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Hi all, Part 1 of this month's In the Journals Roundup has already been posted here. Part 2 will be coming soon. In addition, you can find below a special issue of New Genetics and Society on the topic of "Epigenetics and Society: Potential, Expectations and Criticisms".
Epigenetics for the social sciences: justice, embodiment, and inheritance in the postgenomic age
Maurizio Meloni
In this paper, I firstly situate the current rise of interest in epigenetics in the broader history of attempts to go "beyond the gene" in twentieth-century biology. In the second part, after a summary of the main differences between epigenetic and genetic mutations, I consider what kind of implications the sui generis features of epigenetic mutations may have for the social sciences. I focus in particular on two sites of investigation: (a) the blurring of the boundaries between natural and social inequalities in theories of justice and their possible implications for public policy and public health and (b) a deepening of the notion that the constitution of the body is deeply dependent on its material and socially shaped surroundings ("embodied constructivism"). In conclusion, I advance some cautionary reflections on some of the (known and unprecedented) problems that the circulation of epigenetics in wider society may present.
How the genome got a life span
Martine Lappé & Hannah Landecker
In the space of little more than a decade, ideas of the human genome have shifted significantly, with the emergence of the notion that the genome of an individual changes with development, age, disease, environmental inputs, and time. This paper examines the emergence of the genome with a life span, one that experiences drift, instability, and mutability, and a host of other temporal changes. We argue that developments in chromatin biology have provided the basis for this genomic embodiment of experience and exposure. We analyze how time has come to matter for the genome through chromatin, providing analysis of examples in which the human life course is being explored as a set of material changes to chromatin. A genome with a life span aligns the molecular and the experiential in new ways, shifting ideas of life stages, their interrelation, and the temporality of health and disease.
Epigenetic determinism in science and society
Miranda R. Waggoner & Tobias Uller
The epigenetic "revolution" in science cuts across many disciplines, and it is now one of the fastest-growing research areas in biology. Increasingly, claims are made that epigenetics research represents a move away from the genetic determinism that has been prominent both in biological research and in understandings of the impact of biology on society. We discuss to what extent an epigenetic framework actually supports these claims. We show that, in contrast to the received view, epigenetics research is often couched in language as deterministic as genetics research in both science and the popular press. We engage the rapidly emerging conversation about the impact of epigenetics on public discourse and scientific practice, and we contend that the notion of epigenetic determinism – or the belief that epigenetic mechanisms determine the expression of human traits and behaviors – matters for understandings of the influence of biology and society on population health.
Metaphors in search of a target: the curious case of epigenetics
Aleksandra Stelmach & Brigitte Nerlich
Carrying out research in genetics and genomics and communicating about them would not be possible without metaphors such as "information," "code," "letter" or "book." Genetic and genomic metaphors have remained relatively stable for a long time but are now beginning to shift in the context of synthetic biology and epigenetics. This article charts the emergence of metaphors in the context of epigenetics, first through collecting some examples of metaphors in scientific and popular writing and second through a systematic analysis of metaphors used in two UK broadsheets. Findings show that while source domains for metaphors can be identified, such as our knowledge of electrical switches or of bookmarks, it is difficult to pinpoint target domains for such metaphors. This may be indicative both of struggles over what epigenetics means for scientists (natural and social) and of difficulties associated with talking about this, as yet, young field in the popular press.
Epigenetics: localizing biology through co-laboration
Jörg Niewöhner
This paper reports on a co-laborative laboratory ethnography in a molecular biology laboratory conducting research on environmental epigenetics. It focuses on a single study concerned with the material implications of social differentiation. The analysis briefly raises biopolitical concerns. Its main concern lies with an understanding of the human body as local in its working infrastructure or "inner laboratory", an understanding that emerges from the co-laborative inquiry between biologists and anthropologist. This co-laborative mode of inquiry raises productive tensions within biology as to the universal or local nature of human nature and within anthropology as to the status of human biology within social theory. The paper cannot resolve this tension. Rather it explores it as an epistemic object in the context of interdisciplinarity, ontography and co-laboration. In concluding, it specifies co-laboration as temporary, non-teleological joint epistemic work aimed at producing new kinds of reflexivity.
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Next month, at a location un the U.K. known as "Knebworth House," an exhibition which will be called "The Memories in Music," where fans will be able to see a variety of Led Zeppelin collectibles and other memorabilia from the group's long history.
Among items on display will be clothing, badges, albums, concert tickets and photographs as well as other gifts and items that the members of the group have accumulated through the years.
Knebworth House is reported to be the location where Led Zeppelin last played together with their original members during August of 1979. The untimely death of drummer John Bonham a year later led to the groups break up.
The exhibition is scheduled to take place between August 1st and September 3rd and all proceeds from the exhibition will benefit the ABC Trust, which is dedicated to helping needy children in Brazil.
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Do traditional exchanges see Blockchain as an opportunity?/in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, financial service, Financial Technology, FinTech, News, smart contract, smart contracts/by empirica
Distributed ledgers technology also known as Blockchain, offers a new way to data management and sharing that is being used to propose solving many inefficiencies affecting the financial industry. Technology experts, Fintech start-ups, banks and market infrastructure providers are working on underlying technologies and its potential use in the industry. However the journey of such transformation may take long. In this post we will focus on the benefits and architectural changes Blockchain could bring to capital market, and some example from such appliances across exchanges around the world.
The potential benefits of Blockchain technologies could cover different process within different stages in capital markets. In order to expose why capital markets would pursue to Blockchain technologies its worth taking a look at the benefits across pre-trade, trade, post-trade and security servicing.
Blockchain technology will establish more transparency on verification of holdings. Additionally it reduces the credit exposure and making Know-your-customer way simpler.
For this stage, Blockchain technologies provide a more secure, real-time transaction matching and a prompt irrevocable settlement. Blockchain could also help automating the reporting and more transparent supervision for market authorities, we could add higher standards for anti-money laundering.
In this regard it eliminates the demand for central clearing for real time cash transactions, reducing collateral requirements. Blockchain technology enables quicker novation and effective post-trade processing.
Securities and custody servicing:
Distributed asset ledgers with flat accounting structures could remove some of the role which custodians and sub-custodians play today. Custodians' function might change to that of a 'keeper of the keys', managing holdings data and ensuring automatic securities servicing operations are done correctly. To that end we could also add advantages such as common reference data, simplification of fun servicing, accounting, allocation and administration.
Nasdaq has become the forefront of blockchain revolution, they have and are currently involved with many blockchain jobs. To name these endeavors, it started with Nasdaq Linq blockchain ledger technology. Linq is the primary platform in a recognized financial services firm to show how asset trading could be managed digitally through the usage of blockchain-based platforms. Nasdaq has continued more to blockchain, showing that, it is working to develop a trial utilizing the Nasdaq OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange in Estonia which will discover blockchain technology being used as a way to reduce obstacles preventing investors by engaging in shareholder voting. The intention is to boost efficiency in the processing of purchases and sales of fund units and also to make a device ledger — a place which currently is primarily characterized by manual patterns, longterm cycles and newspaper driven processes.
Read more about Nasdaq activities in Blockchain here.
London Stock Exchange developed to simplify the tracking and management of shareholding information, the new system plans to make a distributed shared registry comprising a list of all shareholder trades, helping to open up new opportunities for investing and trading.
Read more about LSE and IBM activities in Blockchain here.
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), is all about the replacement of this system that underpins post-trade procedures of Australia's money equity marketplace, known as CHESS (the Clearing House Electronic Subregister System). ASX is working on a prototype of a post-trade platform for the cash equity market using Blockchain. This initial phase of work was completed in mid-2016. In December 2017 ASX completed its own analysis and assessment of the technology which included:
- Comprehensive functional testing of the critical clearing and settlement functions currently performed by CHESS
- Comprehensive non-functional testing (scalability, security and performance requirements) for a replacement system when deployed in a permissioned private network
- A broad industry engagement process to capture users input on the desired features and functions of a replacement solution
- Third party security reviews of the Digital Asset DLT based system.
Read more about ASX procedure here.
The Korea Exchange (KRX), South Korea's sole securities market operator, has established a new service where equity shares of startup businesses may be traded on the open marketplace. The Coinstack platform will offer record and authentication options for your KSM by checking against client references which have already been provided to the platform by Korean banks such as JB Bank, KISA, Lottecard, Paygate in addition to others.
Deutsche Börse Group has developed a theory for riskless transfer of commercial bank funding through an infrastructure based on distributed ledger technology. By combining blockchain technology using its proven post-trade infrastructure, Deutsche Börse aims to achieve efficiencies while at exactly the same time investigating possible new business opportunities enabled by this technology.
Read more about Deutsche Börse Group activities in Blockchain here.
Japan Exchange Group: IBM had teamed up with Japan Exchange Group, which works the Tokyo market, to begin experimenting with blockchain technology for clearing and other operations. IBM says it expect the technology will reduce the cost, complexity and speed of settlement and trading procedures.
Empirica among innovative companies at the Trading CEE conference/in Company, Digital Asset Management, Digital Wealth Management, financial service, Financial Technology, FinTech, Robo Advisor, Robo Advisor News/by empirica
On 26th of October 2017, the "Trading CEE: Equities and Derivatives" conference took place in Warsaw. This is one of the most important financial industry related events in Central and Eastern Europe. The co-organizers of the event were the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the Global Investor Group and the National Depository for Securities. Michał Różański, CEO of Empirica took part in a panel devoted to the future of the fintech industry.
The Trading CEE was held in Warsaw's Hilton hotel, where several hundred capital markets experts had the opportunity to talk about such important issues as the Mifid II regulation, or the scale of the fintech revolution in Poland and internationally.
They also discussed the decision made recently by FTSE Russell (the supplier of indices belonging to the London Stock Exchange group) to change the status of Poland from that of an Emerging Market into that of a Developed Market and considered the significance of this shift for the national economy.
Among many of the excellent speakers, we had the change to listen to Marek Dietl, President of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and Toby Webb, Head of EMEA Information Services FTSE Russell. The inaugural panel on the opportunities and threats facing investment markets in our region gathered such experts as Ales Ipavec, head of the stock exchange in Ljubljana, Richard Vegh from the Budapest Stock Exchange, Ivan Takev, head of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange and Head of International Sales of the Moscow Stock Exchange Tom O ' Brien.
Fintech Innovation Forum
The panel regarding the fintech industry was very popular among visitors, especially the topic of the development of tools based on artificial intelligence and their impact on investment markets in Poland. It was organized in such a way as to allow for 4 of the most promising Central & Eastern European companies in the modern financial technologies industry to present what they offer. One of the main participants of this part of the Trading CEE conference was Michał Różański, CEO and founder of Empirica, the fintech software house.
During his speech, he focused mainly on the presentation of innovations in the field of robo-advisors, which are already revolutionizing the global investment market.
– The robo-advisor platform is not only the future, but the present of wealth and asset management. Our Empirica Robo Advisor service stands out in the international market above all through its very high level of support for advisors in their work with the service's users. All this is thanks to solutions in the field of AI analytics, which allows them to receive a full picture of the actions taken in the user profile and to quickly respond if these actions threaten the assets, which in the end also reduces the risk of losing the customer. Another important element of our consulting service is the fact that we have built it based on the strong foundations of our platform for Algo Trading. Thanks to it, our robo-solution has fully automated access to the data stream coming from the most important financial institutions at every stage of the Empirica Robo Advisor process. – explains Michał Różański.
New generation of users
Platforms from the robo-advisor category not only democratize investment opportunities, but also reduce the price of consultancy services. In an era of technological revolution, a millennial generation is slowly entering the capital market- people accustomed to continuous presence in the online world. Advisory platforms will enable it for them. Friendly user interfaces, notifications that they know from social media and an automated transaction system based on a personalized portfolio are already present in the fintech area. However, in order for these tools to function in such a complicated environment as the financial market, powerful computational engines based on artificial intelligence (AI) must be behind them. Empirica helps financial companies enter this world by providing an advisory platform that automates the asset management processes and is based on innovative solutions in the field of data processing. – adds the CEO of Empirica.
Empirica is a Wrocław-based company that offers services such as an Algorithmic Trade Platform implemented with successes on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, solutions from the category of fully automated advisors (robo-advisory platforms) and software built on the basis of blockchain technology.
Implications of Blockchain in Securities industry/in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, financial service, Financial Technology, FinTech/by empirica
The exploration of Blockchain applications in the securities Industry has already begun and seems possible to pick up steam in the next several years. Many financial institutions have created in-house teams and study labs to construct and examine Blockchain networks, or are working together with third party sellers specializing in this space. In addition, companies have sought to participate in collaborative efforts with consortia to develop a frequent Blockchain frame and make industry standards.
The used cases of Blockchain applications are between the equity, debt and derivative markets. Since the implementation of these Blockchain applications advances, issues are being raised concerning how processes involving Blockchain fit within the present regulatory framework. In light of the trends, this section highlights some key factors linked to Blockchain execution and regulation.
Implementation Considerations
Developing Blockchain applications in the securities Industry can present many challenges. In trying to overcome those challenges, some of the essential considerations for market participants in executing a Blockchain network may consist of governance, operational architecture and community security.
One of the key governance principles of the Bitcoin Network Was to establish a "trustless" environment open to the general public, where no single party is responsible for, or enabled with, governing and operating the network. Although this kind of network may offer certain advantages like providing a decentralized system which isn't dependent on any particular party to operate, it may also pose some vulnerability in case it contributes to inefficient management of the machine. As an instance, recent events have shown that lack of a central governing body for its evolving Bitcoin Network has generated concerns for the system, as participants try to ascertain an approach to handle greater transaction volume. Therefore, a Blockchain network dependent on the use of a trustless system, where no party is responsible or liable for the appropriate operation of the machine, may pose risks to investors and markets. Many market participants are working to use private Blockchain networks using a governance structure that takes into consideration that participants in the network are generally known and trusted parties.
When setting up or engaging in a private Blockchain Network, in which multiple organizations across the sector are involved, a number of the first governance questions that need to be answered relate to the operation of the network and deciding that bears responsibility for it. Below are the types of questions that market participants may wish to consider when creating a governance structure to get a Blockchain network.
· Can the governance arrangement for the Blockchain system be determined by a single entity or a set of firms? How would the pursuits of end-users, that aren't participants on the community, be represented?
· Who would be responsible for ensuring adherence by amateurs to the prerequisites established for the Blockchain network, and how could this be ran?
· Who would be accountable for the day-to-day operation of this system and resolving any technical problems on the network?
· Who would be responsible for setting and maintaining a affordable business continuity plan (BCP) to your network, to address some unanticipated emergencies or significant business disruptions?
· How would any conflicts of interest in the performance of or participation on the community be addressed?
· How would mistakes or omissions about the Blockchain be mirrored or rectified?
Operational Structure
A Vital concern for market participants in executing a Blockchain system is discovering the operational structure of the network. The operational structure of a Blockchain system would normally include creating a framework for: (1) network participant access and related on-boarding and off-boarding processes; (2) trade validation; (3) asset representation; and (4) data and transparency demands. Following are a few locations that market participants may want to consider when creating such a framework.
On-boarding, Off-boarding and accessibility:
It is vital for a Blockchain system to launch, as portion of its operational infrastructure, the standards and processes for establishing and keeping participating members and determining their level of access. Especially, in developing a Blockchain community, applicable parties may Want to think about how they would:
· Establish eligibility standards for participants to gain access to the network;
· Establish a vetting and on-boarding procedure for new participants, including establishing an identity verification process and executing proper user arrangements prior to on-boarding;
· Grow an off-boarding process for participants that may be non-compliant or disqualified for violating securities laws, rules and regulations or for violating system rules; and establish exclusion criteria to discover previous participants which might have been disqualified;
· Memorialize the terms of engagement and code of conduct required from all participants;
· Establish varying degrees of access for different player groups (e.g., direct network participants . indirect users running transactions via direct participants)–that might include restricted access to certain data sets, and even constraints on ability to read or write about the shared ledger; and when the network includes global participants or entities from different countries, it may be desired to present special focus on regulatory requirements in those various jurisdictions, particularly as it relates to privacy and information sharing; and
· Determine which sort of access would be given to regulators.
Transaction validation:
As previously described different kinds of methodologies before launching a transaction identification methodology, network operators are most likely to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each methodology. In doing this analysis, some prospective questions network operators might desire to consider are mentioned below.
· If consensus-based, would it take a proof-of-concept or would it be an easy consensus algorithm? How much latency and sophistication would that add to the validation process? What is the risk of collusion by multiple parties to validate a fraudulent transaction?
· In case single-node verifier (i.e., one single node will be responsible for confirming all transactions), how would that verifier be determined? Is the simplicity and speed of a single-node verifier value the concentration of risk? What would be the backup or recovery process in the event the single-node is unavailable or endangered?
· How would the amount of nodes needed for verification be determined? If other nodes or arbitrary nodes are put up as verifiers, how could the order be established? Does this procedure expose the network to possible dangers from a number of nodes?
· What procedure will the system embrace to rectify or correct any erroneous entry that may be recorded on the shared ledgers?
Asset representation:
To the extent an asset is represented on a Blockchain network, Operators will need to determine how those assets will be based on the community. Following are a few factors operators may want to take into account in the investigation.
Will assets be directly issued and digitally represented on The system? Or would they be issued in traditional form and subsequently tokenized on the community? Would the network consider both kinds of asset representation?
• If tokenized, what extra security dangers and complexities are posed? How would any loss or theft of the conventional off-chain advantage be managed? How would asset fluctuations (e.g., stock splits and conversions) be handled?
• Will the network only permit new advantage issuance or can it allow on-boarding of present assets?
How would money be represented on this network? Industry participants are contemplating a variety of versions to ease the cash aspect of a transaction settlement. For instance, in a recent effort, a few banks are tinkering to create a virtual "settlement coin."
• If cash-backed settlement tokens are utilized, would these tokens be termed as virtual money? Could there likely be a scenario where multiple such native tokens are made by various networks or companies? In that case, are they tradable?
• If fiat money (i.e., money that's created by the authorities of a country to be utilized as cash) is used and settlement happens off the system through a conventional cash payment process, how, when, and from whom will the trade and asset transfer be recorded on the network?
• How will a participant's ability to fulfill the money obligation be determined? Can a deposit be accumulated from network participants to be utilised in the event of non-payment? How will this type of deposit be calculated?
Read more about Blockchain based capital market systems here.
Three use cases of Smart Contracts in Financial services/in Blockchain, Company, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, financial service, Financial Technology, FinTech, smart contract, smart contracts/by empirica
Savings and upsides from decreasing syndicated loans settlement time
While the High-Yield Bond transactions are settled in more than three days, the settlement interval for leveraged loans frequently extends to almost 20 days. This creates increased danger and a liquidity challenge from the leveraged loan market, hampering its growth and attractiveness.
Since 2008, the global loan market has witnessed negative gain, whereas the High-Yield Bond market grew by 11 percent. We assume that smart contracts can reduce the delay in procedures such as documentation, buyer and vendor affirmation and assignment arrangement, and KYC, AML and FATCA checks, with the assistance of a permissioned ledger. With estimation that with the decrease in settlement times, if the rise of loans may be at least half that of their High-Yield Bond market growth (i.e. between 5 percent and 6%), it would amount to an additional $149 billion of loan demand on the industry. Such loans generally carry 1% to 5% of fees, translating into extra income of $1.5 billion to $7.4 billion to investment banks. In addition, operational expenses, regulatory capital requirements and costs related to delayed compensation payments throughout the settlement of leveraged loans will probably be decreased together with the shortening of the settlement cycle.
Read more about basic idea behind Ethereum and Smart Contracts here.
Mortgage business to benefit from adoption of smart contracts
The mortgage loan process is dependent upon a intricate ecosystem for the origination, financing, and servicing of the mortgages, including costs and delays. Smart contracts could reduce the price and time involved in this process through automation, process redesign, shared access to electronic versions of bodily legal documents between trusted parties, and access to external sources of information such as land records.
Our earlier study on banks back-office automation suggests that mortgage lenders may expect savings between 6 percent and 15% from business $149 billion added leveraged loan volume increase with a reduction in settlement times 11 client fills mortgage application with earnings, taxation and property details Are property documents valid and lien status in order? Reject loan application and inform the client credit mortgage accounts article verification of earlier measures calculation of the cost savings possible from the usage of smart contracts in the US mortgage sector register bank's lien on land signatures confirmed and mortgage accounts generated customer signs the mortgage document in addition to the witness mortgage record created approved rejected credit history id check KYC & AML check check income and land LTV reject program and notify the customer mortgage adviser creates loan workflow and updates credit, id, KYC, AML information in bank's loan workflow for mortgage origination predicated on sale of 6.1 million houses of which 64% are being marketed on mortgage mortgage loan origination cost for an average loan of $200,000 in the US (2015), minimum savings US$ 4,349.5 17 billion 396.3 (9.1%) 1.5 billion 1,528.4 (35.1%) 6 billion. These numbers, coupled with our experience and discussions with industry experts, helped us estimate anticipated savings for each of the processes involved in loan origination. For example, in the US housing market, almost 6.1 million homes were sold in 2015. Based on historical averages, 64 percent of them were bought by home owners with a mortgage. We estimate that minimal savings of $1.5 billion could be achieved by loan providers through the automation of tasks in their organizations. Further, economies of $6 billion could be achieved once external partners such as credit scoring companies, land registry offices, and tax authorities become accessible over a blockchain to facilitate faster processing and reducing costs.
We also estimate that loan clients could expect a 11% To 22% drop in the entire price of mortgage processing fees billed to them if smart contracts are adopted. The total of outstanding mortgage loans across the united states and European Union countries in 2014 was valued at $20.98 trillion. Based on the US mortgage market case, smart contracts may possibly save between $3 billion and $11 billion in the new mortgage origination process across the US and EU.
Claims processing cost savings at the motor insurance industry
We consider that, in the motor vehicle insurance industry, smart Contracts that bring insurers, clients and third parties to a single platform Also, third-parties like chargers, transport providers and hospitals — once They are part of the dispersed ledger — will be able to supply faster Support against promises to clients and can anticipate quicker settlement of claims. The united kingdom motor insurance industry dropped 3.7 million claims and spent $13.3 Billion in claim expenses and costs. We calculate that roughly $1.67 Billion, or 12.5 percent of their overall costs, might be saved by adopting smart contracts. Dependent on the United Kingdom motor insurance market, we estimate that each year $21 billion could be spared from the global motor insurance industry via the Usage of smart contracts. A portion of savings can be passed on to the Clients via reduced premiums on motor insurance policies. We estimate that the Cost savings amounts to a reduction of $90 on average on each premium payment In the event the insurers pass on each of the savings generated from smart contracts Adoption to customers, and $45 per premium in the event the insurers decide to pass On only 50 percent of economies.
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The Star Wars franchise has always been filled with interesting characters. Furthermore the landscapes, space crafts and the George Lucas inspired space world are still fascinating.
"J.j. Abrams is a master director and I'm glad this movie was under his control"He has a habit of setting the tone for franchises even after they leave his hands.
Harrison Ford is back as Han Solo, the lovable rogue. Even chewy is back! The spaceship fighting scenes with the Millenium Falcon are spectacular. The new CGI characters such as the junkyard boss and the little old woman (who knows the jedi arts) are expertly crafted.
The stunning Daisy Ridley is a great addition, I liked her tenacity, her choice of weapon (a staff) and fighting style. John Boyega plays an ex-storm trooper and Oscar Isaac plays Poe Dameron, an X-Wing fighter pilot.
This is the team that is up against the First Order (what used to be the Imperial Forces) and they are lead by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Kylo does an outstanding job as a villain who is still honing his craft.
The final scene leaves you wondering what became of Luke Skywalker? At 136 minutes I am pleased to say that Star Wars is back!


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We lived through a snow "storm" here in Santa Clarita in January and now we're in for some warmer weather, Santa Ana winds and who knows what all else! Though we may not know what it will be like one day to the next we sure do know that it is a lot nicer weatherwise out here than most any other place in the U.S. As a New York transplant, I can tell you that I moved here for February. The New York weather in February has just about worn out it's welcome and the clear blue skies of Southern California are an unbelievable comparison. So enjoy the weather and get outside and do something fun!
As always, I want to remind you to shop local, and get the freshest produce around by heading out to the local Farmer's Markets in Santa Clarita:
Sundays 8:00am – noon
College of The Canyons Parking Lot
Don't forget to visit my friend Sarah from Worldwide Exotics Nursery
There is also another great Farmer's Market:
Thursdays in Old Town Newhall from 3-7pm.
Now here are some other events you might be interested in.
Plant Information 1st Tuesday of the month:
Tuesday 2/1/11 – 1:30-3:00pm / Bamboo Room – LA Arboretum
Frank McDonough, instructor
Free for Arboretum members/ free with Arboretum admission
Stay on top of the world of botany & horticulture when Arboretum botanist Frank McDonough covers various landscaping and gardening topics plus the latest news in gardening and plant science. Frank will also reveal some of the more important or unusual or entertaining questions that he and the volunteers have received from the public during the previous month. Bring your own plant questions for discussion. You never know what unique and fascinating topics will be addressed!
Photo by Marlon Molinare of Chan Teas
Chinese New Year: Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit
Tuesday 2/1/2011 3:30 PM
Location: Newhall Library
22704 W. Ninth Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Santa Clarita, California 91321
*Children's Program
Tales of Asia and the Pacific Islands are shared, as we celebrate the Chinese New Year. Registration required. A Season of Diversity Event
Chinese New Year: Interactive Art Project
Tuesday 2/1/2011 6:30 PM
Location: Valencia Library
23743 W. Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, California 91355
*Children's Program
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade will create an interactive art piece to represent the Chinese tale of the Golden Carp Boy.
Registration required. A Season of Diversity Event
Thurs – 2/3/11 – 9:30 – noon – Palm Room
Thursday Garden Talks With Lili Singer
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$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
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Building a Better Rose Garden with Steve Gerischer
Hear one passionate amateur rose lover's perspective on making a rose garden, then editing it – sometimes mercilessly and usually with humor – over time, as both garden and gardener evolve. Steve has been collecting and growing roses since childhood. He divides his time between designing award-winning gardens with his firm, Larkspur Garden Design, and lecturing at the Arboretum and beyond. He is president of the Southern California Horticultural Society.
Sat 2/5/11
Arboretum Adventures
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10am-12noon – Oak Room
Meet by the fountain in front of the Oak Room.
Join your adventure guide as we explore the Arboretum. Each Saturday is new and exciting, and will have a different theme relating to nature. Come early, as space is limited to 25. Children of all ages are welcome! Family adventures will go on rain or shine so dress appropriately
This month: Native Plant Exploration
Sat 2/5/11 – 9:30 – noon
Discovering Mushrooms at Descanso Gardens – Center Circle
Learn about the fungus among us from mycologist Florence Nishida of the Natural History Museum. This walk and talk includes a one-hour lecture giving basic information about mushrooms, then a one-hour walk to seek and identify the many fungal species that live in Descanso Gardens. Free with admission
Sat 2/5/22 – events all day
Celebrate camellias with faeries, lectures and fun – Descanso Gardens:
The camellia is called the Empress of Winter. And in the Descanso landscape, this winter bloomer has won legions of admirers for the seemingly endless variety of its flower forms and colors.
Descanso will celebrate this signature bloom with a daylong Camellia Festival on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. with garden tours, a class and a guided walks. Enjoy a variety of activities, including:
· Faery Tours of the Enchanted Forest | 9:30 a.m. to noon | Magnolia Lawn free with admission, first come first served.
· Things to Do With Sinensis | 11 a.m. | Van de Kamp: Botanists call it Camellia sinensis. The rest of us call it tea. $20, $10 members. Advance registration is required; phone (818) 949-7980.
· Camellia Walk and Talk | 1 p.m. | Center Circle: Free with admissio
Saturdays 9:30 am
Descanso Gardens:
Garden Chats With Mike Brown
Back by popular demand: Mike Brown, Descanso's Display Horticulturist, leads informal talks on gardening issues. Bring your gardening questions. Mike's chats are most Saturdays, except Christmas and New Year's. Meet at Nature's Table, Descanso's garden of edibles.
Free with Gardens admission.
Sunday 2/6/2011 2:00 PM – Valencia Library
Adelante: Let's Go!
*All Ages and Families
This is a musical theatre program about Hispanic heritage in America. Follow Carlos, a modern Latino boy living in Los Angeles, as he tells the story of his ancestors migrating from the Caribbean over Mexico to California.
23743 W. Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
A Season of Diversity Event
Thursday 2/10/11
Thursday Garden Talks With Lili Singer
(Please note special times for field trips, self-driven & require pre-registration)
$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
Information and registration: 626.821.4623 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Currants, Gooseberries and Manzanitas for Your Southern California Garden
with Bart O'Brien
These beautiful native shrubs and ground covers – also known as Ribes and Arctostaphylos – are among the very first plants to bloom with the coming of the rainy season. Both groups have much to offer to gardens and gardeners: diversity of flowers, fruits, scents and growth forms. Bart is director of special projects at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont and a recognized expert on plants of California and Baja California. He is co-author of California Native Plants for the Garden and Care and Maintenance of Southern California Native Plants Gardens..
Backyard Chickens and Bees at Descanso Gardens
Sat 2/12/11 – 10 a.m. to noon Birch: Turn your backyard in a mini-farm. Local expert John Lyons will teach the basics of raising chickens and backyard beekeeping. $25, $15 members.
Companion Planting at Descanso Gardens
Sat 2/12/11 – 1 p.m. Maple: Learn the basics of "companion planting'' – as a member, you can bring a buddy for free! Rose Garden Horticulturist Amanda Everett leads this class, which includes a discussion of the benefits of companion planting and how this technique creates a healthier, more attractive garden. Then take a guided stroll through the Rose Garden (one of Descanso's most romantic spots) for a close-up look at companion plants in the landscape. $20, $10 members.
Los Angeles Mycological Society Mushroom Fair at LA Arboretum
Sunday, 2/13/11 10:00am-4:00pm
Los Angeles Mycological Society (LAMS) will have their Annual Wild Mushroom Fair that includes a demonstration on how to grow mushrooms, cooking demonstrations, a special guest speaker, and wild mushrooms with proper identification on display. Professional mycologist(s) will be on site for consultation. The public is invited to bring their found mushrooms for identification. In addition to the main event, there will be vendors with books/posters, mushroom kits, T-shirts, art related objects on mushroom theme for sale. There will also be educational materials with an environmental focus on display. For more information on the Mushroom Fair
For information on the Los Angeles Mycological Society
Tuesday, 2/15/11 – 6:00 p.m. – La Mesa Jr. High
Theatrical Presentation: Freedom Child
*Adult/Teen/Family Program – Open to the Public
Dr. Bernadette McAllister was 13 years old on May 3, 1963, the day this drama unfolds. She lied to her mother and went to the Civil Rights demonstration in downtown Birmingham instead of to school. Her powerful one-woman show recalls the courage it took for her to march with the freedom fighters. She portrays a young white female college student who marched with her and protected her when the peaceful march took a dangerous turn. McAllister dramatizes the unforgettable events of the "Children's Crusade," and shares with the audience her painful experience in helping to change race relations in America.
La Mesa Junior High School
26623 May Way, Santa Clarita, CA 91351
A Season of Diversity Event
Wednesday, 2/16/11 – 7:00 p.m. – Valencia Library
Celebration of Music Around the World
*Children's Program
Summary: This special puppet show, for all ages, celebrates the diversity of music around the world.
Valencia Library -23743 W. Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
A Season of Diversity Event
Square Foot Gardening Workshop at LA Arboretum
Sat 2/19/11
Your choice of 5 different dates:
Saturday: February 19, March 26, April 30, May 21, June 25
10am-1pm/Garden for All Seasons & Education Greenhouse
Jo Ann Carey, instructor
$25 members/$28 non-members
"Saving the world, one square foot at a time."
Nothing compares to the flavor of food that is grown in healthy soil, without pesticides, and allowed to grow until just the right time for harvesting. Square foot gardening uses only 20% of the land space of a conventional garden and saves both water and time. There is no tilling of the soil so anybody can do it. Recommended reading: All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew, available in the Arboretum Garden & Gift Shop
Thursday Garden Talks With Lili Singer
Thursday 2/20/11
(Please note special times for field trips, self-driven & require pre-registration)
$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
Information and registration: 626.821.4623 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Plant Favorites from the Huntington Nursery with Shirley Kerins
A special program for plant nuts! Our guest speaker will discuss and show a range of flowering and herbal flora easily grown in Southern California gardens. The morning ends with a plant sale. Shirley, a landscape architect, is nursery manager, manager or plant production and plant sales and curator of the Herb Garden at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. She also designed the Kallam Perennial Garden at the Arboretum.
Tuesday – 2/22/11 – 6pm
Santa Clarita Valley Green Drinks Meetup
Salt Creek Grill
Towne Center
Valencia, CA 91355
Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self-organizing. We bring together the environmental community and have fun doing it! Please join
Green Drinks MeetUp
Thurs 2/24/11 10am – 1pm
Thursday Garden Talks With Lili Singer
(Please note special times for field trips, self-driven & require pre-registration)
$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
Information and registration: 626.821.4623 or email@example.com
Arboretum Plant Introduction Program: A Retrospective with Jim Henrich
Take a walk back in time to when "Los Angeles State & County Arboretum" was actively engaged in plant evaluation and introduction to the landscape industry. Experience an overview of the 116 varieties introduced between 1957 and 1991. Learn the history of the Arboretum plant introduction program, its mission, selection process, benefits to the trade and opportunities for the future. This session includes an indoor lecture and a walk on the grounds. Jim is curator of living collections at the Arboretum. He has held various horticultural positions at the Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Denver Botanic Gardens and Missouri Botanical Garden. Pre-registration required. www.arboretum.org
Sat 2/26/11 – 11 – 11:30
From Seed to Skillet: Vegetable Gardening with Jimmy Williams & Susan Heeger
Presented by Garden Conservancy and the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden at the Arboretum – Illustrated talk, book sale and signing
$20 for Garden Conservancy and Arboretum members / $25 for non-members (includes admission to the Arboretum)
Purchase Tickets online at www.gardenconservancy.com or call 845.265.2029
Box lunch available for sale after the talk; enjoy the afternoon exploring the garden.
Sat & Sun 2/26-27/11
Santa Clarita Street Fair in COC Parking Lot 8
A once-per-month marketplace that is fun, festive and entertaining for the entire family. Open Saturday and Sunday, 8am-3pm. Vendors offer arts, crafts, handmade items and new merchandise presented by some of Santa Clarita's most innovative and creative entrepreneurs.
So come on by to browse, shop and have lunch. We will have special lunch vendors arriving between 11am and 2pm each day.
So come early and come often as the admission and parking are always FREE!
We will continue to look for new vendors, entertainment and attractions for you to enjoy month after month."
10% of proceeds will benefit SCV Emergency Winter Shelter.
Introduction to Permaculture
Sunday, 2/27/11 – 9:30am-12:30pm Caitlin Bergman, Instructor
$25 Arboretum members / $28 non-members
Please call 626.821.4623 to reserve your place
or email email@example.com
Create a layered food forest in your own backyard by working with nature, not against it. Discover a growing revolution in
sustainable gardening where overlooked materials become free resources, yields increase, work is minimized, and the mutual support between people and the local environment is restored.
Participants will gain an understanding of the basic concepts in permaculture. Ecological solutions such as composting in place and soil-contouring to conveniently replenish nutrients and
reduce irrigation will be covered.
We'll also do some hands-on permaculture gardening as we tour the Permasphere and learn the ins and outs of the fascinating practices and easy annual maintenance involved in this kind of garden. Be sure to bring water, gloves, and a hat!
For more information: www.SayPermaculture.com
Monday, 2/28/11 – 6:00 p.m. – Santa Clarita Activities Center
A Season of Diversity Contest Awards Ceremony
*Family Program – Open to the Public
The winners of the contest will be honored. An invite-only event.
Santa Clarita Activities Center – 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita CA 91350
A Season of Diversity Event
I hope you like the list that I have compiled and that you can attend some of the events. We can always use volunteers at the Community Garden and we'll be working hard to be open this March, so please visit our Facebook Page for updates and to offer your volunteer Services!
For more on my designs, check out my website!


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Kennel cough is fully and completely discussed in this article. This highly contagious dog illness can be quite serious if it is not properly treated. I focus on helping you understand how to best handle tracheobronchitis and upper respiratory problems.
tracheobronchitis, is a very contagious dog illness. It is an inflammation of the upper respiratory system. The problems are caused by viral infections such as distemper, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, or respiratory coronavirus, and various bacterial infections. Bordetella bronchiseptica is one such bacterial infection.
"Kennel cough" gets its name since because the infection often spreads rapidly among dogs. Obviously the spread from dog to dog is worse when they are close to each other, such as when they are in a kennel or any sort of canine boarding facility.
The disease is spread when dogs cough or sneeze. This is true for both the viral instance of tracheobronchitis and the bacterial instance of tracheobronchitis.
Kennel cough can also spread through direct contact with surfaces that have contamination. And, it can be spread through direct contact, or any sort of related fluid exchange.
Because the illness is spread via contact and through the air, it is best to reduce the amount of exposure of one dog to another. This means increasing the distance between dogs but also putting barriers in place, or even using a quarantine.
It's critical to completely eliminate direct contact. In your own home, it definitely makes sense to use a quarantine, just as you'd need to do in a kennel.
Unfortunately, kennel cough symptoms usually appear 4-5 days after exposure so the spread can occur before any precautions are taken. This is one reason to keep a canine environment clean, neat and sanitary at all times. Getting "sloppy" can do great harm, or even kill your dog.
The illness itself can range from mild to extremely dangerous. The big worry is that it can turn into pneumonia. And again, this is why contact and exposure must be limited since canine pneumonia is extremely dangerous.
Please note that if your dog becomes infected at the vet, at a kennel or at a boarding facility, you should consider contacting the animal welfare officer in your local area. This is to help isolate tracheobronchitis to other puppies and old dogs. They are the most vulnerable, as with any disease or illness.
The symptoms of the illness include harsh coughing and dry hacking, vomiting from excessive snorting, sneezing, gaging or coughing, and related respiration issues. Slight pressure to the trachea can set off an episode, as can exercise or high excitement.
As stated previously, the symptoms will usually first appear 4-5 days. The disease can last from 8 to 21 days. It can go away and come back, which can put extra stress on your dog.
You can often figure out where the illness came from by doing a little research about the environment your dog is in, including shared toys, shared pens, unclean environments, direct exposure to other suffering dogs, and so forth.
Antibiotics are given is the illness was caused by bacteria, although it isn't always easy to know if the the cause was bacteria or a virus. Sometimes, cough medicines are given to assist the dog in coughing up.
Preventing is actually quite simple, although it doesn't 100% work for a variety of reasons. A vaccination for adenovirus, distemper, canine parainfluenza, and Bordetella should be given.
In kennels, the best prevention is keeping all dog cages and all other cages fully and completely disinfected. In fact, most dog kennels will refuse to board dogs without proof of proper vaccination.
The information provided on this site is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your veterinarian or other health care professional. You should not use the information on this site for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment.


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Back Porch Hot Sauce
Proudly grown, manufactured and bottled in Kentucky since 2012
I've always been a lover of all things hot but was discouraged by the choices available in stores. It is either all vinegar with heat or all flavor and no heat. So I decided to create my own brand that not only added flavor but also had the heat.
The company began in 2012 when a co-worker gave me several hot pepper plants. I planted them in pots and raised them on the "Back Porch." Our deck is covered and large enough to hold the pots without compromising our other activities on the deck. When the peppers began coming in, the porch was overrun with them. I couldn't figure what to do with all I was harvesting without letting them ruin. I asked the friend who had given me the plants what he did with his, and he suggested that maybe I should try my hand at hot sauce. I found some bottles online and ordered a small batch to make for my personal use. I took a bottle of my first batch of hot sauce into work and gave it to that same friend. He tried it and said he really liked it. A week or so later he was asking for more, and the light bulb went off. I thought that if he liked it maybe I could sell to my friends and family to make some extra money. My first batch was thin but had plenty of flavor and heat.
The next spring I grew peppers in my backyard as well as in pots. I made my second batch in August of 2013. I bottled it and labeled it in my house and was sold out in less than a week. I continued making batches until it was evident that I needed to form a company before Uncle Sam came looking for me. I started looking for a name to call my hot sauce, and since I started on the back porch, it only made sense to call it Back Porch Hot Sauce. It sounded rural, and I wanted to put an old dilapidated porch on the label. I pulled up some pictures of Eastern Kentucky porches online and found two that I liked. I showed them to my mom and asked her opinion as to which to use. We agreed that part of one and part of another would be the perfect fit. Since she is an artist, I asked her if she could draw it. She took the photos and came back twenty minutes later with our label picture. I set up an LLC online, but before I could press the confirm button, I had doubts. I went to the One who could make me a success or failure in a blink of an eye, My Lord and Savior. After praying, I hit the confirm button and Back Porch Hot Sauce was born.
After jumping through every hoop out there, we finally received our commercial business license in spring of 2014.
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight."


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Tēnā koutou,
You know the holidays are officially over when university classes start again! This year we're excited to welcome a few more Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Bachelor of Science students into the F&NC whānau.
One of these students is Taylor Choi, who is conducting a year-long research project looking at which pest species are on farms with no pest control, compared to areas with pest control.
He's learning how to use tracking tunnels to determine relative abundance of pest species.
The third-year student is also analysing data we got from camera "traps" set up last year on all three of our study farms.
Taylor will join PhD candidates Febyana Suryaningrum (AUT) and Cate Ryan (Auckland University) on many trips up to our Kaipara site, where they can help him get acquainted with on-farm research.
Another student back in study this year is University of Canterbury Master of Forestry student Josh Foster.
Josh has just gotten back from recce plot sampling on our Ruapehu farm and is about to start his thesis research.
His study will measure the changes in size, density and arrangement of different types of native woody vegetation on selected sheep and beef farms. Watch this space for more updates!
Stacey has also almost finished the 2019 bird survey on all three of our study farms.
She found plenty of native bird species on our farms but the highlight was definitely seeing pōpokatea/whiteheads on our Ruapehu farm.
This North Island species is badly affected by bush fragmentation, so it's great to see the forest on farms providing "islands" of habitat for them to use. We suspect the birds were visitors from Pureora Forest Park.
Spotlight on flammability
The recent Nelson forest fire shone a spotlight on what we can do to reduce the flammability of our environment's vegetation – particularly around houses.
F&NC collaborator and Lincoln University senior lecturer Dr Tim Curran had research featured in the media when a Nelson resident credited a "fire-wise garden design" for saving his home from the wildfire. It's great to see scientific research having a real-life positive impact.
Tim and his colleagues are also putting together a brochure about how to design a fire-wise garden, which will be available from Fire and Emergency New Zealand. You can find out more about the concept here.
International hui
Late last year Febyana attended an international Field Dialogue on Tree Plantations in the Landscape. Hosted by The Forests Dialogue, New Generation Plantations and SCION, the hui aimed to analyse the economic role of tree plantations and the resulting social and conservation impacts. Focus topics included Māori forestry, NZ's 1 Billion Trees programme, climate change mitigation and sustainable forestry.
Good news
A massive congratulations to Dr Valance Smith, who has recently been promoted to Kaiarataki - Assistant Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori at AUT. Valance is the inaugural Kaiarataki and says this role will allow him to do more of what he was already doing – enhancing the development and success of Māori staff and students throughout the university.
Valance has been at AUT since 2004 and has contributed to the success of Te Ara Poutama, been a senior spokesperson for the university and a cultural advisor to the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
We look forward to seeing all the great mahi Valance will undoubtedly accomplish in his new role.
Ngā mihi,
The Farming & Nature Conservation team:
Hannah Buckley, David Norton, Brad Case, Margaret Stanley, Jennifer Pannell, Valance Smith, Estelle Dominati, Margaret Brown, Fleur Maseyk, Stacey Bryan and Chloé Mathieu


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For those
of you who wish to pursue further study and review, the list
that follows profiles a laundry list of real Ponzi/Pyramid
scams and cases that you can research.
The FTC filed suit against 2Xtreme to halt the operation of
a vast pyramid scheme promoted in part on the Internet, and
to freeze the defendants' assets, pending trial, so they will
be available for consumer redress. The agency alleged that
the pyramid scam, disguising itself as a legitimate multi-level
marketing plan, used deceptive earnings claims to lure consumers
to enroll in the scheme. The company claims to have recruited
more than 60,000 consumers.
Century Nutriceuticals
Louisiana Dept. of Justice Served a Notice of Complaint and
Issued a Civil Investigative Demand on 21st Century Nutriceuticals
pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
$5 Gimmick
Based in the Netherlands. Consumers complete an application
form and return it with the equivalent of US$5 (payable monthly).
Those who have joined can induce others to join with the promise
that more money can be earned depending on the number of people
in the scheme.
Benevolent Society
Indiana Attorney General's Office served a Civil Investigative
Demand on Adair Benevolent Society pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme
Marketing Seminars
Maryland Securities Division petitioned for, and obtained,
a Preliminary Injunction against Advanced Marketing Seminars
pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Associates 500 Social Club, Inc.
New Jersey Dept. of Law and Public Safety petitioned for,
and obtained, a Preliminary Injunction against Amigos Associates
500 Social Club, Inc. pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
New Jersey Dept. of Law and Public Safety petitioned for,
and obtained, a Preliminary Injunction against Anova-Tau,
Inc. pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Management, Inc.
Maryland Securities Division petitioned for, and obtained,
a Preliminary Injunction against BG Management, Inc. pursuant
to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Consumers receive unsolicited mail inviting them to sell computer
disk reports that cover 'job specifications'. Cost of
each disk is $20. Participants are required to send $20 to
each of usually four persons named on a list they have received
to obtain a copy of each report. Participants then send out
letters similar to the unsolicited ones they received but
this time they put their own name on the top of the list and
drop the bottom name off. The lists offer broad-brush management
information readily available from free sources.
Club, Victoria
Same game as the Plane Game, Concorde and Golden Galaxy. Gold
($5,000 earns $40,000), Silver ($2,000 earns $15,000) and
Bronze ($500 earns $4,000) levels of the club. Cost for each
membership is shown with the amount to be earned from each
level. Start as club member (8), progress to committee member
(4), then vice-president (2) to president (1). President receives
money form the eight club members and leaves the game. It
splits in half with one vice-president becoming the new president.
Everyone moves up one and then eight new club members are
Partners (Caruba International)
Your basic pyramid scheme. Cute website, ineffectual disclaimer
that says, "Caruba International, is not a bank, financial
institution, or brokerage firm. Caruba does not sell any securities
or offer any investments . . . " and then they go right
on with their, "Invest in my pyramid scheme"
The Principal
is reported to be a black male:
Ivan E. Shew-A-Tjon
19720 NW 3rd Court
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
DOB: Jun 16 1952
Daily MLM
A scheme similar to Business Software above. Unsolicited printed
material received by consumers who are invited to photocopy
the material and send $5 to every person on a list included
with printed material. Consumers add their names at the top
of the list, remove the name at the bottom then post as many
unsolicited lists as they wish.
Cost to join is US$55. Consumers receive a welcome kit and
350 points to purchase CDs and CD ROMs. Participants induce
two others to the scheme with more commission being earned
for more referrals.
Erickson Scheme
Operates from outside Australia and consumers who receive
unsolicited printed material are invited to send $5 for 'money
making' reports to each of four people with overseas addresses.
When the very broad-brush and limited value reports are received,
participants are asked to send copies of the original letter
with their name in the top position on the letter. The bottom
name from the letter is removed and participants are told
to 'wait for the orders and the money for the reports
to come in'.
Consumers who receive unsolicited printed material are told
they could qualify for a home loan of up to $120,000 at a
fixed interest rate of 3% within 20 weeks of joining. Cost
to join is an annual 'Agency Contribution' of $160. Participants
are required to join up at least two new people (Agents) into
the scheme. Participants can earn 30 points for each new agent
they join. Each point equals $1 towards the 3% 'Home Loan
Value.' A total of 4,094 new agent/participants are required
to be recruited for a person to be eligible for the $120,000
3% home loan. Participants can then enter Phase 2 of the scheme
and by recruiting another 1,022 people can be eligible for
a $250,000 loan. A line of credit of up to $20,000 is available
to members who meet certain criteria.
Enrichment Centre, Milton, Qld
Receive a letter advising of your eligibility to win $15,000.
Only by reading carefully will you find that to win you have
to win a 3 part skill contest with possible tie-breakers.
Total cost of contest is $11. You can increase the amount
you win by taking up additional offers. Cost of these additional
offers is up to $140. Contest continues until March 2001.
Stein Mailing scheme
Australian scheme where participants are asked to send $10
to each of four people on a list. Those four persons are asked
to include the new participant's name to their own mailing
lists by removing names from the bottom of those lists. Participants
are asked to send out 200 copies of the Mailing Scheme letter
and 'wait for the money to come in'.
Telecomm International Inc
Persons are invited to join this pyramid selling scheme by
paying $US100, $US 300 or $US700. The Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission has taken Court action to prevent
the company operating its illegal scheme in Australia.
L Green
'Make $200,000 in 90 days or less.' This long running scheme
involves consumers ordering four reports at $20.00 each from
four different people listed on unsolicited printed material.
The new participant's name goes at the top of the list by
dropping off the name of person in fourth position. A participant
is asked to post 200 letters with their name in first position
and wait for the orders and money to come in.
International Corp
The FTC identified Equinox, International Corp., as a massive
pyramid scheme being promoted on the Internet. Together with
state law enforcement partners from Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia, the
FTC filed suit in U. S. District Court to halt the illegal
operation. District Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson issued a Preliminary
Injunction and appointed a receiver, pending trial.
Pty Ltd
Persons are required to buy $100 worth of products per month
and join up three people who must in turn join three more
in order to receive commissions and bonuses. All participants
must continue to join people up and all those involved must
buy $100 worth of product per month.
Saucer, Flying Starship & Cosmic Adventure Games
Flying Saucer, Flying Starship and the Cosmic Adventure games
are classic illegal pyramid sales games identical in format
to Concorde and the Plane Game. Different names are used -
earth stations, space station and Mars. Cost to enter is $300
and when players reach the second level (space station) they
must introduce two new players. When reaching the top position
(flying saucer) players receive $400 in cash and a $2,000
seat in the Cosmic Adventure game from which players are promised
$16,000. All pyramid sales games collapse with the majority
of participants losing all their money.
Quest International
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Notice of Intended
Action on Fortune Quest International pursuant to a Pyramid
Scheme investigation.
in Freedom Trust
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Notice of Intended
Action on Given in Freedom Trust pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme
Interactive Investment Club
This scheme promises consumers an 'off-shore' credit
card by sending US$100 to a Canadian company. Consumers are
told the card will have a credit limit of either $4,000 or
$15,000. Promoters of the scheme state there are no credit
checks and bankrupts can apply. There is a charge of US$25
per month for the service. Once issued with a card, consumers
are told they can earn commission by joining more members
into the scheme.
Network Team-Denmark: Liberty Gold
Investment £387. A person then recruits two members
who in turn recruit two new members. When a second level is
complete, consumer are told they will receive £100 with
the more members signed up the more money that can be earned.
Prosperity Marketing Group
Australian scheme where consumers are asked to buy, from a
'Director', a $1,600 'Gateway 1' package comprising
eight audio cassettes. To qualify as a Director, participants
must sell Gateway 1 packages to two other people with the
profit from those sales going to the person who made the initial
approach to the consumer. Participants can start to earn their
own money from the fourth person introduced and the sale of
Gateway 1 & Gateway II audio cassettes.
Played in the same way as the Plane game and Concorde. Game
is played on the Internet. Games can be played with entry
costs of US$10, $50, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000,
$50,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, $1 million and $5 million.
Money is paid to the 'Pilot' and once 8 passengers have paid
fares, the Pilot leaves and the game splits in two. All people
move up to the next level. Co-Pilots become Pilots, the crew
become Co-Pilots and the former passengers become Crew members.
Eight (8) new seats then become available. A 5% fee is payable
to Golden Galaxy for costs to operate scheme.
Cost to join is 'free' but participants must have three
sponsored people who in turn have three sponsored people under
them down to the seventh level. To earn the maximum money
the scheme promises, each participant requires 3279 people
under them. There is a requirement to purchase goods for which
a commission is paid. Purchases by those on lower levels also
attract a commission.
International Ltd
Hong Kong based scheme that markets gold coins and products.
The coins are uncirculated coins minted in Germany and range
in price from US$700-900. The scheme operates by the recruitment
of customers by existing Independent Representatives (IR).
An IR is provided with an ID that gives access to a 'Tracking
Centre' (TC) in Goldquest's computer system through which
the IR's sales are tracked. A TC has a left and right customer
group. Every GQI customer owns a TC which is then placed on
the left or right customer side of the IR's TC. A 'direct'
transaction (your sale) is counted as 1 transaction. An 'indirect
transaction (someone in your TC sells) is also counted as
1 transaction. GQI pays $400 each time 5 product sales on
an IR's left customer group are matched by 5 product sales
on the right, whatever the combination of direct and indirect
Sphere International
A joining fee of $150 applies with $50 to be sent to Vanuatu,
$50 to member in position 1, $50 to sponsor. Participants
start in position seven and 2187 members must join before
participants reach position 1 to receive money.
Women To Help Women
Consumers receive an unsolicited letter with a list containing
the names of four women. $5 has to be sent to the woman on
the top of the list. Letters being sent to prospective participants
by those joining the scheme omit the top of the list name
and add the new participant's name at the bottom. Participants
are asked to send ten letters to their female friends.
It costs $75 to purchase membership of the Income 2,000 'Aristocrat'
program. Consumers are told they will receive a Deed by paying
$75 to the person whose name is on the Deed. Consumers then
have to return the Deed with bank receipt and other details
and $50 to Income 2000. They will then receive three more
Deeds, two with the first person's name on them and one with
the consumer's name. There are four other Income 2000 programs
with differing membership costs.
Direct-Mail Network
International 'mail order' scheme. Send US$10 to each
of five names on a list to receive copies of five reports.
Add your name to the top of the list and remove the name in
position five and move all others down one position. Send
letters with your name on the list and wait for the requests
and money for reports 'to roll in'.
Direct-Mail Order Network
Consumers are asked to send AUD$20 to five persons with overseas
addresses to receive a specific report from each. They are
told they should place their name in position 1, move all
the other names down one position and remove the 5th name
from the list. After receiving the five reports, they are
told to send out copies of the original letter with their
name in position 1.
SEC v. International Heritage involved one of the biggest
pyramid schemes in recent history. Prospective investors were
told they could make money by selling Montblanc pens, Waterford
crystal, Coach leather products, and Ping golf clubs. However,
when people signed up to become distributors, they were told
they could make much more money if they signed up other people
to become distributors. Additionally, people who actually
tried to sell the products never received them from the promoters.
By the time the SEC moved in to stop the scheme from continuing,
the promoters had raised $150 million from 155,000 investors.
Consumers are asked to send a AUD$10 International Postal
Order to the person who has sent an unsolicited letter to
them inviting them to be included on an Agents List. Consumers
them must send an AUD$2 International Postal Order to each
of five other listed 'international agents' along with
a request to be added to their lists. Remove top name when
list is received, put your name on the bottom and send out
200 copies. Your name will gradually move up the list.
Prize Fund Administration, New York USA
Letter advises you are a 'guaranteed cash award' winner of
up to $48,500. You have to correctly answer the question on
the bottom of the entry form to be eligible to win any amount.
Every cash winner will win at least $2.50. Competition closes
31/12/2000 and winning number is pre-selected from 5 million
numbers before the promotion is sent out. You are also given
an opportunity to purchase various pieces of jewelry for prices
of $39.95 each. Jewelry is normally not worth the price paid.
Consumers receive a letter including a list of participants
in the scheme. Send $10.00 'loan' to the person in the No.1
position on the list; remove their name and add your own name
in position three. Send out 20 copies.
International Services, Ltd.
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Notice of Intended
Action on Jilly International Services, Ltd. pursuant to a
Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Based in Germany where originator of the scheme claims it
is legal. Cost to join is $150.00. Pay $50 to the person who
sells the certificate, $50 to the person in position one on
the list sent with the letter and a $50 deposit in a bank
account. Details of the payment and account number have to
be sent to the German promoter in order to obtain three certificates.
Consumer sells the certificates and waits 12 months for their
name to move to the No 1 position on all lists being sent
out. The promised return after twelve months is $109,000 but
2,187 people must be recruited for one person to reach the
number one position and receive this amount.
Resources International d/b/a KRI
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Cease and Desist
Order on Kinetic Resources International d/b/a KRI pursuant
to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Started in Norway and Denmark and imported to Australia. Set
up on a similar basis to the Plane Game, Concorde, Golden
Galaxy etc. Pay initial cost of $125 to enter and then recruit
two others who recruit two, who also recruit two. There are
fifteen players in each game. Collect $1,000 from the first
game you enter, $500 cash and $500 is paid for automatic entry
to the next game. Collect $3,800 from that game, $1,800 cash
and $2,000 entry to the next game. The game progresses through
four levels.
The cost is $20.00 with four parts @ $5.00 each. Participants
must order four parts before they can use the system. Each
part must be copied along with the original letter and removing
top name on the accompanying list and placing new participant's
name in the fourth position. Send out between 200-1,000 flyers
and collect money when your name moves to number one position.
a Million
Cost $30. Send $10 to each of three names on a list. Remove
person in number three position and insert your name in position
one and move other two down the list. Send out 200 copies
of letter with your name on list and wait for money to roll
Drucker – Day Trader Extraordinaire
In October 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
charged Mark Drucker with running a $6.2 million Ponzi scheme.
Drucker told investors that he was a successful day trader
and that because of expertise in this field, he could invest
their money and secure a 50% return in two months or less.
Drucker used investor funds to pay earlier investors their
promised 50% returns. However, Drucker neglected to tell investors
that his day-trading strategy consistently lost money -- in
fact, during 1999 alone, Drucker lost $630,000. Drucker also
conveniently forgot to tell investors that he was using their
money to pay off earlier investors and to finance elaborate
parties at his home.
Kentucky Attorney General's Office served Manna Matrix a Cease
and Desist Letter pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Cost $180. Purchase a computer software disk for $30 from
a Mega$net agent. Use a computer to enter your details and
print five purchase orders from the program. Send $30 each
to five providers who will each send you an unlocking code
for the program. Make six or more copies of the program and
sell them for $30 each.
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Notice of Intended
Action on Money Masters pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Team-Denmark: Prosper International League Ltd
Pay $200 membership fee to Prosper International League Ltd.
Sponsor three new members or purchase three additional P I
L L memberships (total cost $800). The extra $600 allows a
trust to be activated in your name. $200 sets up your Trust
and each new member you enroll directly pays $200 into your
Trust fund. You are issued with an International Credit Card
with a limit of $1,000 when your trust account balance reaches
Millennium Direct-Mail
Cost $100. Send away for five separate reports @ $20 each
from each of the five people named on an accompanying list.
Remove the name on the top of the list and place your own
name and address in the top position. When you have the reports,
copy them and the original letter. Send out as many copies
of the letter as you wish with your name in the number one
position and then wait for people to send you money for the
Marketing Group
Michigan Attorney General's Office served a Notice of Intended
Action on Oneonta Marketing Group pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme
Ninety Nine
$160 to join. $50 goes to person who introduces you to scheme,
$50 to person in No 1 position on the list and $60 to Online
99 which is based in Queensland. Receive three certificates
with your name in position seven, sell them to recoup $150.
Wait until your name reaches the No 1 position when the promised
money will start coming in. Also receive a 'Pantry 'N' Cellar'
discount card. Renew membership annually for $110.
Listing Service
$15 joining fee. Fill out the joining form and send it with
$15 to an overseas address. Receive a copy of the same joining
form which now has your name inserted as a Distributor. Copy
the form and send out as many copies as you like. You receive
$5 for each listing you get.
Seekers Mailing List
Cost US$45. Receive a single page flier with three names to
whom you give a 'loan.' Send $US15 to first name on list;
$US10 to second name; $US5 to third name. Send US$10 to the
monitor/facilitator shown on the list and in return, receive
a master copy with your name in position three and a mailing
list. Make at least 30 copies of the master copy and send
to as many people as you wish.
Savings Club
Maryland Securities Division petitioned for, and obtained,
a Final Cease and Desist Order against Oxford Savings Club
pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Scheme 'bonus plan' - The Syndicate Club Pty Ltd
There is an initial joining fee, upfront payments and then
weekly payments to cover the cost of playing Oz Lotto and
Powerball in a syndicate. The organizers of the syndicate
cover the sixth number and Powerball number in the respective
lottery draws, with the member only having to be concerned
with the remaining numbers in Oz Lotto and Powerball draw.
The Syndicate Club claims to reduce the odds of winning in
Oz Lotto and Powerball by using their system. However, people
are also invited to join a 'bonus plan', where members are
encouraged to get others to join the syndicate. By doing so,
it is represented that the member's cost of playing Oz Lotto
and Powerball can be partially or fully covered, or indeed
a member can earn an income, depending how many persons the
member gets to join. The 'bonus plan' aspect of the OzPower
Scheme contravenes the prohibition on pyramid selling under
the Fair Trading Act 1987.
International Credit Services (PICS)
Supply of an off-shore credit card. Send US$125 to company
in Texas and obtain a credit card from an off-shore bank with
a credit limit of between $400 and $20,000. There are no credit
checks and even bankrupts can apply. PICS will then charge
US$25 per month in fees for the service. Following receipt
of the card, participants can earn commission by joining members
into the scheme.
Wins-Instant Lottery Collectors Club
Send $10 and a $1 instant money ticket each month to whoever
sponsors you into the scheme. Then recruit others into the
scheme beneath you. All the people you sponsor on the first
level pay you $10 and a $1 instant money ticket per month.
All people joining underneath them pay the same to their sponsor
but only pay a $1 instant money ticket to you. Recruit down
to six levels.
Cost is US$60.00. Pay for a 'mail order riches pack'
to a Melbourne based company that retains $20.00 and sends
$40.00 to your sponsor. By recruiting others you become a
sponsor and will receive $40.00 for every person recruited.
Based in Italy. Costs $150.00 to join. Buy a $50.00 certificate
from a sponsor, send $50.00 to Italy with personal bank account
details and $50.00 to person in first place on list. You then
receive three certificates with your name in seventh position
and sell them to others. As more people join, your name moves
up list to the money making position.
Kentucky Attorney General's Office served Pentagono a Cease
and Desist Letter pursuant to a Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Power Report
Subscription fee of NZ$150 a year for Personal Power Report.
An annual distributor registration fee of NZ$25 applies. There
are six levels in this scheme for every person and for everyone
you join up on level one you receive NZ$30. For all levels
between two and six you earn NZ$15 for every person your distributors
on level one join up
Phone Cards International Pty Ltd
Participants are required to sign up at least three new members
per month. The first two are allocated to the person who recruited
you. Participants receive income from everyone they sign up
from the third person. You earn income as long as everyone
under you purchases $120 of 'product' each month. Product(s)
not specified.
Game & Concorde
Consumers are invited to spend $500 or more to buy a 'ticket'
to enter the 'game'. This is payable to a 'pilot'
and once eight passengers have paid fares to the pilot he/she
leaves and the game splits in two. All people move up to the
next level. Co-Pilots become Pilots, the crew become Co-Pilots
and the former passengers become Crew members. Eight new seats
then become available. The Concorde game is exactly the same
except fares are $2,000 for a seat. All games collapse through
lack of new players. The majority of participants lose their
Put Me On Your Mailing List
Cost $30. Send $5 to each person named on the list you receive.
New participants names are added to the mailing lists of those
who received the money. You remove the name of the person
in number one spot, move others up one position and add your
name to position six. Send 200 copies of material out to randomly
selected persons. Supposedly earn four million dollars in
three months.
of 8
Enter game in eighth position. Get two friends to join and
pay $20 to person in seventh position (who has sponsored you)
and $20 to person in position one. Remove name of person in
position one and add your name at position eight.
For World Peace
US$45 to enter the scheme. Money to be sent to Malaysia. Participants
receive a control code number and then can be placed on a
list in position four and be permitted to join others into
the scheme by sending information to them. You will receive
a proportion of their joining fee and of others that join
underneath them. Participants are asked to pray for world
peace when they join the scheme. No limit on the number of
times persons can join.
Right Travel
Web based Travel scheme which promotes itself as having the
purpose of introducing the 'home based business of the millennium-the
travel industry'. You activate step 1 by submitting an on-line
application to purchase the product package for US$100. As
an Independent Representative (IR) you are provided with an
ID number, Product Package and an Associated Travel Agent
manual. You can then sit for the ATA exam and when you pass
you become a 'Qualified Member'. An IR is then invited to
get involved at any level and simply introduce people to the
on-line reservation system or you can market the ATA training
program to others for a great part time income.
This scheme is circulating the world via e-mail. The cost
of the scheme is $A140 per month for an 'educational package'.
You purchase one such package each month for 12 months. You
them recruit others into the scheme by having them purchase
a package from you. You retain all of the money for the packages
purchased from you. It is not known what happens when the
12 month period is up and you have purchased and sold all
12 packages.
Louisiana Dept. of Justice Served a Notice of Complaint and
Issued a Civil Investigative Demand on PRSI pursuant to a
Pyramid Scheme investigation.
Riders of Round Table
Cost $150. New member pays $25 to person in 'white quadrant'
and progresses on to other quadrants on table and pays $25
to each. Then pays $50 to person in 'black hole' in
the middle of the table and supplies them with own name and
bank account details. The new player is then sent six copies
of the game with their name in the white quadrants. Others
join and each pays new player $25 who progress 'around
the table' with the influx of new recruits picking up money
in each quadrant.
Finance and Investment Inc (RFI)
Pay a license fee of US$60 to join the 'easy start' level,
which is a worldwide forced matrix. It becomes filled as anew
people subscribe to RFI Inc. Subscribers are encouraged to
sponsor new people into the program in order that the matrix
is filled quicker. The subscriber's first when they find three
new subscribers or additional subscribers join. The next level
fill when each of those three new subscribers find three new
subscribers each. Each level becomes progressively larger.
Once the first level is filled a debit card and offshore banking
account is given an advance on the phase one entry fee plus
the subscribers 6 month purchase of natural herbal health
products. When there are an additional six subscribers at
the 2nd level the balance of the Quick Start Bonus minus the
cost of re-entry into the Quick Start Phase is given. The
process starts anew in the Quick Start Phase. The resulting
balance is paid into the subscribers debit card. From level
3-6 residual income is paid into the account. Residual income
is paid even if the levels are not full.
& $5 Loan
Consumers receive an unsolicited letter with a list of 'loan
participants'. New players send a $10.00 or $5.00 'loan' to
the person in the number one position on the list, remove
that name and add their own in position three. This is identical
to the Jane Nelson scheme above.
Help Co-operation Programme
Consumer receives an unsolicited letter explaining the scheme
along with a list of five participants. The consumer is asked
to put $50.00 in the bank account of the person listed in
position two, remove the top person from the list and add
their own name and bank account number into position five.
Send out 100 copies of the letter with your name included.
Indiana Attorney General's Office served a Civil Investigative
Demand on Trade Exchange Network, Inc. pursuant to a Pyramid
Scheme investigation.
The Federal Court in Perth (in Aug 2001) declared the scheme
to be a pyramid scheme operating in contravention of the Trade
Practices Act, 1974. Pay US$100 for a website plus US$10 application
fee and then the recruit others into the scheme to earn money.
Action is also being taken by the Federal Trade Commission
in the US concerning the business.
Electronics-used postage stamps
This scheme costs $30.00 to open a 'file' in your name.
You are required to send 50 used postage stamps per month
to 'earn' three cents per stamp. When your account reaches
$30 or more you can receive lump sum compensation or a 'fully
equipped personal computer with accessories' when you join
780 other members in the scheme.
Resources International
Indiana Attorney General's Office served a Civil Investigative
Demand on Telecom Resources International pursuant to a Pyramid
Scheme investigation.
Exchange Network, Inc.
Indiana Attorney General's Office served a Civil Investigative
Demand on Trade Exchange Network, Inc. pursuant to a Pyramid
Scheme investigation.
Net Marketing International Pty Ltd: The Laundry Solution
Purchase a product pack for $195 and buy two other product
packs or recruit others to purchase. The commission you receive
is based on the number of product packs that are sold by agents
recruited by you. The product is a 'globe' that is placed
in a washing machine in order to clean clothes. It is claimed
that the globe changes the molecular structure of the water
and makes it 'wetter'. The globe supposedly replaces
detergent and 'lasts for 1500 washes'.
Cost to enter is $300. Participants are required to buy a
gemstone from a member and are given a 'free' invoice.
They must pay $100 to the person in sixth position on a supplied
list and $100 to the team leader who sold the gemstone to
the new participant and $100 to an organization called Systems
Gems 2000. Participants receive three invoices for gems which
they sell to three others and move their name to sixth position
on the list. As more people join, names of participants move
up the list.
Based in Denmark. Participants are required to buy gold. The
cost of the initial gold purchase is 500 Swiss Francs. A deposit
of 80sf is required and by recruiting others into the scheme,
their 80sf deposits are used to pay off your purchase. The
more people you join up, the more you earn and the further
you progress through the 'Gold Accumulation Plan'.
Aid Sponsorship Program International
Pay $40.00 per month towards a sponsorship for 'meaningful
assistance to communities within Australia and throughout
the world.' by direct bank account debit. The communities
to receive the assistance are not named. By recruiting others
into the scheme participants receive a commission and can
move to four levels (340 people).
$1 pyramid scheme
A consumer receives a list of four women's names and are asked
to send $1 to each person and then remove top name and add
their own at the bottom of the list. Consumers are asked to
send out 10 copies of the letter and sit back and wait for
the money to 'roll' in.
Awareness International
Cost is $60 per month to purchase 60 Oxi-Supa tablets. By
recruiting four others into the scheme participants obtain
$10 commission on each. By assisting those four recruits to
join four others further commissions on each purchase are
earned. Varying amounts can be earned depending on the number
of recruits. For those who have 340 recruits a payment 'is
donated to a charity' that the company says complies with
its 'stringent requirements'.
Classic "Ponzi" Scheme
Classic "Pyramid" Scheme
v. Pyramid; A Comparison
Warning Signs
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3D particles colour shift bug?
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Hello all,i've been playing with the new version of 3D particles (Izzy 2.1 on OSX 10.11.3) making some animated gifs:http://gph.is/1nK51NFThe inner size parameter is a nice addition, thankyou team.I tried setting a colour shift, the colour fades in nicely, but snaps from mid colour to end colour.is anybody else experiencing this or have i got my settings wrong?cheers,john
Yes I can see this as well. Please file a formal bug report. Thanks.
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.....submittedi fiddled around a bit and noticed that it snaps to the end colour, then fades back to the mid colour as it fades out.
Funny enough I used this the other day and I seen that the last colour was strange but I thought it was me!


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Check this out if you're anywhere near Romsey next weekend for the launch, and through March for the length of the exhibition!!!!!
It's always a pleasure being asked to be involved with such a talented man as Dan Verky's creative pursuits, and I know for a fact that he's REALLY going the extra mile to put on a real show. I'm totally excited to see everything he's cooked up!!!
As it happens I'll be polluting the airwaves with some instrumental acoustic music as well, but don't let that put you off. Just make sure you come cause it will be a cracker!!!