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Whether it is the stock, commodity or Forex market, every trader needs to remember a few key rules before venturing into these sensitive markets. Forex traders on the other hand are even more susceptible to losses because of the globalized nature of their trade. Foreign currency responds to each and every breath of global economy and it is critical to hold steady in this scenario. Detailed below are a few mistakes to avoid:
Mistake 1: Emotional Judgements
Every successful businessman knows that the key to a thriving venture is timely decisions taken from the head instead of the heart and it would do a world of good to Forex traders to memorize this golden rule. In fact, letting emotions rule over your business or trade decisions is recognized to be the number one cause of failure. When spur-of-the moment decisions are taken, Forex traders open themselves up to huge risk that can go either way. Usually, it is the inability to concentrate on anything else but the rosy picture painted by the high risk – high reward relationship, but what many fail to realize is that this is alternatively known as gambling. At the end of the day, a successful Forex trader will necessarily have control over his irrational impulses.
Mistake 2: Over Trading
Hope is the four letter word that is not part of a Forex trader's dictionary. The second biggest cause of concern for investors in any market is over trading and not banking the profits. A big gain, a sense of euphoria and the false sense of security in which a trader hopes to capitalize on his investment are the likely underlying causes of over-trading. What makes it even more risky is the fact that profits are not being banked; as they should at least thwice a month. Similarly, this addiction encompasses the losing party as well. Thoughts of retribution keep haunting the investor till he enters the market again. The solution to overcome this compulsion lies in disciplining yourself. Start by making a plan and stick to it. No business survives without a plan.
Mistake 3: Expecting to Go from Rags to Riches
This mistake stems from having unrealistic expectations from the market. Judging from the lack of patience many traders have, it seems most enter the market for that adrenaline rush. In this state, many risky decisions are taken, particularly pertaining to excessive trading and emotional decisions. The Forex or the stock or commodity market is not a place to make a quick buck. It requires consistent discipline and know-how of trading strategies. Most juvenile traders expect to quickly recover their money and start making a profit. However, the market turns twists on every call of global events that are impossible to predict and makes it necessary to enter into a trade with capacity to hold the position for a long term.
Mistake 4: Being Greedy
The proverb "don't put all your eggs in one basket" applies to virtually every sphere in life. When a potentially attractive trade comes up, traders are tempted to pool in all their savings into the trade in the expectation of reaping hefty profits. While this strategy may pay off from time to time, it is generally suicidal. Diversification is the number one rule of success for investors and traders. The possibility that all your savings are locked in an unfavorable trade is a highly likely scenario, and even more so when considering the position is in some obscure currency.
Many people who have found success in other business avenues have failed in the Forex market. However, there are as many successful Forex traders who have managed to make it big. Start small, and with perseverance and a little self-control, there are high chances that the market can be beaten even if it is being hammered itself.
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In its previous incarnations the building which now houses the Luan Gallery has been many things to many people and to the town of Athlone a library, concert hall, cinema and town hall to name but a few. Commenting on the exhibition Miriam Mulrennan, Manager, the Luan Gallery said: Rich and colourful memories are associated with the building. Respect for peoples connection to the building formed a centre point in curating Borrowed Memories . Designed by Keith Williams Architects, the Luan Gallery is first new visual art gallery to be opened in the country in over three years. The name Luan derives from the Irish for Athlone, 'Baile Áth Luain' and was proposed as part of a public competition organised to name the new gallery.
Where Do Broken Hearts Go , 2000, by Longford-born Bristol-based artist Daphne Wright became the lynch pin for the idea of memories and the combination of shadow and light that are our own memories and those of others. Layering plays an important part in Wrights work and here we see, not only the physical layering of the foil strips to create the giant foil cacti, but also the layering of the different elements which come together to make the entire installation the folded strips of household tinfoil, the Country and Western lyrics and the intaglio prints made from found photographs by an anonymous photographer.
Westmeath-native Patrick Grahams Ark of Dreaming , 1990, explores both colour and gesture. Words combined with vestiges of figurative imagery, and layers of heavily worked and reworked paint are applied to the canvas which has been ruthlessly split open and crudely stitched together in a diptych suggestive of an alterpiece.
The work of Irish artist Shane Cullen created from the smuggled messages of the 1981 Maze hunger strikers presents itself to the audience as a forceful narrative of a dark time in our history which demands reflection. Fragmens Sur Les Institutions Républicaines IV, 1993 - 1997 was made over a period of four years and consists of 96 large styrofoam panels, each carrying transcriptions of the secret messages smuggled out of the H-Blocks in the Maze Prison. The subject matter is controversial but presented in a highly disciplined manner that references historical monuments. Each painted word mimics official government documents.
The location of the Luan Gallery, in the centre of Ireland, on the banks of the River Shannon is reflected in the work of American artist Ann Hamilton. Filament II, 1996 comprises a silk organza curtain, which has been distressed by the artist, hanging from a circular rail. It is a sculpture with blurred boundaries and changeable volume and form, at once a public and private space. The curtain envelopes you but is transparent, so a shadowy figure is still visible to others standing outside. The presence or absence of people changes perceptions and experience of the work and in this regard it is interactive and participatory.
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Chapter Five - Fallarbor
It wasn't long before Lucki was out of the hilly area and on flat ground again. She waded through the tall grass, Flare bounding along a bit clumsily next to her. Peering ahead she saw that not far off the tall grass ended and the sandy tan path began, just before the edge of Meteor Lake. Over that lay the deep russet bridge, stretching out of sight, toward the distant opposite side.
Lucki made her way through the end of the grass and to the shore, where the clear blue waves lapped inches from her white shoes. They lapped over the edges of the bridge as well, so that the wood was soaked although not submerged. Up ahead she could see fishermen struggling to land Goldeen and Magikarp, causing water to surge up in huge waves where they were standing to swamp the surrounding area.
"I'd better recall you," Lucki mentioned to Flare. He nodded, eyeing the way before them nervously, and she took out his pokeball and recalled him.
Lucki began making her way across the wooden planks, moving careful to try not to splash water into her shoes as she went through the wetter areas. She narrowly avoided being directly splashed a few times when a fisherman suddenly hooked a pokemon, but the mist sprayed into the area left her somewhat damp by the time she made it to the other side.
She continued on along the now dark reddish ground, passing small ponds that dotted the area. Rather than grass there was some low-lying plant with round leaves and white flowers, and some petite, graceful trees with branches laden with greenery in clumps.
Lucki came upon an older, neatly dressed in dark grey man sitting on a bench by the side of the brown trail. A Poochyena with white-flecked fur lay beside him, eyes closed and head resting in its paws. Its ears twitched at her approach and the dark type raised its head and roared, then lay its head back down without even opening its eyes. Lucki looked at the bite pokemon, not sure what to make of it.
"Oh, don't mind him," the man explained, standing. "He just likes using the move." He reached down and scratched the thick salt-and-pepper colored fur on his pokemon's neck. "My name is Ian Jennings. What's yours?
"I'm Lucki Middling."
"Are you heading to Fallarbor?"
Lucki nodded. "Is it close?" she requested.
"You're nearly there," he responded. "Just a bit ahead. Could you do me a favor, though? You see, I've been trying to catch a Nuzleaf, but they're quite shy and my Poochyena can't stay quiet for any length of time, and as he's my only pokemon " Punctuating this statement, the Poochyena roared again.
Lucki nodded again. She could see how that would be a problem. "I've only just started, so my pokemon aren't that strong," she told him. "But I do have a fire type. I'm sure he'd be able to handle a Nuzleaf."
"Really? Do you think I could borrow him? It shouldn't take too long, as I know where to find them."
"Okay, let me just explain to him." Lucki released Flare and told him what was going on.
"You'll be staying at the Pokecenter today, won't you?" Jennings asked. "I'll drop him off there, all right?"
"Sure," Lucki replied, "No problem." She waved goodbye as they headed off under the trees. As she started to go, the Poochyena jumped up and began to trot along with her like a small but very noisy escort.
The road turned sharply right and she found herself facing what looked like farmed fields, with small seedlings sprouting up in squares of cultivated, dark soil. She passed a house with a weird sign proclaiming Ultimate Fossil Expert in Residence! and then she had reached Fallarbor Town. The Poochyena roared yet again and then started back the way they had come, tail wagging cheerfully, no doubt intending to meet up with Jennings.
Looking around Lucki thought it seemed a lot more rural than Rustboro had been, with only a few buildings and houses, and unpaved roads a lot like the one on the route she'd just been traveling. Lucki sneezed. And dusty too. It seemed very dry, despite all the water she'd seen along her way in.
Lucki headed in, planning to head to the Pokecenter and stay the night. Along the way she saw a huge domed building. It had four red columns that curled to meet at the top, blue sides and white accents. In design it resembled the tent she had in her bag. Over the door was a huge copy done in blue and white of the four pokeball symbol of the Hoenn Pokemon League. She went over to investigate. The sliding doors opened automatically to let her in when she approached.
Lucki entered. It was spacious inside. She looked around and saw a girl her age with obsidian blue hair in a shoulder-length ponytail wearing a white shirt and short, pleated blue skirt. "Hi," she greeted. "What's this place?"
The girl turned, dark emerald eyes focusing on Lucki's face. "Oh, it's a Battle Tent," she explained. "It's a new competition they've just started. You have to battle people according to special rules. It's only here for two weeks, and then they move to a different town to hold a different competition. The last one was in Slateport, and I heard it had a different set of rules than here, but I missed it."
"Really? Cool. Thanks." Lucki trotted across the alternating dark and light round tiles of the floor, up to the short line by the counter. After a short wait she reached the front.
"What pokemon will you register?" the young brown haired man asked.
She only had Silver at the moment, so she handed him the white pokeball. "Silver, my Squirtle," she stated.
The man took it, nodding, and placed it onto a platform near his computer. The machine beeped. He gave her the pokeball back with a piece of paper that had 18 on it and pointed to one side. "Go through the second door to your left."
"Okay, thanks." Lucki headed over and opened the door. There were seven other trainers inside, each with only a single pokeball, as well as an adult dressed in white. Across from here were three more doors.
"Welcome, trainers," the man announced. "In a moment, you will begin your Battle Tent challenge. The rules are simple. You and your opponent have three turns to defeat each other's pokemon. If neither pokemon has fainted by the end, a judge will determine the winner based on three categories: Mind, Skill and Body. The first reflects how aggressively you battled, the second how effective your moves were, and the third how healthy your pokemon is by the end. Whoever makes it through three consecutive battles will be rewarded with a prize." He gestured behind him towards the doors. "You will battle in the rooms behind me based on your assigned number. 12 and 15, step forward." An orange-haired girl and green haired boy did so. The man directed them through one door. "11 and 18, step forward."
Lucki and another boy stepped forward and the announcer directed them through a different door.
Inside was another adult, the judge, behind who was another door. "Take your positions at either side of the area and begin," he ordered.
Lucki looked over at her opponent, who had short purple hair and seemed like he was her age. She hoped she could do this. She went to one side of the small wooden floored arena and sent out Silver. Her opponent released a Surskit, a small blue pokemon with a round body held up by four pencil-thin delicate legs.
"Okay, Silver, we've only got three moves, so be careful," Lucki called out. "Start off with tackle!"
"Quick attack, Surskit," the boy responded.
Silver nodded, running at her opponent. The Surskit raced along the floor as well, jumping at the last second to collide with Silver and bouncing it off one shoulder. Silver was pushed back a set as the Surskit skidded along the ground, splaying out its legs to keep its balance.
"Great, again," Lucki stated.
"Try to slow it down with bubble!"
The bug-water type began to spew a froth of tiny bubbles towards Silver as she approached, but the tiny turtle seemed barely hindered, pushing her way through the foam without effort to hit the pond skater, flipping it over and sending it back almost to its trainer's feet. It righted itself but Silver tackled it a third time, stunning it.
The judge declared Lucki victorious and told her to continue through the door.
In the next room was a red-headed girl in a light summer dress who Lucki recognized as another of the group from the start, as well as a healing machine for pokemon. The judge took Silver's pokeball and placed it inside. When it was finished, he told them to begin their battle.
Lucki and Silver took their places. The other girl bit her lip and then sighed, sending out a large Numel. Without hesitation Lucki ordered a water gun. The numb pokemon managed to force its way through the attack for a single tackle, but then with a sigh much like the girl's was knocked over by the water attack and didn't bother to get up. Anticlimactically the judge told Lucki she was the winner and she went through the last door.
The other trainer hadn't arrived yet, so there was only the judge waiting there. By the time Silver had been healed the other trainer had arrived, a dark grey haired teen. He sent out a Gulpin.
Lucki looked at the weird round green pokemon suspiciously. It had only two small protrusions for arms on either side of its huge head, and no real body. A yellow feather stuck up from the center of its forehead like a hat's plume. It didn't look like it'd be much trouble.
"Pound," her opponent stated.
The Gulpin began to hunch its body across the field toward Silver.
"Water gun, Silver!"
Silver shot out a jet of water. Unperturbed, the Gulpin opened its mouth widely and simply swallowed the attack, then returned to its slow crawl. Reaching Silver, it humped its body up and struck her over the head with one small arm.
Lucki remembered now. Gulpin would try to minimize damage by swallowing all projectile attacks. Inexperienced trainers would sometimes make the mistake of thinking it was absorbing the attacks without taking any damage, which wasn't true. It was only that a Gulpin's practically iron-clad insides were better suited to taking the damage. "Hit it in the side or back, Silver, you'll do more damage!" she called.
"Quick, poison gas!"
Silver ran to one side. The Gulpin started to turn to face her, but before it could finish she released another water gun. The Gulpin's soft side bent under the force and, shocked, its mouth opened, releasing a puff of amethyst vapor. The poison quickly diffused away, but part of it blew over Silver, whose skin took on a faint purple tint. She wobbled slightly.
"Use another pound!" the boy called.
"Quick, withdraw!"
Silver vanished into her shell. The Gulpin's attack glanced off her.
Lucki was about to try another move when the judge called, "Cease!"
She rushed over to Silver, administering an antidote before the poisoning could get worse, then looked to the judge. He seemed to be deliberating. "Both of you were equal in Mind. But the Squirtle did more damage in attacking and despite the poisoning is in better overall health." He turned to Lucki. "I declare you the winner." He took out a small bag and handed it to her. "Inside are a random selection of TMs."
Lucki thanked him and proceeded out through a side door, back into the main lobby and then outside again. She continued further on to the Pokecenter.
"Hey Flare," she called, seeing the fire type lying at the foot of one of the waiting couches. "How'd it go?"
He loped over. "It took a little while to find one," he replied, "But the rest went fine."
"Good. Okay, return," Lucki decided, pulling Flare's pokeball over her belt and pressing the center button. The flame pokemon was sucked inside. She then headed over to Nurse Joy. "Excuse me, could I have a room tonight?" she requested.
Nurse Joy nodded. "Of course, here," she responded, taking a room key out and handing it to Lucki. "Have you seen Prof. Cosmo, by any chance?" she asked. "He lives around here."
"No, I only just got here," Lucki stated.
"Well, if you get the chance, you should see him. Apparently he's found something interesting. He lives in the long white split-story house down the street from here."
"Thanks for telling me," Lucki replied. "I guess I'll visit." She said goodbye and headed out again, following the street for a bit. Before long she same to a place that matched Nurse Joy's description. Heading up, she read on the mailbox Cosmo. She walked up the steps and rang the doorbell.
After a moment a middle-aged man with dark brown hair and a long white lab coat answered the door. "Oh, hello. You're a trainer? Come in."
Lucki nodded, stepping through the door. "Nurse Joy told me you found something?"
"Yes, although exactly what I'm still working on. Would you mind letting me see your pokemon?"
"Sure," Lucki responded.
"Okay, come this way." He led her down the hall into his lab. The place was white with polished steel countertops, and everything was perfectly clean and uncluttered. A large pedestal shaped machine stood near the center of the room. A clear round dome covered the top, allowing her to see a large metallic stone sitting in the center. "I recently found this meteor, and I'm trying to discover its properties. Have you ever heard of moon stones?" he asked.
"Yes," Lucki told him. "They're a type of meteorite, right?"
"Exactly. This isn't a moon stone, but it seems to be something similar. I'm trying to see how it responds to different pokemon. Could you let out one of your pokemon?"
Lucki released Silver. The tiny turtle looked around with interest as Prof. Cosmo stooped to tap a few buttons on the machine. It hummed a moment, then quieted.
"And the other?"
Lucki recalled Silver and sent out Flare. The professor repeated his motions.
"Hm " He sounded surprised. "This is problematic."
"What's wrong?" Lucki asked.
"I checked another Flareon earlier, and got a different result. I'm not sure what to make of this." He sighed. "Clearly, a lot more work is needed." He turned back to Lucki. "Which way are you headed?"
"I'm going to Lavaridge, then down to Mauville."
"Ah. If I find anything more, would you mind sending me your Flareon to retest? This might just be a glitch in the machine," he mentioned, not sounding convinced.
"Yeah, sure," Lucki told him. "Tell me if you figure it out."
"Of course."
Lucki said goodbye and headed back to the Pokecenter.


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Mother's Day is swiftly approaching, and while we entertain thoughts of what to get the woman who seemingly has it all, pure memories of her overall influence extend the deepest of gratitude. As Mother's Day draws near on May 10 — the realities of last minute shopping, crowded retailers, and hopelessness in finding "the gift" will creep in. But in channeling our own motherly instinct, we urge you to take a deep breath, and to reflect beyond the material.
Enter DFW Style Daily's network of fashion influencers in Dallas. For your sentimental pleasure (and ours), these Big D-based trendsetters are revealing the immeasurable impact that their mom or mother figure has had on their fashion and style choices today. Check out their invaluable tips, handy advice, plus more — because let's face it. Mommy Dearest always knows best.
Alex Small
SMU Undergraduate Student & Fashion Blogger
"My mom has an effortless sense of style. I try to emulate her sophistication and classiness but with more pink and pearls. Her secret to shopping is what she calls 'scanning' to pick out the best pieces because she doesn't like to spend a lot of time in a store. This is a skill that I'm slowly learning because I like to shop for hours! My mom is not only stylish, she also exudes a friendly energy that makes her stand out ever more than her clothes."
Isabella Vallejo, "Mum" of Mary Bentley
Mary Bentley – Global Director of Business Development
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"My mother taught me to invest in classic pieces that never go out of style — a classic trench coat, a black pencil skirt, a crisp white tailored shirt, a string of pearls and a sensible blazer. I have a number of her pieces in my closet today. My Mum loved to window shop [and] I developed a great love for vintage clothing as a result. I honor her memory by always carrying or wearing something of hers to special events."
Ruben Burgess
Sales Associate at Traffic L.A. at the Joule
"The one thing I learned was actually from my grandmother. Always dress presentable. Never step outside without being ready for an important encounter."
Jeanette Chivvis
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Leah Frazier
Attorney, Personal Shopper & Editor
"My mother is a walking conversation piece. When she walks into a room, you know it. My friends call her 'Pop-Pop' because her outfits are always poppin'! I've always admired her sense of style, and my love for shopping definitely came from her. My mom has taught me so many things about fashion and style — some of which I impose on my clients but two things always stand out for me. One, above all things, always make sure you wear and invest in a good pair of shoes. It's the first thing that people see most of the time. Two, all women should invest in a full length mirror and never leave the house without checking yourself out from all directions. It's a great indicator of how you're presenting yourself to the world. Both the front and the back sides should be flawless!"
Patrick Ware
Traffic L.A. at the Joule
"My mother taught me to always keep is classic and on trend."
Amber LaFrance
Executive Publicist & Founder, Culture-Hype PR
Publisher, DFW Style Daily
"My mom grew up as a tomboy but I've always been really girly though. When I was a little girl I wore pink everyday with bows, ribbons, and glitter galore. Growing up, she always took me shopping! That was a bonding activity for us. She encouraged me to be myself and wear what I wanted to. I vaguely remember owning matching baby blue corduroys, a fuzzy sweater, scrunchie, and socks from Limited Too in the 90's! Hey, it was a thing."
Vanna Collins
Lifestyle Blogger & Founder
"My mom taught me that it's always okay to add a little (or a lot) of sparkle to your style. When has it hurt anyone? Another thing she taught me is that a lady should be seen and not heard — and the best way to be seen is to dress to the nines!"
Neki Bosh
Stylist & Editor In Chief
"The one thing I learned from my mom was originality. My mother recognized very early on that I was going to be different, and she allowed me to express my difference in what I wore. As long as the skirt wasn't too short and I wore a slip, she was okay with my wardrobe. We had many fights over the slip rule, but today I still own tons of undergarments. Thanks mom for allowing me to be original while setting guidelines that made me the lady I am today."


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Can you believe that it's almost May? It sure doesn't feel like it in New York City, but hopefully sunshine and warm temperatures are just around the corner!
This week was jam-packed with events including the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, opening night on Broadway for a few plays and some star-studded movie premieres. Some Fashion Bomb regulars were on the scene, but there were also some stylish celebs that we haven't seen in a bit.
Check out some of this week's hottest looks:
Jennifer Lopez loves to shine and she did just that in an all-gold look, including a pair of Jimmy Choo Leila Pumps. Kim Kardashian and Eva Longoria also rocked some hot shoes, in Christian Louboutin Pigalle Neon Pumps and Bottega Veneta Wedges respectively. Prints were big this week and a few stars opted for them including Drena De Niro, Rachel Roy, Nicole Richie in Winter Kate Spring 2012, and Nicole Ari Parker. All-black is always the easiest way to look fly and Christina Milian, Jamie Chung, and Wendy Williams chose the palette in different silhouettes. Kim Zolciak and Laura Govan wore shades of blue and Aubrey O'Day also went bold in red. Dionne Bromfield and Veronica Webb were in a league of their own in red carpet-ready dresses and Usher was the only gentleman this week, keeping it casual in plaid.
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Yes, it's true. We might be an innovation consultancy but we have in fact just opened our first shop over at print on demand specialists Cafe Press to showcase our high resolution Wordles generated automatically from the complete works of William Shakespeare!
"Wordle" what's that all about then?
You may have already come across wordles on the web when they appeared in the press earlier in the year. A wordle is a graphic layout of text where the size of a word is in proportion to its frequency in a document.
Here's an example;
How did you do it?
The credit belongs to Jonathan Feinberg who wrote the original java application for generating a wordle. Although it looks simple, there is some complex mathematics going on under the hood and whilst I'd love to say we wrote it, we didn't. What we did do was read the public domain text of the complete words of Shakespeare, parse the data to drop stage directions and so forth and then feed the text into a wordle generator written by Jonathan (see, told you he was the key to it all), kindly licensed by IBM and available on their alphaworks site here. We then generated 60 wordles of each play to pick the layouts we liked most and then built a shop so we could share them with you.
As a side note it's worth mentioning that the images we use for the shop are special high resolution files generated at print resolutions and not simply web images taken from the wordle website.
What about the images, can I use them?
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Violence and Religious Commitment: Implications of Jim Jones's People's Temple Movement
Was the tragedy at Jonestown 'an isolated case,' or was it 'an example of extremist cult behavior that emerges in times of great social upheaval'? The answer to this question, according to the contributors to this book, is important to all Americans as a basis for evaluating social and educational policy. Part I considers the general topic of sect violence, offering three positions. Chapter 1 contends that societal disruptions o the 1970's spawned distortions of alienation and devotion, resulting in 'both extremely hostile and extremely selfless behavior.' Chapter 2 denies that the People's Temple resembled other new religious groups in significant ways, maintaining that the Jonestown massacre was a secular rather than a religious event. Chapter 3 takes an in-between position, holding that the People's Temple shared apocalyptic and communitarian views with other modern cults , but differed in respect to its leader's radicalism and paranoia. Part II presents three conceptual models for analyzing the People's Temple. Part III deals with reactions to Jonestown and other cult behavior, especially over-reactions. Part IV, Chapter 11, is a first-hand account by a disillusioned former member who was murdered, reportedly by a People's Temple 'hit squad,' in February 1980, just after completing this chapter.
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Australian customs improves content management
Australian customs improves content management
EMBEDDED]The Australian Federal Department of Customs and Border Protection has awarded a A$5.1 million contract to migrate to a new enterprise content management (ECM) platform, IT News reports.
The department will phase out its use of an Open Text platform and shift to version eight of Objective's ECM platform. Objective won the deal after a public tender that commenced in early 2011.
Objective ECM 8 is widely used by public-sector organisations to gain control of the large volume of content that proliferates across all levels of government, CFO World states.
Objective ECM 8 is also being used to manage business processes and help organisations meet their compliance and legislative responsibilities.
The Objective ECM 8 system will provide, according to the company's CEO, Tony Walls, a "single source of the truth" by creating a data repository that can be accessed by any of the service's 5 000 staff, iTWire says.
Walls says the system will collect electronic content, capture day-by-day documents used by customs, and also e-mails "with record-keeping significance".


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The first official trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey finally hit the Internet today after premiering on Today, and the world was never the same. The trailer opens with mousy Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) preparing herself to meet the sexually dominant Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for the first time and if knee grabbing and longing looks are your thing, this film clip has it all. Aside from a little peek into Grey's sex dungeon, the trailer doesn't delve that deeply into the kinky BDSM the book is so known for, but it's satisfying enough to hold everyone off until the Valentine's Day 2015 release.
While the movie is definitely anticipated (to say the least), many fans have been desperate to see how Dornan was going to handle the controversial role. The British actor, who some know from his short stint on Once Upon a Time and others know from his emotionally disturbing role on The Fall, landed the role when Charlie Hunnam stepped down. Jury is still out on how he handles it, but if the brooding looks are anything to go by, Dornan did just fine.
Beyoncé teased her fans with a trailer for the trailer, filled with tiny snippets of footage, on her Instagram a few days ago. The revamped version of Crazy in Love heard in the clip is probably only one soundtrack contribution of many, especially considering her song Haunted was used to soundtrack the footage shown at CinemaCon a few months ago.


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Go Fly a Kite
- Artist: Tim Quarberg
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Tim's search for meaning and purpose in his own life has led him on a varied career path that has provided a rich background for his music. His poetic lyrics about the joys and challenges of everyday living, with a thread of the spiritual dimension woven in, offer a thoughtful and intimate look at life that speaks to the heart and touches the soul in a way that only his music can. He understands all too well that initials after a name do not equal happiness. During his quest to find his purpose and niche in the world, he obtained a masters degree in theology (he was an ordained Lutheran pastor for three years), a law degree (which he still utilizes as a practicing attorney), a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do (he ran his own Martial Arts school for a few years), and was an adjunct professor in ethics and philosophy at a couple of local colleges. Yet despite all his endeavors he never felt fulfilled and whole in a way that he knew was possible. So when his wife Amy asked him one evening "what is the one thing that you haven't done yet that you have always wanted to do?" he immediately replied, "I have always wanted to be a singer/songwriter". Knowing that he is an excellent guitar player and a master crafter with words, she asked, "Why haven't you?" And his response was "Well, I could never be as good as Paul Simon or James Taylor". . . "That's a silly reason", she replied. Knowing that he loves a challenge and curious as to what he might come up with, she challenged him to write a song. Two days later he sat her down to play his first song entitled, "Now and Then" and it was amazingly good. He has been writing songs ever since and feeling a sense of purpose and wholeness that he had only dreamed about before. Tim is a great example of the phrase, "It is never too late to go after your dreams". Of course, Amy won't let him quit his day job just yet, so he continues to practice law part-time and hang out with his wife and four children in Stillwater, Minnesota while continuing to write and perform his songs.
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(VISN) VisionChina Media provides advertising to the Chinese people through digital media and even on buses and public places.
The stock is in my short term watch list. I will list a few con's and Pros. I considered buying at $15.91.
- Olympic Games comping up. Vision China is going to ave increased revenue for next quarter mostly due to the Olympic Games August 8-24, 2008
- The stock went from $9 at end of March to $23 in Mid May and as of June 11,2008 was at $15.91.
- Has a huge P/E of 130.
- Chinese stocks are Very Volatile (hyperbole, I know)
UPDATE: June 16, 2008
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Topic: Extra (08/29/13)
TITLE: Not like dirty orphans
By Lou Bloss
It is sad that some Christians view prayer that way. They see themselves begging for scraps from a God who is angry at them, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
A little extra? Who is asking for a little extra? You are, and you are not a dirty orphan being taken care of by an administrator. You are a child of God. You are adopted already. You are a son of the king, joint heir with Jesus Christ, and the apple of God's eye! You are not a dirty little sinner saved by grace. You are a saint who sometimes sins. You get the dirt of the world on your feet, but Jesus washes it off. The child has the right to ask the Father for anything, even a little extra.
A little extra? Are you begging for a few crumbs? If you are, you don't understand what you are doing. You are approaching the Throne of Grace. You are making a legal petition to a great judge and king. He has the authority to grant you far more than you could possibly ask or think. Just make your petition in the proper manner. You were made a joint heir by the blood of Christ; therefore, make your petition by using the authority of the name of the one who shed the blood. All authority on heaven and earth belongs to Jesus. He gives you the right to use his name. Use it to petition the judge and king. You are not a beggar. You are making a legal request. Make your case heard on behalf of Jesus. You are his power of attorney. The judge sees you speaking for Jesus. He cannot deny his own son, neither the one who represents him.
A little extra? Just a little? What do you want? Tell him. Do you want the pain to ease, or do you want to be cured? Do you want to hear from God, or do you want to know him intimately? The storehouses of heaven are yours for the asking. Why do you ask for so little? Is your pride getting in the way? Ask for a humble heart. Are you afraid to ask such a king? Ask for a heart to love him more deeply, because love casts out fear. Ask so you can experience fullness of joy. Ask because the Father is longing to be gracious to you. Ask because it pleases him to hear your request, for you to receive it, and for you to share it with those whom he created.
We are not dirty orphans begging for scraps. We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. How strange is it, then, if God is using us to make his appeal, we so often fail to understand that he anticipates our appeals to him? We don't see ourselves as God sees us, so we make it difficult to ask for anything extra. How sad that must make him.
Don't stop at extra. Go beyond extra. Ask for it all. Ask for the world. You have the relationship. You have the authority. You have the identity. You don't need anything extra.
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Staybridge Suites San Jose
Staybridge Suites San Jose
Hotel Guest Rating: 8.3/10
1602 Crane Court
San Jose, CA 95112
Welcome to the Staybridge Suites San Jose
In-room kitchens, free Wi-Fi and easy airport, downtown and golfing access provide a stress-free stay at the pet-friendly Staybridge Suites San Jose.
Hotel Features
Whether cooking up goodies in the in-room kitchens or surfing the web via free Wi-Fi, guests enjoy modern conveniences at the three-story Staybridge Suites. The 114-suite hotel provides sofa beds, DVD players and cable TV. Complimentary breakfast is served every morning. There's also a convenience store on-site. Outdoor fun includes a pool, hot tub and barbecue grill, all available year-round. The hotel also provides a fitness room and a 24-hour business center on-site. Pets are welcome for an additional fee.
Hotel Location
The Staybridge Suites is conveniently placed within one-and-a-half miles east of San Jose International Airport. A 10-minute drive leads to downtown San Jose, offering a myriad of popular stops, including Adobe Systems, the San Jose Museum of Art and plenty of dining options. For a swing on the greens, guests can head two miles east to San Jose Municipal Golf Course.
Guest Favorites
Our guests dig the free breakfast and full kitchens, not to mention the convenient location at the Staybridge Suites San Jose.
Staybridge Suites San Jose Amenities
- Accessible facilities
- Air conditioning individually controlled in room
- Bathtub
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Coffee/Tea maker
- Color television
- Complimentary newspaper in lobby
- Converters/ Voltage adaptors
- Cribs
- Cups/glassware
- Desk with lamp
- Dishwasher
- Dry cleaning
- DVD player
- Electrical adaptors available
- Evening reception
- Fitness center on-site
- Free newspaper
- Free parking
- Full kitchen
- Hairdryer
- High speed internet connection
- Housekeeping - daily
- Housekeeping - weekly
- Internet access
- Ironing board
- Late check-out available
- Microwave
- Non-smoking
- On-site business center
- On-Site parking
- Onsite laundry
- Outdoor pool
- Parking
- Pets allowed
- Pots and pans
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Refrigerator with ice maker
- Safe deposit box
- Separate closet
- Silverware/utensils
- Sofa bed
- Stereo
- Stove
- Sundry/Convenience store
- Toaster oven
- Two-line phone
- Valet same day dry cleaning
- VCR player
- Voice mail
- Whirlpool
- Wireless connectivity
- Wireless internet connection
- Wireless internet connection in public areas
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MySpace, you officially have some massively goateed competition: System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian is introducing urSession.com, an online community that doubles as a record label. "It's the first online label to actually audition artists via audio uploads and video uploads," Odadjian explains. And in true democratic SOAD fashion, the people will have a voice: "I thought if urSession could be a big art-district community, so then the community votes for who I sign. So after a 10-month, 11-month running of artists, whoever gets the most votes, I go over and I sign."
The site proclaims it is "urEntertainment (R)evolution" and "not ur dad's A&R" and invites would-be users to "join the revolution" when it launches later this month or in early August. At least for now, the label is strictly digital, though Odadjian said he has spoken with labels about other options. System of a Down has been on hiatus since last year, and Odadjian says he'll direct videos and continue to work on Achozen, his side project with Wu-Tang's RZA, in addition to his work with urSession.


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Project Gotham Racing Hints
Xbox | Submitted by ben & HarrySecret Colour for Mini Cooper
when you are choseing your car
If you are going to be the mini cooper there are three blacks- choose the first one and then try the second one then the third until you find the car with the British flag on the roof. Good luck!
Xbox | Submitted by EDEasy Kudos
Before each turn, brake a little, and press A only for a bit, then accelerate. You'll earn more Kudos for the longer the turn.
Xbox | Submitted by Ryan harrell the sk8er boyFull Speed Run
First, go to time attack mode. Then, go to financial district. then go to 6th race from the bottom, choose the Ferrari F50(if you don't have it then put it 'nosliw'as your name at the title screen, this will give you all cars) then go full speed down the straight-away and you'll hit speeds up to 170 MPH.
Xbox | Submitted by Demon Master 21Tips for Cars
These are some tips for cars in the game P.G.R.2. Always test the cars before in the showroom before you buy the car. This is a little different because they split the cars in the levels. So for example I wouldn't be able to buy the Ferrari Enzo when you're in the first level. That means there is no point to buy a car that is in the first level when you're in the Roadster cars level. The real way to buy a car that you can really drive is to go to the garage instead
Xbox | Submitted by ozMini Game
When you enter your garage press y to get to walk mode, then turn left and walk until you see an arcade machine, walk up to it and press a. now you can play the geometry wars mini game .
NOTE: it took me a while to find how to shoot-use the right analog stick!
Xbox | Submitted by Super 96 AccordHow to EARN all cars
Cars you win in one-on-one challenges:
Kudos Challenge level 1: Z3 Roadster 3.0i
Kudos Challenge level 2: Boxster S
Kudos Challenge level 3: Focus Cosworth
Kudos Challenge level 5: Skyline GTR
Kudos Challenge level 7: Corvette ZO6
Kudos Challenge level 9: 360 Spider and 360 Modena
Kudos Challenge level 11: Viper RT-10
Kudos Challenge level 12: 911 GT2
Xbox | Submitted by Super 96 AccordCars you earn by amount of Kudos
1,000 : New Beetle RSi
25,000 : Panoz Esperante
50,000 : Lotus Exige
75,000 : Delfino Feroce
100,000: TVR Tuscan
150,000: Carrera GT
200,000: Ferrari F50!!
Xbox | Submitted by AnonymousEasy Kudos
If you're short a few Kudos at the end of a race, gain some speed. Then, right before you cross the finish line pull the handbrake ("A" button)while you hold "A" do a 180 degree turn and you'll get a few Kudos.
Xbox | Submitted by MichaelGo Anywhere
First go to central park paths pick a fast car. Once you get to the 3 gravel/dirt road go as fast as you can down and up the hill and at the top of the hill aim for the right hand side of the flashing yellow sigh your car will get a bit of air and hopefully you will be in the middle of the track and can go anywhere you want. TRUST ME YOU WON'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME BUT JUST KEEP TRYING
Project Gotham Racing Unlockables
Xbox | Submitted by GamesRadarGet VW Beetle
Use the easy difficulty setting and get 1000 kudos
Xbox | Submitted by NickGet Lotus Exige
After getting 50,000 Kudos you will get the Lotus Exige
Xbox | Submitted by GamesRadarGet Panoz Esperate
Get 25,000 kudos
Xbox | Submitted by wageorgeUnlock all the cars
To get all of the cars including the Ferrari F50, enter your drivers name as "Nosliw" case sensitive - Note the capital N and rest lowercase!. You will have all of the cars and the courses too.
Xbox | Submitted by Super 96 AccordArcade Race Cars
Level one : RX-8
Level two : Opel Speedster
Level three: Subaru WRX
Level four : Aston Marton V12 Vanquish
Xbox | Submitted by GamesRadarGet Medal Pursuit Paint Jobs
You get them after 5 hours of accumulated gameplay
Xbox | Submitted by Super 96 AccordQuick Race Cars(all golds)
Level one : TT roadster and TT Coupe
Level two : Camaro SS
Level three: Lancer Evolution VII
Level four : F355 Spider and 355F1
Xbox | Submitted by GamesRadarGet extra Helmets
After every hour of gameplay you will get 1 extra helmet
Project Gotham Racing Cheats
Xbox | Submitted by GamesRadarGet Faster Mercedes
Put in Reki for the driver's name


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I'm reasonably confident (i.e. I'll lay you 30-1 or 40-1, i.e. I think there's a 97%+ chance) that Mitt Romney is going to be the 2012 GOP nominee for President. Now, I could be wildly wrong in my estimation. And regardless of whether Romney wins or not, we'll never know for sure. Unless you assign a 100% or 0% chance of something occurring, any observable single-trial result will plausibly conform to your estimation.
So leave that aside.What I want to talk about here is why the race appears so much tighter than that. And the reason is simple: virtually everyone involved has an incentive to portray the race as still wide open. Let's take a look:
1. The media. This is the most obviously biased actor. Uncertainty is the press' best friend in elections. You can't sell advertising during debates that no one wants to watch, and no one wants to watch a debate for a race that is over. Ditto for election night coverage in individual primary states. No one is going to watch the returns if there is only one competitive candidate. So political news ratings/sales will be higher if the horse-race continues until late spring or (god help us) to the convention (which it won't). Therefore, the press has every reason to play up the competitiveness of the race, even after everyone else has more or less conceded it is over.
2. The Democrats. President Obama and other political opponents obviously have an interest in the GOP primary actually being drawn out, because it would sap the collective resources of the candidates. But Democrats also have an incentive to portray the race as competitive even if it is not, for at least three reasons. First, it ties the reasonable and stronger candidates (like Romney) to the unreasonable and unelectable candidates. If GOP voters can't choose between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, then it might reason that Romney is similar to Paul, or that GOP voters think they are both reasonable candidates, or both. Second, it fosters the belief that GOP voters don't really like their best candidates, or that the party is caught in some sort of civil war. Either of those beliefs might turn off moderate voters. Finally, there's the plausible meta-possibility that pretending an election is close may actually make it closer, or at least draw it out (but more on this later.)
3. Iowa and New Hampshire. If the race were over and everyone knew it, then there would be a lot of downsides for the early primary states. Candidates wouldn't be visiting constantly and making promises, local politicians wouldn't have the chance to appear with candidates and make endorsements, and local media wouldn't be able to host debates, sell advertising, and make more money. I mean, you don't see President Obama prancing around Iowa and New Hampshire non-stop for the Democratic nomination, do you? One of the advantages of going first in the sequential primaries is to have leverage in choose between competitive candidates. But a second reason is to extract promises from whoever ends up winning the nomination, and that's a whole lot easier if the race appears competitive.
4. Later Primary States. Same logic applies here as above. Many of the benefits of holding a primary are only conferred if the primary is competitive. But again, that threshold is met not by the race being undecided, but by the appearance of the race being possibly undecided.
5. Pollsters. There was a long (and wonderful) nerdfight earlier this year on the internet over the relative importance of polling and fundamentals in predicting the outcome of elections. My personal opinion is that in primaries, both are relevant, but fundamentals are more important. Others disagree. But anyone who throws the lion's lot with polling needs to believe that the race is still at least somewhat competitive, because Romney doesn't have anything near a majority in the national polls, and can be found to be losing in state polls in Iowa. If the race is over right now, then the polls are rendered very blunt instruments of analysis.
6. The non-Romney candidates. The basic link here is resources. If the race is over and everyone knows it, you will not be receiving much in the way of donations, volunteers, endorsements, or anything else that can help you win. That's probably also true if you have less than a 2% chance and everyone knows it. But what if you have a 2% chance and everyone thinks you have a 25% chance? Now that's a situation you might want to create. Sure, you're still a longshot. But at least you will have a compelling answer on the phone when someone wants to know why they should give you $2000.
7. Romney. At first glance, this seems ridiculous. And on one level, it is: if Romney has a 85% chance of winning, he might be better off convincing everyone that he has a 100% chance of winning, which would dry up his opponents fundraising and give him that last 15%, which would plausibly allow him to turn his attention to the general election and begin his pivot.
But what if Romney does indeed have a 98% or 100% chance of winning the nomination right now, he knows it, but everyone else (see above) is pretending it's not true? He can't just go out and say it or act on it in any way, because he could conceivably hurt himself. No voters want to hear it, everyone else would be denying it, and he would sound arrogant. So at the bare minimum, Romney has to play along with the competitiveness thing for now.
But he also has to consider resources. The primaries are an excellent opportunity to mobilize volunteers in various states, gather data like phone numbers, expand your fundraising base, and get people excited. A continued primary season aids this; by the time you get to the last primaries, it's not really possibly to mobilize and activate a large cadre of volunteers. Now, at some point (rather early, I would say) the benefits of turning to the general election outweigh the benefits of being able to highly mobilize resources in sequential primary states. But that doesn't happen, I don't think, until after all the other actors stop pretending the primaries aren't over. And so at least until then, Mitt has the incentives, just as they do, to publicly see this thing as a race.
8. Political Junkies. You really think my wife would put up with me talking and writing about this endlessly if I admitted it was over?


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I'm pretty sure if Ron could string together sentences he would say this.Many ponder the majesty of the dark desert at night, others sleep peacefully knowing that there will be sustenance in the morning.
Arrived at Spacemen 3 from Spiritualized, yes. I approve of all Pete Kember projects. I haven't listened to Slipstream, but at some point I will because Mark Refoy and Johnny Mattock are pretty good. Lupine Howl (despite Mattock) and Darkside interest me less. Really, though, I think Jason Pierce is the most inventive member of that whole group, with Pete coming in second.Did you come to Spacemen 3 via Spiritualized or vice versa? What are your thoughts, as applicable, on related artists such as Spectrum/Sonic Boom/EAR and Lupine Howl and Slipstream and Darkside?


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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Claims of vote rigging have been raised in Zimbabwe's elections as results began being announced Monday.
The delay prompted speculation about irregularities after the Movement for Democratic Change said its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, defeated incumbent Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF, Business Day reported.
In Harare, unofficial reports indicate Tsvangirai won 55 percent of the vote in the presidential race, against 37 percent for Mugabe and 5 percent for independent candidate Simba Makoni.
Elections in the 24 parliamentary constituencies appeared to be equally split between Zanu-PF and the MDC, the BBC announced.
Election officials attributed the delay to the number of national and local elections conducted Saturday, the British broadcaster said.
"It's an absolute necessity that all results be meticulously analyzed at this stage," George Chiweshe, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, told the BBC.
Reports from election agents, which the commission wouldn't confirm, indicated as many as nine of Mugabe's ministers had lost, Business Day reported.
A presidential candidate needs at least 51 percent of votes to avoid a runoff. Indications Sunday were that Tsvangirai could win by as much as 60 percent, Business Day reported.
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Apple Reportedly Planning New Santa Clara Campus
Apple is reportedly planning yet another campus as the company continues to grow each year. According to The Oakland Tribune, Apple has already negotiated and finalized a deal with developer Peery Arrillaga to build a two building campus in Santa Clara, California. This is the third campus that Apple has in California, including the original at 1 Infinite Loop, the planned Apple Campus 2 and now this one in Santa Clara.
Apple and Peery Arrillaga declined to discuss the development and leasing deal. However, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the transaction told this newspaper that Apple has leased nearly 296,000 square feet from Peery Arrillaga in a deal that included demolition of existing buildings.
The new campus is reportedly two six story buildings that will be able to provide space for 1,200 Apple employees. The first building is expected to be completed in mid-2014, while the second will follow suit in 2016. The two buildings occupy a total of 296,000 square feet, with the first building being 188,000 feet, and the second, 108,000 square feet.
As Apple's stock price continues to rise each quarter, the company is now beginning to expand its campuses, as well as its international presence and even the number of retail stores here in the United States.
{Via MacRumors}


text: I threw out ETS perhaps prematurely (?) when I realized I couldn't match on variable-length keys. In my world keys are lists of Erlang terms. Can ETS find matches when some terms are don't-care? I think the answer is yes. But can ETS match on variable-length keys? I don't know the answer. Given a set of keys such as [a,b,c], [a,b,c,d], and [a,b,c,d,e], can ETS find all three keys given a search pattern like [a,b,'*'] ? I think I tried with patterns like [a,b,'_'] but that only finds [a,b,c] and fails to get the others. I suppose I could keep track of the longest keys inserted and expand queries containing '*' into all permutations of a,b,'_','_',... up to the maximum key length and execute multiple searches. But that feels so dirty. Sincerely, Eric -----Original Message----- From: Matthias [mailto:] On Behalf Of Matthias Lang Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 2:47 AM To: Eric Newhuis Cc: Subject: Re: Efficient Functional Data Structures Eric Newhuis writes: > Is there any good information out there on efficient functional data > structures? The classic is Chris Okasaki Purely Functional Data Structures Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521663504; 0 edition (July 1, 1999) He also has a lot of articles online at http://www.eecs.usma.edu/Personnel/okasaki/pubs.html#cup98 Reading the book was a bit of an "a-ha" experience for me. It clarified the muddy ideas I had about functional data structures. Unfortunately half the book is about lazy data structures. > I have two concerns. > > The small concern: Every time I add a child node I need to rebuild the > trie all the way back up to the root. {orddict:store (Elem, store > (...), ...), ...} This is a fundamental property of purely functional trees. You can only get around it by introducing destructive update in one guise or another. See also: http://www.research.avayalabs.com/user/wadler/topics/monads.html > Questions for the experts: What can I do with "textbook" Erlang? What > can I do to cheat (possibly with a C "hack")? Am I doing things as good > as I can with clean Erlang? What can I do to speed things up? I haven't tried very hard to understanding your code, so I won't comment. My experience is that ETS is hard to beat as soon as you get even a moderate amount of data (a few thousand nodes). Chances for beating ETS improve if your data structure doesn't have a simple mapping to ETS or if the data structure tends to be short-lived. Previous related discussions: http://www.erlang.org/ml-archive/erlang-questions/200010/msg00193.html http://www.erlang.org/ml-archive/erlang-questions/200012/msg00045.html Matthias