pound update
Another BOHICA* moment for the GBP coming your way.
The waste of space Osborne is due to speak to the world before the LSE opens tomorrow morning, though anything he says apart from "I resign" will be empty words. The man who tried to scare Brits into voting Remain by threatening an emergency budget cannot apply that now, he'd be laughed out the room.
IKN's prediction for Monday: The world gets used to the idea of a UK out of the EU, no panic in the big stage, no crash, but London will start to sink all by itself. If isolation is what they want, isolation is what they will get.
*bend over here it comes again
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Australia Wants To Join The Snooper's Club: Why That's Bad For All Of Us
from the everybody's-doin'-it dept
They say that a lie is halfway around the world before the truth has got its boots on, and the same seems to be true about Internet policy: the bad ideas spread like wildfire, while the good ones languish in obscurity. Snooping on the Net activity of an entire population is the latest example: now Australia wants to join the club that currently consists of the US and UK, with Canada waiting in the wings. Here's part of the EFF's excellent summary of what the Australian government is proposing:
Last week, Australian Attorney General Nicola Roxon submitted to Parliament a package of proposals intended to advance a National Security Inquiry in an effort to expand governmental surveillance powers. In a 60-page discussion paper, Roxon calls for making it easier for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on Twitter and Facebook users, which would likely be achieved by compelling companies to create backdoors to enable surveillance. The proposals also revive a controversial data retention regime. And an especially problematic proposal would go so far as to establish a new crime: failure to assist law enforcement in the decryption of communications.
That last part is clearly modeled on a similar provision requiring encryption keys to be handed to the police on demand found in the UK's Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Surprisingly, that was passed back in 2000, but it is only now that most people are waking up to the ridiculous nature of its measures. As Rick Falkvinge explained in a recent post:
You're not going to be sent to jail for refusal to give up encryption keys. You're going to be sent to jail for an inability to unlock something that the police think is encrypted. Yes, this is where the hairs rise on our arms: if you have a recorded file with radio noise from the local telescope that you use for generation of random numbers, and the police asks you to produce the decryption key to show them the three documents inside the encrypted container that your radio noise looks like, you will be sent to jail for up to five years for your inability to produce the imagined documents.
In that same column, Falkvinge makes a crucial point:
The next step, of course, is that the citizens protect themselves from snooping -- at which point some bureaucrat will confuse the government's ability to snoop on citizen's lives for a right to snoop on citizen's lives at any time, and create harsh punishments for any citizens who try to keep a shred of their privacy.
This is precisely what is happening in the countries that are bringing in blanket surveillance of their entire populations: just because this is now becoming technically possible, so the argument goes, we must implement such schemes because otherwise terrorists and pedophiles will take advantage of technology in ways that will make their discovery and arrest harder.
But just because something can be done, doesn't mean that it should. Exactly the same argument could be made about installing CCTV in everyone's home: with the falling cost of cameras, and the availability of the Internet, that's now a realistic option. It would also ensure that those same terrorists and pedophiles couldn't use advanced technology like curtains to thwart the forces of law and order.
And yet nobody would seriously suggest bringing in such a scheme, because it is recognized as a step too far, and that there are other ways of catching criminals without recourse to such extreme measures -- using traditional police and intelligence techniques that aren't dependent on deploying technology, but build on basic human skills and professional experience. So why is it suddenly acceptable to bring in the digital equivalent of CCTVs that record our every online move?
One reason is probably because governments can point to each others' plans to show that "everyone" is doing it, which means it is "obviously" a reasonable thing to do. That makes the latest announcement of snooping plans bad not just for Australians, but for everyone else too, since it bolsters the argument that total Net surveillance is the new normal.
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Post-Disaster Public Channel Could Speed, Expand Recovery Efforts: Recommended Reading
Apr 23, 2013, 2:56 PM
A Buzzfeed article posted in the days after the explosions at the Boston Marathon last week reported on hashtags and Google docs that emerged in the hours after the explosions, and pointed out the need for expanded "disaster and crisis coordination online, beyond hashtags." The article notes a new San Francisco initiative in collaboration with the design firm IDEO—a social networking website and app to connect people who want to help with those who need it, which will let individuals preregister homes where people in need can find emergency shelter, supplies and useful skills such as First Aid certification. According to the post, "instead of scanning hashtags [in order to offer assistance], people will be able to simply log in to a preexisting community."
There was a soft launch of the system in January and the organizations are now collecting user feedback.
Jenine Harris, PhD, an assistant professor at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, reported on expanded use of social media by local health departments during the recent Keeneland Conference on public health services and systems research held in Lexington, Ky. Dr. Harris says of the San Francisco project that "the more active a social media channel, the more people follow it, so if these channels could be tweeting or retweeting regularly they would probably draw larger audiences." Harris suggests that health departments could retweet information from their channels and increase visibility.
>>Read the Buzzfeed article.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF New Public Health blog.


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My impression is that there are very few American-born children of Indian descent available for adoption domestically. The best way to determine this accurately would be to contact agencies and houses of worship in the communities in the US with the largest populations of people of East Indian descent.
Adopting internationally may indeed be easier for non-resident Indians. Go the this page within the IChild site http://www.ichild.org/nriadopt.htm


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This is my current talk page, I'm currently active for the next few days, if i didn't reply back, I'm probably busy since school started at my country or i am actively editing on the Inazuma Eleven Wiki but i will reply back.
Before leaving a message, don't forget to use a signature and no cursing or using bad words. Anyways feel free to leave a message anytime or ask anything.
Hi, AW28! Good news, if you're votes are gonna keep up, you will 100% Adminship. Currently, only 2 people will be promoted to Admin and you and Bullet Francisco have the best chance, followed by Jello Rabbit. Then, by, BassJapas and then Darkrain10 but lastly, Evanf. Arceus The God of Pokemon 14:07, June 4, 2011 (UTC)
hey can you make a archive for my talk page please? Thanks! ^_^ Lily the Girl who Loves Anime & Manga 21:05, June 4, 2011 (UTC)
On your User page I saw the anime you like. I like Naruto, Bleach, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Death Note, Inazuma Eleven, K-ON!, Fairy Tale, Pokemon, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Full Metal Alchemist and InuYasha. I am Arceus, the God of Pokemon!! 12:06, June 5, 2011 (UTC)
Hi! AW28, if you want, I'll make you a signature like mine.
This is a good one:
AW28-The Chief Editor of the Manga Department
You can check the code in source code format (next to controls) then copy paste it to your custom signature box. If you dont like it, I can make another one. -- I am Arceus, the God of Pokemon!! 12:17, June 5, 2011 (UTC)
I can also create 3 image ones, but most won't fit. You must have short names like Ash, N, Gold, Red, etc. I am...Arceus...The God...of Pokemon! 16:04, June 5, 2011 (UTC)
Thank You SO much! ^_^ it loads SO much faster! Lily the Girl who Loves Anime & Manga 19:57, June 5, 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I do have a facebook, I've had it since my seventh grade year, it's just a different account from then though, because I had a bunch of people that I disliked on my account. I don't mind if you add me though, I'd feel honoured actually. Jäzzi Talk 23:45,7/2/2020 13:24, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
I haven't talked to you for a long time now... I saw that you are in the lead for the user of the month poll.I hope you win.
KateWolf 00:22, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
Sory if i have'nt mesage or greted you a lng time now,i usually read more than edit in wikia sites.
Anyays ho'ws it been'? (Sorry for some mispelings,im on a hurry currently)Pokemon Trainer Silver!(I Challenge you to a Pokemon Battle!) 13:34, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
You can probably change it. Ask Crimson. And I'll click it in a second.--Bullet Francisco (talk) 17:23, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
Avatar Release
The new series will be on the air next year and it will include 26 episodes. It was supposed to come out this year but they postponed it. Also, Nickelodeon signed for 6 seasons of avatar (3 already being done [water, earth, and fire] and the next one being Legends of Korra) They still have 2 more seasons after that so they'll be around for a bit more ;) Technology Wizard · talk 22:41, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah everybody is interested in that! They said that they will release something about her "one way or another" which means that it might not be revealed in the series itself, but probably in an interview or something. Technology Wizard · talk 23:13, June 9, 2011 (UTC)
- No I actually havn't heard about that. I am pretty sure that they all didn't just die. I mean the new series takes place only 70 years after, they would all be in their 80's so they are hopefully alive :) too bad we have to wait another year though :/ Technology Wizard · talk 18:15, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah I bet. I have not seen it yet but when I do I bet it will be outrageous :P Technology Wizard · talk 23:38, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- Haha he might look like Monk Gyatso or a rinkled old prune. Technology Wizard · talk 23:44, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- (: I guess so. I can't stop laughing about Toph teaching Korra! Technology Wizard · talk 23:51, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- If you want, I can keep you updated on The legend of Korra ;) Technology Wizard · talk 00:33, June 12, 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, I am. I came from Tacloban City, now I live in Ohio, I live less than 20 miles away from Crimson.--Bullet Francisco (talk) 19:52, June 9, 2011 (UTC)
Re:Rollback ask
I not sure whether you need to wait. Maybe you should ask BassJapas, she rewrote the RfA page and she might know more about it. Crimsnnavy C S 20:14, June 9, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Important ask
In my point of view (which I guess is of more value than I thought since Crimson directed you to me) it's perfectly acceptable for you to change your request. Although a couple of things should be done, since you're changing your request, you should move your request to the bottom of the list (since it'd technically be considered a "new request" even though it was already on the page), and as much as I hate to say this (since you were very close and had nearly the needed amount), but the votes+comments should be removed, since again, it'd technically be considered a new request. Jäzzi Talk 23:45,7/2/2020 10:53, June 10, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes I do and this is my last day and then I am in tenth grade!! Jello Rabbit! The Bounciest Jello Evah!
Re:Want to talk?
Sure, I'm not busy. Want to go on IRC to chat to save clogging up our talk pages?
Hstar Talk Contributions 12:10, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
I'm back on the chat, sorry I had to go - I had to buy birthday presents and go to a Guitar Lesson.
Hstar Talk Contributions 14:54, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
Collarbone + Soccer
I'm feeling a bit better now, and I play both striker and mid-field in soccer. ☆Meet Darkraian10... The Blogger of PokePower!☆ 14:06, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
My number is 2, and no, I havn't seen that... :( ☆Meet Darkraian10... The Blogger of PokePower!☆ 14:14, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
Sorry... Maybe a different time... My friends are coming over and I need to go pick them up... Maybe a different time! ☆Meet Darkraian10... The Blogger of PokePower!☆ 14:20, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
I don't have one. ^.^--Bullet Francisco (talk) 16:27, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
I don't kow, the reason is the same for why most Filipinos come to the U.S I guess. :P --Bullet Francisco (talk) 22:59, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
I haven't...--Bullet Francisco (talk) 23:05, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
First i see you on the 39 clues then i see you hereWiseamy0818 23:29, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
Do you think i should still work there work here or work for both.
How do you put that stuff like Wiseamy0818 is a fan of (pokemon's name) Wiseamy0818 15:21, June 12, 2011 (UTC)
I would like to start a new project, called "Project Markup" and it would be to help fix the mark up in the pages. Like, how things look in the edit screen. I know it's not that important, but some things that are viewable in edit screen mess up in viewing mode. It would clean up how things are viewed in the edit screen. My position however, I'd probably be an overall editor, since I never really focus on one thing. Like I edit character and anime articles, but also game articles. So, yeah. BassJapas(Talk)
- Yes, multitasker seems the best position for me. And no, I don't still have classes. But I still have school. We're doing work to get credit for next year. So we have half days this week, and then I end completely on the twentieth. I'm actually about to head off to school now, so I won't be able to respond. BassJapas(Talk)
RE : Ask
Sure, I think rollback is perfect for you. Sorry I haven't replied for the last message you set me. I have been busy on another wiki latley.
KateWolf 14:27, June 13, 2011 (UTC)
How am i going to get badges. maybe you were right that i should go to the the 39 clues wiki. Wiseamy0818
Re: Curiosity
Thanks for saying so. As to favorite Kingdom Hearts game, it's hard to choose since they're all so epic. And I do like some of the anime episodes of pokemon. One of my least favories is "Crusin for a Losin'" when May received a harsh scolding from the judges.
BTW, you're gonna be the next user of the month. No mistake about that.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 12:24, June 15, 2011 (UTC)
My fave character has to be Iris. She's tough as Misty, girly as Dawn and she has a Dragon pokemon too.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 01:12, June 16, 2011 (UTC)
If Misty was in Best Wishes she'd probably look like this: [[File:HGSSMisty.png|thumb|left]] My fave pairing has to be Ash and May, you know, since before season 9 they had the same voice actress. Plus remember in "The Bicker the Better" they would get into the biggest arguments since Ash and Misty?
Ash and May: "We're not a couple, and we're not happy neither!"
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 11:59, June 16, 2011 (UTC)
Well Iris did meet Drayden when she was a kid. Maybe when they get to Opelucid Drayden will have Iris battle Ash in his place. That's my guess.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 11:25, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
BW036. I even did a synopsis for that article.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 20:35, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
Lorelei in Generation I, A tie between Will and Karen in Generation II, Phoebe in Generation III, Flint in Generation IV and a tie between Shauntal and Caitlin in Generation V.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 03:25, June 18, 2011 (UTC)
Well Drayden was pretty powerful. That's how I see it. Also it's the origin of Iris' Excadrill and why it won't obey her. And Iris can communicate well with pokemon.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 18:40, June 18, 2011 (UTC)
Tobias is powerful. Maybe he has a whole team of Legendary Pokemon. But he did compliment Ash so maybe he's not as bad as everyone claims he is. That's my opinion.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 12:05, June 20, 2011 (UTC)
Hard to say. Probably Cynthia.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 16:35, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
I will. I'll try to make this wikia the best it can be, with everyone's help of course.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 03:18, June 22, 2011 (UTC)
Monster Hunter
Yeah I edit on MH Wiki as I got into the game from Tri (the Wii Monster Hunter) and then bought the PSP to play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and recently bought Monster Hunter Freedom(I guess it's Monster Hunter Portable for your country) to help fill in stuff we are missing in its section so yeah I do have MH games. About Kyogre, I like him as he is the flagship pokemon of Sapphire the first Pokemon game I played. As for Swampert he was the first starter I used which is the reason I like him.
SapphireWave(Talk) 17:04, June 15, 2011 (UTC)
I'm in the US. Over here and in Europe and Australia the games have the word Freedom instead of Portable (i.e. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for us). Hope that clears up the confusion with the names. SapphireWave(Talk) 00:23, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
Re:Pokemon Games
Hey, AW28 (I can call you that, right?)
I have quite a few Pokemon games, not just limited to those on handheld consoles. I have Pokemon Gold, which I still play quite frequently, despite the fact I have to start again every time. And, I also play the remake versions (and for some reason, SoulSilver is more enjoyable than HeartGold). Anyways, I also have Pokemon Battle Revolution for the Wii, although I only play that when friends come over with their DSes so I can own them with my EV-trained team. I also have several 3rd Gen games (like FireRed, LeafGreen Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald).Hope this answers your question.
{{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 12:28, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
Although I don't mind the anime, the Pokemon Special (Adventures) manga is innumerably better, as I find it to be based more upon the games than just random nonsense like the anime. About Pokemon Black, I have that game, but I just don't like it, as it is aesthetically displeasing. What I mean is, that, not that the whole "technologically advanced world" idea isn't bad, I would just have preferred to see a lot more of wildlife and scenery, do you know what I mean? The very thing I loved about Pokemon when I was a kid, was that it was based around nature and stuff. Not to get too sentimental, but that makes me sound like a Romanticist. {{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 12:42, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
My favourite Pokedex Holder and Manga Volumes would have to be Gold in the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc of the Pokemon Special Manga. Coming in close second would be Red (obviously... he's so cool!) Also, I liked the showdown between Blue and Red in Volume 3, or I think it was around Chapter 43. Anyways, I am currently up to the Platinum arc, but am still waiting for new volumes to be released by Anon Scanlations. They've released the first few chapters of the Black/White manga, but that irks me, considering that they completely skipped out on the HG/SS arc ( I really wanted to see Proton and the other guys in the manga!) {{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 13:02, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
I'm a guy, and I understand that it is difficult, considering that I call myself Jirachiwish (after my favourite Pokemon!). Also, is there any possibility that I could help you on Project Manga, because, if you check my numerous fight summaries on Bleach Wiki, you will see that I am pretty good at writing too (and equally good at adding images).{{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 13:13, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
Re:Blaine from Adventures
Hey, AW28!
Do you think my recently created page Blaine (Adventures), is any good, considering that this is my first article created on this site. Albeit, it needs some images and a summary, which I will no doubt do probably tomorrow or Sunday.
{{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 14:14, June 17, 2011 (UTC)
Can I ask you to block User:Carligraphy, as this person has been recently adding sexual turns of phrase and what not to Fantina's page. Thank you.{{SUBST:User:Jirachiwish/sig}} 05:07, June 18, 2011 (UTC)
The user is still adding information after I have told her to stop. Please block Carligraphy now, because she will never learn.JW Talk 05:16, June 18, 2011 (UTC)
Congratulations are in order
Congrats, you are now a rollback, use your rights wisely. Crimsnnavy C S 11:13, June 18, 2011 (UTC)
- Congrats! And thanks for welcoming me into PokePower! BassJapas(Talk)
- Your welcome and you should check this site, Hstar uses it for her pics. Crimsnnavy C S 11:49, June 20, 2011 (UTC)
- What link did Crimsonnavy give you? I clicked it but my pc wouldn't let me use it, just checking you have the right website - I use... three? maybe more websites for pictures so I was interested to see what you'd been linked to.
- -- Hstar (Talk) 19:17, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
Lt. Surge (Adventures)
Hey, AW28!
Can you possibly check what is wrong with Lt. Surge (Adventures), because it shows all the coding on the page, but when it is in edit mode, everything is in place.
JW Talk 08:15, June 20, 2011 (UTC)
It's about the movie again
Hey I found the movie on youtube and posted all 5 parts it was split up into. You can watch it here http://alphaandomegafanfictionandvideos.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity on a blog I made! I hope they don't remove it off youtube. It reversed so you won't be able to see it the right way but the sounds match the movie I'm pretty sure. Tell me what you think about it : 3 .Anyays congrats on rollback.
KateWolf 17:50, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
Pokémon Chronicles
For the Chronicles see http://animeready.com/anime/completed/pokemon-chronicles/
-- Hstar (Talk) 19:15, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I use Anime Crazy too sometimes but isn't most of it just Japanese with subs? I prefer dubs but I'll watch subs if I'm desperate. What's the FU?
-- Hstar (Talk) 16:12, June 22, 2011 (UTC) Looks as if your going to win the FU. Where do you want to do the interview (it should be on a different wiki).--Bullet Francisco (talk) 21:59, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
What's the IRC?
What's the IRC?
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 03:26, June 22, 2011 (UTC)
Picture Comments
Ok thanks. And also, do you happen to know the name of that picture that was left on that comment of BassJapas? Technology Wizard
- Oh ok thanks. :) Technology Wizard
Hey too!!
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: I didn't know either...Wow! What a big surprise. I love Pokemon a lot so I decided to join this wiki. Its great to know that you watch Pokemon too. I will do my best to help this wiki! 02:13, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: Yup!! That's right! I think TV Tokyo accidentally spilled that picture, though I am not sure. I actually found that picture of Fubuki on a Japanese Inazuma Eleven pictures site. 02:31, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: The site I found it on was actually a spoiler website (it spoils a few things about whats going to happen and you know..) and it actually said that it was a picture of Fubuki, so I am pretty sure it really is. I mean, I don't a reason why they would lie. So, YUP!!! I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THE PICTURE IS OF OUR DEAR, CHARMING, CUTE, FUNNY, CARING, AND PERFECT FUBUKI-KUN!!! 02:48, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: I really want to see him soon too... And thank you and good luck too!!! 03:00, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: Thanks! So far, I think I am good with the anime. 03:07, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
ErzaTitaniaScarlet: OK! Thank you. 03:26, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
HAI!! I just wanted to ask (and this is as optional as choosing to play Sonic or Mario), can you check on this page if 39clues left you a message and tell me what it's called? THX!!
Fanonguy3000 21:12, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
Absence + Sabrina (Adventures)
Hey, AW28!
I'm sorry for my absence these past weeks, I was just finishing things up on Bleach Wiki. But I am telling you that I won't be editing their again! The Policy and Standards Committee members (particularly Godisme and SunXia) are constantly harassing me over the way I do the fight summaries, and are completely overlooking the fact that I am the only one doing Fight Summaries currently. I think you will be glad that I will start editing over here more often and have created a new Pokemon Adventures character, Sabrina (Adventures).
JW Talk 02:29, July 14, 2011 (UTC)
Cerise Island article
Hey, AW28!
Can you review my work on the Cerise Island article for me, considering that you are the head of Project Manga. Feel free to change whatever you feel needs changing, and get back to me with whatever feedback you may have.
JW Talk 06:06, July 25, 2011 (UTC)
Pokémon Special Character Articles
Hey, AW28!
Sorry for putting this all on you, but I think those articles are ready to be checked. Can you please check whether Koga (Adventures), Lt. Surge (Adventures), Sabrina (Adventures) and Blaine (Adventures) are fully completed for me? If you could do so, I would be much obliged.
JW Talk 06:38, July 31, 2011 (UTC)
you like samurott 2? cool. want 2 be friends? Darkusgal231 23:29, August 25, 2011 (UTC)
Hi, remember me? (irritatingowlcityfreak)
Just wanted to see if you were still on the 39 Clues wiki, and bam, I get this message to come here.
So... thanks for being friendly. Most of my userchat thing was with conversations from you. I've grown up a bit.
AmiriteOfOwlCity 06:24, August 30, 2011 (UTC)
What do u mean? Darkusgal231 15:04, August 30, 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I was wondering if you were planning on coming back. =] Technology Wizard · talk
- Well it would be nice to see you around like before. Also, it is hard to explain, just let me know which wiki you want to add highlights to, and if you want, you gave temporarily give me admin rights to add it. It is really easy to do but hard to explain. And about the Avatar, there was a rumor it was postponed to 2013 but I think it was just a typo and will come out next year as scheduled. Technology Wizard · talk
- The wiki is a bit slow lately. Technology Wizard · talk
Hey, AW28!
It's nice to see you back here editing on the wiki. Unfortunately, I haven't really made much headway with the manga based articles yet, not past Norman's page at least. This is probably due to the fact I have been working on some movie articles recently. But I will try and put some work in during the next couple of days to make up for it. Nice seeing you! --JW Talk 09:10, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
- Yup, I started editing here a while back, only a little, though. Oh yeah. How has it been? I haven't actually seen you in a while. — Wattz2000 11:38, September 30, 2011 (UTC)
Hey again! It's been pretty good, I've started writing episode summaries for the Indigo League episodes for Winxfan. The Project Manga department has been pretty lacking, I'm afraid. But I will try and squeeze in some work on them in between my studies. See you later! --JW Talk 00:21, November 4, 2011 (UTC)
I love Samurott Darkusgal231 19:20, April 2, 2012 (UTC)
Hi adventure writer i see ur battle strategies ...however mine is far superior im like a pokemon veteran so how bout a battle to see who is better ?
Hey~! Adventure~! You join this wiki too~? I'll do my debate!! OtonashiHaruna Waterfall 09:45, March 22, 2013 (UTC)
So hey, I'd like to ask of you to come back. We need of your skills and would appreciate if you come back. Energy X ∞ 19:30, April 7, 2013 (UTC)
It is just that this wiki misses editors and would want you by our side. Energy X ∞ 13:21, April 8, 2013 (UTC)
Remember old times?
Hey remember me? Just wanted to keep in touch. You're not active on Pokewiki anymore are you? Btw, bans gone! :D Will be glad if you get back here. We could use your help. I am Arceus... The God of Pokemon!! 17:16, September 12, 2014 (UTC)


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Legendary Steam Locomotive Celebrates Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary
Traveling Exhibit Provides Close-up Look at How the Railroad Helped Build America
Media Kit
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Omaha, Neb., August 01, 2012 Legendary steam locomotive No. 844 is on the fourth leg of the UP 150 Express, a multi-segment tour celebrating Union Pacific's 150th anniversary, and sharing the company's rich history with the communities it serves.
Visitors can step inside Union Pacific's vintage Promontory baggage car that has been transformed into a state-of-the-art traveling museum. The traveling exhibit closely replicates the full-scale Building America exhibit that opened earlier this year at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The traveling exhibit takes visitors back in time using the latest interactive touch screen technology to illustrate how Union Pacific supported communities as they were established along the way as the transcontinental railroad was built. The interactive experience culminates with the modern Union Pacific Railroad, which transports goods American businesses and consumers use every day.
No. 844 will pull the traveling exhibit 13,000 miles through 15 states as part of Union Pacific's 150th anniversary celebration. The tour makes its next stop in Des Moines to be part of the Iowa State Fair activities and will be on display August 9 - 12.
"Our 150th anniversary is a milestone that provides us with the opportunity to thank our communities for supporting Union Pacific," said Robert W. Turner, senior vice president - Corporate Relations for Union Pacific. "We are happy to celebrate our past and look forward to continuing to meet America's freight transportation needs."
Known as the Living Legend, No. 844 is scheduled to make overnight stops with stationary displays along the route before arriving back in Cheyenne, Wyo., August 19. The fifth segment of the UP 150 Express will be heading to the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island and will be on display, Aug. 31 – Sept. 3. Other community displays are planned throughout the year in several other cities in the following states:
- California
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
Arrival and departure times for the steam train can be found at upsteam.com. Website visitors can follow No. 844 on a GPS system map that updates its location every five minutes. GPS updates are also available at twitter.com/UP_Steam.
UP Steam App
Combining new technology with the historic allure of its steam locomotives, Union Pacific allows smart device users to track its legendary No. 844 steam engine with the touch of a screen. The UP Steam app offers real-time GPS location, up-to-the-minute schedules, and sends an alert when the locomotive is within 50 miles, among other features. The free app can be downloaded at Apple's App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod users.
Interactive Timeline
Rail enthusiasts, Abraham Lincoln fans, students, history buffs and employees will enjoy visiting the railroad's interactive and resplendent historical timeline published at www.up150.com. Combining history and high-tech, the timeline highlights in detail 60 milestones in Union Pacific's history and features more than 100 photos from Union Pacific's archives.
Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 844
Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger. When diesels took over all of the passenger train duties, No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service.
The engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. It has made appearances at Expo '74 in Spokane, the 1981 opening of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Los Angeles Union Station in 1989. During the 1990s, No. 844 pulled numerous Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days special trains and visited several Oklahoma cities during the Oklahoma Centennial in 2007. In 2010, No. 844 traveled to Harlingen, Texas, and Milliken, Colo., to be a part of heritage celebrations in those communities.
About Union Pacific
It was 150 years ago that Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862, creating the original Union Pacific. One of America's iconic companies, today, Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail and providing freight solutions and logistics expertise to the global supply chain. From 2000 through 2011, Union Pacific spent more than $31 billion on its network and operations, making needed investments in America's infrastructure and enhancing its ability to provide safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and emphasizes excellent customer service. Union Pacific operates competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.
Media Contact: Mark Davis, 402-544-5459 or firstname.lastname@example.com>
The statements and information contained in the news releases provided by Union Pacific speak only as of the date issued. Such information by its nature may become outdated, and investors should not assume that the statements and information contained in Union Pacific's news releases remain current after the date issued. Union Pacific makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update any of this information.