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There is a war raging behind the scenes that is leaking out into the public domain. Our Deep State has grown into an abomination of people who do not realize that their actions are hurting our nation far more than the "help" they think they provide.
Here's a clue for anyone confused on right or wrong:
When one pursues security, they will wind up with neither freedom nor security. But when one pursues freedom, then security will follow at very little cost.
Freedom and security are directly tied to one another and cannot be separated. If you go overboard in your pursuit of security in any aspect of life, then you will ultimately surrender your freedom.
When embraced as a guiding principle, this understanding will strip bare all important decisions in life, be it in your personal life, your relationships with others, in your work, and in all aspects of government and politics. Super important, and you can better believe we're going there.
It is my belief that the CIA, NSA, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and by extension Congress (since they approve it), are completely out-of-control. Combined they are too large by about 90%! That's right, 90%. Our nation and the world would be much better off if they did not exist at all versus existing in their present condition. What a waste.
But you have to understand that the Deep State exists as a TOOL of the global elite. They create money from nothing and have used that money from nothing to indebt and enslave the entire globe. They make money from nothing and use that money to elect puppet politicians and puppet judges. Thus they have circumvented all the checks and balances of the Constitution. There are no longer three branches, there is only one, and it is NOT controlled by the will of the people.
The Constitution states that CONGRESS, your representatives, shall "Coin money and regulate the value thereof." But by a known and open conspiracy Congress turned over their obligation to PRIVATE individuals in the year 1913 with passage of the Federal Reserve Act.
This was a history supernova. That act is ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL. It corrupted all laws that were created since that time.
What followed was the IRS Act the very next year. They blew a bubble that became the "roaring 1920's," that led to the crash of 1929. Then came the bond market crash (debt), then came WWII. The central banks used WWII to foist the Bretton Woods Accord on the people of the planet with only a sham of due process. Out spilled the illegally create United Nations, the "World Bank," (they are still laughing over this), the IMF, the BIS, all of which are improperly not monitored or authorized by anyone but themselves.
It's a sick and sad state of affairs, I'll be bringing you much more on all this in my upcoming book, "Definitive Freedom."
In the mean time, here's my friend, Bill Still, with some video that explains where we are with the Deep State and President Trump:
Friday, March 17, 2017
Security Versus Freedom: Deep State War With Trump
Posted byNathan Martin at8:31 AM
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Trump Budget and Math Reality
While I supported Trump over all the alternatives, the impossible math is the only way to glimpse economic reality. No source that I've seen understands where the math is headed. And with the first cut of Trump's budget priorities comes a focus on the way in which the impossible math is distributed, with no discussion of how impossible the math is or why.
In a nutshell the debt is growing and accumulating at twice the rate predicted by both mainstream and non-mainstream sources alike, this article will show you how to glimpse the reality of the math.
While the national debt almost doubled under eight years of Obama administration going from $10.02 trillion to $19.95 trillion (it was far worse than this in reality, we'll cover that later). This 99% growth in just eight years means that the national debt effectively doubled in just eight years. That's terrible, but most people are projecting the same $1.25 trillion growth per year for the next eight years, or a total growth that will equal another $10 trillion. That is NOT math reality.
The reality is that regardless of who is president, the math must double again in the next eight years in order to achieve the same rate of growth! $20 trillion, not just another paltry $10! In other words, at the end of eight more years, the end of 2024, the national debt will likely stand at $40 trillion, not the projected $30 trillion. If that RATE of growth is not maintained, then what do you suppose will happen to the economy, knowing that all our money is DEBT?
But why is it that nobody can do a projection that matches reality?
Reality does not exist in ANY mainstream media. The mainstream media is 90% fake, every bit of that is designed to fill our heads with a story-line that manipulates and enslaves us, robbing us of our productivity and holding back the advancement of humanity. The 10% that is real is obscured by the majority 90% spin. If you incorporate their narrative, you will consume unfit foods, unfit water and drinks, drugs, medicines, and vaccines that will make it impossible for you to think clearly enough to distinguish what is real and what is not. You will likely work in jobs that perpetuate and are dependent upon enforcing the mainstream narrative (most people do not realize the part they play).
The internet is the ONLY place that reality exists. But you must be able to think and filter knowledge clearly in order to see it. Most people have not been taught to THINK. To filter correctly you must intensely focus on each subject looking for inconsistencies. Thinking is a process of removing inconsistencies until you have a clear, consistent, and simple picture in which all the pieces fit together without conflict. You will not even find reality in a modern library; it, too, is filled with nonsensical thinking that has been poisoned by corrupted mainstream science and ideology.
Here's an important truth that you must understand before discussing the impossible math that underlies our economy:
EQUITY: An increase or a decrease in equity (stocks) primarily affects the person who owns it. Thus, if the stock market falls the individuals who own it are negatively impacted, but the wealth effect is very narrow. Equity is a one person transaction. The person who holds equity cannot default, they can only lose their investment thus the ripple effect of lost equity is small. If you were to lose all your equity holdings, no one will come after you for payment, you will be angry with those managing the companies you owned, but there is no recourse.
DEBT: Debt, on the other hand, is a two person transaction. When a debt is created there is always a person who is on the other side of the transaction. If the person who owes the money, the debtor, defaults, then the person who loaned the money will come after your assets to recoup losses. THIS IS WHY DEBT MATTERS, and equity doesn't. Wars are fought over debt, not equity. The entanglement of debt across nations means when debts cannot be repaid, or even if faith is lost that debts can be repaid with money of value, then emotional anger ensues. We are riddled with more debt, by far, than at any other point in history. It matters. Those who ignore it are ignorant of history, and believe that the math is fantasy. The math of debt is NOT FANTASY, it is real and is woven into the people on both sides of the debt transaction.
DERIVATIVES: Derivatives that are based upon debt (sliced and diced), leverage the debt (leverage upon leverage) and obscure reality. But the underlying debts still exist, even if created under an improper rule-of-law as most modern debts are. Derivatives not based on debt are fantasy, they are not reality, but like debt their impacts are entangled beyond just one person or entity. In that regard derivatives also matter, they represent systemic risk.
To get a glimpse of how mainstream "authority figures" deny the reality of debt, please view the following example, although from 2008 is still valid as mainstream Keynesian psychopathic gibberish:
The deluded thinking is, that no matter what, more debt can be produced, thus default will never occur. And that government debt is somehow magically different because it's backed with nuclear warheads, oh, and the ability to tax the living heck out of you and me. Not mentioned is how insane and absolutely ridiculous it is that our unsovereign government borrows money from PRIVATE individuals and uses our tax money (productive effort) to pay those privileged private individuals interest.
One of the reasons people are not correctly projecting the RATE of growth into the future is that most people's minds do not understand, and have not been trained, to comprehend the exponential function. To which I am reposting the following video from Dr. Bartlett, I highly suggest that you review the first 15 minutes so that you can visualize the exponential math that I'm referring to:
Dr. Bartlett's rule of 70 is the same as the more common "rule of 72" except that he rounded the number to make the math easier.
So, to see the doubling time of our current account deficit we need only look at the past eight years, because the deficit almost exactly doubled in the past eight years. If you divide 70 by 8, then you will find that the past eight year doubling equates to an annual growth rate of 8.75% per year!
And that's exactly the rate at which our federal debt is growing. Our "money" is debt, and thus this portion of "money" is inflating at the rate of 8.75% per year. Here's how you can see into the future…
If that rate is maintained, then in the next 8 years our debt will DOUBLE again. From $20 trillion, to $40 trillion. Again, the mainstream assumption is that our debt only continues to grow at the current per year dollar amount of $1.25 trillion per year, but that is NOT the case.
Should the 8.75% growth rate of debt not continue, then growth will slow and the real economy will turn more negative than it is already. So another doubling does not have to happen, but there are consequences if it does not under the current criminal central debt as money system.
If, however, the growth rate continues to escalate as it has been, then a crackup boom is likely. A crackup boom results in things close to the production of money rising in value, while those further away stagnate. So things like stocks, gold, silver, Bitcoin all get speculated higher, while food and necessities get more expensive relative to stagnant incomes.
A real economy that is not saturated with debt actually does grow when debt is added to it. That was the industrial revolution in the United States. Since 2008 we have been in a state of macroeconomic debt saturation where the return on more debt is negative:
|Chart of the Century - Diminishing Productivity of Debt
You may recognize that Diminishing Returns chart from my articles on the "Chart of the Century" back in 2010. Below is an updated version of that chart directly from the Fed now that they publish charts that can reproduce using their statistics (total debt figures ended in 2015 in this series):
|Diminishing Productivity of Debt through 2015
Note that in the Diminishing Returns chart above that the rise seen in 2010 is due to the FED taking on $4.5 trillion onto their balance sheet! That debt would have otherwise been added to our national debt, thus the stated $20 trillion is actually $24.5 trillion today! Cough, cough. Of course it's much worse than that, but let's ignore unfunded liabilities and all the other giant sums hidden under ginormous carpets.
Here is a chart of the FED's Balance Sheet:
|FED's Balance Sheet
Of the above $4.5 trillion, below is the portion that is just mortgage backed securities on the FED's Balance Sheet:
|Mortgage Backed Securities on the FED's Balance Sheet
Of course the FED did this to prevent collapse. What QE did was to temporarily unsaturate the debt, thus the spike in the 2010 Diminishing Returns Chart. By simply moving that debt from a current payable to an even more distant payable (an "asset" on the FED's balance sheet), it created more room for debt to be pushed into the economy, mathematically. QE was the most effective tool to date for modulating the saturation point of debt within the economy. BUT, we are now back into full on saturation where adding debt creates negative growth, not positive growth.
And so, the game of private central bankers modulating the economy with tricks continues for now. They steal our productivity while the impossible math continues to become even more impossible. If the FED begins to reduce their balance sheet, look out below. If they feel the need to increase their balance sheet, look out above.
When does the music end? It ends when the people are no longer willing to tolerate giving so much of their productive effort to a criminal enterprise. In the meantime, look for the next economic blackmail to come soon, very soon.
Posted byNathan Martin at4:17 PM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Bitcoin Security: Bubble Boy and the Sewer Rat
Super video, very important to understand the power of decentralization. Bitcoin is going to erode the power base of the central bank and they do not yet realize how profound this transformation will be. I believe this technology is a major part of a proper path forward, support its use fully, and own some myself.
Later, and in my new book, I will explain the historical significance of it and how I think the concept of decentralized systems like Bitcoin can be used alongside of other forms of "money" in order to make a more diverse and robust system overall, one that has options outside the hands of the criminal central cartel.
Later, and in my new book, I will explain the historical significance of it and how I think the concept of decentralized systems like Bitcoin can be used alongside of other forms of "money" in order to make a more diverse and robust system overall, one that has options outside the hands of the criminal central cartel.
Posted byNathan Martin at6:34 PM
Introduction To Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a HUGE deal. Much larger than most believe, historic. If you are not yet participating, you should be. I recommend that you go to Coinbase and start your account today!
Posted byNathan Martin at6:28 PM
I'm Back...
Over a year ago I sold my latest two businesses and have been waiting for the right time to come back into the public domain. I plan to do so in a big way, but not quite yet.
The impossible mathematics that underlie our economy are unbelievably more impossible today. The markets are less real, and more overvalued than at any other time in history. Future returns from valuations above 20 are statistically unlikely, and they are bordering on impossible from these levels on any type of an extended timeline. Accounting standards have continued to relax and if GAAP accounting standards of 15 years ago were used, then P/E ratios would be through the roof.
Over the past several years many pundits have been premature in their calls for a market top. A significant mid-term top is now near. Today's move higher after the FOMC likely will mark the beginning of the last wave higher before the next decline. It will not likely be, I believe, THE decline. There are high odds of volatility returning in both directions. Eventual further upside will be the result not of underlying fundamental strength, but of monetary implosion. Europe implodes first causing funds to flow to the U.S., and that has been occurring for some time now. Japan implodes next, then the U.S. and the rest of the world, in that order, but it will still take some time to play out.
There is a war going on inside our nation and around the globe. The two sides are Faction A which is the Globalist socialist Deep State central banking cartel, and Faction B, currently lead by the new Trump Administration representing us proud to be Americans, non-socialist, decentralized, Constitution abiding, thinking and aware faction.
I could write much about the criminality in the CIA, the FBI, NSA, Homeland 'Security', in the Justice Department, in Congress, the Senate, the media, the judicial branch, and many others. And I will, but not here and not just yet.
I 100% foresaw Trump's victory and was rooting for it. However, while he's a truth teller who is right 90% of the time, it is the 10% revolving around the root of our problems (central criminal banking performed outside a proper rule-of-law) that will doom the remaining 90%. Thus I do not expect significant resolutions to any major problems. I expect a war cycle that was going to happen regardless of who took the White House.
I also expect the markets to be intentionally taken down (by the criminal cartel) as a part of the ongoing war in an attempt to control faction B (it will be unsuccessful). I think more and more "Truth Bombs" will explode in public as the truth will be used in defense during what I believe are the early stages of this war. These truth bombs are going to expose further the deep state, and will expose technological and other secrets that have been withheld from the public.
Right now I'm working on a new holistic book called "Definitive Freedom." This is a huge project that is going to take a while. This book is meant to be holistic, spanning many subject areas in which our Dreams have been corrupted and our thoughts polluted. This book will not just point out root issues, which it does; but it will concentrate on reality, what is a true and proper rule-of-law, and how to build a more proper rule-of-law as the current very flawed system unravels.
As I work on Definitive Freedom I will occasionally post non-time-consuming items of interest here. I am also working on a new, much larger, website and will update you on that as it becomes ready.
In the meantime feel free to contact me if you like, as I get time I may answer a few pertinent questions here, but will be focused on progressing the book and the new website before making regular posts.
Hope everyone is well,
Nathan Martin
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All users wants to have their files accessible and sharable within their agency or organization, and a cloud architecture can give them what they want. But, as we all know, more accessibility equals more security risk. And the cloud is the height of collaborative file use, and, if not done with security in mind from the start, can be quite the disaster waiting to happen.
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Here it is the fruit you have all been waiting for, a peach. This is just not any peach though, I will be giving you an online drawing lesson on "how to draw a peach chibi step by step". I decided to draw the peach because the apple came out so awesome and it was full of cuteness. This chibi peach is the same, and even though it is insanely cute, you still have that urge to take a bite out of it. Maybe it's because this fruit looks SO sweet. Anyway this is a very, very easy lesson, and you should absolutely no problem drawing it perfectly. All you have to do is follow the simple steps and read the detailed instructions. I did have fun with this chibi fruit because it reminded me of going to the store and buying a peach that looks just like the one I have drawn; sweet, plump and soft. That is all I have for you guys today, meet me back here on DragoArt.com tomorrow for some new free online drawing tutorials that you will be sure to love. I may still have a chibi or two tomorrow as well, but I promise that is the max. Okay, peace out folks and have fun learning "how to draw a peach chibi step by step". Happy drawing boys and girls!
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British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has revealed that Andy Farrell is in the mix for a spot in his backroom staff for next year's tour to Australia.
Tour manager Andy Irvine confirmed on Tuesday evening that they hope to finalise the identity of Gatland's backroom staff in the next few weeks with confirmation expected on December 13. Gatland had hoped to announce who will be accompanying him to Australia before the autumn internationals but those plans were postponed partly due to his ongoing treatment for the broken heels he suffered in a domestic accident earlier this year.
Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards, Wales interim boss Rob Howley and England forwards supremo Graham Rowntree have all been linked with a return to the Lions set-up having working alongside Gatland and under Sir Ian McGeechan on the 2009 tour to South Africa and England defence coach Farrell has now emerged as another leading contender.
"People have spoken highly about Andy and he is on a list of guys that I need to finalise and do my homework on," Gatland told The Daily Telegraph. "I am talking to different people to make sure the make-up is right.
"He would be one of the guys on the list but I don't think at the moment there has been any agreement between the unions and the Lions. That is the first process. Once we get that confirmation, then there is the individual confirmation. There is a reasonable way to go."
Farrell previously coached at Premiership side Saracens and formed part of the interim England coaching team under Stuart Lancaster during last season's Six Nations. He originally opted against linking up with Lancaster on a full-time basis but he later had a change of heart and was confirmed as England's defence coach in June.
If Farrell does get the nod alongside Rowntree then England would be left with just Lancaster and Mike Catt ahead of their tour to Argentina in the summer of 2013. But while Gatland will inevitably have a wish list of coaches he would want to work with, he is reluctant to reveal his hand until he has been given confirmation by Lions chief executive John Feehan that the relevant Unions are happy with releasing their coaches for duty.
Gatland added: "There are a number of other people under consideration because there is a potential that the unions say 'these are the guys we want to keep' and they may not be released as well."
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Denver on Friday
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says his frequent visits to Colorado are not a coincidence.
"I continue to be encouraged by Colorado, continue to want to learn from the Colorado example and continue to think Colorado could do a tremendous amount to lead the country where we need to go, quite frankly," Duncan said in a telephone interview with The Denver Post.
Duncan is in Denver on Friday to talk about the administration's push for universal preschool and about how making college more affordable could raise attendance and completion rates for Latinos.
"Obviously, we are working really, really hard to try and dramatically expand access to early childhood education," Duncan said. "It's one of the most important things that we can do to try to close what I call the opportunity gap. So, I've been traveling, it seems like everywhere, working on this."


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Thomas Sargent (top) and Christopher Sims.
With European governments struggling to avert imminent disaster in the Euro zone, the award of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences could not be more relevant. The prize has gone to Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims whose work explores how and if policy decisions can affect the economy and how unexpected shocks spread through it.
Maths and stats are central to economics and finance — so to celebrate their role we've had a look through our archive for our favourite articles on the subject. Who knows? Maybe they'll help save the Euro!
- Adam Smith and the invisible hand: a game theoretical look at Smith's famous invisible hand mechanism.
- What is financial mathematics?
- How maths killed Lehman Brothers
- Is maths to blame? a look at the credit crunch
- A risky business: How to price derivatives
- Rogue trading: more on derivatives
- What can birds tell us about flying through ash clouds?
- Leaving the markets: the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics shows that it's not all about the markets.
- The economics of health: what makes value for money in medicine?
- Game theory wins Nobel Prize: the 2005 Prize went for work on conflict and cooperation
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This recall affects certain vehicles equipped Occupant Classification System (OCS) control units manufactured by Continental Automotive Systems. A varistor in the OCS control unit may have been manufactured out of specification. Under certain conditions, this could interupt the signal between the OCS and the air bag control unit (ACU), causing the passenger air bag to be suppressed in an accident. If the air bag does not deploy when needed in a crash, the risk of injury is increased. Dealers will test the signal between the OCS and ACU with a special tool to verify proper function. The seat cushion containing the OCS hardware will be replaced as necessary. The recall began November 4, 2008.
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A collections of books and tools I find useful. Follow the links to find out more. This list is a tad stale.
Typographic Design: Form and Communication
Carter, Day, Meggs
An interesting text on the history of type and the study of letterforms. The last third is, depending on how you look at it, either a useful or useless visual guide of common typefaces. (more)
Designing With Web Standards
Jeffrey Zeldman
Zeldman's opus not only makes a strong case for using web standards in your work, it clearly explains how to do so. Equal parts manifesto and how-to, it's a well-written and knowledgeable read. (my complete review) (more)
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
A common sense approach to designing usable web sites. Short, easy read that packs a punch. Krug is a usability expert grounded in the real world. (my complete review) (more)
Eric Meyer on CSS
Eric Meyer
Learn CSS from the best. Eric Meyer has been a standards evangelist for Netscape communications and an invited expert to the W3C's CSS Working Group. Step through Eric's example sites for an in-depth look into the process of designing with CSS. (more)
Building Accessible Websites
Joe Clark
Every self-respecting designer needs a copy of this book on his or her desk. A well-written and informative look at designing web accessibility. (more)
No Logo
Naomi Klein
An eye-opening look at the pervasiveness of brand. Thoroughly researched, and an interesting commentary on today's culture. No Logo will change the way you envision your world. (more)
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
A dry and academic look at typography, but absolutely indispensible. Bringhurst's guide is a practical look at the history and use of type. (more)
A handy little CSS editor for Windows and OS X both, brought to you by the good folks at WestCiv. (more)
More Eric Meyer on CSS
Eric Meyer
Liked the first one? Here's a whole new volume of the good stuff. Eric walks us through 10 unique CSS-based projects. I was involved as a tech editor on this book, so I may be biased, but you don't have to take my word for it. Click through for the Amazon feedback. (my complete review and disclosure) (more)
TopStyle Pro
Nick Bradbury
One of the best CSS editors out there, with great support for XHTML. Windows-only. (more)
Commercial Photoshop
Bert Monroy
Where do you go once you've learned Photoshop's basic tools? Commercial illustrator Bert Monroy offers the answer: taking a project-based approach to guide you through various effects, you'll learn how to achieve some amazingly practical output. Montroy's style is a bit too dominant, and some of the end results look more like illustrations than photographs. The techniques are definitely not for advanced Photoshop users, but this is a great beginner- to novice-level guide to pushing your skills further. (more)
Web Standards Solutions
Dan Cederholm
An excellent guide to making the right decisions and understanding why you made them. Full of real-world examples and practical advice. 9 out of 10, which on my scale means you should have it on your desk, no questions asked. (my complete review) (more)


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Local high school students can earn Herkimer College credits through our concurrent enrollment program, College Now. Herkimer College will waive tuition for College Now courses for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is the national organization that sets standards for CEPs and accredits those partnerships that meet the national standards in five categories: curriculum, students, faculty, assessment, and evaluation. In April 2006, our College Now program was initially accredited by NACEP and re-accredited in 2013.
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- Announcing Two New FIRE Job Opportunities in Washington, D.C.
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[January 14th, 2014]
- Court of Appeals Ruling Kills Net Neutrality
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- Virginia Bill Would Eliminate Unconstitutional 'Free Speech Zones'
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- Teachers: Don't Miss These 2013 Graphic Novels
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- It's a Bad Week to be a Patent Troll: Big Updates from New York and Newegg
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- Grand Valley State Administrators Attack Newspaper Staff for Criticizing Donor Handling
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- The Law Belongs In the Public Domain
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- Cartoonist Challenges Authority in Tunisia
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- EFF Calls Out DOJ for Failing to Provide Crucial Public Information in NSA Case
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- Supreme Court to Tackle Big Questions in Patent and Copyright Law
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- Transparency Is Fundamental to Good Copyright Policy
[January 13th, 2014]
- Copyright Week: Taking Copyright Back
[January 13th, 2014]
- President's Review Group Puzzler: Why is Massively Overbroad Surveillance Wrong under 215 but OK under Section 702?
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- Remembering Aaron
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- California Bill Would Require Reporting of Violent Campus Crimes to Police
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- Tell President Obama To End Mass Spying at His Upcoming Press Conference
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- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- American Library Association, Office of Intellectual Freedom (ALA-OIF)
- American Society of News Editors
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Though it's easy to foresee the unpredictability of NYC winters (superstorm and nor'easter, we're looking at you), somehow the winter chill always creeps up on us. We scramble to layer sweaters, plan indoor entertainment, and find a pair of tights without too many holes in them — until this year, that is. This winter, we're starting off early and placing our sights on vegan leather pieces that are as stylish as they are warm.
Whether you have a moral opposition to leather and fur, enjoy the affordability of the alternatives, or have never given faux fashions a second glance, we know you'll love our selection of subs. There was once a time when chic imitation fabrics were few and far between, but these days the fakes are holding their own. From Stella McCartney's high-end booties to the I-can-buy-this-with-my-babysitting-money Forever 21 skirts, there's no excuse not to experiment with these conscientious and thrifty threads.
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"The way in which we closely collaborate together makes it feel like a partnership and Fujitsu's focus on technology rather than sales is very refreshing. We are certain that it will be a critical partner for us as we continue to evolve"
John Herd Network Manager, University Campus Suffolk
UCS is a new kind of higher education institution that allows students to access the knowledge and resources of its two validating universities, the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex, as well as local colleges and the wider community. Teaching and research is underpinned by an academic infrastructure that includes many top Professors and Visiting Professors and UCS has achieved high rates of employability and increasingly strong National Student Survey outcomes. Since its foundation in 2007, student numbers have grown consistently to approximately 4,500 FTEs in 2011/12.
When UCS was founded in 2007, the initial challenge was to design an organisational architecture and a technical infrastructure that would cope with thousands of students and hundreds of staff, from day one. The scale of the challenge only became apparent when the original architects of UCS realised that there were few design precedents that they could fall back on.
"When it came to the technology that underpinned the university, the original technical design team used established ITIL® (ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited) and PRINCE2 methodologies to design, deliver and implement the network infrastructure. Whilst the UCS network design was a case study of how ITIL® (ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited) and PRINCE2 processes work, it didn't prevent issues when it was handed over to production," explains John Herd, Network Manager at UCS. "I was hired to troubleshoot and fix significant performance and reliability problems after implementation, when the original design team were long gone.
"Of all the problems that UCS's infrastructure was suffering from, the most significant challenge was the SAN which had suffered two catastrophic failures before I arrived; UCS had asked the original vendor responsible to try to solve the issue, but despite their best efforts no solution was found. I felt that we needed a new approach to solve the problem," says Herd.
"The essential challenge was to find a partner who had a reputation for solid engineering and could provide a well-engineered, reliable and scalable storage solution," adds Herd. "I needed a scalable SAN that didn't require complex storage management to deliver those features, which could be put into production quickly, and that wouldn't spring surprises in operation. The answer was Fujitsu."
Working with UCS's very detailed analysis and requirements for a unified storage infrastructure, Fujitsu proposed an underwritten solution where the data from the existing, and unreliable, SAN would be migrated over to two Fujitsu ETERNUS DX80 storage systems over one weekend, providing 100TBs of modular storage and backup.
As part of the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX80 offer, Fujitsu also engaged in a knowledge transfer and training exercise to ensure that UCS technical staff were thoroughly familiarised with ETERNUS storage technology. This ensured that the organisation was left firmly in charge of its own destiny, once the migration of data was complete.
"Fujitsu not only demonstrated that the ETERNUS storage family is well engineered, scalable and affordable, but Fujitsu took the bold step of under-writing the risk that UCS was taking by switching to a completely new storage architecture and manufacturer. The risks of this project were significantly higher than a typical storage migration project; it's a sign of the confidence that Fujitsu had in their product that they were prepared to under-write the risks in such a positive manner," says Herd. "I'm pleased to say that the migration project was a complete success. We migrated and consolidated a significant amount of data, from 96 servers in our data centre onto two ETERNUS DX80 SANs, whilst keeping within agreed SLAs with system and business owners, and not incurring any unexpected downtime."
The new SAN solution has proven to be stable and scalable, delivering critical services to staff, and students, at UCS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without stop. An intuitive management interface makes the system easy for people to understand and maintain and, because there are only two – rather than eight – types of hard drive, it is much easier to operate and allocate storage to specific tasks.
"With two SANs, rather than one, we're able to balance service load more elegantly, and guarantee resiliency for staff and students, which is a positive step forward for the university. In addition the Fujitsu solution was significantly less expensive than other proposed solutions from other vendors and came with much lower total cost of ownership," comments Herd. "Fujitsu mirrored my own philosophy of keeping it simple and delivering the best fit for the university at the same time. Complex technical solutions always come at a price, be it in the implementation, staff skills or cost of maintenance."
Since working with Fujitsu on the SAN project, Herd and his team have been exploring other ways in which the two organisations can work together. One instance is in the radiography lab where workstations and medical-grade monitors were needed. Fujitsu has supplied inexpensive PCs along with top of the range monitors at a price few others could match.
"The radiography lab was another excellent example of how Fujitsu work with you to ensure that you get the right solution for your business, at a price you can afford," says Herd. "It's great to be able to tap into Fujitsu's extensive solutions portfolio, and call on their extensive technical experience, which magnifies our ability to deliver innovative solutions to organisational challenges."
As a direct result of the positive experiences that Fujitsu and UCS shared on the storage and radiography projects, both parties realised that their strategic aims and ambitions were very much in tune with one another. In the future both organisations hope to explore a longer term engagement, in order to deliver UCS's promises on the student experience, community engagement and forward thinking adoption of new technologies.
"Fujitsu understands our organisation and is more than happy to fit in with the other vendor solutions without turning it into a feature battle. The way in which we closely collaborate together makes it feel like a partnership and Fujitsu's focus on technology rather than sales is very refreshing. We are certain that it will be a critical partner for us as we continue to evolve."
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Over 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$54 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com
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Malrotation is a birth defect caused by the
incorrect positioning of a fetus's intestines in the abdomen while the fetus is
still in the uterus. Malrotation can cause sudden twisting of the intestines.
Most infants with malrotation develop symptoms during the first
month of life. Symptoms include:
It is a medical emergency if an infant is vomiting blood or
green liquid.
If malrotation of the intestines causes symptoms,
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Malrotation doesn't cause symptoms in all people.
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Bringing authentic antique jewellery back to life for you to wear as in Antiquity.
Welcome to Antiquities Giftshop! We specialise in ancient antique jewellery and artefacts from the Roman, Medieval, Celtic, Saxon and Viking periods. We have an extensive range of bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, brooches, bangles and rings. Our ancient antique jewelry includes both valuable pieces of gold and silver and those set with gems, as well as more modest items made of bronze and copper. Some types of jewellery were functional as well as decorative, such as brooches designed to secure clothing.
Our jewellery and artefacts are replenished regularly so please feel free to keep checking back to see what is new on our site. We are also always happy to try to locate a specific piece for you so if you have got something in mind but you can't find it on the site please email us.
We are confident that you will discover hidden treasures and rare finds within our site and hopefully you will find the information and histories contained therein very interesting. The ancient jewellery collection on this site has been selected to appeal to the discerning customer and collector alike. We provide full and thorough descriptions of our ancient jewelry and research every piece to bring you as much information about it as possible. Each item has several images from differing angles so you can be certain of what you are buying and so you can be sure to choose the perfect object. By browsing through the ancient antique rings or our extensive collection of Roman, Medieval, Celtic, Saxon and Viking jewellery you will get a real sense of the history behind each piece.
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Throughout the ages, mankind has fashioned decorative ancient antique jewelry using both creative imagination and personal aesthetic choice. That said, many pieces of ancient antique jewellery originated as the means of fastening garments, as status symbols to reflect the position of the owner in society, or as containers to store loose change or various trinkets and mementoes. That means that many pieces of vintage jewelry were practical and functional as well as decorative and ornamental.
Authentic ancient jewellery is unique in the way it illustrates the tastes of the particular time period, and offers an insight into life in bygone ages. Different cultures had their own ideas of what constituted beautiful gold jewellery and silver jewellery, and they also made use of gemstones, so a lot can be learned about particular periods by examining these artifacts.
At a time when it was customary for daughters to be provided with dowries on the occasion of their betrothal, family treasures such as valued pieces of jewellery would be included in the dowry, creating heirlooms to be handed down through the generations.
Apotropaeic symbols – symbols believed to ward off bad luck and evil spirits – were customarily incorporated into items of ancient antique jewellery. These symbols could come from everyday life, from belief systems and also from bygone periods, so a piece of ancient jewellery can provide a potted history lesson, and an indication of how life was lived hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago. The symbols used on the jewellery offer an insight into the secret life of the piece, and demonstrate how beliefs and fashions have changed through the ages.
Stylistically, there are distinct periods in the development and creation of ancient vintage jewellery. The Ancient Egyptians first considered using gold in jewellery, between 3000 and 5000 years ago, while the Romans invented the familiar pinning mechanism used in brooches. This development arose from the necessity of securing garments such as togas safely and securely. Each jewellery producing era from the Early Oriental through to Hellenistic-Romano times developed different skills, such as filigree work.
The Romans made use of the vast number of resources and materials available throughout their empire. Gemstones such as diamonds, sapphires emeralds and amber were incorporated into rings and other pieces of jewellery.
It was common for a Roman man to wear a single ring, although some men wore several. Often, the stones in the rings were carved, and used to imprint a wax seal on letters and documents, so once again the item of jewellery was functional as well as decorative. The concept of the signet ring continued through many centuries.
Roman ladies generally wore many more pieces of jewellery than their menfolk. But mens jewelry was still very popular. Events in the lifetime of a jeweller could often be reflected in the pieces he created, sometimes directly through symbols he used in the manufacture of jewellery, like the always popular brooch/fibula. It is possible to track the interests and passions of the jeweller through the pieces he created, which could reflect events in political and personal life.
Various methods of production such as casting, inlaying, filigree and granulation were used in the manufacture of ancient jewellery, and some precious and semi-precious stones were very popular at the time. Garnets, rubies, cornelians, pearls and emeralds featured prominently in work from this period.
- We do not repair, restore, resize, reproduce or change our ancient jewelry in any way whatsoever.
- However, we do professionally clean many of the items we sell.
- We gently clean these authentic antiquities so you can enjoy and wear them as when they were first made.
- The cleaning process is gentle. You will still see the scratches, dents, nicks etc that each piece has uniquely obtained in its history. It is the story of each piece. It is its life history.
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- Some pieces still have enamel or gilt remaining on the surface. We sell these in their original state without cleaning which would undoubtedly damage the item.
- We show many of the pieces with their patina before cleaning, so you can see their true authenticity. You can see the BEFORE cleaning pictures with each item.
- We know collectors require their authentic ancient jewellery uncleaned, and that this has been the norm, so we do have some items of ancient jewelry with their patina. But we also know that many customers want to be able to wear these historic pieces in their original lustre.
- We get great delight and it is our passion to bring this ancient jewellery back to life and to bring online jewellery to your doorstep.
The ancient Romans were extremely keen on foreign merchandise and made wonderful use of these kinds of gem stones like diamonds, amber, sapphires and emeralds in their Roman rings and other pieces. Even though the majority of Roman males wore one ring on a finger, on the other hand, there were several who donned far more, the females typically wore a good many more pieces of jewellery compared to the men. Rings associated with that period were frequently hand carved of lovely gemstones, and used for sealing papers with an imprinted wax seal, as was normal throughout antiquity by noblemen and kings alike. Interest in a specific legendary storyline ended up being attached to the very spirit of the given time period, because the jeweller resided through it and would have also been profoundly associated with the current activities.
The skill replicated the master's passions as to what was at this time occurring within the community. Through the development of Antique Jewellery Roman and other periods you are able to track not only the historical and social condition, but additionally economic, governmental and cultural facets of ancient societies, in addition to symbolism and semantics of the artwork generated. The traditional professionals used numerous methods, including casting, filigree, inlaying and granulation, to name a few. Particular components of jewelry offer testament to the innovative creative skills of the jewelers. Amongst precious and semi-precious stones utilized by jewelers in the historical community typically the most popular were garnets, rubies, cornelian stones, pearl jewelry and emeralds.


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Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention, Gastric Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available.
Based on fair evidence, screening would not result in a decrease in mortality from gastric cancer in areas with relatively low incidence of the disease, such as the United States.
Magnitude of Effect: Fair evidence for no reduction in mortality.
Based on solid evidence, screening would result in uncommon but serious side effects associated with endoscopy, which may include perforation, cardiopulmonary events, aspiration pneumonia, and bleeding requiring hospitalization.
False-positive tests are also common in association with serum pepsinogen or gastric photofluorography.
Magnitude of Effect: Good evidence for rare but serious harms.
Description of the Evidence
Incidence and mortality
In 2012, it is estimated that 21,320 Americans will be diagnosed with gastric cancer and 10,540 will die of it.[1] Two-thirds of people diagnosed with gastric cancer are older than 66 years. The disease is much more common in other countries, principally Japan, Central Europe, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, South and Central America, the Soviet Union, China, and Korea. Gastric cancer is a major cause of death worldwide, especially in developing countries.[2]
The major type of gastric cancer is adenocarcinoma (95%). The remaining malignant tumors include lymphomas, sarcomas, carcinoid tumors and other rare types. Distinguishing the common adenocarcinoma from the uncommon lymphoma may sometimes be difficult but is important, due to major differences in staging, treatment, and prognosis.[3] Gastric adenocarcinomas can be further categorized into an intestinal type and a diffuse type.[4] Intestinal-type lesions are frequently ulcerative and occur in the distal stomach more often than the diffuse type. Diffuse-type lesions are associated with a worse prognosis than the intestinal type. The intestinal type tends to be predominant in geographic regions with a high incidence of gastric carcinoma. The decline in the incidence of gastric cancer worldwide is largely due to a decrease in the number of intestinal-type lesions.
Risk Factors
The incidence of gastric cancer in the United States has decreased fourfold since 1930 to approximately seven cases per 100,000 people.[5,6] The reasons for this striking decrease in incidence are not fully understood but are suspected to be related to improved storage of food and changes in diet, such as decreased salt intake. Some populations of Americans are at elevated risk, including elderly patients with atrophic gastritis or pernicious anemia, patients with sporadic gastric adenomas,[7] familial adenomatous polyposis,[8] or hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer,[9] and immigrant ethnic populations from countries with high rates of gastric carcinoma.[10,11]
Risk factors for gastric cancer include the presence of precursor conditions such as chronic atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia, pernicious anemia, and gastric adenomatous polyps. Genetic and environmental factors include a family history of gastric cancer; low consumption of fruits and vegetables; consumption of salted, smoked, or poorly preserved foods; and cigarette smoking.[12,13] There is consistent evidence that Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach is strongly associated with both the initiation and promotion of carcinoma of the gastric body and antrum, and of gastric lymphoma.[14,15,16] The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies H. pylori infection as a cause of noncardia gastric carcinoma and low-grade B-cell mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue gastric lymphoma (i.e., a Group 1 human carcinogen).[17,18] Compared with the general population, people with duodenal ulcer disease may have a lower risk of gastric cancer.[19]
Evidence of Benefit Associated With Screening
Several screening techniques, including barium-meal photofluorography, gastric endoscopy, and serum pepsinogen have been proposed as screening methods for the early detection of gastric cancer. No randomized trials evaluating the impact of screening on mortality from gastric cancer have been reported.[13,20] Even in very high-risk areas, the positive predictive value (PPV) of the screening tests may be very low. In a screening program of 17,647 men aged 40 to 60 years in Wakayama City, Japan, the PPV of combined serum pepsinogen and barium meal with digital radiography over the 7-year period was 0.85%.[21] The positive test rates were 19.5% for serum pepsinogen and 22.5% for radiography, with a cancer detection rate of 0.28%. Over the 7-year period, there was no reduction in gastric cancer mortality compared with an age-matched surrounding population.
Barium-meal gastric photofluorography
A national program of population-based screening for gastric cancer using barium-meal photofluorography has been ongoing since the 1960s in Japan. Participation rates have been in the range of only 10% to 20%.[13,21] Although there has been a coincident decrease in mortality from gastric cancer in Japan, mortality rates have been decreasing in many developed countries despite the lack of screening programs. Case-control studies from Japan show decreases in gastric mortality in people who have undergone screening, but results from prospective studies were not consistent.[13,20]
A pilot study of community-based photofluorography was conducted in Costa Rica using the same techniques as those used in Japan's national program (with consultation from Japanese experts).[22] People were invited by letter from a population registry to attend two rounds of screening, and a total of 6,200 eligible screened participants (of a planned 12,000) were analyzed. Their gastric cancer mortality from 2 to 7 years after screening was compared with four control groups that had not been invited to be screened, and the relative risk was about 0.5 (no p-value reported). The study was, however, prone to strong biases, including selection bias, and likely differential exclusion of people with previously diagnosed gastric cancer favoring the screened population. In addition, unlike the community controls, patients diagnosed with gastric cancer through the screening program were treated at a single referral center. The PPV of a suspicious fluorograph was 3%; the specificity in the two rounds was 67% and 80%; and the positivity rates were 34% and 20%. Despite the authors' belief that their results provided substantial evidence that routine screening would decrease gastric cancer mortality, they concluded that the costs of screening with photofluorography would be far too high in their country.
A screening study was begun in Venezuela in 1980, using radiographic fluorography.[23] The efficacy of this program in reducing mortality from stomach cancer was evaluated by means of a case-control study, and there was no detectable reduction in mortality from gastric cancer.
Gastric endoscopy
Endoscopy appears to be more sensitive than photofluorography for the detection of gastric cancer.[24] Time-trend analysis and case-control studies of gastric endoscopy suggest a twofold decrease in gastric cancer mortality in screened versus unscreened individuals;[25,26,27,28,29] however, this stands in contrast to studies of stronger design.
A cohort study of endoscopic screening was conducted in Linqu County, China, where gastric cancer rates are high, in which 4,394 adult residents aged 35 to 64 years were screened. Individuals were screened at an average of 4.5-year intervals, except for a high-risk subset (689 individuals) that was screened 2 years after the initial examination. Of the 85 cases of gastric cancer occurring in the cohort, 58 were detected with screening. No impact on gastric cancer mortality was observed among screened individuals. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for gastric cancer 10 years after the initial screen was 1.01 (95% confidence interval, 0.72–1.37). The SMR for all-cause mortality was significantly lower among participants because individuals with hypertension, liver disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were not eligible to participate.[30] The data were observational, and not primarily collected to evaluate the effect of screening on gastric cancer mortality. In addition, the intervals between screens may have been too long.
Serum pepsinogen
There are no studies evaluating the effect of screening with serum pepsinogen on gastric cancer mortality, and there are important limitations to its use as a screening test. Low serum pepsinogen levels indicate the presence of atrophic gastritis and are therefore applicable to the detection of presumed precursors for intestinal type gastric cancer rather than the diffuse type.[21] In addition, there are no standard cut-off values of abnormality.[13,31] Finally, eradication of H. pylori and use of proton pump inhibitors for the management of indigestion change pepsinogen levels, making interpretation of results difficult in the setting of widespread use of these interventions.[13,21]
In Japan, measurement of serum pepsinogen levels I and II (PGI and PGII) in 5,113 subjects also screened by endoscopy (13 gastric cancers detected), used cut-off points for identifying risk for gastric cancer of less than 70 ng/mL for PGI and less than 3 ng/mL for the PGI:PGII ratio. This combination provided a sensitivity of 84.6%, a specificity of 73.5%, a PPV of 0.81%, and a negative predictive value of 99.6%.[32]
Clinical considerations for high risk groups
There may be justification for screening some populations of Americans at higher risk, although there is considerable discussion about how much incidence would make the examination worthwhile. Potential subgroups might include elderly patients with atrophic gastritis or pernicious anemia, patients with partial gastrectomy,[33] patients with the diagnosis of sporadic adenomas,[7] familial adenomatous polyposis,[8] or hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer,[9] and immigrant ethnic populations from countries with high rates of gastric carcinoma.[10,11]
Evidence of Harm Associated With Screening
Harms of routine screening for gastric cancer are poorly quantitated or reported, and derive chiefly from screening experiences in very high-risk areas such as Japan.[20] The most frequent harm is the occurrence of false-positive tests.[21] Exposure to the low doses of radiation (about 0.6 mSv in photofluorography) carries a theoretical but poorly quantified risk of carcinogenesis. Additional rare complications of screening may include adverse effects of premedication (used for endoscopy and sometimes photofluorography), and bleeding or perforation from endoscopy.[20] As with any screening test, there is a possibility of overdiagnosis with attendant overtreatment. Since harms such as perforation and bleeding may vary with the experience of the screening center, they may be higher in populations at low risk for gastric cancer, such as the United States, than in mass screening programs in Japan.
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Return on equity
Return on equity, or ROE for short, is simply the amount of income divided by the total amount of the company's equity. If the company has $1 million in after-tax income and $10 million in equity, the ROE is 10 percent.
ROE is a measure of how well a company is able to generate profits from invested capital. It helps Buyers measure each acquisition's profitability and continue to monitor whether acquired companies remain profitable enough. If the ROE is too low, management may decide that it can more profitably use the capital tied up in the company elsewhere and that selling the company is the best option.
Return on investment
Return on investment (ROI) is similar to ROE, except it accounts for the acquisition price and the sale price of a business. You calculate it by subtracting the sale price from the acquisition price and dividing that difference by the acquisition price; the result is a percentage. If you acquire a company for $10 million and sell it for $15 million, the ROI is 50 percent.
Internal rate of return
Internal rate of return (IRR) is a favorite of PE firms and is the main metric investors use when comparing one fund to another. It's a discounted rate of return; that is, the anticipated future earnings of a company are discounted. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar next year, so the more time that expires, the lower the potential IRR.
That's why PE firms are often very open to selling off a portfolio company sooner rather than later; keeping it may not be beneficial if the IRR is likely going to decline.


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Andy Murray: The making of a British sporting hero
- From the section Tennis
Just imagine, just for a second, what it must have felt like for Andy Murray.
Leading in the final of the biggest tennis tournament in the world and on the verge of ending Britain's 77-year wait for a men's singles champion at Wimbledon.
And yet break point down, serving for the championship. Against Novak Djokovic, the best player in the world and famous for his comebacks. Having had three match points.
Don't know about you, but I'd be shaking so much I wouldn't be able to keep a single ball in play. I'm surprised Murray didn't serve underarm.
Thinking about it now - 48 hours on - it's still quite chilling.
While we get swept along by smart suits and talk of knighthoods, I think it's important to revisit those few incredible points on Centre Court at the All England Club to remind ourselves what happened, what Murray achieved.
Advantage Djokovic. At that point, the Serb was smirking to the crowd and nodding, suggesting he was still confident of victory against the British favourite, as if to say: "We're going to be out here for another three hours and I'm going to have you in five."
But Murray denied Djokovic a second Wimbledon title, winning that extraordinary 10th game of the third set to demonstrate his brilliance, his determination and his will to win.
The 24 hours that followed were chaotic to say the least. Murray immediately carried out a succession of television interviews, from Sue Barker at the BBC to our friends at Wow Wow in Japan, who seemed as excited as they would have been if one of their own had triumphed.
When he arrived in our little radio room half-an-hour later, he slumped into a chair and, after checking someone was getting him some sushi, muttered that he didn't want to leave because he was "so, so tired".
But sleep wouldn't happen for many hours yet. After more interviews, it was off to a plush Mayfair hotel for the Champions' Dinner.
He appeared at almost midnight, decked out in dinner jacket and bow tie, posing with the trophy, teasing Andrew Castle and looking chuffed to be there.
His magnificent support team also posed with pride, while Ivan Lendl actually smiled. In fact, I didn't see him stop smiling. Having reached two Wimbledon finals and never been victorious, Lendl has played a considerable part in Murray's success since joining the Scot's camp 18 months ago.
Likewise, Dani Vallverdu, the softly spoken Venezuelan, Murray's friend from academy days in Spain, whose influence is underestimated. Plus physical trainers Jez Green and Matt Little, physio Johan De Beer and Rob Stewart who keeps every part of Murray's life in order.
A thought also for former physio Andy Ireland, who cut down on his work with Murray this year for personal reasons.
Without these guys, Murray would not be the man he is.
After one-and-a-half hour's sleep, a car bowled up outside Murray's house in Surrey to whisk him back to Wimbledon for breakfast interviews on Monday morning.
The place was deserted and had an eerie atmosphere as we waited to greet the champion. He ended up doing upwards of 30 interviews, from The Today Programme to Chris Evans, This Morning to Breakfast in America.
It was tiring, some of the chats perhaps an imposition too far, but amazing exposure for tennis.
Then, via a sponsorship event in south London, to Downing Street and a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron. Murray's wave to photographers may have been sheepish but when he stood there outside Number 10, thumbs in pockets, he looked like he owned the country.
When I think back to 2004 and the first time I met him, juggling tennis balls on both feet in a sports hall in Luxembourg, perhaps we should have known. He spent that Davis Cup weekend bending the ear of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, listening and learning.
Later that year, at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony, he collared Sir Clive Woodward for the inside track on England's 2003 World Cup win. He was young and naive but even then I knew he would be a star. He just seemed so sure of himself.
The following year, 2005, witnessed his breakthrough on the main ATP tour. A debut match in Barcelona was followed by his first wins at Queens and a three-set challenge to Grand Slam winner Thomas Johansson. Despite ending the match with a horrific bout of cramp, Murray's display marked him out as one to watch.
And so it proved at Wimbledon that summer. Radio 5 live sent Tony Adamson, one of my great broadcasting heroes, out to the old Court 2 to cover Murray's opening match with George Bastl.
Little did I suspect that Tony, on match point, would get a little carried away. "Mark my words," said Tony. "This is a future Wimbledon champion!"
Relatively fresh into the job of tennis correspondent for 5 live, I remember dampening expectations by insisting it was way too early to suggest Murray was destined to triumph at the All England Club.
I'm sorry Tony, we really should have believed you there and then.
A straight-sets victory over Radek Stepanek in round two was the first time I remember getting really excited about watching Murray.
I did that match, on Court 1, with former Wimbledon champions Michael Stich and Tracy Austin. They laughed when I overdid it in my commentary but, boy, were they impressed.
That was the day I knew Murray was heading for the top 10.
As 2005 progressed, it was refreshing to get to know young Andy a little more. Already aware of his anti-establishment leanings, I thought it was great for tennis in Britain, after the Henman years, to have someone a little brasher, a little more outspoken.
When he qualified for the US Open that August, he celebrated by putting his finger to his mouth in a sshh-style gesture much like Jose Mourinho.
We were on Court 46 at the time and there were not too many people in the small stand. It seemed a really strange thing to do.
I chased him off court and down a corridor. When I caught up with him, he ranted into my microphone against those who suggested he was not fit enough. Still angry, Wimbledon's officials were his next target, complaining they should have done more to get him into the main draw at Flushing Meadows without the need to qualify.
All this after just winning a match…
He went on to beat Andre Pavel in the first round of the US Open, despite being violently ill on court. If stamina was in question, he had just provided a defiant response.
It was clear by this point that the media was going to play a huge role in the development of Murray, both as a tennis player and as a man.
When he lost in the first round of the Australian Open in 2006, he blamed the assembled journalists for putting too much pressure on him.
We watched the Champions League final in a Hamburg restaurant that May. As Barcelona beat Arsenal on the big screen, we talked about the media and this strange, all-consuming world he had been catapulted into. Over burgers, fries and lemonade, he was fascinating company and remains so.
The match that made me upgrade my "top 10" prediction to "potential Grand Slam champion" was the contest against Rafael Nadal in Australia in 2007. The Spaniard won in five sets but Murray took the initiative, adapting his normal game for the challenge of playing a big star and almost won.
After the match, I got annoyed with a former colleague, who, despite the brilliant effort, kept ramming home the point that Murray had not won.
One day, Murray is a world beater; the next, he's a loser. Some people seem to think nothing exists in between.
Developing as a player but with so much still to learn off the court, those years in his early 20s were not easy for Murray.
His early coaches suggested the gym wasn't his favourite place and he needed to learn that the hard yards would benefit him long term. There were also claims he didn't like playing early in the morning because he liked his sleep too much. He lost a few silly matches, including some at Grand Slams, as a result.
Again, he did not like the criticism, but, on reflection, I'm sure accepts it was constructive.
He continues to improve as a person and a player every day.
And now, in the face of huge public pressure and an ever-decreasing minority of haters, he has conquered Wimbledon. It really is a boy's own story of hard work, achievement and inspiration.


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