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Capitalism in all its glory is a competition.
Some people will do very well, a lot of folks will do okay, and some folks will just do terrible.
This is unavoidable. This is the nature of competition. Everybody can't win. So we can shrug and say **** it, and suffer what will I'm sure will be nothing but happy, sunny side effects of a poverty class with third world finances, or we can provide some sort of safety net so that people aren't living in squalor.
That does mean some will abuse the system. Unavoidable. But when a basic life of work provides you a better quality of life than a life of living off food stamps, the light inside us will almost always guide us to productivity.
Pretty much this.
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Last week, I built an errand bike. It is an older DeBernardi with a mish-mosh of parts gathered from various garages. Its a single front chainring with a 9 speed rear. It has 26c touring tires on it and weighs 22 lbs (!).
I built the DeBernardi to run errands on, but since it has been built, I've been riding it for everything. Yesterday, I took it on a 30 mile ride along the coast - a ride that, presumably would have been suited for my Cannondale. In fact, since the DeBernardi has been built the 'Dale just sits there in all its glory, while the errand bike gets nod for weapon of choice for almost every ride.
Why is my $0, 22 lb errand bike so much more fun to ride than my uber-Dale?
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Nathan Jewett gave up just one run in seven innings pitched and provided a 2-run walk-off double in the 7th as the Mavericks ten-runned the #1 seed Billings Scarlets 11-1 Friday afternoon in Billings.
The last time these two teams faced each other at state tournament was last summer in Whitefish when the Scarlets nabbed a 5-4 win over Missoula in the semifinals.
Today's contest was one-sided from the start. The Mavs raced out to a 6-0 advantage in the second inning thanks to a Grand Slam off the bat of Josh Meader.
The Scarlets scored their lone run in the top of the 7th when Ian Byorth scored on a Christian Martinson single.
But Missoula answered right back in the bottom half to make sure it was a shortened contest. Nathan Jewett doubled home Slade Heggen and Shane Olson to put Missoula up 11-1 and give them the walk-off victory.
Jewett pitched all seven innings for Missoula along with going 3 for 4 at the plate. The right hander gave up just one run on five hits to get the victory.
"Everybody contributed." said Jewett after the game. "So it was just a good feeling, a good team win and we just did not want to go home and I think it showed today."
"It was really good today we all came out and just swung the bats," added Meader who recorded the game-changing 2nd inning grand slam. "We always play 'D' but we all just relaxed at the plate and just swung the bat. I mean everyone pitched in, did their job, basically just had fun out there."
The Mavericks will battle either the Billings Royals or the Bozeman Bucks in loser-out action at 4:00 Saturday afternoon in Billings.
The #1 seed Scarlets have been eliminated (losses to Great Falls and Missoula) in just three games played.


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Hilton, Anthony, The Evening Standard (London, England)
Byline: ANTHONY HILTON
AT the annual meeting of the National Association of Pension Funds in Edinburgh next Wednesday, the Treasury's Financial Secretary Ruth Kelly has the opportunity to launch the City's second Big Bang.
The first, 18 years ago, was struck after a deal between Stock Exchange chairman Sir Nicholas Goodison and Tory DTI Minister Cecil Parkinson to end fixed commissions in stockbroking. This one will do something similar to the cosy fees and opaque financial arrangements that shelter the fund management industry.
As with the first Big Bang, getting at the money is a means to a bigger end.
Then the issue was to kill the Stock Exchange club, to open up the industry to outsiders, bring in new capital and make London ready to grab its share of the embryo market in international securities trading.
The result was a period of unprecedented turmoil and change in which most of the original players were wiped out or taken over. But in the short term at least, it had the desired result. The City got the business and embarked on the period of explosive growth that transformed the London economy in the 1980s and 1990s.
Now it is the turn of the fund management industry. If Kelly seizes the moment, she will seek to blow away the restrictive practices, featherbedding anti-competitive relationships and overcharging that dominate the arrangements between fund managers and stockbrokers and which their unwitting clients pay for.
The crisis in pension funds has made the issue even more topical.
The costs incurred by the fund managers as they buy and sell shares for the funds are estimated to be between u8 billion and u13 billion a year and most likely to be towards the upper end. The message seems to be that more efficient and cost-effective dealing would go a long way towards offsetting the problem of black holes in funds. If pension funds want to remain solvent and deliver benefits to members, they do not need to close schemes down.
Their managers need to deal less and to make sure that when they do it is at minimum cost. There is a lot of fat to be cut.
So the case against the current arrangement is that it adds greatly to the costs borne by the owners of the underlying funds, inhibits their performance and finances overstaffing, inefficiency and an excessively comfortable lifestyle for the fund managers. Not that different in fact from stockbroking before Big Bang, and Kelly's motivation for opening up the industry would, like that of her predecessor, be to force the industry to modernise so it will not only provide a fair and efficient service for its domestic clients but also be lean enough to grab its share of the international fund management business. …


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Ms S. Marshall, Mr A. Bennett, Dr H. Fraval,
Rofin Australia Pty Ltd. Melbourne Australia. April 2001
The location of semen on skin is very important in the clinical examination of sexual assault victims. Recent literature has questioned the effectiveness of Ultra Violet (UV) light to not only detect semen evidence but to distinguish such evidence from other material. This paper explores the effective use of visible fluorescence as an alternative to the UV fluorescence in locating semen on live skin. The effective use of fluorescence photography with both film and CCD cameras to capture hard copy images of semen are evaluated and discussed. The results show that effective location of semen on live skin can be achieved using visible fluorescence techniques.
In 1919 Dr Wood1 published a paper in France and noted the potential use of Ultra Violet (UV) light for pathologists when examining human beings. He referred to a "black light". Over time this lamp and its medical application to humans has become termed as the "Wood's Lamp". Today there are several manufacturers who produce a Wood's Lamp, based on UV Radiation who's primarily use is the detection of semen on skin and in hair of victims of sexual assault.
The importance of examining skin and hair for semen in sexual assault cases is certainly of high importance. A 1981 paper by Enos and Beyer2 relates eight cases where the only evidence to substantiate the allegations of sexual assault were obtained from skin and hair based on microscopic examination.
A recent paper by Santucci et. al3 (Yale University School of Medicine) emphasizes the critical importance of detecting semen in rape cases, due to the newly emergent DNA sequencing technology. They conducted a detailed test of the Wood's Lamp with over 40 physicians and 29 semen samples. The object of this work was to determine the ability of these physicians to differentiate semen from other substances such as barrier creams and ointments. The conclusions were profoundly disappointing for the Wood's Lamp and in fact none of the physicians were able to differentiate semen and none of the semen samples were even found to fluoresce.
An abstract of this paper was then reported in the New Scientist in December 1999 under the heading "Missing Clues". This article reports that the traditional Wood's Lamp is in fact operating at the wrong wavelength and missing vital evidence. A British Police Surgeons representative is quoted as saying "I hope the ones (Woods Lamp) we use are at the right frequency". Of course the reality is they are all exactly the same as those tested by Santucci.
Figure 1. Excitation and emission spectra of dry semen on filter paper. Ref Stoilovic4
Figure 1 above (Milutin Stoilovic, AFP4) shows the absorption spectrum for dry semen on filter paper (ref trace 1). It shows a strong absorption between 300-450 nm. It also shows that if you illuminate dry semen with a band of light around 350 nm HPBW 40 nm (ie 330-370 nm), which is invisible to the human eye, then the semen will fluoresce, into the blue visible region (ref trace 2). The advantage of this is that you can make invisible semen stains appear visible to the naked eye.
Fig 1 shows there is an alternative to using UV when searching for semen stains. Illuminating dried semen with a band of light around 450 nm HPBW 40 nm (ie 430-470 nm) will produce strong orange fluorescence (ref trace 3) in a broad region with a maximum around 520 nm.
The Woods Lamp technique is based on detection of semen by Ultra-Violet fluorescence. Invisible to the naked eye UVA radiation is used to excite the semen sample and produce fluorescence in the blue visible light region. In this case, only the induced fluorescence is visible to the naked eye. As discussed earlier however the background material may or may not produce its own fluorescence which may mask the semen fluorescence. The background material being perhaps cloth, hair or skin.
The Forensic Light Source technique is similar to the Woods Lamp, however, the technique used is visible fluorescence. The exciting light is visible to the naked eye and so the observer must wear special goggles to eliminate the bright excitation light and only let through relatively weak fluorescent light. In all cases the amount of fluorescent light produced is a small fraction of the excitation light.
The following schematic (figure 2) shows the visible fluorescence technique. In the visible fluorescence technique there are always two optical system to be considered, namely the excitation and barrier (emission) optical systems. The excitation filter must eliminate all of the potential light within the expected fluorescent region. It is essential that the blocking characteristics of the light source filters are greater than 10-6. Otherwise light in the fluorescent region be incident on the sample background and will pass through the barrier filter, swamping the real fluorescence. Also the barrier filter must eliminate all of the excitation light, otherwise this light will also swamp the fluorescence.
Figure 2. The visible fluorescence system requires two optical elements. One to produce the excitation illumination and a second to allow the visible fluorescence to be seen or captured.
Consequently in the visible fluorescence technique, a barrier filter needs to be used for either the human observer, or any recording device such as a film or CCD camera. In the case of the human eye, filter goggles are used and in the case of the film camera and CCD camera, camera filters are required.
As the amount of fluorescent light produced is always much less than the amount of excitation light, the quality both the excitation and barrier filter is of utmost importance. The most important feature of the filter is not its ability to pass light, but more it's ability to block the light it is designed to reject. The blocking ability of the filters (i.e. quality) is directly proportional to the sensitivity of the system to detect very small amounts of semen.
We also know from experience with weak fluorescent fingerprint evidence that CCD cameras with electronic integration provides instant viewing of long exposures which is not possible with standard film cameras. This system should provide better images for very weak or diluted semen stains.
The instruments used in work reported here are the Poliray® and Polilight® forensic light sources manufactured by Rofin Australia Pty Ltd.
The Poliray® (ref fig 3 left) is a hand held forensic light source designed to be highly portable. It uses a 75 Watt halogen lamp to produce white light. Highly selective interference band pass filters then produce the required visible light band of interest. The filters are tunable interference filters and are manually tuned. The light beam produced is focused to a even broad spot via a lens. The Poliray® is powered by either a battery or a transformer.
The Polilight® (ref fig 3 right) PL400 BluescanTM forensic light source is a 400 W unit based on a special metal halide lamp. This unit produces UV as well as visible bands. The light is directed through a flexible two meter light guide that provides a highly concentrated and directional light beam. The light guide is liquid based for high energy transfer. The BluescanTM has an internal filter wheel driven by a stepper motor and can be controlled by either front panel buttons, a two meter hand held remote controller or optional PC controlled Windows® software.
Figure 3. The excitation systems used, (left) Poliray and (right) Polilight BluescanTM.
The barrier filter system used to capture the images in this paper is shown in figure 4 (right). The film camera has a barrier filter cassette system which is mounted onto the lens. The goggles shown in figure 4 (left) are high pass optical filters that have high blocking of the excitation light, and allow the operator to visualize the fluorescence.
Figure 4. The barrier filter system is goggles for direct viewing and a camera filter for photography.
Semen samples from a single donor were collected and stored in a sterile container. After 12 hours semen was applied to the arm of a female volunteer and several fluorescent techniques were tried to visualize and photograph the semen while it was wet. In all cases no fluorescence could be detected.
Semen from the same donor was then re-applied and left to dry. In this case visualization through filter goggles and through the camera system were easily visible in a variety of fluorescence set-ups. The Poliray® and the Polilight® BluescanTM in the illumination bands 415 nm +/- 20 nm, 450 nm +/- 45 nm, 470 nm +/- 20 nm and 490 nm +/- 20 nm provided the excitation light. The barrier filters used included high pass 475 nm, 515 nm, 550 nm and 590 nm and band pass filters 450 nm, 500 nm, 550 nm, 600 nm, 650 nm, 700 nm all with band widths of 40 nm and all of tunable interference type. (Interference filters are able to be down tuned 30 nm by tilting).
Whilst using the Poliray the semen could be visualized, photography on live skin was difficult due to the required exposure times which could be 10's of seconds. The extra power of the Polilight BluescanTM made photography much easier on live skin.
Photography was taken in a dark room using a Nikon F100 camera with a Tamron 90 mm macro lens. Camera barrier filters system was as shown on figure 4. The film was Kodak 400 ASA colour negative film. Exposures were all F8 and varying in time between 0.5 - 12 seconds.
Visualization of the dried semen stains through goggles and through the camera on live skin were successful in a large number of excitation and emission filter combinations. The best results in this single case were found to be obtained be using the Polilight BluescanTM 415 nm +/- 40 nm band pass filter and a 475 high pass and 505 band pass +/- 40 nm interference filter. This combination provided the best visual contrast. Photography of this set up is shown below (note: click on the image for a larger image in a pop-up window.)
Figure 5. Left side shows female arm with dried semen photographed in daylight. The central photograph is taken with BluescanTM at 415 nm and with a 475 nm high pass filter. The right hand photograph was taken with BluescanTM at 450 nm and with a band pass 590 nm filter.
Recent work by Lincoln5, McBride5 and Turbett5 investigated the use of forensic light sources (also termed alternative light sources) manufactured by Rofin Australia Pty Ltd.6 for looking for trace evidence in sexual assault investigations. Lincoln et al conducted a survey into the ability of a light source to locate semen, in hair samples from a number of different donors. The following images are kindly provided by Dr Pam McBride (SARC7) and shows the type of results they produced during their investigation.
Figure 6. Left side shows a sample of head hair viewed through camera with 550 high pass (orange) filter and room light. Right side shows same sample but with PolirayTM blue light illumination, and orange high pass filter. The bright spot is semen.
Figure 7. Left side shows a sample of head hair viewed through camera with 550 high pass (orange) filter and room light. Right side shows same sample but with PolirayTM blue light illumination, and orange high pass filter. The bright spot is semen.
As is evident in these images it is very obvious that semen is able to be detected. In these examples the fluorescent material identified was sampled and tested to confirm the material was indeed semen. In all cases the fluorescent material was confirmed to be semen.
The work reported here is an initial investigation to determine the ability to locate and photograph semen on live skin and hair samples using visible fluorescence. It has been reported in the literature that the traditional Wood's Lamp was not able to successfully produce fluorescent semen samples from numerous donors. The Wood's Lamp uses Ultra Violet illumination with visible (blue) fluorescence.
Our results show that dried semen sample from a single donor, can be visualized under several visual fluorescence regimes on live skin. It is also obvious that fluorescent photography of these stains can be achieved. Further it is seen that semen samples in hair can also be successfully located and photographed (hair work authored and being reported by Lincoln5.)
Further clinical work is required now to determine the ability to detect and photograph semen from a larger sample of semen donors and on numerous skin types. The development of the system to distinguish semen from other possible contaminates needs to be investigated as this has also been identified by Santucci3 as a problem with the Wood's Lamp. We have identified a number of regimes under which we can achieve very good fluorescence in semen using visible fluorescence. This flexibility is seen to be important in the future work in isolating semen from other fluorescing contaminates. Oils for example tend to absorb strongly in the UV region and so selecting higher optical regimes will perhaps help increase our selectivity of semen over such contaminates.
The physics and optics involved here show us that the sensitivity of the system to detect semen samples is directly proportional to the power of the excitation energy and also quality, or purity of the excitation energy. Whilst semen will almost always fluoresce, the fluorescent light will be swamped if the purity of the excitation energy is not extremely high. Consequently the ability to quickly and easily scan a large region of skin for semen will depend both on the power and purity of the system.
It is understood from our investigation that the examination of sexually assaulted people is required to be performed under different and often difficult circumstances. For example adult females or males who are perhaps highly traumatized can communicate the nature and circumstances of the abuse involved. This contrasts with Pediatric examiners, examining young children who are perhaps unable to communicate and in which cases of abuse may have occurred a long time before examination, if at all.
The development of a comprehensive system to aid in the location of semen on live victims therefore requires some consideration that the examination may be carried out in very difficult circumstances where examination time is very limited and intrusion needs to be minimal. In other circumstances these factors can be less critical. Also the ability to easily capture fluorescent images for evidential reasons is deemed important.
We are working towards providing an integrated high power, optically pure, and image capturing system, to provide investigators with a sensitive and effective tool.
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By Tim Miguel
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
If that's true, then the New England Patriots should be very flattered. After meeting with the organization this past June, Cal head coach Jeff Tedford plans to instill a similar two-tight end system in his offense like the Patriots currently use.
Junior tight end Spencer Hagan couldn't be happier about the change in the offense that should help both he and sophomore tight end Richard Rodgers emerge onto the scene in 2012.
"I like it a lot," Hagan said. "Seeing what the Patriots do, they use their tight ends well. It excites me because we have a lot of good tight ends. I'm looking forward to it. I like having the two tight ends out there more."
The welcomed change is not the first that Hagan has gone through as a football player. Originally listed as a wide receiver, Hagan put on 35 pounds and made the transition over to tight end.
Like the change in the style of Cal's offense, the move over to tight end was another tweak to his game that Hagan said was tough, but at the same time has been a good fit for him.
"I like the tight end position because it involves the run game," Hagan said. "Knowing the whole offense instead of just the passing game, I like it. It's more complex. It's more detailed, but a lot more fun because it's more inclusive for tight ends."
Moving over to tight end meant working with special teams and tight ends coach Jeff Genyk, who said Hagan's game has improved a lot since he first arrived in Berkeley.
"His strength has improved dramatically," Genyk said. "From a physical perspective, he really has improved himself to be a true Pac-12 tight end. Probably more importantly, Spencer has a great understanding of our offense. He literally can play every wide receiver position, tight end position and he knows exactly what the fullback does. He's extremely diverse. The knowledge really allows him to be a step faster than a lot of kids."
Genyk's tight end last year, Anthony Miller, and Hagan have something in common that very few football players have done. They both scored touchdowns on their first collegiate receptions.
Hagan's came in Cal's lop-sided victory over Presbyterian last season at AT&T Park. Hagan's touchdown reception was a 16-yarder from quarterback Zach Maynard that pushed the Golden Bears' lead up to 35-6. Later during the 2011 season, Hagan scored a more critical touchdown in the Big Game. He tallied a three-yard TD from Maynard early in the fourth quarter to cut the Cardinal lead to seven.
"That touchdown against Presbyterian was awesome," Hagan said. "I caught that one, landed in the dirt and I got a big scar on my arm. It was probably one of the best moments of my life, as well as the touchdown at Stanford. That one felt great. It was more like something we had to do and less of an exciting moment. We were still down, but everything we did helped. That touchdown helped get us back in the game. It was great to score in the Big Game. I'll never forget it."
No doubt seeking more touchdowns in 2012, Hagan said he and Rodgers constantly push each other on the practice field. Like all position battles that happen during training camp and at practice during the regular season, there's also going to be a little bit of a rivalry between teammates. For Hagan and Rodgers, it's a friendly battle that they hope will only lead to each getting better.
"They're very close," Genyk said. "They really spend a lot of time talking smack to each other in a very fun and playful manner. It really keeps the competitive edge going. They're focused on continuous improvement and getting better every day."
If Hagan needs more motivation or inspiration to improve, he can also go to his church. His father, Scott, is a pastor, and Hagan said he frequently goes to his church for guidance and support, just as he does with his football family.
"My church is my rock," Hagan said. "All of my friends, outside of the team, are there. I get encouraged and refreshed. It's a great place with family and love. When I'm down, feeling not well, I can always go to my church and my church family will always be there for me."
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The growth story in China is well documented. Its 8-9% continued GDP growth, healthy balance sheet and growing consumer middle class helps make China a developing force far ahead into the future. All of that growth has some beneficial side effects. Specifically, the spill over into Asia's other nations. These "Asian Tigers," such as Singapore (NYSE:EWS), are characterized by fast-moving manufacturing economies filled with young populations. Improved living standards and rising disposable incomes have created demand for consumer goods. This spending spurred on economic development, urbanization and industrialization. Add this to the progressive monetary policies enacted by their governments during the recent crisis, and you have recipe for success.
Taming the Tigers
Adding the members of the Asian Tigers to a portfolio used to be a complicated endeavor, only available to the most sophisticated intuitional investors. Nevertheless, the exchange traded fund (ETF) boom has made these nations available to retail investors wanting to cash in on the growth on that continent. Aside from the more traditional Asian emerging markets, there are a host of new ETFs that dive into some of the faster growing economies in the region.
As the fourth most populated nation in the world - 230 million residents in all - Indonesia can be thought of as a similar play on the growth of the international consumer. Indonesia also has a stable democracy and capitalistic based economy, which it uses to its advantage. The nation also benefits from being a net exporter of several key natural resources. Indonesia is the largest exporter of thermal-coal, to which China is the world's largest importer of this type of coal. The country is also an exporter of palm oil. This commodity is seeing increased growth as both a cooking medium as well as an alternative fuel source. Indonesia will profit greatly if, as expected, the demand for palm oil in China and India doubles by 2014. Rice, rubber and coffee also are produced in the nation. The easiest way to add Indonesia to a portfolio is through the Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (NYSE:IDX). The fund is up huge in 2009, gaining 160% since its launch in mid-January.
Of Vietnam's 85 million citizens, half are younger than 25. This incredibly young population has had dramatic effects, both politically and economically for the nation. The country's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2007 has improved Vietnam's stance in the global arena. Following protocols created by the World Bank, Vietnam has achieved some major milestones, including a 94% rate of total households with electricity and increased education reforms. Almost all children now attend primary schools and participate in literacy programs. Vietnam also benefits from lower labor costs than China, a growing middle class and has been the target of large-scale foreign direct investment. Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) recently began plans for construction on new plant in Ho Chi Minh City. The Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSE:VNM) gives exposure to 29 of the largest Vietnam based companies. Nearly, 84% of which are small and midcap stocks, adding to the growth potential of the nation.
The Bottom Line
China is often the go to emerging market play for Asia, however the continent offers many other exciting opportunities that would be wise to include in a portfolio. Both Vietnam and Indonesia with their corresponding ETFs offer diversified growth within the region. Like China in previous decades, these markets may offer untapped return potential. (For more information in international investing, refer to Does International Investing Really Offer Diversification? and Why Invest In International Equity Mutual Funds.) Use the Investopedia Stock Simulator to trade the stocks mentioned in this stock analysis, risk free!


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I can see taking children away from their mother if she were unfit. You know, if she were, say, abusing drugs or abusing the kids. But because she has an advanced yet contained diagnosis of breast cancer? That's not only cruel, but discriminatory.
That's what's happening in the case of Alaina Giordano. She and her husband are divorcing and the judge in the case has decided that since there's "no telling how long she'll live," he should be able to move the kids, ages 5 and 11, out of state to where he's been living and working since last August.
Never mind that there are allegedly documented instances when Alaina reported her soon-to-be ex for physically abusing her. Never mind that Alaina's doctors couldn't be more amazed at her progress in responding to treatment, and that her cancer is contained. Never mind that even if she wanted to, Alaina can't leave the state, too, at the moment, without risking an interruption to her cancer treatment.
Alaina already moved once after she received her cancer diagnosis and it was because her husband said he wanted to further his education. But after three years living in North Carolina, her young children have put down roots and she's now fortunate to receive treatment at one of the best cancer treatment centers in the world — the Duke Cancer Institute.
Two years ago her husband left the family for four months to pursue a job opportunity, visiting on weekends but never giving his wife the address where he was living. When he did come home, Alaina often called domestic abuse hotlines.
When her husband announced in January 2010 that he wanted to leave yet again for another job opportunity, Alaina said she needed to stay put for the sake of her treatment and their kids. That was when he filed for separation and custody of their kids. She didn't know at the time that he already had a lawyer on retainer as well as a secret bank account.
The judge in the case says the documented instances of calls to domestic violence helplines and the people who witnessed the abuse aren't at issue, but Alaina's prognosis is. But would a ruling in Alaina's favor mean her ex would realize he should stay in-state if he wants to see his kids? Will the judge consider the possibility that it could be in the best interest of the kids to stay with their mom for as long as possible? Could it possibly be true that a woman is losing custody of her kids because she's being treated for cancer? Shouldn't she be able to see her kids more if she's that sick?
A Facebook page has been set up for Alaina to raise awareness of her case. And since she's unable to match her ex in court in terms of financial resources and an attorney, I'm guessing that she's accepting donations.
Let's hope the judge in this case either knows something we don't or will see to it to reverse her ruling (yes, the judge is a woman).
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after following Gandwarf's tutorials I created my first small town: Greifenbrück (Griffinbridge).
It was founded due to a crossroad of two trade routes and increased in population fast. The founder, Jeromir Greif, started with a place called "Griffin's Inn" which was pulled down 47 years ago to make place for an urgently needed market hall. The inn was rebuild east of its original place, just south of the temple and is still the first place if you visit Griffinbridge...
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Missoula artist paints Montana women building the state in new mural
Missoula artist Hadley Ferguson's work is well-known across many parts of the state and region.
But the artist expanded put her own mark on history this year when her mural, "Women Build Montana" was installed in the State Capitol.
Ferguson's mural, which includes two 5-by-10 foot panels, was our Glimpses feature for the March/April issue.
The mural's purpose is to honor the role that all women of all ethnic groups played in building Montana's communities– from the era of maintaining a homestead in a harsh environment to the shaping of political and public life. The entire project was funded with private donations.
To say it's a beautiful addition to the Capitol is an understatement.
Photographer Tom Bauer, who took the photos of the work, said Ferguson worked day and night leading up to the unveiling. Bauer and reporter Cory Walsh put together a moving feature on the work.
Be sure to take a look at Ferguson's work next time you're in Helena.
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Behind the scenes: A confession by a murdering artist
Art is many things. The Montana Museum of Art and Culture's "Art of the State" exhibit proves that – showcasing the work of Montana artists whose work is part of its permanent collection.
But have you ever heard of art as a confession tool?
In our March/April Behind the Scenes feature, writer Kelsey Dayton tells us about on Montana artist who proudly proclaimed his crime on the front of one of his drawings (which now is part of the MMAC's permanent collection).
Here's the full story from Dayton:
"Staff at the museum told me every piece in the exhibit has a story, either about the work or the artist. My favorite piece isn't necessarily the prettiest, but it has a great story. 'Hunting Party' by Philip John is almost a crude looking watercolor on paper, depicting men playing a stick game and a parade of seven horses, while in the background hunters take aim at game. The best part of this painting was found in the left corner of the drawing. There, an inscription told the story of John, who drew the picture in a Missoula jail in 1892. He also detailed his crime: 'Philip John, Indian Artist, Companion of Pot Latch Fanny and Peter who murdered ROMBAUGH in the Bitter Root Valley 1889 …'
The inscription references an incident in August 1888 when John, Peter and Potlatch Fannie were accused of attacking two prospectors and killing one named Jack Rombo, near Darby. The story is no longer on the front of the piece, but is preserved on the back."
Read more about the beautiful collection and all the Montana artists featured in it here.
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Art of the State: Montana artists well represented in museum's permanent collection
By Kelsey Dayton
Every work of art in the Montana Museum of Art and Culture's 11,000- piece collection has a story.
Sometimes the stories are obvious and told in paint. Sometimes they are hidden, secured in history and legend. Sometimes the story is about the sculpture. Sometimes it is about the sculptor.
But when the best of the collection comes together it tells the stories of the histories of the museum, art and Montana.
To celebrate its 120th anniversary, the Montana Museum of Art and Culture is featuring an exhibit of 120 pieces from its permanent collection. Paintings, prints, ceramics, photography and tapestries, as well as traditional and contemporary Native American art and Southeast Asian textiles, are on display in the anniversary exhibit.
The show, divided into two galleries on the University of Montana's campus, is meant to be a global experience, said Barbara Koostra, director of the museum.
Brandon Reintjes, museum curator, selected works that showcase the diversity of the permanent collection, along with works important to the museum.
MMAC is hosting a series of special events to celebrate the permanent collection's 120th anniversary
Art of the State: Celebrating 120 years of the MMAC Permanent Collection
Show hangs through May 23 in the Paxson and Meloy Galleries in the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at the University of Montana. The museum is open to the public during the academic year from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday with a $5 donation. For more information call 406-243-2019 or visit http://www.umt.edu/montanamuseum.
Special events
- Free talk ""Predilections and Possibilities: the Virtues of a Teaching Collection" by art history and criticism professor Rafael Chacon 7 p.m. March 3 at the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at the University of Montana.
- Family treasure hunt day 1 to 3 p.m. March 7 in the lobby of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at the University of Montana.
- Docent tour of the exhibit focusing on European and American masterworks, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 19.
- Display of two tapestries 7 p.m. March 19 in the Masquer Theater at the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at the University of Montana
- Docent tour of the exhibit focusing on contemporary and modern art 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 9.
- Family treasure hunt day 1 to 3 p.m. May 2 in the lobby of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at the University of Montana.
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World renowned wildlife sculptor describes Montana using three words
If you could pick only three words to describe, Montana, what three words would you use?
Hard question to answer?
We put a Montanan on the spot with that question in each issue for our Big Sky Spotlight feature. We created the feature because we figured there are plenty of Montanans you ought to know. So why not put one in the magazine?
Clark Schreibeis, truly a hidden treasure in our state, is a world renonwed wildife carver and sculptor who has won dozens of best in world awards for his work. Clark was featured as the Big Sky Spotlight in the March/April issue. He answered several questions for the story's writer Jim Gransbery, telling us about how and when he finds creativity to create such amazing art. Check out the full post of the story to learn more about Clark and what three words he uses to describe Montana.
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How Algos Orchestrate "Momentum Ignition" Chaos
Via Nanex,
On December 26, 2012 at 11:02:59, the market suddenly exploded with activity (SPY dropped below 141.88 - a low set 12 days earlier on December 14). Approximately 3,800 March 2013 eMiini futures contracts (S$P 500) were sold during that second. Nanex thought the sudden explosion in activity warranted a closer look.
What they found was fascinating. It appears the entire market-wide move may have been carefully orchestrated. One thing for certain is that our regulators will never be able to see the big picture if their analysis tools (MIDAS) only looks at equity data. Analyzing price moves in futures and options is crucial to understanding market-wide moves in equities, and visa versa.
Basically, this momentum ignition strategy is based on several principles.
- When the markets suddenly move, spreads immediately widen, and momentum based strategies will follow along in the same direction. Which means you will built in buyers(sellers) to trade out of your position.
- When a stock's NBBO (national best bid/offer) is about to shift to a new price level (down in this example), the last buy orders at the old high bid price are the least desirable, and it is advantageous to execute against those bid prices. Furthermore it is an advantage to be first in the queue with sell orders at the new $100 ask.
For example, lets say the bid is $100 and the ask is $100.01, and it is about to change to a bid of $99.99 and ask of $100. The ask becomes the previous bid. Executing the last remaining buy orders at $100 will allow you to resell at the new ask price of $100 and capture a rebate (which could offset the taker fee for executing against the $100 bids).
Stocks (e.g. MSFT, CSCO, BAC, JPM, AAPL) that are members of big ETFs (e.g. SPY, IWM and QQQ) will generally follow along with price changes in those ETFs, and these ETFs in turn are greatly influenced by trading in eMini futures (e.g. ES, TF, YM). When the price of the futures or ETFs suddenly drops, the NBBO's of many large cap stocks will shift to a new price level. The same thing will happen to options on the stocks and ETFs.
- Speed of light means information doesn't travel instantly. Stocks trade in New York and eMini futures trade in Chicago. These two locations are about 800 miles or 5 milliseconds apart. Which means machines trading in NY won't know what happens in Chicago for 5ms and machines trading in Chicago won't know what happens in NY for 5ms. This means that arbitrage based strategies are always behind by at least 5 ms. and therefore become another group that will buy (sell) from you when you exit your position.
- When market activity explodes, exchange matching engines will get out of synch on a very short term basis. Same with data feeds. Futures may get delayed vs. equities, or vice versa.
The basic strategy is (assume the market will drop in price):
- Execute against all but a few remaining buy orders at the prevailing bid price in MSFT, CSCO, BAC, JPM, AAPL and other stocks that move with SPY.
- Buy put options and sell call options on these stocks and ETFs.
- Prepare to place sell orders at the old bid price so that you are first in line.
- When all but the last few buy orders in your set of stocks remains, execute against them, and simultaneously sell SPY and ES futures in Chicago. This will take a few $100 million in capital.
- Once the market is moving in your direction, start trading out of the position. Because many systems are at various states of overload, you can use this to rapidly oscillate prices in futures and ETFs and fill momentum following HFT algorithms. See charts here for an extreme example that illustrates these oscillations.
Momentum ignition events happen all the time. See this page more details, including an animation that shows where and when these events have occurred since 2007.
December 26, 2012 at 11:02:59
Now let's take an a real-world example that happened on December 26, 2012 at 11:02:59. We'll start by comparing 4 charts: SPY, ES.H13, all NMS Equity Trades and all Option Trades, for one second of time beginning at 11:02:58.600.
From the charts above, it is not clear whether the activity started with ES.H13, so we'll zoom in on 135 milliseconds of time, starting at 11:02:59.360
From the charts above, it looks like activity started in ES.H13 at 11:02:59.420, and in SPY about 4 milliseconds later. But chart 3 shows activity in some NMS stocks also at 11:02:59.420. It takes about 5 milliseconds for information to travel between NY (where stock and options trade) and Chicago (where the emini futures trades). The timestamps are from the exchanges, so it's possible they might not be perfectly synchronized, though there's no excuse for that in today's high frequency trading world. One millisecond is 1,000 microseconds.
Let's look closer at the chart of all NMS Stock Trades.
All NMS Stock Trades - 1 millisecond interval chart showing trades color coded by exchange.
Some of the active, known symbols have been labelled. Note many large cap stocks show activity starting the same time as the eMini. Also note how SPY, IWM, and QQQ are the last ones with trades. You don't want to tip anyone off that activity is about to explode.
Now let's look closer at the final drop, by zooming in on 135 milliseconds of time, starting at 11:02:59.450
Circling back to the first chart, when we looked closer at SPY for a 25 millisecond period of time beginning at 11:02:59.424, we noticed something interesting. Note the trades from EDGX (blue diamonds). Now let's take a closer look in the chart below.
In the chart below, we show bids and asks from a few exchanges to remove clutter. Here, we show just EDGX (blue), BATS (pink) and ARCA (red). Here is a link to Excel Spreadsheet of all SPY trades and quotes between 11:02:59.424 to 11:02:59.450 This spreadsheet shows just updates to EDGX trades and quotes and is sequenced in the order they likely occurred.
From the spreadsheet and/or the chart below: the bid from EDGE remains at 141.93 and we see several quote updates from EDGX that don't change the bid or ask price or size. These appear to be generated after a trade executes at EDGX at 141.93 (but the trades get reported late, so they aren't in sequence with these EDGX quote updates). You need to keep the price from dropping until the last possible moment: surprise is key.
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Zero Hedge should start an online WH petition.
The mainstream media is engaged in Sedition of the US Constitution and deliberately engaging in Social Engineering of the American People 24/7/365. The people must demand a new FCC regulation requiring TV news to carry an hourly warning label, warning people of their psychological social engineering practices.
Nice try!
"One thing for certain is that our regulators will never be able to see the big picture if their analysis tools (MIDAS) only looks at equity data."
That's because they, or more likely their masters, don't want to see the big picture. Can't find what you aren't looking for or can't see.
"Now let's look closer at the final drop, by zooming in on 135 milliseconds of time, starting at 11:02:59.450"
I think I need a new watch because my digital only has hours, minutes and seconds if I push that stupid little button twice.
Brilliant analysis!
Now just BTFD and have a Scotch.
and NEVER underestimate the replacement power of stocks within a Fed-engineered inflationary spiral. Long live Zimbabwe!
I actually find this fascinating. We rarely get a glimpse of cutting edge technology being applied. When we do, I marvel at the engineers and project managers who identify the problem and execute a plan to solve it. The goal is to make money, these Algo developers are at the pinnicle of their field. Hat's off to you guys.
My only complaint is the common man, through effective marketing, believe they have a "seat at the table" and continue to think they are investing when the toss money at stocks.
The "common man" is leaving/has left the market. It's hard to maintain the illusion when even CNBC can't hide the mounting concern.
"Investment" in stocks is still wide-spread through the use of 401Ks and such. People continue to think they are planning for retirement by investing X% pre-tax into a mutual fund. Once again, hats off to the brainwashers, but sucks for these worker sheep.
In Australia superannuation is not voluntary, it's a mandatory employer-based contribution. So the wolves have a captured-flock with which to extort endless fees, and now HFT pirates as well! "...aaaaannnd ... it's gone!"
The only way to get your money out of the shark-tank before ... ha, yeah ... 'retirement', ... is to be unemployed or seriously ill for long enough to obtain a government release agreement letter to present to the superanuation fund, to make a withdrawal on 'hardship' grounds. Not sure if this is still the case, but the upper limit was 10k max withdrawal, and is taxed at 21% on the way out, so you get less than 8k back in your bank account - thanks for playin!
Fucked in every orifice - enjoy!
I did. I really really tried to follow those charts with the dots and lines and milliseconds, but i simply could not, so i kept scrolling. I think the point is, someone with a really fast computer and a lot of money controls the markets to be messing around with millisecond trades. Meanwhile, i'll sit in front of my 2009 HP computer and press the sell button on a stock and hope i sold within a few cents of the last quote amount. lol.
On a side note, any second now we should be expecting some sort of rumor about the meeting with Obama, Reid and Boehner. My guess is that a report from a bird outside a window with pen and paper just returned to the news desk and said 'they were all drinking scotch and a stripper was giving lap dances'. So then, the market rallies.
You no longer need to know Economics or basic business principals.....just programming/software....what a joke..
Following Mr Hunsader in Twitter must be a daily routine.
If anybody on ZH does not read his tweets, that person can be considered uneducated.
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Cypher: Well you have to. The image translators work for the construct program. But there's way too much information to decode the Matrix. You get used to it. I...I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, red-head. Hey, you a... want a drink?
Perfect response, good Doctor.
I am feeling...sloooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Is it too late for the blue pill?
That makes me think:
Ah shit, some people can tell a joke and some can't. As the t-shirt says, there are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary code and those who don't.
Can this chaos be initiated by humans?
What would happen if enough people (i.e. humans) start adding to the bid OR offer and then cancelling the orders? If everyone rides the bid, the robots will drive the market up (for no fundamental reason). Then they can do the same on the other way down.
I am positive the big market makers "filter" bids/orders based upon preference. Your orders for example are held until their drinking buddy needs a buyer. They just do this on a massive scale. The more humans in the market, the more fleece to be sheared.
I have direct access to most of the market centers (e.g., ARCX, NSDQ, EDGX, EDGA, BATS, CDRG, NITE, etc..), so my broker isn't holding anything. What I need is direct access to FLOW info, and a few dark pools.
Fantastic work by Nanex. I am sure that the SEC is all over this analysis...ahem. The real issue is:
- The Exchanges are "For Profit" corporate structures now. They make money on volume and market data sales.
- What do the HFT firms need to make money (based on their speed of execution advantage)? Volume and historical market data.
- The virtuous cycle has been closed.
I've been thinking about High Frequency Trading and its impact on the market for some time now. Zerohedge having the best analysis of the subject, and for that I'm very grateful.
In the "old days" before the rise of electronic trading, I used to watch the S&P 500 futures constantly, charted and did data analysis of prices for various trading ideas and just for fun. Although the price data cumulatively represented a standard distribution with some "tail" outliers, the way in which it traded has changed radically, though I couldn't put my finger on it.
After reading through some reference materials regarding distributions, Pareto, etc., I came upon a reference to Power Law distributions, which I had read before, but something about it and HFT immediately gelled for me.
The reference is from Barabasi - "Linked: The New Science of Networks":
Random and Scale-Free Networks
The degree of distribution of a random network follows a bell curve, telling us that most nodes have the same number of links, and nodes with a very large number of links don't exist. Thus, a random network is similar to a national highway network, in which the nodes are cities, and the links are the major highways connecting them. Indeed, most cities are served by roughly the same number of highways.
In contrast, the power law degree distribution of a scale-free network predicts that most nodes have only a few links, held together by a few highly connected hubs. Visually this is very similar to the air traffic system, in which a large number of small airports are connected to each other via a few major hubs.
Where Barabasi says networks, you could very well substitute "trade volume" as node influence. And that is where it hit me - we're in a system that is increasingly transitioning to the automated strategy, HFT, dominating trade volumes. Yes, very obvious, but stick with me here. What that means is in a power-law dominated network -- if ANY node drops out, it has an ENORMOUS effect on the rest of the network.
High Frequency Trading is creating a power-law distribution that is an inherently fragile system. (Few nodes are responsible for most of the trading volume.)
This also explains why HFT being a liquidity provider is at best provisional, and at worst - a single point of failure in the system.
TT it is posts like yours, and Tyler's stuff from Nanex, that keep me on ZH. Just incredible, clear-eyed analysis of our so-called markets that is as close to truth as one can get these days.
Keeps my brain from going total retro fried.
A very important observation. Thanks TraderTimm. I read a number of analyses of HFT suggesting it provides important liquidity. I call it an out and out obfuscation of the real markets.
Long ago I did a search on the software providing most of the underlying trade routing. The goal was to determine what would be required to determine ALL market participant positions in REAL TIME. Participants meaning designated account numbers (which one would then make public all traders/accounts that traded greater than a certian total $$ amount in a year/quarter). What I learned was that the current trading platform already has the hooks to track buyer/seller accounts and they simply need to be enabled. In fact this is still true today.
Back in 2007 when I first did this research I found the SEC BRUT/FIX protocol spec document.
The important Not required/UNUSED hooks that solve the transparent market issue (which already exist in the software spec) are found on page 19
50 SenderSubID Not required
57 TargetSubID Not required and UNUSED
116 OnBehalfOfSubID Not required and UNUSED
129 DeliverToSubID Not required and UNUSED.
Compare to ISE/FIX spec documents.
Where 116 and 129 are removed, added are 22, 48 (security ID) which also are Not required. 50/57 still not reqired.
Based on my analysis it seemed very easy to make fully transparent markets by turning ON those IDs associating unique account IDs with all bids and trades. It seems someone else already had the idea yet to date it is not reqired by law to disclose unique tracable account #s with trades at the routing level opening up IRT full market position disclosures vs. the BS of waiting for end of month or quarterly position reports and changes. It made me wonder if these not required fields were already filled out and someone already had IRT access to all account positions as of 2005.
Realize when I say transparent I say by unique account identifiers. Only the big players would have to disclose their unique account numbers so the small fry can know which large account is doing what. There are a couple of things I would add to the tags to make things more transparent (i.e. account positions in security being traded) so as to ease the amount of tracking work but the above would be a fantastic start.
Oh and notice all short sales are already marked on the order routing book orders. Us schmucks just don't get to see ALL the order tags IRT.
Final note. If playing in the global markets means I have to disclose my positions to all participants IRT I don't see the problem. Privacy here is a term used by those in power to disguise their illegal shenanigans vs. the rest of us who really wouldn't care if everyone knew that account #xyz held positions A,B,C. The privacy issue only comes up when #xyz connects to Joe Smith Sixpack..
thanks again Timm. I await the flames on this post..
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why would you "2. Buy call options and sell put options on these stocks and ETFs." if you expect the market to drop?
In 2011, the fertility rate dropped to 1.9. We need at least a rate of 2.1 to maintain population growth. The number of single persons has exploded as marriage has become a thing of the past. This does not bode well for the future of investing. Throw in the lack of confidence in government and financial institutions and you have a recipe for a severe decline in wealth creation. But what can you expect with all these socialists running the country? The tide is turning against market participation so much that perhaps the pros will have fewer sheep to shear and will have to battle each other for survival. Ah, income redistribution; isn't it great?
If I understood well, and this I presumed has been the strategy of HFT firms since they started operating, the HFT manipulations in equity prices are not aimed at making money out of these trades. The real goal is driving carefully placed bets in derivatives (futures, options, ETF, turbos, sprinters, etc.) or leveraged FX products into the money by short-term manipulation of the underlying components by means of algos and a substantial amount of destabilizing purchase power (a few hundred million dollars). They also collect rebates, but that's peanuts in comparison to what they gain with their market-forcing bets that always win.
There were two elements that don't stick in the explanation of the rebate capturing strategy in the article above:
"For example, lets say the bid is $100 and the ask is $100.01, and it is about to change to a bid of $99.99 and ask of $100. The ask becomes the previous bid. Executing the last remaining buy orders at $100 will allow you to resell at the new ask price of $100 and capture a rebate (which could offset the taker fee for executing against the $100 bids)."
* How can they know before it happens that it "is about to change to a bid of $99.99 and ask of $100"?
* How can you buy at $100 when the ask is still at $100.01?


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HUDSON — Residents are still feeling pain at the pump, so Pasco Republican leaders are urging "Ax the Tax" in a campaign against a proposed 5-cent increase per gallon in county gasoline taxes.
"The people can't afford this tax," Pasco Republican State Committeeman Bill Bunting said Thursday.
The Pasco Republican Party bought newspaper ads to contest the gas tax increase, Bunting said. In addition, at least 120 commercials will air on various cable TV channels on the Bright House system.
"Ax the Tax" yard signs are also being employed.
The GOP voted Aug. 15 on a resolution stating opposition to the proposal.
About one-third of roads here are rated fair or poor condition, Pasco officials have argued. Budget cuts during the recession could result in a shortfall of more than $4.1 million in the road maintenance budget for the next fiscal year.
A typical resident here might wind up paying $70 more a year if a higher county gas tax and a bump in the property tax rate are passed, county officials said during an appearance last week at the West Pasco Board of Realtors.
"That's baloney," Bunting scoffed at county figures. The gas tax increase would cost Pasco residents an $90 a year, he estimates.
Business owners have told Bunting they would have to pass along higher fuel costs to their customers.
Bunting predicts some political fallout for Pasco commissioners, all of whom are Republicans, if they approve the gas tax increase. At least four of the five commissioners must vote in favor for the gas tax increase to be approved.
The county commission public hearing on the gas tax will be held Tuesday, Sept. 10,, in Dade City.


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We had a great time, riding a hair over 100 miles in three days, including Martha's longest day of riding yet - 48 miles on the second day.
Martha and her bike in the DC Metro, on the way to the trailhead in Dunn-Loring/ Merrifield, VA
Martha on the Washington and Old Dominion rail trail in Virginia
We stayed overnight at a hotel in Leesburg (there are no campsites on the W&OD). In the morning, we got back on the trail and rode to Purcellville.
W&OD in Virginia
We crossed about 12 miles of Virginia on the roads, towards Brunswick, MD and the Chesapeake & Ohio trail.
Storm damage on the C&O is, on the whole fairly light, with a few rough spots.
We picked up some water about 10 miles south of Brunswick, at a local convenience store. We should have gotten more than we did!
An hour later, we were again low on water, and the water pumps on the trail were turned off - the park does this when the water quality is unacceptable. We went off the trail for about 5 or 6 miles, seeking water, unsuccessfully. After a 48-mile day, we set up camp at the Chisel Branch campsite, near the Goose Creek River Lock on the C&O.
Cooking dinner with rationed water
We were able to get water about 15 miles later, from some friendly car campers who had brought a lot of it with them.
Snapping turtle (ID'd by a trail volunteer) on the C&O
At the Great Falls on the Potomac River
After leaving the Falls (which are spectacular!), Martha started feeling unsteady and was getting heat rash on her forearms. (She's very pale to begin with, and goes through a lot of sunscreen.) Martha didn't feel capable of riding any more, so she phoned her Father for a pickup (her folks live only a few miles away) and we called it a day 3 miles from mile zero of the C&O. Finding an access point by car took him a few hours; I had to ride to him, and then we found an access point where I could ride to Martha and then escort her back to the car, slowly.


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"Jeb Bush Moving Closer to 2016 Run"
With Christie or Rubio as his running mate, if I had to guess.
And why not? I mean, it's not like if you put your ear to the ground and listen attentively you can't here the slow, steadily-building swell for yet another Bush in the White House — particularly when we finally have the right one this time, a man not tainted with a Reagan connection, one not responsible for two wars of aggression, a cowboy posture, and some malapropisms.
This one is so perfect, in fact, that he doesn't want principles getting in the way of the government solving our problems efficiently and effectively!
And if the last several years have taught us anything, it's that grass-roots Republicans are pissed off that they haven't been getting enough government fixes to the problems that plague them. Brought on by government fixes. They don't want limited government: that's for kooks and cranks and fringe crazies who hate our country; instead, they want somebody who can step in and manage the expansive federal government in a way that everyone prospers from it. They want a balanced approach. And if that means making common-sense compromises on raising taxes and open borders, and refusing to be bullied by far right extremists into pushing austerity measures that would hurt children and the elderly, then by golly, we need to be willing to make that deal.
I just hope to God it's Karl Rove and his "Conservative Victory Project" who are the ones who will propel this new kind of practical and minority-friendly rich white "conservative" into the Presidency.
Because as I noted yesterday, America is thirsty. And the only cure is a third giant pitcher of ice-cold Bush.


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Security Council resolution 1216 (1998) on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, U.N. Doc. S/RES/1216 (1998).
Adopted by the Security Council at its 3958th meeting, on 21 December 1998
The Security Council,
Reaffirming the statements of its President of 6 November 1998 (S/PRST/1998/31) and 30 November 1998 (S/PRST/1998/35),
Gravely concerned by the crisis facing Guinea-Bissau and the serious humanitarian situation affecting the civilian population in Guinea-Bissau,
Expressing its firm commitment to preserve the unity, sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Guinea-Bissau,
1. Welcomes the agreements between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta signed in Praia on 26 August 1998 (S/1998/825), and in Abuja on 1 November 1998 (S/1998/1028, annex) and the Additional Protocol signed in Lomé on 15 December 1998 (S/1998/1178, annex);
2. Calls upon the Government and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta to implement fully all the provisions of the agreements, including with regard to respect for the ceasefire, the urgent establishment of a government of national unity, the holding of general and presidential elections no later than the end of March 1999, and the immediate opening of the airport and seaport in Bissau, and, in cooperation with all concerned, the withdrawal of all foreign troops in Guinea-Bissau and the simultaneous deployment of the interposition force of the Military Observer Group (ECOMOG) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
3. Commends the Member States of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries and ECOWAS on the key role they are playing to restore peace and security throughout Guinea-Bissau, and on their intention to participate with others in the observation of the forthcoming general and presidential elections and welcomes the role of ECOMOG in the implementation of the Abuja Agreement, aimed at guaranteeing security along the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal border, keeping apart the parties in conflict and guaranteeing free access to humanitarian organizations and agencies to reach the affected civilian populations, to be carried out in accordance, inter alia, with paragraph 6 below;
4. Approves the implementation by the ECOMOG interposition force of its mandate referred to in paragraph 3 above in a neutral and impartial way and in conformity with United Nations peacekeeping standards to achieve its objective to facilitate the return to peace and security by monitoring the implementation of the Abuja Agreement;
5. Calls upon all concerned, including the Government and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, to respect strictly relevant provisions of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, and to ensure safe and unimpeded access by international humanitarian organizations to persons in need of assistance as a result of the conflict;
6. Affirms that the ECOMOG interposition force may be required to take action to ensure the security and freedom of movement of its personnel in the discharge of its mandate;
7. Requests ECOMOG to provide periodic reports at least every month through the Secretary-General, the first report to be made one month after deployment of its troops;
8. Requests also the Secretary-General to make recommendations to the Council on a possible role of the United Nations in the process of peace and reconciliation in Guinea-Bissau, including the early establishment of arrangements for liaison between the United Nations and ECOMOG;
9. Reiterates its appeal to States and organizations concerned to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees;
10. Reiterates also its call on States to provide voluntarily financial, technical and logistical support to assist ECOMOG to carry out its peacekeeping role in Guinea-Bissau;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to establish a Trust Fund for Guinea-Bissau which would assist in supporting the ECOMOG interposition force in providing logistical support to them and encourages Member States to contribute to the Fund;
12. Requests further the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council regularly informed of the situation in Guinea-Bissau and to submit a report to it by 17 March 1999 on the implementation of the Abuja Agreement including the implementation by the ECOMOG interposition force of its mandate;
13. Decides to review the situation, including the implementation of the present resolution, before the end of March 1999, on the basis of the report of the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 12 above;
14. Decides to remain seized of the matter.


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NEW DELHI: Government today hiked the import tariff value on gold and silver to USD 433 per 10 grams and USD 699 per kg, respectively, taking into account the volatility in the precious metals' global prices.
Import tariff value is the base price at which customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. The tariff value is revised on a fortnightly basis after analysing the global price trend.


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Criminal Law
Criminal Law Questions? Ask a Criminal Lawyer.
However, a successful deferred will still impact a job search. It can disqualify a person in some instances from owning a gun or getting licensed by the state in professional capacity. If a person is an immigrant, it can impact applying for citizenship.
With respect to firearms, you may possess firearms and ammunition and go hunting but you cannot buy additional weapons or ammunition or carry them across state lines.
You may wish to speak to an attorney who specializes in getting deferred adjudications made non-public. The attorney may also give you advice regarding the firearms law. Sometimes, an initial consultation is free or at a minimal charge. You can discuss the facts of your case, evaluate your options, and decide how to proceed. Remember, just because you received a deferred adjudication, does NOT mean that it is NOT accessible the the public. However, given the crime for which you received the deferred adjudication, you will have to wait 5 years in order to file a Petition for Non-Disclosure.
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|Local actors give passionate performance of 'Steel Magnolias'
|Written by Becca Brandt
|Wednesday, 02 July 2014 09:46
Audience members laughed and cried right alongside the cast of "Steel Magnolias" during their three performances, Friday-Sunday, June 27-29.
Set in a Louisiana beauty parlor, the story follows the joys and struggles of six sassy Southern women.
Shop owner Truvey Jones, played by Dolly Smith, hires young Annelle, played by Anastasia Conklin, to work in her shop just as she is preparing for one of her client's weddings.
Annelle barely has time to get acquainted with the shop before Truvey's usual customers come in on a Saturday morning.
First to arrive is Clairee, played by Penny Dockins. She pours herself a cup of hotdog-flavored coffee and catches up on the latest gossip and sports news with Truvey.
Not long after, bride-to-be Shelby, played by Hannah Conklin, comes in to get her hair done before her wedding that afternoon. Shelby is all smiles as she goes on about the pink-themed affair.
M'Lynn (Karen Swan, left) tries to give her daughter Shelby (Hannah Conklin, center) some juice to help with an episode brought on by her diabetes. Truvey and Clairee (Dolly Smith and Penny Dockins, back center and right) offer assistance while newcomer Annelle (Anastasia Conklin, back left) steps back in shock. —Enterprise photo
Annelle gets put to work straight away when Shelby's mother, M'Lynn, played by Karen Swan, arrives to get some hair attention before the wedding, too.
Loud and outrageous Ouiser Boudreaux, played by Karla Satterlee, is the last to arrive in the shop, complaining that her poor dog needs sedated and all the magnolias are gone from her tree.
Thus, the strange friendship of six very different women unfolds in a beauty parlor.
With one quick rip, Annelle (Anastasia Conklin, right) waxes Ouiser's (Karla Satterlee, left) upper lip. —Enterprise photo
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G L E 171: Introduction to Geological Engineering
- Catalog Description:
Comprehensive introduction to engineering applications of earth sciences. Exploitation and management of geologic resources; mitigation of geologic hazards such as landslides and earthquakes; abatement of environmental problems such as land and water pollution; design of surface and underground excavations; principal methods of geological engineering.
- Credits: 1
- Prerequisites: Open to Fr
- Official Course Description (pdf)
- Engineering Moodle Courses on the Web (formerly eCOW)
Spring 2016 (1164)
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Residents celebrate a part of Rockford's history by turning something old, into something new.
It was Rockford's Annual Sock Monkey Madness Festival at Midway Village Museum Saturday. The event highlights the original stuffed sock toy made from Rockford red heel socks. The popular animal has been revamped into different characters and inspired art work. Parents and kids could decorate a monkey or create their very own toy. One parent says it's amazing to share this history with her kids.
"Not enough people know all the great things that Rockford has to offer, and it's great to see something so special like this for us, for the families to do," said Beth Riggins.
The festival continues tomorrow afternoon...With the annual Ms. and Mr. Sockford pageant.


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Shopping With Saturn
When you are having a Saturn Transit, Saturn goes shopping with you, like a particularly stingy druid-accountant figure traipsing around behind you. And the dialogue goes a bit like this:
YOU: Wow, a new skin cream with poly-peptides to restore the inner crystal collagen of the skin matrix integrity…Skin scientists who extracted essence of the rare and adaptogenic Foo Foo flower from the alps of Atlantis, the supermodel endorsement, fuq yeah!
SATURN: You know this is rot and that your skin never looks better than when you hydrate correctly, avoid junk food and get the proper amount of sleep. Do you really want to go further into debt or deplete your savings just to prove – yet again – your gullibility? Try getting a bunch of kale instead.
YOU: Oooh, cool revolutionary new shapewear, that's amazing.
SATURN: It's a corset you berk.
YOU: Hey this new blush gives you a natural looking awesome glow like you've just been exercising or had an orgasm!
SATURN: You could always just exercise or have an orgasm. It would be chemical free and cost nothing.
You know?
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Radiohead Prepares New Year's Eve Webcast
By Nikki Pierce 2007-12-27 17:59:25
For those of you without plans for New Years Eveand you dont have to tell us who you areyou should refrain from being too square by warming up next to your computer or in front of your television to check out the broadcast debut of Radioheads new album.
According to Billboard, the British rock band will perform its new album, In Rainbows, in its entirety during a pre-taped, hour long set that will premiere New Years Eve on TV and the Internet. The event will air on Current TV and Current.com starting at 12 a.m. EST on December 31 and will repeat three times throughout the next day.
Radiohead held a similar webcast early in November. The band played new material in addition to covers like the Smiths The Headmaster Ritual, Bjorks Unravel and New Orders Ceremony.
In Rainbows will go on sale in stores next week.


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April 1997
How do the flashy television shows and exhibits fit into science education, and what is the purpose of hands-on projects?
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Flashy science and engineering projects
grab the attention of busy children and
adults, making science, mathematics
and engineering accessible by relating
them to everyday activities. Hands-on
projects teach problem-solving skills.
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So, I'm coming to you today from the Midwest, narrowly escaping the wrath of Hurricane Sandy hitting the East coast as we speak, and I realize that the last time I was here was for a wedding. And it was a fantastic wedding! Probably one of the best bands I have ever seen (like… seriously awes!), amazing food and kickass cocktails made to order by a mixologist. But… because I just can't help myself, I noticed a few small details dampening the overall experience… I don't know their names, but they were under four years old. Running for their little lives as if the building was collapsing and we needed to evacuate, immediately!
That got me thinking about all of the clever (if I do say so myself) ideas for children attending weddings that I have provided and successfully executed for my bridey clients. And because it's important for you to respect your guests and make sure they (and you!) have a great time, I thought I would share them with you.
Brideys, I know that some of you don't want kids at your wedding, and are pressured to invite them, so hopefully these ideas will make them more invisible to you and your guests. Got it?