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Traders generally fall into one of two broad categories: Discretionary and systematic. While both groups develop and follow their own trading strategies, the systematic trader typically automates an objective set of trading rules that define exact conditions under which trades will be entered, managed and exited. This also allows him to backtest, optimize and forward-test a strategy before putting it to work in a live market. Through each step of the process, the trader can review a strategy performance report, a compilation of metrics that are based on statistical aspects of the system's performance. The automation aspect also is a plus for traders looking for more consistent results.
While discretionary traders often use a combination of knowledge and intuition to find trading opportunities, systematic traders develop strategies based on quantifiable specifications. Here, with a focus on systematic trading, we will outline in detail the process of creating a trading strategy that can be measured, tested, optimized and auto-traded.
Indicator vs. strategy
Before we begin, note the distinction between technical indicators and strategies. A technical indicator is a mathematical calculation used to evaluate past and current price and volume activity. Whether available in the public domain (for example moving averages) or developed to perform a specific function, indicators help traders identify market conditions and make predictions about future price movements. However, indicators alone do not generate buy and sell signals.
In contrast, a strategy is a set of objective, absolute rules that defines how and when a trader will pounce. A strategy is composed of three basic parts:
Entry conditions that tell us how to enter a trade. Typically, entry conditions are based on a combination of trade filters, which identify the setup conditions, and trade triggers, the actual condition that prompts a trader to act. Both trade filters and triggers often are based on technical indicators.
Exit conditions that tell us how to get out of a trade. Trade management rules include exits such as profit targets, stop losses and trailing stops, and can be based on dollar values, time, number of price bars, etc.
Position sizing that tells us how much to trade. Position sizing can be based on a fixed number of shares/contracts, a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of capital.
While an indicator is used to evaluate market conditions, a strategy is the playbook that determines how the indicator will be interpreted and applied.


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Did the Replacement Refs Really Do That Bad a Job? — Sports Survey of the Day
Our (three-week-) long national nightmare is over: the real referees are back. Late Wednesday night, the league and the union reached an agreement, and it looks like NFL fans can go back to yelling at an entirely different group of men in striped shirts for making decisions they disagree with. Yay!
The last three weeks have been a strange, at-times infuriating saga of bad calls, worse calls and this, but really, isn't that pretty much what football is always like? Sure, we may have gotten a rather harsh lesson in just how difficult it actually is to ref a professional football game, but it's not like anyone ever used have a favorite ref or anything (except for Ed Hochuli, pictured above).
Fans only ever notice the refs when they make a bad call, and bad calls aren't going to just disappear now that the real refs are back. Bad as they were, the replacement refs weren't trained for this and they did the best they could in an incredibly high-speed, high-pressure environment in front of millions of people. Maybe we can cut them a bit of slack? Well, maybe not Packers fans.

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CBC Chair: We Respect the President's Office Even if He Doesn't
The Congressional Black Caucus is declining a follow-up meeting with President Trump. At the first meeting, the Caucus brought a 130-page policy document titled "We Have a Lot of Lose," in reference to Trump's question to African Americans on the campaign trail, "what do you have to lose?" The document included policy suggestions on everything from healthcare and housing developments to criminal justice reform and funds for historically black colleges. The Caucus says their concerns "fell on deaf ears" and therefore, they have no time for a "social visit." Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), chairman of the CBC, sits down with Soledad O'Brien to discuss their legislative agenda, why the Caucus walked away from the negotiating table and why they say they have more respect for the office of the President than President Trump himself.


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taxidermy tăk´sĭdûr˝mē [key], process of skinning, preserving, and mounting vertebrate animals so that they still appear lifelike. The fur or feathers are cleaned, and the skin, treated with a cleansing and preserving preparation, is mounted on an artificial skeleton. At first, taxidermy was used for the preservation of skins, hunting trophies, and travel souvenirs. Animals were literally stuffed; they were hung downward and filled with straw. Today, taxidermy is employed mainly by museums of science, although by the early years of the 21st cent. the use of this process in dioramas and other museum displays had become much less common. Carl E. Akeley devised a method of mounting that is now standard. The true contours of the specimen are preserved by making a clay model, exactly duplicating the animal's muscle structure, over an armature that includes the original skeleton or parts of it. A plaster mold is then made, from which is produced a light, durable frame that holds the skin in position. Synthetic materials, especially celluloids, are now often used to reproduce the true color and translucence of such specimens as reptiles and fishes.
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As many of you know, Burbank is celebrating 100 years of its incorporation as a city. There are many things to admire about Burbank, my hometown and the place I've lived in nearly all of my life.
However, a few things perplex me.
For example, recently opened on Lake Street is the new façade to the Burbank Water and Power building. Have you seen it? Its gleam and sheen would make any private company proud, only this is a public utility.
Then there's the extensive maintenance work being done on the police and fire headquarters on Third Street. Repair work continues on a building little more than 10 years old when right across the street the nearly 40-year-old central branch library remains a dinosaur, an aging embarrassment to city visitors. How many Burbankers visit the newer, nicer Buena Vista branch instead?
Oh, and don't forget Burbank Unified School District's shining star, its flagship child care center, Horace Mann. I put both my boys through Horace Mann, and what a surprise I had back in December when I donated items and noticed that the place hasn't changed a bit.
Still the same drab looking hallway, and the same wall air conditioners (remember, these kids are here through the summer months). When all of Burbank's schools got a much needed facelift a few years back, Horace Mann did not.
So, Burbank city officials, please get your priorities straight in these tight economic times and put what precious resources you have into your greatest asset, your citizens.
Brian Crosby
Thank you for the Sunday op-ed in the News-Press & Leader by Mark Satterlee ("Op-Ed: Gay history is everyone's history," July 31) regarding the teaching of gay and lesbian history.
If schools are to not teach about the accomplishments of gays and lesbians in history, then we must destroy the Sistine Chapel; and any other works created by Michelangelo Buonarroti during the reign of the seven popes.
The works of Leonardo Da Vinci must be removed from all museums, including the Louvre. La Gioconda knew Leonardo was gay, and smiled about it.
Benvenuto Cellini was "pal" to a couple of cardinals, who helped him escape from prisons when he was charged with sodomy and theft. Do not visit Florence under any circumstances. Cellini's work is all over that town.
Sandro Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" must be removed from view, as well as any other of Sandro's works. Did he have a thing for Fra Filippo Lippi, his teacher?
What the heck, here's a list of some people that we must ignore, if not condemn:
Alexander the Great
*Macedonian Ruler, 300 B.C.
*Greek Philosopher, 400 B.C.
Walt Whitman
*U.S. poet, author, 19th c.
Oscar Wilde
*Irish author, 19th c.
Andy Warhol
*U.S. artist, 20th c.
*Italian artist, 15th c.
Leonardo Da Vinci
*Ital. Artist, scientist, 15th c.
Harvey Milk
*U.S. politician, 20th c.
Elton John
*English Rock Star, 20th c.
*U.S. tennis star, 20th c.
Greg Louganis
*U.S. Olympic swimmer, 20th c.
Billie Jean King
*U.S. tennis star, 20th c.
Rock Hudson
*U.S. actor, 20th c.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
*Mexican author, 16th c.
...There may be a few others I might have left out. My memory goes back only so far.
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Over the past two years, the World Bank's flagship climate change report series Turn Down the Heat and its complementary free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) have helped bring important climate related issues to policy makers and concerned citizens, reaching nearly 39,000 people in more than 180 countries worldwide.
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Contact dermatitis is inflammation of the outer layers of the skin caused by contact with a particular substance. It usually presents as a rash that is confined to the specific area of the body where the contact occurred.
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Contact dermatitis is usually caused by either an irritant or an allergen. An irritant is a substance that irritates the skin. An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction. People may be exposed to certain substances for years and never have a problem, and then suddenly develop contact dermatitis.
Some common causes of contact dermatitis include:
Factors that may increase your risk of contact dermatitis include:
The symptoms of contact dermatitis may vary from person to person. Scratching and rubbing can cause or worsen some symptoms. The rash is usually confined to the area where the contact with the substance occurred, but occasionally may spread. If contact with the substance occurred all over the body, such as with a body lotion, the rash may be large.
Symptoms include:
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in skin disorders (dermatologist) or allergies (allergist).
The primary goal of treatment is to identify the substance causing the reaction and remove or avoid it. This could take several days or weeks of avoiding certain substances.
If you cannot identify the cause of your skin reaction, you may need to have a skin patch test. In a skin patch test, a small amount of the suspected substance is applied to the skin and covered with tape. Another patch without the substance on it is also attached to the skin. Both patches are removed after a period of time. If your skin is red and swollen under the suspected substance patch, and not under the other patch, you are probably allergic to that substance.
Treatment also focuses on caring for skin and relieving symptoms. Methods include:
Skin care guidelines may include:
Do not use any of these medications until after you have discussed them with your doctor.
Phototherapy treatment may also be used in severe cases.
To prevent contact dermatitis:
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American Academy of Dermatology
Canadian Dermatology Association
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Bourke J, Coulson I, English J. Guidelines for care of contact dermatitis.
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Welcome to Elvan Online 1.6! Elvan Online is an online color scheme generator.
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What are the 5 key denim styles every woman should own?
We've embraced many denim trends throughout the years, but the next five styles have stood the test of time—and for good reason! From wear-with-anything washes to ultra-flattering fits, these are the jeans you need in your wardrobe, stat.
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Consider this style your wear-with-everything jean, thanks to its ability to instantly make you feel effortless and casual. The best part is you can pair these jeans with everything from a ripped t-shirt and flat sandals to a silky blouse and high heels.
Our one piece of advice when it comes to boyfriend jeans is wear them often and always with ease and abandon.
Sometimes, a crisp and flattering boot-cut or flare is exactly what your look needs. The success of the style lies with wash and fit. Choose a darker hue, with no overt pocket detailing or embellishments, that flares nicely over your preferred shoe height.
This skinny jean serves as a simple foundation piece for work, weekend, and beyond. An ankle length is nice to showcase a little ballet flat or brightly colored heel.
A denim jacket is essential for adding a timeless casual layer to your year-round wardrobe. Whether you prefer a shrunken or slightly oversized fit, choose one that works well with an all-denim uniform and over a little ladylike dress.
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(a) Whether or not personal injury results, the person in charge shall notify the Division forthwith of every case of:
(1) Fire threatening injury to men or mine workings.
(2) Appearance of dangerous accumulations of gas.
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(4) Overwinding while men are being hoisted.
(5) Serious inrush of water.
(6) Advancing a mine working within 100 feet of any other mine working suspected of containing a dangerous accumulation of water or gases.
(7) Crushing of active mine workings.
(8) Any serious problem of ground instability.
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While those record snows and cold temperatures might be soon leaving us, they're leaving behind one of Michigan's worst pothole seasons ever.
Help point out the prodigious wheel rim-rattlers out there in greater Grand Rapids and across West Michigan. Take a photo of the most dastardly pothole you come across and enter it in West Michigan's Worst Pothole Contest, sponsored by Schneider Tire Outlet, Inc of Marne.
The contest runs through March 31.
The individual taking the photo of the pothole judged the worst in West Michigan wins $500 in cash.
To officially enter the contest, fill out the entry form for West Michigan's Worst Pothole Contest and upload your photo with the form by noon EST March 31, 2014.
In conjunction with West Michigan's Worst Pothole Contest, Schneider Tire is offering a drawing giving away a $500 package in tires. To enter Schneider Tire's Tire Package Giveaway, like Schneider Tire's Facebook page by noon EST March 31. That giveaway is separate from the West Michigan's Worst Pothole Contest.
So, get out and take some pothole photos! (And be a good citizen and report those potholes to your local road commission or highway department!)
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Ranking the 50 highest-earning athletes in the U.S.
By Jonah Freedman, SI.com
Five years ago, Sports Illustrated first set out to find the 50 top-earning American athletes (taking into account on- and off-the-field income). We discovered a few basic facts, and as the Fortunate 50 turns five, some things have remained dead-on consistent:
No one can touch Tiger Woods, the runaway No. 1 for the fifth year in a row. Tiger's near $128 million haul is more than double his closest pursuer, Phil Mickelson at $62.4 million. As usual, hoops dominates the 50: More than half this year's list is made up of NBA players. There are 10 baseball players, seven football players, three NASCAR drivers, three golfers and one boxer -- and yet zero women.
Meanwhile, our International 20 list has seen a huge bump in average paycheck, thanks to the weak American dollar: 12 of the athletes earn their bread in foreign currencies from leagues outside the U.S. In the futures department, we tab the likes of Danica Patrick, Chris Paul and Joba Chamberlain to someday soon make the 50 in our Future Fortunates photo gallery.
As always, we limited our estimates to salary, winnings, bonuses, endorsements and appearances. Candidates for the 50 had to be American citizens. For an in-depth analysis of who's on the fifth annual Fortunate 50 and why, click here.
1. Tiger Woods
2. Phil Mickelson
3. LeBron James
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Shaquille O'neal
7. Alex Rodriguez
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Peyton Manning
10. Derek Jeter
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Author Notes: I love the sweetness and tanginess of these ingredients. Sometimes, if I'm really impatient, I'll skip the ricotta and the loaf pan, chunk the feta and mix it with torn mint and the honeyed oranges, and serve it in small bowls. It's almost a dessert. Or a great cheese course for sweet dessert eaters like me. My recipe is adapted from Ricotta and Caprino Layered with Fresh Basil Leaves, from the cookbook My Italian Garden by Viana La Place. —mrslarkin
Food52 Review: What we love about mrslarkin's recipe is that it takes three grab bag ingredients (feta, blood oranges and mint) and combines in a thoughtful way, elevating the whole to much more than the sum of its parts. A scoop of ricotta tames the feta's brininess, and the honey (mrslarkin recommends buckwheat, but you can use whatever you like) coaxes maximum sweetness from the blood oranges, smoothing out its tart edges. A few fragrant mint leaves, peeking delicately out the sides of the slab of cheese, lend a certain sophistication. Brought together in this way, these apparently disparate elements make for a great hors d'oeuvre, or a playful dessert and cheese course all in one. - A&M —The Editors
Serves: 3 or more
ounces feta
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large bunch of fresh mint leaves
olive oil
sea salt
tablespoons buckwheat honey
blood oranges, segmented and chopped, membranes reserved
- In a shallow bowl or dish, mash the feta with the back of a fork. Add the ricotta and stir together very well.
- Lightly oil a 3" x 6" mini loaf pan with olive oil.
- Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture into the bottom of the pan. Cover with a single layer of mint leaves, and gently press them into the cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Continue with another layer of cheese, followed by a layer of mint leaves, drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of sea salt. Spread the last layer of cheese on top, another drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. Place a piece of plastic wrap on the top layer of cheese to keep it moist.
- Combine the honey and chopped orange segments in a bowl. Squeeze the juice from the reserved membrane onto the segments. Stir together gently.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the cheese. Invert the mini loaf pan onto a serving dish. Spoon the honeyed oranges over top.
- Garnish with additional fresh mint leaves. Serve with pita chips, pita bread wedges, or crostini.
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Structure of the Philosophy Curriculum
Introductions to the total scope of philosophy are provided by the 100- and 200-level courses, while courses at the 300-level and above tend to serve more specific interests. Courses at the 500-level and above are intended for graduate students, although a well-prepared undergraduate might be admitted with the consent of the instructor. Conversely, a graduate student with a weak background in philosophy, say, from another department, may sometimes be permitted to take an undergraduate course by signing up for P590 and doing additional work (check with the instructor or graduate advisor about the appropriateness in a given case).
Many of the sections of introductory courses are topically subtitled, and the student is well-advised to read the associated course descriptions to find a section best suited to his or her interests. P100 is the basic introduction to Philosophy, but students can get introductions to special areas through P135 (Phenomenology and Existentialism), P140 (Elementary Ethics), P135 (Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy), and P150 (Elementary Logic).
The courses P240 (Business and Morality) and P250 (Symbolic Logic) focus in a more specific direction than do their corresponding 100-level counterparts (P140 and P150), but they are perfectly introductory and do not have those counterparts as prerequisites. The difference between P140 and P240 is that P240 focus especially on problems in business ethics. The difference between P150 and P250 is that P250 focuses more intensely on the use of symbolic techniques in the evaluation of logical reasoning.
Putting things quickly, P250 might be recommended in place of P150 to any student interested in the use of formal techniques in the sciences and/or students who have some mathematical aptitude, where P150 would be the place to start for the student more interested in gaining skills in "everyday reasoning" (P150 is often especially good for pre-law students wishing to prepare for the Logical Reasoning component of the LSAT). Students can take both P150 and P250 (also P140 and P240), and this might even be wise in some cases of special or developing interest, but the student would do well to consult with the instructors regarding potential overlap.
P105 (Thinking and Reasoning) is also a kind of logic course, but the ordinary student wanting a "logic course" would probably be best advised to take either P150 or P250. P105 has less theoretical content than either of these, and concentrates on developing fundamental reasoning skills in a practical academic context — skills that should have broad immediate application to courses in other departments. (Different sections use different texts from fields like Political Science, Psychology, or Biology as a source of examples.)
A systematic account of the history of philosophy is provided in the P201/P211/P301/P304 sequence, but each of these courses may also be taken individually and in any order (though the given order is best for systematic study). P201 (Ancient Greek Philosophy) and P211 (Modern Philosophy: Descartes through Kant) provide the basic framework on which much of Western thought is hung. P302 (Medieval Philosophy) and P304 (Nineteenthth-Century Philosophy) are extensions of this framework. Other 200-level history of philosophy courses deals with Jewish Philosophy (P204), and Oriental Philosophy (P271, P272).
Other courses in the history of philosophy may be found at higher levels, including courses not having lower division counterparts. These include courses in Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy, Marxism, American pragmatism, and Phenomenology and Existentialism.
There are also advanced courses in ethics, social and political philosophy, and logic, as well courses having no precise lower level versions (except insofar as P100 may touch on some of their topics). These include courses in metaphysics, epistemology (theory of knowledge), philosophy of religion, philosophy of art and musical aesthetics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Offerings vary from semester to semester; the on-line course descriptions are intended to provide detailed information about a given term's offerings. If you have additional questions concerning our courses, please get in touch with the staff in the Philosophy Department Office (contact information below). They will be happy to help you, and can direct you or forward your message to an undergraduate advisor or other faculty member with the relevant knowledge.


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Yale Captain Adds Another Award
AMHERST, Mass. - Brian O'Neill has been skating in the American Hockey League for two weeks while honors from his collegiate days continue to come in. Today the former Yale forward was named first-team All-New England.
O'Neill, the Yale captain this season, led the Bulldogs with 21 goals and 46 points. He was named first-team All-ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year after ranking among the top 10 players in Division I for points and goals per game. He was also named ECAC Player of the Month for January and February this winter.
O'Neill, whose goal totals rose every year at Yale, was a three-time All-ECAC pick who helped the Elis win 89 games over four seasons. He scored 69 goals and had 163 points in 138 games; only one active player had more points per games played in 2011-12.
The Yardley, Pa., native was among six forwards selected to the All-New England team, including two (Alex Killorn, Harvard) from ECAC Hockey. He has a goal and an assist in five games for the AHL Manchester Monarchs.
2011-12 New England Men's Division I All-Stars
Joe Cannata, Sr. (Merrimack)
Doug Carr, So. (UMass Lowell)
Danny Biega, Jr. (Harvard)
Adam Clendending, So. (Boston University)
Brian Dumoulin, Jr. (Boston College)
Will O'Neill, Sr. (Maine)
Spencer Abbott, Sr. (Maine)
Joey Diamond, Jr. (Maine)
Brian Flynn, Sr. (Maine)
Chris Kreider, Jr. (BC)
Alex Killorn, Sr. (Harvard)
Brian O'Neill, Sr. (Yale)
2011-12 New England Hockey Awards
Clark Hodder Award – Division I Coach of the Year
Norm Bazin (UMass Lowell)
Leonard Fowle Award – Most Valuable Player
Spencer Abbott, Sr., F (Maine)
George C. Carens Award – Rookie of the Year
Scott Wilson, Fr., F (UMass Lowell)
Herb Gallagher Award – Best Forward
Spencer Abbott, Sr., F (Maine)
Bob Monahan Award – Best Defenseman
Brian Dumoulin. Jr., D (Boston College)
Paul Hines Award – Most Improved Player
Doug Carr, So., G (UMass Lowell)
Frank Jones Award – Best Defensive Forward
Chris Connolly, Sr., F (Boston University)
Joe Tomasello Award - Unsung Hero Award
Bobby Farnham , Sr., F (Brown)
Parker/York Award – Contribution to New England Hockey
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gTLD Application Analysis by simMachines
Describe the mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD
Full Legal Name
E-mail suffix
DotConnectAfrica Trust
DotAfrica is a 'Standard' gTLD:
DotAfrica gTLD will be a standard, open, generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) that serves the diverse needs and purposes of the global Internet community, but with special focus on promoting Internet use in Africa. It will have no community restrictions in its registration policies.
DCA believes that DotAfrica does not qualify as a community-based application for two main reasons:
a) There is no clearly delineated, organized and pre-existing community that is targeted by the DotAfrica gTLD.
b) It is difficult to clearly identify who are the 'members' of the community, since a 'community-definition' of DotAfrica will restrict its use and functionality. Since 'DotAfrica' does not necessarily mean a TLD for 'Africans', it is difficult to determine the persons or entities that are considered to form the community, and the number of people or entities that make up the community.
It is for these reasons that we think that any community-based application submitted for DotAfrica is merely to get a very important generic word – that refers to a geographic name – as a gTLD string for the 'purposes' of a community that is very difficult to define and construct.
DCA Trust intends to apply for DotAfrica as a standard gTLD and after its application is successful, to implement an open gTLD registry in line with the Mission and Purpose of DotAfrica. DotAfrica will not cite any particular community both in the application, and in the resulting new gTLD Registry agreement.
For example, it is not envisioned that community-based restrictions such as policies allowing registration of community members only or use of registered domain names in conformity with the stated purpose of the community-based TLD, as enshrined under Article 2.18 of the new gTLD Registry Agreement will apply to DotAfrica. DotAfrica is therefore not aimed at any particular community, and as such, no community has participated directly or indirectly in the development of the policies of the TLD. DCA Trust does not believe that DotAfrica gTLD should be operated and used to serve the needs of any particular community. DCA Trust has not defined a community-based purpose for DotAfrica gTLD, and no particular community has been named in this application.
Expected Objectives and Benefits of the new gTLD Programme:
ICANN as the organization overseeing the new gTLD programme is dedicated to preserving the security and stability of the Internet, promoting competition, achieving broad representation of global Internet communities, and developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. The new gTLD programme is in line with ICANN's primary mission of ensuring the security and stability of the DNS, and, in particular the Internet's root server system. According to the principles, recommendations and implementation guidelines for the new gTLD programme, the reasons for introducing new Top-Level domains include:
• Demand from potential applicants
• An application process that would promote competition in the provision of registry services
• New TLDs are expected to add to consumer choice, market differentiation, and geographical and service-provider diversity
According to the new gTLD Applicant's Guidebook, the new gTLD programme is expected to open up the top-level of the Internet's namespace to foster diversity, encourage competition, and enhance the utility of the DNS. Some of the important expected objectives of the new gTLD programme are:
i. Creating significant potential for new users and benefits to Internet users across the globe.
ii. Expansion of the Internet by opening up the domain name space, thereby creating new business opportunities based on new web sites that will be introduced
iii. Increased benefit of choice to Internet users
iv. Provide a platform for innovation and further inventiveness on the Internet
v. Foster more creativity in the use of domain names
DCA's application for the DotAfrica gTLD is in line with the new gTLD programme objectives of ICANN. We believe that the expansion of the Internet will also lead to the expansion of Internet use in Africa. This is fundamental to DCA's Mission and Purpose for DotAfrica: harness the prospects and opportunities presented by the new gTLD programme to introduce profound changes to the way the Internet is utilized in Africa, especially the new domain names that will be created and become available under DotAfrica gTLD.
Important Duties & Responsibilities of a 'Registry Operator':
DCA understands that being delegated the gTLD and appointed 'registry operator' is a very important responsibility that imposes certain duties and obligations to operate a part of the Internet DNS which obliges DCA to:
1) Operate the DotAfrica gTLD in a stable and secure manner.
2) Comply with consensus policies and temporary policies.
3) Implement start-up rights protection measures such as a Sunrise period and a Trademark claims service during the start-up phases for registrations in the TLD as provided in the registry agreement.
4) Implement post-launch rights protection measures.
5) Implement measures for protections of country and territory names in the new gTLD.
6) Pay recurring fees to ICANN.
7) Regularly deposit Registry Data into escrow with a 'Data Escrow Agent'.
8) Deliver monthly reports in a timely manner to ICANN.
9) Provide a Whois service.
10) Maintain partnerships with ICANN accredited registrars.
11) Maintain an abuse point of contact.
12) Cooperate with contractual compliance audits.
13) Maintain a Continued Operations Instrument so as to minimize risk to users and registrants.
14) Maintain community-based policies and procedures (This will not be applicable for a non-community⁄standard application for DotAfrica gTLD)
15) Have continuity and transition plans in place.
16) Make TLD zone files available via a standardized process.
17) Implement DNSSEC.
Charitable Mission & Purpose
As an independent non-profit, DCA Trust intends to utilize surplus proceeds from the registry operation accruing to the Trust Fund for charitable projects. Funds will be regularly allocated to different corporate social responsibility programmes. Specific projects will be identified, and supported. As the first gTLD for Africa, it will aim at bridging the digital divide that exists between other regions of the Internet community and Africa by promoting the use of ICT for development. Therefore, DCA intends to focus on development projects that will aid the increased use and penetration of the Internet in Africa, including provision of low-cost⁄affordable computers, Internet bandwidth, and user training for disadvantaged groups, target local communities and focus groups in Africa.
Some of the programmes that DCA has already initiated :and continues to support include the Youth Demographic in Africa
Generation.Africa is a youth focused program launched by DCA to empower a new generation of Internet users in Africa using its generation.africa theme. It is aimed at different youth audiences and encourages their involvement in discussions that define and increase their common stake-holding in the development and evolution of the Internet.
The Miss.Africa programme is a gender-focused initiative targeted mainly at female youth audiences in Africa to increase their personal involvement in early technology use and adoption with a view to improving their digital self-awareness and empowerment, and overall self-esteem. It is aimed at attracting more young girls and women to the Internet platform to enable them form a sizable demographic of Internet users in Africa, thereby involving them in complementary gender development initiatives that improve the lives of young girls and women.
The African ccTLDs and the Yes2DotAfrica Awareness Campaign are other two initiatives that DCA will support.
Full Legal Name
E-mail suffix
Fox Dynamite, LLC
Donuts Inc. is the parent applicant for this and multiple other TLDs. The company intends to increase competition and consumer choice at the top level. It will operate these carefully selected TLDs safely and securely in a shared resources business model. To achieve its objectives, Donuts has recruited seasoned executive management with proven track records of excellence in the industry. In addition to this business and operational experience, the Donuts team also has contributed broadly to industry policymaking and regulation, successfully launched TLDs, built industry-leading companies from the ground up, and brought innovation, value and choice to the domain name marketplace.
ICANN and the new TLD program share the following purposes:
1. to make sure that the Internet remains as safe, stable and secure as possible, while
2. helping to ensure there is a vibrant competitive marketplace to efficiently bring the benefits of the namespace to registrants and users alike.
ICANN harnesses the power of private enterprise to bring forth these public benefits. While pursuing its interests, Donuts helps ICANN accomplish its objectives by:
1. Significantly widening competition and choice in Internet identities with hundreds of new top-level domain choices;
2. Providing innovative, robust, and easy-to-use new services, names and tools for users, registrants, registrars, and registries while at the same time safeguarding the rights of others;
3. Designing, launching, and securely operating carefully selected TLDs in multiple languages and character sets; and
4. Providing a financially robust corporate umbrella under which its new TLDs will be protected and can thrive.
Donuts' financial resources are extensive. The company has raised more than US$100 million from a number of capital sources including multiple multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds, a top-tier bank, and other well-capitalized investors. Should circumstances warrant, Donuts is prepared to raise additional funding from current or new investors. Donuts also has in place pre-funded, Continued Operations Instruments to protect future registrants. These resource commitments mean Donuts has the capability and intent to launch, expand and operate its TLDs in a secure manner, and to properly protect Internet users and rights-holders from potential abuse.
Donuts firmly believes a capable and skilled organization will operate multiple TLDs and benefit Internet users by:
1. Providing the operational and financial stability necessary for TLDs of all sizes, but particularly for those with smaller volume (which are more likely to succeed within a shared resources and shared services model);
2. Competing more powerfully against incumbent gTLDs; and
3. More thoroughly and uniformly executing consumer and rights holder protections.
This TLD is attractive and useful to end-users as it better facilitates search, self-expression, information sharing and the provision of legitimate goods and services. Along with the other TLDs in the Donuts family, this TLD will provide Internet users with opportunities for online identities and expression that do not currently exist. In doing so, the TLD will introduce significant consumer choice and competition to the Internet namespace – the very purpose of ICANN's new TLD program.
This TLD is a generic term and its second level names will be attractive to a variety of Internet users. Making this TLD available to a broad audience of registrants is consistent with the competition goals of the New TLD expansion program, and consistent with ICANN's objective of maximizing Internet participation. Donuts believes in an open Internet and, accordingly, we will encourage inclusiveness in the registration policies for this TLD. In order to avoid harm to legitimate registrants, Donuts will not artificially deny access, on the basis of identity alone (without legal cause), to a TLD that represents a generic form of activity and expression.
No entity, or group of entities, has exclusive rights to own or register second level names in this TLD. There are superior ways to minimize the potential abuse of second level names, and in this application Donuts will describe and commit to an extensive array of protections against abuse, including protections against the abuse of trademark rights.
We recognize some applicants seek to address harms by constraining access to the registration of second level names. However, we believe attempts to limit abuse by limiting registrant eligibility is unnecessarily restrictive and harms users by denying access to many legitimate registrants. Restrictions on second level domain eligibility would prevent law-abiding individuals and organizations from participating in a space to which they are legitimately connected, and would inhibit the sort of positive innovation we intend to see in this TLD. As detailed throughout this application, we have struck the correct balance between consumer and business safety, and open access to second level names.
By applying our array of protection mechanisms, Donuts will make this TLD a place for Internet users that is far safer than existing TLDs. Donuts will strive to operate this TLD with fewer incidences of fraud and abuse than occur in incumbent TLDs. In addition, Donuts commits to work toward a downward trend in such incidents.
Donuts has consulted with and evaluated the ideas of international law enforcement, consumer privacy advocacy organizations, intellectual property interests and other Internet industry groups to create a set of protections that far exceed those in existing TLDs, and bring to the Internet namespace nearly two dozen new rights and protection mechanisms to raise user safety and protection to a new level.
These include eight, innovative and forceful mechanisms and resources that far exceed the already powerful protections in the applicant guidebook. These are:
1. Periodic audit of WhoIs data for accuracy;
2. Remediation of inaccurate Whois data, including takedown, if warranted;
3. A new Domain Protected Marks List (DPML) product for trademark protection;
4. A new Claims Plus product for trademark protection;
5. Terms of use that prohibit illegal or abusive activity;
6. Limitations on domain proxy and privacy service;
7. Published policies and procedures that define abusive activity; and
8. Proper resourcing for all of the functions above.
They also include fourteen new measures that were developed specifically by ICANN for the new TLD process. These are:
1. Controls to ensure proper access to domain management functions;
2. 24⁄7⁄365 abuse point of contact at registry;
3. Procedures for handling complaints of illegal or abusive activity, including remediation and takedown processes;
4. Thick WhoIs;
5. Use of the Trademark Clearinghouse;
6. A Sunrise process;
7. A Trademark Claims process;
8. Adherence to the Uniform Rapid Suspension system;
9. Adherence to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy;
10. Adherence to the Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Policy;
11. Detailed security policies and procedures;
12. Strong security controls for access, threat analysis and audit;
13. Implementation DNSSEC; and
14. Measures for the prevention of orphan glue records.
As a senior government authority has recently said, "a successful applicant is entrusted with operating a critical piece of global Internet infrastructure." Donuts' plan and intent is for this TLD to serve the international community by bringing new users online through opportunities for economic growth, increased productivity, the exchange of ideas and information and greater self-expression.


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It will be the end of an era for many young women at the box office this weekend, as the "Twilight" finale hits theaters and could gross more than any movie in the vampire franchise.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2," the fifth and final installment in the massively popular series based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novels, is expected to debut with around $150 million, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys.
That would be the biggest opening ever for a movie in the series, whose biggest domestic hit to date is 2009's "New Moon," which launched with $142.8 million.
The final movie has stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart reprising their famed roles as Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, who has been reborn as a vampire. As they seek to lead a peaceful life with their child, the family's existence is threatened by a plot from a rival vampire clan.
Roughly 2,000 fans camped out to watch Pattinson, Stewart and fellow co-star Taylor Lautner walk the red carpet at the film's Los Angeles premiere Monday evening at downtown L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. The fan fervor for the final chapter is clearly at an all-time high, with Fandango reporting Thursday that 92% of the day's ticket sales were for "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2."
The last "Twilight" picture has also received the best reviews of any movie in the series. On Thursday, "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" had notched a 65% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared with a 25% grade for "Part 1." The fourth movie debuted with $138.1 million domestically last November and ultimately sold a massive $709.9 million worldwide.
While "Part 1" hits theaters at midnight on Friday, "Part 2" will open in around 2,000 locations at 10 p.m. on Thursday. Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment, which spent $120 million to produce the film, decided to release the movie a few hours earlier to capitalize on business from moviegoers who prefer not to head to the muliplex in the middle of the night.
The four "Twilight" films have collected $1.1 billion worldwide. The series is currently the tenth biggest franchise ever, behind properties like "Star Wars," "James Bond" and "Spider-Man." While "Twilight" has certainly become a huge cultural phenomenon, the franchise is nowhere near as successful at the box office as the "Harry Potter" series. Comprised of eight films, the series about a boy wizard is the highest-grossing franchise of all time with $2.4 billion in global ticket sales.
After a strong opening in 11 theaters last weekend, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" will play in 1,500 locations nationwide this weekend. The movie, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th president of the United States, attracted an older audience last weekend, as 67% of those who saw it were over the age of 35.
This weekend will test whether or not the well-reviewed period saga can appeal to a wide enough crowd to make the $65-million budgeted movie a hit.
In limited release, the dramedy "Silver Linings Playbook" will open in 16 theaters in major markets including Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. The film stars Bradley Cooper as a man with bipolar disorder who finds a complicated connection with an idiosyncratic woman played by Jennifer Lawrence. The film, financed by The Weinstein Co. for $21 million, has been embraced by critics as well as audiences since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film will expand to around 400 cinemas by Thanksgiving.
Another buzzed-about title, "Anna Karenina," will also bow in 16 theaters. The latest adaptation of Russian author Leo Tolstoy's classic 1870s novel stars Keira Knightley, a veteran of the period drama genre. Generating mixed reviews, the picture was directed by her longtime collaborator Joe Wright, whom Knightley worked with on both "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement."
Kristen Stewart, Stephenie Meyer reflect on 'Twilight' years


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Message Queue provides a built-in flat-file user repository and a command line tool, the User Manager utility (imqusermgr), for populating and managing it. Each broker has its own flat-file user repository, created automatically when you start the broker. The user repository resides in a file named passwd, in a directory identified by the name of the broker instance with which the repository is associated:
(See Appendix A, Platform-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data for the exact location of the instances directory, depending on your operating system platform.)
Each user in the repository can be assigned to a user group, which defines the default access privileges granted to all of its members. You can then specify authorization rules to further restrict these access privileges for specific users, as described in User Authorization. A user's group is assigned when the user entry is first created, and cannot be changed thereafter. The only way to reassign a user to a different group is to delete the original user entry and add another entry specifying the new group.
The flat-file user repository provides three predefined groups:
For broker administrators. By default, users in this group are granted the access privileges needed to configure, administer, and manage message brokers.
For normal (non-administrative) client users. Newly created user entries are assigned to this group unless otherwise specified. By default, users in this group can connect to all Message Queue connection services of type NORMAL, produce messages to or consume messages from all physical destinations, and browse messages in any queue.
For Message Queue clients that do not wish to use a user name known to the broker (for instance, because they do not know of a real user name to use). This group is analogous to the anonymous account provided by most FTPservers. No more than one user at a time can be assigned to this group. You should restrict the access privileges of this group in comparison to the user group, or remove users from the group at deployment time.
You cannot rename or delete these predefined groups or create new ones.
In addition to its group, each user entry in the repository has a user status: either active or inactive. New user entries added to the repository are marked active by default. Changing a user's status to inactive rescinds all of that user's access privileges, making the user unable to open new broker connections. Such inactive entries are retained in the user repository, however, and can be reactivated at a later time. If you attempt to add a new user with the same name as an inactive user already in the repository, the operation will fail; you must either delete the inactive user entry or give the new user a different name.
To allow the broker to be used immediately after installation without further intervention by the administrator, the flat-file user repository is created with two initial entries, summarized in Table 9–1:
The admin entry (user name and password admin/admin) enables you to administer the broker with Command utility (imqcmd) commands. Immediately on installation, you should update this initial entry to change its password (see Changing a User's Password).
The guest entry allows clients to connect to the broker using a default user name and password (guest/guest).
You can then proceed to add any additional user entries you need for individual users of your message service.Table 9–1 Initial Entries in Flat-File User Repository
User Name
The Message Queue User Manager utility (imqusermgr) enables you to populate or edit a flat-file user repository. SeeUser Manager Utility for general reference information about the syntax, subcommands, and options of the imqusermgr command.
Before using the User Manager, keep the following things in mind:
The imqusermgr command must be run on the host where the broker is installed.
If a broker-specific user repository does not yet exist, you must start up the corresponding broker instance to create it.
You must have appropriate permissions to write to the repository; in particular, on Solaris and Linux platforms, you must be logged in as the root user or the user who first created the broker instance.
Table 9–2 lists the subcommands of the imqusermgr command. For full reference information about these subcommands, see Table 15–15.Table 9–2 User Manager Subcommands
Add user and password to repository
Delete user from repository
Set user's password or active status (or both)
Display user information
The general options listed in Table 9–3 apply to all subcommands of the imqusermgr command.Table 9–3 General User Manager Options
Perform action without user confirmation
Silent mode (no output displayed)
Display version information [Any other options specified on the command line are ignored. ]
Display usage help
To display the Message Queue product version, use the -v option. For example:
imqusermgr -v
If you enter an imqusermgr command line containing the -v option in addition to a subcommand or other options, the User Manager utility processes only the -v option. All other items on the command line are ignored.
To display help on the imqusermgr command, use the -h option, and do not use a subcommand. You cannot get help about specific subcommands.
For example, the following command displays help about imqusermgr:
imqusermgr -h
If you enter an imqusermgr command line containing the -h option in addition to a subcommand or other options, the Command utility processes only the -h option. All other items on the command line are ignored.
The subcommand imqusermgr add adds an entry to the user repository, consisting of a user name and password:
imqusermgr add [-i brokerName] -u userName -p password [-g group]
The -u and -p options specify the user name and password, respectively, for the new entry. These must conform to the following conventions:
All user names and passwords must be at least one character long. Their maximum length is limited only by command shell restrictions on the maximum number of characters that can be entered on a command line.
A user name cannot contain an asterisk (*), a comma (,), a colon (:), or a new-line or carriage-return character.
If a user name or password contains a space, the entire name or password must be enclosed in quotation marks (" ").
The optional -g option specifies the group (admin, user, or anonymous) to which the new user belongs; if no group is specified, the user is assigned to the user group by default. If the broker name (-i option) is omitted, the default broker imqbroker is assumed.
For example, the following command creates a user entry on broker imqbroker for a user named AliBaba, with password Sesame, in the admin group:
imqusermgr add -u AliBaba -p Sesame -g admin
The subcommand imqusermgr delete deletes a user entry from the repository:
imqusermgr delete [-i brokerName] -u userName
The -u option specifies the user name of the entry to be deleted. If the broker name (-i option) is omitted, the default broker imqbroker is assumed.
For example, the following command deletes the user named AliBaba from the user repository on broker imqbroker:
imqusermgr delete -u AliBaba
You can use the subcommand imqusermgr update to change a user's password:
imqusermgr update [-i brokerName] -u userName -p password
The -u identifies the user; -p specifies the new password. If the broker name (-i option) is omitted, the default broker imqbroker is assumed.
For example, the following command changes the password for user AliBaba to Shazam on broker imqbroker:
imqusermgr update -u AliBaba -p Shazam
For the sake of security, you should change the password of the admin user from its initial default value (admin) to one that is known only to you. The following command changes the default administrator password for broker mybroker to veeblefetzer:
imqusermgr update -i mybroker -u admin -p veeblefetzer
You can quickly confirm that this change is in effect by running any of the command line tools when the broker is running. For example, the following command will prompt you for a password:
imqcmd list svc mybroker -u admin
Entering the new password (veeblefetzer) should work; the old password should fail.
After changing the password, you should supply the new password whenever you use any of the Message Queue administration tools, including the Administration Console.
The imqusermgr update subcommand can also be used to change a user's active status:
imqusermgr update [-i brokerName] -u userName -a activeStatus
The -u identifies the user; -a is a boolean value specifying the user's new status as active (true) or inactive (false). If the broker name (-i option) is omitted, the default broker imqbroker is assumed.
For example, the following command sets user AliBaba's status to inactive on broker imqbroker:
imqusermgr update -u AliBaba -a false
This renders AliBabe unable to open new broker connections.
You can combine the -p (password) and -a (active status) options in the same imqusermgr update command. The options may appear in either order: for example, both of the following commands activate the user entry for AliBaba and set the password to plugh:
imqusermgr update -u AliBaba -p plugh -a true imqusermgr update -u AliBaba -a true -p plugh
The imqusermgr list command displays information about a user in the user repository:
imqusermgr list [-i brokerName] [-u userName]
The command
imqusermgr list -u AliBaba
displays information about user AliBabe, as shown in Example 9–1.
If you omit the -u option
imqusermgr list
the command lists information about all users in the repository, as in Example 9–2.


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We seek a logo for our health food business.
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Two former executives at Duane Reade Inc on Wednesday lost a bid to have a U.S. appeals court reverse their 2010 securities fraud convictions for inflating earnings at the New York drugstore chain.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York affirmed the convictions and the sentences of Anthony Cuti, Duane Reade's former chief executive, and William Tennant, former chief financial officer.
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In June, 2010, a federal jury in Manhattan found Cuti and Tennant guilty of engaging in a scheme to inflate Duane Reade's earnings from 2000 to 2004.
Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in misleading information being provided to shareholders and private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, which bought Duane Reade in 2004.
Oak Hill sold Duane Reade in 2010 to Walgreen Co for $614 million.
Cuti was found guilty of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud and making false statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, among other things. He was sentenced in August 2011 to three years in prison and fined $5 million.
Tennant, who was convicted of securities fraud, was sentenced to time served and fined $10,000.
On appeal, Cuti argued that U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts should not have allowed two witnesses he claimed were not experts to offer expert testimony.
The lead partner from auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers and John Henry, Tennant's successor as Duane Reade CFO, answered hypothetical questions about how they would have accounted for various fraudulent real estate sales.
U.S. Circuit Judge John Walker, writing for a three-judge panel, said the questions were permissible because they were limited to established facts.
"These limitations left little room for the witnesses to engage in speculation," Walker wrote.
The appeals court also rejected Tennant's contention that prosecutors did not present enough evidence to show he knew a fraud was taking place. It issued a separate order dispensing with other arguments by the defendants.
Brian Brook, a lawyer for Cuti, said he was "surprised and disappointed" by the decision, he still believes Cuti "was denied a fair trial" and will be considering options.
John Kenney, a lawyer for Tennant, said he was disappointed in the ruling and would consider a further appeal.
Cuti, who is currently in a half-way house, is separately appealing an order by Batts in May requiring him to pay $7.62 million in restitution to Duane Reade and Oak Hill.
The case is U.S. v. Cuti, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 11-3756.
(In 13th paragraph, corrects spelling of last name for lawyer to Brian Brook)


text: Dan Henk: Parasites of the Industry By Dan Henk I want to start out by being very clear that it is not all of them... not all, but there are way too many, and they are like a parasite in the business. What am I talking about? These people who don't tattoo, yet have their sticky fingers in the business... These people are often un-tattooed (not even in the scene) businessmen and women that just want to make money. I've been at conventions hosted by them, and they are jackass affairs. No one knows their head from their asshole, much less where the thermafax or copier is! I've even been to a couple of these conventions, headed straight to the booth of the people putting on the convention, and even they don't know. Often, they don't even know when the convention closes, who is responsible for changing the trash bags, where the extra chairs can be found... I could keep going on, but I think you get where I'm going with this. They are parasites on the industry. I carefully inquire into every new show I consider, in part, just for this reason. I've had the lights turned off in the middle of a tattoo because apparently no one knew when the venue shut down, and the security people are only paid to be there during regular convention center hours. There are endless examples of horrible, kitchen scratcher-level "artists" who get a booth at these shows, set up right next to some phenomenal tattooers and then under-price them (usually while talking shit) at every opportunity. To make matters worse, these horrible tattoos they crank out at these shows (are little above the level of a living room tattoo party) gut the industry and give the good shops more negativity, which they have to fight through. And we won't even get into the, "Well, the original was $25 dollars. Why do you want $100 dollars to fix it?" Lately, I've noticed a lot of good artists avoiding most shows because of this very reason. So, the answer seems to be, don't attend these conventions, right? I wish it was that simple. Often, they will pay a good artist to attend. As in, pay for the booth, pay for the plane flight and pay for the hotel room. Sometimes, they will even give the tattooer a stipend on top of that. Then, with a good artist headlining the bill, local tattooers clamber to attend. I don't have all the answers, but I think a good step would be to more heavily scrutinize a show before attending. The industry needs to self-regulate. We're all a community of individualists, who distrust any sort of formal government intervention. I hear endless complaints about "crap-artists flooding the industry," and I think the first positive step would be to watch where you make an appearance. A bad tattoo can often throw out more negative publicity than a good one will fix, and the same is true of conventions. My next major pet-peeve, is these non-tattoo shop owners. Again, not all are bad, I know a few personally who have their minds and hearts in the right places, but they are the exception. If you don't tattoo, the only way that you are going to successfully run a shop, is to listen to the advice of veteran tattooers. I have personally seen shop owners, who again let me state DO NOT TATTOO, behaving like they know more about the industry than the artists who work for them. As in, they give time limits on how long a tattooer has to draw up a design, they demand to see the stencil, approve placement on the body, critique the artist while he is doing the tattoo and then require the client to show them the piece before it leaves the shop. They demand their employees do whatever the client wants as a tattoo, even if it involves giving an 18-year-old his first tattoo on his neck, or doing that fairy two sizes too small just so the victim doesn't walk out the door. Wait, did I mention THEY DON"T TATTOO? They aren't even artists! That's like the guy from American Idol coming into a mechanic's shop and telling them what they are doing wrong with his car repair! Or entering an operating room and telling the surgeon how they should really go about that brain surgery. I've had (non-tattoo artist) shop owners tell me they make everyone dress up in a suit and tie. Maybe the next step will be they all have to dance a little jig out front when it gets slow. It could be I'm getting grumpy after 11 years in this business, but I for one got into this as a misfit, who finally found something cool I could do for a living. If I had to wear a monkey suit and have a guy stupider than that actor from The Office boss me around, I might just find a high-powered rifle and a bell tower in the center of town. Maybe that's just me? (Dan Henk is a tattooer and blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine. Dan can be found at: http://danhenk.com/.)


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Point Value: 1
Side Attributes:
Can belong to the following sides: Allies.
Actions and Action Points (ACP):
Does not act.
Movement, Movement Points (MP), and Speeds (MP/ACP Ratios):
Uses a minimum of 1 ACP per move.
Needs MP to enter terrain: 1 by default, 2 into swamp, flooded.
Needs MP to leave terrain: 1 by default, 9999 in sea, 2 in swamp, flooded.
Hit Points (HP): 10.
Can attack (ACP 1 vs all unit types).
Hit chances are 50% by default, 25% vs hq-nebel-brg, hq-flak-reg, hq-inf-div, hq-mot-div, hq-para-div, hq-gren-div, hq-armor-div, hq-flak-korps, hq-pz-korps, hq-fsj-korps, hq-inf-corps, 100% vs village, town, city-center, 5% vs fort, fortification, coast-strongpoint.
Damage is 1d5 by default, 1 vs fort, fortification, coast-strongpoint, village, town, city-center.
Can capture (ACP 0 vs all unit types).
Chance to capture: 0% by default, 100% vs mulberry, port, supply-depot, village, town, city-center.
Chance to retreat from combat is 0% by default, 50% vs hq-nebel-brg, hq-flak-reg, hq-inf-div, hq-mot-div, hq-para-div, hq-gren-div, hq-armor-div, hq-flak-korps, hq-pz-korps, hq-fsj-korps, hq-inf-corps.
0% chance to be seen at outset of game.
0% chance to be seen at outset of game if independent.
Not always seen even if terrain has been seen.
Occupants not seen even if unit has been seen.
Material Handling:
supply, 180 storage (180 at start of game), 3 basic consumption, receive from up to 12 cells away
Fate if side loses: 100% chance to vanish.
AI Attributes:
Requires >= 30 accessible, liquid cells to build naval units.
Requests a total wartime garrison of 1 units.
Range within which enemies will cause an alert is 6.
Basic tactical computation range is 12.
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14th Norwegian Winter Meeting in Mass SpectrometryActivity by Dag Ekeberg | added on Nov 05, 2010 | Norway
Sponsor(s): Waters & Bruker
The Norwegian Society for Mass Spectrometry (NSMS) has the great pleasure of inviting you and your colleagues to the 14th MS-winter meeting. The Seminar will take place 23 – 26 January 2011, and is held at the Quality Hotel & Resort Hafjell, 20 km north of Lillehammer.
Our academic program takes place every day after lunch. The time before lunch can be spent as desired, but is meant for meeting old and new friends and business colleagues. Hafjell is perfect for all sorts of winter sports and activities. For those of you who are not very fond of such activities, it is also possible to take a gondola ride (gondolheisen) to Hafjelltoppen for a cup of coffee, while admiring the view.
In addition to the seminar, there will be arranged a course in basic mass spectrometry. The course will be free of charge and is suitable for anyone who wants to brush up on old skills or who just want a professional input. The course takes place between lunch and the user meetings held by some of the instrument suppliers and exhibitors on Sunday afternoon. Poster displays and exhibition from the suppliers are integrated and available throughout the meeting.
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►Adam McGinnis | Jun 24, 2013
Remembering the day 35 years ago with the Washington Bullets won an NBA championship.
The Wizards/Bullets Franchise Isn't Celebrating Its 50th Anniversary Because…
►Kyle Weidie | Apr 5, 2013
The Wizards/Bullet franchise isn't celebrating its 50th anniversary--neither the one that counts the first two seasons in Chicago, nor the one that doesn't. But why?
Picking Dirk, Picking On LeBron
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 13, 2011
In early mid-April (the 12th to be exact), when asked as part of an ESPN.com 5-on-5 roundtable which NBA star would have his legacy enhanced the most in the 2011 Playoffs,...
LeBron… But He's 'Our' Villain
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 9, 2011
The Miami Heat may very well win the 2011 NBA Finals, but regardless of triumph or defeat, LeBron will still be the villain. It's OK. Washington Wizards fans almost like to gloat...
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►Kyle Weidie | Jun 3, 2011
I kept telling myself, even Tweeting, when Miami was looking like unstoppable beasts for...
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The last ex-Washington Wizard* to appear in the NBA Finals used to be...
The Stephen Strasburg of NBA Playoff Drool
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Yes, this is going to be hyped all over the internets. And yes, I couldn't resist. The NBA playoff drool of "Glen" Big Baby Davis is as epic as Stephen Strasburg's...
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Who will get to the 2010 NBA Finals and who will win? That's the question I posed to several Wizards on the last day of the season. One player wants to...
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The Semiahmoo First Nation plans to take the City of Surrey or B.C. Lottery Corp. to court if a gaming licence is approved for a proposed $100-million casino resort in south Surrey.
Semiahmoo band Coun. Joanne Charles said the band is consulting its lawyers on potential legal action with concerns the first nation was not properly consulted on the project and potentially faces an economic loss as it has also considered building a five-star hotel, conference centre and casino on 20 acres of its land on Beach Road near the U.S. border.
Public hearings regarding the proposal — from Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. and BCLC — are scheduled to resume Friday night. The proposed project is slated for 12th Avenue and 168th Street.
Charles says the area cannot sustain two major resorts so close together and the province and the city did not fulfil their duty to consult with the Semiahmoo First Nation.
"We may not be able to have that option because this one will be located right there," Charles said. "We'll take whatever legal action might be necessary to protect our legal rights and title."
Surrey city council will hear the remaining speakers who signed up Monday for a public hearing on the project. Nearly 200 people turned out for the start of the hearing earlier this week, with 74 opposed and 112 in favour of the proposal, which includes a 60,000-square-foot gambling floor, 200-room four-star hotel and 27,000 sq. ft convention and entertainment centre with restaurants and lounges.
Gateway wants to move the gaming licence it has for the Newton Bingo Country casino on King George Boulevard to the new facility, meaning the Newton casino would close. The project requires city council's approval before a gaming licence can be issued.
Semiahmoo cannot make any legal action until the BCLC receives approval from the city to grant the gaming licence, Charles said. It can then oppose the move, and seek legal action, such as an injunction to halt the project until consultation has been done.
The move would be similar to that made in 2004 by the Musqueam First Nation in connection with the River Rock casino resort in Richmond, which resulted in court-ordered consultation.
The Musqueam First Nation had alleged that under the Gaming Control Act, the City of Richmond and the BCLC were bound to "consult first nations and participate in arbitration before approving and deciding to relocate and expand the casino."
The River Rock development went ahead, but the band was given title to the 17-acre BridgePoint Casino lands and holds the lease on the River Rock Casino.
The Musqueam do not receive any share of casino revenue in the deal.
Charles, who spoke at the hearing Monday, said Semiahmoo has no view either way on the proposed casino but wants to be properly consulted.
She maintains the proposed casino is different from the River Rock controversy because no ground has yet been broken.
Semiahmoo is in the midst of developing a master plan for its lands, she said, potentially including a resort casino. Any development would require negotiations with either Surrey or White Rock for infrastructure services such as sewer and water hookups — both of which are now lacking at the reserve.
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts was in Ottawa this week at a policing conference and could not be reached at press time.
Charles said the band is also concerned the new resort casino could potentially affect nearby Fergus Creek, migratory birds and wildlife and archaeological and burial sites, as well as lead to the "alienation" of first nations lands. If that land is developed, she said, there may be no chance in the future for the band to get it back.
"At some point in the future when we're ready to develop there may not be any land left," she said.
Charles maintains the band had previously made an application to BCLC for a casino license and "consideration should have been given to Semiahmoo First Nation; that should have been a priority for the BCLC.
"If the B.C. Lottery Corp keeps on giving out licences close to reserve lands, we're never going to have the opportunity to have casinos," she said.
BCLC spokeswoman Kim Steinbart said she couldn't confirm the previous application by Semiahmoo, as the corporation's records do not go back as far as 1997, when Charles said it was made.
In an email, she said BCLC is satisfied with the consultation process the city of Surrey has undertaken with neighbouring municipalities, as required under the Gaming Control Act and Regulations.
In a letter sent to B.C. Premier Christy Clark last November, Grand Chief Joe Hall said first nations will work to expose the "discriminatory practices of BCLC in deliberately rejecting proposals by aboriginal communities to host gaming facilities in favour of non-first nation applicants."
Hall said they will also pursue opportunities for first nations to access direct benefits from gaming in B.C.
BCLC said first nations have the same opportunities and are subject to the same rules, regulations, guidelines and restrictions as other British Columbians. First nations who host community gaming centres or casinos on reserve lands receive 10 per cent of the net revenue generated from casino gaming.


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Why do some babies want to suck on a pacifier?
Sucking is a natural instinct in babies. Some babies will suck their thumb or fingers, while other babies like to suck on a pacifier. In older children, pacifiers may be a form of security or comfort.
What are some of the benefits of using a pacifier?
Pacifiers can be soothing for babies. If your baby is cranky or fussy, a pacifier may help him or her calm down. It may also relax your baby to help him or her fall asleep.
Pacifiers may also help soothe your baby during common medical procedures, such as when he or she gets an immunization (also called a shot) or a blood test.
Sucking on a pacifier may lower your baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, if he or she uses it at naptime and bedtime.
What are some of the risks of using a pacifier?
If a baby is given a pacifier too soon, he or she may have trouble learning to breastfeed properly. It is probably best to wait to use a pacifier until your baby has learned how to breastfeed well and is at least 1 month of age.
A baby who needs a pacifier to fall asleep may wake up many times during the night until he or she is old enough to put the pacifier back in when it falls out of his or her mouth.
Babies who use a pacifier may be more likely to develop middle ear infections. Also, regular pacifier use after 2 years of age may cause problems with your child's teeth. These problems are more likely if your child uses a pacifier after he or she is 4 years of age.
Pacifiers have germs on them and can make your baby sick if they are not washed frequently.
What should I know before giving my baby a pacifier?
- Pacifiers seem to be most helpful in children younger than 6 months of age. The risks of pacifier use may increase after a child is 2 years of age.
- Never force your baby to use a pacifier. If it comes out during sleep and your child doesn't notice, don't put it back in.
- Don't put anything on the pacifier (such as sugar) to get your child to use it.
- Pacifiers should be cleaned and replaced often. Make sure to buy 1-piece pacifiers that are dishwasher-safe. Two-piece pacifiers can be a choking hazard.
- Choose a pacifier that has a shield that is wider than your child's mouth and has air holes in it.
- Never tie a pacifier around your baby's neck or attach it to his or her crib. Doing so puts your baby at risk for strangulation.
- When your baby is fussy or upset, try other soothing methods before offering a pacifier. These include changing positions, rocking him or her gently, or singing softly. Before offering a pacifier, check to see if your baby's diaper is dirty or if he or she is hungry.
- Your doctor can help you decide when your child should stop using a pacifier. Consider stopping when your baby is 6 months to 1 year of age. Pacifier use is not recommended for children older than 4 years of age.
- by Sumi Sexton, MD, and Ruby Natale, PhD, PsyD (American Family Physician April 15, 2009)
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This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. Talk to your family doctor to find out if this information applies to you and to get more information on this subject.


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