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The house of horror? Certainly not... this is the place where it all started: the Quartier Latin aka Axel in Kaldenkirchen.
And this is what Linde had to offer. Brewed by Dutch monks just over the border... a true divine intervention.
Not to forget this one. As well as three other nice beers that I forgot to take pictures of. Choices, choices.
The kids, however, didn't care about all this and enjoyed the evening with one table soccer game after the other.
And this is Jenny in action. She's playing Ruben's tried and trusted Rhodes 73 - a heavenly combination.
Elmar is signing the 5th anniversary 'guest book'. A combination of best wishes and wild jokes, as you can imagine ;-)
...which also led to a change of drinks. Here come the shots - better search cover.
Lutz aka Luke the Bear in a cheerful temper, like always. Meet the man behind the "Evil Evening" events.
And here we have Ruben's parents! Thanks a lot for five years of secret laboratory asylum in the basement.
And then came Tom VDH aka elysia France. Boy, the man can play. Usually, I mean ;-)
Like every good party this one ended with burning the place down to the ground.
Time flies when you're having fun. Fun we had in huge loads, so the flight has been supersonic so far. We're looking forward to the next five years!
Unbelievable. Yet true: On January 18th our small but famous pro audio company became already 5 years old. We started a little party on the 17th...
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And this one, of course. Wrong glass, but right content, as always. Never judge a beer by its cover.
Outside, however, Paul was taking care about the really nasty stuff. See the stop sign in the background?
Ruben is just announcing the star of the evening: Jenny. No anniversary without live music, and Jenny rocked!
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Hey, I was just wondering, I'm using some of Robert Aumann's ideas about measurable structures on function spaces (From his paper 'Borel structures for Function spaces': http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1255631584) and I had a question. Let $(X,\Sigma_{X})$, $(Y,\Sigma_{Y})$ be measurable spaces, let $Y^{X}$ be the space of measurable functions from $X$ to $Y$, I want to define a measurable structure on a subset $F$ of $Y^{X}$, using his construction I managed to define a measurable structure on $F$, now the thing here is that I need that structure to be discrete for some stuff I'm working on. I was thinking and couldn't find a way around it so I remembered that $F$ is actually the set of continuous functions from $X$ to $Y$ (which are of course measurable), so I was thinking, what if I simply use the function space $Y_{C}^{X}$ (the space of continuous functions from $X$ to $Y$) and equip it with the discrete topology? I was thinking that since it is a topological space I can define a measurable space generated by the open sets (which are all the subsets) on $Y_{C}^{X}$, denoted by $(Y_{C}^{X},\Sigma_{Y_{C}^{X}})$, which would have a discrete measurable structure, but I'm not sure about doing this, so my question is:
If I take the set of continuous functions $Y_{C}^{X}$ between 2 topological spaces $X$ and $Y$ and define a topology on it (in this case the discrete topology), can I then define a Borel structure on it generated by the open sets? Because then I'd have the discrete measurable space I'm looking for, this seems like the logical thing to do but I don't know if I'll run into some conceptual problems if I do this, I don't know if this has been done as Aumann doesn't mention it in his paper

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Law enforcement and congressional sources tell CNN a contractor working for the U.S. Secret Service accidentally left a pouch containing two computer backup tapes on a train in Washington's Metrorail subway system .
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Posted: Sun 27 Jun 2010, 10:48
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ROX-Filer Modification
Subject description: Changed Column order in Detail View
I haven't been able to find an option in Rox-Filer for changing the order of the colums in detail view. If someone can tell me of a way to do that, I will be totally embarassed by this post.
The Permissions, Owner, and Group columns are secondary information I don't use often (especially since I'm root in Puppy). I wanted the Size and Last Modified columns closer to the Name column so I moved a few lines of code in the source file of Rox-Filer and compiled it. I used Barry's rox-filer-20100908smw-patched.tar.gz source files. I have been testing the modified version in Lupu 5.0 and it appears to be completely functional.
I'm using a frugal install so recovering from any problems is extremely easy. Some thought should be given to recovery if you want to use the modified ROX-Filer file.
If you would like to try the modified version, these insturctions should work.
1. Download ROX-Filer-COL-MOD and place it in /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer.
MD5: 26781333a0451897e148b1e4090fd15d (for tar.gz)
2. Rename the existing /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer to /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/ROX-Filer-original.
3. In the /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer folder make a symlink ROX-Filer pointing to ROX-Filer-COL-MOD. (Right click on ROX-Filer-COL-MOD and select Link).
4. Click on anything that will open a Rox window and you will have the modified version working for you.
If you decide this mod isn't for you just delete the symlink and rename ROX-Filer-orignal to ROX-Filer.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jun 2010, 14:54
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In order to comply with the GPL license of the ROX-Filer, you should post a diff file with your changes to the sourcecode, or post a link to the full modified sources, please.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jun 2010, 20:37
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thanks for the tip amigo. I was wondering how to handle that. Nobody seems to find the mod useful so maybe the best thing to do would be delete the message in a couple of days.
I'll prepare a diff file to post if there is some interest though.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jun 2010, 21:01
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I for one am very interested in changing the column order in ROX, particularly to get the date modified onto my monitor screen, if not right next to the file name!
I hope your mod works (I'll try it tonight) and I can change all the ROX set-ups in my Pups.
Pity I can't just drag and drop the ROX columns into a better ordering or delete all the ones I don't use. This is probably my main grumble with ROX which has been otherwise very good once I got used to it (coming from XP Windows Explorer).
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Posted: Wed 30 Jun 2010, 22:30
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Thanks for the reply davids45.
You can give the file a test drive before installing to see if you like the layout. just click on the file after unpacking. If you like, go ahead with the install. I would like to hear how it turns out. I haven't had any problems since I started using it a few days ago.
I've attached documentation for the mod. As previously mentioned it uses the source in rox-filer-20100908smw-patched.tar.gz located at Barry's site.
Contains the original c file, modified c file, and a diff file.
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G'day Otter,
No joy, I'm afraid, with the modified ROX.
I tried it in a Quirky Retro 1.2 and a Puppy 4.21 (both full installs).
In neither did the new ROX-Filer run, and on re-starting X in one try, I lost my desktop (temporarily).
Restoring the original ROX-Filer worked with both Pups so no harm done.
I still think you are trying to do a worthwhile improvement to ROX so if there's something else I should try, or you'd like to know, let me know.
David S.
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Posted: Sat 03 Jul 2010, 09:58
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Sorry to hear it doesn't work with other versions of Puppy. I only used it with Lupu. Unfortunately I'm not a programmer so my ability to troubleshoot problems is limited.
Thanks for giving it a test run. If you know someone with the skills, pass on the document files and see if they can find a solution.
I'll try running it with some older pups here and if I can find anything I will post it. It will be a couple of days before I can spare the time.
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Posted: Sun 04 Jul 2010, 07:12
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G'day Otter,
On a happier note, I can confirm that the modification does work with the Lupu 5.0 ROX version. I've just set up your modification on my full Lupu 5.0 install and it's fine.
So may be I need to edit the code of the other, older Pup, so-far non-modifiable ROXes using the texts in the files you included showing your changes. I'll give that a try when I have the time.
David S.
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Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2011, 01:27
Post subject: ROX-Filer Modification
Subject description: Treeview moveable columns
I've modified ROX-filer 2.11 (Sourceforge) to allow treeview moveable columns (click and drag). Compiled on Polarpup-005, so it should work on any lucid version. I regularly sort using file size and mod time, so it's nice to change the column orders.
Backup your ROX-Filer binary, swap in the attached file and then restart xorg for the changes to take effect.
1. tar xvf ROX-Filer-2.11-treeview_moveable_columns.tar.gz
2. cp ROX-Filer /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/
3. CTRL ALT Backspace
4. xwin
and you should be up and running.
Source code included too.
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I tried this with Lucid 5.2.8 it works but it has a bug, if you click on the permissions column it kills rox-filer and blanks the wallpaper,
it gives me a black background, I checked it against the original rox-filer and permissions is inert has no function at all.
Maybe someone else can confirm this, as it could just be my installation.
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Working OK in Puppy Studio 3.3 (non-rt version), clicking on Permissions works as advertised. Thanx very much, Rocket!
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, that's great.. Could you compile a Wary 5.1.x version? It is the 'base' of all modern puppies... It would be great if built the same as the one in Wary, but with your changes..
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Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2011, 11:44
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Dear sc0ttman,
I am experiencing the same problem that Geoffrey described above in MacPup 520 (Lucid).
When I click on the permissions header, Rox-Filer dies.
With kind regards,
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Same problem with IcePuppy which I am using atm. Gcc is same version than in Polarpup-005, kernel is different though. IcePuppies uses 22.214.171.124.
Clicking Permissions shuts down Rox-filer. Launched in terminal, no error messages.
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Posted: Thu 20 Oct 2011, 19:40
Post subject: ROX-Filer Modification
Subject description: Treeview moveable columns
Thanks for taking the time to test it. I see the problem and have included a revised version here that seems to fix it.
If I have some time later tonight I'll try it with Wary.
Here's the modified source code view_details.c
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3D cameras, motion sensors, gaming: gym exercise goes seriously techie
Wave goodbye to boring old treadmills and say hello to gamified exercise sessions where cameras and sensors watch you and you earn points for every rep.
Versus, the latest creation from Australian tech entrepreneur Brad Bond, uses 3D cameras, motion sensors and TV monitors to provide real-time feedback on users' exercise technique and efforts, and scores individual's overall performance against others in the gym.
The technology is just one of a series of new fitness inventions, which quantifies fitness and links exercise with gaming.The scores it produces take height, weight, age and power into account.
At first glance, the studio looks like any other gym. But step inside and you discover a series of screens and cushioned floors embedded with sensors.
They monitor a person's movement and weight distribution to ensure exercises are being completed correctly and safely. Corrections and scores are displayed on the screens as people exercise.
Mr Bond started working on the concept three years ago and has spent the past six months running trials. His other technology ventures include the referral website Word Of Mouth Online (WOMO) and IT support services firm IntegrITi.
"I've been looking at creating something like this for 10 years, but the technology wasn't there for me to be able to achieve what I wanted," he said.
"So far we've had over 150 people trial the equipment, just running a couple of sessions a week so we can test everything out and get the calibration right. Some people are now becoming regulars."
The sessions at the gym in south east Melbourne leave even the fittest first-timers questioning their abilities, but soon become easier and people are encouraged to work within their physical limits.
Participants in the group circuit classes use free weights, rowing machines, ropes, kettle bells, spin bikes, steps and a variety of other exercises while motivated and monitored by a trainer.
There are four levels of difficulty, but each person must perfect their technique and meet certain targets before being able to move up a level.
Mr Bond says the concept taps into people's current desire to quantify themselves, seen in the uptake of sleep monitoring apps and fitness tracking apparatuses like wristbands and smartwatches.
"It's similar to why Strava and RunKeeper have taken off: people want to be able to track their progress over time," he said.
"But in an indoor environment there haven't been any really good solutions. We aimed for the person to be able to walk into a fitness studio with no different clothing or electronics, just come along, do a workout and have everything tracked for them."
Sports scientist Dr Craig Duncan, who has worked with Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers, said there is room for error with technology.
"I would never like something to take away the need for a human instructor or coach to be there," he said.
"As long as it's safe and the products have been well screened by medical professionals, if it encourages people to move, I think it's a positive thing. But I must stress we want something that encourages people to exercise long term, not just short term."
Although the Wii Fit introduced exercise to video games in 2006, Versus is the first to take it into group sessions. But there could soon be competitors.
Through their Silicon Valley start-up Blue Goji, the inventors of Guitar Hero, Charles and Kai Huang have developed a fitness device that attaches to, and transforms treadmills and stationary bikes into a game. People can track their progress later on their tablets and smartphones.
Other innovations have also tapped into the concept of gamified exercise, such as the popular app Zombie!Run and fitness and diet game Fitocracy. Apple has also hired a number of health experts such as Nike's Jay Blahnik, as it develops its own fitness products.
Bond is considering opening other studios and or licensing the concept to other fitness clubs.
Versus patron Owen Davison was one of the early triallers of the technology and now goes to the gym two to three times a week.
"I was very surprised by how good it was compared to a Wii game or something like that.
"For my first session I brought a friend with me who I work with. I'm quite a competitive person so my first goal was to beat him on each of the activities... we managed four stations before he fell on the floor," he quipped.
Davison has lost 14kg since he started the exercise routine. Having never been a gym goer before, he said he enjoys the structured programs.
"I've brought my kids along to a few sessions too.
"They can often beat me on certain stations."


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I'm in danger. My car is rocketing south through the heart of Texas, on I-35, one of the busiest highways in the country. This ugly, congested slab is a huge distribution channel connecting Mexico to the heart of the United States. It's a place where countless pickup trucks blast past hardworking drug dogs, amid a sea of looming 100-foot-pole signs, screaming for business. My orders from Entrepreneur were succinct: Go forth into the countryside, perform reconnaissance on "hot trends," and file a scouting report about my firsthand look at the franchise landscape.
The fuel light is blinking, and my stomach growls. I'm on a road trip from Dallas to San Antonio, Texas, to attend the International Franchise Association's 43rd annual convention. My own road rules have put me in danger--namely, that during my travel odyssey, I would not patronize any franchise brand that I had previously patronized. That's why I'm hungry and running out of gas, just four hours into my quest. It is both a tremendous privilege and an incredible burden to report on franchise trends. The IFA says franchises exist in no less than 75 different
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industry categories, and, if I wrote about a different concept each day of the year, it would take me about 13 years to cover the industry. So while it is a little precocious of anyone to tell you the best gamble of your nest egg for a franchised business, the IFA's annual convention is a great place to start getting some ideas. This year, approximately 1,600 franchise professionals attended the convention. It's a great place to attend seminars and listen to compelling speeches, but the real gold is dispersed in the quiet conversations of the inner circle that take place during the breaks.
Whispers in the Halls
My colleagues have spoken to me in confidence, and I'm not going to sugar-coat it for you. Anyone who buys a franchise to operate in this country must be prepared to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the competition. Franchising is so popular in the United States that we have placed a discount haircutter and a 99-cent cheesburger place on virtually every corner.
An annual franchise study published by Franchise Recruiters Ltd., a Chicago-based executive search firm, indicates that "expensive market share battles persist in regional and national segments and will inevitably cause strain on net unit system growth." The competition on the block is so strident, the pros in the franchise industry are looking to international markets for real system growth. Frankly, the buzz is that those who can open the doors to China and other Asian countries will experience a fabulous rebirth of their concepts. It's now a very small world indeed, and the perception among franchisors is that the really good grazing seems to lie in distant lands. However, don't be discouraged if you don't speak Cantonese--there are still ways you can make money on our soil.
What would you think if I told you frozen yogurt is a really hot concept? Today, you might choke at this advice, but had I written this story in 1998, you may have dipped into this philosophy. Just four years ago, the franchise pundits were extolling the virtues of owning a yogurt store such as TCBY or Yogen Fr�z Worldwide. These concepts had grown for years, so much so that Yogen Fr�z named as the number-one franchise in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500� for 1999. But today, frozen yogurt franchises are on the decline in this country. For example, in 1998, TCBY was reported to have 2,696 units nationwide, and Yogen Fr�z 2,089 domestic franchises. In 2002, TCBY's figures dropped to 1,631 franchises, while Yogen Fr�z downsized to 1,687 franchises.
So how can you tell whether a franchise will have long-term success? The common consensus about earning a good income over the next 15 years revolves around a single irrefutable fact: A tremendous number of baby boomers are going to require support, comfort and fulfillment in their golden years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country will continue to see an increase in the population of 55- to 70-year-olds. If you can find a concept that meets their needs, you may find yourself in the right place at the right time.
Another phenomenon taking place is the rise of the fast-casual dining segment. Years ago, places like McDonald's and Burger King were considered to be fast-service hamburger joints. Now my peers are referring to these outlets as "discount" fast food. In the new void between discount food and casual restaurants such as TGI Fridays, a breed of quick-service restaurants is evolving. Why are customers lured to these concepts? There's no tipping, the food is fast and fresh, and the atmosphere is trendy and fun. These concepts include Qdoba Mexican Grill and Moe's Southwest Grill, which, in essence, offer Tex- Mex food like burritos for less money than a full-service restaurant. However, this early success is already subject to attack, as new competition will come from Baja Fresh, which was acquired last June by Wendy's International. According to Cheryl Mullin, a franchise attorney in Dallas: "This is the essence of competition. When the new kids strike upon something exciting, the big boys will step in and give it a run."
My road-trip observations back up my review of franchised convenience store growth, or lack thereof-this segment is essentially flat. Hotel chains also seem to be struggling as a result of oversaturation. Pamela Mills, who's in charge of the franchise law section of Chicago-based Baker and McKenzie, believes the future of franchising will come from those offering innovative takes on the service industry. "We'll see an insurgence of greater corporate outsourcing of traditional in-house functions, as well as structure coming to such emerging industries as black mold abatement." This emerging trend in outsourcing corporate functions is exemplified by new franchisor HR First Contact, which has four locations that provide pre-employment screening services, including drug testing and background testing, for its corporate clients.
Twisting Traditional Concepts
In my humble opinion, those who take traditional businesses and add a new twist will be the drivers of new franchise growth. A good example of this is the explosive growth of Curves International, the franchisor of Curves for Women. Curves is a chain of small fitness centers for women, featuring a 30-minute workout and nutritional advice. Since it started franchising in 1995, this company has grown to more than 5,000 locations. Curves is now ranked second in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500�. I could go on for years, but if there's a need to be filled, be assured franchising will find it and fill it. The real question is, how do you fit in?
What's hot in the future really depends on our collective view of the world. For example, if you are prone to believe that war, unemployment, depression and deflation will control our destiny for the next 10 years, you should be looking at franchises that cater to these precepts. Tom Buckley, CFO of the Dwyer Group, the franchisor of a number of home-maintenance franchises such as Mr. Electric and Rainbow International, claims the recent recession has actually helped their franchisees. "Instead of buying new carpeting, people are cleaning their old carpeting, and instead of buying new appliances, they're calling Mr. Appliance," he explains. On the other hand, if you think prosperity is around the corner, you may want to consider looking into entertainment or better dining establishments. Franchisor-in-the-making Simply Fondue is betting on such a trend with its special-occasion restaurants that add excitement without the need for a large kitchen and the attendant expense.
It is now the third day of my journey, and my interviews have run late into the night. Wearily, I set out on foot down the Riverwalk in San Antonio in search of food. I have stayed true to my convictions, but after an hour of searching, no one will seat me at this late hour. Tom Buckley and his wife, Heather, were my last interview, so they are suffering with me. Not unlike the Donner party, who chose to cannibalize each other rather than starve, I began to bargain with the premise that I would not dine anywhere familiar. Fortunately, salvation came when I learned Heather had never been to Denny's. Under the circumstances, that was good enough for me. As we basked in the warm glow of our midnight hotcakes, I reflected that this is the essence of franchising--to go to a familiar place with consistent quality and pay a fair price.
|Research at a Glance
|Month 1, General Study:Research by visiting www.entrepreneur.com/franzone as well as individual
franchisors' Web sites.
Month 2, Local Field Trips:Frequent any place in your area that looks like it might be a franchise. Try to shop at the concepts you're interested in.
Month 3, Franchise Show:The International Franchise Expo in Washington, DC, is the biggie. If you can't attend a show, take a trip to see concepts not in your area.
Month 4, Applications and Due Diligence:Apply to at least three concepts; weigh the benefits and strengths of each offering. Hire a franchise attorney/consultant.
Month 5, Lending Sources:Talk to your banker and see if funding for the concept would be available. Write an executive summary with estimates of cash requirements.
Month 6, Signing the Agreement:Dot those i's and cross those t's. And keep your day job until the last possible moment.


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PopcornBiz's Scott Ross is reporting from the annual film festival in Sundance, Utah, where new independent films are unveiled.
For anyone whose primary Sundance experience is when Vinnie and the gang from "Entourage" went there to unveil Queens Boulevard," know this: it's a lie.
Movies are shown all over town, from the local library to the elementary school, and even in nearby towns of Salt Lake City, Ogden and The Sundance Resort. Locals do their best to tolerate the stars, critics and fans who turn their quaint town upside down for 10 days every year. But the sprawl wrought by the Sundance Film Festival's success since its 1985 inception has given way this year to a move to return to the original indie roots.
The schedule is filled with dense, arty films like "I Am Love" and "3 Backyards" that will have a hard time finding an audience for all the skill on display. And there are a number films that are remarkably violent, like "The Killer Inside Me," "Splice," and "7 Days," that won't be easy to market for most studios.
But the market forecasters seem to forget that one of the few slam-dunk, sure-fire sales took place in December, when Apparition scooped up "The Runaways," the rock biopic starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. "Buried," starring Ryan Reynolds as a hostage being held in a coffin, was the first in-festival sale, but it wasn't enough to inspire a full-fledged thaw. Nor was the sale of "Tucker & Dale vs Evil," about two rednecks mistaken for serial killers, still wasn't enough.
Maybe news that both "Hesher," starring a highly buzzed (literally and figuratively -- now that's a double entendre!)) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and "12," starring Gossip Boy Chace Crawford as a New York teen all hopped up on drugs, have found deals will get the ball rolling.
"Blue Valentine," starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling as a couple whose marriage is on the rocks, is sure to find a buyer. So is "Nowhere Boy," an excellent coming-of-age biopic about a teenage John Lennon. To say nothing of "Welcome to the Rileys," with Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo.
The movies themselves are the news, but the stars in them are making waves here, too. Stewart was allegedly denied entry to a bar because she's two years short of the drinking age and rumor has it that Jessica Alba was chased out of a screening of her new film, "The Killer Inside Me," by the sight of herself being bludgeoned to death. While that remains in question, director Michael Winterbottom got an earful from the audience after a screening about the excessive violence.
Joan Rivers, the subject of a documentary in competition here, made a surprise appearance at a screening and launched into a polemic about how crap the swag situation is this year.
Rivers should direct her complaints to festival founder Robert Redford, who made it his mission to keep the "ambush marketers" away. "(We) ended up with the likes of Paris Hilton, which doesn't have anything to do with us," the grizzled movie star said in his press conference last week.
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Eric Harmon or Eric Carmen?
After nearly twenty-five years, I learned that the singer I always "thought" was Eric Harmon was actually Eric Carmen. Is it possible that a census taker or record clerk "heard" your ancestor's last name incorrectly? A "silent" "h" is the cause here, but there are other letter combinations that can cause names to be heard incorrectly as well.
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In addition to not hearing names correctly, I'm reminded to a family record that showed a daughter named "Dan." Someone had seen a listing of children with a daughter shown as "dau" (meaning they didn't know the daughter's name) and thru the years it became Dan.ReplyDelete
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(WSJ) Most health plans are designed so their members pay more when they go to an out-of-network doctor or take a nonpreferred medication. But the financial sanctions -- which UnitedHealth has yet to impose -- mark the first time a physician could be fined by a health insurer if he or she directs a patient to seek out-of-network care or testing, the American Medical Association says.Is this where we're going to cut health care costs in America? Fine the doctor. As if we set the lab prices. Is the monopolization and WalMart-ization of health care always in the patient's best interest? Or could there just be, in the interest of corporate profits, an ulterior motive? I can just see UnitedHealth's Directors and Board Members sitting around the board room table:
The threats stem from a 10-year deal that UnitedHealth struck late last year with Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings to become its national in-network laboratory. With 28.5 million health-plan members and growing, UnitedHealth has been using its heft more and more in recent years to negotiate cut-rate fees with doctors, drug makers and other suppliers. In the same vein, it signed on Lab Corp. after its longtime lab partner, Quest Diagnostics Inc., said it couldn't accept new terms that UnitedHealth wanted and dropped out of contract negotiations.
To squeeze as much savings as possible out of the Lab Corp. deal, UnitedHealth sent a not-so-friendly reminder to doctors to play along. If doctors consistently failed to refer patients to Lab Corp. or other local in-network lab facilities as of March 1, UnitedHealth said it reserved the right to fine them $50, cut their fees or oust them from the network.
Hey Donna! I gotta idea how the heck we can pay for ol' McGuire's accountant fees and post-retirement corporate jet! We'll just tack on a fine to those pesky physicians! Imagine. 520,000 of 'em ordering way too many tests, say twenty a day, about five of which we can find as improper, times fifty bucks. Hell, that'd be a cool $130 mil! Yeeeeeee Haaaaaa! That'd pay for his jet with a little left over for us! Whatd'ya think, girl?"I love the double standard. Physicians can't refer to their labs due to concerns over conflicts of interest due to the Stark laws, but insurers can help themselves and do even one better: threaten physicians if they fail to make such a financially-motivated referral that lines the insurance company's coffers.
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Hindu mythology: Weapons in Hindu Mythology
Gods in Hindu mythology used to have markedly different than other traditional human weapons like Bows and Arrows, swords, shields and clubs. There were some special weapons which were used by the Gods in hindu mythology. Ancient Hindu literature gives a mention of divine weapons used by different heroes who used to get it after self mortification in the name of a particular God or deity. Those weapons used to have abundant or sometimes infallible capabilities to destroy their targets.
Some of the weapons used by the Gods themselves were
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Some of the weapons granted as a result of self mortification or Tapasya were
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Narayanastra by Lord Vishnu
Pashupata by Lord Shiva
Shiva Dhanush by Lord Shiva
Varunastra by Sky god
Nagastra by the Snake God
Hindu mythology also has Gods and deities which used to have more than one weapon at the time of war, like Goddess durga and Kali.


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Here are the Friday evening Tokyo-Honolulu flights, with JAL flights highlighted in red:JO76: 1845-0635JO8090: 1915-0645UA880: 1925-0710CI18: 1930-0720NW96: 2010-0745NW30: 2010-0745NQ1052: 2055-0845NW22: 2055-0845JO74: 2100-0850JO72: 2200-0950Would Cara/Jaime and Margie/Luke actually fail to get on the first two flights? And if so, how would they?If Tammy/Victor are still in the running, they would have outright beat them to begin the final leg...We've seen some trouble with Tokyo-Honolulu flights in TAR6 before, haven't we? Flights with "no meals", Kendra's dying child...
We had pretty good shots of the clock in the swimming complex - here's the times I think they finished:Jaime/Cara: 10.30pmMargie/Luke: 10.32pmTammy/Victor: 10.50pmLaKisha/Jennifer: 11.20pm
Quote from: Neobie on April 26, 2009, 10:53:12 PMWe had pretty good shots of the clock in the swimming complex - here's the times I think they finished:Jaime/Cara: 10.30pmMargie/Luke: 10.32pmTammy/Victor: 10.50pmLaKisha/Jennifer: 11.20pmFlag raising at Tiananmen Square, 20 Nov 2008: 7.05am.Guesses on what happened? Did they go to Senegal?
We reached the same conclusion! But had I added up times like that I would not have considered the American Airlines standard 75 minutes as a good estimate for our teams to take care of: getting baggage, clearing customs, rechecking baggage, checking in for the interisland flight and boarding that flight. Because they didn't have to get any baggage. The savings from the absence of that task would take the 75 minutes down to 50 minutes. And then you get TV in their seats at 7:17 am and the other teams at 7:29 am. That permits inclusion of an earlier flight from HNL to OGG: YV1010.I think the appearance of "gate 21" in the shot helps to nail down the exact flight.
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Wine business logo consisting of concepts inspired by mountains and hills of NC along with mountain laurel
A corporate logo that can be used on any medium, but most importantly on wine labels, though I do not want specifically a wine label design. The inspiration is based on what my family thinks of and experiences when enjoying wine: the outdoors, beautiful vistas, like being back home in NC or North Georgia mountains and the beauty and abundance of mountain laurel, which coincides with the name of the business: Laurel Hills
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Jeff Sayer recently invited all of his IUCN colleagues to nominate those books that they thought should be "must read" for IUCN staff. The list is compiled in order of popularity. He also compiled a list of his own preferred books.
Jeff is Senior Scientific Adviser in the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme. He is a specialist in natural resource management and sustainable development. Jeff and his wife, Intu Boedhihartono, will be leaving IUCN early in 2010 to launch a new initiative to provide post-graduate multi-disciplinary training in conservation and development practice based at James Cook University in tropical north Queensland, Australia. The initiative is funded by the MacArthur Foundation and aims to meet an urgent need for people trained to understand the broad social, economic and political context of conservation and development problems. The training will emphasize field work and will operated in close collaboration with IUCN – it will focus on the problems of insular SE Asia with special attention given to the island of New Guinea.
Recommended Reading on Conservation and Development -- Jeff Sayer's List
Must read, very well written and vital new ideas
- Easterley, William, 2006. The White Man's Burden; Why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much harm and so little good. Penguin Books, New York, USA.
- Flannery, T. The Weathermakers.
- Lovelock, James. 2006. The Revenge of Gaia. Allen Lane, Penguin Books, London, UK.
- Pollan, M. 2006. The Omnivore's Dilemma. Penguin Books, New York, USA.
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- Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion
- Diamond, J. Collapse: How societies choose to fail or succeed
- Friedman, Hot, Flat and Crowded
- Garrett, The Coming Plague; Newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance
- Gore, A. An Inconvenient Truth
- Homer-Dixon, T. 2006. The Upside of Down. Souvenir Press, London, UK.
- Lomberg, B. 2007. Cool it; the skeptical environmentalist's guide to global warming. Vintage Books, Random House, New York, USA.
- Louv, Last Child in the Woods
- Sayer, J.A. and B. Campbell 2004. The Science of Sustainable Development: Local livelihoods and the Global Environment. Cambridge University Press, UK.
- Weismann, The World without us
- Wilson, E.O. The Future of Life
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- Brafman, O. and R.A. Beckstrom. 2006. The Starfish and the Spider; the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations. Portfolio, the Penguin Group, New York. P 1-232.
- Ehrenfeld, David. 2009. Becoming Good Ancestors. Oxford University Press, New York.
- Moyo, Dambisa. 2009. Dead Aid; Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa. Allen Lane, Peguin Books, London, UK.
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- Gribben, John. 2002. Science; A history. Penguin Books, London, UK.
- Hawken, Paul. 2007. Blessed Unrest; How the largest social movement in history is restoring grace, justice and beauty to the world. Penguin Books, New York, USA.
- Paarlberg, R. 2009. Starved for Science; How biotechnology is being kept out of Africa. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. USA.
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- Speth, James Gustav, 2008. The bridge at the edge of the world. Yale University Press – Caravan books, New Haven and London.
- Stiglitz, Globalisation and its discontents.
Recommended by IUCN staff (total survey response: 13)
Collapse: How societies choose to fail or succeed, Diamond
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment
The Weathermakers, 2005, Flannery
The Bottom Billion, Collier
The White Man's Burden, Easterly
The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pollen
The World Without Us, Weisman
Forests in Landscapes: Ecosystem approaches to sustainability, 2005, Sayer and Maginnis, Earthscan
Last Child in the Woods, 2008, Louv
Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law, 2009, Voigt, University of Oslo
Restoring Nature's Capital: An action agenda to conserve ecosystem services, 2007, Irwin & Ranganathan, WRI
At Loggerheads, 2007, Chomitz, World Bank
Poverty and Conservation, Fisher
Nature's Services, Daly
The Future of Life, Wilson
Linking Conservation and Poverty rRduction, Maginnis et al
Earth Abides, Stewart
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee, Diamond
The God Particle, Lederman
The Thread of Life, Kendrew
Our Common Journey - The transition towards sustainability, National Research Council
Does Foreign Aid Really Work, Ridell
The End of Poverty, Sachs
The Wretched of the Earth, Fanon
The Ends of the Earth: A journey to the frontiers of anarchy, Kaplan
The Coming Plague: Newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance, Garrett
An Inconvenient Truth, 2006, Gore
Hot, Flat and Crowded , 2008, Friedman
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This course will focus on concepts of educational psychology with an emphasis on learning theories. Topics relating to diversity, including special needs students, and the impact of culture within the classroom's learning and teaching environment plays a central part in the curriculum.
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This course will examine the theories of learning and the principles of psychology as a way of enhancing the understanding of student cognitive/psychological functioning.
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1. The verification requirement of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1628(a), although of obvious import and potentially fatal to a motion to modify custody where timely objection is made, is not jurisdictional in nature and cannot void the proceedings in district court when waived by failure of timely objection.
2. K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(4) and (5) are construed and applied.
3. The presumption that existing residential arrangements are in the child's best interests is inapplicable where circumstances have changed and no present agreement is presented to the court.
4. It is the better practice for district courts to make a record of ex parte conversations between the court and minor children during contested custody disputes, but where the only material fact established by such conversations is also established by other witnesses or is not in material dispute, failure to make a record is not necessarily reversible error.
5. The trial court was in the most advantageous position to judge how the interests of the child may best be served. We have only the printed page to consider, but the trial court has the advantage of seeing the witnesses and parties and its judgment may not be disturbed in the absence of an abuse of discretion.
Appeal from Saline District Court; JEROME P. HELLMER, judge. Opinion filed January 16, 2004. Affirmed.
Autumn L. Fox, of Abilene, for appellant.
Norman R. Kelly, of Salina, for appellee.
Before GREENE, P.J., LEWIS and MALONE, JJ.
GREENE, J: Natural father of B.V., Dwight, moved the court for an order granting him primary residential custody and granting him and natural mother, Kathy, joint legal custody of B.V., an 11-year-old son who lived with his mother subject to father's visitation rights pursuant to prior order. After an evidentiary hearing and in camera interviews with the child, the district court granted the motion. Mother alleges procedural defects and claims the court's order was not in the best interests of the child. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Overview
Kathy and Dwight are the natural parents of B.V., who was born on February 26, 1992. Pursuant to a previous order, B.V. lived with his mother subject to father's visitation rights. On November 12, 2002, Dwight moved the court for an order granting him and his wife, Alisha, joint legal custody of B.V., asserting that there had been a material change in circumstances since the court's earlier order of support and residency, and claiming that the change in legal custody would be in the best interests of B.V. The court ordered mediation of the custody dispute.
The mediation was nearly successful and resulted in an unexecuted written agreement, wherein mother agreed to joint legal custody with father having residential custody subject to certain weeknight and weekend parental custody by mother. The record is not entirely clear as to the reasons why the agreement was not finalized, except mother stated at the hearing a preference to modify the nights of her weeknight parenting.
After the mediation failed, the district court conducted an evidentiary hearing. Father, father's wife, paternal grandmother, and mother all testified, and portions of their testimony will be referenced below as material to issues discussed. The court also conducted two in camera interviews with the child, neither of which was of record. The court's ruling from the bench analyzed relevant factors listed in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610, mentioned the difficulty of the case, and granted father's motion, adopting the terms and provisions of the unexecuted mediation agreement.
Mother appeals.
Verification Requirement of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1628 is Not Jurisdictional
Mother argues that K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1628(a) specifies a jurisdictional requirement that motions to modify custody be verified. The amended statute provides as follows:
"(a) A party filing a motion to modify a final order pertaining to child custody or residential placement pursuant to K.S.A. 38-1101 et seq. or K.S.A. 60-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall include with specificity in the verified motion, or in an accompanying affidavit, all known factual allegations which constitute the basis for the change of custody or residential placement. If the court finds that the allegations set forth in the motion or the accompanying affidavit fail to establish a prima facie case, the court shall deny the motion. If the court finds that the motion establishes a prima facie case, the matter may be tried on factual issues." (Emphasis added.)
Mother suggests that legislative history supports her argument that the verification requirement was intended to be jurisdictional. In particular, she cites attorneys who testified that the requirement would "do away with some of the abuse in the system which is taking place." Our appellate courts have not yet had occasion to address this verification requirement, so we have no controlling precedent. In construing the statute for purposes of this appeal, we find it critical that no timely objection was made to this defect in father's petition. When the lack of verification was first brought to the attention of the district court, sworn testimony of the movant had already been taken in support of his motion.
We conclude that the verification requirement of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1628(a), although of obvious import and potentially fatal to a motion to modify custody where timely objection is made, is not jurisdictional in nature and cannot void the proceedings in district court when waived by failure of timely objection. We note that the requirement need not be jurisdictional to serve the purposes addressed by those who testified in its support at the legislature, and we further note that the requirement is not unlike a similar requirement in probate proceedings, K.S.A. 59-2201. We have held that the probate requirement is not jurisdictional. See In re Adoption of A.P., 26 Kan. App. 2d 210, 218, 982 P.2d 985, rev. denied 268 Kan. 886 (1999).
For these reasons, the statutory verification requirement was waived by failure of timely objection, and mother's jurisdictional argument fails.
The District Court's Failure to Express Custodial Arrangements in Statutory Terms Does Not Merit Remand.
Second, Kathy argues the court's order violates K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610 because the order failed to designate the legal custody of B.V.
K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(4) governs legal custodial alternatives and provides:
"(4) Types of legal custodial arrangements. Subject to the provisions of this article, the court may make any order relating to custodial arrangements which is in the best interests of the child. The order shall provide one of the following legal custody arrangements, in the order of preference:
"(A) Joint legal custody. The court may order the joint legal custody of a child with both parties. In that event, the parties shall have equal rights to make decisions in the best interests of the child.
"(B) Sole legal custody. The court may order the sole legal custody of a child with one of the parties when the court finds that it is not in the best interests of the child that both of the parties have equal rights to make decisions pertaining to the child. If the court does not order joint legal custody, the court shall include on the record specific findings of fact upon which the order for sole legal custody is based. The award of sole legal custody to one parent shall not deprive the other parent of access to information regarding the child unless the court shall so order, stating the reasons for that determination."
Residential arrangements are controlled by subsection K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(5), which provides:
"(A) Residency . The court may order a residential arrangement in which the child resides with one or both parents on a basis consistent with the best interests of the child."
The problem here is the district court's failure to use the precise language from K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(4). Ruling from the bench, the court made the cryptic statement that it was not finding "joint custody" to be appropriate but rather found "shared custody" to be appropriate. The phrase "shared custody," does not appear in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(4). In the written journal entry, signed by the court, the language is as follows: "The Court specifically finds that the present custody arrangement shall change to that of shared custody between the parties with [Dwight] having primary rights of residency effective at and after May 29, 2003."
Although we agree that the district court's order is somewhat confusing, the express conclusion that "shared custody" was appropriate can only be construed as awarding joint legal custody pursuant to K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610(a)(4)(A), since it is clear that the only statutory alternative, sole legal custody, was certainly not intended given the court's comments regarding the suitability of both parents. Perhaps the district court chose to characterize joint legal custody as "shared" in this case given the difficulty of the decision and the attempted parity in residential arrangements. In any event, we view the ambiguity in statutory nomenclature to be of no legal moment, especially since counsel agreed during oral argument that there was no practical impact on the parties of the court's chosen language.
For these reasons, we reject mother's suggestion that remand is required to address legal custody.
The District Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Determining the Best Interests of the Child.
Mother argues that the district court abused its discretion in awarding changes in legal and residential custody, suggesting a host of errors in the district court's focus and analysis.
At the outset, it is critical to note that the district court provided an analysis of the evidence as to each statutory factor listed in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1610 as a part of its ruling from the bench. We have reviewed both the record and the court's analysis in detail and find no abuse of discretion in the manner in which the court viewed the evidence pursuant to each factor.
Mother first argues that the district court failed to apply a presumption that the existing residential arrangements were in the child's best interests pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1610(a)(3)(A). This presumption is inapplicable, however, where circumstances have changed and no present agreement is presented to the court. See In re Marriage of Bradley, 258 Kan. 39, 42-43, 899 P.2d 471 (1995). The statutory presumption governs the district court in determining the child's best interests when the parties have presented an agreement for the court's adoption. Here, the parties were unable to agree, thus requiring an evidentiary hearing and determination by the court. This argument fails.
Mother next argues that the district court based its decision primarily on the child's expressed desire to live with his father and that any such preference should be subordinate to the overall best interests of the child, citing In re Marriage of McClaren, 214 Kan 217, 220, 519 P.2d 720 (1974). Although it is clear that the court was influenced in part by the child's preference, the court's clear and expressed attention on the record to all of the statutory factors defies any abuse of discretion. This argument fails.
Mother next argues that the district court erred in failing to record its in camera interviews with the child. Such interviews are permitted and governed by K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1614, which provides in part:
"The court may interview the minor children in chambers to assist the court in determining legal custody, residency, visitation rights and parenting time. The court may permit counsel to be present at the interviews. Upon request of any party, the court shall cause a record of the interview to be made as part of the record in the case."
The statute appears to contemplate that the interview need not be recorded unless there is a request by a party. Kathy fails in her brief on appeal to cite to any record evidence of such a request.
This court, in Dickison v. Dickison, 19 Kan. App. 2d 633, 642, 874 P.2d 695 (1994), called the failure of the district court to make a recording of an in camera interview between the district court and the child "troublesome," but the court's discussion in Dickison was designed to inform the district court of the "better practice." Dickison warned that the failure to make a record of such an interview in the future "may constitute reversible error." 19 Kan. App. 2d at 642.
According to the statements of the district court in ruling from the bench and in its written journal entry, the only evidence gleaned from B.V. during the in-camera interviews was the fact that he wanted to live with his father. This fact was also established by Dwight, Alisha, and Venita, and was not specifically disputed by mother. Although we reiterate that recording such interviews is the better practice, we find no error in this case because the fact established by B.V.'s comments to the district court was also established by other witnesses who testified at the hearing and was not in material dispute. Kathy's claim of error in the court's failure to record is rejected.
Mother finally argues that the district court failed to consider the effect of father's schedule on the best interests of the child. The argument is that father's schedule does not permit adequate time for the child because father works from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Additionally, he works out 3 to 4 evenings a week until 9:00 p.m.
In the district court's ruling from the bench, it commented: "We have some everyday glitches that can happen in anybody's home. We all have to work. We all have to earn a living. We all have to be responsible." It appears to this court that the district court adequately considered father's schedule as a part of its responsibility to consider all relevant factors having a bearing on the child's best interests. Moreover, the schedule imposed by the mediation agreement and adopted by the court provides that mother has parental duties during 2 week nights and alternating weekends, so it would seem that father could easily accommodate his "work-out" needs without impairing his time with the child. We are unpersuaded that the district court failed to consider father's schedule constraints, and we find no abuse of discretion in this regard.
Summary and Conclusion
We have reviewed the record in considerable detail and agree with the district court that this was a difficult case. Consideration of some of the statutory factors may have favored mother, while others may have favored father. Perhaps these factors could have been balanced in more than one way, but the trial court was in the most advantageous position to judge how the interests of the child may best be served. See Simmons v. Simmons, 223 Kan. 639, 643, 576 P.2d 589 (1978). We have only the printed page to consider, but the trial court has the advantage of seeing the witnesses and parties and its judgment may not be disturbed in the absence of an abuse of discretion. Greene v. Greene, 201 Kan. 701, 704, 443 P.2d 263 (1968). We find it particularly compelling in this case that mother chose to testify that the mediation agreement that was ultimately adopted by the court (with one minor exception) was "alright with her." We understand the high stakes in these cases and we appreciate the vigor of her arguments, but her near agreement to the terms that were imposed mitigates her claims of error and prejudice. We simply cannot conclude that no reasonable court would have reached the decision appealed from. See Bradley, 258 Kan. at 42.


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From a historical standpoint, if the S&P 500 Index declines after the Federal Open Market Committee statement those losses continue into the next day.
According to data compiled by Rob Leiphart at Birinyi Associates, when the S&P 500 sees a downturn in the final two hours of trading following the 2 p.m. Eastern release of the FOMC statement, the index finished down the next day 61% of the time for an average decline of 0.29%.
Since April 2009, when the S&P has been down following the FOMC statement, the index has averaged a decline of 0.57% from its level before the statement\'s release.
Leiphart admits the numbers offer no clear insights into the possible market direction today:
We would however note that since March 2009, if the market is down during the period from 2:00 pm to the close, historically the S&P 500 continues lower the next day 61% of the time with an average loss of 29 bps.
[This post has been corrected to reflect that Birinyi data only looked at times when the S&P 500 fell after the Fed statement.]
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Designers van over de hele wereld zenden creatieve ontwerpen in voor MrJackTar in logo ontwerpen - custom.
We need a logo for the brand that will also be used on the web, and in print and correspondence, and possibly t-shirts and other textiles. The concept grew out of complaints about low energy and an expanding waste line, resulting in a suggestion to try going vegetarian for a day... and in the ensuing discussions we decided that you couldn't really tell any change from a day, or maybe even a week. But a month??? After sharing the idea of a month without meat with more friends there were quickly more than 20 people onboard. The website concept was on the march with the realization that maybe more people would buy in. This is less about rigid veganism than it is about starting a trend to try a healthy change. We care far less about whether eggs and milk should or shouldn't be part of a meatless month than we do about the thought that maybe for that month, many people will forego meat for a meal or two, or that even a few will try it for the whole month.
One thing we really like is the West African symbol for Harmony, also known as Bi Nka Bi ( you can see the symbol here... http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra…/bink.htm)
I would be interested in stylizing that symbol in some way so we could copyright our version of it, but don't let that lock you in. Creativity is appreciated.
We will give plenty of feedback (see our past contest)
Keywords: bright, clean, friendly, welcoming, accessible, peaceful, crisp, professional, cool, polished, Harmony, Wisdom, social responsibility, global community, selflessness, humor, lighthearted.
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- .TIF & .ASI files for printing (in Grayscale and Color)
- .JPG file for the web (in Grayscale and Color)
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- For the .JPG and .PNG would like small, medium, and larger image sizes
- Nothing too technical
- drastic color fades
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