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Hybrid Photography brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 43 Designs von 14 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
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I am a wedding and portrait photographer in San Diego, CA and am in the middle of a complete rebranding of my company. I've taken some time to think about who I really am as a photographer, who I want my clients to be and how I approach shooting, and want my new logo to fit that. My current logo is nowhere near what I want. In fact, its completely the opposite feel of who I really am. I am looking for something more high end looking for sure. If people are trusting me for their wedding day, I need a logo that inspires that trust. I have a very high energy level when I shoot and try and make it as fun as possible for everyone involved. I'm often told I have a "bubbly" personality and my current logo does not reflect that.
My main target audience is newly engaged women, roughly ages 23-35, professionals who value good photography and are willing to pay for it, who have a unique sense of style. At the same time, I also need something that won't alienate my other market segments: young families for portraits and high school seniors. The main focus though is wedding photography, so that should be the highest factor in making a creative decision.
My new branding colors are going to be shades of gray and pinks-not hot/bold pink, but most other shades are great. You have some leeway here as I will wait on other things until I know the logo colors. (Please be able to tell me the exact colors in the logo.)
My current website is http://www.hybrid-photography.com but please don't pay attention to the colors or current feel. I only point you there to see the gist of my body of work. I want my new logo to have a juxtaposition of vintage and modern, classic and fun, high end but still accessible. That's a tall order, I know, and not very specific, but that's why I'm trusting you all. :) Think Anthropologie, stylemepretty.com and theweddingrow.com
Some things I don't want:
-anything to do with a camera,lens, film, or something of that nature
-no stock images or clip art please
-nothing cheap looking or cheesy
-please don't use the HP initials in the design
In addition to knowing the specific colors used, I'll need the logo in print format (CMYK) and web format (RGB, jpg and layered PSD please)
Thanks in advance and I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

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The French 75 is a classic cocktail usually made with cognac, though gin is sometimes substituted, and that's the spirit I call for in this recipe. It typically isn't served as a punch but works quite well in this format. Serve this fresh, fragrant variation at any occasion that calls for toasting, like a brunch or a bridal or baby shower.
A simple chunk of ice, such as one frozen in a loaf pan or bowl will suffice, but for a special, decorative touch, consider freezing orange wheels inside the ice.
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Fabulous recipe! I have served this often, but never before as a punch. I sometimes sub in blush bubbly to give the drink a soft pink hue. I would advise adding 3/4's the simple syrup called for and then adjusting to taste once the champagne is added. There's a reason this is called French 75 - named after a WWI gun that was noted for both its small size and efficiency at mowing people down. Most appropriately named. It's a very wicked cocktail!
wonderful. had to make another batch for a wedding shower as the first batch flew. Used RVAs Commonwealth gin.
OK, but nothing special. Made this for a Girls Night In. Some guests, generally wine drinkers, commented that it was way too strong for them. I don't agree - it didn't have much taste at all.
Served this for Easter and it was a perfect treat for our guests. Note: I doubled the champagne (2 bottles) at the last minute, but kept the other ingredients the same. It kept the punch less sweet / and hopefully less powerful! We were joking that the only non alcoholic ingredient was sugar... Made the base ahead of time and then added the champagne and ice "log" once guests started to arrive. Then i basically ignored it until the bowl was empty. How you want it to be!
Also great for a New Year's Day dinner. Served it along with champagne and wine as choices for drinks. It was the preferred drink and had to make a second round. Hint: chill the gin and champagne before making. Froze ice (with orange wheels and cranberries) in a Bundt pan and the ice lasted the evening without watering down the punch too much. Will definitely make again.
Great cocktail for a party or bbq. I just put it in a pitcher (with no ice) and guests served themselves into glasses of ice. Worked well to avoid watering down. Very refreshing, but dangerous -- goes down a little too easy.


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One of the upsetting things about good books is that too few people read them. The Men They Will Become is one of those books that all parents and teachers of boys ought to read.
The author is a medical doctor, specifically a paediatrician, and he teaches at Harvard Medical School. He is probably best known for his work to enhance the care of maltreated children. Very early in his career he set up an interdisciplinary team at Boston Children's Hospital to improve the care of these children. Since then, his concern has widened to encompass all aspects of child raising. This book is obviously the result of years of work with parents and teachers. It concentrates on the upbringing and education of boys from infancy to late adolescence. It is full of personal observation, case histories and homespun wisdom. Paediatric specialists would probably say that the book is nothing more than common sense but for parents and teachers there is a great deal of material which is arresting and thought-provoking. The first thing that might strike non-specialists is the very interesting discussion of temperament and character. If parents knew that their son's character was wide open to influences from the way they brought him up, then they would be much less fatalistic. The four levels of parental awareness (Chapter 2, The Roots of Character) should be made compulsory reading for all couples expecting their first child. So many mistakes in child-rearing could be avoided if only parents thought about what they were doing and why. The sections on discipline and punishment, sharing and curiosity were also stimulating. Some chapters, however, really jumped out at me. What Newberger has to say about honesty in family relationships is deeply revealing. He makes a very interesting comparison between how the official legal processes protect witnesses by allowing them to remain silent, put the burden of proof on the complainant, make witnesses aware of the possible consequences of their testimony, distinguish direct experience from hearsay, reward honesty, avoid entrapment, etc. He then points out how frequently we break some or even all these safeguards in family and school situations and then wonder why boys begin to think that honesty is far from being the best policy.
Another section that parents and teachers ought to read is the chapter on cheating. As someone who has been a teacher for thirty-five years, I have been struck by the growing amount of cheating but I was far from prepared for the facts that Newberger reveals. Eighty-eight percent of high school students say that cheating is common; seventy-six percent of high school students admit to having cheated (ninety-two percent of them remaining undetected) with copying someone else's work as the most common form of cheating, followed by cheating in exams, reading a summary rather than a whole book, and lastly plagiarising a published work. Collaborative work on assignments meant to be done by an individual is also common. This whole chapter is chilling reading for parents and teachers alike as they are reminded that it is they who have set the scene in which cheating flourishes. Parents who believe that the end justifies the means are, whether they are aware of it or not, inculcating the idea in their children that cheating is fine -- "Just don't get caught!" Teachers are made aware too that they are often colluding with cheating. In a system which judges teachers by the results of their students, which can pit enormous parental pressure against a school administration including the threat of litigation, cheating may turn out to be to everyone's benefit! I have actually seen it happen so I know that Newberger's account is right. Most cheating takes place not when the student could not do the work but because the student wants an even higher grade than he could get with his own work. When the grade is of paramount importance and the learning process is only a means to an end, cheating means happy students, contented parents, a teacher basking in the reflected glory of his students and highly satisfied school administrators! His analysis of what does lose out is interesting. The chapter's concluding section on the effect of cheating on trust is a well argued plea for the importance of trust in personal relationships as well as in a wide variety of situations in a democratic society.
The chapter on cheating links up well with another on play and sports. As with cheating, Newberger bemoans the end justifying the means in so much sport and he is a powerful advocate for the importance of play. Other chapters on sharing, honesty, self-control, teasing and bullying, friendship, and alcohol are all equally full of sound and thought-provoking advice.
As well as a topic-based approach, the book also maintains a developmental thread so the topics are introduced at the appropriate point in a boy's development and linked to specific stages -- infancy, preschoolers, schoolboys, early adolescence, and late adolescence. This makes the book suitable for a cover-to-cover read or for use as a reference book.
The last chapter is entitled Giving Back. As might be expected from a man who spent two years working with the Peace Corps, Newberger is a passionate advocate of idealism, sharing and giving. This is an inspiring end to an inspiring book.
Any quibbles with the book? A small one. In the chapter on self-control, the author has a balanced account of ADD/ADHD, discussing to what extent it may legitimately be described as a disease and to what extent the diagnosis really applies to a state produced by temperament and upbringing. Later in the book, when he is dealing with young adolescents and ADD/ADHD, he accepts without demur that it is something for which medication is suitable and by the end of the book ADD/ADHD is described simply as a neurological problem. Newberger must be aware of the huge debate about the nature and causes of ADD/ADHD so it is a shame that he doesn't stick to his earlier balanced view.
That small quibble aside, this is a first-rate book that would be of enormous benefit to parents and teachers of boys. If they were to heed its wise advice, our society would be a great deal more wholesome.
© 2003 Kevin M. Purday
Kevin M. Purday teaches at Worthing Sixth Form College, in the UK, and is currently a distance-learning student on the Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health course in the Philosophy Dept. at the University of Warwick.
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text: Mystery Pokémon Found Hidden In X & Y's Code Is Star of Upcoming MoviePatricia Hernandez2/11/14 1:30pmFiled to: PokemonPokemon X & YX & YNintendo3DSMovies1215EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Officially, there are 718 known Pokémon...unless you count the three mysterious Pokemon found in X & Y's code, that is. While we reported the existence of unannounced Pokémon back in November of last year, it wasn't until last night that we started hearing details about what the deal with these Pokémon is. Advertisement Obviously, if you'd rather not be spoiled on upcoming, possibly legendary event Pokemon, you should stop reading now.Pokémon news website Serebii reports that the latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro has details on the upcoming Pokémon movie, which is reportedly called Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie. As we originally reported, Diancie is supposed to be a rock/fairy type—but we don't know how it'll be officially distributed just yet. A tie-in event with the movie might be likely given how Pokémon like Diancie have been distributed in the past. If you'd like to see official artwork of the Pokemon, you can do so here. Otherwise, here's an in-game refresher: The other two Pokémon found in X & Y's code, Volcanion and Hoopa—are still 'officially' unaccounted for. Still, the fact that details about Diancie are starting to emerge means we might just have to sit tight and be patient. It might be a matter of time before we can all have the three Pokémon in our own Pokedexes without resorting to hacking—as hacking was the original method used to acquire these Pokémon last year. Advertisement (Via Serebii)Reply121 repliesLeave a reply


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'The Great American Stickup': How Wall Street Occupied WashingtonPosted on Sep 14, 2010Excerpted from "The Great American Stickup."
Along the way, these companies—including the privatized quasi-governmental Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac monstrosities—were exposed as poorly run juggernauts, with top executives having embarrassingly little grasp of the chicanery and risk taking that was bolstering their bottom-lines. Worst of all, damage from this economic chain reaction didn't, of course, stop at the bank accounts of Saudi investors or American CEOs but led to soaring unemployment and federal debt, the acceleration of the home foreclosure epidemic, massive unemployment, and the wholesale destruction of pension plans and state education budgets. New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. Join the conversation
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By hogorina, October 11, 2011 at 1:03 pm Link to this comment THE GREAT RAPE OF AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY AND What this country needs is to protect the people's
By Jim Yell, October 10, 2011 at 8:37 am Link to this comment I think this is an excellent article by and large. It is difficult to bring in all the shades of chicanery that got us here and of course some where left out or not underlined. Clinton was clearly only a left leaning politician in social matters. He was well documented to be in big business hands from his Govenorship of Arkansas. He was no friend of workers. Yes, he succeeded in chicanery of deregulation that was a mantra since Nixon. Our safety nets in regulation and social welfare had been under attack since it was adopted, even though it had saved America from collapse brought on by previous 1929 financial collapse, the baby of deregulated, or not regulated financial fictions. We are in the hands of Usury and that is why we are not recovering the wages and jobs. Remember an old gangster movie where a poor man was suffering financial ruin because he had borrowed gangster money at 7% interest. Oh My. Now if you add in the extra charges that used to be part of a businesses costs to the interest paid there is probably no borrowed money that cost less than 20%. It can not be sustained unless wages continue to rise. Unless SS payments continue to rise, unless wealth is not concentrated amongst a bunch of mafia type big shots. We thought we had seen the last of Communism, but the minute the threat had decreased, or proven inflated the Capitalists decided they could not be unrestrained in their greed and meanness. The have allowed the treasury to be drained thru right wing extravagant borrowing for wars that need not have been fought, to cheat in the costs of maintaining services to the military. Which case we should all remember led to huge profits for companies with good political contacts such as Blackwater, and the Cheney conglomerates aka Halliburton, who steamed over the laws requiring competitive bidding and surely we shouldn't forget the promiscuous right wing borrowing of money from China to avoid the necessary War Tax, which still hasn't been enacted. The realization that the two parties have merged into the Republocatic Party, supported by fundmentalist Christian Preachers. What a mess.
By LillithMc, September 20, 2010 at 11:54 am Link to this comment I love Clinton. He also left a surplus. It is George W. that I blame and his wealthy friends. It is a false equivalency to say Bush/Clinton. Clinton was also under attack from the minute he stepped into the job just like Obama. Bush had his adoring GOP and even the left didn't speak up until the "Patriot Act" drew a path to fascism. The left needs to learn to fight.
By Ken, September 15, 2010 at 8:25 am Link to this comment "We still see a persistent fear, stoked by the same folks that led us into this abyss, that regulation and scrutiny will kill the golden goose of Wall Street profits and, by extension, U.S. prosperity." What "U.S. prosperity?"
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By JDinMD, September 15, 2010 at 6:23 am Link to this comment Splendid writing by Robert Scheer. My only criticism would be the unintended compliment given to the egos of the Nobel Prize-winning; losers. "the brave new world order of super-rational high-tech derivative marketing based on a Nobel Prize-winning mathematical model" Make no mistake, these architects were not that intelligent. To assume those that created the models were intelligent enough to vision the complete economic global cycle from boom to melt, and purposefully envisioned a complete shift of global wealth; is way too much credit. Although a trite comment; their prizes should be revoked, and replaced with the Dumbbell Prize. They had no clue, to venture further out on the limb; they weren't sure the boom side of the model was correct. Just part of the "Blind Squirrel Theory", they found a nut; the American Public.
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The Elliott wave principle is a form of technical analysis that some traders use to analyze financial market cycles and forecast market trends by identifying extremes in investor psychology, highs and lows in prices, and other collective factors. Ralph Nelson Elliott (1871–1948), a professional accountant, discovered the underlying social principles and developed the analytical tools in the 1930s. He proposed that market prices unfold in specific patterns, which practitioners today call Elliott waves, or simply waves. Elliott published his theory of market behavior in the book The Wave Principle in 1938, summarized it in a series of articles in Financial World magazine in 1939, and covered it most comprehensively in his final major work, Nature's Laws: The Secret of the Universe in 1946. Elliott stated that "because man is subject to rhythmical procedure, calculations having to do with his activities can be projected far into the future with a justification and certainty heretofore unattainable." [1] The empirical validity of the Elliott Wave Principle remains the subject of debate.
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The Elliott Wave Principle posits that collective investor psychology, or crowd psychology, moves between optimism and pessimism in natural sequences. These mood swings create patterns evidenced in the price movements of markets at every degree of trend or time scale.
In Elliott's model, market prices alternate between an impulsive, or motive phase, and a corrective phase on all time scales of trend, as the illustration shows. Impulses are always subdivided into a set of 5 lower-degree waves, alternating again between motive and corrective character, so that waves 1, 3, and 5 are impulses, and waves 2 and 4 are smaller retraces of waves 1 and 3. Corrective waves subdivide into 3 smaller-degree waves starting with a five-wave counter-trend impulse, a retrace, and another impulse. In a bear market the dominant trend is downward, so the pattern is reversed—five waves down and three up. Motive waves always move with the trend, while corrective waves move against it.
The patterns link to form five and three-wave structures which themselves underlie self-similar wave structures of increasing size or higher degree. Note the lower most of the three idealized cycles. In the first small five-wave sequence, waves 1, 3 and 5 are motive, while waves 2 and 4 are corrective. This signals that the movement of the wave one degree higher is upward. It also signals the start of the first small three-wave corrective sequence. After the initial five waves up and three waves down, the sequence begins again and the self-similar fractal geometry begins to unfold according to the five and three-wave structure which it underlies one degree higher. The completed motive pattern includes 89 waves, followed by a completed corrective pattern of 55 waves.[2]
Each degree of a pattern in a financial market has a name. Practitioners use symbols for each wave to indicate both function and degree—numbers for motive waves, letters for corrective waves (shown in the highest of the three idealized series of wave structures or degrees). Degrees are relative; they are defined by form, not by absolute size or duration. Waves of the same degree may be of very different size and/or duration.[2]
The classification of a wave at any particular degree can vary, though practitioners generally agree on the standard order of degrees (approximate durations given):
- Grand supercycle: multi-century
- Supercycle: multi-decade (about 40–70 years)
- Cycle: one year to several years (or even several decades under an Elliott Extension)
- Primary: a few months to a couple of years
- Intermediate: weeks to months
- Minor: weeks
- Minute: days
- Minuette: hours
- Subminuette: minutes
Elliott Wave personality and characteristicsEdit
Elliott wave analysts (or Elliotticians) hold that each individual wave has its own signature or characteristic, which typically reflects the psychology of the moment.[2][3] Understanding those personalities is key to the application of the Wave Principle; they are defined below. (Definitions assume a bull market in equities; the characteristics apply in reverse in bear markets.)
Five wave pattern (dominant trend) | Three wave pattern (corrective trend) | |
Wave 1: Wave one is rarely obvious at its inception. When the first wave of a new bull market begins, the fundamental news is almost universally negative. The previous trend is considered still strongly in force. Fundamental analysts continue to revise their earnings estimates lower; the economy probably does not look strong. Sentiment surveys are decidedly bearish, put options are in vogue, and implied volatility in the options market is high. Volume might increase a bit as prices rise, but not by enough to alert many technical analysts. | Wave A: Corrections are typically harder to identify than impulse moves. In wave A of a bear market, the fundamental news is usually still positive. Most analysts see the drop as a correction in a still-active bull market. Some technical indicators that accompany wave A include increased volume, rising implied volatility in the options markets and possibly a turn higher in open interest in related futures markets. | |
Wave 2: Wave two corrects wave one, but can never extend beyond the starting point of wave one. Typically, the news is still bad. As prices retest the prior low, bearish sentiment quickly builds, and "the crowd" haughtily reminds all that the bear market is still deeply ensconced. Still, some positive signs appear for those who are looking: volume should be lower during wave two than during wave one, prices usually do not retrace more than 61.8% (see Fibonacci section below) of the wave one gains, and prices should fall in a three wave pattern. | Wave B: Prices reverse higher, which many see as a resumption of the now long-gone bull market. Those familiar with classical technical analysis may see the peak as the right shoulder of a head and shoulders reversal pattern. The volume during wave B should be lower than in wave A. By this point, fundamentals are probably no longer improving, but they most likely have not yet turned negative. | |
Wave 3: Wave three is usually the largest and most powerful wave in a trend (although some research suggests that in commodity markets, wave five is the largest). The news is now positive and fundamental analysts start to raise earnings estimates. Prices rise quickly, corrections are short-lived and shallow. Anyone looking to "get in on a pullback" will likely miss the boat. As wave three starts, the news is probably still bearish, and most market players remain negative; but by wave three's midpoint, "the crowd" will often join the new bullish trend. Wave three often extends wave one by a ratio of 1.618:1. | Wave C: Prices move impulsively lower in five waves. Volume picks up, and by the third leg of wave C, almost everyone realizes that a bear market is firmly entrenched. Wave C is typically at least as large as wave A and often extends to 1.618 times wave A or beyond. | |
Wave 4: Wave four is typically clearly corrective. Prices may meander sideways for an extended period, and wave four typically retraces less than 38.2% of wave three (see Fibonacci relationships below). Volume is well below than that of wave three. This is a good place to buy a pull back if you understand the potential ahead for wave 5. Still, fourth waves are often frustrating because of their lack of progress in the larger trend. | ||
Wave 5: Wave five is the final leg in the direction of the dominant trend. The news is almost universally positive and everyone is bullish. Unfortunately, this is when many average investors finally buy in, right before the top. Volume is often lower in wave five than in wave three, and many momentum indicators start to show divergences (prices reach a new high but the indicators do not reach a new peak). At the end of a major bull market, bears may very well be ridiculed (recall how forecasts for a top in the stock market during 2000 were received). |
Pattern recognition and fractalsEdit
Elliott's market model relies heavily on looking at price charts. Practitioners study developing trends to distinguish the waves and wave structures, and discern what prices may do next; thus the application of the wave principle is a form of pattern recognition.
The structures Elliott described also meet the common definition of a fractal (self-similar patterns appearing at every degree of trend). Elliott wave practitioners say that just as naturally-occurring fractals often expand and grow more complex over time, the model shows that collective human psychology develops in natural patterns, via buying and selling decisions reflected in market prices: "It's as though we are somehow programmed by mathematics. Seashell, galaxy, snowflake or human: we're all bound by the same order."[4]
Elliott wave rules and guidelinesEdit
A correct Elliott wave "count" must observe three rules:
- Wave 2 never retraces more than 100% of wave 1.
- Wave 3 cannot be the shortest of the three impulse waves, namely waves 1, 3 and 5.
- Wave 4 does not overlap with the price territory of wave 1, except in the rare case of a diagonal triangle.
A common guideline observes that in a five-wave pattern, waves 2 and 4 will often take alternate forms; a sharp move in wave 2, for example, will suggest a mild move in wave 4. Corrective wave patterns unfold in forms known as zigzags, flats, or triangles. In turn these corrective patterns can come together to form more complex corrections.[3]Similarly, a triangular corrective pattern is formed usually in wave 4 (very rarely in wave 2) and is the indication of end of correction.
Fibonacci relationshipsEdit
R. N. Elliott's analysis of the mathematical properties of waves and patterns eventually led him to conclude that "The Fibonacci Summation Series is the basis of The Wave Principle".[1] Numbers from the Fibonacci sequence surface repeatedly in Elliott wave structures, including motive waves (1, 3, 5), a single full cycle (8 waves), and the completed motive (89 waves) and corrective (55 waves) patterns. Elliott developed his market model before he realized that it reflects the Fibonacci sequence. "When I discovered The Wave Principle action of market trends, I had never heard of either the Fibonacci Series or the Pythagorean Diagram".[1]
The Fibonacci sequence is also closely connected to the Golden ratio (1.618). Practitioners commonly use this ratio and related ratios to establish support and resistance levels for market waves, namely the price points which help define the parameters of a trend.[5] See Fibonacci retracement.
Finance professor Roy Batchelor and researcher Richard Ramyar, a former Director of the United Kingdom Society of Technical Analysts and formerly Global Head of Research at Lipper and Thomson Reuters Wealth Management, studied whether Fibonacci ratios appear non-randomly in the stock market, as Elliott's model predicts. The researchers said the "idea that prices retrace to a Fibonacci ratio or round fraction of the previous trend clearly lacks any scientific rationale". They also said "there is no significant difference between the frequencies with which price and time ratios occur in cycles in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and frequencies which we would expect to occur at random in such a time series".[6]
Robert Prechter replied to the Batchelor–Ramyar study, saying that it "does not challenge the validity of any aspect of the Wave Principle...it supports wave theorists' observations," and that because the authors had examined ratios between prices achieved in filtered trends rather than Elliott waves, "their method does not address actual claims by wave theorists".[7] The Socionomics Institute also reviewed data in the Batchelor–Ramyar study, and said these data show "Fibonacci ratios do occur more often in the stock market than would be expected in a random environment".[8]
Extracted from the same relationship between Elliott Waves and Fibbonacci ratio, a 78.6% retracement level is identified as a best place for buying or selling (in continuation to the larger trend) as it increases the risk to reward ratio up to 1:3.
It has been suggested that Fibonacci relationships are not the only irrational number based relationships evident in waves.[9]
- Example of the Elliott Wave Principle and the Fibonacci relationship
The GBP/JPY currency chart gives an example of a fourth wave retracement apparently halting between the 38.2% and 50.0% Fibonacci retracements of a completed third wave. The chart also highlights how the Elliott Wave Principle works well with other technical analysis tendencies as prior support (the bottom of wave-1) acts as resistance to wave-4. The wave count depicted in the chart would be invalidated if GBP/JPY moves above or even touches the wave-1 low.
After ElliottEdit
Following Elliott's death in 1948, other market technicians and financial professionals continued to use the wave principle and provide forecasts to investors. Charles Collins, who had published Elliott's "Wave Principle" and helped introduce Elliott's theory to Wall Street, ranked Elliott's contributions to technical analysis on a level with Charles Dow. Hamilton Bolton, founder of The Bank Credit Analyst, provided wave analysis to a wide readership in the 1950s and 1960s. Bolton introduced the Elliott's wave principle to A.J. Frost, who provided weekly financial commentary on the Financial News Network in the 1980s. Frost co-authored Elliott Wave Principle with Robert Prechter in 1978.
Rediscovery and current useEdit
Robert Prechter came across Elliott's works while working as a market technician at Merrill Lynch. His prominence as a forecaster during the bull market of the 1980s brought the greatest exposure to date to Elliott's work, and today Prechter remains the most widely known Elliott analyst.[10]
Among market technicians, wave analysis is widely accepted as a component of their trade. Elliott's Wave principle is among the methods included on the exam that analysts must pass to earn the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, the professional accreditation developed by the Market Technicians Association (MTA).
Robin Wilkin, Ex-Global Head of FX and Commodity Technical Strategy at JPMorgan Chase, says "the Elliott Wave principle ... provides a probability framework as to when to enter a particular market and where to get out, whether for a profit or a loss."[11]
Jordan Kotick, Global Head of Technical Strategy at Barclays Capital and past President of the Market Technicians Association, has said that R. N. Elliott's "discovery was well ahead of its time. In fact, over the last decade or two, many prominent academics have embraced Elliott's idea and have been aggressively advocating the existence of financial market fractals."[12]
One such academic is the physicist Didier Sornette, professor at ETH Zurich. In a paper he co-authored in 1996 ("Stock Market Crashes, Precursors and Replicas") Sornette said,
It is intriguing that the log-periodic structures documented here bear some similarity with the "Elliott waves" of technical analysis ... A lot of effort has been developed in finance both by academic and trading institutions and more recently by physicists (using some of their statistical tools developed to deal with complex times series) to analyze past data to get information on the future. The 'Elliott wave' technique is probably the most famous in this field. We speculate that the "Elliott waves", so strongly rooted in the financial analysts' folklore, could be a signature of an underlying critical structure of the stock market.[13]
Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire commodity trader, calls Prechter and Frost's standard text on Elliott "a classic," and one of "the four Bibles of the business":
[Magee and Edwards'] Technical Analysis of Stock Trends and The Elliott Wave Theorist both give very specific and systematic ways to approach developing great reward/risk ratios for entering into a business contract with the marketplace, which is what every trade should be if properly and thoughtfully executed.[14]
The premise that markets unfold in recognizable patterns contradicts the efficient market hypothesis, which states that prices cannot be predicted from market data such as moving averages and volume. By this reasoning, if successful market forecasts were possible, investors would buy (or sell) when the method predicted a price increase (or decrease), to the point that prices would rise (or fall) immediately, thus destroying the profitability and predictive power of the method. In efficient markets, knowledge of the Elliott Wave Principle among traders would lead to the disappearance of the very patterns they tried to anticipate, rendering the method, and all forms of technical analysis, useless.
Benoit Mandelbrot has questioned whether Elliott waves can predict financial markets:
But Wave prediction is a very uncertain business. It is an art to which the subjective judgement of the chartists matters more than the objective, replicable verdict of the numbers. The record of this, as of most technical analysis, is at best mixed.[15]
Robert Prechter had previously stated that ideas in an article by Mandelbrot[16] "originated with Ralph Nelson Elliott, who put them forth more comprehensively and more accurately with respect to real-world markets in his 1938 book The Wave Principle."[17]
Critics also warn the wave principle is too vague to be useful, since it cannot consistently identify when a wave begins or ends, and that Elliott wave forecasts are prone to subjective revision. Some who advocate technical analysis of markets have questioned the value of Elliott wave analysis. Technical analyst David Aronson wrote:[18]
The Elliott Wave Principle, as popularly practiced, is not a legitimate theory, but a story, and a compelling one that is eloquently told by Robert Prechter. The account is especially persuasive because EWP has the seemingly remarkable ability to fit any segment of market history down to its most minute fluctuations. I contend this is made possible by the method's loosely defined rules and the ability to postulate a large number of nested waves of varying magnitude. This gives the Elliott analyst the same freedom and flexibility that allowed pre-Copernican astronomers to explain all observed planet movements even though their underlying theory of an Earth-centered universe was wrong.
See alsoEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elliott, Ralph Nelson (1994). R.N. Elliott's Masterworks, 70, 217, 194, 196, Gainesville, GA: New Classics Library.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Poser, Steven W. (2003). Applying Elliott Wave Theory Profitably, 2–17, New York: John Wiley and Sons.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (2005) Elliott Wave Principle, 10th, 31, 78–85, Gainesville, GA: New Classics Library.
- ↑ John Casti (31 August 2002). "I know what you'll do next summer". New Scientist, p. 29.
- ↑ Alex Douglas, "Fibonacci: The man & the markets," Standard & Poor's Economic Research Paper, February 20, 2001, pp. 8–10. PDF document here
- ↑ Roy Batchelor and Richard Ramyar, "Magic numbers in the Dow," 25th International Symposium on Forecasting, 2005, p. 13, 31. PDF document here
- ↑ Robert Prechter (2006), "Elliott Waves, Fibonacci, and Statistics," p. 2. PDF document here
- ↑ Deepak Goel (2006), "Another Look at Fibonacci Statistics". PDF document here
- ↑ (2011), "Evidence of the silver ratio in financial market time series data".
- ↑ Landon Jr., Thomas (13 October 2007), "The Man Who Won as Others Lost", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/business/13speculate.html?scp=1&sq=robert%20prechter&st=cse, retrieved on 26 May 2010
- ↑ Robin Wilkin, Riding the Waves: Applying Elliott Wave Theory to the Financial and Commodity Markets The Alchemist June 2006
- ↑ Jordan Kotick, An Introduction to the Elliott Wave Principle The Alchemist November 2005
- ↑ Sornette, D., Johansen, A., and Bouchaud, J.P. (1996). "Stock market crashes, precursors and replicas." Journal de Physique I France 6, No.1, pp. 167–175.
- ↑ Mark B. Fisher, The Logical Trader, p. x (forward)
- ↑ Mandelbrot, Benoit and Richard L. Hudson (2004). The (mis)Behavior of Markets, New York: Basic Books, p. 245
- ↑ Mandelbrot, Benoit (February 1999). Scientific American, p. 70.
- ↑ Details here.
- ↑ Aronson, David R. (2006). Evidence-Based Technical Analysis, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, p. 61. ISBN 978-0-470-00874-4.
- Elliott Wave Principle: Key to Market Behavior by A.J. Frost & Robert R. Prechter, Jr. Published by New Classics Library. ISBN 978-0-932750-75-4
- Mastering Elliott Wave: Presenting the Neely Method: The First Scientific, Objective Approach to Market Forecasting with Elliott Wave Theory by Glenn Neely with Eric Hall. Published by Windsor Books. ISBN 0-930233-44-1
- Applying Elliott Wave Theory Profitably by Steven W. Poser. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN 0-471-42007-7
- R.N. Elliott's Masterworks by R.N. Elliott, edited by Robert R. Prechter, Jr. Published by New Classics Library. ISBN 978-0-932750-76-1
- Elliott Wave Principle Applied to the Foreign Exchange Markets by Robert Balan. Published by BBS Publications, Ltd.
- Elliott Wave Explained by Robert C. Beckman. Published by Orient Paperbacks. ISBN 978-81-7094-532-1
- Harmonic Elliott Wave: The Case for Modification of R.N. Elliott's Impulsive Wave Structure by Ian Copsey, Published by John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-82870-0
External linksEdit
- investorwords.com glossary - Elliott Wave Theory
- Elliott Wave International - What Is the Wave Principle?
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Anonymous Coward, 13 Oct 2010 @ 2:53amCraiglist is easy, environmental issues, healthcare, true security and other issues are hard, no wonder those like to take on Craiglist it is the path of least resistance.
But the sad thing, is that there are people who believe in those fairy tales.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Amused Coward, 13 Oct 2010 @ 2:56am
Interesting timing:
Prostitut ion is not, and never was*, illegal in Canada. Public advertising of such services is illegal, but the act itself was and remains legal.
So the ruling mentioned above should cover craiglist as well, one thinks...
* In recent times, anyway.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Michael, 13 Oct 2010 @ 4:44am
Loud Minority...
These three cabinet ministers have little influence in Ontario luckily. Its not likely with the current minority government they will actually get anything but grandstanding accomplished.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Mike C. (profile), 13 Oct 2010 @ 5:47am
Would love to see...
I would love to see Craigslist censor itself again, but with a public campaign of...
"Craigslist is once again heeding the advice of grandstanding politicians in their efforts to garner votes. Rather than spend our hard-earned capital on lawyers fighting these baseless requests, we're instead going to let Canadian families suffer and force police to become less effective by censoring our Adult Services section. Complaints over our new policy can be addressed to your local politicians."
/truth hurts
//if only it could hurt political careers[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
NullOp, 13 Oct 2010 @ 6:33am
The one and only reason anyone, anywhere want to censor Craigslist is that it has not been "properly" monetized. Meaning, no Big-Corp is raping the users![ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
It should be noted
At the time when I read this, the story has 21 comments, all of them disagree with the action taken by the provincial ministers.
It should be noted that prostitution was recently decriminalized in Ontario: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/09/28/prostitution-law028.html[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Jesse, 13 Oct 2010 @ 7:45am
Re: It should be noted
Yea really weird timing given the recent ruling. I mean like within the last month recent. This is kind of going the wrong way as far as implementing the ruling.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Mark, 13 Oct 2010 @ 8:26am
And Here's The Problem
Some people actually think this worked and was affective. In a completely unrelated article but referring to AG's getting together, there is this lovely tidbit.
Joint investigations by state attorneys general have achieved some successes in recent years. Online ad publisher Craigslist, for example, shut down its adult services section amid pressure from 17 attorneys general. The AGs had maintained there weren't enough protections against potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39650268/ns/business-real_estate/[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
trrll (profile), 13 Oct 2010 @ 8:50am
Another victory for the pimp lobby!
One can't help wondering if the pimps are paying off politicians to support these bills. Can't have the girls going into business for themselves. They might decide to save their money, get an education, and go into a better line of work.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Joe Smith, 13 Oct 2010 @ 9:17am
impact of craigslist
Twenty years ago most large Canadian cities had a "problem" with street prostitution. In partioular with prostitutes in the better parts of their downtowns catering to the upscale clientle ( a significant percentage of whom were apparently lawyers, judges and politicians )
Craigslist has done away with all of that.
There may be traficking going on on Craigslist but most of the ads have pictures and telephone numbers so the opportunity to monitor and police the activity is much better than it was before Craigslist.
Craigslist has made the market for sexual services more efficient with better outcomes for the providers, the customers and the general public.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
David Liu, 13 Oct 2010 @ 3:07pm
Re: Timing
If that's true, then at least it makes a bit more sense. While you could argue that it drives prostitution services underground in the US and harder for the police to track, prostitution being legal in Canada means that the police don't care about tracking prostitution through Craigslist and takes away the argument for having an Adult section on Craigslist over there.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
TtfnJohn (profile), 13 Oct 2010 @ 3:55pm
Re: Re: It should be noted
One more time, with feeling!
Prostitution isn't and hasn't been illegal in Canada. The judge in the case in question struck down the "living off the avails of prostitution", "keeping a common bawdy house" and "communication for the purposes of prostitution" laws as unconstitutional.
So, with that in mind, Craigslist is doing nothing wrong. Neither are the classified sections of every large urban newspaper in the country when they run page after page of "escort service" and "body rub" parlor ads. Nor are the Yellow Pages which have page upon page of both.
Apparently there's an election in the offing in Ontario and the government appears to be afraid it might lose so now this starts up.
Can we legislate against living off the avails of politicstusion or some such thing? We'd be far better off.[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
TtfnJohn (profile), 13 Oct 2010 @ 3:59pmWhy am I not surprised?
Grandstanding is so much easier than actually doing something and less likely to cost re-election as imposing the HST is likely to do. (This goes for the liars that are in government in BC, as well.)[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]


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Avocado Salad is a fairly simple typical classical African salad made using simple ingredients like cabbage, apple and avocados to create a nutrient rich, light tasty salad. It forms a great accompaniment to any meal or may be consumed as a self-contained meal in itself. Not only is it easy to prepare but also a quick fix that can be made ready in minutes.
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This healthy salad allows great flexibility in terms of the different ingredients that can be used in its preparation. The basic salad recipe can be modified with additional health promoting constituents.
Avocados, Cabbage, onions, apple, peanuts, and yoghurt are the major ingredients required to make this salad. The procedure is simply mixing together of the ingredients; dressing with yoghurt and fresh herbs like dill and mint, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste and topping with roasted peanuts.
Another classic variation of the Avocado salad is the Avocado and Citrus fruit salad in which orange, grapefruit or sweet limes may be used in combination with the avocado. For an exceptional salad, a combination of sliced avocado, oranges and fresh mint seasoned with fennel and orange zest would create a flavourful citrusy avocado salad.
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• Research has revealed how avocados are packed with various carotenoids – alpha and beta carotenes, lutein, and several xanthins that are the key factors responsible for the anti-inflammatory responses exhibited by this fruit.
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A glass of orange juice/fresh lime soda or tomato juice would be a good accompaniment to this subtle, delicately flavoured appetizer.
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As Dussehra is celebrated everywhere in India enthusiastically, recipes greatly depend on the region where they are being prepared for the occasion. Special food is cooked at homes, in restaurants and also at outdoor stands. Badam Kheer, Besan Burfi, Moong Dal Halwa, Kachori, Jalebi, Paneer Pakora, Radbi and Sandesh are some of the common traditional preparations.
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Hunter Pence circled Tuesday's date on his calendar.
"I'm looking forward to going back to Philadelphia," Pence said. "I had an incredible experience there. The fans treated me great. They were awesome. So much happened to me while I was there, it was hard to believe I only spent a year there."
Well, it's been nearly a year to the day that Ruben Amaro traded Pence to the San Francisco Giants. Pence made the most of the opportunity helping lead San Francisco to its second World Series title in three seasons.
"It was amazing," Pence said. "It's the highlight of my career. But the thing is that I really thought I was headed to the World Series with the Phillies when I joined that club."
Pence was acquired by the Phillies in July of 2011. He was regarded as the final piece for an extraordinary team, which set a club record with 102 wins during an unforgettable regular season.
"I remember winning the division with the Phillies," Pence said. "It was the first time I was in a celebration like that. I thought that was just the start of it that season."
But the Phillies won only two games in the postseason as the St. Louis Cardinals shocked Pence and his former teammates by winning the NLDS en route to a 2011 World Series title.
"That team was amazing," Pence said. "Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins and you can go on and on. So many people thought we were going to win it all, but you never know what is going to happen in the playoffs."
Pence knows that well since the Giants were on the brink of elimination last season, but came back from a 2-0 deficit in the 2012 NLDS to overtake the Reds for a 3-2 series win.
"That just shows you how you never know what's going to happen," Pence said. "The key is just getting into the playoffs."
The odds of the Phillies or Pence's Giants reaching the postseason are slim. Both teams have underachieved.
"[But] it's always entertaining when the Phillies play the Giants," Pence said. "You have some colorful players on both teams. You have some guys that have accomplished a great deal on both teams. It'll be fun. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Phillies fans again. They were awesome to me."


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Trudy Gernert of Seymour, Indiana sends her version of kabobs that include lots of flavorful ingredients like tomatoes, pineapples, and sweet potatoes.
24 Low-Carb Christmas Recipes
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 pound cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1-in. slices
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 medium green peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 16 cherry tomatoes
- 1-1/2 cups pineapple chunks
- In a small bowl, combine vinegar and brown sugar. Pour half of the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add ham and sausage. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.
- Place sweet potatoes and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until tender.
- Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the ham, sausage, sweet potatoes, green peppers, onion, tomatoes and pineapple.
- Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 8-10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender, turning and basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Yield: 8 servings.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.
Originally published as Ham Kabobs in Simple & Delicious
January/February 2007, p43
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Roar Fest at Gemini Ink
Published 5:21 pm, Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Playwright Rebecca Kirschbaum's (above) play "Plumbing" is the first offering in the Roar Festival of Staged Readings, a nine-play event being presented by Atta Girl Productions in collaboration with Gemini Ink. The festival holds nine pieces by writers from San Antonio and across the country.
Opens Friday, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 13, Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa. $8-10. 210-734-9673; attagirlproductions.org.


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Interesting words from gorshkov. it would be best to have an option for the men's event. That seems like common sense. Sure menshov is doing the best now even though voronov actually has a gp medal. Hope voronov can keep it up and redeem himself.
Also it's true plushenko is not exactly no no no it's more of a hemming and hawing.


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Kinslaying at Alqualondë
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The Kinslaying at Alqualondë, or the First Kinslaying, was an important event in the history of the Eldar in which the Noldorin Elves of Fëanor killed Teleri Elves in order to gain their ships.
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When Fëanor decided to leave Valinor he needed ships to travel to Middle-earth, but the Noldor possessed no ships, and Fëanor feared that any delay in their departure would cause the Noldor to reconsider. The Noldor, led by Fëanor and his sons, tried to persuade the Teleri of Alqualondë, to give him their ships. However, the Teleri would not help them, since it was against the will of the Valar, and in fact attempted to persuade their friends to reconsider their decision to leave. Displeased with the Teleri's answer, the Noldor started taking the ships by force. This angered the Teleri, and they threatened the Noldor with rocks and arrows, and they threw many of Fëanor's Ñoldor out of the ships into the harbor. They also attempted to block the harbour.
Then the Noldor drew swords, and the Teleri their bows, and there was a bitter fight that seemed evenly matched, until the second Host of the Ñoldor, led by Fingon, arrived together with some of Fingolfin's people. Misunderstanding the situation, they assumed the Teleri had attacked the Ñoldor under orders of the Valar, and they joined the fight. In the end, many Teleri were slain and the ships were taken. The Ñoldor that continued towards Middle-earth were therefore cursed by Mandos.
[edit] Later Kinslayings
The Second Kinslaying where Dior Eluchíl was killed by the Sons of Fëanor is referred to as the Second Kinslaying in The Silmarillion, and the attack by the Sons of Fëanor on the Mouths of Sirion where Elwing was attacked is called the Third Kinslaying. It was stated by Eönwë herald of Manwë that because of these evil deeds the remaining Sons of Fëanor had lost all right to the Silmarils.
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Noordoostpolder (Northeast Polder), an area of 128,520 acres of fertile arable land, was reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, Netherlands, in 1940. On 23 January 1948 the Mennonites living there formed a Kring (circle), which in 1953 became an independent congregation. Services were held biweekly in a rented hall at Emmeloord. H. H. Gaaikema, the pastor of the Harlingen congregation, had charge of this congregation. The baptized membership in 1955 was 41, and in 1957 it was 60.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Noordoostpolder (Flevoland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 27 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Noordoostpolder_(Flevoland,_Netherlands)&oldid=76408.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Noordoostpolder (Flevoland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Noordoostpolder_(Flevoland,_Netherlands)&oldid=76408.
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Last week was Patron Count Week among the branches of the Harris County Library system. The Aldine Library had volunteers placed at the entrance of the building to count each man, woman, and child who entered. In total, the Aldine Library had 4147 visitors last week!
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Arrest as Pro-Palestine protest enters second day on factory roof
A man has been arrested as pro-Palestinian activists entered the second day of a protest today after scaling the roof of a factory in Staffordshire which they claim is supplying weapons to Israel.
UAV Engines Limited factory in Shenstone near Lichfield was shut down yesterday as a result of the protest with police forced to close the road it is based on.
UAV produces engines for drones and is owned by Israel's largest weapons company, Elbit Systems. It is claimed some of the equipment is being used in the Gaza conflict.
This afternoon, Staffordshire Police said: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass following negotiation.
"He will be checked over by paramedics at the scene before being taken into custody for questioning.
"Our policing operation continues."
The protest group is demanding a closure of the factory, as well as an 'end to all forms of military trade and cooperation with Israel' .
Speaking from the roof of the factory waving Palestinian flags, one of the protestors claimed: "Some of the horrific weapons used in Gaza are built right here at this factory.
"People need to realise what is being built here in this factory and supplied because it is killing the people of Gaza.
"You do not create weapons like this and profit from the sale of them when they have such an impact on the lives of innocent people."Another protester, speaking through a megaphone claimed: "This factory will re-open again and it will continue to kill innocent children.
"We don't want to witness the horrors we see on our TV screens any more so we need to do something to stop them from creating these weapons."
The group arrived on site early yesterdaymorning. During the day they could be seen inside tents and reading books while firefighters and police officers tried to talk them down.
The road was shut by police just after 5am yesterday while they dealt with the protest.
The group has posted a series of messages on Twitter, saying they have enough supplies to 'last a week' and they said they were 'staying put as long as it takes'.
Firefighters and officers tried to talk the group down from the roof using a cherry picker but the protesters refused to move or co-operate.
Around six police cars, two riot vans and one fire engine attended the scene.
Writing on their Twitter account, the activists said: "Drone engines manufactured at the factory we are shutting down have been exported to Israel in 2010, 2011 and 2012 #StopArmingIsrael." A statement on the group's website says: "Any claims that components manufactured at this factory are not being used in Israel's current attack on Gaza are not credible.
"The factory that we are occupying produces engines for drones and is owned by Elbit Systems, Israel's largest military company and the world's largest drones producer. Drones are a key part of Israel's military arsenal," the group claims.
It goes on to say: "By allowing this factory to export drone components and other arms to Israel, the UK government is providing direct support and approval to Israel's massacres."
UAV Engines Limited is owned by the Israel drone specialists Silver Arrow, a subsidiary of the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems. Their website says they produce 'engines for various size tactical UAVs, target drones and single mission platforms'.
It comes as a a new 72-hour ceasefire was agreed was agreed in the troubled region (see right).
Protestor Sara Cooper, 26, a teacher from London said: "By allowing this factory to export engines for drones to Israel, the UK government is providing direct support and approval to Israel's massacres. We demand the UK government stop arming Israel. This factory is the clearest example of the vast military cooperation taking place between the UK and Israel."
Staffordshire Police spokeswoman Faye Casey said: "Police were called to a business premise on Lynn Lane, Shenstone, just after 5.20am following a report of a public protest on top of a building. Officers are in attendance to ensure the protest remains peaceful and safe and we are working closely with the business and the protesters. As a result of this activity we have cordoned off Lynn Lane."
In 2009, 25 members of the Gaza Solidarity Group staged a peaceful demonstration amid claims UAV was involved in the production of drone technology used in Gaza.
UAV Engines Limited was unavailable for comment.
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funny old world
Turn the water on them and blast them off the roof.
Why are the police even there? They could be out and about fining motorists instead of standing watching while people's businesses and livelihoods are being threatened.
The clowns who support this action will be exactly the same ones moaning and wailing when unemployment figures go up.
Typically, one of the "protestors" is a 26 year-old teacher from London, who drawing on her life-long experiences, felt sufficiently empowered to issue a demand or two.
What a joke this country now is and there are people like her poisoning the minds of the young and impressionable.
Water cannons please.
This lot should go back to London and Sara Cooper should no longer be allowed to teach. She is as bad as any radical Muslim Iman and we try and occasionally succeed in deporting them.
Before I make my comment, I am English, born and bred, Christian and white and I have no axe to grind ethnically or religiously.
My concern is the targeting, not accidental strikes, of schools, hospitals, women, children and UN safe compounds.
Over a 1000, mainly innocent, Palestinians killed and many more injured. Only 66+ Israelis killed, mainly military, Excepting the poor lads who were killed at the start of these latest troubles.
I think Israel's response is excessive and considering their overwhelming military might, tantamount, to put it mildly, to persecution of a much smaller poorly armed force.
People may not remember that at the end of the 2nd World War Palestine gave the displaced Jews a place to call there own, despite the British Government being opposed to it.
I feel Israel will not be happy till they have all Palestine as well.
And before someone makes a comment about bias, I totally disagree with Hammass action as well, but the innocents that are being killed and maimed are not Hammass.


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