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Christ arose! While we can we ever fully grasp the magnitude of what those words communicate, the Scriptures document the facts surrounding our Lord's resurrection. Today is a day for jubilant rejoicing! We celebrate the risen Savior!
Luke 24:1-27
He Is Risen
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'"
And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
And He said to them, "What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?"
Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, "Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?"
And He said to them, "What things?"
So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see."
Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?"
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
John 11:25-26
I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
Do you believe this?"
Wishing you a joy filled Resurrection Sunday!
1) Les femmes au tombeau. (Image used for illustrative purposes) (Photo credit:By William-Adolphe Bouguereau /[PD-US, PD-Art]/Wikimedia/Enhancement, MKM Portfolios)
2) Detail: Supper at Emmaus. (Image used for illustrative purposes) (Photo credit: By Carl Bloch/[PD-US, PD-Art]/Wikimedia/Enhancement, MKM Portfolios)
3) Detail: The Resurrection, circa 1515. (Image used for illustrative purposes) (Photo credit: By Matthias Grünewald/[PD-US, PD-Art]/Wikimedia/Enhancement, MKM Portfolios)
Copyright © 2016 Charles E. McCracken, commentary only. Repost/Reprint with permission. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Charles E. McCracken is an international Bible teacher, long-time friend of Israel and advocate for the Jewish people. Rev. McCracken authentically communicates biblical truth making his presentations relevant for those seeking to understand the significance of Israel and the church in Bible prophecy. He staunchly supports the nation of Israel and the Jewish people's right to exist and live in peace.
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UPDATE: Earthlings, these are hitting shelves August 15th.
After dabbling in Team Jordan models, Marvin the Martian is finally blessed with his own retro Air Jordan in the form of the '92 VIIs. Around a black leather base, Marvin the Martian lends his iconic green and red colours to create a colourful Jordan despite its dark upper, with the silver, red green and orange sole giving the shoe the eye-catching pop that it needs to balance out the stark upper. The latest Looney Tunes Jordan will be landing in stores on the 15th of August, head to your local Jordan Brand retailer or NDC to pick these up next month.
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State of Your IT 2014
Each year the President gives the State of the Union address, but how often do you assess the state of your information technology (IT)? You roar into January with year-end follow-up and new year optimism, but by February it's the same old grind. Well, this is your quarter to stop and address strategy for your number four business expense:
- Review your System Diagram with current status on the left and where you are going on the right. Don't have every minute detail that is likely to change, but do have warranty expiration dates next to servers and critical applications hosted. Summarize problems on the left and benefits on the right.
- Update your 5 year technology forecast. Servers are only warrantied for 3-4 years and software license agreements are generally 1-3 years. Add the cost of no more than 1 project per quarter for the current year and now you know well ahead of time how to budget and the impact of new systems.
- Assess the half dozen categories where your support cases fall. This is a telling glance of whether your staff needs lunch and learns, a particular system needs attention, or the environment is squared away and just needs on-going maintenance.
If you're not getting this information, then you're flying blind. More importantly, you are forfeiting the opportunity to understand not only a major business cost, but impact how your organization grows and operates.


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My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?Psalm 42:2(NASB)
The intense heart-yearnings of the Psalmist for the Lord and his deep pleading enquiry to know the whereabouts of his God, resounds like the repetitive tolling of a bell through the intensely personal pleadings of Korah in his Psalm. He had to work through his restless despair before he finally reached victory in his heart and a deep satisfaction within his soul.
The soul that thirsts for the Lord and pants for God (and keeps on and on thirsting and panting for Him) is the one for whom the Lord Himself will provide His deep well of satisfaction, brimming to overflowing with the refreshing waters of His life. His is the living water that revives, restores, revitalises, and reinvigorates the man or woman whose inner being 'thirsteth' for more of Jesus.
The one who asks for more of Jesus and keeps on asking will receive. The one who seeks the Saviour and keeps on seeking will find Him, and the one that thirsts and pants and keeps on thirsting and panting for more of Jesus, will have their thirst quenched.
May we in humility of heart and gentleness of spirit, thirst and keep on thirsting for God, for the more deeply we sense our need of the Lord Jesus, the more passionately we will pursue the Living Waters of life.
Heavenly Father, I pray that You would develop in me a deeper and more personal thirst for You, with each passing day. It is only as I drink deeply of Your living waters of life, that my soul can be satisfied. Use me, Lord, as a conduit through whom Your refreshment may be poured out to other thirsty souls. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
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Europa League: How to watch Tottenham-Maccabi Haifa, schedule, start time, odds
Jose Mourinho's insane September in three competitions continues with a Thursday's Tottenham-Maccabi Haifa fixture in the Europa League, the final playoff match coming exactly three weeks before the first matchday of the group stahe.
The visitors head into North London on a five-match unbeaten run and if they manage a show-stopping upset it will likely star an American.
California native Josh Cohen, 28, has started all five of those matches between the sticks for Maccabi Haifa. The ex-USL and UC San Diego goalkeeper has been with the club since leaving the Sacramento Republic in 2019.
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Ukraine-born Australian striker Nikita Rukavytsya is the key man for Maccabi Haifa's attack, boasting seven goals and three assists in five appearances this season.
Spurs should have a pretty strong group despite their fixture weariness as Harry Kane, Lucas Moura, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and Matt Doherty started on the bench for Tuesday's League Cup fourth-round win over Chelsea.
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In other action, Steven Gerrard's Rangers certainly would've loved to have drawn any number of opponents rather than Turkish powers Galatasaray.
While there's been good humor online regarding Gerrard managing while former teammate Ryan Babel hits the pitch for Gala, the Turkish side arrives in Glasgow in a foul mood.
Here's manager Faith Terim, who is upset that his side drew derby rivals Fenerbahce 0-0 at home.
"I will turn all my attention to Rangers now," Terim said, via the Daily Record. "The Europa League is very important to us in many ways and of course, we will play our strongest team. At the moment, we are playing every three or four days and that can be a factor. But we just have to deal with it. It always hurts when you don't win a derby game and we have a chance to put it right this week in Glasgow."
Rangers are favorites in the match, which shows how far Gerrard has brought Scotland's second-best side in points-per-game. Watch out for Babel, who's scored six times in 25 matches for Gala after his 2018-19 star turn in Fulham's relegation season.
Which brings us to Celtic, who is a point behind their eternal rivals but has a match-in-hand.
Neil Lennon's men have disappointed in Europe this season and are heavy favorites going into Sarajevo, as they were when needed almost every minute to get past Riga 1-0 in Latvia last week after being bounced from the Champions League by Ferencvaros.
Elsewhere, AC Milan won't have Zlatan Ibrahimovic when it visits Portugal's Rio Ave.
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Have you ever had all the sex, passion and intimacy you desire? Have you had it for a weekend when on vacation? Or have you worn your partner out on a good long evening? Then you fall into bed with a happy grin to begin your "normal" life in the morning. You go back to work, your home routine, and your busy schedule with work, family, kids and being there for others.
December is a busy month on top of your regular life duties. So if you have been good boys and girls maybe Santa can grant you your wish. Do you desire more foreplay, more intimacy, and more time to be intimate together? What is on your wish list?
Sometimes the wish list is not just about sex. Do you wish you and your partner could find the time to go dancing, attend a movie or even grocery shopping together. Can you enjoy a house project with the agreement you will not fight over it. Do you wish you could go the shooting range as often as you use to back when… you weren't so busy? Any activity done together brings closeness and intimacy into your life. A relationship to be happy and sexually fulfilling takes work, just like building your business or getting ahead on the corporate ladder.
Why is Sex put on a back burner with everything else being more important? Why do you wait till you are too tired at the end of the evening? Only you can answer these questions.
Here is a term for you – Maintenance Sex. This is good/ok sex and keeps you well balanced. Just like taking your car in for an oil change, checking your tires, and balancing the wheels. It is a good thing. But sometimes you need to put pedal to the metal with high octane gas and floor it. Feel the acceleration pushing you back into your seat and the grin on your face as you hit a speed that is suited for a race track. Now that is fun. How about your sex life? Do you ever accelerate and discover energies that take you into orgasmic spaces that blow your mind? Would you love to feel that rush of passion and deep desire, but it went south for the winter. Are you asking, "HOW, do I do that?"
First, think out of the box. Do something, do anything different; make love in a different room, dress sexy or go buy some sexy male or female attire if you do not have any. Take your partner with you and make a sex date out of it. Give yourself an hour to make love when you are NOT tired. Start slow and stay slow for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Yes you can kiss and nibble, suck and lick and fondle but hold back on the intercourse.
So what if you have a partner that limits your sexual play, is not comfortable and refuses? They think it is "sinful," "bad," "dirty" "against their religious upbringing". You name it, bottom line, they think you are over sexed or sick to want to do anything out of the box like; give and receive oral sex or anal play with fingers or anal plug. God forbid anal intercourse, which is not for everyone especially if you are well endowed.
Some couples love each other and are not sexually compatible. If you desire a good sex life and also desire to grow into old age being sensually alive with your partner, the two of you need to see a Sex, Marriage/Relationship Counselor before throwing in the towel. A good therapist will do one of two things. They will help you navigate your sexual differences and find a middle ground that is mutually acceptable. Or they will help you divorce with respect and kindness in your heart, even as your hearts are breaking. December is not a good time to make this kind of major decision as there is plenty of other stress going on.
In your heart of hearts, do you know that everything is great in your relationship except your sex life? If you love each other as much as you profess, then are you willing to open up your mind? Education is never wrong. Provide for each other.
Are you in a healthy relationship and sexually compatible? Are you just too busy, too tired or your schedules are opposite and you get 1 day off together and a few hours during the week? This is the story of one of my couples. They have figured out how to make that one day sexually playful and satisfying. They have committed to be sensual and intimate with or without intercourse when they have only a few hours together a few nights a week. They also sex text each other, leave notes on each other's car with an assertive effort to drive by their work a few times a month. All this adds up to a better sex life and more intimacy. Their communication has improved with showing appreciation and desire for each other even with their limited time schedule. They are happier in every aspect of their lives.
Discover the gift Santa can bring you, undying love, passion, intimacy and yes a great SEX LIFE


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There's a medication that treats multiple disorders that has some worried about its potential to be abused and lead to addiction.
Gabapentin, also known as "Johnnys," is prescribed for epilepsy, mood disorders, nerve pain and more.
Research indicates purchases of gabapentin on the black market are on the rise. Its brand name is Neurontin and it acts as a sedative (gives a drowsy sensation), according to statnews.com.
It's an FDA-approved pill and it does not carry the same risk of lethal overdoses as opioids do, statnews.com says.
But the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported in early 2017 that 109 people in West Virginia died from overdosing on gabapentin in 2015.
Gabapentin also treats insomnia and migraines, according to WXYZ.com. An addiction specialist said the drug is definitely rising as one he sees often. And a doctor who wrote a dissertation on gabapentin said there was a 3,000 percent increase in abuse in Appalachia from 2008-2014.
In the state of Ohio, pharmacies began being required to report sales of gabapentin in December 2016, the Gazette Mail reported.


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Have you ever wanted to photograph the bright and vivid milkway in a dark desert sky? Well if so, this Tucson workshop is for you! There is a reason why Tucson is considered the Astronomy capital of the world, so come and see why during this exciting Night Sky Photography Workshop!
Tucson is just a 90 minute drive from Phoenix and offers something for everyone. For me, it's the dramatic landscapes and dark skies which is why I hold workshops here. After shooting for years around Tucson, I have found some of the best locations to teach in. With many scenic compositions around, you'll have lots to do & photograph from sunset to sunrise so be sure to plan an extra day or 2 after attending my workshop if you can.
As "Milkyway Season" begins early in the morning, now is the time to start shooting! I encourage you to attend these earlier workshops so you have a full 8 months of practice as conditions improve. My workshops generally sell out during summer months, so spring is a great time to attend and begin learning!
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WhatsApp update proves app is storing your images long after deletion
WhatsApp is quietly adding a new feature to its Android app, expanding users' ability to re-download deleted media files.
Even if users remove the photos, GIFs, or videos from their on-board storage or SD cards, they will be able to go back and grab the media files from within chats.
While this may seem like a handy tool to helps users maintain access to media without the need to store files locally, there is something slightly troubling about the situation.
It confirms the Facebook-owned company is users storing images on its servers long after they may have been deleted.
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WABetaInfo has the skinny. It points out that users are currently able to re-download media 30 days after deleting it from their phones. After the re-download, the company immediately has been deleting the images from its servers.
However, within the latest beta, it appears that images from several months ago will be available to re-download. The site was able to acquire media from as far back as three months ago.
It doesn't appear the media will be available indefinitely. When going back to images sent in August 2017, WhatsApp told the beta user to request the image again from the original sender.
The media files remain end-to-end encrypted so it would appear, on the surface, there's not a lot to worry about here.
However, following the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, many users are becoming more guarded about the information held by Facebook and its offshoot companies.
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Risk Suppression Partners offers risk mitigation products in the area of insurance for fire sprinkler, alarm & security, and fire extinguisher contractors. Risk Suppression Partners offers powerful expertise in this specialty area with a team that's comprised of seasoned Fire Sprinkler Industry Board & Committee Participants, including team members who are long-time members of NFPA 25. Top Myers is a co-founder of this company.
Of note, a fire-life safety contractor is 2 times more likely to be named in an insurance claim that did not involve negligence on the part of the contractor. Risk Suppression Partners utilizes proven contracting tools, strategies & tactics designed to mitigate this type of risk.
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Asurio, Inc. offers the BirdDog Mobile Inspection & Data Collection System. BirdDog is one of the most powerful & versatile mobile inspection systems on the market today, with applications that range from fire-life safety inspections in a wide variety of facilities to field data collection activities tied to customized forms & questionnaires that speed the data collection process for field techs. Top Myers currently serves as president of Asurio, Inc.
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There are many benefits to the three-tier system that governs the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and mandates that these beverages must travel from producers to distributors and then to retailers before being made available for purchase by the public. However, due to this system, it's incredibly important for wineries and retailers to choose the right distributor.
Whether you're nearly ready to begin working with a distributor, or you're growing dissatisfied with your current partner, finding the right distributor is crucial. With more than 80 years in the distributing business, Columbia Distributing suggests looking for the four traits below to choose a wine distributor that's a good match for you.
- 1. Experience. Does the distributor have experience working with brands like yours? How long have they been in business? These are both important questions to ask before selecting a wine distributor. The more experience they have, the more success you're likely to achieve with them.
- 2. Access. A good distributor will work with a large variety of brands and have access to thousands of different retailers. As a store owner, you want to make sure your distributor carries a good variety of popular and emerging beverages to keep customers coming back for more. And as a supplier, you want to feel confident that your distributor can get your product on the right shelves, from local liquor stores to high-end restaurants.
- 3. Knowledge. Your distributor should have a firm understanding of consumer trends, especially since wine preferences are constantly evolving and going in and out of style. They need to know what customers want, how they want it and where they want it in order to maximize sales. Plus, the distributor often plays a major role in marketing efforts, too, and even helps with aisle displays, which means they need to be up-to-date with what works and what doesn't.
- Another thing to keep in mind is the value of a distributor with local roots. They'll be the ones who know how to navigate the wine scene in your region. Plus, they'll support small local brands with lots of promise just as powerfully as they promote the nationwide favorites.
- 4. Efficiency. If you can, visit the distributor's warehouse to get an inside look at how they operate. Is everything safe and clean? Are the employees happy? Is the warehouse organized and operating like a well-oiled machine? How a distributor runs their warehouse can reveal what it's like to work with them. You need to be able to rely on them to make deliveries with speed, efficiency and safety.
In the end, it's essential that you feel confident that your distributor has what it takes to get your wines on shelves and in front of consumers or that they can keep your store or restaurant stocked with the latest, greatest wines and the classic varietals that area consumers ask for by name. If you're ready to learn more about how to choose a wine distributor, contact Columbia Distributing today to see what we can do for you.


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Dr. Megan Othus has joined the Public Health Sciences Division's Biostatistics and Biomathematics group. She completed biostatistical doctoral studies at Harvard University last year.
Her collaborative research focuses on the design, conduct and analysis of cancer studies, specifically the Southwest Oncology Group's phase 2 and phase 3 melanoma and leukemia clinical trials. Othus is also interested in developing statistical methods for correlated survival data. Correlated survival data arise in many types of biomedical research. For example, data from population-based studies can be geographically correlated or data from multi-center clinical trials can be correlated within an institution.
"When I was in graduate school, I noticed that a huge percentage of the best articles and studies I read were produced at the Hutchinson Center," Othus said of her desire to pursue work at the Center. "I find the environment here to be very stimulating and supportive for junior faculty. Of course, since I grew up in Portland, getting to leave the cold and snow of Boston to return to the Northwest was a great bonus."
Dr. Michael LeBlanc, who works with Othus in SWOG and chaired the search committee for her position, said she was the top choice out of an outstanding set of faculty candidates. "She has a broad set of both methodological and applied interests, especially for a junior faculty member. For instance, Megan's biostatistics methodological work on novel survival models will lead to improvements in how we analyze complex clinical trial data," he said. "Our group knows we are indeed lucky to have her at the Center."
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This wicked Alien themed knee tattoo is by Wojt, Wildcat Ink, Abbey Street, Ireland.
This wicked Alien themed knee tattoo is by Wojt, Wildcat Ink, Abbey Street, Ireland.
roo.. the pic isnt coming up on the screen. just letting ya know. might just b this comp though..
yeah its not happening on mine either
Nah it's not showing on mine either. Not on Firefox/Seamonkey/Opera anyway.
Nor me!
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Now THAT is hot! The shape of the knee gives it an awesome look! And who doesn't love themselves some Aliens?
"And who doesn't love themselves some Aliens?" – Ellen L. Ripley.
Talk about excellent body placement!
Looks awesome! I'd love to see a side view =)
omg that looks soo cool!!!
Is it spawn? It looks like venom to me, which would make sense if it is alien themed.
jeez… thats just really cool! X)
Ahh Roo, we all know Ripley loves them aliens, how else would she have gotten all those movies made about her??!! :p
Awesome positioning of the tattoo btw!!
its not spawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
That looks amazing,
and I don't think it would work anywhere else, PERFECT placement.
Gotta' love you some Geiger!
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Awesome tattoo!
That's Incredible.
Such an amazing piece!!!!!!!
I've looked at it at least 20 times a day since it was posted!!!!
Oh, it came up on MY screen just FINE. And then I jumped about 3 feet out of my chair!
what a fucking gorgeous tattoo, kudos to the artist…such great use of black
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Horizon Europe should play its greatest role to deliver in the medium-term the EU Energy Union Strategy (in particular the Clean Energy for all Europeans legislative package), and to achieve in the long-term by 2050 at the latest, the objective of net-zero GHG emissions. Furthermore, the new Horizon Europe
The climate, energy and mobility cluster of Horizon Europe, in particular as concerns its intervention area on "develop sustainable infrastructure, services
Long term visions and ambition must be supported by innovation and experimentation, not only of new
European cities and towns should receive a right to experimentation, gaining access to spaces to innovate and work together in addressing the challenges of the energy and climate transition. More concretely, this entails that safe spaces outside of the existing regulatory and political framework are created for energy and climate innovation by European cities and towns. Horizon Europe should
Towns and cities would receive funding for setting up e.g. local energy unions, trans-border energy systems where a city with
Through the Covenant of Mayors – Europe initiative, Cities and towns funded for these pilot projects would then regularly exchange on their progress in societal and technological innovation, thus making the initiative a real transition lab. They would also involve citizens in their experimentation journey through Hackathons for Climate, to improve their innovative approaches even further.
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I'm at the end of the world.
I mean, obviously not literally, because I'm pretty sure that I'll be at my desk come tomorrow morning, working on cleaning up some Solidworks models. But location-wise I happen to be at a Mass State park called World's End, sitting and writing this entry while I organize photos from the previous weekend.
This weekend was fun, and a bit slow. Yesterday was climbing (Ed Note: see "Quincy in September"), but it was very low-key, just myself and two random NUHOCers who needed a ride to the quarries. I had debated driving down to visit a friend last night, but since I never heard back I stuck with the time-honored tradition of my time in Cambridge, and instead went to a diner for breakfast.
After a rather excellent stack of pancakes and eggs and bacon and everything else delicious, I stopped by a small used book store where a guide to New England caught my eye, which then flowed through the pages until I noted a small blurb about a place called "World's End".
A name like that can't be passed up.
So here I am – sitting by the ocean, enjoying the sun on my neck and the waves at my feet. It's cold, but that "New England Autumn" cold that I really enjoy. It's cold enough that I notice that the weather is changing, but it's not so cold that the sun can't keep me warm. And since there's maybe two clouds in the sky, hiding off the near horizon, the sun is always on me.
To be honest, this is much more of a family park than a really hiking-oriented place… but that's not really a bad thing. Today doesn't call for a really intense hike; instead it's looking for a good place to relax, stretch my legs, and get some writing done.
So I sit and write, walk and think, and take a few pictures before heading back to the clamor of the city.


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By the definition of Webinar, an alternative and cost-effective way of hosting in-person events would be through a webinar. You can also build an audience, generate leads, and establish your brand especially. In that way, you make yourself and your LLC company take the lead in the industry. Do you want to know how to record a webinar?
A proper webinar is a powerful tool to attract many people in a single window. Be it a one-time webinar or a regular one, a single webinar can make marketing a much easier task for any business. A webinar is an amazing engagement tool that helps you to showcase your actionable business content. You can add any relevant content or evergreen content including evergreen video content.
A step-by-step guide on how to record a webinar is a great help. Your audience is very well informed and given a chance to analyze and decide on whatever product you are offering. Chances are your recorded webinars gives you a chance to hear and review audience reaction, leads also is included
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Why Record a Webinar?
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- A good platform with the features you need – attention should be given to features such as the ability to provide a pre-recorded webinar, and that includes the ability to record. A good webinar presentation template should be used by the users for professional purposes.
- Plan, prepare, and practice – the topic, the content, the presentation deck needs proper planning. A good deal of time is also needed in preparing the script and practice. Amazing content is the backbone of the entire webinars.
- A good quality video – Audio and videos are very important elements when it comes to recordings. A bad audio-visual performance leaves a bad mouth on the audience of your presentation. Users can have video editing software for post-recording work.
- Takedown and entertain questions throughout the webinar – the questions make a presentation more engaging. It gives real-time feedback for you and the audience feel it is a conversation and less of a boring lecture
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- Get to know the control panel and practice -familiarization with the basics in advance is the key.
- Practice using the record and options like live streaming – use the options given like opening on a live stream and various channels in addition to recording. "Additionally, consider using a screen recording app to get maximum results."
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One of the most memorable gifts my husband has ever given me was a packet of letters. We were going to be apart for three weeks, which is a really long time for us. I won't go into the mushy details, but neither of us looked forward to the lengthy separation. On the day I boarded the plane, he handed me a stack of large white envelopes with a rubber band around them. On the front of each envelope he had written "Day 1", "Day 2", and so on.
"What's this?" I asked.
"It's something we did in the Navy when we were gone for long periods of time," he said. "Wait till you get there to open the first one."
I couldn't stand the suspense, but I waited and it was worth the wait. He had written a brief letter to me for everyday we were to be apart. Every morning I would open another envelope and read a story, a poem, a wish, a memory, a joke, or plans for something we wanted to do when I returned home. It was absolutely the most romantic thing ever. I loved it and returned the favor the next time our schedules pulled us apart for several days.
Letters are a foreign language to some people in this age of emails and social networking. Technology pales, however, to the warmth and power of words prepared just for a special recipient. The letters from my husband were funny, charming, sexy, and interesting. And when I sat down to create a packet for him to take on a trip, the challenge was bigger than I expected. It required me to think forward and backward at the same time. I wanted my letters to be meaningful and interesting, and I wanted them to be something he could enjoy on his trip.
People love getting letters. Is there someone in your life who is taking a trip in the near future? Want to tell them they are loved? Prepare a packet of letters in advance of the trip. The letters don't have to be lengthy, just meaningful in some personal way that you share with the receiver. Here are some ideas:
*Write a quote a day at the top of each letter.
*If you have plans while the person is away, tell them in the letter for that day. "Today I'm scheduled to see the dentist. I hope he has purple toothbrushes this time!"
*Copy poems about travelers or journeys
*Draw pictures or include photographs
*Send jokes
*Remind them to visit your blog on a certain date and include a note to them in your blog post
*Include any special dates they should remember while they are gone like birthdays and anniversaries
*Tell them how much you are looking forward to their return
This is an example of a writing gift that makes an incredible memory for friends and couples. Have you ever done this before? Any similar ideas that you've experienced with writing gifts?
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Study shows graphene able to withstand a speeding bullet
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at Rice University in the U.S. has demonstrated that graphene is better able to withstand the impact of a bullet than either steel or Kevlar. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes how they set up a miniature firing range in their laboratory and used it to test the strength of graphene sheets.
Scientists know that graphene sheets are tough, due to their dense one atom think structure. Until now, however, no one has tested the material for use as armor—to protect against being struck by a speeding bullet. In this new effort, the researchers did just that, albeit at a much smaller scale.
Scientists have yet to figure out a way to mass produce sheets of graphene in large sizes, thus, for this experiment, the researchers confined their efforts to a very small scale. Their firing range consisted of using a laser to vaporize gold filaments to serve as the gunpowder. The explosion pushed micron-sized glass bullets at graphene targets—10 to 100 sheets placed together to form a mat—at speeds up to 6,700 mph (approximately a third of the speed of a real bullet fired from an M16 machine gun). Electron microscopy was used to measure how well the graphene sheets absorbed the impact.
The researchers found that the sheets were able to dissipate the energy of the bullet by stretching backwards—sort of like when someone jumps on a trampoline. Tiny cracks also formed radially, using up more of the energy. In analyzing the results, the researchers found that the graphene was able to perform twice as well as Kevlar, the material currently used in bullet-proof vests, and up to ten times as well as steel. Put another way, the graphene was able to absorb aproximately 0.92MJ/kg of projectile energy, while steel can typically absorb 0.08MJ/kg when both are being tested at similar speeds.
The ability of graphene to dissipate energy, the team explains, is due to a high degree of stiffness combined with low density, which means that energy can move through it very quickly, allowing for the dissipation of energy from something traveling as fast as a bullet.
The researchers efforts show that graphene could very well mean a better bullet-proof vest, if a way could be found to produce it in enough quantity and at a low enough price.
More information: Dynamic mechanical behavior of multilayer graphene via supersonic projectile penetration, Science 28 November 2014: Vol. 346 no. 6213 pp. 1092-1096. DOI: 10.1126/science.1258544
Multilayer graphene is an exceptional anisotropic material due to its layered structure composed of two-dimensional carbon lattices. Although the intrinsic mechanical properties of graphene have been investigated at quasi-static conditions, its behavior under extreme dynamic conditions has not yet been studied. We report the high–strain-rate behavior of multilayer graphene over a range of thicknesses from 10 to 100 nanometers by using miniaturized ballistic tests. Tensile stretching of the membrane into a cone shape is followed by initiation of radial cracks that approximately follow crystallographic directions and extend outward well beyond the impact area. The specific penetration energy for multilayer graphene is ~10 times more than literature values for macroscopic steel sheets at 600 meters per second.
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Near field (close to the listener) monitoring has become the choice of many engineers because of the cost and complexities associated with mounting monitors onto the walls. Positioning your studio monitors correctly is very important. Correct placement not only creates the proper stereo image, but also minimizes the effects of your room's reflections. This is especially important in today's project studios since the budget for room acoustics is often close to nothing. By taking some time and using your ears when setting up your monitors, you can create an optimal listening environment.
The most important consideration when evaluating room acoustics is the presence of reflective surfaces near the monitoring area. These can include flat tabletops, glass mirrors or framed pictures, large open walls and even the surface of your mixing console. Most reflecting sound will eventually reach the listening position, but since it is slightly delayed from the direct source, the result is random cancellation of some frequencies, or comb filtering. If possible, remove any and all reflective surfaces. You may also want to hang some acoustic foam on walls near the monitors. The design of your studio monitors will determine whether they should stand upright or can be laid flat.
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CPU Caches in the Big Picture
Before diving into(一头扎进技术细节) technical details of the implementation of CPU caches some readers might find it useful to first see in some more details how caches fit into the "big picture" of a modern computer system.
Figure 3.1 shows the minimum cache configuration.
It corresponds to the architecture which could be found in early systems which deployed CPU caches.
The CPU core is no longer directly connected to the main memory.
All loads and stores have to go through the cache.
The connection between the CPU core and the cache is a special, fast connection.
In a simplified representation(表示), the main memory and the cache are connected to the system bus which can also be used for communication with other components of the system.
We introduced the system bus as "FSB" which is the name in use today; see section 2.2.
In this section we ignore the Northbridge; it is assumed to be present to facilitate(促进) the communication of the CPU(s) with the main memory.
Intel 区分 data code 缓存
Even though most computers for the last several decades have used the von Neumann architecture(冯诺依曼架构), experience has shown that it is of advantage to separate the caches used for code and for data.
Intel has used separate code and data caches since 1993 and never looked back(从不回头).
The memory regions needed for code and data are pretty much independent of each other, which is why independent caches work better.
ps: 各司其职,划分明确。自然工作良好。
In recent years another advantage emerged(出现):
the instruction decoding step for the most common processors is slow;
caching decoded instructions can speed up the execution, especially when the pipeline is empty due to incorrectly predicted or impossible-topredict(不可预测) branches.
ps: 提升了处理器解码的速度
Soon after the introduction of the cache the system got more complicated(复杂).
The speed difference between the cache and the main memory increased again, to a point that another level of cache was added, bigger and slower than the first-level cache.
Only increasing the size of the first-level cache was not an option for economical reasons(不是出于经济的选择).
Today, there are even machines with three levels of cache in regular use.
A system with such a processor looks like Figure 3.2.
With the increase on the number of cores in a single CPU the number of cache levels might increase in the future even more.
ps: 没有什么是一层缓存解决不了的,如果有,那就再加一层。
Figure 3.2 shows three levels of cache and introduces the nomenclature we will use in the remainder of the document.
L1d is the level 1 data cache, L1i the level 1 instruction cache, etc.
Note that this is a schematic(概要);
the data flow in reality need not pass through any of the higher-level caches on the way from the core to the main memory.
CPU designers have a lot of freedom designing the interfaces of the caches.
For programmers these design choices are invisible(不可见,透明).
In addition we have processors which have multiple cores and each core can have multiple "threads".
The difference between a core and a thread is that separate cores have separate copies of (almost17) all the hardware resources.
The cores can run completely independently unless they are using the same resources–e.g., the connections to the outside–at the same time.
Threads, on the other hand, share almost all of the processor's resources.
Intel 的做法
Intel's implementation of threads has only separate registers for the threads and even that is limited, some registers are shared.
ps: 只是分开了寄存器,甚至一些寄存器是共享的。
The complete picture for a modern CPU therefore looks like Figure 3.3.
In this figure we have two processors, each with two cores, each of which has two threads.
The threads share the Level 1 caches.
The cores (shaded in the darker gray) have individual Level 1 caches.
All cores of the CPU share the higher-level caches.
The two processors (the two big boxes shaded in the lighter gray) of course do not share any caches.
All this will be important, especially when we are discussing the cache effects on multiprocess and multi-thread applications.
ps: 这些 cache 的设计,使我想到了 JMM 内存结构设计。


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March 18, 2019 - Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in compliance, investigations, and security consulting, welcomes James T. Hayes, Jr. to the Guidepost Solutions team as vice president of the Sports and Entertainment practice. Mr. Hayes will be responsible for leading the practice and strengthening relationships with existing and past clients including the NFL, NBA, San Francisco 49ers, Notre Dame, Atlanta Braves, Dallas Cowboys, University of Phoenix Stadium, the NCAA, and others.
"Jim is a valuable addition to the Guidepost Solutions team. His background and experience with complex security operations and federal law enforcement significantly bolsters our Sports and Entertainment practice," said CEO of Guidepost Solutions, Julie Myers Wood.
Mr. Hayes has an extensive background in law enforcement and executive management. He previously served as the Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York office, where he was responsible for the management of HSI's largest investigative field office. There he led numerous high profile criminal investigations resulting in the prosecution of sensitive, complex criminal investigations targeting terrorism, money laundering, racketeering, child exploitation, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and intellectual property violations.
Mr. Hayes also led Homeland Security's efforts to work with sports leagues, franchises and entertainment companies to safeguard their intellectual property rights, protect their brands and enhance security management. Most recently, he was responsible for the development, implementation, and execution of financial crimes compliance programs at First Data Corporation, including leadership of Anti-Money Laundering investigations programs. Mr. Hayes began his career as a United States Border Patrol Agent in Del Rio, Texas. He earned his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Park University.


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Rapid UI prototyping and getting on the Rails
Martyn Evans
Sept. 26, 2014
Having only been in my current position for ten months, there are many members of the Unboxed team I haven't had the pleasure to work with yet, Chris (Crystal) Carter being one of them. When we both found ourselves "on the bench" a couple of weeks ago, we decided to take some innovation days together.
At the beginning of day one we took a moment to identify a few things we each hoped to get out of the time. Chris was keen to explore some lean product development methods following on from his experience at The Lean Startup Machine and also look at using some third-party UI libraries to speed up product prototyping. I too was keen to explore rapid UI prototyping but I also wanted to learn some Ruby on Rails. Whilst I no longer need to cut code in anger, I really want to feel I could contribute should I ever need to.
During our internal Unboxed product incubator in April I'd pitched an idea that was universally rejected but the itch remained and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to give it a scratch. I had an early working Rails prototype but it was massively limited by the fact that it was practically useless on mobile phones. I'll explain more about the product idea in a future blog post but in previous user testing sessions it had become perfectly clear that access on the go would be a major factor in the successful use of the product and I really wanted to give it to a few people to try out.
Chris and I looked at a number of UI libraries that go beyond the basics of Bootstrap and Foundation. Ratchet and Semantic UI were considered but we settled on the pro version of Flat UI due to the comprehensive set of components and their general look and feel - it seemed to fit well with our target users.
We selected a few critical sections of the application and found that we could very quickly implement the Flat UI elements such that the application started to look usable. The designs are far from polished and we tried not to get too bogged down in the detail. We took out some features that weren't essential to the overall functionality and focussed on getting it up to a standard that was "good enough" to do some real world testing.
At the end of the two days, I was in a position to make changes to the Rails application AND deploy to Heroku - this is a major win for me as it means I can make changes and test new things in my spare time based on learnings from real users. Chris can step in when it gets tricky and be confident he can add new features that will look consistent using the UI library without the need for too much "design" time.
This ability to prototype quickly and test with real users in real situations is really vital and we hope to continue to nibble away at this product. Once we've proved the concept and perhaps tested a few business models, then we might invest in a complete redesign and rebuild but for the time being it seems like two days really well spent.


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Overcommitting usually originates from a good place. It comes from your desire to be kind and supportive. It comes from your desire to help out. And it's also connected to your fear of disappointing or letting others down. You have a hard time saying "no," so you overextend yourself, often taking on more than is probably healthy for you.
You probably tell yourself that it's not that big of a deal; you can handle it. You minimize the stress it causes, telling yourself that it's temporary or for a good cause. You decide that it doesn't impact you that much, and so it's totally fine.
But if you have a habit of overcommitting, I want you to hear this. Every time you say "yes" to something, you're saying "no" to something else.
Your resources are precious. Your time is finite; you can't make more hours in the day. Your energy is limited; you can't just go and go forever without running low on battery. Your resources are not endless.
Every time you overcommit, it costs you. It costs you time and energy. It costs your most sacred resources, leaving less for what's truly important to you.
So when you say yes to another big project at work, know that you now have less time and energy for other projects and tasks. When you agree to hang out with friends a few nights in a row, remember that this comes at a price. It leaves you with less time to sleep, rest, or recharge with your kids. When you feel obligated to help with an upcoming event, spending hours each evening working on stuff, it costs you. It cuts into your sleep or evening routine. It leaves you with less energy the following morning, snapping at your partner because you're so drained.
When you overcommit, you pay a price. You spend your precious resources, leaving less time and energy for the people you love, the things you value, and the self-care you so desperately need.
This post isn't about becoming a self-centered curmudgeon who says no to everyone and everything. That's certainly not realistic or healthy. Instead, this post is a call to think differently about your pattern of overcommitting. It's about being intentional and thoughtful about how you spend your resources. Because they aren't unlimited.
Before you say "yes," think about the resources you have. Think about where you want them to go, not where you feel guilted to spend them. Be thoughtful about what's most important to you, and make sure you've got enough time and energy to devote there.
Your resources limited and precious. And they deserve to be treated as such!
PS: Are you ready to stop overcommitting? Check out the simple phrase that can break this pattern the very next time you're asked for a favor.


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And contemplate this ruin of a world.
Behold these shreds and cinders of your race…
Than London, Paris, or sunlit Madrid?"
The Great Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami of 1755 sent reverberations throughout European society. Leveling around 85% of the city's infastructure, it essentially destroyed the medieval and Renaissance architecture of one of Europe's greatest capitols and claimed up to 30,000 lives. The great French philosophe Voltaire not only wrote a mournful poem on the subject, of which an extract is quoted above — he also took the tragedy as inspiration for his darkly comic masterpiece Candide (1759), a picaresque fable that mocks the notion, championed by Leibniz among others, that we disaster-plagued mortals inhabit 'the best of all possible worlds.'
I love early modern urban spaces and study 17th century Portuguese history, so I regret the fact that the Lisbon earthquake occurred on an almost weekly basis — so many ancient buildings, forgotten paintings, and priceless manuscripts consumed by fire and the Atlantic. So I was very happy to find these snippets of Lisbon's urban life from the atlas Civitatis Orbis Terrarum, "The Cities of the World" (ed. Georg Braun, Cologne: 1572-1617), which show a bustling urban center of late-medieval type that bears little resemblance to the post-Pombaline Lisbon of today.
This detail centers on Ribeira Palace, the ancient Royal seat of the Portuguese monarchs destroyed in the earthquake (the long building with tower running perpendicular to the river). This building played a key role in Portuguese and, indeed, global history, since it was the meeting place of the Casa da Índia: the organization that directed Portuguese trade and empire in the Indian Ocean during the Iberian golden age of the sixteenth century. In a very real sense, this building was one of the hubs of the early modern global economy. Fittingly, a shipyard and a pillory for punishing criminals can be spotted adjoining it.
Here a group of the merchants who sustained Lisbon's power can be seen paddling to port from their ship, docked in the River Tagus.
And here's one of the wide-bodied trading vessels that routinely made the hazardous, month's-long voyage to Portugal's colonies and feitorias (trading posts) in Brazil, Africa's slave coast and India.
The full map (click for a much more detailed version):
Georg Bauer and Hogenberg (engraver), Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Vol. 5 (Cologne: 1598). An accompanying Latin note calls Lisbon "the most noted center of trade for the entire Orient… and for Africa and America," adding "in historical times there where two cities we might call 'Ruler of the oceans and the high seas,' from whence ships could set sail for the East and the West: one is Seville, the other Lisbon."
For those interested in learning more, Michael Swift's Cities of the Renaissance World is a nicely illustrated volume that looks at more of the remarkably detailed urban maps from the Civitates Orbis Terrarum. There's also a book on the Lisbon earthquake that's just come out called Wrath of God, but I have yet to read it. Finally, Voltaire's Candide is one of my favorite short books. Read it for free online here.


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Will Hoboken be Christie's 'Waterloo?' [POLL]
The words "Hoboken" and "development" seem to go hand in hand in the annals of political intrigue.
It was over "development" and the exchange of cash for favors to a "developer" that led to the ouster of "Mayor for a day" Peter Cammarano.
You may remember the name.
He was the mayor who used words to the effect that he would "ground to dust" anyone who stood in the way of whatever it was he and his cronies wanted to accomplish – which, at the time, was to make the job of granting permits for proposed developments a lot easier.
His meeting with one "developer" by the name of Solomon Dwek didn't go as well as planned.
Dwek was wearing a wire, and the transaction was recorded for posterity – sending the mayor off to jail to do a stretch.
Brought down by the office of then U.S. Attorney Chris Christie.
Fast forward to today.
Cammarano's successor, Dawn Zimmer, doesn't have a wire, but a diary in which she states that officials from the Governor's office leaned on her to green-light a project that means a lot to Christie – and her refusal to do so could mean the loss, or holdup, of much needed Sandy aid to the city.
In an appearance on CNN Sunday, Zimmer expanded on her allegations that members of the Christie administration told her in May to push through a Hoboken redevelopment project if the flood-prone city wanted help getting federal disaster aid.
"(Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno) said … essentially you've got to move forward with the Rockefeller project, this project is really important to the governor," Zimmer told CNN. "And she said that she had been with him on Friday night and this was a direct message from the governor."
Christie's office dismissed Zimmer's allegations about her conversation with Guadagno.
In her CNN interview, Zimmer defended herself against Republicans who questioned why she waited until Christie was facing a crisis to publicly accuse his administration of trying to strong-arm her over Sandy funding.
In the 16-minute interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley," Zimmer said she initially thought she would hurt Hoboken's chances for additional Sandy funding if she went public with her conversation with Guadagno or a similar conversation she had last year with Richard Constable, Christie's current commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
"I was really concerned that if I came forward, (and) no one believed me, that we would really be cut out of the Sandy funding. But as I watched the coverage with Bridgegate, you do see parallels, and I just felt I had an obligation to come forward," Zimmer said.
An obligation she felt some 7 months after the fact.
Which is curious to me in and of itself, but it does raise a more important point: she gains nothing by lying, especially to federal prosecutors with whom she's met for at least 3 hours yesterday with diary in hand.
And even though she says she'll submit to a lie detector test (inadmissible in court); you still wonder about the "what if!"
What if all she alleges is true – and what does this mean for the Governor?


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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has registered an increase in complaints in relation to advisory CFD providers with particular emphasis on transaction and broker charges. The Financial Ombudsman Service has reported 250 cases in the last few months about advisory CFD services. Here, it is important to note that the complaints were in relation to discretionary or advisory CFD providers, not execution-only services.
'A few clients have stated that they weren't aware that the investment risk of CFD trading was so high or not suitable for them,' said Martyn James of the FOS. 'Some advisory broker clients also inferred that the way that the trading was conducted meant there was little chance of them making a return.'
Most of the complaints relate to provider's margins – the deposits that clients put into their accounts to fund trading positions being eaten away too rapidly by various charges.
'Clients are usually requested to make a margin deposit between £5,000 and £25,000,' James said. 'The advisory brokerage then charges a fee for each executed individual trade. But, in a number of cases we've examined, it has resulted in the consumer losing most or all of their initial margin payment as the trades were made in a relatively short period.'
To-date the Financial Ombudsman Service has upheld most of the complaints about advisory CFD trading services. This was mostly for cases where clients where not informed by their broker advisers of the risks involved in trading CFDs or in cases where the FOS established that there would be remote possibilities of investors making a return from the service due to the rapid incurring of fees. The development follows a recent crackdown by the UK FSA.
In respect to the poor performance of many of the advisers under scrutiny, Tony Cross of IG Index noted that 'the problem seems to stem from the fact that the 'brokers' who were managing funds for other people took a cut of each commission charged. By churning trades repeatedly, the brokers kept getting x per cent of the total commission charged. Naturally if you turn positions all the time in a market that's not moving you're not going to have any capital gain but your account value will be diminished.'
In 2008, the FSA forced spread betting and CFD provider Global Trader to cease operation after intervention, in the advent of unsustainable losses suffered by a handful of its corporate clients trading stock CFDs. More recently, in November 2010, the Financial Services Authority charged five principal executives of advisory broker Blue Index, with insider dealing.
The Financial Times reported that in an FSA review report made last year, it was found that many of the smaller advisory CFD brokers were not adequately qualified and providing discretionary services without authorisation.


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- 8-way D-pad
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Freedom of movement that allows complete immersement into the gaming process
Xinput games support
PC games use Xinput as an API (which is not supported by the most old models of gamepads). This gamepad is ready to work with any game for Win 7/8/10 right out of package
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