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You should be able to find all the answers to your questions, whether they are general trading queries or specific queries about our trading platforms. An interactive customer service hub where you can search for specific keywords or by relevant topic. We are consistently updating our answers so keep checking in for all our up to date support.
Please follow our step by step download guide below.
The following user guide has been published by MetaQuotes Software Corp. on 2 July 2012:
Apple products have become very popular. MetaQuotes Software Corp. attentively follows the progress of the IT industry and has already released the special mobile applications for iOS-based devices - MetaTrader 4 for iPhone and MetaTrader 5 for iPhone.
There are many topics on the MQL4.community forum, where people are seeking a solution for running MetaTrader 4 under the Mac OS operating system. In this article, you will find out how to work in MetaTrader 4 via the Apple's popular operating system.
Wine is a free software that allows users of the Unix-based systems to run an application developed for the Microsoft Windows systems. Among all the Wine versions there is one for Mac OS.
Note that Wine is not a fully stable application. Thus, some functions in the applications you start under it may work improperly or not work at all.
For the installation on Mac OS we recommend to use the free application PlayOnMac. PlayOnMac is a Wine-based software for easy installation of Windows applications on Mac OS.
To install PlayOnMac, open the product's official web site, move to Downloads section and click the link for downloading the latest version.
After downloading the DMG package, launch it from Downloads section of your system:
PlayOnMac first launch window will appear. After clicking "Next", the installer will start checking and installing the various components necessary for work.
The first necessary component is XQuartz. This is a software for using X Window System on Mac OS. X Window System provides standard tools and protocols for building the graphical user interface in Unix-like OS.
XQuartz installation is performed in several stages. First of all, you should read the important information (Read Me) and accept the license conditions.
Before the installation, Mac OS security system will ask you to enter your account's password:
Wait for the installation to complete. For changes to take effect, you should restart your PC.
After restarting the system, launch PlayOnMac again from the setup file in Downloads folder. The first launch window will appear again. This time, the installer will offer to install MS Windows fonts necessary for correct operation.
Accept the license agreement conditions and wait till the installation is complete. After that, PlayOnMac is ready for use. Its main window will appear:
Wine v. 1.4 is installed together with PlayOnMac. Wine 1.4.1 is the latest stable version at the moment. Wine 1.5.21 beta release containing many improvements is also available for download. However, it may be less stable. It is recommended to install the latest version of Wine.
To upgrade Wine to the latest version, open PlayOnMac upper menu and select Manage Wine Versions:
The window with Wine versions available for installation will open. Select the latest version (1.5.21 at the moment).
Move the latest Wine version to the right side of the window. The installation will start.
After the installation is complete, the new version of Wine will appear in the left part of PlayOnMac Wine versions manager window. You can then close the window and install MetaTrader 4 trading terminal.
To install MetaTrader 4, download the distribution package from www.metatrader4.com official web site. Go to Download section and click "Download free".
After the download is complete, launch the setup file. PlayOnMac will be used automatically to open it.
The standard terminal installation process with all its stages will start:
When the installation is complete, PlayOnMac will offer you to create the shortcuts for MetaTrader 4 terminal components - the client terminal itself and MetaEditor:
After creating the necessary shortcuts, you can start using MetaTrader 4. Double click on it in PlayOnMac window to launch the terminal.
Below you can see MetaTrader 4 terminal on Mac OS:
As it has been already mentioned above, Wine is not a completely stable software. Thus, some functions of the MetaTrader 4 terminal may work improperly. The following issues are currently discovered:
Except for the above problems, you can enjoy all the features of MetaTrader 4 on Mac OS.
PlayOnMac creates a separate virtual logical drive with necessary environment for each installed program. The default path of the installed terminal's data folder is as follows:
In this article we described a fast and easy way to run the most popular application for Forex trading in Mac OS. We hope that this article, or - to be more precise - the comments to it, will become a good place for accumulating useful information about running MetaTrader 4 under this operating system.
Translated from Russian by MetaQuotes Software Corp.
Original article: https://www.mql5.com/ru/articles/1356
We use the internationally accepted security protocol 3-D Secure which is designed to be an additional security layer for online credit and debit card transactions by using XML messages sent over SSL connections with client authentication. The protocol operates automatically and in most instances clients are asked to confirm the transaction by adding a password or a code provided via text message by the Issuing Bank.
The ETX TraderPro platform currently uses Flash technology .If you see the 'Error FEP' message when using our trading platform this means that you need to do one of the following:
- Download the latest version of Flash Player
- If Flash Player is not already installed on your computer, you will need to install it
If you have any problem installing Flash player please use Flash Player Help.
Once logged in please click on the 'Add funds' button and follow the on screen instructions.
In order to place a trade, you will first need to be authorised by ETX Capital (as a company which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, client verification is needed before trading can commence). Once authorised, you will need to log-in and fund your account.
After that, it depends on the platform which you're using;
Leverage offers large exposure for a much smaller amount, known as the 'margin requirement'. This means using borrowed capital to supplement an investment. The amount is the potential relationship between profit or loss, and your margin requirement. Leverage is the reason why losses can exceed your deposits. For that reason, a position with higher leverage could make or lose a large amount from a small initial cost. Increasing leverage increases risk.
The maximum deal size may depend on the platform you are using. In general you may place any deal size as long as you have enough funds in your account to cover the margin requirement of the trade. If you cannot enter your deal on our website, please contact us using the free phone number listed on your region's website. In exceptional market conditions, maximum deal sizes may be amended.
The difference between the level of an order and the actual price at which it was executed. This can occur during periods of higher volatility such as economic announcements or market opening/end of the trading session.
Server 1 - mt4live01.etxcapital.com:443 Server 2 - mt4live02.etxcapital.com:443 If you are unsure which server you should use please contact our client support team on +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or at email@example.com.
The Client Terminal can operate using all Microsoft Windows operating systems from XP onwards. We recommend that you use the most recent version of Microsoft Windows when operating your MT 4 account. Furthermore, a processor that supports SSE instruction is required for operating as well.
Minimum deal sizes will range depending on the instrument but most can be traded from as low as 0.50p per point on the spread betting platform and a micro lot when using CFDs.
For further information please call our trading desk on +44 (0) 207 392 1434.
Please click 'Apply Now' (hyperlinked), select the platform(s) you wish to apply for and complete the online application form.
We do offer guaranteed stop losses on certain markets. There is an additional charge for this facility which will be displayed on the deal ticket upon selection.
Open the Order Book
Click Amend on the relevant order to generate an Amend Order window
Make the changes you desire and click Amend to confirm changes
If you have an account with us already you can simply login and select the 'add MT4 account option' alternatively if you are not an account holder please click 'Apply now' and select Meta Trader 4 as your platform.
Click the Chart icon on the relevant market. Customise the chart by using the tabs along the top and the left hand side of the window. Click the Settings tab and click Save Chart Settings.
Our bank account details can be found in the 'Add funds' section of the Your account page on your platform.
Daily currency trades are converted into your default currency after midnight (around 02:00 GMT) between Sunday to Thursday. Should you wish for your currency balances to not be automatically converted, you will need to let us know in advance and then contact us each time you would like any balance converted.
When making a deposit the card being used must have the same registered address as the address which we hold for you. If the addresses are the same and this is the first time you are using this card with us we would advise that you contact your bank to inform them that you are planning on making a deposit with us. On occasion banks will decline the initial deposit in order to complete a security check with the card holder.
Once you have contacted your bank they will remove the block and you should then be able to process the transaction successfully.
We offer a range of education at ETX Capital including webinars, seminars and an advanced education course. These are FREE to all ETX Capital account holders.
If you're using Google Chrome , one reason why your charts may not be working could be because your pop up blocker is restricting your access. You cannot launch a chart in a new window whilst using Google Chrome due to Chrome interpreting the launch of the new window as a pop up advert, thus blocking it.
To prevent this please complete the below steps:
In order to set up a demo account please select the 'Platforms' tab on our homepage and then select the 'Demo' option and follow the on screen instructions.
Your available trading funds can be worked out using the following formula; your liquidation value minus the margin required for open trades. If the figure is positive, then that is the amount that you have available to trade. If negative, then that is the amount that you will need to deposit before having funds available to trade with again.
Please do be aware that our mobile application are case sensitive. We would firstly ask that you ensure your login details are being input in the correct case using no symbols or additional spaces.
If you hold a long position on that market, you will be credited 100% of the dividend amount multiplied by your stake. - If you hold a short position on that market, you will be debited the dividend amount multiplied by your stake. The cash adjustments to your account take place to reflect the change in the price of the underlying market.
In order to display all of the markets on your MT4 platform please click in the 'Symbol' box on your platform, please then Right Click your mouse, select 'Show All' and the full list of markets available will appear.
Green signals a rise in price Red signals a fall in price.
The ETX Capital TraderPro and Binary apps can be used on both Android Smartphone and Tablet devices (we would recommend that you download Android 4.0 or later for the app to run smoothly).
You can find the apps by going to the Google Play store for both ETX TraderPro and ETX Binary.
• Equities, Indices, Commodities:
Total Position Size x 3.5% / 365 – Let's take Barclays as an example.
Total Position size (exposure) - £10000 x 3.5% (Libor + 3) = £350 / 365 = 95p per day in Financing. Please note that for a weekend roll the charge is only applied once but the underlying market spread will be bigger as you are rolling a position for 3 days as opposed to just one.
The interest calculation is based on the currencies involved in the trade you have open. The ETX charge is based and calculated on the underlying exchange rate at 20:00 hrs, both are then applied to the size of position(s) you have running and overnight interest is either debited or credited as a ledger entry on your a/c on a daily basis on any open positions held.
The overnight funding is derived from the funding charges paid to maintain an open position in the underlying interbank foreign exchange markets often referred to as the Tom/next (tomorrow/next day borrowing, 'swap' or 'swap points') i.e. it is a tradeable market in swaps that moves with interest rate expectations and supply and demand in a similar way to the spot market moves although short dated swaps are traded at the front end of the curve and are very small spreads/"pips" usually to 5 and 6 decimal places
Also, please note that the underlying market swap rates change and are not fixed so charges may vary and will change when the factors that are used to derive them change, whereas the ETX charge is fixed at 0.0054 % and is competitive when compared to other market participants. Overnight Financing can be accrued or charged depending on the direction of the trade and the intrument that is being traded.
Click the Order tab to generate a New Order window
Select the level you want to buy or sell
Adjust remaining sections to your specifications
Click Place to confirm your Order to Open
Our platform offers different display styles with a range of drawing tools. You can also add a variety of different studies and save your settings. Click the Chart icon on a market. Click the Charts tab and then click Type to choose your display style.
Please login to your account, you then need to visit the 'Your Account' section and click on 'Withdraw Funds'. You will then be asked to input the amount you would like to withdraw. Once you have submitted your request our withdrawals team will process your request.
Please note that we are unable to make payments to third parties. In order to guard against financial crime, we may ask you for further information/documentation before we process your withdrawal.
Click the Account History tab in the Terminal Box
To specify trade history, right click Account History box and select the time period
If the Terminal Box is not visible, press CTRL + T to open
An order to buy or sell a product when it hits a certain price. A limit order is placed when you want to make a trade at a different price than the current quote. Traders should keep in mind that limit orders can be filled at different levels to the one expected in situations of extreme volatility when the markets are not moving smoothly. Please note that, unless agreed, Stop Loss and Limit orders are not guaranteed.
When you deposit funds the Company chooses to give you immediate credit in your trading account, even though the transfers through many payment systems take much longer to complete. When returning funds the Company will always endeavour to process client withdrawals within two business days, however in some cases this process can take longer. We are also unable to influence the speed at which the banking or credit card processing systems deliver the funds to your account(s). If the funds have not been received within seven working days please call Client Support and we will attempt to trace the payment(s) on your behalf. In order to guard against financial crime, we may also ask you for further information/documentation before we process your withdrawal, which can mean the process takes longer than usual.
This information can be found on our payments page.
Open a chart by using the Search Bar or by clicking on the market.
Click the Chart icon to generate a new chart window.
Click Charts and then Type to select your chart style.
You will need to use the mobile applications which we offer in order to access your account with us via mobile. You can download the applications from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play store.
There could be several reasons for cancellation, we will email you at the point of cancellation to confirm the reason. Please check you email account for details and check you junk mail if you are unable to find an email from ETX Capital.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email email@example.com for further details.
Click the Move to New Window icon located in the top right hand corner of the chart window.
The daily candles on the charts get reset automatically at midnight local market time. For example, the daily candles for the SP 500 - Daily Rolling chart will be from midnight to midnight (New York time). For daily price changes: Daily price changes are applied at midnight London time. All prices are based on the official close of the underlying market.
Sometimes it is not possible for your stop or limit order to be transacted at the exact price you have specified. This may happen when the market moves very quickly or is very illiquid. In these cases, your order may be transacted at a level different to the one you have specified. The difference in levels is called 'slippage' and will be determined by us on a fair and reasonable basis. Unless agreed, please remember that Stop Loss orders are not guaranteed. For further information please view our Terms and Conditions.
Click the Studies tab on the chart. Select relevant indicator, select relevant settings, click copy and then close for the indicator to show on the chart.
The time is set in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +0.00). It is synchronised with the market time.
If this does not rectify the issue please uninstall and redownload the application to your device.
Rates are quoted prices of assets. Note that rates offered by us are not always reflective of exact market prices and can vary up to a few pips. The rates we present in the trading boxes on our home page are those at which we are willing to sell the options for.
Market fluctuations affect our automatic pricing engine which displays rates in real-time. Additionally, you have the option to cancel your trade if you did not receive the exact rate you wished to trade on.
Rate analysis is indicated by a blinking movement when the price fluctuates. The price turns green when moving up or red when moving down.To view your overall profit or loss on a position, look at the P/L column within the Open Positions tab corresponding to your relevant position.
Click on relevant market directly or use Search bar
Click Trade to generate new deal ticket
Click Advanced and check the Stop checkbox
Use down arrow to decrease your stop level
If you cannot decrease your stop level any more, then you have reached the minimum Stop Distance
If your trading platform is not working, please login using a different internet browser than the one you have been using. If that does not work, make sure that Privacy and Security settings of your preferred browser are set to either medium or low. If you still cannot log into the trading platform, restart your internet connection. If you have followed these steps and your trading platform still does not work, please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 and speak to one of our client support executives.
When our platform displays price validation error messages such as the price not existing any more, this is related to the internet speed on the device being used and/or there being high volatility in the market which you are trading. We would advise a minimum upload speed of 1Mb and a minimum download speed of 2Mb. Doing a web search should return a number of different websites where you can test your device speeds freely.
Should your upload and download speeds be considerably higher than our above recommendations please do inform us so that we can look into this further for you. If the speeds are lower than our recommendations we would advise that you try using a better internet connection whilst trading.
Should you send us funds in a different currency from your account base currency we will convert them at the spot rate from close of trading on the previous day reasonably determined by us. Please note that should this process be required your deposit will take longer to be credited to your trading account. We will not be liable to you for any exchange rate loss suffered by you as a result of any such conversion.
ETX Capital will only make a repayment to a difference source if payment to the original source is not possible. Once ETX Capital has determined that it is not possible to return to the original source our Customer Service team will contact you to explain the documents required.
Please ensure that your account contact details are up to date so that the contact process is not delayed.
Sometimes it is not possible for your stop or limit order to be transacted at the exact price you have specified. This may happen when the market moves very quickly or is very illiquid. In these cases, your order may be transacted at a level worse than the one you have specified. The difference in levels is called 'slippage' and will be determined by us on a fair and reasonable basis.
Please note that, unless agreed, Stop Loss and Limit orders are not guaranteed.
The time scale for deposits does depend on the method of payment you have used, for full information please visit our payments page.
ETX TraderPro - on some instruments there is a hedging facility whereby the instrument will have 'hedge' in brackets next to the name of the instrument.
MT4 will allow you to hedge on the same instrument.
For more information please call our trading desk on +44 (0) 207 392 1434.
MT4 accounts can be opened in GBP, USD or EUR. Trader Pro accounts can be opened in all of the major currencies, if you have a bespoke request please contact our Client Support team on +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or be email on firstname.lastname@example.com
Please follow our step by step download guide.
You can find the stock you wish to trade on by using the Search bar on the trading platform.
ETX Capital offers two different types of platforms to prospective clients;
This will depend on the trading platform which you are using;
We're sorry to hear that you've been having difficulties – please contact us by phone on +44 (0) 20 7392 1486, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Clients can hold more than one account with us, for example one account for each trading platform we offer. You can hold up to five live accounts with us, any additional accounts required would need to be reviewed by our compliance team.
To create an additional account please log into your existing trading platform. Once logged in go to the 'Profile' section where you will be able to sign up for additional accounts.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to obtain your promotion expiry date.
If you have any question or query, please do not hesitate to contact us.
ETX Capital will offer each client five withdrawals for any amount over $100 within each calendar month without a processing fee. However, due to fees ETX incurs in processing the withdrawals by the banks, clients who withdraw funds more than five times in this period will incur a charge of $10 for each successive withdrawal – clients will not be charged retroactively for the previous five.
Kindly note that withdrawals below $100 will also be charged $10. Clients will be charged only once if their withdrawal meets both of the above criteria.
For more detail in Adding Funds go to our Payments page.
We can provide you with an account statement for a specified time period. This statement is a general account statement and not tax specific.
Please email Customer Services on email@example.com in order to obtain your statement.
You simply need to drag and drop one of the trading instruments into the chart box and the relevant chart will then appear.
The charts will show as 'Waiting for Update' until you complete the above procedure.
You can request the transfer by emailing email@example.com and confirming the account numbers for the transfers along with the amount, your date of birth and address.
Please note that we can only accept deposits into your account from a bank account or credit/debit card in your own name. We do not accept third party funding.
A new card can be added once logged in under the "Add Funds" section. For further guidance, please contact Customer Service on +44 (0) 20 7392 1494.
We offer a range of promotional offers to our clients. If you would like further information, please contact your Account Relationship Manager.
In order to obtain your login credentials please visit the ETX Capital login page. You will then need to click on the 'Forgotten?' button next to the username or password box in order to retrieve your information.
Please use this link to recover password - https://clients.etxcapital.com/Login/ResetPassword
You will need to request a Power of Attorney form from us by emailing email@example.com or by calling +44 (0) 20 7392 1494.
Some of our webinars are recorded and can be accessed via our education page.
Your account is insufficiently funded, you tried to trade outside of the trading hours or the price at which you are attempting to trade is no longer valid.
If these reasons are not the case, contact us at email@example.com or the free phone number listed on your region's website.
Most card issuers will accept return payments to an expired card, as they will have records for the valid card that replaced it. The Company will attempt to return the withdrawal and will refer back to you if the Issuer refuses to accept the payment.
In this instance we will require a bank letter from you confirming the account closure, or the cancellation of your account due to theft. We will then require a bank statement from you for the alternative account which you would like your funds returned to.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com in order to request this.
Please ensure that you have the latest version of Windows Media player If you are still unable to access the webinar please contact us on +44 (0) 20 7392 1494.
There could be several reasons as to why you cannot login to your account. We would firstly ask that you ensure your login details are being input in the correct case using no symbols and secondly that you are attempting to login via the Live MT4 Server -mt4live01.etxcapital.com or mt4live02.etxcapital.com
In order to remove some of your registered cards please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A Stop or Limit that you have set on your position has been reached and executed. Your position has been closed due to a margin call. If your "Trade Funds Available" figure has slipped into the negative, add funds to your account or close your current position. Doing nothing will result in the Risk Department closing (or partially closing) your position. Alternatively, you may have been trading on a futures contract and its expiration date has been reached. You may call us before the contract's expiration to roll the contract over to the next expiration date.
ETX Capital is unable to provide any tax advice/information. You are responsible for taxation liabilities, if any, in your country of residence. Please contact your local authority for more information.
Your promotion may have expired or it may have been removed if you have withdrawn or transferred funds out of your trading account. For further information please refer to the promotion Terms and Conditions.
In order to cancel your withdrawal request please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
We do not accept cash deposits due to AML regulations.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to obtain your promotion expiry date.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email your account relationship manager to discuss any promotions you are eligible for.
Please call +44 (0) 20 7392 1494 or email firstname.lastname@example.com in order to update your personal details. In certain instances we may require further information or documentation from you.
To minimise the risk that our services are used to facilitate Money laundering the company can only return your funds to the same account or source that they were originally received from. The Company cannot pay to any person or persons other than you, the account holder(s).
The Company cannot issue cash or cheques for withdrawals.
We offer a range of payment methods details of which can be found on our payments page.
The minimum deposit is £100 or the currency equivalent.
ETX Capital will repay the orignal amount deposited via e-wallet back to Skrill, Neteller or any other e-wallet available on its funding pages if, and only if, you used those sources to fund your account originally. In some instances we may be able to accommodate profit return to your e-wallet accounts, for further information please contact Client Support.
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Spectrum has been selected as one of the Best new Age Music Albums of 2011 by John P. Olsen of New Age Music World !
Here is the excerpt on Spectrum from John P. Olsen's "Best New Age Albums 2011" article:
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Karlshamn [2] is a city in the Blekinge province of southern Sweden..
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Karlshamn is connected by railway, the nearest major stations are Kristianstad to the west and Kalmar and Karlskrona to the east.
There is a few direct buses from Växjö from the north. More often you have to change in Ronneby or take the train via Hässleholm. Timewise it's no big difference between them, but the train via Hässleholm requires to changes.
DFDS Seaways [3] provides a few places for passengers on their near daily service to Klaipeda in Lithuania, on board ro-ro freight ferries. The journey takes around 15 hours.
Its possible to fly in and out to Ronneby Airport and take a 20 min shuttle bus from there to Karlshamn. Ronneby Airport mostly connets to Stockholm, but also Visby (Gotland), Prag, Antalya and Palanga (Lithuania).
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Frequent buses connects to everything outside the city centre. Everything in the city centre is within walking distance, or a quick bike ride.
A couple of boats traffic the archipelago. Mostly or only during the summer, depending on the route. Routes and timetables can be found at Visit Karlshamn [4].
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Axel Olsson's statue of Karl-Oskar and Kristina.
Sweden's best kept merchants yard from the eighteen hundreds, Skottsbergska gården. The basement is a two hundred grocery store on display.
The Cultural Centre [5], Vinkelgatan 8. Historic buildings of Swedish punsch factory, the silver forge, the art gallery, the print workshop and merchant houses converted into a museum. On the bottom floor and first floor is merchant lodges from the same time. Outside are stables, sheds and storehouses. Also just where they stood in the eighteen hundreds.
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Kreativum Science Centre [6], Strömmavägen 28.
Östersjöfestivalen. Week 29 Karlshamn is sprung to life due to the big Östersjöfestivalen. The city is transformed to a bubbling entertainment city with music everywhere. It includes a lot of eating, drinking, rides, exhibitions, dancing etc... Also, a parade Thur and Fri evening. More info at http://www.karlshamn.se/Ostersjofestivalen/ (choose "Välj språk" up in the right corner to change language (with Google translate))
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Karlshamns flaggpunsch [7]. Sweden's most famous punch. This traditional liqueur can be bought in all Systembolag all over Sweden, and it is nowadays made in Turku, Finland. However, the name strongly associate it to Karlshamn.
Brygghus 19 [8]. A locally brewed beer. Can be found in a few local restaurants (no pubs yet) and at Systembolaget.
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Hostel Karlshamn [9], Surbrunnsvägen 1C, tel. +46 454 14040. Double 420 SEK.
Get out[edit]
Trail of the emigrants[10], Follow the road from Eriksmåla in Småland to Karlshamn that the emigrants took in the emigrants book series, by the famous Swedish novelist Vilhem Moberg. A trail tens of thousands of people traveled on, fully or partly, on their way to Karlshamn to board a ship to America. It's 50 km and littered with historic sites along the way (and sometimes far out of the way), to teach you how life was a hundred years ago. Tourists offices have a brochure with a map and description of the sites.
Nature Reserves[edit]
Nature reserves that are less accessible and harder to walk through[edit]


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Installing MathWorks products requires a valid software license, which you can obtain by purchasing products or downloading a product trial. For more information, visit the MathWorks Store.
The Program Offering Guide describes license offerings, deployment rights, and Software Maintenance Service.
To start the installation, run the MathWorks installer and select the products you want to use. To download the installer, visit MathWorks Downloads.
Concepts for installation, licensing, and activation
Installation of MathWorks® products on an individual computer
Install MathWorkssoftware on an individual computer, or download only for installation at a later time on multiple computers and platforms
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Behind the Walls @ Your Library (online archive) -- Glennor Shirley, column editor -- Services to Incarcerated People and Ex-Offenders:
- Telecommuting for a Prison Library (part 1), May 2007, no. 10
- Telecommuting for a Prison Library (part 2), July 2007, no. 11
Calzonetti, Jo Ann and Aimee deChambeau. Virtual Reference: A Telecommuting Opportunity? Information Outlook, October 2003.
Carr, Mardene Rosalee. "Telecommuting: Alternative Strategies for the Jamaican Libraries." Electronic Library, Vol. 24 Issue 3 (2006), p380-388.
Delumeau, Andrea. Telecommuting for Librarians (Nov 2006). LIScareer.com: The Library & Information Science Professional's Career Development Center.
Dorman, David. "Technically Speaking." American Libraries, Vol. 29 Issue 10 (Nov 1998), p74 -- in response to Dorman's Technically Speaking column in the Vol. 29 Issue 7 (August 1998) issue of American Libraries, p. 106.
Duncan, Jennifer. Working from Afar: A New Trend for Librarianship. College & Research Libraries News, Vol. 69, No. 4, April 2008. (PDF)
Fulton, Crystal. "Information Control in the Virtual Office: Preparing Intermediaries to Facilitate Information Exchange in the Home Work Environment." New Library World, Vol. 103 Issue 1177 (2002), p209-215.
Jaskowski, Selma K., Sobey, Linda M., and Linda Sutton. "Cataloging Coast to Coast." Technical Services Quarterly, Vol. 19 Issue 2 (2001), p43-52.
Lapachet, J A H. "Thinking About Telecommuting." Trends in Law Library Management & Technology, Vol. 8 Issue 1 (Jan-Feb 1997), p1-3.
Manley, Will. "Telework, or Watching Television?" American Libraries, Vol. 33 Issue 4 (April 2002), p124.
Minor, Carolyn and Beth Dunning. Making Virtual Library Staffing a Reality. Information Outlook, July 2006.
Pace, Andrew K. "Librarians Not in Libraries." Computers in Libraries, Vol. 24 Issue 9 (Oct 2004), p32-35.
Scepanski, Jordan M. "Public Services in a Telecommuting World." Information Technology & Libraries, Vol. 15 Issue 1 (Mar 1996), 41.
Schneider, Karen G. "The Untethered Librarian (Internet Librarian column)." American Libraries, Vol. 31 Issue 7 (August 2000), p72.
Schneider, Karen G. Managing the Virtual Workplace: Karen G. Schneider Illuminates the Challenges of Running a Library Without Walls. Library Journal, netConnect supplement, January 15, 2003.
Smith, Dawn and Teresa B. Van Dyke. "A Telecommuting Interlibrary Loan Librarian's Experience: The Views of Both the Telecommuter and the On-Site Supervisor." Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves, Vol. 18 Issue 4 (2008), p449-455.
Stoll, Christina. Going Green: Info Pros as Telecommuters. Information Outlook, v. 12, no. 10, October 2008, p. 16-20.
Telecommuting. Librarians' Internet Index.
Woodward, J. "Commuting from Electronic Cottage to Virtual Library." Library Administration & Management, Vol. 10 Issue 4 (Fall 1996), p226-230.
Guidelines for Considering Telecommuting Requests for Librarians and Exempt Staff (PDF) - UC Libraries
Online Groups
Telecommuting Librarians Google Group -- see LISWire item posted by Blake on October 6, 2008: Announcing new discussion list: Telecommuting Librarians-


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Guy Survives Both Bombing and Explosion
43-year-old Joe Berti survived both the Boston Marathon bombing and the fertilizer plant explosion.
43-year-old Joe Berti crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon only thirty seconds before the first bomb exploded. He was not injured, but his wife who was there watching did get hit by some shrapnel. Berti and his wife then traveled back to their home located in Austin, Texas. As Berti was driving back home from a meeting on Wednesday, he ended up driving past the fertilizer plant right after it exploded. What are the odds, huh?


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By Hugh Gilmore
The first two parts of this summer's community reading survey have produced some pleasant surprises, which I'll relate to you in a moment. We'll also get to hear some more reading suggestions from six more of our neighbors.
The first surprise came in the form of an email from Florida concerning something Jonna Naylor, director of the Mt. Airy Learning Tree, had written two weeks ago. Jonna said that she'd loved reading "The Happy Hollisters" as a child and had learned the finger alphabet from that series.
In reaction, a man named Andy Svenson wrote from Florida to say, " Hi Hugh, I enjoyed your Readers' Roundup in ChestnutHillLocal.com this week. I was especially happy to see that one of your readers mentioned "The Happy Hollisters" because my grandfather, Andrew Svenson, wrote those books under the pseudonym Jerry West. This mystery series for children was written from 1953 through 1969 for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which also introduced the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew. The Hollister children were patterned on the personalities and adventures of Andrew Svenson's own children: my father, aunts, and uncle."
Mr. Svenson also added that the Happy Hollisters books are back in print after a 40-year absence, saying, " I know that my grandfather would be tickled to know that people still have fond recollections of his books, and that his legacy is living on through blogs and the Internet." The Happy Hollisters now have a website and a Facebook presence as well.
Another nice connection happened regarding Tom Keels and Larry Arrigale. They mentioned two weeks ago that they're finishing up a book about Philadelphia's much-loved-and-now-gone department stores. A Chestnut Hill resident named Michael Ciliberti wrote to say, "Before retirement, I had a long career in the retail business, first in a specialty shop and later at the Strawbridge & Clothier department store. I am an artist and I worked in window display … it might be of mutual interest for me to talk with Tom Keels and Larry Arrigale, as I have a great deal of information and photographs spanning several decades. Please ask them to get in touch with me if they're interested in talking."
Tom wrote me yesterday to say they'd had a great phone talk with Michael Ciliberti and that they're all getting together this weekend for "show & tell." So there, another connection helped along by the Local.
Now for some reader contributions to your possible summer reading list. A first-time contributor, but very well known Chestnut Hill resident, Liz Jarvis, offers her suggestions with great enthusiasm. Liz has been a curator at the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, consultant to the Awbury Arboretum, the Wyck House and numerous local history causes since 1993. She's also authored three terrific books about the Northwest section of Philadelphia for the Arcadia Publishing Company. Probably no one individual has done more than she to save the photos, letters and scrapbooks that compose the "paper trail" of local history.
With typical modesty, she writes, " I have been in a book group in the Chestnut Hill area for 17 years. I consider myself the reading step-child of the group as all the others are great readers, even professional ones – English teachers and professors and librarians, to name a few. The advantage is, since they all read widely, they are very discerning and boil our selections down to about eleven interesting books a year. After a stint of not loving the choices, we had four knockouts in a row, in my humble opinion."
The first of those, she wrote, was "Flight," by Sherman Alexie, a Native American author. She added: "It tells the story of a contemporary, delinquent, troubled teen, that not only takes us back and forth in time, but back into history."
Ms. Jarvis' group doesn't usually read non-fiction, she says, but this year, they read, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." It was, she said, "about an African-American woman, who, when stricken with cancer, unknowingly gave her cells to science."
Their next choice was "The Professor and the Housekeeper," by Yoko Ogawa, a book she described as "a gentle story about a mathematician who lost his memory, except for 80-minute parcels, and the housekeeper and her young son who came to provide for his physical needs, but found their lives greatly expanded by this gravely handicapped man. Despite loathing math in school, I enjoyed the mathematical problems woven into this story in fascinating ways."
Liz's most recently read reading group book was "Little Bee," by Chris Cleave. She said it was "so compelling, I ran extra minutes on my boring elliptical trainer in order to get to the next chapter each time I read it. This is the story of a teenage girl who stows away on a cargo ship from Nigeria, rather than be killed by "the men" for the carnage she saw in her village, and the English journalists she met on the beach, and how their lives were changed forever."
Liz adds that she also "snuck in" "The Invisible Bridge," a novel about Hungarian Jews in Paris and Hungary in the late 1930s and during World War II. "This too," she noted, "was a page-turner that I was compelled to read with deepening dread, all the time thinking of my Hungarian relatives by marriage, who fled the Nazis or lived through their occupation."
Another first-time contributor this week is Megan Greenawalt of Flourtown. We met in 2010 at what turned out to be the final birthday party for the famed centenarian and former Balanchine dancer, Yvonne Patterson, who was Megan's friend and neighbor. We talked enough about books that day that I invited her to tell us what she's reading lately.
She replied, "Hi Hugh – I am not sure what my claim to fame is, but my children sometimes say I am a 'woman of letters.' They don't mean advanced degrees, though I am finishing my master's this summer. They mean that I write letters – lots of letters! I fear letter writing is a dying art – replaced by email and (yikes!) texting."
Megan says she usually sets aside a "frivolous" book for her summer beach reading. But this year, she said, "I'll be reading 'Upon the Altar of the Nation – A Moral History of the Civil War' (2006) by Harry S. Stout. I recently had the privilege of breaking bread with the author, and he kindly gave me a signed copy of the book. I have always found the Civil War fascinating, and I think this book will help me see it from a different point of view. I am worried that our society is out of control and that we haven't learned from past mistakes. I hope we are not doomed to repeat them."
Frequent correspondent Joe Ferry, Erdenheim's resident punster, also wrote to me. (Joe twice won a Washington Post contest award for creating neologisms. The challenge in 2000 was: "The new spouse of your former spouse is your…" Joe's winning entry: "Asunderstudy.")
He writes: "Gosh. Sorry to have missed the first deadline. I couldn't tell you what happened other than to allow that I am a charter subscriber to the Irish notion that "Tomorrow is another day." Not that my procrastination chops need any further burnishing, mind you. (In high school one of my classmates offered "Better late than never" as a compensating palliative for a tardy assignment completion. Not mollified, the teacher retorted, "Better never late!" Indeed.
He goes on, "I recently read Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken," an extraordinary true story about an extraordinary man, Louis Zamperini, an American World War II airman, now in his 90s, who was a former track and field Olympian who endured unimaginable cruelty at the hands of his Japanese captors and ultimately was persuaded by a gifted young preacher by the name of Billy Graham to forgive them."
Other reading, Joe?
"I must credit one of your earlier columns on what your fans were reading for alerting me to the diverting "Cutting for Stone," by Abraham Verghese, which I enjoyed immensely." Thank you, Mr. Ferry. For your penance, say … never mind. Incorrigible.
Now we hear from the Moxey family of Chestnut Hill. Tim has contributed to this column before and also carries permanently high rank as one of the Holy Four community residents who read and helped edit a novel I wrote in 2009. He says, "Identify me any way you want – just do it in the 'superlative degree of comparison only.'"
Okay, fine. I'll say this: I've read every book Tim Moxey has recommended to me and count several of them among the best books I read in the year that I read them. No higher praise in this context.
This time around Tim recommends, "Born to Run," by Christopher McDougall. "It is," he said, "a non-fiction book about a lost tribe in the Mexican badlands and the way many of them can run for hundreds of miles and for days and days, and at advanced ages as well. Really good. One thing that happens to me in the summer, reading-wise, is that I now get to actually READ the weekly New Yorker instead of just submitting to the cartoon contest. During the school year "weekly" feels like every other day. I am always amazed how good writing can make the most mundane topics fascinating."
This summer, Tim's wife, Liz Moxey, is reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" to their son, Tim, "because we recently got a new dog that we named Atticus, and he wanted to understand why." Liz is also reading "Little Women" to their daughter, Clare. His email ends with, "Hope this helps a little."
And our final contribution of fresh suggestions for this concluding installment of the "Reading Roundup" comes from Tom Hann of Mt. Airy, an illustrator who specializes in "image restoration" for damaged works of art on paper. (web.me.com/tree.garden.workshop).
"Hi, Hugh," he writes, "I'm never truly 'on vacation,' in the old sense of the term – you know, kicking back for a nice stretch in some summery location – but recently I relaxed enough to thoroughly enjoy a clever page-turner by Matthew Gallaway, titled, "The Metropolis Case." There's a lot to love in this book for music lovers and city dwellers. And a slyly revealing pun embedded in its title. While the world of opera is at the heart of this complex tale, a reader doesn't need to be an opera buff to get hooked.
"I understand that this is Gallaway's first published work. If so, he has hit the ground running. He knows his subject and manages fairly well to meld a collection of converging stories over a period of 150 years. Likable, well developed characters too. No villains here – which is welcome for a change. We have enough of those in the news. Thanks, Tom Hann."
Amen. I hope our collective efforts in this three-part series have helped you find something you'll enjoy reading this summer. Lord willin' and the Wissahickon don't rise, we'll meet like this again after the first heavy snowfall.
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Last week's cover story ("Better Times in Rio") reversed the exchange rate for the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar. As of Nov. 4, one dollar was worth 1.75 reals.
Brazil's once-sizzling economy has cooled this year, but the long-term outlook is sunny. With a growing middle class, healthy banking system, stable government, abundant natural resources and globally-focused companies, the world's seventh-largest economy has become a beacon for foreign capital and the engine of regional growth. Gone are the days of serial economic and political crises, hyperinflation and crippling corruption. Today Brazil is debating whether to bail out the tottering economies of Europe, further proof, as if any were needed, of its muscular arrival on the world stage.
To be sure, things haven't gone smoothly for São Paulo lately. Analysts estimate third-quarter growth in gross domestic product fell below 1%, a big drop from 7.5% for all of 2010. At 11.5%, Brazil's benchmark Selic interest rate is among the highest in the world, while the country's 7.3% inflation rate is stubbornly above the Central Bank of Brazil's target of 4.5%. Last week's news that industrial production fell by a seasonally-adjusted 2% in September from August's level further spooked some Brazil watchers, who fear the economy is heading toward recession.
Investors already have expressed their concerns, sending the benchmark Bovespa index down 20% this year. That compares with a 0.35% loss in the Standard & Poor's 500.
Look beyond the headlines, however, and a different–and healthier–picture emerges. Brazil's GDP growth is expected to average about 4% in the next three years, which, though lower than in recent years, could make it the envy of developed nations. The Central Bank, more concerned with economic growth than inflation, has been easing interest rates since August, and likely won't stop until rates fall to 10%. The reduction in rates also has depressed the real, making Brazilian exports more competitive. "Brazil is just going through a soft patch," says Alexander Gorra, senior strategist for BNY Mellon ARX, in Rio de Janeiro. "It has one of the largest monetary tool boxes out there."
It also has one of the cheapest stock markets among major economies. As a result of this year's selloff, the Bovespa is selling for nine times next year's expected earnings. Analysts estimate earnings will rise by 13.7% this year, and 7.6% in 2012 and 2013. Citigroup sees shares rebounding by 33% in dollars by the end of next year, fueled in part by a recovery in global markets and declining interest rates.
BRAZIL'S ECONOMIC HEALTH depends, in part, on that of China, its largest trading partner and a voracious consumer of natural resources, including oil and iron ore. At the same time, more social mobility has led to greater affluence and sharply-rising domestic demand for goods and services. Brazil still has a high poverty rate, and the shanty towns, or favelas, of Rio still teem with homeless children and crime. But the middle and upper classes will account for more than 70% of Brazil's population by 2014, up from 66% this year and 45% in 2003, according to Banco Santander (Brasil).
Brazil's improved economic status played no small role in helping secure its winning bids to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, to be played around the country, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Rio. The Brazilian government is spending billions to prepare for both, addressing one of the country's biggest impediments to further development—a crumbling infrastructure.
Investors inside and outside Brazil are cautiously optimistic about the nine-month-old center-left government of President Dilma Rousseff, despite the resignation of several ministers amid ethics scandals. Rousseff has continued many of the market-friendly polices of her predecessor and mentor Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, although the U.S.-traded shares of Petróleo Brasileiro (ticker: PBR), the government-controlled oil giant, and Vale (VALE), a global-mining concern, have been rattled by some of the administration's attempts to meddle in the companies' affairs to further social policies.
Rousseff reportedly forced the resignation of Vale CEO Roger Agnelli earlier this year, after the executive resisted the government's move to push the company into low-return but labor-intensive ventures to stimulate job growth.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN Brazil could top $60 billion this year, almost triple the amount of 10 years ago. Most of that money represents direct investment, but some has flowed into the financial markets, where the opportunities are diverse.
Some Brazil bulls have been snapping up local corporate debt, which yields between 6% and 10%, higher than the 3% yield on sovereign bonds. "The [corporate] bonds are still attractive," says Michael Conelius, portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund. "On balance Brazil still offers the best opportunity at the corporate level. The quality of management, strong business accounts, natural resources and positive demographics are the best of the emerging markets."
Equities might offer an even more compelling value, given their slide this year, and modest valuations. "I've gone from being underweight Brazil to being overweight," says Antoine van Agtmael, who manages $8.3 billion as chairman and co-chief investment officer of Ashmore EMM, and who first coined the phrase "emerging markets."
With the dollar now worth about 1.75 reals, compared with 1.89 a month ago, the exchange rate is "more realistic," van Agtmael says.
THE MOST DIRECT WAY TO gain exposure to Brazil is to buy local stocks and bonds, but that can be expensive, as the government has begun taxing purchases of both. Still, the São Paulo-traded shares of Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas (LLIS3.BR), a designer and seller of high-end women's wear, and Hering (HGTX3. BR), Brazil's No. 2 retailer, are attractive plays on surging domestic consumption.
Hering is a favorite of Lewis Kaufman, who bought shares for his Thornburg Developing World Fund last year. The stock is up 33% since then in local currency. Kaufman, whose firm manages about $8 billion in emerging-market assets across his international portfolios, says he still finds it attractive at 16 times next year's estimated earnings.
American depositary receipts are an easier way to invest in Brazil and many emerging markets. Leading Brazilian ADRs include Petrobras, Vale and AmBev, or Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV), a major producer and distributor of soft drinks and beer. Petrobras and Vale have the biggest weighting in the Bovespa, and each is off more than 20% this year, amid a global selloff in commodities. As goes the pair, so goes the index, leading some analysts to note that the performance of the commodity-dominated Bovespa is only partially an indicator of Brazil's domestic health.
Barron's predicted last fall that explosive growth in China would lift Vale's ADRs to $40 from $32 ("Hauling Money from the Mines," Nov. 15, 2010). Instead the stock has fallen to $25.74, and now sells for a paltry six times prospective earnings. Vale is poised to benefit from Brazil's infrastructure build-out.
Paul Attwood, manager of Huntington Global Select Markets Fund, is betting on consumer growth via AmBev, whose ADRs are up 17% over the past year, to $34. He expects the shares, which trade for 15 times his estimate for 2012's earnings, to rally to $40 in 2012.
Investors who seek broad exposure to Brazilian stocks can choose from a variety of relatively-inexpensive exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Morningstar counts nine unleveraged Brazil-focused ETFs, including the biggest, iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (EWZ), with $10 billion of assets. It tracks the MSCI Brazil Index: Its biggest holdings are Petrobras, Vale and Itau Unibanco Holding (ITUB), a prominent Brazilian bank. The ETF is down 19% this year.
Morningstar analyst Gregg Wolper likes BlackRock Latin America (MDLTX), which has about 70% of its $754 million assets in Brazil. The fund has a long track record and experienced management, he says. The 20-year-old fund is off 18% this year but has returned 23% in the past 10 years, better than 90% of its peers. Its top holding is Vale.
Investors seeking exposure to smaller consumer plays have to look beyond the large-cap, commodity-dominated Bovespa. The Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (DBZAX) is one option; its top two holdings are Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP), a diversified industrial company, and Itau, although its main focus is mid-cap stocks. The fund is off 12% this year, but that's better than 80% of its peers, according to Morningstar. The drawback: a relatively hefty 2.5% expense ratio.
Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap (BRF) also fits the bill. The ETF is down about 22% year-to-date, but Kaufman thinks one of its holdings, Drogasil (DROG3.BR), one of Brazil's top drug and cosmetics retailers, stands to benefit from consolidation and a more rational competitive environment in the drugstore industry.
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure (BRXX), an infrastructure play, was launched in February 2010. It is down about 10% this year, and holds shares of some 30 companies, including Vale, that could play a big part in building Brazil.
There aren't any Brazil-specific bond funds, but Morningstar rates Conelius' Emerging Markets fund (PREMX) three stars for its diversification and low risk. Its performance has been relatively middling, but its expense ratio is only 0.95%, and Conelius has been at the helm since its 1994 debut. He has invested 16% of the fund's assets in Brazil, including corporate bonds of BR Malls (BRML3.BR), the biggest shopping-mall operator in Latin America, and General Shopping Brasil (GSHP3.BR), a giant shopping-center developer.
BRAZIL HAS REAL CHALLENGES that aren't easily brushed off. It has some of the highest corporate taxes in emerging markets, at 34%. Citigroup notes the recent downturn in industrial production could prompt the firm to cut its 3.3% GDP forecast for the year. Even the most ardent bulls concede that a blowup in Europe, which is grappling with Greece's debt crisis, would dent both developed and developing markets.
Some investors, such as Rich Bernstein of Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein Equity Fund, think Brazil and other emerging markets are facing a credit bubble starting to burst. "The Central Bank of Brazil has caved [in lowering rates]," says Bernstein, who manages over $650 million.
But Lupin Rahman, a fund manager at Pimco, sides with the central bankers. "Inflation isn't likely to be the key issue for the Brazilian economy," she says. "Rather, managing a soft landing for the real economy in the current, more volatile global environment is."
Brazilians themselves don't seem to be sweating the near term, partly because the jobless rate, at 6% is trending lower as wages rise. "The average Brazilian is very optimistic," says Alan Vinson, who visits Brazil once a month as head of Brazil Business Solutions, a Florida consulting firm.
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Christopher Voerg-Jones (MPA '14) says his three-year experience as a Peace Corp Volunteer in Bulgaria helped him develop skills that he is now honing further in his chosen graduate degree program of Public Administration. When he started the program in the fall he had his sights on specializing in international development with a focus on human rights and has now broadened his scope to include an interest in social entrepreneurship. "It would be great if I could mix international development, human rights and social change all into one career," he says.
As a Peace Corps Fellow, Christopher receives financial support to pursue a graduate degree at the Monterey Institute, a chosen partner school in the prestigious Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship Program, as well as the guarantee of a substantive professional internship. In its first semester at the Monterey Institute, the very competitive program has five participating students.
So far the program is "exceeding expectations" for Christopher, who says he has had "great professors dedicated to providing high quality education to their students," and enjoys the "diverse student population, where it is common to hear five or six languages spoken any given day." As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) he also appreciates the company of "so many other RPCV's or future PCV's trying to make the world a better place."
One of the quotes that Christopher lives by is this proverb: "Look at what you've got and make the best of it. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." At the Monterey Institute, we call that "being the solution"!
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Judith M. Dean
Sachar International Center, 130-E
International Business School
DegreesCornell University, Ph.D.
ExpertiseInternational Economics, Economic Development, Econometrics
ProfileJudy's research focuses on international trade and economic development. Much of her work examines the relationship between trade and the environment. In a series of empirical studies using Chinese data, she has been exploring the possibility that trade growth, foreign investment and production fragmentation may have beneficial effects on the environment. In other work, she studies global value chain trade, non-tariff barriers. and trade preferences for developing countries. Her new work on India explores the impact of trade liberalization on Indian poverty. Judy came to Brandeis from the US International Trade Commission (USITC) where she was a Senior International Economist in the Research Division of the Office of Economics. Prior to joining the USITC, Judy was Associate Professor of Economics at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University (1990-2000) and Assistant Professor at Bowdoin College (1983-1990). She has been a consultant to the World Bank and the OECD, and a Visiting Scholar at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India. She has also helped facilitate research collaboration for the USITC with Tsinghua University and the India Development Foundation. In 2012-13 Judy was named one of six Visiting Scholars in the Clayton Yeutter International Trade Program, University of Nebraska. Judy is a former member of the Board of Directors of World Relief, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Gordon College.
Courses Taught
|Empirical Analysis of Trade Policy
|Economic Development Strategies
|Challenges in the Global Economy
|Challenges in the Global Economy: International Trade and Development
|International Trade Theory
Dean, Judith M.. "Freer trade and sustainable development." Paths for Sustainable Development. Ed. R. Lensink, S. Sjogren, and C. Wihlborg. Gothenburg: LS&W, 2017
Dean, Judith M.. ""Trade Liberalization in India: How Firm-Level Actions Affect State-Level Poverty"." (manuscript, with M. Anderson and S. Smith), 2017.
Dean, Judith M.. "Trade Liberalization and Poverty in India: A Review of the Evidence." manuscript, 2016.
Dean, Judith M./Lovely, Mary E.. "Do Offshoring and Foreign Investment Influence Industrial Pollution Intensities in China?." manuscript, 2015.
Dean, Judith M.. "A Review of Why Nations Fail, by D. Acemoglu and J. Robinson." Global Journal of Economics vol. 2 2013
Dean, Judith M.. "Testing the Impact of India's Services Trade Liberalization on Poverty." Concept paper, India Research, Office of Economics, USITC, 2013.
Dean, Judith M.. "Trade, Environment and Poverty: must there be a tradeoff?." Clayton Yeutter International Trade Program. University of Nebraska. Plenary Lecture, 2013.
Dean, Judith M.. "Why measuring value-added trade matters for developing countries." Trade in Value-Added: Developing New Measures of Cross-Border Trade. Ed. A. Mattoo, Z. Wang, and S. Wei. Washington, DC: World Bank and CEPR, 2013
Dean, Judith M.. "Measuring Value-Added Trade." Expert Testimony, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Washington, DC
Dean, Judith M.. "Measuring Value-Added Trade: what's in it for developing countries?." World Trade Organization, Made in the World Initiative March 22. (2012)
Dean, Judith M.. "Testimony on The Evolving U.S.-China Trade and Investment Relationship." The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing (2012): <http://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/6.14.12Dean.pdf>.
Dean, Judith M.. "The Impact of Services Trade Liberalization on Indian Poverty." Workshop on International Trade and Development. India Development Foundation, Gurgaon, India
Dean, Judith M.. "Development of Global Supply Chains." The Economic Effects of Significant U.S.Import Restraints. Ed. USITC. Washington, DC: USITC, 2011
Judith M. Dean, K. C. Fung and Zhi Wang. "Measuring Vertical Specialization: The Case of China." Review of International Economics 19. 4 (2011): 609-625.
Judith M. Dean and Mary E. Lovely. "Trade Growth, Production Fragmentation, and China's Environment." China's Growing Role in World Trade. Ed. R. Feenstra and S. Wei. Chicago: NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2010
Judith M. Dean and John Wainio. "Quantifying the Value of US Tariff Preferences." Trade Preference Erosion: Measurement and Response. Ed. B. Hoekman, W. Martin and C. Braga. New York: World Bank and Palgrave-MacMillan, 2009
Judith M. Dean, Mary E. Lovely, and Hua Wang. "Are Foreign Investors Attracted to Weak Environmental Regulations?: Evaluating the Evidence from China." Journal of Development Economics 90. (2009): 1-13.
Judith M. Dean, Mary E. Lovely, and Jesse Mora. "Decomposing China–Japan–U.S. Trade: Vertical Specialization, Ownership, and Organizational Form." Journal of Asian Economics 20. (2009): 596-610.
Judith M. Dean, Robert Feinberg, Jose Signoret, Rodney Ludema and Michael Ferrantino. "Estimating the Price Effects of Non-Tariff Barriers." The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Contributions 9. 1 (2009).
Judith M. Dean. "Trade, Poverty and the Environment: Must There Be a Tradeoff?." Economic Justice. Ed. S. Rundle. Atlanta: Authentic Media, 2009
Dean, Judith M.. "Trade Growth, Global Production, and Environmental Degradation." VOX May 14. (2008)
Judith M. Dean. "Is Trade Preference Erosion Bad for Development?." USITC Working Papers 2006-11-A.


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Just last fall, the world got its first glimpse at Smyrna's Wagon Wheel Restaurant and Bar through the lens of the Food Network's "Restaurant Impossible. Business has been good but owner Peggy Gallegos is ready to start a new chapter.
Through her grand-daughter, Jessica Furman, Patty Gallegos announced on Friday evening that her 25-year run as the owner of the Wagon Wheel Restaurant and Bar would be coming to a close on Sunday, Sept. 7.
The email sent through Furman, who has also been the restaurant manager since it reopened last year following a stint on the Food Network's rehab show, "Restaurant Impossible" read, in part, "We have decided to close the Wagon Wheel on Sept. 7. It has been a great run but due to the owner's health conditions, this is what is best."
In a phone call on Monday, Furman added that the decision to close has nothing to do with slowing business. She also explained that the business and the property are for sale and inquiries should be directed to Gallegos at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"People have come to love the Wagon Wheel for the food, the atmosphere and the entertainment. Word has gotten around about all of that and we could have continued if my grandmother wanted to but she is almost 70 years old and she has many other things she wants to do with her life."
The eatery found a second life through "Restaurant Impossible," an opportunity that Furman, a an accounting major in California at the time, helped set up when she applied on her grandmother's behalf.
People familiar with the show know that the concept is simple: the show's host, Robert Irvine, overhauls failing restaurants with new décor, an updated menu and some television psychology. The Wagon Wheel saw new upholstery, an updated bar area, fresh coats of paint and a recommendation to stop serving muskrat.
Furman also brought a little bit of California cool with her and instituted regular nights of entertainment. For almost a year, there has been a revolving door of regular acts, including music, comedy, open mic nights and holiday-themed bashes.
The music and entertainment will continue nightly through closing weekend, when the closing bash brings in nearly 20 musicians who will play the venue one last time.
"It's sad that it's closing but it couldn't go on forever," Furman said, who further explained that her first post-college goal was to revive the restaurant that she remembered growing up in. She feels like that goal has been accomplished. "My grandmother told me that is just one thing. We'll close this chapter and start a new one."
The restaurant will continue its regular hours through Sunday, Sept. 7. On that final day, it will open at 7 a.m. and close at 2 p.m.


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As soon as NASCAR announced a three-race penalty for Carl Edwards after his angry intentional flip this weekend the boys responded. Robby Gordon tweeted "I wonder what would of happened to me in that situation? Hmmm someone playing favorites? :)"
That's not all, Kevin Harvick also chimed in.
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DIY Wedding Series: Bridal Shower Hors d'Oeuvre Flags
March is National Craft Month! We'll cover how to make bridal shower hors d'oeuvre flags in this first post for our Do It Yourself Wedding Series.
No bridal shower is complete without delectable hors d'oeuvres. If you're helping the bride host the bridal shower, why not dress up the perfect finger food with some party flair? There's a good chance she's overwhelmed with details, so show her how you care by creatively adding a custom touch to the presentation.
Supplies needed:
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Step 1: Place one sticker sticky side up on a clean surface.
Step 2: Place the toothpick on the adhesive side of the sticker. (Placement is up to you — if you want it to look like a flag, place the toothpick on either end of the sticker).
Step 3: Make a toothpick sandwich! Apply the second sticker onto the first sticker (adhesive sides together), making sure the sides are aligned.
Place each finished toothpick adornment on the appetizers, preferably on a matching plate. You're done!
If you want to make your bride feel special with other custom products, check out some more creative and unique ways to use Zazzle products:
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The Raiders will be leaving six players in Oakland when they hop on their flight to New Jersey for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Coach Dennis Allen announced that running back Darren McFadden, cornerback D.J. Hayden, safety Tyvon Branch, tackle Tony Pashos, wide receiver Juron Criner and tackle Matt McCants have all been ruled out because of injuries.
The news on McFadden was expected as he missed practice all week with the recurrence of a hamstring injury that sidelined him earlier in the season. Rashad Jennings will take his place in the starting lineup.
Hayden injured his groin in practice on Wednesday and missed the rest of the week of practice. With Branch out as well, the Giants' struggling offense will have a depleted secondary to try to use as a springboard toward better results.
Menelik Watson will start at right tackle for the Raiders with Pashos out. Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group reports Allen also said the team will elevate Jack Cornell from the practice squad to serve as depth on the offensive line.


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According to the Daily Dot, the man's name is Zach Curd, a musician living in Livonia, MI, and it's next to impossible for him to wake up every day. So, he asked his wife Erin to slap him silly to get him outta bed. This is a supercut of the slapping, and you'll notice that Erin is extremely crafty with her technique. She even uses a trick to get him into better slapping position on day 11.
Obviously this is a consensual thing between two adults, but I'm terrified/excited to see what'll happen when this eventually makes its way onto the Men's Rights forums. MONSTER WIFE BEATS HUSBAND EVERY MORNING AND HE CAN'T SLAP HER BACK BECAUSE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS!?!
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — He has a long history with Torrey Pines,
including a win he calls "the best day of my life." He opened the
Farmers Insurance Open with a 5-under 67 on the beastly South Course, a
clean card with no bogeys and no complaints.
That would be Pat Perez, of course.
Tiger Woods, the defending champion whose eight professional wins at Torrey Pines
include a U.S. Open, didn't fare too badly in his 2014 debut Thursday,
though he didn't make a single birdie on the par 5s, and it's hard to
find birdies anywhere else. Woods had to settle for a 72, the first time
in his career he did not break par in the opening round of this
The leaderboard shows Stewart Cink at the top with an
8-under 64 on the North Course, but there might as well be an asterisk
attached. The South Course, which hosted the 2008 U.S. Open, played
nearly four strokes harder than the North.
"You want to really
take advantage of the North Course because it will yield to you a little
bit, and the South Course will not," Cink said.
Gary Woodland was
in second place with a 65. He played the North. The four players at 66
played the North. It's a long list. Of the 62 players who broke par in
the opening round, only 12 of them were on the South, which is more than
600 yards longer.
That's what made the 67 by Perez so remarkable. Plus, it was two shots lower than anyone else on the South.
And then there's history.
Woods was asked if he was surprised that Perez managed a bogey-free 67.
He grew up here," Woods said with a smile. "This was his home course.
He's playing it more times than any tour pro certainly."
There's more than a thousand rounds of golf to the story of Perez and Torrey Pines.
His father, Tony, is the starter on the first tee and has been for
years. Perez gets on the practice range and reminisces about the
thousand miles he logged in the cart that picks up range balls.
used to shuttle the guys up and down the range here," he said. "It was
the most exciting tournament for me ever. I'd get up at about 4 in the
morning and I'd come back about 11 at night and couldn't wait to get
back the next day to see all the pros."
He would steal a few range
balls the pros were hitting — not to use, but to put in a large bucket
in his room and just stare at them. They were magic.
"I just thought that's got to be the greatest job in the world," he said.
made his job look easy on a gorgeous day along the Pacific Ocean. He
opened with a birdie on No. 10, added another on the par-3 16th, and
then ran off three in a row starting on the par-4 fifth hole. Only twice
did he come close to making a bogey, holing par putts of 10 feet on No.
12 and 12 feet on No. 4.
No, he doesn't have as many wins as Woods. But he has one at Torrey Pines
— against Woods. They grew up competing against each other in the
California Interscholastic Federation in high school, and the Pac-10 in
college (Perez at Arizona State, Woods at Stanford).
Perez got him at the Junior World Championship at Torrey Pines one year.
known him forever. He's always been great to me. He gives me advice
here and there, but to beat him that year was fantastic," Perez said.
"I'll never let it go. ... He's beat everybody for so many years, I've
got to hold onto that. That's about all I got over him. But it hurts
him. I'll tell you, it hurts him."
Perez was joking, as he often does.
wasn't quite that jovial after his round, though he was fine. He missed
the fairway on three of the par 5s, keeping him from a better chance at
birdie. He missed a green with a wedge that led to bogey, made another
bogey out of the sand and didn't have enough birdies to counter.
par is not too bad, but I didn't play the par 5s worth a darn today,"
Woods said. "Obviously, that's (tantamount) to try to get any kind of
scoring on the South Course. You've got to take care of the par 5s
because there's not a lot of holes you can make birdie here.
Subsequently, I didn't finish under par."
Woods and Perez head to
the North on Friday, and Woods will have to make up more ground that he
would have wanted — but not that much. In 2006, he opened with a 71 on
the North and was six shots behind, and he wound up winning in a
Perez hasn't won at Torrey since that Junior World title over Woods.
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