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Edward D. Hoch Short Fiction Analysis
(Literary Essentials: Short Fiction Masterpieces)
From the outset, Edward D. Hoch's writing has followed two tracks, though they frequently merge. In his debut story, he created the first of his more than twenty series detectives, Simon Ark, and provided him with a bizarre, seemingly impossible crime to solve. It is the first of literally hundreds of stories by Hoch in which he shows his endless inventiveness in presenting perplexing problems and their resolutions, without repeating himself. Yet, in the same story, there is a plot that reflects Hoch's Catholic roots and the influence, which he has acknowledged, of G. K. Chesterton and Graham Greene. As a writer who finds his audience in magazines of mystery fiction, Hoch realizes that his primary "product" is providing escape, through brain-teasing mysteries, and he knows that in mystery short stories, there is insufficient length for deep characterization. One need not read too far between Hoch's lines, however, to see important issues also being treated.
The Quests of Simon Ark
Simon Ark, the series detective introduced in "Village of the Dead," owes much to the pulp tradition of the infallible superhero, though he resolves his cases by ratiocination, not physical strength or firepower. He claims to have been a Coptic priest in Egypt, two thousand years earlier, and he presently investigates strange happenings, while he searches for and tries to eradicate evil. Ark is introduced as he arrives in the remote western United States village of Gidaz (a deliberate reversal of Voltaire's Zadig) after hearing of the mass suicide of the entire population. Seventy-three people leaped to their deaths from a hundred-foot cliff. A strong religious leader, calling himself Axidus, had come to town and had great influence on its inhabitants. He is Ark's leading suspect, though he denies responsibility for the deaths. The story's basis is a North African cult, the Circumcellions, part of the Donatist schism from the Catholic Church.
Despite the religious trappings and potential for supernaturalism, Hoch established here his practice of resolving all cases rationally and through evidence that he makes as available to the reader as to his detective. The Ark stories—the early ones, in particular—are enlivened by mystical elements that add the suggestion of the supernatural to their characteristically complex puzzles. Just as Ark himself purports to be immortal, so does he consider the criminals whom he brings to justice avatars or incarnations of the "Ultimate Evil" he seeks. "The Man from Nowhere" is based on the true mystery of Kaspar Hauser, a nineteenth century celebrity whose bizarre murder was never solved. In this story, Ark must discover how a pair of false mystics have staged a stabbing death by an apparently invisible entity, patterned on Hauser's own death. "Sword for a Sinner" concerns a murder among a radical set of Catholic penitents who endure mock crucifixions as part of their purification ritual. Hoch occasionally adds a believable element of pathos to the stories by way of Ark's "Watson," the nameless New York publisher who narrates all the stories and whose fallible character represents the human weakness that gives evil its foothold in the world.
In "The Vicar of Hell," Ark fights a historical order of Satanists as his sidekick fights to resist temptations of the flesh offered by the cult's nubile quarry. "The Judges of Hades" involves the murder of the narrator's father and sister and an inquiry into his family's background complicated by his estrangement from them.
"I'd Know You Anywhere"
Though best known for series detectives, in his early years Hoch wrote many stories without continuing characters. Some of the best of these deal with good and evil on a global level, using the Cold War as metaphor. "I'd Know You Anywhere" starts during World War II with the first encounter between the protagonist, Contrell, and Willoughby Grove, a soldier with no qualms about killing enemy soldiers after they have surrendered. They meet again in the Korean War, and again Grove has disdain for any rules, preferring to kill the people he calls "gooks." At a third meeting in Berlin, shortly after the East Germans erected the Wall in 1961, Grove would shoot communist border guards, even if that might start World War III. Finally, the story flashes to the future, 1969, with Grove an army general. To the concern of Contrell, the president of the United States promises free rein to this man who loves to kill.
The Spy and the Thief
Though the titles of Hoch's spy stories about Jeffrey Rand, head of Britain's Department of Concealed Communications, are reminiscent of le Carré's first best-seller, the stories are far different. Though Rand is fully aware that spying is a dirty business, much of the cynicism and angst of le Carré's characters is missing, replaced by taut action and neat, often ironic, resolutions of cases.
In early stories such as "The Spy Who Came to the End of the Road" and "The Spy Who Came Out of the Night," Rand is pitted against Russian agents, such as his counterpart in Russian Intelligence, Taz. Though Rand accepts counterintelligence activities, such as reading Russian or Chinese messages and capturing their spies, he is troubled when he must share the responsibility for assassinating enemy agents. He refuses to accept all the conventional wisdom about espionage and believes that there are decent men. He even comes to share a close kinship with Taz, an implicit recognition that even spying can be a profession that goes beyond boundaries and ideologies.
"Sacajawea's Gold"
Hoch created two amateur detectives whose cases reflect the United States' past. One of them, Ben Snow, roams the frontier in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and though he seems law-abiding, a legend has grown that he is actually Billy the Kid. Snow is the character through whom Hoch introduces historical events into his stories, and often it is Native Americans and their mistreatment that come under scrutiny. In "Sacajawea's Gold," Ben is traveling through Yellowstone Park during the 1890's, shortly after the battle at Wounded Knee, when he helps Floating Cloud, a lovely Shoshone, by capturing her runaway pinto. She is seeking her missing father and also a leather pouch of gold coins reputedly given to Sacajawea, guide to Lewis and Clark, by the explorers. Ben decides to help her but finds that there is a third aspect to the investigation, the murder of a half-breed. As often happens, his reputation has preceded him, and an army officer, Captain Grant, assumes that Ben is a gunfighter. Ben finds that his interest in Floating Cloud and in solving the mystery causes conflict with her proud brother, Swift Eagle.
Diagnosis: Impossible
Hoch's tales of Dr. Sam Hawthorne, a small-town New England doctor, are concerned...
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Design thinking. Entrepreneurship. Project learning. Problem-based learning. Hands-on learning. STEM. Let's take elements of each and create a new experience. I guarantee you it'll include risk-taking and failure. If it doesn't, we're not doing it right.
I'm been an educator most of my life. I was a teacher and school administrator for nearly two decades. This year, I'm part of an education technology startup. We recognized a problem, and we wanted to solve it, and we wanted to solve it in a way that scales.
As a school leader, I talked a lot about students taking risks, learning to fail, solving real-world problems, engaging in hands-on learning. In reality, I knew I was kidding myself. I believed in everything I was saying, but I didn't feel like I'd done much to create this type of learning environment.
Sure. I'd done some of it. I'd started two adult learning institutes. I saw a problem and I wanted to address it. Then I got curious.
I went to business school at MIT and earned an MBA. Wham! Reality really set in. My colleagues were people who had spent time learning and a lot more time doing. They approached things differently and it was energizing.
Now I'm part of a startup and every week is a roller coaster ride filled with failure and the requirement that we learn and adapt. If we don't, we go out of business. It's that simple.
It's got me thinking about all the terms we use in education to describe the life I'm living now, all the terms I listed at the beginning of this piece. To accomplish what's at the heart of each of these approaches, I'd argue that there needs to be lots of doing, lots of failing, lots of learning, and lots of collaborating, especially with people who think and work differently than you do.
It's very humbling. It can be overwhelming. It can be scary. It can be exhilarating. It can be devastating. It's often a battle with your own ego and limitations, and it's ALWAYS a learning experience. It teaches you resilience like few other things can.
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An Austrian energy group has drawn its first oil from a drilling campaign in New Zealand.
OMV said that well MR-8A, which is part of the Maari redevelopment drilling campaign, has an estimated production capacity of 4,500 barrels of oil per day.NA
The firm will invest €205million in the campaign which has five drills producing new reservoirs.
The Maari JV partners are OMV New Zealand Ltd (69%, operator), Todd Maari Ltd (16%), Horizon Oil International Ltd (10%) and Cue Taranaki Pty Ltd (5%).
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Should you weave everyday?
The internet and social media is full of advice and opinion on what to do, what not to do and if you are doing it – you're probably not doing it right. The news is overwhelmingly full of opinion and solutions based on narrow personal observations. So how could I possibly qualify to answer "should you weave everyday?"
I also have a personal world with personal observations that I could inflict on you all. But I can see how variable and different people are in their approach to everything. I think you do something everyday because you want to (or you have to). You're drawn to it and it gives you a 'spark'. Some people are more goal centred and disciplined in their approach to weaving, and others like to dabble and slowly meld into the world of creating textiles. It works all ways. Weaving isn't a chore (at least for most of us)…its a time away from other things to enjoy and savour. If this isn't how it feels, a break or looking to doing something different on the loom may re-ignite your resolve.
I had a few warpers in the studio of late. This step in weaving gets you designing your own fabric from the beginning and can be a mesmerizing and relaxing process. Certainly a rewarding one. Especially if you are warping for a saori style cloth.
I've also had some weavers in the studio as groups or couples, enjoying a few hours or a day away from the usual. Sometimes doubling up as a celebration. What better way to spend some time with people than enjoying colour and entwining. I think it's better than Scrabble because you get to take a cloth home. Groups can spark and trigger your own ideasso weaving with others is relaxing and rewarding.
Some regular studio weavers bounce in with ideas to try. Our wavy weaving is a big hit, although I might be passing my bias onto others! Why weave straight lines when you can do wavy ones.
Maybe you would like a 'kicker' to weave with. This has to be something connected with our senses. For example a piece of music can make a basis for a woven cloth. Music has dynamics, tone and colour. It's a feeling created in you and felt with our hearing. This approach isn't for everyone, and natural images are probably the most often used for inspiration. Another one is our sense of taste. Can we create a beetroot cloth?? One cloth I'm not going to make is a green bean one as I don't like the taste…but then that might make the best cloth of all.
Should you weave everyday? Maybe. Some days I just daydream about it, and that's nice too.
As I work in several fiber arts and some other arts, none of them are done "every day." What I have discovered is that each one bleeds into the others in some way.
At the present time I have a gallery show with paintings, quilts AND woven items. As the gallery manager was hanging the show, he decided to place woven pieces next to paintings that color coordinated. I was amazed. It looked as if I had planned the pieces to go together.April 28, 2017


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Emerging Europe, together with TUT.by, the largest news portal in Belarus, invited three foreigners to investigate what foreigners who live and work in Belarus say about the country: Ian Fox, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Minsk; Philipp Brunner, CEO of Stadler Belarus; Dr Klaus Baier, Team Leader, EU Most Programme, Goethe Institut and former Chairman of the German-Belarusian Economic Club. Continue reading Emerging Europe Live: Life in Belarus As Seen by Foreigners


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The Commons Political and Constitutional Reform select committee said a resolution setting out the new process should be put to a vote by November this year.
The refusal by MPs to authorise the use of British military force in Syria highlighted the convention that the Commons should have the opportunity to debate the deployment of troops.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague has committed to enshrine in law the necessity of consulting Parliament on military action, but there has been little progress on the agenda - partly down to a fear that legislation could lead to decisions on conflicts being open to judicial review.
The committee said it could "understand the Government's wariness" about the risk of judicial review if Parliament's role was set out in law.
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At one time, Francisco Hobson was a licensed real estate agent with the California Bureau of Real Estate before his license was revoked in August 2016.
Hobson used the victims' money to buy groceries, travel and for laser-hair removal and plastic surgery, according to court records.
"The defendant made simple promises to his victims, promises he never intended to fulfill," said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker in a statement. "The defendant then used his victims' hard-earned money to fund his personal lifestyle.
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Aviation Investigation Report A95O0150
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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Collision with terrain in adverse weather
Caledon, Ontario 2 mi W
28 July 1995
SummaryThe pilot was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from Lindsay, Ontario, to the Kitchener/Waterloo regional airport. At 0725 eastern daylight time (EDT), the pilot requested and obtained radar flight following from the Toronto area control centre. The aircraft was radar identified 30 miles north of Toronto at 4,500 feet above sea level (asl), on a direct track to Kitchener. The pilot then contacted Kitchener/Waterloo control tower and reported being over the Orangeville area. The tower controller told the pilot that the weather was below VFR limits with an estimated broken cloud ceiling of 4,000 feet above ground level, and two and half miles visibility in fog. The controller approved special VFR (SVFR) for the aircraft to land at the airport; however, the approval was subsequently cancelled when the pilot did not respond to further queries from the controller. About 10 minutes after initial radar contact, the area controller observed the radar target descend from a cruising level of 4,500 feet asl to about 1,800 feet where the target went into coast. The target was re-acquired at 1,500 feet, climbed to 1,800 feet, then went into coast again. This time the target remained in coast mode. The pilot did not respond to further radio calls, an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was heard by an aircraft in flight, and the noise of an aircraft followed by the sound of a crash was heard by persons on the ground. The aircraft had crashed, and the wreckage was found within 20 minutes of the aircraft disappearing from radar.
The aircraft had struck trees in rising terrain, at an elevation of about 1,150 feet asl, and came to rest in a canola field. There were low stratus cloud ceilings and heavy fog in the area of the occurrence. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not wearing a shoulder harness and was fatally injured in the accident.
Other Factual InformationBased on the pilot's initiative, the company management had recently agreed that it would be both economical and convenient to have the pilot rent and fly an aircraft, rather than chartering an aircraft for business-related travel. As a result of these discussions, the company had paid for the pilot's recurrent training on the Cessna 310 aircraft. This was the first flight for the company under this arrangement. The plan was to fly from Lindsay to Kitchener, where the pilot would pick up one passenger, proceed to Manitoulin Island to conduct company business, and return to Lindsay.
The pilot had been a licensed pilot since 1971. He obtained his first instrument rating in 1976, and a class III instructor rating in 1978. The pilot was active in aviation as a flight instructor and a charter pilot, and accumulated about 1,542 flying hours from 1976 to 1979. By 1979, the pilot had 11 hours of instrument flying, 53 hours of simulated instrument flying, and 32 hours in a training simulator. In the 15-year period between 1980 and 1995, the pilot had flown an additional 55.2 hours. In the three months preceding the accident, the pilot had flown nine hours, including one hour of instrument flying in a Cessna 310 aircraft, and 2.2 hours in a Link simulator.
In June 1991, the pilot consulted his family physician after experiencing dizziness, visual disturbance, and numbness in his left hand, nose, and upper lip, followed by a headache. An electroencephalogram (EEG) was performed on 19 June 1991, and the results were normal. On 22 October 1991, a consultation was made with a neurologist, who diagnosed the condition as a migraine. On 30 November 1991, the family physician noted that the pilot experienced a further episode of visual disturbance, right hand numbness, and headache. The diagnosis of this episode was also migraine. There is no further evidence of headaches between November 1991 and 28 July 1995. This medical condition could result in a sudden decrement in performance or in complete incapacitation. The pilot did not disclose this medical information on any of his aviation medical examinations. If this information had been reported during his aviation medical examination, it likely would have resulted in his pilot privileges being revoked. Whether the pilot was suffering from a migraine headache or any of the associated symptoms at the time of the accident was not known.
The aircraft was a twin-engine Cessna 310. There was no evidence of any aircraft failure or malfunctions prior to the collision with the trees and ground. Analysis of the recorded radar information shows that the aircraft descended from level flight at 4,500 feet asl to 1,500 feet asl in about 1 minute 45 seconds, about 1,700 feet per minute. The rate of descent was fairly constant throughout.
Recent changes to the Air Navigation Orders (ANO Series II, No. 2/CRCc.-28, Order Respecting Aircraft Seats and Safety-Belts) required commercial aircraft to be outfitted with shoulder harnesses for the front-seat occupants. The aircraft owner had applied for, and been given, a temporary exemption to the requirement. When the aircraft was examined, shoulder harnesses were installed in the aircraft. The log-book entries regarding the installation were not certified in an approved manner. The shoulder harness was a fixed type, not an inertial reel type. If the fixed type shoulder harness was used and properly adjusted across his chest, the pilot could not lean forward and reach various switches and items in the cockpit without first loosening the shoulder harness.
On the day of the accident, a weak frontal trough was situated between Muskoka and Kingston by 0700 EDT. The air mass over the region was very moist, and after 0600 EDT, fog and low cloud began to form. The moist south to southeasterly upslope flow resulted in low stratus cloud ceilings from the surface to
500 feet above ground level (agl), and visibilities of one half mile or less in the vicinity of the accident site.
Before departing from Lindsay, the pilot phoned the Sault Ste. Marie Flight Service Station and received a weather briefing. The briefing included thunderstorm and turbulence warnings in the Georgian Bay area, and warnings of reduced visibilities in fog for southern Ontario. Clear weather conditions were forecast for the central Ontario regions, including Lindsay. As part of the briefing, the pilot was told that visibility in Kitchener was three miles in fog, and that London had two and a quarter miles in fog. The reported cloud conditions were 9,000 feet scattered in Kitchener and 11,000 feet broken in London.
AnalysisThe pilot's rationale in electing to continue into deteriorating weather conditions and descend into rising terrain could not be determined with any degree of certainty. However, there are several factors which may have created a stressful environment and contributed to his decision. The pilot, having flown only 55.2 hours in the last 15 years and only 9 hours in the 90 days preceding the accident, although qualified, had very limited recent flight experience. Further, this was the pilot's inaugural business flight, and he had a passenger waiting for him in Kitchener and meetings scheduled later in the day in Manitoulin Island. The better weather conditions at Kitchener as compared to en route may have influenced his decision to descend. Lastly, although there was no evidence of this from the recorded radio transmissions or radar information, the possibility of a migraine adversely affecting the pilot's performance during the flight cannot be eliminated.
When the pilot departed from Lindsay, the sky was clear, but he was aware that he would be encountering low cloud and reduced visibility in the Kitchener area, as well as possible thunderstorms in the vicinity of Manitoulin Island. En route to Kitchener, the pilot encountered weather that was worse than forecast. The constant, seemingly controlled descent from
4,500 feet until very near the ground indicates that the aircraft was under the control of the pilot. This controlled descent, in conjunction with the low ceilings and visibility reported and forecast, would indicate that the pilot was descending with the intention of maintaining visual contact with the ground or, more probably, breaking out of the cloud. Unfortunately, the pilot descended in an area of rising terrain and, prior to establishing adequate visual contact with the terrain, struck the trees and ground. As the pilot descended, he did contact the Kitchener/Waterloo control tower and was given SVFR to enter the control zone. As it turned out, the weather conditions at the Kitchener/Waterloo airport, although not suitable for VFR, were considerably better than the weather conditions that the pilot encountered en route and during his descent. It was likely that the pilot assumed the weather conditions he was operating in were similar to the reported weather conditions at Kitchener, and that by descending he would be able to maintain or regain visual contact with the ground.
The aircraft had been fitted with a shoulder harness modification to the existing lap belts, but the pilot was not wearing the shoulder harness when the aircraft struck the trees; this may have been related to the inconvenience of the fixed type installation. The use of the shoulder harness likely would have reduced the severity of the upper torso injuries to the pilot.
The following Engineering Branch report was completed:
- LP 111/95 - Instrument Examination.
- The pilot, in an attempt to maintain or regain visual contact with the ground, descended in low cloud and heavy fog into rising terrain, and the aircraft struck the ground.
- The aircraft was serviceable, although the pilot shoulder harness installation was not certified.
- The pilot was not wearing the available shoulder harness.
- The pilot did not fully disclose his medical condition on his aviation medical assessments.
Causes and Contributing Factors
The pilot encountered weather conditions that were worse than forecast, and, in an attempt to maintain or regain visual contact with the ground in an area of low cloud and dense ground fog, he descended and the aircraft struck the ground. Contributing to the pilot's decision to continue the flight into known adverse weather conditions may have been his lack of currency, the waiting passenger, and the better weather conditions reported at Kitchener.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board, consisting of Chairperson Benoît Bouchard, and members Maurice Harquail and W.A. Tadros, authorized the release of this report on 25 July 1996.
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Other literary forms
(Poets and Poetry in America)
Edward Taylor is best known today for his poetry. To his congregation at Westfield, Massachusetts, however, he was far better known for his sermons. He did apparently write the moral sequence of thirty-five poems, "God's Determinations," as a guide for members of his congregation, who were unable to assure themselves that they had achieved the state of grace. Even so, the Westfield minister did not intend that his poems should ever be published. There is some indication, however, that he did plan to publish some of his sermons, particularly those gathered together by Norman S. Grabo as Edward Taylor's Treatise Concerning the Lord's Supper (1966); these eight sermons attack Solomon Stoddard's liberal position regarding the admission of persons to the Eucharist who were not always certain they possessed the gift of God's grace.
The fourteen sermons collected, again by Grabo, as Edward Taylor's Christographia (1962) deal with two major issues: first, that the "blessed Theanthropie," God's Son united with man in the body of Jesus of Nazareth, was a necessary condition created by God to redeem the elect among humankind; and second, that this God-man constitutes the perfect model after whom each of the saints should construct his life. These fourteen sermons correspond precisely in subject matter to poems 42 through 56 of the "Preparatory Meditations," second series. All these published sermons are necessary reading for serious students of Taylor's poetry; they reveal his public attitudes toward many issues with which he grapples in his private poetry. In 1981, there appeared a three-volume set, The Unpublished Writings of Edward Taylor (Thomas M. Davis and Virginia L. Davis, editors), which includes Taylor's church records, minor poems, and additional sermons.
In 1977, an extensive holograph manuscript of thirty-six sermons, dating from 1693 to 1706, was recovered. These as-yet-unpublished sermons treat "types": events, persons, or things in the Old Testament that represent or shadow forth similar events, persons (particularly Jesus of Nazareth), or things in the New Testament. Taylor's Diary has been published (1964, F. Murphy, editor); he kept this record during his journey to New England and until he located at Westfield, after graduation from Harvard in 1671. The style of the Diary is candid and immediate; one almost shares with Taylor his vividly described seasickness.


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This is an article about commodities and how they relate to investing in general, not Orbis Access in particular.
ETF revolution
It has long been possible to invest in commodities by buying and selling derivative contracts (such as futures and options) on various Commodities Exchanges around the world. Though some brokerages provided access to these markets, they were largely the domain of professional investors.
However, trading in commodities has been transformed in recent years with the emergence of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs). This has made investing in commodities relatively straightforward and accessible to everyday investors.
Nowadays investing in commodities can be done in the same places you manage your other investments, such as bonds and shares.
Hundreds of commodity-based ETFs are available, covering dozens of different commodities. Some ETFs concentrate on a single commodity, while others track an index reflecting the price of a basket of them (such as 'metals').
Physical vs. Synthetic
When considering investments here, it is important to be aware of the distinction between physical and synthetic ETFs.
For example, some gold ETFs actually buy physical gold. Others, though, may not have a warehouse full of precious metal. Instead they have contracts promising delivery of a suitable amount of the stuff in future. This may be perfectly above-board, but at first sight the physical option appears more attractive.
(That said, investing in a physical ETF is still one step removed from actually owning the commodity yourself. You can physically hold a gold coin you own, after all. In practice, you don't actually ever get to see or touch the gold in your physical ETF).
With other commodities it is rather less practical to take possession of the physical product. Take oil. Where is your ETF manager going to stick £1bn of that?
Instead of owning a reservoir of oil, the fund instead acquires a bunch of contracts promising delivery of oil in future. Before the delivery date arrives, these future contracts are replaced with new ones offering delivery dates further off. This happens on a rolling basis, so the fund never actually owns oil. It owns contracts. This makes it a synthetic (rather than a physical) fund.
Tracking error
The idea may be to track the price of oil, but with synthetic ETFs in particular the difference can be significant.
This 'tracking error' describes the difference in price between the fund and the actual market price of the commodity it is following.
With physical ETFs, the error may be small and largely down to fees related to managing the fund. But there can be other factors in play, particularly with synthetic ETFs.
The upshot is that there could be times when the price of a synthetic ETF (tracking oil or gas, say) behaves differently from the market price of the underlying asset it purports to be shadowing.
High tracking error, US natural gas spot price vs. gas fund
Low tracking error, Gold bullion price vs. gold fund
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Review: Bloodshot Vol. 1- Setting the World on Fire
Quick Summary
Pros: The story, characters, and action are all well developed and interesting. The introduction is handled in a way that ensures readers will not be bored with details.
Cons: At points the story progresses a little rapidly.
Overall: If this first volume is an indication of how this series is going to go, then readers are in for a great time. It features a hero with one of the most unique power sets in the Valiant universe. It also tells a story that is both action packed and mysterious, guaranteed to hold everyone's attention. This first volume is a definite win; hopefully volume two will be able to maintain the same level of quality.
This is a fantastic start to a series that certainly shows a lot of promise. It manages to introduce a brand new character to a brand new world without boring readers with backstory and history lessons. Instead it jumps right into the plot of a story filled with nonstop action. On top of all of this, it headlines a hero with a unique set of powers and motive who is sure to entertain everyone. Bloodshot Vol. 1: Setting the World on Fire is a great example of how to do a volume one because it presents a great story while also getting readers excited for the series as a whole.
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First things first, Bloodshot is a cool character. He combines some of the more interesting traits of Wolverine, Mystique, Cyborg, and even Batman together into one character. This makes him an incredibly versatile character while still leaving him vulnerable; he is clearly not completely unstoppable. Throw a mysterious backstory on top of that and fans will find that we are only just scraping the surface as to what Bloodshot has in store.
However, Bloodshot is not the only character in this story; about halfway through Pulse and Kara join the fray. Although not much is revealed about Kara, Pulse is certainly shaping up to be just as interesting as Bloodshot. Her powers and backstory are just as twisted as Bloodshot's are, yet her age is what really sets her apart. If Bloodshot is having a rough time with what he is going through, readers can only imagine how horrible things are for Pulse. Her storyline is just beginning but this volume gives a strong indication that watching these two take on their tormentors is going to be both thrilling and satisfying.
Many times, the first volume of a new series ends up being pretty lackluster. It has to spend time introducing the characters, setting, and overall plot and thus entrenches itself in boredom. This series forgoes those norms and thrusts readers directly into the action. It introduces the cast, explains Bloodshot's powers, and delves into the actual plot along the way but does not give them to readers right out of the gate. While some may find this technique to be more confusing, I think it is a great way to hold readers' interest as they progress through the story; you aren't given everything as soon as you open the book, but you discover it all as you read.
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Manuel Garcia and Arturo Lozzi take on the art throughout this collection. Overall the art here is decent, not particularly good and not particularly bad. However it is the actual switching of artists throughout this collection that gives it a unique and enjoyable aesthetic.
The art switches between the two artists depending on if something is happening in the past or if it is happening in the present day. This is a nice visual distinction to have because of how much the collection relies on memories and video of the past. It also helps a little bit in setting the tone between the Bloodshot of the past and the one readers are experiencing right now.
This is the first volume of this title in the new Valiant Comics continuity, thus it does not make many connections to any other works as of yet. The story started here will be continued in Bloodshot Vol. 2: The Rise and the Fall.
At one point, Pulse mentions that she needs to get to Toyo Harada. This is a small reference to organizations and people who first appear in Harbinger Vol. 1: Omega Rising (Review).


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DREAM ON by Renita Pizzitola
Today is the release day of DREAM ON, a UF romance written by my dear friend Renita Pizzitola!
Title: Dream On
Author: Renita Pizzitola
Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Release Date: March 4, 2013
Her quest begins when she closes her eyes.
Emory Bennett owns a lucrative dreamwalking business. Trained in weaponry and Muay Thai, she spends her nights entering the dream realm resolving her clients' nightmares, whatever they might be: bad guys, scary beasts, or the classic forgot-to-wear-my-pants nightmare. Her jobs get complicated when a gorgeous man keeps appearing requesting her help.
Grayson, a fellow dreamwalker, is stuck in the dream realm while a stranger inhabits his body. He needs Emory's assistance in the waking realm, which he can't visit if he can't get back into his body.
Once Emory is convinced Grayson's not a figment of her imagination, they concoct a plan to lure the body snatcher out. But as Emory begins to fall for Grayson, the line blurs between him and the stranger who inhabits his body. She must keep it together to get close enough to discover his secrets, or divide her very soul if she can't bring the man she loves back.
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I'd run out of options.
He hurled me at the wall and I slumped down it. This dream needed to end, but my aching head scrambled my thoughts. I sought out my body and the room blurred, but I wasn't going home. I was losing consciousness–in a dream. This couldn't happen. Could it?
I squinted at my attacker as my vision dimmed. He sneered at me and then disappeared. I blinked. Where had he gone? My tunnel vision provided no clues. With forced concentration, things came into focus. Now two men–my attacker and another on top of him–struggled over the fireplace poker.
I continued seeking my body while deciphering the situation. One of the men grabbed the makeshift weapon, raised it and thrust it into the man on the floor. The victor turned to me.
I stared into his golden eyes.
"How do you know my name?" My consciousness slipped making my words heavy.
He knelt in front of me. "Are you okay?"
I shook my head.
"You need to get back to your body."
"Yeah," I murmured.
"Try hard to concentrate. Find your life cord. Feel its pull. It's right there, ready to bring you home. Your body's waiting, go to it." His voice soothed and the tingling energy of my spirit connecting with my body ran through me.
"Have you been looking for me?" I asked, as my spirit fluctuated between worlds.
"Just go home. I'll find you again." I nodded in drowsy agreement as I drifted out of Clare's dream into one of my own.
My head pounded and the metal park bench was unforgiving to my achy body. I needed to meet with someone but didn't remember whom. I rubbed at my head and looked around. The sunlight aggravated the throbbing. Casting my gaze downward offered minimal relief.
A soft shuffling came nearer. I stared up into the handsome face of a stranger.
"Hi, Emory."
"Do I know you?" I asked, rubbing my head again.
"I'm Grayson. I've been searching for you. I think you can help me." His gentle tone stirred a fleeting memory.
I studied him. "How's that?"
Someone called my name, and I looked over my shoulder. Nothing.
Grayson glanced behind me too. He continued with more urgency. "I'm stuck and I need you to help me get home."
My name rang out again, louder.
"Johnathan?" I searched for my friend.
"Emory, I know you have to get back, but next time I see you, will you talk to me? Please?"
"I think I hit my head. I don't know why I keep dreaming about you, but this isn't real."
"It's real. I'm real."
The voice calling my name became more demanding. My dream faded.
"Emory? I've arranged a meeting for us, soon. Please talk to me, I need y–"
My eyelids inched open.
Renita Pizzitola writes Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy. An avid reader herself, she has always enjoyed stories with witty humor, romance, and fascinating characters. Renita lives in Texas with her husband and two children. When not writing, she enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and playing referee to her two typically adorable children.
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This looks like a great read. I really like the cover. I would love to know how you can up with the premise for this book. Thanks for sharing and good luck with your book.
Thanks! I don't remember specifically how I came up with premise but I was just thinking about how cool it would be to have a character travel into dreams. Then I thought, better yet, what if she was a bad ass heroine who ended nightmares! ;) The rest just sort of fell in place. I wrote this book while another manuscript was on submission. It started out as a fun project and sort of took on a life of its own!
The excerpt was AWESOME!! This will go on my must-read list. Paranormal has changed dramatically from when I was a young woman. At that time, it was simply Halloween stories or anthologies;) The plots, storylines, ideas have advanced to incredible lengths–imagination is a wonderful thing:)
Thanks! This story was really fun to write. Imagination is definitely a wonderful thing!
Awesome! Looks like a sweet read. :)
WOW. This sounds like a must read! Very cool
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Congratulations on your new book! Enjoyed the excerpt and look forward to reading Dream On. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Roderick has you covered with the midweek edition of The OT Report.
Howie made a funny about Freddy Adu.
The USMNT fell four spots to #31 in the latest FIFA rankings.
The US will host CONCACAF qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. It will take place October 1-13, although the host cities are unknown at this time. The top two teams qualify for the Olympics while the third place team will face Colombia in March of 2016 for a spot. The FIFA international window in October is between 5-13, so getting releases for some of the "better" players could happen for the second half of the tournament.
Wil Trapp talked to Andrew King about his experience at this past month's USMNT camp.
It looks like Seb Hines is headed to Orlando City on loan.
Brad Guzan wrote some words for The Players' Tribune about life as a Premier League goalkeeper.
LA Galaxy midfielder Juninho would be interested in playing for the US, but he would have to wait a few more years to apply for citizenship since he just got his green card in July of 2013. So basically it would be a while.
The Irish Times has a story up about Ireland likely missing out on Shane O'Neill.
Continuing to come back from his ankle injury from last season, Zarek Valentin went 90 minutes in a preseason friendly this week.
Brian Sciaretta spoke to Nermin Crnkic, Danijal Brkovic, Cesar Romero and Jemal Johnson about playing in various leagues throughout Eastern Europe.
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Top 10 January concerts
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The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet
Thursday, Jan. 17: Live music by the The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet will begin at 9 p.m. in Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. His all-acoustic quartet plays a modern variant of the 1930s Django Reinhardt-inspired sound. Tickets are $15. Go to www.originalcafe11.com.
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Sonny Landreth concert
Thursday, Jan. 17: Blues musician Sonny Landreth will perform in the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, in Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets are $35 for all rows during this seated show. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show will start at 8 p.m. Go to pvconcerthall.com for more details.
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Richard Thompson (and Sam Pacetti)
Tuesday, Jan. 22: Songwriter Richard Thompson will perform in the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, in Ponte Vedra Beach. St. Augustine musician Sam Pacetti will open the show. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Go to pvconcerthall.com for details.
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Kaylee Rose
Jan. 18 and Jan. 19: Local singer-songwriter Kaylee Rose will perform with her band, Lockett, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Jan. 18 in Raw Martini Bar, 113 Anastasia Blvd. On Jan. 19, Kaylee Rose will perform with her band, Lockett, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Sangria's, 35 Hypolita St. Go to www.kayleerosemusic.com or call 786-246-2134.
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Gary Lee Wingard
Jan. 18: Local musician Gary Lee Wingard will perform acoustic music from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Raintree Restaurant, 102 San Marco Ave. Call 824-7211.
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Jan. 18: The band Yarn will perform a blend of Americana and country music at 8 p.m. in The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10-12 per person. Go to www.thestandardfl.com.
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Rockin' for the Wildcats
Jan. 20: A concert to benefit Osceola Elementary School's music program will begin a 8 p.m. in Rhino's Student Entertainment Zone, 1765 Tree Blvd. The event will feature Penguin Teeth (pictured) and Smokin' Mirrors. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person at the door.
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Dr. Gerson Yessin Music Series
Jan. 22: Violinist Piotr Szewczyk, a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, will perform at 6:30 p.m. in the Ponte Vedra library, 101 Library Blvd., from A1A North, in Ponte Vedra Beach. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free.
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Swing at the Oasis
Every Wednesday: The E.T. Swings The Thing Band returns to the "World Famous" Oasis, playing from 5 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday. This is the 13th consecutive year for the group, performing swing and jazz every Wednesday from January through May in The Oasis, 4000 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach. Call 471-3424.
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Red River Band
Every Thursday: Live country music by the Red River Band will begin at 8 p.m. in The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd., on the island. Go to www.thestandardfl.com.


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I'm so honored that my story is featured at A Military Story!
A Military Story is a very special blog that focuses on the stories of military members and their loved ones. From couples engagement photos to homecoming ceremonies, this blog covers it all! Not only does it highlight inspiring and adorable photography, it also provides information for couples. It's a great resource if you're hoping to get ideas, etc. for military-related photography!
I actually came across this blog as I was doing research for my formal wedding. My soldier and I hope to incorporate some military traditions to our ceremony. Anyway, I noticed that the blog also featured other subjects and thought that we would be a good fit. One of my best friends acted as our photographer at our civil ceremony (can't ever thank you enough Steph!). We also managed to take photographs around town while my hubby donned his uniform!
Here is my husband and I's fabulous post!
Thank you Layla for sharing my special day with your readers! I'm very much looking forward to my formal wedding when my soldier returns in 2014 – and to hopefully share that day with you too!!


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Today I will be blogging live from the "Beurs van Berlage" covering the 2015 edition of Hack in the Box (hashtag #HitB2015Ams). Please watch this space as I will attempt to put the blog post up shortly after, or even before the speaker leaves the stage. read more >


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Feb 10 (Reuters) - Nationwide Building Society
* Statutory profit before tax in nine months is 946 million pounds, a decrease of 16 pct on same period last year.
* Gross mortgage lending has increased in nine months to Dec 31 by 11.0 pct to 26.2 billion pounds, a market share of 14.3 pct
* Our capital and liquidity ratios remain strong, underpinning security we provide to all our members
* Gross mortgage lending for nine months to 31 December 2016 was up 11.0 pct on comparative period at 26.2 billion pounds
* Group's capital position has remained strong, with consolidated CET1 and leverage ratios as at 31 December 2016 of 24.4 pct and 4.0 pct respectively
* Our expectation is that UK economic growth will slow over next two years.
* Longer term impacts of EU referendum vote on UK economy will depend on a range of factors, not least time it takes to reach trading agreements with EU and non-EU economies and effectiveness of other actions for improving UK trade prospects.
* Sustained low interest rate environment combined with competition in core markets will continue to put pressure on margins and profit.
* Our positive trading performance, strong capital position, high quality balance sheet and lead on customer satisfaction mean we are well placed to deliver long term value to our members Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting By Rachel Armstrong)


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INTRODUCTION WHAT IS NICHE MOOLAH? Niche Moolah review – scam or legit? For those of you who are unfamiliar with the word "moolah", it is simply a slang term for money. Thus from "Niche Money", we can already guess that this program is all about marketing within a certain niche. Niche Moolah is all about teaching people how to make money with affiliate marketing. But rather than the "usual way", Niche Moolah's strategy is to create multiple "profitable micro review sites". From these many micro review sites that you create, not all of them will be…Read More
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Recently, I've been thinking of asking my friend out on a date but I'm concerned by the fact that it very well might not work out and then we become distant.
Earlier this year a similar thing happened with someone different and we did date for a while. But then it all kind of fell apart and now we're no we're near as close, I kind of liked having the ability to chose if I wanted to date them or not.
Now I just feel a little sad when I think of her in that way, is it worth it?
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Yeah it is worth it. Years of sexual tension is not good either. And part of you will probably always wonder "what if" or you will continuously hope that she will somehow "come around" and fall into your arms. That is a story that only happens in the movies. You are really young and whether you like it or not, you probably won't be friends with any of the friends you have now in 10 years. Maybe just one or two, but anyway that's not the point. People end up regretting the things they didn't do, not the things they did do. Ask her out. She might say yes. Amazing! She might say no, if she does, it's not the end of the world. You might still have a lasting friendship (This happened to me) or you might just drift away. Both outcomes are better than you kicking yourself in your 40s because you didn't have the courage to go for what you really wanted.00|00|0


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- Police have been accused of murdering a patient in a hospital in Mwingi town a week ago
- The accused police officers are said to be drawn from the DCI
READ ALSO: Gunman shoots dead patient in Mwingi hospital
Police officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are suspected to be behind the shooting of a patient in a hospital in Mwingi town.
According to investigative journalist Dennis Onsarigo, four police officers led by a chief inspector based at the CID were involved in the shooting of the patient, Ngandi Malia Musyemi, who had survived an early shooting.
According to the journalist, the cops had picked the Musyemi, shot him four times and left him for dead.
He, however, crawled from the bush into the highway where he was picked and rushed to the hospital for treatment.
It was while he was at the hospital that a gunman stormed, traced him and sprayed bullets on him before leaving.
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All this happened as the victim's wife watched in disbelief.
The wife has since gone into hiding as unknown people have been visiting their home and threatened to kill her.
Onsarigo now says two police officers have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Musyemi.
It is not clear why they apparently killed Musyemi.
The alleged murder of the man comes months after police were accused of murdering a lawyer, his client and their driver.
Lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri were abducted while leaving the Mavoko Law Courts, locked up in Syokimau AP camp before they disappeared.
They were found murdered and their bodies dumped in Oldonyo Sabuk River in Machakos a week later.
READ ALSO: Fresh details on why the police officer shot herself emerge
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Tiz Imaginary wins first stakes in Fanfreluche
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Tiz Imaginary ($11.90) outran the favored Get Rhythm en route to her first stakes win Sunday at Woodbine in the $150,000 Fanfreluche for Ontario-bred 2-year-old fillies.
Get Rhythm set moderate fractions in the six-furlong sprint, while being pressed by Tiz Imaginary, who had won her only other outing against maidens.
Tiz Imaginary poked her head in front early in the stretch and wore down Get Rhythm before drawing clear in the final sixteenth for a two-length tally in 1:10.53. After getting bumped at the break, Holy Flame stalked the leaders and caught Get Rhythm late to secure second in a field reduced to five after the scratch of Marilyns Last Love.
It was the third winner on the card for jockey Luis Contreras, who got a leg up from trainer Mike Doyle on Tiz Imaginary.
"She broke well and was a couple in front right away," said Doyle. "The idea was to follow someone, and I'm glad it worked out that way. She ran a hell of a race. She seemed to improve from her last race."
Tiz Imaginary, now unbeaten in two starts, earned $90,000 for Windhaven Farm. Doyle said he plans on running her back in one more stakes before the meet ends Nov. 29.
** Glenville Gardens ($14.70), under Emma-Jayne Wilson, captured the overnight stakes on Sunday's card, the $102,800 Labeeb, which was run over a turf course labeled as yielding.
Money Talker finished second, while Ami's Holiday rallied for third in the five-horse race. Morning-line favorites Tower of Texas and Are You Kidding Me were scratched, along with Peyton.