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Geometric adaptation of the bar to a temporary restoration
NEWNot all zirconia are created equal. Choose your color liquids wisely!
Not all zirconia are created equal. Choose your color liquids wisely!
Importing external data into the Zirkonzahn Software
Did you already know that you can easily import and export files from third-party or intraoral scanners into/from the Zirkonzahn software?
Software.Tipps – Hotkeys
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|Design window
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|Change view
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(Without selected Object)
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|Open Illumination
|Show selected object only
|Open/close Matching
|Change view to next Item
|Open/close Measurement Tool
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Titanium Base Extractor
Removal of titanium bases from lab analogues or implants with the aid of the Titanium Base Extractor.
Natural aesthetics thanks to gold-plated sinter metal structures
Gold-plated substructures made from sinter metal can give restorations a warm natural colour.
This is the reason why we recommend gold plating sinter metal substructures after milling, refining by hand, sintering, polishing and high gloss polishing. Using electroplating techniques, you can carry out such procedures in your own lab. In this way, zirconia secondary structures gain a natural appearance without grey value.
Remove residual zirconia from the screw channel
When milling occlusally screwed zirconia bridges, there might be residual zirconia in the screw channel, which is pressed against the walls of the screw channel during the milling process and which can affect the milling result. This is why we recommend to clean the screw channel with a special brush.
Higher accuracy during articulation thanks to the Fine Adjustment function
Achieving higher accuracy by the additional use of the "Fine Adjustment" function.
Modelling of partial telescopes
With the help of the Zirkozahn software, you can model partial telescopes with attachments.
How to make a dowel without the aid of the model
"Impression-Scan" in the Zirkonzahn software as a temporary solution.
Subsequent substitution of scans in the mock up software
In the Zirkonzahn mock-up software Zirkonzahn.Modellier, you can also exchange
scans subsequently.
Placement of sintering stabilizers
Place stabilizers in a precise way to avoid warpage of your restoration in the sintering furnace.
Mock-Up Support Easy-Fix-System
With the Easy-Fix Model Holder, fixing of models becomes as easy as child's play!
Possible reasons for discolorations on the zirconia restauration and how to prevent them
Possible reasons for discolourations on the zirconia restorations and how to prevent them.
Scanning and free assignment of individual dies
Enormous time-savings by using the Multi-Die Holder.
Bite Splints made from Temp Premium Flexible in functional therapy
A worthwhile alternative to traditionally used materials.
Zirconia abutments on titanium bases
Reduce the force impact on the titanium structure compared to directly screwed structures.
How to use the scanmarkers correctly
Helpful tips for the proper use of scanmarkers.
Combination of virtual tooth forms and natural tooth substance
Make full use of the potential of the intelligent and natural tooth library Heroes Collection.
Colouring titanium jewellery
The Titanium Spectral Colouring Anodizer allows you to anodize more than just titanium
structures in different colours ...
In order to receive face physiognomic reference points during the modelling, you can also
deposit photos of the patient in the software.
With this scan trick, you can exclude possible imprecisions and capture also the gingival parts.
Match the pre-drying time with the stand-by temperature.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - One of the longest studies of its type has found that use of statins in older men is associated with less physical activity, a significant issue for a population that's already sedentary.
The findings, published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, raise concerns about a decline in much-needed physical activity among men who take some of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. Almost one-third of older Americans take statins, usually to reduce their cholesterol levels.
The research did not identify why men who took statins exercised less - it just confirmed that they did. Possible causes include the muscle pain that can be a side effect of statin use, and also disruption of the mitochondrial function in cells, which could contribute to fatigue and muscle weakness.
"Physical activity in older adults helps to maintain a proper weight, prevent cardiovascular disease and helps to maintain physical strength and function," said David Lee, an assistant professor in the Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University College of Pharmacy, and lead author of the study.
"We're trying to find ways to get older adults to exercise more, not less," Lee said. "It's a fairly serious concern if use of statins is doing something that makes people less likely to exercise."
Muscle pain is found in 5-30 percent of people who take statins, Lee said, and some people also report feeling less energetic, weak or tired.
In an analysis of 3,071 community-living men, age 65 or older, from six geographic regions in the United States, researchers found that men who took statins averaged about 40 minutes less of moderate physical activity over a one-week period, compared to those who weren't taking the medication.
That would equate to the loss of 150 minutes a week of slow-paced walking, Lee said.
"For an older population that's already pretty sedentary, that's a significant amount less exercise," he said. "Even moderate amounts of exercise can make a big difference."
Of some significance, the study also found that new statin users had the largest drop in physical activity. An increase in sedentary behavior, which is associated with all-cause mortality and also death from cardiovascular disease, was also observed in statin users.
Some previous studies with older adults and statins had found similar results, but those analyses were short-term. This research followed men for almost seven years after initial baseline studies were done, and compared changes in physical activity among users and non-users of statins. In parts of the experiments, men wore accelerometers for a week to track by the minute their level of activity.
"Given these results, we should be aware of a possible decrease in physical activity among people taking a statin," Lee said.
"This could decrease the benefit of the medication," he said. "If someone is already weak, frail, or sedentary, they may want to consider this issue, and consult with their doctor to determine if statin use is still appropriate."
This study was done with older men, and generalization of the findings to older women may not be appropriate, the researchers noted in their study.
The research was done by scientists from OSU; the Oregon Health & Science University; the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Ore.; the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco; the Stanford Prevention Research Center; and the Department of Medicine at the University of California.
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon.
David Lee, 503-494-2258
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Amenti is the Egyptian Goddess guarding the world of the dead. Within her gates lie the horrors of the Egyptian underworld. Terror after terror await those who dare to enter. But be careful, Amenti jealously guards her gates and assures that no one escapes.
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Imagine applying for a home loan and being told that the papers have been rejected because you defaulted on a credit card payment a few years back. Well, it happens to many people. Credit history of an individual is slowly becoming an important tool at the hands of banks, housing finance companies and others to accept or reject loan applications.
If you have erred in the past, it shows up in the Cibil and other credit reports. Keeping a clean credit history, therefore, is of prime importance. With the age of acquiring the first loan coming down fast, the chances of default are many.
Why having a clean credit history is important
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Earlier, the first loan used to be a car or personal loan, and for some home loans, when they were in their late 30s or early 40s. Now, it starts from education loan. In other words, even before the first salary has been credited, there is an equated monthly installment.
And a little recklessness in repayment can cause damage to credit history. So, if you have defaulted, try to set it right as soon as possible. Simple steps like approaching the bank or financial institution for moratorium or an extended settlement period when there is a cash crunch helps.
Why having a clean credit history is important
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Some banks may allow you to consolidate the debt, if you have more than one loan. You can also work with debt counselling agencies which can offer advice on how to restructure your debt. Affirmative action on your part may help in convincing lenders that you are not a habitual defaulter and payments missed in the past were due to things beyond your control.
According to Mohan Jayaraman, managing director, Experian Credit Information Company of India, most banks disregard past defaults, if it is followed by 18 months of good behaviour.
Why having a clean credit history is important
Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
If it is not possible to reschedule the repayment of an unsecured loan, like a credit card or a personal loan, you can opt to finance it using a secured loan like a loan against a fixed deposit. After that you have to show 12 months of good credit behaviour to improve your credit score.
Remember that delinquency on unsecured loans is treated more adversely than secured credit. The rationale behind is that in case of a secured loan, the ability of the bank to recover and ensure closure of the loan is higher.
Why having a clean credit history is important
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
But this is not the case with an unsecured loan. If you have defaulted on a credit card and are finding it tough to get another credit card, you can opt for a credit card linked to fixed deposits, which are offered by some banks.
For the bank the FD allows the comfort to give you a card despite your past defaults and for you the card gives a chance to demonstrate good credit behaviour, said Jayaraman.


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When I started to work for my current company, I have struggled to get one simple overview of this universe. Instead I had to consult many sources, lot of them were going deep into details of one particular financial product. An I was not and still I am not interested in details of investment banking but just needed simple overview.
Over the time I took notes, and kept them for myself, getting information mostly from wikipedia or investopedia. I have posted it here, just in case that it might help someone in the same position that I was.
The world of derivative products is not that complicated. From my (developer's point of view) understanding the basics of derivatives is easy. The finance guys make it bit more complicated by using special vocabulary. For instance selling and option might be called "writing an option". The price of the stock at the time that the broker and the investor exchange the option might be called "Final Reference" or "Spot Price" and so on. You might also understand a product (such as future) but you might get confused by the way it is priced – that is the way that the brokers and investors agree on prices (percentage, basis points, spreads).
Basic vocabulary and terms
There are two entities in this business:
- Asset Manager - a company which has collected large amount of money and invests this money hoping in regular profit. Asset Manager can be also called Buy Side, because historically and probably still he buys more, but he sells as well. So a buy side can be pension fund, mutual fund a big private equity or a hedge fund – in general anyone with enough money.
- Broker - usually a bank. It is the one that gives to Asset Managers what they need. That is the access to the shares and they also create the derivative products that the buy side can use either to risk or to hedge himself while buying some shares. Brokers are called Sell Side as well, because they sell more than buy, even though, they do both (as well as Asset Managers).
Underlying - underlying is anything that you can buy. Usually shares (stocks) or commodities but in some circumstances and underlying can be also a future. The idea is that it "underlies" the derivatives product. For instance you can buy an option on stock of Google. In that case the stock of Google is the underlying. The derivatives are products that are derived from the underlying. An option gives you the right to buy the underlying at some time in the future. A forward will oblige you to buy a stock at the price that you have agreed at some point in the future. A swap will obligate to exchange the underlying for something else. You could create an agreement to swap at some point 200 shares of Google stocks for 1000 liters of beer. This kind of swap would be a derivative with 2 underlyings (shares of google and beer).
Short - means to sell, shorting something means selling that given underlying.
Long - means to buy, being long in something means to buy and underlying and keep it.
List of financial instruments
Financial instruments are anything that you can trade on the markets. Derivatives as such as one category of financial instruments but unlike the basic once, they are "made of" them.
- Equities - stocks, shares
- Debt - bonds or mortages. This products are also called Fixed Income products, because the borrower or issuer aggree on regular payments
- FX - Currencies and Rates
- Commodities - oil, gold, whatever. Not really Financial Instrument, but you can trade it and the derivatives can be based on these as well
- Derivatives - further described in this article. Products derived from all of the other once with additional conditions and rules
Financial Derivatives
This list of financial derivatives is definitely not complete and it is just a try for some logical segregation (which can be sometimes quite hard in this field)
- Options and stratgies - Options give the right to buy or sell and are a basic building block. Two or more options in the same time form strategies, which give interesting exposures.
- Forwards and Futures - the obligation to buy something in the future for fixed price.
- Convertible Bonds - enable the change of a bond into stock
- Swaps Variance, Volatility or Return Swaps - basically exchanging performance or volatility of one stock for other stock's
- ETFs - Exchange-Traded Fund. Can be seen as a stock composed of other stocks
- Others: Autocallables, Accumulators, Program Trading and many other magic stuff
There are two basic types of Options: CALL which gives the owner the right to buy and PUT giving the owner the right to sell. These two basic types can then be composed to form a "strategy". Strategy is just a fancy world used for buying or selling two options at the same time. As you can see later one can choose to do that for multiple reasons.
Call Option
Call is the right, but not the obligation to buy given underlying (stock or commodity) at given price until given date.
A trader who believes that stock's price will increase can buy the right to purchase the stock (he buys call option) at a fixed price, rather than just purchase the stock itself. He would have no obligation to buy the stock, only the right to do so until the expiration date. The price that he will pay for that option is called Premium. If the stock price at expiration (also called Spot Price) is above the agreed price (also called Strike) by more than the premium paid, he will profit i.e. if S>X, the deal is profitable. If the stock price at expiration is lower than the exercise price, he will let the call contract expire worthless, and only lose the amount of the premium. The option is less expensive than the shares itself. For less money the trader can control larger number of shares. That is why we talk about leverage.
Options parameters:
- Premium - the priced paid for the option
- Strike - the agreed price at which the underlying will be bought
- Expiry date (maturity) - the date at which the option expiries (until when you can use it)
- Settlement- either the real underlying is exchanged at expiration date ("Physical") or money is exchanged in place of the underlying ("Cash").
To visualize the options and other derivatives one can use the pay-off charts. On the X-axes of the charts we have the price of the underlying (commodity or stock) and on the Y-axes we have the total profit.
Put option
Put option gives the owner the right to sell the stock for given strike price, otherwise all other parameters are the same.
A trader who believes that a stock's price will decrease can buy the right to sell the stock at Strike price. He will be under no obligation to sell the stock, but has the right to do so until the expiration date. Logically the one who sold him the option will have buy the stock from him (if at some point the option will really get used) If the stock price at expiration is below the exercise price by more than the premium paid, he will profit. If the stock price at expiration is above the exercise price, he will let the put contract expire worthless and only lose the premium paid. Again here are the 2 pay off chats. If you bought a PUT for a MSFT stock with strike 100 for 10 dollars, you bought yourself the right to sell MSFT stock for 100 dollars. Now if the price is 90, you didn't lose anything but did not get anything either. On the other hand if the price did not move and it is still 100, you lost your 10 dollars. That shall be clear from the pay-off chart.
One has to understand, one the market one can buy or sell both types CALLs and PUTs. The outcome of each operation is different. The following chart, shows all 4 operations that can be done.
Delta and Implied Volatility
Delta always and implied volatility sometimes are parameters that the brokers provide with the price of the option, when they want to sell you one.
Delta expresses in percent the change in the price of the option with respect to change in price of the underlying. That is how much will the option price change if the underlying stock moves up or down. Delta is one of the so called Greeks that are briefly discussed later. Delta is expressed in percentage. If a stock costs 10$ and an option (with some maturity) is selled for 5 dollars and the Delta of the option is 50%, then if the stock goes to 11$, the option will go to 5.5%. That is called a delta adjustment. The broker at some point proposes a price to the investor and provides the delta as well. If the investor buys in next hour, he knows what the price of the option will be at the deal time.
Delta is always positive for a CALL and negative for a PUT. If a price of the underlying goes down, then the price you pay for the right to sell such share on some fixed price goes up. If the price of the underlying falls from 10 to 1, and you had an option giving you the right to sell for 5, you are lucky since, since you will be selling much above the market. It's clear that price of such option goes up. The reverse is true for the call. If the price of the underlying goes from 10 to 15, and you wanted to buy an option with strike 12. The broker was willing to sell you such option for 11 before, but it's price went definitely up.
Implied Volatility is another parameter sometimes provided by the brokers when giving the prices. In order to provide the price for any given option, the broker estimates the volatility of the market in the future. Implied Volatility is such estimation. Options are priced by using different variations of Black Sholes furmula. The basic idea behind this formula states, that the price of an option does depend only on it's parameters, current price of the option and the estimated volatility of the market. Of course when a broker gives a price of an option, the price will depend also on other factors, such as whether the broker has any shares of the given underlying already. But in theory, the broker could just provide the estimated volatility that he puts into his model and that is enought to calculate the price.
Options trading and hedging against delta adjustment
When a trader wants to obtain an option, he will specify the parameters and ask brokers whether they can give him such contract. The broker will give to the trader the price for such contract and also the delta. That is the rate at which the contract price will change with respect to the change in the underlying.
If the contract is big enough, the broker might need some time to acquire enough shares. Also the buyer might take some time to decide whether to buy or not. So after all this delay, the price of the option contract has changed by delta*(underlying price change). The buyer might have lost money.
To evict such situation, options hedging is used. In this situation, the broker will buy from the buyer of the option such amount of shares of the given underlying, so the change of the price of the option contract will be completely mitigated by this operation.
Strategies based on options
Calls and Puts can be bought or selled in the same time with diferent parameters. This results in diferent pay-offs of such operations. Buying or selling multiple options at the same time in the same contract is called buying a "Strategy". Here is probably non-complete list of strategies:
Call spread
This strategy consists of two calls with the same expiry. The first one with smaller strike is sold and other with higher strike is bought.
The payoff is shown bellow. Call spread behaves liked to underlying, but the maximum profit and maximum loss values are limited by the strike prices of the calls.
Analogically to call spread, put spread is a strategy composed of two put options, with the same expiries and different strikes.
Strangle allows the holder to profit based on how much the price of the underlying security moves, with relatively minimal exposure to the direction of price movement. Long stangle is composed of long call and long put, with same expiries. The profit potential is unlimited, the strategy may be used in volatile markets.
Short strangle is composed of short put and short call with same expiries and it is profitable if the price of the underlying does not move much and the profit is limitted to the premiums obtained, otherwise the potential loss is unlimited.
Very similar to strangle, Long Straddle is a long call with a long put, with same strikes and expiries.
Strategy involving the purchase or sale of particular option derivatives that allows the holder to profit based on how much the price of the underlying security moves, regardless of the direction of price movement. Long straddle = long call option + long put option – same strike and expiry. As for strangle, this strategy might be usefull in highly volatile markets.
Again Short straddle is like short strangle, but strike is the same. The price has to stay very close to the strike for a profit based on premiums.
Limited risk, non-directional options strategy that is designed to have a large probability of earning a limited profit when the future volatility of the underlying asset is expected to be lower than the implied volatility.
Risk reversal
Selling an out of money put and buy out of money call with same maturity. An investor wants to go long in the underlying but instead of going long on the stock, he will buy an out of the money call option, and simultaneously sell an out of the money put option. Presumably he will use the money from the sale of the put option to purchase the call option. Then as the stock goes up in price, the call option will be worth more, and the put option will be worth less. If an investor holds the underlying and sells a risk reversal, then he has a collar position.
The pay-off is exactly the same us holding the underlying stock. One could use risk reversal to speculate on a stock without holding the stock.
- Long the underlying
- Long a put option at strike price X (called the "floor")
- Short a call option at strike price (X+a) (called the "cap")
Latter two are a short Risk reversal position,so we can say Underlying - Risk reversal = Collar. The profit or loss on underlying are very limited.
The premium income from selling the call reduces the cost of purchasing the put.
Stragy with limited risk, non-directional (the same result if underlying moves either way) with limited profit when the underlying security is perceived to have little volatility.
- Sell 1 In The Money Call
- Buy 1 In The Money Call (Lower Strike)
- Sell 1 Out of The Money CALL
- Buy 1 Out of The Money CALL (Higher Strike)
Maximum profit for the long condor option strategy is achieved when the stock price falls between the 2 middle strikes at expiration. It can be derived that the maximum profit is equal to the difference in strike prices of the 2 lower striking calls less the initial debit taken to enter the trade.
Box option
Combination of 4 basic legs, that achieves neutral interest rate position - riskless payoff.
- Long call strike 10
- Short call strike 15
- Long put strike 15
- Short put strike 10
The strategy has constant payoff, in ideal case the net premium paid for the strategy should be equal to the payoff. However the comission will reduce the profitability to nothing. Might be seen as a form of lending money on markets.
Barrier options
Warrants have the same parameters and behave just like options. There are few differences:
- They are not publicly traded, not listed, like OTC options.
- The expiration period is usually in years.
- Once the warrant is exercised the new outstanding shares of company are created. In case of options, no new shares are issued, the writer of the option has to buy them on the market.
- Often used as alternative to employees stock options.
Specifying option and it's price
This part is not about the actual pricing of options, that is determining the price. This is more about how options are exchanged on the market, in what units the prices as exchanged.
- Fixed price per contract
- In percentage
- Spread between legs
- Pricing by strike
- Total premium for multilegs
Forwards & Futures
By buying a forward or future, you have the right but also the obligation to buy given underlying at the selected price. Both are part of Delta One products. Since the price of the future moves the same way as the price of the underlying. Futeres unlikely to forwards are listed, standardized contracts. That means they can be bought on an exchange. Forwards are pure OTC products - not standardized at all.
Futures or Forwards have the same parameters as options, though in the majority of cases, no strike is specified. That is because the price at which the underlying will be exchanged at the expiration date, is defined solely by the market. Typically futures prices are listed on the market. For instance the current price of SPX Indice might be 2000 and the future which expires next month might be at 2050.
Pricing of futures
Futures are delta-one derivatives. The price of the future changes hand in hand with the price of the underlying (if the stock goes up one dolar, the future on the same stock in 3 months will go up as well by one dollar). That affects the way that futures are priced. Since typically the future price is always specicied with respect to the current stock price, there are 2 common ways of pricing futures:
- Net Basis - the difference between stock price and future price is given by the broker in basis points.
- In Percentage - the future price is given as the percentage of current price. For bullish stock that will be greater than 100% and for bearish stocks that will be lower than 100%.
Future and Forward Rolls
Rolls enable the holder of given future to keep the position in the underlying when his future is about to expire.
Convertible Bonds, Reverse Convertible Bonds
These two derivatives at some point allow or force the holder to convert bonds into shares.
Convertible Bonds
Convertible Bond is a contract which allows the conversion of listed corporate bonds into the underlying equity. This is available only on listed companies that issue as well bonds to finance their operations. Converts are listed on exchanges. The companies issue the CBs just like the bonds the are underlying the converts.
From certain point of view, CB can be seen as an option, because if underlying stock behaves achieves certain performance, the owner will become the proprietary of the stock, if not, he will keep the bonds with regular return. For that reason, it makes sense to provide Delta while pricing Convertible Bonds, since the price of the CB will move with respect to the underlying share.
Convertible bond thus has the power of option and can be leveraged to obtain the underlying equity. It will be however more expensive than CALL option becase one pays for the bond as well.
Reverse Convertibles
Holder of a Reverse convertible is regulary paid a coupon as if he would be holding a standard bond. On the upside if the shares of the underlying company (and that can be any company, not just the issuer of the original bonds) fall bellow certain PUT like Strike. His bonds will convert into the stocks of this company
Swaps as the name suggest are contracts that specify an exchange between the buyer and the seller of the contract. There are various types, depending on what is exchanged: Commodity, Interest Rate, Volatility or Variance.
Variance and Volatility Swaps
Volatility measures the magnitude of movements for given stock. Standard deviation is used to express the volatility of the stock. Variance is the square of standard deviation, so in a sense just amplified volatility.
Volatility or Variance swap allow the investor to bet on the volatility. The investor specifies a volatility level which he expects (striked volatility) and if the volatility goes over this level, he gets paid a bigger payoff. The payoff is specified as:
PayOff = VegaAmount (RealVolatility – Volatility Striked)/ RealVolatility
The bigger the difference between the Real Volatility and the Striked volatility is, more money does the buyer of such swap gets. The whole amount is multiplied by a multiplier called "Vega Amount". Vega is on of the greeks which meassures the sensitivity of an option to the change in the volatility of the option. There is however no connection here. It's just the term used on the markets for this multiplier.
Total Return Swaps
TRS allows the buyer to exchange the performance of certain stock for the performance of standard interest rate. The buyer can for instance bet on the performance of certain underlying (eg. MSFT stock) against a standard interest rate for standard period. For instance Euribor 6M is the interest rate provided by ECB (European Central Bank) for next 6M. That might be 2% fo example. The buyer believes that MSFT will beat that and asks the seller to pay him the difference if that is the case. The seller, for certain comission will do that. That allows the asset manager to bet on performance without owning the underlying shares.
Exchange Traded Funds are compositions of stocks, that usually track an index or a sector. They are listed and traded like regular stocks. They companies that emit ETFs thus enable the asset managers to invest into whole sectors or regions, without the need of knowing the details of the markets.
Net Asset Value
Common to all funds which invest into stocks. At the end of the day the NAV of the fund is calculated as the sum of all the stocks own by the fund, divided by the number of shares.
ETFs however are listed themselves and traded on the market so beside the NAV they also have the market value. Their market value can be bellow or over the NAV.
Settlement date
The date when you need to the money to buy your ETF or when you will receive the money for selling. For ETFs it is 3 days after the deal (for some traditional reasons, I suppose).
Creation Redemption
Creation is the process of emission of ETF shares. ETF is supposed to track a sector or index and has exact composition. The company issuing ETFs needs to aquire the stocks that form the ETF to emit it. Since one share of ETF has exact composition, the issuer needs to aquire that exact amount to be able to sell that one share of ETF with certain comission.
Redemption is the reverse process. The issuer will buy the ETFs from the owners and give them back the underlying shares, or equal amount in cash.
This process is essential and allows the ETF to always trade around it's NAV. If the demand fo some ETFs (eg. ETF mirroring Asian construction market) would be too high, the prices would go up too much and get too far away from the real prices of the shares of the mirrored companies. The issuer can in that case emit more shares of the ETF. On the other hand if investors start to sell certain ETF too much and don't believe in the sector, the redemption process can reduce the quantity of the ETFs and stabilize the price which would go down too much otherwise.
Other crazy stuff
Program Trading
An asset manager might interested in investing in sectors or countries, not exact shares. ETFs are one way to get there, Program Trading might be the other way. PT are basket trades (buying multiple underlyings in same time) and are very big in size, the buyer specifies the total amount of the traded volume (total notional) and might provide also the number of stock he wants to buy in the future. Then he gives multiple characteristics such as the percentage per country or sector. For instance 10% in US, 30% in UK and 25% in Telecom, 50% in services and so own. He also asks certain parameters such as how much this composition should track some index. This is done usually by setting the Beta in percent versus some index like SPX. The seller of such contract than provides price and some (huge) commission.
The investor will do such a trade when he wants to invest big amount of money in the same time to multiple markets. Usually the trade composition is determined by dedicated software, hence "Program Trading".


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In this first episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against grueling Nintendo Entertainment System game Ninja Gaiden.
Released in Japan in 1988 on the Famicom to coincide with the release of an arcade game by the same name, Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden featured 20 levels spread over six acts and a final act that required beating three bosses without dying. It looks brutal, but Arino makes me want to go out and buy an NES just to give it a try again.
This classic hour-long episode comes from season four of the show, originally known as Game Center CX. This first official U.S. airing of the show uses dubbing for the announcer's voice and subtitling for Arino's.
Retro Game Master airs weekly on Kotaku at 8 p.m. eastern on Thursdays. The show and Kotaku reruns will remain on the site for viewing at your leisure throughout the season. Licensing prevents the show from being seen outside of North America.
Don't forget to expand the video above to watch it full screen.
Update: North American viewers in Canada and Mexico, the geotagging issue that prevented you from viewing it before has (hopefully!) been resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience, neighbors to the north and south. The rest of you, consider this an "encore presentation."


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Where are We going? Overview of Major Collaborative Conservation Research Projects and Implications for the Future Preservation of Collections
Jonas Palm
National Archives, Department of Preservation, PO Box 12541, 102 29 Stockholm, Sweden
In this paper I will tell you about some research and strategic projects, some of them at the end of their time and some just started. Although digitisation seems to have been a major topic in archives and libraries since the mid 1990s the vast majority of the collections are still based on traditional, i.e. analogue, media. The preservation problems much discussed prior to this still exist and still present some major hazards. What differs today from yesterday is that the technological progress has given us new means within reasonable costs to perform research and develop new tools as well as improve the monitoring of decay.
A general tendency is also to find solutions, which may be applied on larger groups of items - and preventive measures rather than emergency measures - since the costs for conservation may be quite substantial for one single object. It is necessary to find cost effective strategies, which comply with the task to preserve the cultural heritage.
What then are the preservation problems that are still persistent? When it comes to paper based media it is still the deterioration of paper and iron gall ink corrosion. Brittle paper is still a major cause for concern even though modern paper quality has improved to some extent. Parchment and its true properties are still to some extent unknown for most of us. The medium has been looked upon as almost indestructible but recent findings show we may have to take another look at this.
A major problem with studies of deterioration, have been the difficulties to find appropriate accelerated ageing tests to simulate natural ageing and to check whether the results correspond to the slow real time deterioration processes. There hasn't been any economically feasible means to measure deterioration at natural ageing speed. Analogue audio- and videotapes present a major economic problem in the near future, if not already.
How to preserve digital image files - commonly known as digital images - is a major issue these days as the problems and costs become more and more evident. This field of media has a lot of economic potential as well as it is an open field for new inventions. Thus the ways and strategies of preservation to choose from may change quickly. The need for an interface of some sort - both hardware and software - between the information and the beholder, makes these issues extremely difficult to tackle. All these issues will continue to initiate research as well as results. They will, of course, also initiate new questions.
The InkCor Project
Iron gall ink was probably the most widely used ink in the Middle Ages. It was used on both parchment and paper. A huge number of documents still exist in pristine condition but maybe an equally huge number suffer from - or will suffer from - iron gall ink corrosion. The problem of iron gall ink corrosion was, as far as I remember, first looked upon scientifically in Germany in the 1970s. Also copper pigments were studied at the time but only as an ingredient in blue or green colours and not in ink. De-acidification of some kind was considered as the solution.
At the end of the 1990s the thread was taken up again at a meeting in Rotterdam, which eventually resulted in the Fifth Framework EU-project InkCor - Stabilisation of iron-gall ink containing paper. The approach now was to use anti-oxidants as the remedy.
In order to make it possible to do research on the effects of stabilisation agents on material more closely related to reality than the use of modern papers and inks, the InkCor project collected numerous historical ink recipes - now available in the ICN (Instituut Collectie Nederland) Art Technological database - and produced historical model papers.
The properties of old inks on model paper were studied in order to obtain a better knowledge of how and why differences in deterioration occurred seemingly irrelevant of age. In-air Proton Induced X-ray Emission analysis - in short PIXE analysis - combined with the measuring of some basic properties of paper resulted in the conclusion that the stability of historical iron gall ink containing papers can be estimated with information non-destructively obtained.
Research on the problems of iron gall ink has for decades been focused on the iron content of inks. InkCor-produced results show that this was probably a simplification of the problem. Copper has long been known to be a very corrosive substance and the project has now shown it to be another major component in historical inks. As it was shown that phytate treatment - an anti-oxidant - mainly reacts with iron ions the need to find an effective anti-oxidant for the stabilisation of other metal ions is obvious. A simple identification test for iron has been developed by ICN in the Netherlands and within the InkCor a new one, aimed at identification of copper ions was developed.
Since there have been indications that gelatine may have a delaying effect on the iron gall ink corrosion of paper this well known substance is more and more implemented as a non controversial procedure by conservators. To establish whether this was an effect on the paper or the iron gall ink, an experiment was performed to evaluate the impact of gelatine as a sizing agent on the degree of polymerisation of cellulose. Samples were prepared with a lab-produced ink and some of these were afterwards immersed in water and others were treated with gelatine in three different ways - immersion, spraying and application with brush. After ageing gelatine was washed out of the samples, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) was used to determine polymerisation. No significant effect of ageing stability on iron gall ink containing paper was found.
Results from the InkCor-project have resulted in several improvements of an existing commercial mass de-acidification process implemented by Zentrum für Bucherhaltung in Germany. The impact of the results from the InkCor- project on how to deal with iron gall ink corrosion is substantial. They will also have some impact on the new PaperTreat-project, which will start this year.
The PaperTreat Project
PaperTreat - evaluation of mass de-acidification processes - is an extensive development of the research, which was done on mass de-acidification in the 1980s and 90s. In the early 1990s digitisation blacked out most preservation issues. Now things seem to have settled down to where they probably belong and the EU's 6th framework programme has decided to fund this project.
The strategic objects are
|to evaluate the impact of modern material and techniques on historic heritage materials,
|to undertake a comparative assessment of traditional and modern protection and conservation strategies.
The issue of brittle paper in books and documents has long been established and today about 25% of the books in general library collections are brittle and an additional 60% endangered. A variety of mass deacidification techniques have been used for more than two decades and have been shown to prolong the lifetime of treated paper by up to 300%. Mass deacidification has also been proven as a cost-effective strategy, with microfilming being about 8 and digitalisation 30 times more expensive. Consequently, mass deacidification has been incorporated into the preservation strategy of numerous institutions in the USA. Despite the recognized need for mass deacidification across Europe, it is used only by a few institutions, while numerous others plan to perform an evaluation of existing treatments, prior to opting for one.
A number of comparative evaluations of the traditional treatments had been performed in the past, however, 5 new ones were developed recently.
The specific aim of the project is to
|identify side effects of the treatments;
|enable estimation of the extension of the useful life of paper, as achieved by traditional and new treatments;
|provide cost specification for each treatment.
The results will enable a sound decision on the type of treatment best suited for certain materials.
In addition to comparative analysis of the traditional and novel mass deacidification techniques, the project will develop:
|standard model materials;
|standard evaluation criteria;
|standard quality control criteria, which will allow for superior comparative assessment of new processes with the traditional ones and considerably simplify the evaluation of emerging new technologies in the future.
The IDAP Project
Parchment in the form of manuscripts, scrolls, charters, book covers, and substrates for artworks, belong to the most valuable objects of European cultural heritage for they are the bearers of the history, which has shaped the development of European society over a period of many centuries. Large collections exist in public and private libraries, archives, and museums and in diverse religious foundations in varying degrees of preservation. The IDAP-project, yet another EU-funded preservation project, is developing improved damage assessment including an early warning system based on a proven analytical protocol which would contribute to extending the lifetime of these documents as well as improving methods used for their conservation. The aim is to implement procedures for improved damage assessment and preservation of historical parchment. Currently, the condition of parchment documents is assessed by conservators-restorers in terms of their visual appearance and mechanical strength. Deterioration (biological, chemical, physical), however, takes place at several levels and damage cannot always be readily visually assessed. This then poses a complex problem of preservation. That this is indeed true is shown by the results of statistically randomly sampled documents at the National Archives in Stockholm. A collection of 20,000 parchment documents had been considered as being in very good condition. The assessment showed different as quite a few were in very bad condition. The concluding report will make very interesting reading for those involved with the preservation of parchment documents. The project will finish in August 2005.
The Papylum Project: Chemiluminescence
For ages the task of determining the condition of a paper-based object has been based on a mixture of visual inspection and tests for which most of them require a physical sample taken from the original. The use of spectroscopic analyses and the introduction of a new tool to study chemiluminescence have taken studies of deterioration of paper to a new level. Not only is it now possible to study the physical properties of paper but also the chemical activities of oxidation.
Within the Papylum-project an instrument has been developed which makes it possible to study chemiluminescence during the oxidation of paper. Chemiluminescence is the weak light emitted by molecules as a result of chemical reaction. This means that studies of paper degradation can be studied at room temperature and seen virtually. The use of this method has among other things resulted in
|new knowledge on cellulose oxidation and the influence of carbonyl groups,
|development of a software which can be used to predict rates of degradation at room temperature,
|guidelines for conservation researchers on how to conduct studies of the photo-stability of paper,
|relative humidity apparently having an important role in the deterioration of moderately alkaline papers.
A study, emphasising the promising results above, on the correlation between polymerisation as measured with chemiluminometry and double fold - a traditional well established paper test - was presented. Observed correlations showed that further investigations into the use of chemiluminometry as an analysis tool to be used on historical papers ought to be carried out.
The SurveNIR Project
As a continuation of Papylum this year the EU-funded project SurveNIR will start. Surveying of collections is usually done using simple physical and chemical tests, often destructive, in order to reveal the collection condition, the general conservation needs and to plan preservation activities. As the testing of a single item should take as little time as possible, the information obtained is usually only rudimentary.
By providing a near-infrared-spectroscopic instrument prototype, the end-users will be provided with a powerful survey tool allowing reagent-less multi-component low-cost analysis of items. The technique itself has recently found its way into industry as an in-line production control tool.
The spectra can be taken non-destructively in a matter of minutes, then analysed using advanced statistical methods and, as a result, data important for the preservation officer and policy maker may be provided, such as the material composition and chemical state, via a user-friendly software interface.
The result of the project will be improved tools to e.g
|determine the condition of a collection,
|assess future needs,
|identify major causes of deterioration,
|identify vulnerable areas of the collection,
|facilitate management and resources.
The tools will be tested in seven collections, thus demonstrating the relevance of the developed approach. The involvement of a SME, a university lab and two libraries, three archives, and two museums, i.e. seven end-users, ensures an efficient and directed dissemination both of knowledge and of the developed technology.
Hyperspectral imaging
As we are in the realm of light I'd like to inform you of an interesting project underway in the National Archives in the Netherlands. It is a new way to use scanning within preservation. Non-destructive optical techniques have always belonged to the most important investigation methods applied in paper and writing durability research. Visual inspection of a document is a fast and inexpensive way of detecting critical areas, where for example ink corrosion occurs in an advanced state, or where discolouration or staining jeopardizes the legibility. From visual inspection alone, the experienced researcher can get a qualitative impression of the general condition of the inspected material.
However, for comparing the state of conservation of documents with each other without actually having to view them simultaneously, quantitative analytical methods are required. Besides a number of other sophisticated spectroscopic techniques, optical reflectance spectroscopy and colour measurement, has been used successfully for analysing local material properties in relation to, for example, paper degradation. Unfortunately, practically all of the quantitative optical techniques are per se non-imaging, i.e. each measurement represents the average properties only around a single point on the document.
The Dutch project has taken another approach with hyperspectral imaging (HIS). An advanced multi-spectral digital imaging system gathers optical information from a significant document area with a high spatial resolution, and can thus overcome the problems typical for single-point techniques. The term hyperspectral imaging refers to the acquisition of a series of digital images at a large number (50-100) of different, well-defined optical wavelengths in the ultra-violet, visible and near infrared. HSI results in the simultaneous, precise determination of the reflectance spectra from all areas of a document with a high spatial resolution. The reflectance spectra often show significant differences for different types of ink (or other substances), which may look identical in direct viewing or conventional RGB imaging. Using dedicated software, the spectral properties can be exploited for distinguishing inks or areas exhibiting different degrees of paper degradation, as well as for the automatic mapping of their distribution.
This kind of equipment can be used to take "finger prints" of objects in order to study changes over time. Except for the usual studies of deterioration or other changes it could be interesting to study objects after being on display. Items on loan can be fingerprinted before being sent off and checked when they return. The possibilities are numerous. And the best of all: yet another non-destructive analysis tool.
These are just a few of the examples of research in the area of preservation. A lot of other research projects on a more local level are in progress. These include further studies in accelerated ageing and the development of non-destructive analysis tools.
Audio and video
Analogue audio- and videotapes are potentially as great a problem as brittle paper. Millions of hours are recorded on analogue magnetic tapes, which slowly deteriorate. Magnetic information changes over time creating losses in audio and video quality. Acetate has been used as a carrier and the binding layer between carrier and magnetic layer may deteriorate with disastrous results of course. The only way to preserve this kind of information for the future is to digitize it. Actually they are the only media, which have to be digitized to have a chance to be preserved for perpetuity. This means a long-term commitment, which will cost a lot - I repeat: a lot - of money. Both for the initial transferring process, and for the continual merging from generation to generation of computer systems. Thus it is only realistic to assume that any measures taken will only be made by major institutions, probably governmental bodies like national archives and libraries.
The TAPE Project
To cope with the numerous small collections held outside the major national institutions the TAPE-project was started in 2004. TAPE (Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe), funded under the Culture 2000 programme of the EU, is a 3-year project for raising awareness and training by expert meetings, research, publications and workshops. TAPE focuses on audiovisual collections held outside the major national institutions with specific responsibilities for audiovisual heritage. Through a programme of activities TAPE aims to explore the requirements for continued access to audiovisual materials and the application of new technologies for opening up collections that provide living documentation of the world of the 20th century.
Future life
The issues above emphasize preservation as I said in the beginning. Conservation is not forgotten though. At the British Library a meeting was held in September 2004 where delegates from both sides of the Atlantic met to discuss the future of applied conservation research. A lot of ideas were put together in three priority groups:
|Life cycle prediction, natural ageing of materials, evaluation of preservation strategies for different materials.
|Effects of the storage environment and selection of the optimum environment for different materials.
|Non-destructive methods for assessing damage to materials.
The British Library will take the lead in developing a coherent work programme by:
|circulating outline projects and establishing consensus with colleagues in the legal deposit libraries and national archives in the UK and Ireland, by the end of January 2005;
|fleshing these ideas out into a number of costed work strands with a clear timetable, initially for the period 2005 – 2010, by the end of April 2005;
|Involving collaborators in North America and Europe whose expertise and facilities complement those available in the UK and Ireland.
The project is restricted to paper, parchment and leather.
IS&T Archiving conferences
An area, which combines the traditional and modern media, is photography. We use digital cameras extensively, produce digital image files equally extensively and we talk about digital images. What is a digital image? It cannot be seen unless it is analogue. Thus we have a plethora of print outs - laser prints, inkjet prints, heat transfer prints, traditional photographic prints etc.- all made from digital image files. I will not go further into this but I recommend strongly that you follow what is happening within this field. Last year the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, IS&T, held their first Archival Conference in San Antonio, Texas. A second conference was held in Washington, DC, this year and the third will be held in Ottawa, Canada, next year. Here people meet from HP, Kodak, Fuji, national archives, museums, national libraries etc. and the papers presented are the latest things related to archiving digital image files and their offspring. The two first conferences were very informative indeed. The information is the latest on what has happened or is happening, even what is supposed to happen, and since this is a very dynamic field it is crucial for the archive and library community to follow suit with discussions and development, to be able to understand the processes and the paths they are taking.
This has been a fairly short summary of just some of the activities going on within the preservation community. Next year we will follow up on the events happening and we will present it in Uppsala.
Web sites referred to in the text
ICN - Instituut Collectie Nederland. http://www.icn.nl/
IS&T - Society for Imaging Science and Technology. http://www.imaging.org/
Nationaal Archief. http://www.en.nationaalarchief.nl/


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Nokia's stated time and time again that it won't partake in what they call "pants-peeing" with Android, but what about Windows Phone 7? It's obvious something drastic needs to change, and we're doubtful MeeGo is the answer.
VentureBeat claims to have heard from a "trusted source" that Nokia is "now likely" to develop for Windows Phone 7, which wouldn't be all that surprising considering their new CEO Stephen Elop has come straight from Microsoft—albeit, from their Office division.
Recently we asked our readers why they owned Nokia phones, and the overwhelming answer was that the hardware was just too reliable to put down. Reasons given to us included long battery life; the rugged durability which has seen many phones dropped but remain unblemished, and of course the superior call quality. Believe it or not, but some people don't want to tweet or Facebook from their phones.
Given all this, could Nokia create hardware for Windows Phone 7? Of course they could. But when they're staunchly supporting MeeGo (and up to a point, Symbian), would they invest in a rival company's OS? Elop might have been embedded in the Microsoft world for almost three years, but quite often—as I'm sure many of you have felt yourselves—when you leave a company you would be more than happy to see it crumble after you. Let's hope he has more business smarts than that. [VentureBeat]
UPDATE: A Nokia representative got in touch to reiterate that "our line on this one is really clear; our platforms are Series 40, Symbian and MeeGo. That stance was reinforced strongly by our management during Nokia World, and we currently have no plans to use other operating systems."


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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Hexi Log Cabin Denim Purse
My family and I had some old jeans that I almost took to a thrift store to donate. Then the wheels in my head started spinning and I came up with this Hexi Log Cabin Denim Purse.
I had a couple denim tutorials in the past, such as the Denim corsage and Denim Necklace. This purse was a little more labor intensive, but the result is very rewarding to me. I just cut out a bunch of strips and some small hexagons. Then, made a Hexi log cabin with them and turned it into a purse.
I made a ribbon to accessorized the purse using Anna Maria Horner's Lou Lou Thi Clippings Passion I already had. I love how it turned out!
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DESDEVENS DE GLANDONS, MAURICE, surveyor; b. 1742 in France, son of Joseph Desdevens de Glandons and Gabrielle Avet Forel; m. 19 Jan. 1767 Marie-Thérèse Mathon at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (Batiscan, Que.); d. some time after 6 May 1799.
The date of Maurice Desdevens de Glandons' arrival in Canada is not known, nor is the date of his first commission. He did, however, work as a surveyor from 1767 until 1799 except for a ten-year period of exile in the United States. He had to take refuge there because he had helped the American invaders of Canada in 1775–76.
Desdevens de Glandons officially enlisted as a militia captain in 1775 with the approval of the American commander, Richard Montgomery. During the siege of Quebec he transported munitions and foiled attempts at desertion. On 1 Jan. 1776 Benedict Arnold* ordered him to recruit as many men as possible to help form a company, and on 12 March named him a notary and surveyor under the senior engineering officer, Edward Antill.
On 7 Aug. 1776 Desdevens de Glandons was at Albany, New York; here, until September 1781, he worked with Canadian refugees who were not attached to any specific regiment. On 18 Oct. 1781 the pension and food rations he had been receiving since 10 Aug. 1776 were cut off. To supplement his now inadequate income, he worked illegally as a pedlar and innkeeper, having been refused a licence. His right to rations was reinstated on 6 May 1782, but these were quite inadequate for his family, which at that time included only two children, two daughters having starved to death at Albany in 1776. Each year until 1786 he vainly petitioned to have his pension restored. Finally, tired of it all, Desdevens de Glandons returned to Canada, probably that year; his surveying reports indicate he was working at Lake Champlain in 1786 and at Nicolet the following year.
On 8 May 1787 the governor general, Lord Dorchester [Carleton*], pardoned him, but anew commission as a surveyor was not issued to him. In March 1788 Desdevens de Glandons again requested a commission, apparently with success, and he continued in practice until at least 1799. The burial certificate for his wife, who died 6 May 1799, is the last document mentioning surveyor Desdevens de Glandons; he was then living at Verchères.
ANQ-M, État civil, Catholiques, Saint-François-Xavier (Verchères), 6 mai 1799; Procès-verbaux des arpenteurs, Maurice Desdevens de Glandons, 1767–99 (there is a gap from 6 Nov. 1775 to September 1786). Archives paroissiales, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (Qué.), Registre des baptêmes, mariages et sépultures, 19 janv. 1767. PAC, MG 23, B3, CC35, pp.74–118; B45; MG 30, D1, 10, pp.571–87. Corinne Rocheleau-Rouleau, "Maurice Desdevens de Glandon et l'invasion américaine, 1775–1776," BRH, XLI (1945), 372.
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Subtitle: Transforming the Self to Embrace Miracles
Dr. Bob Rosenthal has been a student and teacher of A Course in Miracles for over forty years. As co-president of the Foundation for Inner Peace, he recognized the need for a series of books that could help those who have heard of the Course and feel drawn to it, but may need a leg up to get started. In this, the first book of the series, Dr. Rosenthal approaches the Course from an entirely fresh perspective. Using common sense wisdom and sharing from his own experience as both a psychiatrist and Course student, he unpacks the core elements of the Course's teaching in a clear and comprehensible manner. If you've only heard of A Course in Miracles and are curious about what it says, or if you've tried to study it but given up, then this book will be a big help. If you're already a dedicated Course student, you will appreciate Dr. Rosenthal's contribution even more. You will emerge with a better grasp of the Course's central principle: I am one Self, united with my Creator.
"Rosenthal is a talented writer and elucidator, and his three decades of clinical experience as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist shine through his calming prose.... Frequently in these pages, he does not work directly from Schucman's text, but rather describes her ideas on his own, which makes it easy for a novice to follow along. There is little talk of Jesus, and most of what Rosenthal discusses is applicable across religious (or secular) traditions.... An accessible and well-crafted introduction to the teachings of A Course in Miracles." — Kirkus Reviews
"The experience of this masterfully crafted book is like being led purposefully and gently to the most loving part of your self, and then learning this part is your anchor and identity. I found Dr. Bob's practice in "loosening the bonds of perception" a direct and accessible way to deepen my own development of spiritual sight. I see this book as playing a pivotal role in drawing new students to A Course in Miracles, as well as offering rich insights to long-time students as well." — Dr. Dana Marrocco, author of The Top Ten Lies We Tell OurselvesAuthor: Robert Rosenthal M.D.


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50 Shades of Grey is one step closer to hitting the big screen. Sam Taylor-Johnson has been selected to...
50 Shades of Grey is one step closer to hitting the big screen.
Sam Taylor-Johnson has been selected to direct the adaptation of the best-selling book, Deadline reports.
Taylor-Johnson has previously directed one short film, Love You More, which went to Cannes in 2008, and the 2009 drama Nowhere Boy. In the latter film, she met her eventual husband, Kick-Assstar Aaron Johnson. Despite the couple's 23-year age difference, they became engaged in 2009 and welcomed two daughters, Wylda Rae and Romy Hero, before tying the knot in 2012.
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In the 50 Shades of Grey series, which has sold more than 70 million copies, a 21-year-old college senior, Anastasia, begins a relationship with an older business man, Christian. Before directing, Taylor-Johnson was also known for her photography work, much of which explored human sexuality.
"Sam's unique ability to gracefully showcase complex relationships dealing with love, emotion and sexual chemistry make her the ideal director to bring Christian and Anastasia's relationship to life," one of the film's producers, Michael De Luca, told the site. "EL James' characters and vivid storytelling require a director who is willing to take risks and push the envelope where needed, and Sam is a natural fit."
Kelly Marcel (Terra Nova) wrote the script for the film version of 50 Shades of Grey.


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Apple forces Amazon to alter Kindle app
Amazon, Barnes & Noble Kobo have complied with Apple's new rules and removed any links to their online e-bookstores from their iOS apps.
Updated 3:50 p.m. PT to reflect Barnes & Noble updating its Nook iOS apps.
Apple has finally brought the hammer down on e-reader apps, enforcing its new in-app subscription rules that require app developers to strip out any links to external mechanisms for purchasing digital books or subscriptions.
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Canada-based Kobo have all updated their iOS e-reader apps, with Barnes & Noble temporarily removing its Nook for iPad app from the App Store and sending out a press release late in the afternoon saying it would soon update the app to offer the "interactive magazine experience first available on the Nook Color."
As we reported last month, Apple's twice amended its terms for subscriptions in the App Store, which require companies to give Apple a 30 percent cut on sales their apps generate. In the past, e-reading apps Kindle, Nook, and Kobo have avoided paying the cut by sending customers to a Web-based interface outside the app.
When Apple issued its App Store subscription rules last February, it basically made it impossible for e-book sellers to continue operating its apps under the new terms without losing money. Then, in June, Apple softened its stance somewhat but the new terms still required developers to remove links to external mechanisms for purchase (a "buy button," for example).
With the new updates, you can still access your Kindle, Kobo, and Nook libraries from any iOS device and use all the features previously available in those e-reading apps. But you'll have to buy your e-books on the company's respective Web sites, then sync your libraries via the app.
In a statement in its forum, Amazon announced the changes in its typical low-key manner:
We wanted to let you know that we've updated our Kindle app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The big change is that you can now use the Kindle app to read over 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines including the Economist, as well as share favorite passages from your reading via Facebook and Twitter. In order to comply with recent policy changes by Apple, we've also removed the "Kindle Store" link from within the app that opened Safari and took you to the Kindle Store. You can still shop as you always have--just open Safari and go to www.amazon.com/kindlestore. If you want, you can bookmark that URL. Your Kindle books will be delivered automatically to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, just as before.
While the change may not be a huge deal for existing users, when we met with Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis recently in our offices, he said it may present some confusion for new customers.
"Aside from not having any links to an e-bookstore," Serbinis said, "you can't even mention your Web site or explain to readers from within the app how to purchase books and get them onto the device. It's very simple to do, but some people downloading the app for the first time might not figure it out."
Indeed, the new Kindle and Kobo iOS apps are completely devoid of any mention of the company's Web site or how to get e-books onto your iOS device. However, as soon as this reporter signed in to his Kobo account (on an iPad), the library updated to include a new purchase from Kobo's online eBookstore.
It's unclear what would happen if you simply chose not to update the apps and left the links in place. Presumably, Apple could disable the apps with a new update to iOS and it could very easily force you to update your e-reader apps to use them with iOS 5.
Another move would simply be to force the developer to remove its app from the App Store altogether, which may have been what happened with the Google Books app, which disappeared from the App Store over the weekend and has now returned without its store links. Separately, The Wall Street Journal announced that it will soon remove all purchasing options from with its iOS apps to comply with Apple's new rules.
When all is said and done, Apple's iBooks will be the only iOS app that will allow you to buy e-books directly from within the app. But at least Apple has allowed e-reading apps from other companies to remain in the App Store. You can choose to see that as a magnanimous gesture--or not.
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By Rebekka Väisänen, Gale Ambassador at the University of Helsinki
Hi, I'm Rebekka! I am one of the Gale Student Ambassadors here at the University of Helsinki in Finland, where I am nearing the end of my Master's studies in English philology. Currently doing teacher training at a field school, I have been experiencing curious withdrawal symptoms from spending full days at the library researching and working on essays, so when I have a free moment, I easily find a reason to find my way back there – for example, by researching within the Gale Archives! Nerdy, I know… Otherwise, my interests include exploring the outdoors, as well as spectating and participating in theatre (on which there is also a plethora of information in the archives…!)
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, was one of the most captivating novels that I have had the pleasure of reading, so when the time came (last year) for me to finally write my BA thesis, I set to work brainstorming topics in which I could get away with re-reading and analyzing this novel in a seminar geared towards cognitive theory. The field I settled in was historical fiction. The Book Thief is set in the 1940s, in a small fictional town in Germany that is shaken by the rising power of Hitler and the conflict which later became known as the Second World War. The book opened my eyes to the horrors of war in a totally new way, and I started looking for more channels of entertainment-but-also-history through which to usefully procrastinate. I noticed that the Second World War has recently become a popular setting in mainstream media as well, with TV series based on 'true stories' emerging from a variety of viewpoints, including German (Hotel Adlon, Unsere Mutter Unsere Vater / Generation War, Babylon Berlin), British (Homefires), Irish and American (My Mother and Other Strangers).


text: Space | 26. November 2012 | posted by Jan Wörner ESA council meeting at ministerial level – a personal view In my last blog entry, I referred to the preparations for the European Space Agency council meeting at ministerial level, to be held in Naples and the key topics 'the future of ESA', 'launch systems' and 'utilisation of the International Space Station'. Well, now that the conference has ended, it is time to take stock. At this point, I would like to highlight primarily my own personal experience, since the facts and agreed conclusions have already received plenty of attention in the media. read more


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Time to sell?
The 'buy low, sell high' maxim is a tempting one to look at right now. Stocks are high, so is it time to sell? If you can move into something with less volatility and still achieve your financial goals, sell. If you can't, stay in, Hamm explains.
By almost every measure, the stock market in the United States has hit several all-time highs over the last few weeks.
This has led several Simple Dollar readers to write in and ask whether or not now is the time to sell. Tom, for example, writes:
"With stocks being so high I am getting kind of nervous. You know the old saying of "buy low sell high" so I am wondering if I shouldn't move my retirement savings into bonds or something else low risk for a while."
The "buy low, sell high" maxim is a tempting one to look at right now. With stocks at (or near) an all-time high, it makes sense to look seriously at the "sell high" part of the equation.
The problem with "buy low, sell high" when it comes to something like the stock market is that it is very difficult to tell what the "high" is and what the "low" is.
For example, right now, it appears as though we are at a "high" – and, in comparison to stock market levels in late 2008, we certainly are.
However, we do not necessarily know where the rest of 2013, 2014, and beyond will lead us. If the stock market grows another 15% by the end of 2014, then selling now is a mistake. If it drops 15%, then selling now is a smart move.
This is when it's important to point out that past performance is not indicative of future returns.
We can use the past history of the stock market to make an educated guess as to the future of it, but it's only a guess. It's really hard to rely on historical data because stock trading has changed so much over the past century.
For example, just thirty years ago, stocks were mostly traded by hand. Today, almost all stocks are traded electronically, most due to computer algorithms. We've also seen a rise in hedge funds and countless other changes in how people and organizations actually invest, as well as changes in stock market rules. You can't expect everything to unfold the same today as it did even ten years ago.
Instead, the question you should be asking yourself should be centered around realistic long-term predictions about the stock market.
I am a firm believer in Warren Buffett's suggestion that you should expect a 7% annual return over the long term from investing broadly in stocks.
The question I will always be asking myself about my retirement situation is do I need that 7% to reach my goal for retirement? Or can I make it with a smaller return?
The catch with that 7% is that it's volatile. You might average 7% over a bunch of years, but that's after a sequence of years that are 10%, 14%, -20%, 8%, 2%, and 11% (or something like that). When you actually reach your target date, you might have enough, you might not.
With something that has a lower return, like bonds or cash, the return is a lot less volatile. You might invest in bonds that return 3% in a much steadier fashion, for example.
If you can reach your retirement goals with a lower risk investment, then that's the sign that you should jump ship. That way, you know you're sailing securely into retirement without the bounces of the stock market.
Also, remember that this isn't an "all or nothing" decision. If you move half of your money into bonds that return 3%, you'll have an average annual return around 5% with some volatility, but not nearly as much.
So, what can you take home here? Selling high makes sense if you can move into something with less volatility and still achieve your goals. A high stock market may have pushed you to that point – and if it has, you should take advantage of it and lock in your progress.
If you're not there, see how close you are and take advantage of this situation to move some of your money into something less volatile.
Remember, a high stock market isn't a chance to time the market – it's an opportunity to re-evaluate your personal goals and how close you are to them. That's what matters – not the ups and downs of the stock market itself.
The post Selling Stocks at an All Time Market High? appeared first on The Simple Dollar.


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Jimmy Buffett translated his easygoing Gulf Coast persona into more than just a successful recording career -- he expanded into clothing, nightclubs, and literature -- but the basis of the business empire that kept him on the Fortune magazine list of highest-earning entertainers was his music. Born in southern Mississippi and raised in Alabama, Buffett moved to Nashville to try to make it in country music in the late '60s. After signing to the Barnaby label, he released one album, 1970's Down to Earth, from which the socially conscious single "The Christian?" suggested he might be more at home protesting in Greenwich Village. (Barnaby "lost" his second album, High Cumberland Jubilee, though they would find it and release it after he became successful.) Instead, the songwriter moved to Key West, Florida, where he gradually evolved into the beach-bum character and developed the tropical folk-rock style that would endear him to millions.
Signing to ABC-Dunhill Records (later absorbed by MCA), Buffett achieved notoriety but not much else with his second (released) album, White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973), which featured a song called "Why Don't We Get Drunk" ("...and screw?" goes the chorus). Buffett revealed a more thoughtful side on Living and Dying in 3/4 Time (1974), with its song of marital separation "Come Monday," his first singles chart entry. But it took the Top Ten song "Margaritaville" and the album in which it was featured, 1977's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, to capture Buffett's tropical world-view and, for a while, turn him into a pop star.
By the start of the '80s, Buffett's yearly albums had stopped going gold, and he briefly tried the country market again. But by the middle of the decade, it was his yearly summer tours that were filling his bank account, as a steadily growing core of Sun Belt fans he dubbed "Parrotheads" made his concerts into Mardi Gras-like affairs. Buffett launched his Margaritaville line of clothes and opened the first of his Margaritaville clubs in Key West. He also turned to fiction writing, landing on the book best-seller lists.
His recording career, meanwhile, languished, though a hits compilation sold millions; a 1990 live album, Feeding Frenzy, went gold; and a 1992 box-set retrospective, Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Ballads, became one of the best-selling box sets ever. Buffett finally got around to making a new album in 1994, when Fruitcakes became one of his fastest-selling records. It was followed in 1995 by Barometer Soup and Banana Wind in 1996. The following year, Buffett began working on a musical adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel Don't Stop the Carnival with the author himself. After Broadway producers expressed little interest, the production ran for six weeks in Miami during 1997. In spring of 1998, Buffett released a collection of songs from the production as he began mulling over the idea of taking the play on the road. In 1999 he released Beach House on the Moon as well as Live: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday.
During the first few years of the millennium, Buffett's newly launched Mailboat label issued close to a dozen concert recordings, as well as the 2002 studio album Far Side of the World. Two years later, Buffett allowed RCA to distribute his second Mailboat studio album, License to Chill. Live albums recorded in Hawaii and Boston appeared in 2005, followed by an all-new collection of songs called Take the Weather with You in 2006 and two more live sets, Live in Anguilla in 2007 and Feeding Frenzy: Live in 2008. In 2009, Buffett released Buffet Hotel, his first new studio album in three years; it debuted at 17. Next up was Songs from St. Somewhere, which arrived in August of 2013 and debuted at four on the Billboard charts. Three years later, Buffett released 'Tis the SeaSon, his first Christmas album in 20 years. Buried Treasure, Vol. 1, an archival release containing rare songs recorded in 1969, appeared in 2017. Buffett returned with Life on the Flip Side, his first collection of original songs in seven years, in the summer of 2020. The album found him collaborating with Irish singer/songwriter Paul Brady and Promise of the Real leader Lukas Nelson. Later that year he issued the compilation LP Songs You Don't Know By Heart, to accompany the documentary of the same name. ~ William Ruhlmann


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Just about everyone wants to boost their productivity. There is no shortage of tools that promise to help you do it, too. Many business owners are visual thinkers and mind mapping is one of the methods that can help you get more done. This review of Mindmeister is for you if you like whiteboards or always have to draw things out on a piece of paper.
I've been an account holder at Mindmeister since 2010 and watched it evolve and improve. You wouldn't think that mindmapping, conceptually, would need a web-based app, but it is really, really useful. I like to draw my ideas with little circles or rectangles and organize them on a large piece of paper, but when I make a mistake (frequent) or change my mind (more frequent) I have to start all over on a clean sheet. They have won awards for their user interface and ease of use.
What I really like:
- The have a public mindmap library that lets you get ideas from other visual thinkers. You can see in the sample below that there are + and – marks (at the intersections of major sections) that allow you to expand or contract if your ideas start to grow into Mind Trees. Build a hierarchical flow of ideas, but condense them under one heading.
- They have mobile apps for iOS (iPad and iPhone) as well as Android. The mobile apps allow you to export/share your files as PDF, RTF, PNG or other formats.
- You can collaborate with others and see their suggestions and changes in real time, color coded even. Plus, there is an instant messaging chat function if you want to interact beyond the document itself.
- A strong history or track changes type function so you can go back to earlier versions.
What I'd like to see:
Offline access is available on a paid plan only. Of course, everyone wants to get more for free, but it would be nice to have some access when I'm not connected. However, to be fair, they offer a lot of features on the free plan. But, the iPad and Android apps (currently free on both platforms, but shows a price point of $7.95 for the iPad in iTunes store) allows offline access and syncs automatically once you reconnect.
There's a simple free plan that includes up to three mindmaps. Paid plans start at $4.99 a month and include more storage, more file export options, and offline access. 30-day free trial on all accounts.
If you like to draw out your ideas for your own use or to collaborate with employees and colleagues, Mindmeister is worth a look and test drive. It is a powerful web-based app that lets you create terrific looking documents instead of using a whiteboard.


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1940 Air Terminal Museum
The museum is housed in Houston's original art-deco air terminal at William P. Hobby Airport. and showcases both civil aviation and Houston's aviation history.
The Double-Take
In the distance, I saw a small single engine plane and behind it a biplane coming toward us. The biplane looked looked to be about fifty yards behind the first. Imagine my surprise as they flew closer to see that they were actually side by side.
The Ginn DSA-1 Interior
Little airplanes have little interiors. This means that you only have the basics for interments and extra features. This little Ginn DSA-1 biplane fits everything nicely, including a clear plexiglass bottom to provide an extra view along the way.
The Little Plane that Could
They say everything in Texas is bigger, but not for this little airplane. This 1967 Ginn DSA-1 is tiny, but packs a lot of plane in its small package.
The Huey
Air support has played a major role in all recent wars, especially in Vietnam. The UH-1E Huey was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been produced worldwide. The first combat operation of the UH-1 was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, with approximately 7,000 UH-1 aircraft used for that war. I thought it proper to process it in black and white, due to the era when it served our country saw little color film.
Speedy Birds
Both of these little guys look like they would be fun to fly and I'm guessing have a lot of punch for their size. Many of the planes that attended the Aeros and Autos at Ellington Field are local, so maybe I'll have an opportunity to visit with the pilots at a future event.
North American AT-6 Texan
The AT-6 Texan was a popular plane for most pilots during World War 2, since pilots trained in the Texan before moving on to other aircraft.
Rudolph, with Attitude
Flying high up in the sky, free as a bird and out in front of everyone else, but with a big red nose. You might think it's Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer, but not if you're flying these little airplanes around. They may not be large, but they are plenty fast. Many airplanes have displayed the teeth on the front, most noticeably the shark teeth on the Flying Tigers from World War II. Let's face it, any sharp teeth on the nose of an airplane is going to make it meaner and faster. I would not want it chasing me in a dog fight.
The Bamboo Bomber
Cessna built the first examples of the "Bamboo Bomber" Cessna UC78 (T-50) Bobcat before WWII as a business-feeder airline aircraft. During the war, many were produced as a multi-engine trainer for future bomber pilots. The airplane was nicknamed "Bamboo Bomber" because of its one piece, 42' wooden wing. After WWII hundreds of examples were sold for surplus to civilian owners. It sports retractable landing gear and a spacious, five-person cabin. But since it is small, many were not parked in hangers and the elements have reduced their numbers, with only a few still airworthy.
Oh Baby is Back
A while back I gave you a taste of this T-6 Texan, but I thought you deserved to see the entire plane. It's just that nice. Like a card player doesn't show his entire hand all at once, I only showed you a piece of it last time. Once a month at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, they have a fly-in, so you never know exactly who will show up. Since it faces east, it gets the morning light, which sets it apart nicely from the early sky.
Oh Baby!
My fondness of airplanes is no secret. Like a woman window-shops for shoes she can't afford, I shop over airplanes I'll likely never fly in, let alone ever own. But it's nice to dream and enjoy these beauties through short visits and lasting photos.
This beautifully restored North American T-6 Texan (with the Navy designation SNJ-5) was at the recent Wings and Wheels at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum with it's 600 horse power Pratt and Whitney R-1340 "Wasp" Radial engine. Some lucky person won a charity raffle for a ride in this historic World War II era aircraft. I knew I should have bought more tickets.


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High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
This study was undertaken because research relating fat intake to pancreatic cancer was inconclusive.
To examine the association, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon, Ph.D., of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues analyzed a cohort of over 500,000 people from the National Institutes of Health – AARP Diet and Health Study. Participants completed a food frequency questionnaire in 1995 and 1996 and were followed prospectively for an average of 6 years to track a variety of health outcomes, including pancreatic cancer.
Men and women who consumed high amounts of total fats had 53% and 23% higher relative rates of pancreatic cancer, respectively, compared with men and women who had the lowest fat consumption. Participants who consumed high amounts of saturated fats had 36% higher relative rates of pancreatic cancer compared with those who consumed low amounts.
"[W]e observed positive associations between pancreatic cancer and intakes of total, saturated, and monounsaturated fat overall, particularly from red meat and dairy food sources. We did not observe any consistent association with polyunsaturated or fat from plant food sources," the authors write. "Altogether, these results suggest a role for animal fat in pancreatic carcinogenesis."
In an accompanying editorial, Brian M. Wolpin, M.D., MPH, of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Meir J. Stampfer, M.D., DrPH, of the Harvard School of Public Health, call the study well-performed and a good addition to the understanding of pancreatic cancer.
They do note, however, that there is insufficient epidemiological and laboratory evidence to confirm the importance of animal fats or even that meat is the important factor, as opposed to other dietary or lifestyle preferences associated with meat consumption.
"[W]ith further investigation, this work has the potential to provide interesting clues to the mechanisms underlying pancreatic tumorigenesis," the editorialists write.
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