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The tour takes place in Tuscany, more specifically, in the magnificent areas surrounding Siena. There are, in fact, the most beautiful areas and also the most suitable for a cycling trip through Tuscany. From the seat of your bike, you will discover how Tuscany life flows slowly yet incessantly, creating a natural equilibrium among art, culture, and nature. Tuscany is paradise for a cycling tourist, who will be greeted by gently rolling hills embellished with winding dirt roads, curving pathways, vineyards, and shaded country roads. All of these splendors are framed by a surprisingly varied landscape where you will be able to discover abbeys, rural churches and castles. Ours is an easy tour with only a few brief inclines in the foothills of the Montagnola Senese. The landscape is characterized by the deep red earth, and alternates between fields of sunflowers and vineyards, and is punctuated by ancient castles and medieval hamlets. Many panoramic views allow you to see all the way to San Gimignano, overlooking forests of beautiful Italian oak and corbezzoli. The tour is crowned with a visit to the splendid medieval for tress of Monteriggioni.
At the outset of our tour, we immediately take a country road that brings us to a mill, still powered even today by the force of the water from a nearby spring. We limit our contact with vehicular traffic, traveling typically on "strade bianche", other country roads, and even parts of the ancient Francigean Way. Our tower takes us through a small hamlet then leads us to a magnificent medieval village. From there, the towers of the fortress as well as the towers of San Gimignano will be able to be seen in the distance.
Next, a short ride leads us to the base of a castle, and along the way you will be immersed in historical scenery such as the beautiful Abbey and Monastery of Badia a Isola. The name itself indicates that in the past a lake surrounded the monastery, although it has now dried up to reveal the deep red, iron-rich soil that is characteristic of the area and further enhances its beauty. At this point we immerse ourselves in the forests of the Montagnola, along an ancient road, which for centuries has seen caravans of pilgrims pass along the Francigean Way towards Rome. In these forests lives the Sienese pig, and the resident pheasants bring the edges of the forests to life.
Now all that is left is the climb up the Mountain of Soldiers, which guarded the border of the Republic of Siena, before we enter the fortress that made such a lasting impression on the poet Dante. Here we will have the chance to refuel ourselves with a cappuccino and some typical Sienese sweets, or even possibly by tasting a glass of wine and a nibbling piece of pecorino cheese.
The route to return to Siena can be shortened or lengthened depending on the cyclists remaining energy. There will be many more opportunities for breathtaking photos with the castle as a stunning backdrop, perhaps between the leaves of the vineyards, or possibly in the middle of a field of grain that sways like the sea moved by the wind, or even amongst the golden petals of sunflowers. The route is very easy and is suitable for all those who have a minimum amount of confidence on a bicycle and who, above all have the desire to experience the scents of the forests, hear the birds songs, and also feel the Tuscan breeze by retracing part of the pilgrims ancient route. The few inclines during the tour are brief and can also be enjoyed on foot.
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242 has been an unlucky number of late. I kinda like this one though. Funny how the raft lasted long enough for the guy to fall asleep but he was dissolved so fast. I assume that is intentional though.
Needs some cleanup; there are several basic writing and grammar issues in a few places, nothing particularly serious but still. I also take some issue to the idea of a D-class being unsupervised and left to his/her own devices around an SCP object.
That being said…it's not a bad idea, but it doesn't really grab my interest. Vote withheld for the moment.
Hmmm…point taken. Should be changed to a Level 1 then I am thinking. What grammer / writing things need to be looked at?
Actually I think it would be better if it was a neighborhood jerk sneaking into someone's yard to use the pool. We're hiding it in plain sight, might as well make it a security breach rather than a lazy doctor or a D class.
Excellent idea. Rewrote the incident completely.
Wow, that's a lot better now. Sorry that it isn't ringing bells with anyone else though, I dig it but I can't offer any advice to make it more popular. :[
(I wrote that when this thing was at negative 2, I am very glad to see it has been upvoted strongly since then)
For what it's worth, I like it.
Piece of advice: Use the preview button and read through your whole thing after you edit so you don't flood the recent changes page with minor typo edits.
Other than that, I actually kinda like this one. A bit mundane to start, but in the end it was all good.
I didn't see the earlier revisions but I don't need to. What this is now is good stuff. You don't have a high rating yet but some of the votes you do have are from people its normally tough to win over who know good SCPs when they see them. So don't give up hope. +1
Nice, I like it. Upvote.
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The 2016 engagement season is in full swing! Celebrities are taking the lead in jewelry trends that have everyone talking. While the round cut, solitaire engagement ring is a classic look for brides and will always be such, some brides are branching out and opting for variety with these latest trends in engagement jewelry.
Cluster Diamonds
Kandi Burruss, star of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, has helped usher in a new trend that's grabbing hold in 2016 with her cluster diamond engagement ring. Her engagement to husband Todd Tucker was cemented with a sparkling domed oval diamond cluster ring with a triple split shank setting.
Cost conscious couples appreciate the savings of diamond cluster rings without scrimping on style. Diamond clusters save money because smaller stones are placed strategically to give the illusion of a larger, single stone. The cost savings can be significant. For example, Kandi's $11,000 ring would have cost more than $40,000 if made with a comparably sized solitaire diamond.
However, saving on the price tag is not the only reason cluster diamond engagement rings are becoming more popular among stylish brides. Those looking for a less classic, antique or vintage look are opting for the delicate appearance that can offer more sparkle found in cluster diamond engagement rings. Diamond clusters are versatile and can be paired with emeralds or sapphires to create a wow factor that a single stone just can't accomplish.
Select flower shaped clusters to bring a natural flair to your finger that's sure to attract attention. Oval shaped clusters produce lots of sparkle given the number of diamonds reflecting the light. You may want to pass out sunglasses at the engagement party! Clusters are a tasteful way to add more diamonds in a way that won't break the bank.
Fancy Cuts
Look for fancy cut diamonds to be popular with brides this year as well. Princess engagement rings, as well as pear-shaped or emerald-shaped stones are competing with the classic round diamonds that have been a mainstay for years. Fancy cut diamonds reflect the light differently because of the change in facet style and shape.
Avril Lavigne rocked a dazzling, large pear-shaped diamond ring when she was engaged to Chad Kroeger. Shapes give your engagement ring an extra level of eye-catching beauty so consider them in your design. Want the size and sophistication without the added costs? Combine trends to create your own clustered fancy cut ring!
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Eternity Bands
Add a lot of sparkle to your engagement ring by opting for smaller diamonds all over your ring versus just one large center diamond. This trend is also catching fire among the Hollywood elite. Eternity bands are versatile. You can stack them or pair them with more prominent rings and create a statement piece that has something to say. Eternity bands are even being worn as the engagement ring itself. The options are abundant when adding an eternity band to your collection. This is another trend representing an affordable choice, as a prominent center is often the most expensive part of an engagement ring purchase. A lot of eternity band styles can also be modified later to set a larger center stone, making for a great anniversary upgrade without sacrificing the sentimentality of the original piece.
Celebrities are often fashion forward, willing to take risks and known for spotting the latest trends in fashion and jewelry. Catch this wave and adopt these trends to create a unique style of your own worthy of a notable mention in the latest fashion magazine. Your friends will definitely sit up and take notice.


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05.24.12 Truth & Wisdom
Fabulous Females, Find Your Soul!
BY Alice Grist
I'm going to be a little bit controversial and claim here and now that feminism, in some respects, has thus far failed (a little bit). Yes women can wear trousers without issue, give or take problems with zips versus buttons and the ever changing and confusing fashion statements made by bootleg, straight cut and flared options. Yes us gals can vote and get jobs and generally walk the streets unharrassed…generally. But in a twisted deal with the devil, to attain this and to add feminine gloriousness to the workforce, I believe that we have paid an unfortunate price.
The cost of being a fabulous female in the 21st century is threefold and goes as follows:
First, we have become super-equal. Meaning that to feel successful, not only must we equal men but we must retain all our feminine aspects too. We desperately believe we deserve everything and many of us suffer under the weight of trying to juggle children, partners, social lives, gym schedules, housework and careers.
Second, women are sexualized to the hilt and I defy you not to open a magazine or pass a set of billboards without being visually assaulted by female flesh, legs, lips and hips. Leading to many young women haphazardly experimenting with anything from new lipstick, botox, anorexia in a bid to fit the convention.
Thirdly, we have bought into the culture of buying. Handbag over fist we flaunt our newfound earning power to the extent that shopping has become key to our goals in life. We all want to have it bigger and better. Life has become one big exchange program and rather than work at our inner happiness, we employ a swap shop technique. The car isn't flash enough – get a new one, the boyfriend isn't how the magazines say he should be – get a new one, nose is a bit crooked – get a new one, and so it goes on…
Warning: being a fabulous female can be hazardous to the mental health. Something is clearly missing from our lives. Our souls are subject to a whopping great black hole that sucks up new shoes and handbags as though the plentitude of them will somehow make us complete. Our consumer culture we live in has forced us to look outside ourselves for happiness. In doing so we have almost forgotten who we are on the inside. We no longer know ourselves as individuals; rather we are a compilation of fashions, occupation, marital status, dress size and confusion.
We suffer badly under the belief that the 'grass is greener', 'life will be better when…' and the misguided thought that it is everybody else who is the problem and never us. Our aspirations are prescribed by an overreaching perfection obsessed society and our little sisters grow up wishing to be celebrities! We skulk in corners, pouting at waiters supping our cocktails, applying our lip-gloss and pretending that we aren't as dark as we feel on the inside.
I know because I have been there. At the age of 28, I was having a mini mid life crisis. From the outside I was well groomed and shiny, on the inside I was empty. My life was whirling around me, seemingly out of control and yet I smiled, glowed and basked in the company of friends, all the while blaming everything and everyone else in my life for my misery.
Full of desperation I had to do something to get myself out of this ever-worsening rut. Luckily I had been brought up spiritually and such ways were familiar to me. However I had let them go to worship at the altar of weekend drinking and boys. It was fun for a few years, but living for the weekend had taken its toll and I was a shell of my former self. It was in this fog that I found myself embracing reiki and reading about alternative faiths. I was soon hooked and alternative spirituality quickly became my self-help, my savior and my heaven sent liberator. Far more than spending power or even my first car, alternative spirituality was empowering. It brought me back to life.
Women are starting to realize that to be utterly fabulous we have to go beyond skin deep. Our intentions, thoughts, self-belief and actions towards others, are the true key to our fabulousness.
Spirituality and soulful living of all kinds can have a massive life enhancing effect. It comes packed with more lifestyle tips than Vogue and clears more mental clutter than a short course of counseling! Life takes on a very different meaning when seen through soulful eyes and a level of happiness can be attained that you would struggle to achieve in any other way in western society. I know of nothing that the global market place can sell to me that is close to the bliss and peace I have felt through my own soulful explorations.
Spirituality for a fabulous modern female is a tool kit of wondrousness. It gives and it gives and it gives. I believe that spirituality can pick up the reigns and help push women's equality through to the next level of social, spiritual and personal development, otherwise known as Enlightenment! Embracing our soul's need for comfort and unconditional love is the best place to start and something that I believe women will be naturals at! So let us embrace our naturally spiritual tendencies, put out the recycling and explore our soulful nature.
Top Five Tips for Finding your Soul
1) Have faith, believe, know in your heart that there is more to your life than canned goods and beauty regimes. Possibility is infinite, so ask for a sign from your angels, guides or beloved deceased grandma. When the sign comes, believe it.
2) Choose to see beyond the externals. Drop reliance on 'products' to define you and start to get to know who you truly are. Read more, explore your world, talk deeply with friends about what is in your heart – not your handbag.
3) Follow your intuition. Nothing is more powerful. Listen to your own gut instinct and see as your powerful personal wisdom transforms your life.
4) Trust that all things happen for a reason – even the bad things. Everything is sent to test us and if we choose to go along for the ride, then all things can only make us stronger and more beautiful on the inside.
5) Embrace your mistakes, forgive yourself. Whilst you are at it, forgive others too. Release the past and start anew every single day. Allow life to flow through you unencumbered by what happened last week or ten years ago. Be you, right now.
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It was a canny move, on the part of Penguin Press, to publish Michael Pollan's new book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto," right after the holidays.
It's such a slim little volume that you feel skinnier just picking it up. And the book boils down pretty much every bit of diet advice you've ever heard into a 7-word catch-phrase: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
That slogan's haiku-like resonance, and 2-3-2 sequencing, lends itself to tweaking. (I can imagine a series of spin-offs: "Drink wine. Rarely to excess. Unless necessary."; "Be honest. Tell the truth. Then run."; "Read Books. Not too many. Mostly poetry."; "Have Sex. Really quite often. With humans.")
Pollan's book will debut at No. 1 on the Times's hardcover nonfiction list on Sunday, January 20.


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Devin Barnhart, A1 Mixer, discusses his audio life and working with Calrec tech.
A Calrec craft interview: Lance Gordon, co-owner Soundcheck Technologies, Emmy winner, talks modern mixing
Calrec has announced Andy Birkinshaw as International Sales Manager, effective immediately. Birkinshaw joins the global sales team at Calrec headquarters and is managing broadcast sales in the UK, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. His goal is to help Calrec establish these exciting markets and to grow the overall Calrec business.
For the past two decades, freelance A1 Mixer Andrew Stoakley has worked on many of the major sports and entertainment shows produced in Canada. With assignments ranging from MLB baseball to NHL hockey and curling (among others), Stoakley has come to rely on the flexibility and features of Calrec consoles to capture the various dynamics of each sport.
Calrec Audio announced today the appointment of Karl Chapman as international sales manager, primarily concentrating on EMEA territories, effective immediately. Chapman's deep knowledge of the television and radio broadcast industries will further expand the company's sales in both TV and the radio industry — which it recently entered with Type R — in addition to assisting the entire Calrec team with the overall business.
Madrid-based Tilt, a bespoke audio and video broadcast service provider, is reaping the benefits of a 48-fader Artemis Light console from Calrec for its UM003HD mobile production unit. Tilt's business has grown considerably in the past year as it works with a variety of customers in live production across sports, music events, commercials and documentaries.
A pair of Calrec Audio's Brio compact audio consoles recently joined the facilities at Full Sail University, providing valuable hands-on training and experience in audio mixing for students in the Film bachelor's degree program, as well as being utilized in the university's on-campus performance venue.
TSL Systems has provided a full live production facility for TipTVs new location in Victoria, London, including a 4-camera studio complete with audio mixing and the ability to stream live to the web.
Yellowtec has opened an office in California for sales and support of the companys award-winning range of products for professional broadcast and industrial applications.
Founded in early 2013, Yellowtec grew out of the high-end systems integrators Thum & Mahr. The companys product line embodies design values rooted in the intense problem-solving experience of high-end systems integration. Each Yellowtec product offers an elegant and productive solution to real-world requirements encountered in studios, production facilities and industrial work environments.
IBC2011 saw the European launch of the Logitek ROC audio control console on the Preco stand, E49 in Hall 8.
Available in six, 12, 18 and 24 fader configurations, the ROC console is housed in a desktop or tabletop enclosure allowing easy integration into permanent or temporary studios. The control surface includes high quality 100 millimetre long-throw Penny & Giles faders, OLED source indicators and meters, and a suite of controls to maximise the power of Logiteks JetStream audio over IP platform.


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Heatwave causes Greece to close Acropolis to tourists for hours
ATHENS, Greece >> Greek authorities closed the ancient Acropolis in Athens to visitors for several hours Wednesday along with other popular archaeological sites around the country due to a heatwave.
The Culture Ministry said all archaeological sites closed between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (1100-1500GMT), and repeated on days when temperatures reach 39 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit).
Tourists outside the closed gates of the Acropolis Wednesday who were unaware of the closing were disappointed.
"I was really sad because I've always wanted to come to Greece and I always wanted to see Acropolis," said Elisabeth Dickens, 20, from Texas.
"I think it's good. I wished before we had come up we had checked, but it's for (people's) safety," said Kenneth Van Huss, another Texan.
"If they had opened it, it wouldn't be enjoyable because it would be too hot."
During the heatwave, the Culture Ministry said main archaeological sites will open between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (0600-1100GMT) and again from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (1500-1800GMT).
The Acropolis and other ancient sites are major attractions for the country's vital tourism industry.
According to industry estimates, Greece is on course for a record for tourism arrivals this year, exceeding 28 million visitors.
The heatwave is forecast to continue Thursday and Friday.


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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 16: A woman dressed like a Brasilian samba dancer eats the traditional carnival pastry 'Krapfen' during the traditional Shrove Tuesday Market Women's Dance at the Viktualien Market on February 16, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The Viktualien Market is over 200 years old and Munichs market place for groceries. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)


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The Australian radio station behind a prank phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation that resulted in the sudden death of the nurse who unwitting accepted the hoax call.
In an Associated Press report, legal experts say that the Australian radio station, 2Day FM, and its parent company, Southern Cross Austereo might have broken the law
On Monday, Austereo CEO Rhys Holleran said 2DayFM had tried five times, without success, to contact the London hospital to discuss the prank before it aired. The King Edward VII Hospital denied its management had been contacted by 2DayFM. The Australian radio station chose to air the segment anyway. However, under broadcasting rules in Australia, the permission of anyone "caught" in a radio prank must be sought before the call can be put to air.
The New South Wales state Surveillance Devices Act prohibits the broadcast of recorded private conversations without participants' permission, with violations punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $58,000.
Privacy law expert and University of Sydney law professor Barbara McDonald said:
"Seems to me that saying, 'We tried to call,' shows that they knew they should, and they've made a decision to go ahead knowing that they have not got permission. I don't know whether it makes the situation better, or worse."
According to McDonald, the Commercial Radio Code of Practice has a similar ban, but loss of license, the most extreme punishment, is basically never enacted.
Media law expert Mark Pearson said that direct permission from the person involved must be granted. In this case, that would be Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who picked up the phone and later was found to have committed suicide after the hoax call was broadcast.
Southern Cross Austereo has repeatedly stated that the radio program followed the law when it broadcast the prank call. The company said in a statement Monday that the segment underwent an internal legal review before broadcast.
As of now, Australian authorities have not said whether they will probe into the prank call.
While the Southern Cross Austereo has done everything from canceling the radio program, suspending the prank call DJ's, and donating advertising revenue to a trust for the nurse's family, the nurse's family, the hospital and public are still angry at the station for the hoax call.


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Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP's most outspoken advocate for cutting and privatizing Social Security, has already benefited from Social Security himself, in the form of survivor benefits he received after his father's untimely death.
From the age of 16, when his 55-year-old father died of a heart attack, until he was 18, Ryan received Social Security payments, which, according to a lengthy profile in WI Magazine, he put away for college. The eventual budget czar attended Miami University in Ohio to earn a B.A. in economics and political science, and landed a congressional internship as a junior.
Ryan's congressional ascent, all the way to the top spot on the Budget Committee, began with his Social Security-funded college education.
Ryan's so-called Roadmap for America's Future budget plan proposed machete-like cuts — most notably to social services like Medicare and Social Security. Paul's idea was to invest portions of Social Security funds in Wall Street, essentially forcing future recipients to make unsecured investments with with money they'll later need for retirement — and endangering survivor benefits like the ones he received.
"Ryan credits his father's death and the care of his grandmother as giving him first-hand experience as to how social service programs work," WI Magazine wrote, referencing his Alzheimer's-stricken grandmother, also a beneficiary of the social programs Ryan now opposes, who moved in with Ryan and his mother after his father died.
Without the Social Security benefits he received, Ryan would have had more difficulty attending college, and wouldn't have become "Wisconsin's fiscal dreamboat," as the profile dubs him, or, as Democrats nationwide have painted him, the Enemy Number 1 to seniors and social services.
Ryan's "Roadmap" for Social Security would drive toward privatization of Social Security, and an "eventual modernization of the retirement age."
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) wagged his finger at Ryan in a statement in January: "Paul Ryan owes it to the national audience tonight to explain why he wants to privatize Social Security and Medicare."
Ryan's Social Security reforms didn't make it into the final draft of the budget the House passed last week, but as the chairman of the Budget Committee, he's in a position to push the House to adopt his plan at a later date.
The focus in the social entitlements cut conversation has been on seniors, but "survivor benefits," like the payments that Ryan and his family received, and help for the disabled, account for about a third of Social Security payments.
Rep. Paul Ryan's office did not respond to Raw Story's requests for comment.


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Qiu, Jiqing, Zhang, Jinhui and Shi, Peng (2006) Robust stability of uncertain linear systems with time-varying delay and non-linear perturbations. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering , 220 (5). pp. 411-416. ISSN 0959-6518Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
In this paper, the problem of robust stability for uncertain linear systems with time-varying delay and non-linear perturbations is investigated. The systems possess both nonlinear perturbations and norm-bounded uncertainties. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach and S procedure, a new delay-dependent stability criterion is presented, which is in terms of linear matrix inequalities. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed techniques.
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The thing to remember is that websites are for people. A webpage isn't there to get search engine traffic. It's there to share ideas and experiences with other human beings. You don't care about analytics, you care that people enjoy visiting your site. You don't want the fastest site, but you do want your visitors to find what they need quickly.
Since the earliest days, when people didn't even know what the Internet was, we've said one thing. What makes the Internet great is that it gives every person a voice. When it's time to share your message, we would be honored to help you amplify that message to the entire world.
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This black and white chairs cushion from Lisa Stickley is a beautiful example of how to combine vintage with the contemporary. It uses a section of old fabric and combines it with a handprinted illustration to produce a striking look. This cushion is taken from Stickley's England collection and lots of her work uses the juxtaposition of materials, patterns and techniques to create a sense of English eccentricity.
Each cushion is made to order and this is reflected in the price tag of £86.
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Corridor Gallery
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Corridor Gallery, the Brooklyn extension of Rush Arts Gallery, exhibits the work of artists primary living and working locally and offers 1,200 square feet of exhibition space. The gallery exhibits the work of a diverse group, focusing on early- and mid- career artists. Corridor Gallery offers opportunities to artists working in a broad range of media and welcomes guest curators. The gallery also serves the local community by hosting special events aimed at initiating a dialogue on matters relating to contemporary art. In addition to hosting exhibitions, Corridor Gallery is used by various community groups for meetings and events. Both galleries support emerging artists by awarding participating artists a modest honorarium and each exhibition is accompanied by full-color printed material, including an essay by a guest writer and representative images.
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RFXCOMM | Control all your COCO and SOmfy RTS motors via your smarthphone
The Dutch based company RFXCOM makes the popular module RFXtrx433e, the popular USB-stick to control a variety of smart home products. This module allows you to control a 433Mhz modules via a PC or Vera controller.
RFXCOM focuses on the communication between the computer, remote control, signaling or smartphone and the device to operate. With the RFXCOM USB controller you are assured of a highly reliable wireless communication system.
On what platforms will the RFXCOM work?
compatible software:
http://www.domoticz.com/ on a RaspberryPI (Linux), Synology NAS (Linux) of Windows. Windows installation is the most easy
http://www.homeseer.com/ with the RFXCOM plug-in on a Windows systeem.
http://www.indigodomo.com/ on a Mac system
https://www.domotiga.nl/ on the Linux platform
More info to be found on the RFXCOM website (list)
433Mhz RTS & KAKUEOLThis product is end-of-life and is replaced by the new RFXtrx433XL. USB Module to use in combination with the MiCasaVerde controller by GetVera. Works very well with different products.
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433MhzExternal antenna for the RFXcom.
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Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance deliver powerhouse performances in Steven Spielberg's latest historical drama, 'Bridge of Spies,' out now on Blu-ray Combo Pack from Fox Home Entertainment.
Need for Speed Blu-ray Review
High-octane action is the only thing that sustains the logic-defying, video game inspired Need for Speed
Shanghai Noon/Shanghai Knights 2-Movie Collection Blu-ray Review
Jackie Chan's comedy-westerns that helped solidify him as a star in the States hit Blu-ray in a double feature that should please fans, even if they only come equipped with lossy Dolby Digital soundtracks.
The Insider Blu-ray Review
The Insider is a classic late '90s corporate thriller that taps into that decade's aesthetic and paranoia. It comes to Blu-ray with a fine transfer from Touchstone.
Dick Tracy Blu-ray Review
Dick Tracy has a fantastic cast and wonderful production, but ultimately it suffers from a not so great script. This Blu-ray also offers only an average transfer of the film's dazzling bright primary color palette.
Beaches Blu-ray Review
Beaches chronicles the unlikely friendship between two very different women. Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler portray this odd couple in a what becomes an extended length soap opera guaranteed to open your tear ducts.
Sweet Home Alabama: 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
Reese Witherspoon spins a fine comedic character in this charming if less than original story of southern girl makes good in Yankee land, and, yes, she can and does come home again.
Cold Creek Manor Blu-ray Review
Cold Creek Manor is a thriller that may leave you cold, so you might want to try renting this one first.
The Preacher's Wife Blu-ray Review
The performances of Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston help make this 1996 remake of 1947's The Bishop's Wife a bit better than your average holiday film.
Phenomenon Blu-ray Review
With a heartwarming message, Touchstone/Disney's Blu-ray for Phenomenon features a solid V/A presentation, thus earning it a hearty recommendation.


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Do you want Solano Avenue to be more walkable, bikeable and safe for all?
The City of Albany is developing a Complete Streets and Corridor Revitalization Plan for Solano Avenue from Masonic Avenue to Tulare Avenue to create an active main street environment. An extensive community engagement process will be deployed to identify ideas and strategies to:
Improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists
Enhance access to transit
Promote a cohesive streetscape
Support local economic activity
The outcome will be a plan with Complete Streets designs for roadway, sidewalk and intersection changes that support all modes and users of all ages and abilities, builds foot traffic for local businesses, encourages interaction in public spaces, and adds vibrancy to the community.
The first public input event includes a walk along a few blocks of Solano to observe what is in place, and then a workshop at the Albany Community Center to generate ideas and collect concerns for the project. Refreshments will be provided at the Workshop.
Participate in this site walk and/or workshop to share your ideas of how this avenue could be safer and more comfortable for you and your family.
We're excited to have brand new local business Wildcard Brewing partner with Albany Strollers & Rollers on "Pints With Purpose," their community fundraiser in which they help out local non-profits.
In this Bike Month activity, $1 FROM EVERY PINT OR FLIGHT THAT YOU BUY ALL DAY WILL HELP AS&R FUND A BRAND NEW "BIKE BIKE RACK" FOR WILDCARD CUSTOMERS!
Since we're anticipating lots of you riding over, we'll have our Bicycle Valet Parking racks set up right out front for you and your families. Racks will be unattended (we'll be inside) so please bring your bike locks.
Yes, Wildcard is family friendly (they have non-alcoholic beverages including craft root beer, New York seltzer and lemon flavored sparkling water, plus plenty of games) and you can bring or order food in to go with your beer!
They even welcome leashed dogs!
Feel free to bring lunch, dinner or snacks from your favorite restaurants on Solano or San Pablo Avenues, too!
Support those who support us – hope to see you there as Bike Month winds down!!


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Square Cash finds its identity: A sandbox for innovation
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Within the growing Square ecosystem, the Square Cash P-to-P app has always been walled off from the rest of the group. It is the only consumer-facing product Square has left, and signing up for a Square Cash account does not grant entry into the company's broader merchant portfolio.
So it may seem odd at first that Square is using this app as a testbed for bitcoin, when it so limits the potential of bringing digital currency on board. But if Square Cash is ever to distinguish itself from the bigger options in P-to-P — Venmo, PayPal and Zelle — it needs to take risks that Square can't afford with its primary customer base.
Humble beginnings
When Square launched Cash in 2013 as a means of attaching payments to emails, the P-to-P landscape was less cluttered. Much like the original Square card reader, Square Cash's simplicity was its selling point. The app itself did little more than help users compose emails to initiate P-to-P payments.
Four years on, things are entirely different, with numerous P-to-P vendors carving out niches and establishing unique value propositions. Zelle has the backing of large banks, Venmo has the mindshare of millennials, and PayPal has the longest history. Further, P-to-P usage is unlikely to be exclusive — according to Apptopia, 84% of Cash app users are likely to have already installed the Venmo app. Square Cash is likely to be a second choice for sending funds to a recipient who doesn't want to download a dedicated P-to-P app.
Nothing to lose
Given the somewhat vanilla appeal of Square Cash and its self-imposed quarantine from Square's other products, Square has the opportunity to experiment within the Cash platform without having any direct repercussions for its more mainstream products.
The bitcoin pilot fills this role perfectly.
"We're exploring how Square can make this experience faster and easier, and have rolled out this feature to a small number of Cash app customers," Square said in an emailed statement. "We believe cryptocurrency can greatly impact the ability of individuals to participate in the global financial system and we're excited to learn more here."
Square has similarly used Cash in the past to experiment with new approaches to handling payments. In 2015, the company introduced the "$Cashtag," a spin on Twitter hashtags and usernames that also served as a way to allow businesses to accept funds through the Cash ecosystem. The $Cashtag hardly revolutionized digital payments, but as a feature of the Cash app, it also never risked the reputation or performance of Square's primary offerings.
Square's latest effort could have more of an impact. Despite the significant interest in the blockchain technology that enables bitcoin, cryptocurrencies are still viewed by the general public as vehicles for illegal activity.
According to a Turner Little / YouGov survey, 29% of Americans think that cryptocurrencies are used for purchasing illicit goods and services. Further, cryptocurrency exchanges have not had the best reputation — the implosion of Mt. Gox in 2014 being an early example of the volatility and impropriety that have become synonymous with bitcoin. Since then, virtual currency exchanges have been clawing back their reputation, but there is still considerable work to be done. Coinbase, one of the largest exchanges today, saw a surge of complaints to the CFPB, from just six in 2016 to 293 in 2017.
Square Cash therefore has an opportunity to legitimize bitcoin trading to the general public, but that probably isn't Square's only motivation. The company needs a hook for its Cash app, and it may have found one by confronting the lack of trusted, mainstream bitcoin funding options.
The Square Cash user experience design is simple and intuitive, unlike many of the existing trading platforms, and just associating bitcoin with a company that has build physical world presence rather than being purely virtual could go a long way to assuage consumer fears and doubts.


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Ghosts of Wayne Fontes
A unique sports site that covers anything and everything, with not much to do about Wayne Fontes at all.
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Writing and Solving One-Step
|Type of Equation Equation
|Operation to Use
|Addition Equation
|x + 3 = 5
|Subtract 3
|Subtraction Equation
|y 4 = 3
|Add 4
|Multiplication Equation
|2x = 12
|Divide by 2
|Division Equation
|x ÷ 3 = 5
|Multiply by 3
The third idea to keep in mind is that an equation is similar to a balance scale. You are given two quantities which are in balance. In order to solve the equation, you need to keep the equation balanced by doing the exact same thing to both sides of the equation. Therefore, if you add four to one side of the equation, you must add four to the other side of the equation to keep it in balance.
Let's apply these three ideas to some specific equations. Given the equation 3x = 12, you want to get the variable x all by itself. In order to do this, you must undo what was done to the variable x. Since x was multiplied by 3, use the inverse operation of multiplication and divide x by 3. To keep the equation in balance, you will then need to divide the other side by 3. Dividing both sides of the equation by 3 gives a value of x = 4. Applying these same ideas to the equation x 7 = 13, you begin by getting x by itself. To do this, undo the operation of subtracting 7 by adding 7 to the variable. Then add 7 to the other side of the equation to keep the equation balanced. The value is x = 20.
Writing an algebraic equation involves translating a written statement into algebraic form. The variable in the equation represents the number you want to find.
It is very helpful to make use of the four-step process of problem solving when writing an equation: (1) understand, (2) decide, (3) solve, and (4) look back. This process is described in Unit 1, Lesson 12. Let's apply this four-step process to the following problem. Try to visualize what is happening as you read the problem. "Billy went to school with some change in his pocket. On the way to school he found 27˘. When Billy got to school, he counted his money and found that he had $1.14. How much money did Billy have in his pocket when he left for school?"
Understand: You want to know how much money Billy had in his pocket when he left for school.
He found 27˘ along the way, so that amount is being added to the amount he had when he left for school. When he got to school, he had $1.14, which is the sum of what he started with and what he found on the way to school.
Decide: You can write an equation to help you solve this problem. If you let m equal the amount of money Billy left for school with, the equation will be m + $0.27 = $1.14.
Solve: To solve m + $0.27 = $1.14, you need to subtract $0.27 from both sides to get the variable m by itself. The value is m = $0.87. Substituting $0.87 back in the equation for m, results in the statement $0.87 + $0.27 = $1.14, which is a true statement.
Look back: Does the answer of $0.87 make sense? Yes, because Billy must have left home with an amount close to $1.00 since he only found 27˘ and now has more than $1.00.


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Billions of Emails and Highest ROI Make Email Marketing a Necessity
Despite the many marketing channels available, B2B email marketing is still one of the most effective means to reach prospects and customers.
- 62% of marketers say email marketing is the most effective lead-generation channel; 61% say it delivers the highest ROI.
- B2B emails have a 47% higher click-through rate than B2C emails.
- 270 billion emails are exchanged by 3.7 billion users worldwide each day.


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To be the leading Members Club in Sydney maintaining our reputation, specialisation and recognition.
Our service delivery promises that each member or guest will be treated with a positive attitude at every point of contact. That includes the management, the waiter, the receptionist, the valet – everyone plays a vital role in delivering the memorable experience.
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to be the preferred Members Club in Sydney.
The mission is accomplished by providing quality hospitality to our members and guests through Attention to Detail, Integrity, Pride and Passion in all we do. This allows us to develop a special relationship with our members and guests, carving out our niche in the marketplace.
These actions across the board result in maintaining a constant improvement philosophy and an overall social commitment.


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Ever had a file on your USB thumbdrive you're itching to copy to your friend's thumbdrive, only to notice there's no PC present to administer the transfer? Us either, but the people at Flash Point seem to think it's a problem worth addressing.
Flash Point has launched a combo MP3/thumbdrive/file copy device it's dubbed a Share Drive. The pocket-sized contraption has male USB on one end and female on the other, and a tiny, tiny color LCD. You plug your thumbdrive into the female end, copy wahtever file you want, then you plug your friend's flashdrive into the USB port, and copy it to theirs. See? Sort of an escrow service for files.
They work with some cellphones and many memory cards, as well, depending on which model you get. We think what it's going for here is that we'll all start carrying these gizmos around instead of the thumbdrives we have now, but at $58.38 for the 512MB version, we don't see that happening, though it is a neat idea.
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I came across this devotional and it spoke to my heart but also to all those who seem to feel guilt and shame and wear them like a coat. God continues to teach me daily about His unconditional love. I am posting this for those who need to feel His love today, and for all those in the future that we want to point to this love.
Just Because You're Mine- by Anabel Gillham of Lifetime Guarantee
Isaiah 43:1
1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!" – Isaiah 43:1
Mace could sing one song with great gusto — just one: Jesus Loves Me.
Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
He would throw his head back and hold on to that first "Yes" in the chorus as long as he could, and then he would get tickled and almost fall out of his chair.
Sometimes — when I think back on those days that seem so long ago — I can still hear him giggle. How special that memory is to me. . .
I never doubted for a moment that Jesus loved our profoundly retarded little boy. It didn't matter that he would never sit with the kids in the back of the church and, on a certain special night, walk down the aisle, take the pastor by the hand, and invite Jesus into his heart. It was entirely irrelevant that he could not quote a single verse of Scripture, that he would never be able to reason or to comprehend God's love, that he would never be a dad — I knew that Jesus loved Mason.
What I could not comprehend, what I could not accept, was that Jesus could love Mason's mother, Anabel. I believed that in order for anyone to accept me, to love me, I had to perform for them. My standard for getting love was performance-based, so I performed constantly, perfectly. And I was convinced that if anyone ever really got to know me, he or she wouldn't like me.
Mace could never have performed for anyone's love . . . but oh, how we loved him. His condition eventually deteriorated to such a degree — and so rapidly — that we had to institutionalize him when he was very young, so we enrolled him in the Enid State School for Mentally Handicapped Children.
We drove regularly the 120 miles to see him, but on this particular weekend he was at home for a visit. He had been with us since Thursday evening, and it was now Saturday afternoon. As soon as the dinner dishes were done, I would gather his things together and take him back to his house. I had done this many times before, but today God had something in mind that would change my life forever.
As I was washing the dishes, Mason was sitting in his chair watching me, or at least he was looking at me. That's when it began — spinning emotions, tumbling stomach, the familiar sickening thoughts of separation and defeat: In just a little while, I'm going to start packing Mason's toys and his clothes, and take him away again. I can't do that. I simply cannot do it. I stopped washing dishes and got down on my knees in front of Mace. I took his dirty little hands in mine and tried desperately to reach him.
"Mason, I love you. I love you. If only you could understand how much I love you."
He just stared. He couldn't understand; he didn't comprehend. I stood up and started washing dishes again, but that didn't last long. This sense of urgency, almost panic, came over me, and once more I dried my hands and knelt in front of my precious little boy.
"My dear Mason, if only you could say to me, 'I love you, Mother.' I need that, Mace."
I stood up to the sink again. More dishes, more washing, more crying. But now thoughts, foreign to my way of thinking, began filtering into my conscious awareness. I believe God spoke to me that day, and this is what He said: "Anabel, you don't look at your son and turn away in disgust because he's sitting there with saliva drooling out of his mouth; you don't shake your head, repulsed because he has dinner all over his shirt or because he's sitting in a dirty, smelly diaper when he ought to be able to take care of himself. Anabel, you don't reject Mason because all the dreams you had for him have been destroyed. You don't reject him because he doesn't perform for you. You love him, Anabel, just because he is yours. Mason doesn't willfully reject your love, but you willfully reject Mine. I love you, Anabel, not because you're neat or attractive, not because you do things well, not because you perform for Me — I love you just because you're Mine."
Incredible! Unbelievable! I had struggled for so many years, hating my performance patterns and yet living to perform, driven to perform, searching out the praise of people and thirsting for the love of God that I thought could come only to those who performed well enough to merit it. Yet God had just shown me that He loved me in spite of anything and everything, and He had shown me in a way that I could understand — through my dear, sweet Mason.
Do you understand? You don't have to do anything for Him; you don't have to be something for Him. You can know that there is Someone who loves you not because of the way you do or don't look, or because of the talents you do or don't have. All you have to do is accept it: He loves you just because you are His.
Well, that's not the end of Mason's story. It wasn't long after that Sunday with him that Bill, our son Preston, and I went to visit him in Enid. We held his hand, stroked his hair, and talked to him. And then we prayed. God, by Your grace we've lived victoriously and have used Mace's little life and influence for Your glory . . . but we feel that he has suffered enough and that all the influence for Christ that can be realized from his life has pretty well been exhausted. God, if it be Your will, we ask that you take him to be with You.
We kissed Mason goodbye and headed home. It was the very next morning when the school called to say that Mason had "unexpectedly passed away during the night" — and we knew that he had slipped away to be with Jesus.
The Far East Broadcasting Company in Cheju, Korea, received a letter from Bill a short time later: " . . . there was some insurance money. It belongs to God. We pass it along to FEBC for use in the China-Cheju Island project. . . ."
Mason's gift helped build a transmitter building for the 250,000-watt radio signal that now beams the gospel of Christ to China, Russia, and Japan. And it is because of Mason that people will continue to learn of Jesus, of His saving grace . . . and of the fact that He loves us just because we are His.
Yes, Jesus loves me . . .
Yes, Jesus loves me . . .


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Hotel Victory, Erding
Safe at sea with TG-PROTECT®-TVG
The hot springs resort Erding which is Europe's largest swimming and spa world, has gained one more attraction since end of 2014.
Cause since then the Hotel Victory offers its guests a sleeping experience 'on the high seas', similar to holidays in the South Seas. Model for this extraordinary reconstruction of the hotel was the ship of the British admiral and sailor Lord Nelson. The copy of this ship is now surrounded by a tropical version of Venice, where it anchors. The 128 'cabins' offer enough space for up to six persons and show their strength especially with comfort, high-quality building materials, state-of-the-art technology and last but not least with a breathtaking view from the balcony over the spa paradise. The balustrades of the balconies are shaped like the bow of a ship and are made of the heat-strengthened laminated safety glass TG-PROTECT®-TVG. The totally 384 installed glass panes with dimensions up to 1618 x 1031 mm are altogether shaped by templates. The entire glass area is approximately 502 square meters. This type of balcony glazing makes the unique hotel project complete and demonstrates that holidays in paradise are not only available in the South.
The success story of the hot springs resort Erding began in 1999, since then the state-approved mineral spring was constantly extended. Beside the hotel ship as latest project, this includes also the swimming and slide area as well as sauna facilities.
Thomas Hammer, general manager of the Hammer Stahl-Manufaktur e.K., is especially proud of the implementation of the project: Based on the model, we developed a railing system, which came up to the expectations on the design. All components and sizes were supported bilaterally. In particular, it was our task to bring the structural tolerances of the balustrades and window elements in line with our balconies during installation.
|Title of object:
|Balcony glazing Hotel Victory
|Object type:
Commercial properties, Hotels
|Building project:
|Construction period:
|Hotel Victory Therme Erding GmbH
|Executing company:
Hammer Stahl-Manufaktur, Sinsheim
|Architekturbüro Wund, Friedrichshafen
|Glass machining:
Polished edges, Model panes according to template
|Glass types:
|Glass volume:
about 502 m²
|Glass quantity:
|384 panes
till 1,618 × 1,031 mm
|Photo Credits:
|© Stefanie Friedrich
In November 2015, the yacht balconies won the German Metal Price 2015 in the category "Stairs and railings". Click here to watch the German winner video. (Source: YouTube)


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From 4 books to a spin-off...
When I finished writing the 4th THE SEER, SWORD PLAY, I was told there wouldn't be a 5th.
I got this call on my cell while taking a walk by a lake, and I still remember
having walked a mile and being out of breath but feeling really good. Then
my phone rang and my hopes soared to the sky. I was sure it was going to
be a call asking me to write the 5th THE SEER. But no...it was a "sorry, no."
And it was strange how my body raced with an exercise high so the disappointment
didn't hit me until I got home. Then I think I cried.
But months later my editor changed his mind (maybe had something to do
with THE SEER being honored by YALSA as a Quick Pick selection) or that
sales were just going well. I was so thrilled to write what I thought would be
the final THE SEER book, and I put romance, spying, horses, camping,
astral travel, murder and a long lost sister in the story so I could give readers
an exciting conclusion.
THE SEER #5, FATAL CHARM, came out in 2007.
The series really was over now, and I had to keep telling fans when they
asked for a 6th book, that it just wasn't going to happen. There was one day
when I had several emails asking for another book and I just screamed at my
computer because I hate disappointing kids.
I kept busy and happy writing the DEAD GIRL trilogy. Read the first chapter
on my website.
But I missed Sabine from THE SEER and still received emails asking for a 6th THE SEER.
Then a miracle happened. A new editor at Flux asked me to write a 6th THE SEER
plus a spin-off novel starring THORN. I was sooo happy! And since this really would
be the end of THE SEER series, I put in all kinds of excitement and romance. I based
MAGICIAN'S MUSE on the memory of visiting a master magician and learning about
apprenticeships and the secrecy of the mostly male magician world. I put in some
feminism themes and created the ghost of woman magician who literally died on stage.
There's also a storyline with Dominic that completes the short story at the end
of DON'T DIE DRAGONFLY (large-sized newest edition only has short story).
To read first chapters of all 3 of my series check out the FREE short story:
Thanks to all of my SEER fans. You're the reason there's a 6th book and now a spin-off with Thorn that could be the beginning of a new series..
The spinoff to THE SEER, BURIED: A GOTH GIRL MYSTERY, has been published. You can see all my books on my website www.LindaJoySingleton.com.


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Shelby Donald has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Over the course of her career, she has co-owned a privately held real estate and property management firm in Victoria, and has served as managing broker and listing agent in the luxury real estate sector.
As a third generation Victorian, and second generation Realtor, Shelby has a deep appreciation of the local real estate market and has first-hand understanding of its waterfront, acreage and urban properties. Over the course of her career, she has built strong relationships and garnered the respect and trust of repeat clients and professionals in the industry.
Shelby holds licenses to practice real estate sales and property management. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a specialization in Urban Land Economics, from the University of British Columbia.


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Stock Strategy of Insider Buying
Credit: wealthlift.comWhen you invest in stocks in the stock market, do you ever pay attention to when the insiders are buying? Do you pay attention to how many shares of the company insiders, such as the CEO and CFO own? If you don't, you should. While it is perhaps not the most important thing you should look for when buying stock in a company, it is very important!
Paying attention to when insiders in a company are buying or selling stock is important, and you can make a lot of money trading stocks this way. Simply put, *When Insiders are Buying, they think the Price of the Stock Will Increase* When insiders are selling, however, there could be multiple reasons for it.
This is all legal information available to investors. If you trade stocks on the brokerage firm Etrade, for example, there is a tab you can click that shows the most recent insider transactions.
Personally, I am about 90 percent invested in the gold and silver mining sector. I follow the website CanadianInsider.com to stay up to date with all the companies I own, to see when the insiders are buying. It's a strategy I've used that has paid off big time. I've listed below examples of how you could have made money by buying when the insiders bought!
Credit: CanadianInsider.comExample 1: This chart to the left is from a company called Solitario Resources (XPL).
*Those x's to the left represent when insiders bought shares.
The CEO himself bought a big chunk of shares in May. The share price rose nearly 50 percent afterwards!
(The CEO purchased 180,000 shares).
Example 2: Another example is from gold company called Brigus Gold (BRD). Brigus insiders started to accumulate shares back in April, when the share price was depressed at .75 cents.
The stock has since risen to $1! If you bought with the insiders you would have made money!
(Click the chart to the left for a better idea of when insiders bought, and a view of the current share price).
Example 3: Another example of insider buying is from a gold mining company called Primero Mining (Quote: PPP). Primero Mining insiders, including the CEO, when on a shopping spree starting about 4 months ago. What happened next was a big move upwards in the share price, as it went from $2.40 to over $5 a share! A 100 percent gain in just 4 months.
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ExaCredit: CanadianInsider.commple 4: This is perhaps the best example listed. Pilot Gold (PLG) insiders started buying in July. Almost everyone within the company was buying shares. Did they know something that us outsiders didn't?
Perhaps they did, because what happened next was very positive news from their drill results. The stock went from $1 to over $1.70, for a solid 70 percent gain! Not bad for just 5 months!
If you put down just $2,000 you would have made $1,400 - not too shabby.
You might also be bearish on a stock and then see insiders of the company have been selling, which would make you more comfortable with not buying that stock. For example, the biggest company in the world, Apple, has seen insider selling of recent. While it doesn't exactly indicate that we can expect the share price to fall, it is not exactly a good sign.Credit: Etrade.com
Insider buying shouldn't be the only thing you consider when purchasing shares of a company. You should obviously also consider how strong the company is (their fundamentals), the management, their assets and liabilities, etc.
What insider buying tells you, however, is that they think the share price will increase! It may, or it may not. But I always will feel a little bit more comfortable buying with the insiders.
Full Disclosure: I own shares of all of the companies mentioned. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it and I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. I am not an investment advisor. Please do your own due dilligence when investing!


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Report: FBI Finds Blackwater Shootings Unjustified
Federal investigators have found that Blackwater Worldwide guards were unjustified in the shooting deaths of 14 Iraqi civilians and violated rules governing the use of deadly force, according to a report in Wednesday's New York Times.
The Times cited unidentified civilian and military officials in reporting for Wednesday's editions. The paper said the FBI investigation into the Sept. 16 shootings in Baghdad found no evidence to support the claims of Blackwater employees that civilians fired on them. However, the agency has found that three of the deaths may have been justified under rules that allow lethal force in response to an imminent threat, the paper reported.
Responding to the Times report, Anne Tyrrell, a Blackwater spokeswoman, told The Associated Press that the company "supports the stringent accountability of the industry."
"If it is determined that one person was complicit in the wrongdoing, we would support accountability in that. The key people in this have not spoken with investigators," Tyrrell said.
"Without a doubt, the teams were faced with deadly force that day," she added.
The Times said the Justice Department is already reviewing the findings even though the FBI is still investigating the Sept. 16 shootings.
Investigators have concluded that as many as five of the company's guards opened fire during the shootings, the newspaper reported. One guard has become the focus of the investigation, the Times reported, because that guard was responsible for several deaths.
The shootings took place in Baghdad's Nisoor Square. Blackwater contends that its convoy was attacked before it opened fire, but the Iraqi government's investigation concluded that the shootings were unprovoked.
State Department officials have said it has offered limited immunity to private security contractors involved in shootings in Iraq. They disagreed with law enforcement officials that such actions could jeopardize prosecutions.
Rep. David E. Price (D-NC) has sponsored legislation to apply U.S. criminal law to contractors serving overseas and called for the Justice Department to hold someone accountable for the shootings.
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"For him, it just underscores that the administration should work with Congress in trying to pass this bill," added Cox.
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