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Orthodox Jewish Scholar's
Profound Words about Yeshua
James Scott Trimm
In recent blogs I have spoken to you about the changes in attitude that are taking place in regards to Yeshua of Nazareth in the Jewish Community, and how this may relate to the prophecy Yeshua made:
38 Behold, your house is forsaken; to you desolate.
39 And I tell you, that you will not see Me here after,
until you say,
Blessed is He that comes in the Name of YHWH!
(Matt. 23:38-39)
(For more info on this prophecy click here.)
This ministry is at the forefront of this coming restoration.
In the 1980's my old mentor Rabbi Moyal, an Orthodox Rabbi from Israel accepted Yeshua as the Messiah based on material he found in the Talmud, Midrashim and Zohar. I myself came out of Rabbinic Judaism some thirty years ago when I accepted Yeshua as the Jewish Messiah of Judaism.
Beginning in the late 90's I began reporting that a great number of Orthodox Jews (even Rabbis) already know that Yeshua is the true and only Messiah and that some of them have even confided this fact to me. I stated then that they had no intention of disclosing this fact because they believed it would unite them with an anti-Torah Christianity which is overflowing with pagan customs and practices, and a disdain for the Torah which is seen as "bondage".I received a lot of skepticism at the time, and then Rabbi Yizachak Kaduri made arrangements to reveal his belief in Yeshua as the Messiah one year after his death.
In 2012 Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Shmuley Boteach published the book Kosher Jesus, which, while not accepting Yeshua as the Messiah, takes a non-hostile approach to Yeshua, seeking to reclaim Yeshua as a Jewish sage of the Second Temple Era.
Now a group of Orthodox Rabbinic Jews are working toward a retrial ... before this Rabbinic Sanhedrin. Its being called The Official Jesus Anathema Removal Project ( http://www.redeemzion.com ) Ariel Cohen Alloro, an Orthodox Jewish priest is building a team to bring a formal petition to the Rabbinic Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, Israel. This attempt at a retrial of Yeshua is being undertaken by Orthodox Rabbinic Jews who believe that Yeshua was falsely accused.
Just this last year Orthodox Jewish scholar Daniel Boyarin wrote a book "The Jewish Gospels; The Story of the Jewish Christ". This book also takes a non-hostile approach to Yeshua and his original Jewish followers. Daniel Boyarin is not only a noted historian of religion, he has also been called "one of the two or three greatest rabbinic scholars in the world." He holds dual United States and Israeli citizenship. Trained as a Talmudic scholar, in 1990 he was appointed Professor of Talmudic Culture, Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley, a post which he still holds.
Boyarin opens his book with some very interesting words:
If there is one thing that Christians know about their religion, it is that it's not Judaism. If there's one thing Jews know about their faith, it is that it's not Christianity. If there is one thing that both groups know about this "double not," it's that Christians believe in the Trinity and the incarnation of Christ (the Greek word for Messiah) and that Jews don't, that Jews keep kosher and Christians don't.
If only things were that simple. In this book, I'm going to tell a very different story, a story of a time when Jews and Christians were much more mixed up with each other than they are now, when there were many Jews who believed in something quite like the Father and the Son and even in something like the incarnation of the Son in the Messiah, and when followers of Jesus kept kosher as Jews, and accordingly a time in which the difference between Judaism and Christianity just didn't exist as it does now....
While by now almost everyone, Christian and non-Christian, is happy enough to refer to Jesus, the human, as a Jew, I want to go a step beyond that. I wish us to see that Christ too–the divine Messiah–is a Jew. Christology, or the early ideas about Christ, is also a Jewish discourse and not–until much later–an anti-Jewish discourse at all. Many Israelites at the time of Jesus were expecting a Messiah who would be divine and come to earth in the form of a human. Thus the basic underlying thoughts from which both the Trinity and the incarnation grew are there in the very world into which Jesus was born and in which he was first written about in the Gospels of Mark and John (1-2)
(Daniel Boyarin, The Jewish Gospels; The Story of the Jewish Christ; 2012, p. 1, 5-6)
Of course I believe that Boyarin uses the term "Christian" too loosely here (the original followers of Yeshua identified themselves as Jews and not as "Christians,") however it is very interesting that such an important Orthodox Jewish scholar is now willing to admit that not only were Yeshua's original followers Kosher eating and Torah observant, but that the doctrine of the Deity of Messiah itself was of Jewish origin, was held by the original Jewish followers of Yeshua from the very beginning, and has been rejected by Rabbinic Judaism since the first century in a reactionary manner!
The "Jesus" Judaism has Rejected
Have the Jews really rejected Yeshua? The only "Jesus" that most Jewish people have ever been exposed to is the "Jesus" that supposedly came to "free them from the bondage of the Law". Yes, they have rejected this Torahless Jesus, and rightly so. But most of them have never been exposed to the real Yeshua.
In coming years you will see many Jewish people embracing Yeshua as the Messiah. (In fact it has already begun). But the Yeshua that they accept will be the real Yeshua and not the Torahless "Jesus" that Christendom has adopted from pagan sources.
The Jewish people know that an anti-Torah Messiah is no Messiah at all, they know better than to accept the rank paganism attached to Gentile Christianity.
As I have been saying for years, I am personally aware of a great many Orthodox Jews (even Rabbis) who already know that Yeshua is the Messiah, but are not yet prepared to reveal this information to the world. One of these told me that he is waiting until "the right time".
I am humbled by the fact that this ministry is on the cutting edge of this great last days restoration.
The Jewish people will also come to realize that the books known as the "New Testament" (More correctly called the Ketuvim Netzarim, the "Writings of the Nazarenes") in their original Hebrew and Aramaic rather than their Greek translations, are as much a "Jewish Book" as the Tanak ("Old Testament").
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Thanks for the recommendation. I've just purchased the book and started reading it.
I do not think anyone would contest that Yeshua came to earth as a Judean.
But did Judeans called themselves Jews?
If so... why? ... and from what time?
In Hebrew "Jew" and "Judean" are the same word... but there is no doubt that Yeshua was of both the Tribe and the House of Judah, i.e. a Jew, or that his religion was Judaism.
When did the term 'Jew' came into usage and does it only refer to Judeans / Judaites?
In the Scriptures the term "Jew" can refer to anyone who follows the Jewish faith, regardless of his racial origins (Ester 8:17). In Tobit 11:17 the term "Jew" is used to refer to those of the ten tribes of the House of Israel who remained faithful to the one true faith of the House of Judah.
In the case of the original article of this blog, the key reference was:
"...by now almost everyone, Christian and non-Christian, is happy enough to refer to Jesus, the human, as a Jew,..."
"Almost everyone" except for a handful of radical anti-Semites.
Both genealogies of Yeshua (Matt. 1 and Luke 3) indicate Yeshua was from the tribe of Judah.
There is also little doubt that his religion, and the religion he was a teacher within, was that which was commonly known by that time as "Judaism" (as it is called earlier in 2Maccabees and in the closely contemporary writings of Philo and Josephus).
Thanks, for your explanations. All your facts I accept.
I am only trying to get to the correct original terminology as well as the preferred term today.
Would it not be more correct to refer to Yeshua as an Israelite?
And to the faith as Israelism rather than Judaism [or Adamites/ism; Noachites/ism; Shemites/ism; Abrahamites/ism, etc.
I am trying to ascertain what the disciples would have called themselves.
What was the custom at that time? Paul, a Pharisee and Benjaminite called himself a Roman and Jew [or would he have used Judean / Judiate / Israelite / Hebrew?
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As we have been knee deep in wedding planning and working like crazy people over here, we needed a little break to celebrate our 3 year anniversary! I had been perusing though Pinterest one day when my eyes were suddenly delighted with a wonderful image of a couple taking a bath. Not any bath. But a BEER BATH! I knew then and there, I had to go to Karlovy Vary for the world's first beer spa!
Since Karlovy Vary was only about a 2 hour drive from where we live in Germany, just over the Czech/German border, we decided to just spend the day there. We arrived nice and early so we would have enough time to stroll through the town.
The town was founded by Charles IV in the mid-14th century and his dog supposedly fell into a hot spring. Just so you know, "vary" means hot spring. The town quickly gained predominance as the rich and famous flocked here for the healing powers of the hot springs.
This fashionable resort town in West Bohemia greets visitors with a sensational cultural scene and an eclectic mix of both Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture. The romantic forests and hilly surroundings add to the charm, making Karlovy Vary a wonderful place to relax, unwind and live the lifestyle of the 19th century's greatest visitors.
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The Mill Colonnade was built in 1871-81 and is one of the most opulent resorts. While we did not go in, we enjoyed walking around the plaza, testing out the different springs in the area. The water here exceeds 50*C/120*F. It is certainly an acquired taste as the water taste more like iron.
The wooden Market Colonnade was built in 1883-4 on the grounds of a former city hall.
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Also at the top of the mountain, you can find a restaurant and a mini-zoo. It was here I got to see a white peacock for only the second time in my life and he was certainly flaunting himself! There were also other animals there such as pigs, goats and ponies, perfect for children who need a little distraction.
While in Karlovy Vary, it is an absolute MUST to try a "lazenské oplátky" which is a flavored wafer waffle. They come in all sorts of flavors from lemon, cinnamon, hazelnut, vanilla and more! They are premade and warmed up upon purchase! They were light and delicious!
Some of the other main attractions to see in the town as you stroll along the river "Teplá" include the Church of St Mary Magdalene as well as the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St Paul, of which was built for the Russian aristocracy who used to flock here in the 19th century.
We finally ended our night with our booked beer spa! Also located in the center of town, it was easily accessible. Pivní lLázně was the very first Beer Spa. Czechs have a long history of bathing in their beer dating back to the Middle Ages, as they believe that brewing and soaking in yeast cures a numbers of ailments. Not surprising since the Czech have the highest beer consumption in the world and believe their beer to be the best!
Stay tuned – we'll post California Globetrotter's experience at the Karlovy Vary Beer Spa next week!
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Title: Shining in The Sun
Author: Alex Beecroft
Publisher: Self Published
Buy link: Amazon.com
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novel (171 PDF pages)
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Summary Review: Shining in the Sun is Alex Beecroft's first venture into contemporary M/M romance. The characters are memorable but flawed, one of her trademarks, and there is a credible plot that had a few minor hiccups but they did not affect the quality of the story.
Damn it, a man shouldn't always have to be afraid…
Alec Goodchilde has everything a man could want—except the freedom to be himself. Once a year, he motors down to an exclusive yacht club on the Cornish coast and takes the summer off from the trap that is his life.
When his car breaks down, leaving him stranded on the beach, he's transfixed by the sight of a surfer dancing on the waves. The man is summer made flesh. Freedom wrapped up in one lithe package, dripping wet from the sea.
Once a year, Darren Stokes takes a break from his life of grinding overwork and appalling relatives, financing his holiday by picking up the first rich man to show an interest. This year, though, he's cautious—last summer's meal ticket turned out to be more pain than pleasure.
Even though Alec is so deep in the closet he doesn't even admit he's gay, Darren finds himself falling hard—until their idyllic night together is shattered by the blinding light of reality…
Alec St. John-Goodchilde is stressed out by his life, his family and other obligations such as a recently acquired fiancee´ that he doesn't want. There's no way out of his dilemma, and the only temporary escape he has from his oppressive lifestyle is one month every year when he drives down the coast to do a bit of sailing by himself. This year things don't start off very well because his vintage Morgan broke down right at the beginning of his holiday. After the tow truck had taken the car away Alec had time on his hands and decided to walk around near the sea to get something to eat while waiting for his car to be fixed. It was then that he saw HIM, riding the waves dangerously but seemingly unafraid, a vision who commanded his attention and shook his world to its foundations. This is how Alec saw the surfer in his mind's eye, one example of the prose in the book which is rich and lyrical:
He had tipped his head back, laughing with joy. Something about that silhouette caught at Alec's chest with a painful thrill. The curve of the man's arms against the shining sky was numinous. His body defined perfection, from his bare feet, braced slender legs, the arch of his spine, the turn of his throat, to the streaming scarf of his long hair in shadow"
The spray of the sea had taken on a golden hue in the afternoon sunshine, and still the surfer was nothing more than a silhouette, tall and lean, faintly shining as the wetsuit reflected the sun. He came closer. Colour slid across the edges of his silhouette.
He was walking out of the haze like an ascended being materializing out of light. A last moment before the eye could fully register the details and then his surfer took another step, walking out of legend and into the everyday light.
Darren, the surfer who fired Alec's imagination, spent his off hours looking for tricks to help pay his bills since his minimum wage job barely covered food. When he came ashore that day he noticed Alec who represented the type of rich guy he needed, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to pursue him since his last mark, Max, had almost killed him. Alec was so overcome when Darren came out of the sea he wasn't prepared to let him walk away, but the only words he could find to say to him were somewhat over the top –
"Don't go past. Please. Sit down and drink with me. If you go past… If you go past, I think I'll die."
Although Alec had never been attracted to men, it was my impression that he was in the closet because he was unsure of his sexual orientation rather than outright denial. Perhaps he was also concerned about the impact that coming out would have on his mother, the parent from hell. Darren was the catalyst who made him acknowledge that he was gay and he very quickly fell into his arms – it was as if he was waiting for him to crystallize something he had known deep down for awhile.
The first time they went to bed together they were looking for different things – Darren for someone to help pay the bills, and Alec for the man of his dreams. That first night it seemed to Alec as if his dreams were indeed coming true, but the dreams quickly turned to dust because his god of summer betrayed him the next day in the worst way and taught him a hard lesson about not trusting strangers.
This book had a few sub plots that helped to make it complex and exciting, not the least of which were the two protagonists' backgrounds and personalities that were a world apart. Alec grew up with every luxury but was shy, bumbling, diffident, clumsy, needy, and seemed like almost a whipped coward around his mother, but he was also very sweet. Darren was his complete opposite – street smart, brash and swaggering but he was also vulnerable and kind, and best of all, when he was around Alec he made him a different man who was brave enough to stand up to his mother and fiancee´. This story depicted two extremes in lifestyles. Darren's life was one of such abject poverty and misery that it was difficult to visualize the conditions under which he lived with his grandmother. Although it was clean, I could almost smell the mould and mildew that permeated their home and the barren cupboards were evidence of their extreme circumstances.
One reason I love Alex Beecroft's books is that not only are her protagonists three dimensional but the supporting characters are as well, and Shining in the Sun continues that tradition. First there is Alec's mother, a whiny, controlling woman; his fiance Caroline, a lovely intelligent woman and not the typical female character in M/M romances. Darren's grandmother was a great old lady who only wanted the best for him; his friend Krissy always had his back even when he didn't want her to protect him from himself; and there was his drug addicted brother who helped shape much of what Darren did because he felt a sense of responsibility to save him. The only character that I thought was a bit over the top was his scoundrel of a father, although Max the ex boyfriend was too good to be true in the end – IMO he got off too lightly for almost killing Darren, although I understood Darren's motivations. I had a couple of other niggles about the story but those were minor and didn't spoil my enjoyment of Shining in the Sun. Those of you who like lots and lots of sex in your M/M romance might be a tad disappointed but I thought there was enough titillation and action under the sheets for an author who writes historical romances.
Shining in the Sun is a breath of fresh air and you will love the British and French ambience. Alex Beecroft is a wonderful writer and her prose is some of the best I have read. She has a knack for creating complex flawed protagonists with whom readers fall in love and I never want her books to end because I don't want to leave the characters behind. This book is a terrific entrance into contemporary M/M for a writer whose skill and historical characters I have grown to love. Definitely recommended.


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"Everyone is fighting for engagement. This will become tomorrow's currency - it will be quantifiable and it will be tradable."
To that end, Macquet explained that "Machine learning can help us to track customer behaviour and serve up the right experience at scale."
News Corps has started experimenting with such machine learning to dynamically respond to some key variables that impact their users' experience of the site. Relevance, time, context and value are four such variables, because users want content they're interested in, at the time they demand, in relevant form, and they don't want to pay for it.
Macquet went on to explain how he uses these four constructs to create better user experiences.
If you know when your user wants to engage with your content, and for example, that they don't want to see the same content at night as they do in the morning, you can use smart logic from machine learning to move content off the site and serve up fresh, relevant articles for the user. This prevents the site appearing static like it would be in print.
Ranking content assists with this. News Corp's media outlets can have personalised blocks of content on the page, and display only seven of 15 articles that are actually there, at any one time. The rest is used as personalised content for a particular cohort. This means they different stories are served up in the evening.
The media industry is challenged with the ability to continue to produce high value content to increase propensity to engage. While print media is 100% curated, the online environment gives News Corp a chance to combine curation and automation to show users what the media outlet wants them to see - and more of what they want to see.
Machine learning can collect implicit data by monitoring user interaction with content and use it to generate predictive modelling. This helps to continually optimise editorial content for different cohorts.
User behaviour varies hugely depending on the user's pathway. For example, if a user clicks on a newsletter from their inbox, they will probably know the site, the brand and be engaged with multiple articles as well as the editorial agenda of the brand. However, if the user comes to an article via search, News Corp can assume they will be more interested in the article itself, and not necessarily the brand. Then, if the user comes from social, they have a 90% chance of bouncing - they simply find something they want to see, and then they're immediately off to post it to friends and family.
Macquet's point here, is that with three different contexts of the very same user, the site needs to be smart enough to respond with the appropriate format of the article, e.g. giving a summarised version of the article when the user comes from social.
"Nobody wants to pay for news," explained Macquet. He went on to explain that the perceived value of editorial content is low, because there is plenty of supply. However, exclusive content including videos and interactive experiences that keep high engagement stories alive can lead to a higher propensity to pay.
Additional to this, different types of content might be tiered in their value to the user.
Journey to a better customer experience
While Macquet admits there is still a way to go, he is optimistic about the value of machine learning in creating a more engaging experience for customers, at scale.
"If we can track customer behaviour, we can group customers into cohorts that share certain patterns of behaviour, then match marketing, sales and pricing to these cohorts."
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HPA's Centre for Infections has confirmed the link between contaminated bean sprouts and 141 cases of Salmonella Bareilly in the UK, according to a report just released by the Health Protection Agency.
In September, the Food Standards Agency learned that routine testing of salad produce by wholesalers had resulted in the detection of Salmonella in a small number of samples of raw bean sprouts. The type of Salmonella was not known. Nevertheless, on September 17th, the Food Standards Agency and HPA issued a joint reminder on safe handling practices for raw bean sprouts. And they told the British public – for the first time – that an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly was under investigation.
HPA issued its initial investigation update on September 23rd. By then, the agency had received reports of 68 cases, including 19 in the North West of England, since the beginning of August; Scotland accounted for an additional 15 cases. Normally, HPA confirms fewer than 10 cases of this type of Salmonella per month.
As of September 29th, the number of confirmed cases had risen to 125, including 102 in England, 3 in Wales, 1 in Northern Ireland and 19 in Scotland. By then, HPA's Outbreak Control Team had produced epidemiological evidence of a link to bean sprouts. The Centre for Infections isolated Salmonella from a sample of raw bean sprouts, and was working on the genetic profile.
With today's announcement, the chain of evidence is complete. Consumption of raw or undercooked bean sprouts contaminated with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly has been firmly linked to 141 confirmed cases of Salmonella in the UK.
And what has the Food Standards Agency doing about the contaminated bean sprouts? More to the point, what has FSA not done?
- No bean sprouts have been recalled.
- No bean sprout producer has been named.
- No wholesalers and retailers of the implicated bean sprouts have been named.
HPA and FSA simply have advised consumers that "...bean sprouts are safe to eat provided that they are washed and cooked until piping hot before consumption or are clearly labeled as ready-to-eat."
"The link with bean sprouts has been established," according to Professor Qutub Syed, Chairman of the Outbreak Control Team in charge of the investigation. "However, no one should be put off eating bean sprouts, provided they are properly cooked. The risk is in eating raw or under-cooked bean sprouts. The best advice is to follow the guidance on the packaging, but if there is any doubt or ambiguity about the instructions, cook the sprouts until they are piping hot."
Well, after that reassuring advice, what is left to say?
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Some of the companies that manufacture travel printers Canon, Hewlett-Packard, SiPix and Pentax. Canon portable printers include the PIXMA iP110 wireless mobile printer and the BJC-80 portable printer. HP's travel printers include the OfficeJet H470 and the Deskjet 460c. SiPix has one of the smallest travel printers, the Pocket Printer A6. Pentax offers the PocketJet 3 Plus mobile printer, another extremely small option.
The Canon PIXMA iP110 is one of the most popular and well-rated small travel printers. The printer is 12.7-by-7.3-by-2.5-inches and weighs 4.3 pounds. It is compatible with cloud printing and printing from mobile devices such as iPhones. However, some reviewers on Amazon.com have noted that it is difficult to setup.
The SiPix Pocket Printer A6 is billed as being barely larger than a wallet. However, it has received mixed reviews from consumers. Positive comments include that it is robust and very compact. Negative reviews indicate that its customer support and compatibility with modern computers are poor.
The Pentax PocketJet 3 Plus Mobile Printer, another extremely compact option, is only 2.2-by-10-by-1.2-inches and 4.2 pounds. One review indicates that it fits perfectly into a computer bag. However, another reviewer indicates that this printer may not work well with Macintosh OSX.


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The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden [EPUB]
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The gardener's fantasy of colorful blooms that begin in early spring and continue through the last glow of fall is now an achievable reality. With a little careful planning and the fun-to-use formulas in The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden, season-spanning spectacular color is more attainable than ever before.
Author Lee Schneller developed her blueprint system when she began designing gardens professionally, and she has successfully applied it to more than 150 gardens. Now she brings her proven system to gardeners everywhere who continue to chase that elusive dream of perpetual bloom.
Schneller's system is a wonder of organization and information - packed with checklists and questionnaires, planning equations and plant characteristics. Yet for all its wealth of information, gardeners of every level will find Schneller's techniques simple to use and her blueprints fun to customize. Readers choose from a list of 220 low-maintenance plants organized by bloom month and supported by a Flower Catalog with basic growing information and photos of all 220 plants.
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Fearless Diver High-Fives The Biggest Great White EVER Caught On Camera.
When it comes to the ocean, there's not much about it that scares me. I'm an experienced swimmer, I love rough waves, and the prospect of being surrounded by aquatic life excites me more than it freaks me out. Then again, I've never been around a shark like this before.
In this amazing video, a diver (who has, for some reason, decided to leave the confines of his protective cage) comes across an enormous Great White shark. The shark swims by him and gives him a little palm, before continuing to circle the diver. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a shark is circling, doesn't that mean he's hungry?
Check out the video below to decide for yourself. At the end, you won't know who to be more worried for: The fish swimming around the cage, or the diver himself. Yikes.
I give you the biggest white shark ever seen in front of the cages in Guadalupe Island....DEEP BLUE!!!Este es el tiburón blanco mas grande visto desde las jaulas en Isla Guadalupe...DEEP BLUE!!!Posted by Mauricio Hoyos Padilla on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Next, this happy shark enjoys getting a belly rub.
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It's sometimes forgotten, I think, that many of Britain's early cooperative societies weren't set up just with the idea of running shops. The Rochdale Pioneers themselves, for example, had the idea of "building, purchasing or erecting a number of houses in which those members desiring to assist each other in improving their domestic and social condition may reside". By the start of the twentieth century, Britain's local coop societies had collectively spent £1.8m on building or buying houses which they then let to their members.
I know all this because I've recently been reading Ernest Aves' 1907 book Co-operative Industry which I picked up second-hand some time back. Aves also includes details of a fascinating early (1888) housing coop initiative, the Tenant Co-operators Ltd, which built working class housing in Penge, Upton Park, East Ham, Camberwell and Epsom. Investor members received 4% interest and surplus profits went to the tenant shareholders.
The housing coop movement in Britain is small but creative (a report I wrote on it a few years back for Co-ops UK can be found on my website). My own feeling is that there's a great deal of scope for new community-led cooperative housing initiatives. One which has recently been drawn to my attention is the Lancaster Cohousing project, a fascinating development on the banks of the river Lune. If I can, I'll write further about this in due course.


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Crowdfunding: Seedmatch is going where no Kickstarter has gone before
Kickstarter might be getting all the press, but Seedmatch, a German crowdfunding platform, is doing some very innovative things in the crowdfunding industry. This week, they are breaking through the psychological barrier of raising more than € 100 000 in equity based funding – that's a first for Germany, and it's not even yet possible in the US. The story of a legal high tech startup.
What you should know first: Seedmatch is no Kickstarter
First, you should know that Seedmatch is not at all like Kickstarter, says Tim Reinsch, head of operations at Seedmatch. Kickstarter is a "reward based" crowdfunding platform.
Tim Reinsch: "Kickstarter is like preselling. You pledge a certain amount, and in return you get a reward. Either the product or something else, like a t-shirt saying: I made this possible. It's a one time transaction. On Seedmatch, you enter a long term investment contract for five to seven years."
Seedmatch on the other hand allows people to invest in startups and get shares (equity) in the startup in return. In the US, this is still impossible today, although next year a law will come into effect that allows it (a few players are gearing up to offer equity based crowdfunding, but not Kickstarter).
Equity based crowdfunding is legal high tech, and allowing the crowd to invest in a startup online comes with "a order of magnitude greater challenges than supporting a Kickstarter campaign", Reinsch says.
Reinsch: "On Kickstarter, people upload their project and Kickstarter provides them with a nice platform and a huge userbase. At Seedmatch, it's functions differently: we only want to allow very promising startups on our platform, that present themselves in a very transparent way. We only get paid if the startup raises a certain funding goal. Basically, it's just a lot more work - logistically, legally and in terms of marketing."
Click, click, you now own a company
When founder Jens-Uwe Sauer started Seedmatch last year, he had to invent everything from scratch.
Reinsch: "To make it possible to have someone click a few buttons and end up with a legally binding investment contract, that was – challenging."
But given the novelty and how young Seedmatch is, the company is already showing quite some traction already, especially in a country that is as risk averse as Germany.
"The German startup and VC scene is not as big as in the US or the UK, and investors are generally more risk averse. So, obviously, in the beginning he had to work a lot on raising awareness for what we do and how it works. The first two projects took some time to close, but now we regularly close projects in days, or even hours. I think we are starting to have a nice track record, and also, we try to be very transparent. We do our best to present every startup in a very thorough way, not only through their business plan, but also with video and private Q&A's for investors.
Seedmatch raised equity based funding for 26 German startups to date. A week or two ago, Smarchive became the second startup to raise VC funding after it had successfully raised money on Seedmatch.
Today, Seedmatch has a user base of about 10 000 potential investors, of which 2000 have already made an investment, says Reinsch. Most of them are men between 20 and 45.
"The demographic is very diverse: we have students as well as managers. But with a minimum investment of 250 euro, we do want to make sure that we give the feeling that this is not a game, but a serious investment, and that you should do your homework on it." The average amount invested per investor is about 600 €.
Breaking through the 100 000 euro barrier
To date, the maximum amount of money that Seedmatch could raise was 100 000 euros. It was more than a psychological barrier: it was a legal barrier. Or so they thought.
"The legal framework is different in each country, but in Germany, the general thinking was that we couldn't offer this kind of funding for more than 100 000 € per company. Which, after a lot of legal research, turns out not to be the case."
But tomorrow, for the first time, Seedmatch is raising more than 100 000 € online in equity based funding. The contract that makes this possible is very refined contract, explains Reinsch.
For the legal geeks among us: under the old contract, investors became a 'silent partner' (stille Beteiligung) in the startups. The new Seedmatch contract is based on a so called 'partiarisches Darlehen' or a profit participating loan. In human language: it's debt that talks, walks and quacks like equity. And for those who worry: the German financial and banking authorities gave its blessing to allow this new contract called 'partiarisches Darlehen' to go through the 100k barrier, says Reinsch.
Life as a VC: 1000 pitches, 26 matches, and "show us the innovation"
Offering equity based crowdfunding is a delicate rope dance of potentially conflicting interests. On the one hand, Seedmatch needs enough dealflow to cover costs. On the other hand, it can't expect to stay in business if it offers funding for all comers. So, while Seedmatch isn't a VC, it does spend a lot of time looking at pitches. Reinsch: "Similar to VC's, we're only interested in innovative startups that offer a fair valuation to investors."
"We want to start tracking this more explicitly, but let's say that roughly, we had over a 1000 applications last year," says Reinsch. "We looked at a few hundred of them, we looked hard at about 200 of them, invited a couple of dozens for a talk, and funded 26 of them."
"I'd say our positioning in the finance landscape is somewhere between business angels and VC's: we offer a platform to be able to provide and receive seed funding with total funding amounts above business angels but below VC's. But of course we do want to offer our investors quality opportunities. We look for companies that are really worthy of seed funding – we need to see innovation, and we like first movers, with scaleable business models. So like anyone, we're now looking at things like big data, cleantech, cloud as a service models and platforms."
"I would say that having two of our startups already raising follow up funding is a clear sign that we do a thorough job," says Reinsch.
In the US, equity based crowdfunding will become legal next year, but for the moment, Seedmatch is staying in Germany. "We think there are still a lot of possibilities here. Most of our startups need further funding, but it's still early in the game. There is no reason why we couldn't do follow up rounds later on, probably at higher valuations and for higher amounts, depending how the startups develop. I'd say for us the market is still in its infancy, but very promising."
Note: Seedmatch only funds startups incorporated in Germany, and only investors with a German bank account and German tax ID can invest in Seedmatch startups.
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Sauer, Carl O. (1889–1975)
CARL ORTWIN SAUER was one of the most influential American geographers. Throughout his long and distinguished career, he shaped and fundamentally changed the field of cultural and anthropogeography in the UNITED STATES. Sauer was of German descent, and his ancestors were members of a German pietistic sect affiliated with the Methodists who had settled in Warrenton, MISSOURI, Sauer's place of birth.
After spending a few school years in Germany, he received an A.B. degree in 1908 from Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton. In 1915 Sauer obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he studied with R.D. Salisbury and Ellen Churchill Semple. The latter represented the American version of environmental determinism (also referred to as "environmentalism" or "geographic influences"), then the guiding principle of American geography. Although Sauer had enjoyed Semple's lectures at Chicago, he became increasingly dissatisfied with environmental determinism for it focused rigidly, solely, and in a Darwinian manner on the environmental influences on man.
After eight years at the University of Michigan where he became a full professor, Sauer accepted an appointment as professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. During his Berkeley years (1923–57), he elaborated the geography often referred to as the Sauer School or the Berkeley School. Although until the 1930s he was sympathetic to regional studies and in his early career he had carried out some studies in this tradition, Sauer expressed growing dissatisfaction with regional geography. Sauer criticized regional studies for their sole focus on the characterization of an area and claimed that they had no value for problem formulation and development of solutions.
To be sure, Sauer neither denied determinism nor did he entirely discard the regional method. But he considered these ways of doing geography to be all too mechanistic and with only limited value for explanation and problem formulation. Subsequently, he came up with his own landscapist view of geography, which regarded time to be the most important dimension of geography.
Henceforth, landscape was studied and observed from a historical and genetic perspective. Thus, Sauer's geographical studies were driven by an interest in historical processes and sequences and, moreover, by the aesthetic qualities of landscape. A central role was ascribed to the influences of culture as a shaping force, cultural processes and cultural products as agents of transformation of nature or as elements that give character to area. Sauerian geography of this kind was referred to as landscape morphology, culture history, and also CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY.
In his research, Sauer was predominantly concerned with rural areas, especially in MEXICO and South America. Furthermore, he was interested in geographical aspects of the life of prehistoric and native peoples. He had great respect for both rural and native life and showed no objections to moralist ethical evaluation: Sauer was distinctively critical of the destructive exploitation of land and life and showed a skeptical attitude toward applied geography in the service of profit economy. Part of Sauer's work was regarded as a "silent spring" of the ecological movement.
In the study of geography, Sauer stressed the importance of geographical inquiry based on observation. He was a fierce opponent of quantitative methods in geography and considered fieldwork and archive work as the main components for the practice and study of geography and was never tired of stressing the importance of independence and self-determination of the researcher. Until his death in 1975, Sauer was a resolute advocate and protector of the privileged status of geography as an unspecialized discipline with interdisciplinary character.


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I managed to get three things done this weekend…
1. I made a birthday card using flowers cut out off some fabric and stitched to thick, textured paper and embellished with beads at the centre of each flower.
2. I bought wool for the first time. It's definitely time that I learnt how to crochet. Watch out for my first attempts over the next month or so.
3. I spent another seven hours on the red kite. I'm now up to a running total of 112 hours spent on the project and upon completing my session today I decided to analyse my stitching speed and estimate just how much time it's going to take me to complete. If I stitch at today's pace for the rest of the project, it should take me another 36 hours taking me rather close to the magic 150 hours that I've been estimating almost from the start! Given that the six nations starts next weekend, which is a superb stitching companion, I'm aiming for completion by the end of March but don't hold me to it!


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I'm writing on Tuesday morning amidst a sloppy desk with papers, memos, folders, and periodicals all over the place. A friend of mine said of a mutual friend that his desk is so neat you could do surgery on it. My desk, my friend said, looks like surgery has just been completed. Staying organized and being attentive to details is not my strong suit.
We are in the midst of a whirlwind of activities. One priority presently is to entice more people (especially males) to be involved in Parish Council. Complacency can settle into any organization. We can assume so easily that other people will step forward. Presently we need interested people to offer some time and talent to this important ministry in the parish. Any takers?
Please pray that the Holy Spirit will enter the hearts and minds of our Confirmation class. This Saturday 95 teens will be confirmed by Bishop Mulvee.
Fr. Bob Hawkins
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Annual retreat - May 8, 2010
One of the most important weeks in a priest's life is supposed to be his annual retreat. It has been over two years since I made a retreat. This means it is confession, "mea culpa" time for me. I picked this time of the year because of the spring weather and the need to find some balance with the busyness of this time of the year. Yesterday we had three beautiful First Communion celebrations which were so well organized by Pat Grattan. It was a joyful time to witness the excitement of the children receiving Jesus for the first time. In this year of evangelization I encouraged the parents to bring their children often to the table of the Lord. You can have the best religious education program but it means little without parent cooperation. In the weeks ahead we will have Confirmation, the Mass for the high school graduates, the healing mass, school graduation, appreciation night and, by the way, the wedding season will start. Yikes!
Fr. Bob
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Hear the voice of the shepherd May 1, 2010
Last Sunday I reflected on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd in my homily. I only preached at two Masses (5 p.m. and 7 a.m.) and at the 8:30 I did a children's homily. Several people asked me to ponder further on the homily. My general theme was the need to hear the voice of the shepherd. When we really listen we take on the heart and vision of the Good Shepherd. As a result we minister by affirming. serving, and protecting others. Then I went on to say we have been painfully reminded in the past few months of so many tragic examples of poor and abusive treatment of young people by our Church leaders.
Recently I read a letter by Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. to the people of his diocese. In the letter he spoke of the beauty of stain-glass windows. So many of our sacred stories and people are depicted in windows. "Yet if even one small part of the window is broken our eyes are immediately drawn to the wound. Much of the beauty of the entire window, its integrated wholeness and message, can be temporarily lost because we concentrate on the broken piece. Years ago we recognized that some of the glass was broken. Some who were called to serve as an icon of Christ and ordained to be his presence in the midst of the community had failed in their ordination promises. Through the damaged glass there poured a harsh glare that caused not only the Church but the wider community to focus on what was broken."
As a Church we are now called to penance and purification. We are a sinful Church in need of God's mercy to renew us in the image of Christ the Good Shepherd. Our Church's credibility and essential mission has been tarnished. Trust between clergy and people is an essential ingredient to effective pastoral ministry. I pledge to you as pastor my renewed commit-ment to be of service in an open and humble manner. May the healing process begin and continue under the banner of God's grace.
Fr. Bob Hawkins
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The first waves hit the coastline in
at 7:20 this morning, following an early morning evacuation as emergency personnel waited on standby.
"We're looking at 4 and a half to 5 feet so far," said Don Kendall, emergency services coordinator for the county. "We're in the middle of a low tide so it's not hitting us as bad as it would have had we had high tide."
He said conditions at Gold Beach resemble a winter storm, with rough seas. Port Orford reported 4-and-a-half foot waves with larger ones expected in Brookings around 7:30 a.m.
Two hours later, about the time the peak waves were supposed to hit, buoy readings 20 to 40 miles off Port Orford showed waves cresting about 6 feet, Kendall said.
Oregon is alert for possible tsunami damage after a devastating earthquake in Japan:
Curry County's tsunami sirens went off at 4 a.m., Kendall said, prompting calls to pour into emergency dispatchers.
The county could not use reverse 9-1-1 calls to urge residents in low-lying areas to move to higher ground because of a hardware glitch. Instead, police, firefighters and sheriff's officials did the old-fashioned thing, going door-to-door.
"We had police, fire and sheriff's officials assisting and notifying people," Kendall said. "A lot of it was house-to-house."
In all, about 200 people moved to higher ground, he said. That included people in RV and trailer parks, who moved their vehicles, and people in homes, worried about being swept by waves.
"They went to high spots to watch," Kendall said.
He said the Red Cross on the southern Oregon Coast is standing by but the agency has not opened any shelters. The Oregon Department of Transportation is on alert, too, but so far U.S. 101 is clear, Kendall said.
Besides county and local officials, ham radio operations in the area snapped into gear and will send out any information as needed, Kendall said.
"So far, we're not getting hurt," he said. "We might get our ports beat up though."
To the north, there was an orderly volunteer evacuation overnight, according to Mike Allegre, spokesman for the Oregon
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Low waves hit the northern coast, where some people were spotted walking along the beach.
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A Vue cinema is to host a screening of a film advocating gay 'cure' therapy, PinkNews has revealed.Read more
The film has been created by the Core Issues Trust, an evangelical Christian group which advocates for efforts to change sexual orientation.
While PinkNews recognises that this is most likely to be being screened as a private hire, we believe that Vue Cinemas has a duty to ensure that material such as this is not shown on its screens. Although the audience will be invited (a PinkNews journalist was sent an invitation), there is the risk that people working in the cinema who may be LGBT+ could unwittingly be disturbed by the content of the film.
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- The start of you and I
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- My life is full of happiness with my beloved lady
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Yesterday I moderated a panel on mobile web vs. native apps, courtesy of Digital Media Wire's conference track at the National Association of Broadcasters NABShow conference in Las Vegas. Here's the session description:
Mobile Apps v Mobile Web: What's the Winning Formula?
With the proliferation of the Apple iPhone and iPad, Google's Android platform and new Blackberry services, there has been an explosion of growth of mobile applications of all kinds. At the same, more consumers are accessing content through the "mobile web", i.e., sites created specifically for mobile devices and accessible through mobile browsers with no download or installation required, than ever before. With the huge buzz around apps it would seem that mobile applications are taking over, but the race is far from over. This panel will discuss the competing considerations in determining whether to go app
or web. Will the "mobile web" eclipse "mobile apps" in the future? Who will be the winners and losers?
The session featured the following panelists:
Here's a video of the event:
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Here's how I like to moderate panels: (I might send you this link if you're a panelist on an upcoming panel I'm moderating)
Here are some of the panels & presentations I've participated in or moderated:
CTIA Founder talk at Twilio 2015 | Changing the Conversation: Should Mobililty Rewire Your Social Strategy? 2013 | Keynote + Mobile Outlook 2013 | Digital Hollywood 2012 | How Mobile Disrupts Social As We Know It 2012 | Mobile Marketing: Beyond The Hype 2012 | Designing for Mobile Apps 2012 | Tablets & Media Panel at Canadian MUsic Week 2012 | Keynote at MobileX Cincinnati 2012 | 'What's App' Panel at NTCA 2012 | Dept of Homeland Security Mobile Panel at CES 2012 | LavaCon 2011 | Napa App Economy Event 2011| VentureBeat's MobileBeat 2011 | Disruptathon 2011 | Startup Mixology 2011 | Digital Media Conference 2011 | NAB Panel: HTML5 vs. Apps 2011 | Cliff Notes on Raising Your First $1 Million Through AngelList 2011 | Mobile Outlook 2011 | Intel AppUp 2011 | Mobile Outlook 2010 | Politics Online 2010 | Digital Hollywood 2010 | Social Media Outlook 2010 | American Marketing Association - Social Media 2010 | Digital Media Conference 2010 | SD Forum - Fundraising 2010 | Digital Media Conference 2009 | NVTC - Equal Footing 2008
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After my findings re the Compiling of WSPR on various platforms I decided to try an older already Compiled version to see if I could prove if it is a failing of the O/S that is causing the 'Blindness' (no waterfall) seen in my last post or the WSPR code.
It is proven. With latest development code I cannot repeat my previous successful Compiles. Two errors show up, one with a message 'cannot connect to display' and a crash. the other with the lack of Waterfall.
I suspect that the source code has been broken somewhere between Version 1.01 and 1.1.
Meanwhile I took another look at G4ILO compile for the EeePC and got it running, I like some of his personalising particularly the band map background hue change, it makes it so much more readable.
Hey I can do that, here is my personalised WSPR – Linux on test receiving my Multimode MEPT and decoding the WSPR section every 6 minutes. Previously the report labels were not complete and out of alignment, now neatly arranged. I am not one for re inventing the wheel for the sake of it so I used the same colours as G4ILO for the band map.
I have never programmed in Python Language this was an interesting little intro.
I have it working on two different Distro's. Next step can we get it working away from the Debian and closely related Platforms.


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The headline is dramatic – "Amazon Founder Sells $671 Million Worth of Stock." Other headlines pointed out this is the largest stock sale Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has ever completed. Speculation mounted after the news broke. Is Bezos worried that Amazon can't make enough money as a company to justify its high stock price? Does this mean Amazon's stock price has topped?
Although we don't know exactly what Bezos was thinking, we can be fairly certain he doesn't believe this is the end of Amazon. While $671 million is a big sale, it represents just 1% of the shares Bezos holds.
Bezos still owns almost 82 million shares of Amazon, about 17% of the company. Last week's sale was his largest since last August when he sold $534 million worth of stock. You probably noticed a pattern here – Bezos seems to sell a large amount of Amazon stock every August.
That pattern is seen in many companies. Founders tend to have large positions in their companies. For Bezos, that position still amounts to about $55 billion worth of stock. His net worth is estimated at about $66 billion so Amazon represents about 83% of his net worth. If you or I went to a financial adviser with more than 80% of our net wealth in a single investment, the adviser would most likely urge us to sell some of that stock in order to diversify our portfolio. In all likelihood, that is all Bezos doing. The dollar amounts of his sales are worthy of headlines but the decision to sell is simply good financial planning.
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Bezos is not alone. Bill Gates regularly sells shares of Microsoft and other CEOs sell in accordance with plans to diversify their wealth.
While Bezos' decision to sell is insignificant to an analysis of Amazon, a CEO's decision to sell can be important. If the CEO, or another corporate insider, sells all of their shares in a company, that could be significant. Or, it could just mean the corporate insider is raising cash to buy a home, or a boat or to pay a college tuition bill. It's difficult to determine exactly what corporate insider selling means.
Their buying is less ambiguous. Corporate insider buying is almost always bullish.
You might be wondering how we know when insiders are buying and selling. Insiders, and large investors, are required by law to tell us exactly when they buy and sell through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The rules are very specific. When an individual becomes an insider, which is defined as an officer or director of a company, they must make an initial filing of their holdings on an SEC's Form 3. This form is required for all insiders before a stock starts trading. For established companies, the form is required of all new officers and directors within ten days after they assume their position.
Changes in ownership are reported on Form 4 and must be reported to the SEC within two business days. That's how we learned of Bezos' sale. Form 4 is filed whenever an insider buys or sells stocks, no matter how big or small the transaction is.
For example, from the SEC database, we know that Ernest Waters, a director of York Water Company (Nasdaq: YORW) bought 3 shares of stock on July 15. This transaction was worth about $90 and Mr. Waters seems to buy 3 shares every three months. This transaction is insignificant in many ways, but reveals that members of the company's board of directors do own small positions in the company. If we saw a purchase of 300 shares one quarter, that could be a bullish signal.
On the other hand, this purchase can be interpreted as a bearish indicator for the company. It costs money to file the forms and legal fees associated with this filing could easily have exceeded the amount of the purchase. Management seems to believe small purchases display bullishness in the company, but an analyst might interpret the small purchases as window dressing and wasteful since the costs of filings are expensive and decrease profits.
So far, we have two examples of insider activity and the only similarity between the transactions is that detailed analysis is required to determine what the activity means. Even after detailed analysis we can't be sure what the insiders are thinking. This demonstrates a problem with analyzing insider data. Individual transactions have little importance in many cases. It could be better to analyze larger trends in the data.
The study of insider activity dates back to at least the 1960s. Researchers looking at insider buys and sells from 1960 through 1966 found that stocks with large insider buying outperformed the broad market. The logic behind this result still holds up fifty years later.
No one knows a company better than the insiders, which include key officers like the chief executive officer and chief financial officer and members of the board of directors. These insiders can buy and sell shares of the company whenever they'd like to, although there are often policies restricting activity in the week before and after earnings reports. When they choose to buy, it could be because their outlook is especially bullish. Remember, they are buying with their own money and want to avoid losses like any other investor would.
To benefit from the tendency of stocks to outperform when insiders are buying, indexes have been developed that show the intensity of buying and selling. One of these indexes is maintained by Barron's and is updated weekly. It is shown below with the readings in early August 2016.
This indicator is a ratio of shares sold to shares bought. It was set up that way to generate buy signals when the indicator is at a low value and sell signals are at high values. Notice in the chart how the insider transactions ratio was low in August 2015 and again in January 2016. Major stock market averages were selling off at these times and insiders seemed to be taking advantage of lower prices to accumulate shares of their companies. This is an example of how the indicator can be used.
You don't need to monitor insider transactions all of the time. After stock market averages sell off by 15% or more, you could check the indicator. If insiders are buying, the probability of a market rebound are high. If they are selling, there could be more declines ahead.
If you follow insider transactions closely, the data can provide insight into which companies to buy. In addition to providing the index shown above, Barron's also posts a list of companies with significant buying and selling. Companies with heavy insider buying could provide a starting point for analysis but this would be just one data point. You could confirm the buy signal with another indicator like high relative strength in the stock or low fundamental valuations.
Insider selling is less meaningful because, as noted, insiders can sell for reasons related to personal financial planning. However, if a large number of insiders are selling, that could be a red flag indicating potential problems are ahead for the company. Using insider selling to analyze individual companies will require more analysis but could be worth the effort, especially if you are comfortable shorting stocks or using put options to benefit from potential declines.
Insider transactions could be among the most important pieces of data that is ignored by individual investors. It can help you buy during market selloffs and the data can help you identify the most promising companies at any given time.


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Bicycling on a Mountain Bike or Road Bike
Cycling outdoors on a mountain bike or road bike is perfect for people who can't take the relentless pounding of running or find the slow pace of walking or running a real drag. Cycling is the best way to cover a lot of ground quickly. Even a novice can easily build up to a 20-mile ride.
Essential cycling gear
Cycling can be a hassle. You can't just grab your shoes and head out the door. You need your helmet, water bottle, gloves, sunscreen, and glasses. And even with all your protective gear, you can never be too cautious. Cycling is a low-impact sport — unless you happen to impact the ground, a car, a tree, a rut, or another cyclist.
Mountain bikes, the fat-tire bikes with upright handlebars, are somewhat less expensive than comparable road bikes, the kind with the curved handlebars. In both categories, you won't find many decent bikes under $500; many cost more than $2,000. What distinguishes a $500 bike from a $2,000 steed? Generally, the more expensive the bike, the stronger and lighter its frame. Find a bike dealer you trust and know that bike prices are negotiable.
Don't even think about pedaling down your driveway without a helmet snug atop your noggin. Cycling gloves make your ride more comfortable and protect your hands when you crash. Glasses are important to protect your eyes from the dust, dirt, and gravel. Buy a pair of padded cycling shorts and a brightly colored cycling jersey so that you can easily be seen.
Cycling the right way
To protect your knees from injury, position your seat correctly (ask your salesperson for advice) and pedal at an easy cadence. Cadence refers to the number of revolutions per minute that you pedal. Inexperienced cyclists tend to use a higher gear than they can handle, which forces them to turn the pedals in slow motion; their legs tire prematurely, their knees ache, and they cheat themselves out of a good workout. Set your bike's gear so you're pedaling at a comfortable cadence.
Road cycling can wreak havoc on your lower back because you're in a crouched position for so long. Relax your upper body and keep your arms loose. Grasp your handlebars with the same tension that you'd hold a child's hand when you cross the street. Pedal in smooth circles rather than simply mashing the pedals downward. Imagine that you have a bed of nails in your shoes, and you have to pedal without stomping on the nails.
Cycling tips for rookies
You can learn a lot about cycling — and get faster in a jif — by riding with a club or friends who have more experience. Here are some pointers to start your cycling career:
Remember that you are a vehicle and are required to follow the rules of the road. Ride with traffic, not against it.
Stop at all signs and lights, and use those hand signals you learned in driver's ed. Don't trust a single car, ever. Assume that the driver doesn't see you, even if he happens to be staring you in the face.
When you go off-road, start on wide fire roads rather than narrow "single-track" trails that require technical skills. And don't think that you're immune to injury because there are no cars. More crashes happen on mountain trails than on the road because there are more obstacles and riders get careless.
Head into a turn at a slow enough pace that you maintain control, and never let your eyes wander from the road or trail. Never squeeze the brakes — particularly the front brake — with a lot of pressure. You'll go flying over the handlebars, a maneuver known as an endo, and go right into a face plant, a maneuver that is self-explanatory.