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Domuyo is the highest peak in Patagonia standing 4710m above sea level. Domuyo is actually a volcano with a huge crater. In the local mapuche language it means "The shaky one". It is still a little active as it produces steam chimneys and has thermal activity. The climb is very straight forward and very accessible for anyone fit enough.
Requirements for joining this trip are:
Day 1 – Neuquén – Varvaco
Our trip starts at Neuquén, province's capital. We'll pick you up at the airport and drive you for 400km (about 5 hours) to Chos Malal, the largest city at the northern part of the province.
After lunch we'll keep driving another 100 km, passing through farmers villages. Two hours later we arrive to Varvarco, the last village before the trek. We stay in a hostel, where we can organise our personal and expedition equipment.
Day 2 – Varvaco – BC – 3000m
After breakfast we will drive for around one hour to the end of the road. After meeting the horse driver and giving him all duffels, we start hiking for around 4 hours to BC at 3000 mts. Our camp will be on a glacier valley close to a lagoon right at the base of the mountain.
Day 3 – Carry to Camp 1 – 38000m
We will hike to camp I (3800 mts), for acclimatisation and to carry some gear. It will take around 5 hours round trip. Back at BC we will enjoy the afternoon taking photos of the surroundings.
Day 4 – BC – C1 – 3800m
After taking down camp packing our backpacks, we will start hiking again. After 3 hours we get to our camp site, a beautiful spot with an amazing view.
Day 5 – Summit Attempt – 4710m
We will wake up at 5 for breakfast. At about 6:30 we'll start climbing to reach the summit. This is the hardest and longest day in the trip. After summiting we descent to camp 1.
Day 6 – C1 – Varvaco
We will take down the tents and go back to BC. After sorting the duffels for the horses, we start the hike back to the start of the road. We then drive back to Varvarco and have a celebration dinner! Night at hostel.
Day 7 – Varvaco – Neuquen
After breakfast we will drive back to Neuquén. Night in a Hotel.
Day 8 – Flight back home
** The above itinerary is subject to change due weather conditions, performance of the group, political / administrative problems and any other events not described.
Having good mountaineering equipment is one of the key points to have a successful expedition. Please note all your personal equipment will be checked by one of our guides in the hotel.
Buff or similarQuantity: 1
Woollen hat or similar for cold daysQuantity: 1
Sunglasses (cat 3 or 4)
With side protection to fit your faceQuantity: 1
Working headtorch and spare batteriesQuantity: 1
Light down jacket
Snowproof jacket
A good snow, rain and windproof jacketQuantity: 1
Synthetic fibre long or short sleeve t-shirtQuantity: 2 long sleeve if possible
Fleece jacket
Used alone or as part of a layer system for better performanceQuantity: 1
Trekking pants
Light trekking pantsQuantity: 1
For snow, sand or scree terrainQuantity: 1 pair
Base layer pants
For very cold days and summit pushQuantity: OPTIONAL
Snowproof pants
Goretex or similar pants will be used for high wind or during snow conditionsQuantity: 1
Waterproof gloves
A pair of good waterproof gloves for ice climbing with padded knucklesQuantity: OPTIONAL
Hand warmers
Chemical hand warmers for the summit push.Quantity: OPTIONAL
Fleece or polartec gloves for every day useQuantity: 1 pair
Single layer boots
Any single layer boot such as Nepal Extreme, Latok, Batura, pro Thermic Salomon, Super Mountain 9 Salomon, etcQuantity: OPTIONAL
Trekking boots
Waterproof trekking boots, try wearing them before the expeditionQuantity: Make sure they're waterproof!
Trekking socks
Good thick trekking socksQuantity: 1 pair
Thick expedition socks
For summit dayQuantity: OPTIONAL
Double boots
A pair of double or double plastic boots such as Koflach Exped, Koflach Vertical, Asolo Ottomilla, Asolo AFS, Trezetta, Scarpa Vega, Scarpa Inferno, La Sportiva Baruntse, Olympus Mons, La Sportiva Spantik, Scarpa Phantom, La Sportiva G2.
Single layer boots such as La Sportiva Nepal XT, EVO, Batura or Boreal Latok, ARE NOT SUITABLE.Quantity: OPTIONAL (for very cold months)
A light helmet with enough room for your clothingQuantity: 1
Ice axe
A traverse ice axe (piolet). Can be a straight tool or slightly curved.Quantity: 1
Inflatable matress
An inflatable mattress and its repair kitQuantity: OPTIONAL
25fps or above, any brandQuantity: 1
Carbo gels
These gels help out on recoveryQuantity: 1
Sleeping Bag
A good down sleepingQuantity: -5C (Comfort temperature)
A decent rucksack with hip belt and rain coverQuantity: 55 litres or more
Personal Hygiene kit
Soap, tooth brus, come, etcQuantity: kit
Sleeping mattress
We prefer taking 2 foam sleeping mattress because of sharp rocks. If you have an inflatable mattress you should also bring a foam mattress to protect the inflatable one against sharp rocks. Don't forget bringing a repair kit if you have an inflatable mattress.Quantity: 1
Water bottle
Nalgene 1 litre bottles or similar are great for expeditions! We prefer to not use camelbacks as its hose pipe might freezeQuantity: 2 x 1 litre
Duffel Bag
Used to transport or store your equipment. In many cases, we transport your personal gear on animals and we don't want your equipment to get wet or have mule smell…Quantity: 1 (for the horses)
Trekking poles
Gives you more stability during walk and summit push.Quantity: 1 or pair
Language skills:
|English - excellent command
|Spanish - native speaker
Adrián started mountaineering very young. While he was a porter in Aconcagua, he joined the EPGAMT guiding school in Mendoza and graduated as a High Altitude Mountain Guide in 1999. Depending on which season, Adrián spreads his time in between mountain guiding, teaching first aid WFR courses and mountain biking. Al of these in large numbers: led 36 expeditions to Mount Aconcagua, taught over 32 WFR courser and cycled over 13,000 km in a single cycling trip in South America.
Adrian participated in a large number of expeditions in the Andes of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and the Alps of France, Italy, and Switzerland. Although he looks pretty serious, anyone who spends 5 minutes with him will soon figure out what a funny character he actually is!
Cost varies according to the number of participants, contact us to know payment methods:
Price for 1 person: U$ 2800
Price for 2 persons: U$ 1600
Price for 3 persons: U$ 1500
Price for 4 persons: U$ 1550
Price for 5 persons: U$ 1400
Price for 6 persons: U$ 1200
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I am trying to draw a circle in discrete space (actual image pixel space). I have the center (x,y) and radius r of a circle that I am supposed to draw. The manner in which I draw this circle is the following:
Starting from the center position (x,y), I have a for loop over angles $\theta \in \{0,2\pi\}$. Lets say the angle is incremented by $\Delta\theta$ in every iteration. In each iteration, I calculate an x-deviation and a y-deviation based on, $$\Delta x = r cos(\theta)\\ \Delta y = r sin(\theta).$$ The point on the circumference of the circle is then calculated as $$x' = \text{round}(x + \Delta x)\\ y'= \text{round}(y + \Delta y).$$
This gives a location $(x', y')$ in discrete space at which I can color a pixel. How do I determine for a given radius, what is the minimum number of discrete "pixels" I will have along the circumference.
In other words, lets say if I have a radius of 10, then how many unique discrete points would I have along the boundary of the circle? Is this problem well defined? I know there is a pitfall here of what consists of a discrete circumference. I consider every connected pixel to be a circumference point.


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Today, thanks to decades of NCADD educational and public awareness campaigns along with the work of many other organizations, more than 80 percent of Americans know that alcoholism is a Disease and are far more open about acknowledging the destructive effect of alcohol and other drugs.
We are committed to improving community health and reflect the diversity of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. As part of the national NCADD affiliate network, we advocate prevention, intervention and treatment and are dedicated to improving the quality of life by providing education, information , help and hope to the public. NCADD-Greater Detroit Area is a voluntary, non-profit agency committed to improving community health through providing substance abuse prevention, education, training, treatment, and advocacy for the Metropolitan Detroit Area.
Our mission is to raise public awareness of alcoholism and drug dependence issues across the state, while working to ensure those affected by the disease of addiction have the resources necessary when accessing treatment and sustaining recovery.
The NCADD Vantage Point addiction treatment clinics are the premier health facilities for individuals seeking treatment for addiction. Our staff of specialists' are trained in the most up to date alcohol and drug treatment methods for men, women and children afflicted with substance use disorder. Therapists are trained not only to treat the underlying disorder, but to help the individual cope with the dependency that has caused family conflict.
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The Riverman by Stewart Edward White
Chapter XXII
Orde had reconnoitred the river as a general reconnoitres his antagonist, and had made his dispositions as the general disposes of his army, his commissary, his reserves. At this point five men could keep the river clear; at that rapid it would require twenty; there a dozen would suffice for ordinary contingencies, and yet an emergency might call for thirty--those thirty must not be beyond reach. In his mind's eye he apportioned the sections of the upper river. Among the remoter wildernesses every section must have its driving camp. The crews of each, whether few or many, would be expected to keep clear and running their own "beats" on the river. As far as the rear crew should overtake these divisions, either it would absorb them or the members of them would be thrown forward beyond the lowermost beat, to take charge of a new division down stream. When the settled farm country or the little towns were reached, many of the driving camps would become unnecessary; the men could be boarded out at farms lying in their beats. A continual advance would progress toward the Lake, the drive crews passing and repassing each other like pigeons in the sown fields. Each of these sections would be in charge of a foreman, whose responsibility ceased with the delivery of the logs to the men next below. A walking boss would trudge continually the river trail, or ride the logs down stream, holding the correlation of these many units. Orde himself would drive up and down the river, overseeing the whole plan of campaign, throwing the camps forward, concentrating his forces here, spreading them elsewhere, keeping accurately in mind the entire situation so that he could say with full confidence: "Open Dam Number One for three hours at nine o'clock; Dam Number Two for two hours and a half at ten thirty," and so on down the line; sure that the flood waters thus released would arrive at the right moment, would supplement each other, and would so space themselves as to accomplish the most work with the least waste. In that one point more than in any other showed the expert. The water was his ammunition, a definite and limited quantity of it. To "get the logs out with the water" was the last word of praise to be said for the river driver. The more logs, the greater the glory.
Thus it can readily be seen, this matter was rather a campaign than a mere labour, requiring the men, the munitions, the organisation, the tactical ability, the strategy, the resourcefulness, the boldness, and the executive genius of a military commander.
To all these things, and to the distribution of supplies and implements among the various camps, Orde had attended. The wanigan for the rear crew was built. The foremen and walking boss had been picked out. Everything was in readiness. Orde was satisfied with the situation except that he found himself rather short-handed. He had counted on three hundred men for his crews, but scrape and scratch as he would, he was unable to gather over two hundred and fifty. This matter was not so serious, however, as later, when the woods camps should break up, he would be able to pick up more workmen.
"They won't be rivermen like my old crew, though," said Orde regretfully to Tom North, the walking boss. "I'd like to steal a few from some of those Muskegon outfits."
Until the logs should be well adrift, Orde had resolved to boss the rear crew himself.
As the rear was naturally the farthest up stream, Orde had taken also the contract to break the rollways belonging to Carlin, which in the season's work would be piled up on the bank. Thus he could get to work immediately at the break-up, and without waiting for some one else. The seven or eight million feet of lumber comprised in Carlin's drive would keep the men below busy until the other owners, farther down and up the tributaries, should also have put their season's cut afloat.
The ice went out early, to Orde's satisfaction. As soon as the river ran clear in its lower reaches he took his rear crew in to Carlin's rollways.
This crew was forty in number, and had been picked from the best--a hard-bitten, tough band of veterans, weather beaten, scarred in numerous fights or by the backwoods scourge of small-pox, compact, muscular, fearless, loyal, cynically aloof from those not of their cult, out-spoken and free to criticise--in short, men to do great things under the strong leader, and to mutiny at the end of three days under the weak. They piled off the train at Sawyer's, stamped their feet on the board platform of the station, shouldered their "turkeys," and straggled off down the tote-road. It was an eighteen-mile walk in. The ground had loosened its frost. The footing was ankle-deep in mud and snow-water.
Next morning, bright and early, the breaking of the rollways began. During the winter the logs had been hauled down ice roads to the river, where they were "banked" in piles twenty, and even thirty, feet in height. The bed of the stream itself was filled with them for a mile, save in a narrow channel left down through the middle to allow for some flow of water; the banks were piled with them, side on, ready to roll down at the urging of the men.
First of all, the entire crew set itself, by means of its peavies, to rolling the lower logs into the current, where they were rapidly borne away. As the waters were now at flood, this was a quick and easy labour. Occasionally some tiers would be stuck together by ice, in which case considerable prying and heaving was necessary in order to crack them apart. But forty men, all busily at work, soon had the river full. Orde detailed some six or eight to drop below in order that the river might run clear to the next section, where the next crew would take up the task. These men, quite simply, walked to the edges of the rollway, rolled a log apiece into the water, stepped aboard, leaned against their peavies, and were swept away by the swift current. The logs on which they stood whirled in the eddies, caromed against other timbers, slackened speed, shot away; never did the riders alter their poses of easy equilibrium. From time to time one propelled his craft ashore by hooking to and pushing against other logs. There he stood on some prominent point, leaning his chin contemplatively against the thick shaft of his peavy, watching the endless procession of the logs drifting by. Apparently he was idle, but in reality his eyes missed no shift of the ordered ranks. When a slight hitch or pause, a subtle change in the pattern of the brown carpet caught his attention, he sprang into life. Balancing his peavy across his body, he made his way by short dashes to the point of threatened congestion. There, working vigorously, swept down stream with the mass, he pulled, hauled, and heaved, forcing the heavy, reluctant timbers from the cohesion that threatened trouble later. Oblivious to his surroundings, he wrenched and pried desperately. The banks of the river drifted by. Point succeeded point, as though withdrawn up stream by some invisible manipulator. The river appeared stationary, the banks in motion. Finally he heard at his elbow the voice of the man stationed below him, who had run out from his own point.
"Hullo, Bill," he replied to this man, "you old slough hog! Tie into this this!"
"All the time!" agreed Bill cheerfully.
In a few moments the danger was averted, the logs ran free. The rivermen thereupon made their uncertain way back to shore, where they took the river trail up stream again to their respective posts.
At noon they ate lunches they had brought with them in little canvas bags, snatched before they left the rollways from a supply handy by the cook. In the meantime the main crew were squatting in the lea of the brush, devouring a hot meal which had been carried to them in wooden boxes strapped to the backs of the chore boys. Down the river and up its tributaries other crews, both in the employ of Newmark and Orde and of others, were also pausing from their cold and dangerous toil. The river, refreshed after its long winter, bent its mighty back to the great annual burden laid upon it.
By the end of the second day the logs actually in the bed of the stream had been shaken loose, and a large proportion of them had floated entirely from sight. It now became necessary to break down the rollways piled along the tops of the banks.
The evening of this day, however, Orde received a visit from Jim Denning, the foreman of the next section below, bringing with him Charlie, the cook of Daly's last year's drive. Leaving him by the larger fire, Jim Denning drew his principal one side.
"This fellow drifted in to-night two days late after a drunk, and he tells an almighty queer story," said he. "He says a crew of bad men from the Saginaw, sixty strong, have been sent in by Heinzman. He says Heinzman hired them to come over not to work, but just to fight and annoy us."
"That so?" said Orde. "Well, where are they?"
"Don't know. But he sticks by his story, and tells it pretty straight."
"Bring him over, and let's hear it," said Orde.
"Hullo, Charlie!" he greeted the cook when the latter stood before him. "What's this yarn Jim's telling me?"
"It's straight, Mr. Orde," said the cook. "There's a big crew brought in from the Saginaw Waters to do you up. They're supposed to be over here to run his drive, but really they're goin' to fight and raise hell. For why would he want sixty men to break out them little rollways of his'n up at the headwaters?"
"Is that where they've gone?" asked Orde like a flash.
"Yes, sir. And he only owns a 'forty' up there, and it ain't more'n half cut, anyway."
"I didn't know he owned any."
"Yes, sir. He bought that little Johnson piece last winter. I been workin' up there with a little two-horse crew since January. We didn't put up more'n a couple hundred thousand."
"Is he breaking out his rollways below?" Orde asked Denning.
"No, sir," struck in Charlie, "he ain't."
"How do you happen to be so wise?" inquired Orde, "Seems to me you know about as much as old man Solomon."
"Well," explained Charlie, "you see it's like this. When I got back from the woods last week, I just sort of happened into McNeill's place. I wasn't drinkin' a drop!" he cried virtuously, in answer to Orde's smile.
"Of course not," said Orde. "I was just thinking of the last time we were in there together."
"That's just it!" cried Charlie. "They was always sore at you about that. Well, I was lyin' on one of those there benches back of the 'Merican flags in the dance hall 'cause I was very sleepy, when in blew old man Heinzman and McNeill himself. I just lay low for black ducks and heard their talk. They took a look around, but didn't see no one, so they opened her up wide."
"What did you hear?" asked Orde.
"Well, McNeill he agreed to get a gang of bad ones from the Saginaw to run in on the river, and I heard Heinzman tell him to send 'em in to headwaters. And McNeill said, 'That's all right about the cash, Mr. Heinzman, but I been figgerin' on gettin' even with Orde for some myself.'"
"Is that all?" inquired Orde.
"That's about all," confessed Charlie.
"How do you know he didn't hire them to carry down his drive for him? He'd need sixty men for his lower rollways, and maybe they weren't all to go to headwaters?" asked Orde by way of testing Charlie's beliefs.
"He's payin' them four dollars a day," replied Charlie simply. "Now, who'd pay that fer just river work?"
Orde nodded at Jim Denning.
"Hold on, Charlie," said he. "Why are you giving all this away if you were working for Heinzman?"
"I'm working for you now," replied Charlie with dignity. "And, besides, you helped me out once yourself."
"I guess it's a straight tip all right," said Orde to Denning, when the cook had resumed his place by the fire.
"That's what I thought. That's why I brought him up."
"If that crew's been sent in there, it means only one thing at that end of the line," said Orde.
"Sure. They're sent up to waste out the water in the reservoir and hang this end of the drive," replied Denning.
"Correct," said Orde. "The old skunk knows his own rollways are so far down stream that he's safe, flood water or no flood water."
A pause ensued, during which the two smoked vigorously.
"What are you going to do about it?" asked Denning at last.
"What would you do?" countered Orde.
"Well," said Denning slowly, and with a certain grim joy, "I don't bet those Saginaw river-pigs are any more two-fisted than the boys on this river. I'd go up and clean 'em out."
"Won't do," negatived Orde briefly. "In the first place, as you know very well, we're short-handed now, and we can't spare the men from the work. In the second place, we'd hang up sure, then; to go up in that wilderness, fifty miles from civilisation, would mean a first-class row of too big a size to handle. Won't do!"
"Suppose you get a lawyer," suggested Denning sarcastically.
Orde laughed with great good-humour
"Where'd our water be by the time he got an injunction for us?"
He fell into a brown study, during which his pipe went out.
"Jim," he said finally, "it isn't a fair game. I don't know what to do. Delay will hang us; taking men off the work will hang us. I've just got to go tip there myself and see what can be done by talking to them."
"Talking to them!" Denning snorted. "You might as well whistle down the draught-pipe of hell! If they're just up there for a row, there'll be whisky in camp; and you can bet McNeill's got some of 'em instructed on your account. They'll kill you, sure!"
"I agree with you it's risky," replied Orde. "I'm scared; I'm willing to admit it. But I don't see what else to do. Of course he's got no rights, but what the hell good does that do us after our water is gone? And Jim, my son, if we hang this drive, I'll be buried so deep I never will dig out. No; I've got to go. You can stay up here in charge of the rear until I get back. Send word by Charlie who's to boss your division while you're gone."


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SNAP Challenge Day 3
Today is the Arkansas Healthy Child Summit. From 7:30 to 5:00 we will be at the Robinson Center volunteering and working. Everyone here has a stable job and although the conference is free, is privileged enough to have been invited. We were lucky enough to be invited, thanks to the contacts we have made at our internship. This is not the case for most SNAP recipients. We are not normally ones to make assumptions, but it is safe to assume that not a single one of the conference attendees are on SNAP.
Being here the entire day, two meals are being provided. Glistening rows of buffet-style foods welcomes us all through the main doors. We could smell the bacon from the parking lot and immediately our stomachs rumbled, despite the breakfast we had prepared for ourselves earlier. After much debate over whether or not we would allow ourselves to eat the breakfast they were serving, we decided that, in theory, anyone could be offered a free meal, SNAP recipient or not, and only a fool would turn it down.
While we spend the day learning about the many facets of health in our state, here are some things about our individual experiences so far.
Going into the challenge, the way everyone made it out to be, I anticipated feeling starved and absolutely famished all the time. This is not the case. I am being fed. The difficulty lies in the inability to branch outside of the collection of things I have allotted for myself on my budget. I don't have as much variety. I crave a snocone, but paying $4 for some shaved ice and food coloring is simply unrealistic when it is an entire day's budget and doesn't allow for very much repeated benefit. Either way, I realized how much I would feed into my cravings before this week, simply because I had the means to be able to. On the bright side, the lack of variety has upped my level of creativity in the kitchen in order to excite myself for the food process. The other day I made a fried rice concoction that was actually really good, I rediscovered my love for eggs and the many ways they can be cooked, and screw latte art because oatmeal art is where it's at!
Another thing I've realized is the meal prep. The hardest thing has been having to constantly keep food in the back of my mind and making sure that I have time in my day to prepare it for myself. It takes so much time! Especially if you have to add a couple minutes every time to read the package cooking directions because you aren't well versed in the kitchen. I'm certain Claire and I have not been late to work once this entire summer, until this week. We've definitely been pushing it due to underestimations in how long it would take us to make oatmeal, or an egg, and make lunch! The best part is, I only have to worry about getting myself out of the door in the morning. I can only imagine what it would be like to have to do all of this preparation and schedule management for more than one person. It takes serious commitment and dedication in order to make it work.
My next challenge is my dad's birthday tomorrow. Normally my family goes out to dinner on birthdays. Where can I get dinner for seven cents? Hit me up if you've got the plug! (Look to Claire's restaurant trauma to see what kind of social restraints get presented to SNAP recipients) We'll let you know if we can think of tips or solutions.
Hangry Scale: Honestly not that bad, maybe a 3.
Despite our hardships at the grocery store, everything seemed to be going fine by Monday afternoon. I was somehow staying motivated, reminding myself that there are people that do this everyday. "I got this," I thought. By eleven I was hungry, but I had a small green apple and half a peanut butter sandwich in my bag to save me. Finishing my lunch in record time, I slept during my actual lunch break. Re-energized, I finished the day at work fine. However, I usually go straight from work to night classes and had forgotten to prepare a snack. Usually, this wouldn't be a huge deal- I would just run into a gas station and grab a bag of something. That's when I realized I couldn't satisfy my goldfish craving with seven cents. I couldn't really afford anything for that matter. Not to mention Jasmine would probably get upset with me spending our last cents on the first day of the challenge, considering that seven cents had to last us all week! About half way through the class my stomach was aching and audibly rumbling. All I could think about was if I could find something to eat, counting down the seconds until class ended, and if the cute boy next to me could hear how hungry I was. I couldn't focus on equations and was doing simple math wrong, mixing up negative signs and rearranging numbers, making careless mistakes.
Tuesday, I slept through my morning workout so that I might be a little more energized, but underestimated the amount of time it would take to make a breakfast. So I hurriedly made microwave oatmeal in a Pyrex container, sliced up a banana and was out the door! By the end of our 11 o'clock meeting I was tired and parched. However, I was attending a church youth group get together at lunch at a restaurant I couldn't afford. Of course, most social gatherings involve food, and some are even centered around a meal. We are simply social eaters. How do you keep an active social life without eating. How do you explain to a group of people why you're not getting lunch? This was a little easier for me to explain than it would be to a SNAP recipient, but the aroma of my friends' food was near torture. I ended up heading home after to reheat some brown rice and frozen veggies, feeling like a real top chef. But even this took too long to prep and I was late getting back to work.
Last night, I had a headache from lack of food and caffeine, was tired, and extremely hangry. I apologize to my family and friends and dear coworker Jasmine for the things I said and the times I snapped at them. I just wanted some quiet. I couldn't think, and took it out on others out of frustration.
Today was a good day, we got free food we decided to accept because it was easier to eat than to skip meetings to make a sandwich and explain to people why we weren't there. I cherished every last bite. I was so grateful to have a full, colorful plate and to have a desert other than a frozen banana in a blender (actually very good- 10/10 and budget friendly). But, I still felt guilty for eating it.
Hangry Scale: Probably about an 8/10. Think overdramatic Disney movie teenager- the world is out to get me; I just know it.
As we finish the week, we definitely have some things to figure out. Check back with us for our final thoughts and reflections. Thanks for reading (and please pray for our friendship to last).
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Sadly, that's one of the myths of addiction
"They don't have money for anything else, so they can't possibly have money for , therefore they don't have an addiction." We've actually talked about that aspect of addiction here before. It's one of the hallmarks of addictive behavior – whatever money can be earned, stolen or traded, goes to feeding the addiction even if they're out on the street as a result. When they lose their jobs, they start selling stuff. When they don't have any more stuff to sell, they sell themselves. When they get into that life of crime to support their habit, that's usually when they're arrested for the first time. Then during the arrest processing, other symptoms of addiction make themselves known and slowly the truth is revealed.
It sounds like Sharon has a very good plan for having her daughter tested to see if that's what's driving all this recent bizarre behavior. And maybe drugs aren't the issue in that particular case – sometimes self-destructive behavior is fueled by other causes. But lack of a job is certainly not an obstacle to continuing a drug addiction. Just go talk to all the jobless strungout wrecks out there who have already lost everything they've ever owned, and every job they've ever had. They'll still manage to scrape money together, somehow, to buy one more hit.


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This triple-decker, toasted sandwich is packed with creamy mashed avocado, rich in healthy unsaturated fats. Lean chicken, juicy tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts make up the rest of the tasty filling for this nourishing and satisfying bite.
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1/2 avocado
- dash of Tabasco or chilli sauce
- 2 tablespoons 97% fat-free mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
- 6 slices salt-reduced wholemeal bread
- 175 g cooked skinless chicken breast fillet, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup (25 g) alfalfa sprouts
- Whisk together 2 teaspoons of the lime juice, the olive oil and a little pepper in a small bowl. Add the onion slices and toss to coat. Set aside to allow the onion to mellow in flavour while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Roughly mash the avocado with a fork. Add the remaining lime juice and the Tabasco or chilli sauce, to taste, and carry on mashing until the mixture is fairly smooth.
- Mix the mayonnaise with the coriander.
- Preheat the grill or a ridged chargrill pan to medium. Place the bread on the grill tray or pan and toast or chargrill for 2-3 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
- Spread two slices of toast very thinly with some of the mayonnaise, then spread with half the mashed avocado, dividing it equally. Top with the chicken and onion slices. Spread another two slices of toast very thinly with mayonnaise, then place over the chicken filling, mayonnaise-side down.
- Spread half the remaining mayonnaise thinly over the tops of the sandwiches. Spread with the remaining avocado, then add a layer of sliced tomatoes and the sprouts. Finally, spread the last of the mayonnaise over the last two slices of toast and place on the sandwiches, mayonnaise-side down.
- Press the sandwiches together, then cut each in half. Serve immediately.
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What will you do if you notice a mobile phone left unattended and ringing in a shopping mall lobby? Would you answer the call? In case you do, you come to know that the owner of the mobile phone has almost lost it. He then requests you to spare some time and trouble yourself to return it. Would you agree for that? Alternatively, cut-it and keep the tempting new handset in your pocket and walk away?
The "Global Cell-Phone Honesty Test" reveals that almost 68 percent people choose to give it back. Albeit the test does not have a base of scientific methods, it brings out some beguiling natural human instincts.
Reader's Digest carried out the test simultaneously in select most populated cities of 32 countries around the world. Reader's Digest, the most widely read magazine of the world, conducted an informal honesty test by leaving 960 mobile phones unattended, at select busiest public spots, in each city.
Every country had local researchers who arranged and conducted this test. They observed the mobile handsets from a distance after leaving it unattended at a place. These mobile handsets were brand-new, mid-priced models with tempting designs. Researchers observed if anyone answered the ringing mobile. Researchers were observing for three possible types of people's response after ringing the mobile. One may decide to return the phone or keep the phone with himself. He may also decide to make a call on the pre-programmed handset number, the third possibility.
"In every single city where the test was conducted, at minimum almost half of the phones were returned. And despite the temptation that people must have felt to keep the phones, and the fact that the test imposed on everyone's time, the average return rate was remarkable 68 percent, or about two thirds of the 30 phones we dropped in each city." said Conrad Kiechel, Editorial Director, International
The editors of the 'Reader's Digest' magazine conceptualized and monitored this test in every participating country. Reader's Digest did organize a 'Global Courtesy Test' last year as well. This year the test was on the same lines. The test is remarkable and spectacular in its approach and findings, as it concludes concurrently at many cities around the world. Reader's Digest has drawn an exemplary trajectory geographically.
'Ljubljana', a small city in Slovenia, with highest percentage of mobile handsets returned, tops the list of cities. This is the smallest of all participating cities with a population of only 267,000. Inhabitants of this picturesque city are generous and very helpful. People returned 29 of 30 mobile handsets during the test.
In Toronto, Canada, citizens returned 28 mobile phones of 30 in total. This metro police stood at second rank of all. Ryan Demchuk, 29, works as an insurance broker in Toronto. He expressed his sense of satisfaction when he returned the mobile."If you can help somebody out, why not?" said Ryan.
In Stockholm, Sweden, Lotta Mossige, who works as a railway ticket inspector, also gave it back after finding it on a shopping street. She always calls back people who leave their handsets in her train. Seoul, South Korea and Stockholm, Sweden, were at third and forth rank respectively. In Mumbai, India; Manila, Philippines; and New York City, people gave back 24 such mobile phones. At fifth Place, these three cities stand together.
Putting aside the common belief, young ones proved themselves equally honest. "I did the right thing," said 16-year-old Johnnie Sparrow from New York's Harlem section. He felt proud over his action when he found a mobile unattended. Muhammad Faizal bin Hassan, a shopping complex employee in Singapore also answered a ringing phone. "My parents taught me that if something is not sure, don't take it," says Faizal.
Women were slightly more likely to return phones than were men. It was an opportunity for many parents to teach a lesson of good human behavior to their children. "I am glad that my kids are here to see this. I hope it sets a good example," said Mohammad Yusuf mahmoud, 33, in Hounslow, west London, when he answered the mobile phone call. His two young daughters were also with him now.
Reason behind this natural human response was an experience of suffering and a feeling of satisfaction towards those who have lost their valuable things that they never found it back. Kristina, 51, from Helsinki expressed her feelings with a sense of satisfaction, "I've had cars stolen three times and even the laundry from the cellar was taken".
Despite all luring, greed, economic pressures and many other excuses people returned 68% (654 numbers of mobiles) mobile phones. Honesty once again proved itself a globally existing human nature phenomenon once again.


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Nicholas Taiber commented on CFBF - Cedar Falls Business First 2015-10-29 15:50:10 -0500Thanks Brad! The initiative deserves a better name! We should get this rolling in the upcoming months, hopefully city council agrees during the annual goal setting process (in November) to renew our economic development efforts. There is tremendous interest!
Nicholas Taiber commented on Nick's Council Connection (18Aug2014) 2014-08-23 11:37:31 -0500Thanks Aaron. Policy makers, especially at the local level, don't always have the luxury of perfect information or facts. We must act on observation, experience and all forms of understanding – from economics to sociology. I concede that my rhetoric may impact the argument, but no facts will directly support predictions on increasing or decreasing enrollment – this is the process of inference. If the latest information is any indication, enrollment will increase (we will know in a week or two). Dr. Ruud's enthusiasm (and insinuating statements) in front of the regents further supports the prediction. I redact the word 'record' and replace it with 'recent high'. My choice of words could always improve, my weekend writing will never win the Pulitzer.
Since council acted without perfect facts on the moratorium nor were the impacts of the regulation duly evaluated – economic, sociological or otherwise – you could easily argue that the moratorium decision was without basis. The number of conversions was the primary argument, but no counter-facts such as 'reversions' or new housing starts were cited. Council received numerous correspondence on the topic, the most intriguing was an appraiser's view (which didn't support the moratorium). I will ask permission to share it.
I have a disdain for bad regulation. My greatest fear is that the moratorium and follow-up regulations turn into an insidious form of socio-economic discrimination, a modern form of Jim Crow laws. You can't pick your neighbors, but you can certainly 'zone them out'. The action/impact matrix attempts to account for such things. It goes beyond inclusion and adds other terms form the sustainability lexicon. As I eluded to earlier, it is one data point, my own. It is meant to be supplemented by other input. More importantly, I it helps us explore process improvement and thoughtful recommendations.
Nicholas Taiber commented on Nick's Council Connection (7July2014) 2014-07-09 09:15:24 -0500Thanks Jim. Transportation is a logical next step for UNI's sustainability initiatives (and the City's less formal initiatives). Thinking differently about transportation might alleviate our ongoing issues about parking in CF (one of the chief concerns in our ongoing rental conversion debate). I am intrigued with Buffalo, NY, They've introduce a bike share program similar to what you suggest. Rather than b-cycle-like corals, bikes are located at 'hub' racks – less expensive infrastructure. Of course, the Amsterdam model (500 bikes) might work, but it other pros/cons to consider. Buffalo also has two model car share programs: http://www.buffalocarshare.org/ AND Zipcar, http://www.zipcar.com/ub. Who 'drives'? It seems the University is the natural starting point, the origin for most original, innovative thinking (and it has a formal sustainability program)!!
Nicholas Taiber commented on Nick's Council Connection (24 June 2013) 2013-06-23 22:32:05 -0500This is referred to as 'breaking the plane'. Building articulation (i.e. a change in surface depth), a porch, a balcony column, etc. could break the vertical plane. Banding, change in clapboard width, material transition (brick to something else), etc. could break the horizontal plane.
Nicholas Taiber commented on Nick's Council Connection (28 May 2013) 2013-06-07 10:00:41 -0500Hi Kate, in my opinion, it is hard to find good reason for the tabling. We have been discussing the issue for over 2 years, staff's proposal was expertly done outlining the pros and cons, especially in light of the circumstances we face today from a cost and organizational management point of view. I think some council members are uncomfortable with change. Others incorrectly saw it as a referendum on the current mayor. A former council member mentioned some 'soft' reasons in an op-ed piece such as social dynamics, yet his financial analysis was wonky.
Nicholas Taiber commented on Nick's Council Connection (13 May 2013) 2013-05-12 21:44:11 -0500Hi Matt, great questions.
1) CF should have its first CNG pump this year. With this new infrastructure, I could see CNG as the fuel of the future. Conversion would take time (equipment, maintenance, specs, etc.), but it will surely be evaluated in the future. Will talk to Bruce S. on the possibilities.
2) The Union Road trail is funded as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Funding comes from general obligation bonds (GO). We have a current policy of only issuing replacement debt, so we maintain a fixed debt level, more or less (less this year!). Debt service (principal and interest) is paid from the general fund (i.e. property taxes). The Debt Service Levy could be used as well, another property tax. On Center Street, incremental improvements are occurring, but not the full Hamlet plan. The level of spending is a matter of Mayor/Council prioritization which comes down to competing priorities. Much needed Center Street improvements are coming, but the pace may test the patience of the stakeholders!
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I managed to pack my own bag, the kids bags and made them dinner in only 20 minutes as we set off to Stockholm this summer.
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I am back from an always-too-short annual pilgrimmage to Grand Lake Stream (pop. 130), way Down East near the New Brunswick border. The third novel in the Mike Bowditch series is set in Washington County so I justified this trip, to some degree, as research. But in reality, I've spent too many hours this past year behind a desk, a podium, or the wheel of a car, and I needed some time on the stream to clear my head.
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What inspires you and gives you strength to achieve your goals? Famous tennis player Victoria Azarenka told about those who motivated and guided her when she was a teenager and what helped her clinch the world No. 1 ranking.
Lecturer on trading techniques and psychology of trading, tells about trader`s essential character traits needed for successful work on financial markets.
Millions of Russian Formula 1 fans cheered the long-awaited Grand Prix in Sochi, a city enjoying the utmost economic boom in Russia. InstaForex took advantage of the situation and prepared one more gift for its clients. The most devoted trader was awarded a journey to Sochi and a VIP ticket for Formula 1 Grand Prix, the queen of motorsports.
InstaForex representatives took an excellent opportunity to share some exciting news with the visitors at ShowFx World exhibition in Kiev. Roman Tsepelev, Strategic Development Director at InstaForex, described how to participate in the Heading to Anfield contest.
It`s a breeze to change your life for the better. The main things you need are courage and determination. Many visitors of InstaForex conference took concrete steps on their path to success. The bonus account as well as basic principles of technical and fundamental analyses they got at the conference contributed to the positive changes.
The winners in 4 categories of the 5th season of Miss Insta Asia were awarded prize certificates as part of the financial conference held by InstaForex in autumn 2014. InstaForex congratulate the girls on their winning.
InstaForex analyst speaks about how the forex market has changed for the recent decade.
InstaForex analyst speaks about attractiveness of the forex market and its difference from the stock market.
"Female colleagues on Forex inspire men".
InstaForex analyst speaks about an analyst`s daily routine and his favorite currency pairs.
Analyst at InstaForex, "An urge to sit in front of the monitor is a disease of all newcomers".
Director of Special Projects at InstaForex, speaks about the way InstaForex treats its customers.
The leader of Russian Time racing team (GP2 series) tells about the success formula of transnational teams.
Expert in Heikin-Ashi technique tells about aspects of its use.
Oleg Taktarov, a sportsman, actor, and showman, talks about a trader`s capability to keep balance and stay active and fit.
Author of FRS-Rus project in ForexCopy System, "Forex is an exciting job and a reason to improve yourself."
How is it better to invest in financial markets in order to get steady profits? The visitors of the annual InstaForex conference got the answer to this question. The conference took place in St. Petersburg, Russia`s cultural capital. Renowned financial experts speaking at the conference introduced the audience to innovations in technical and fundamental types of analysis. They also disclosed opportunities that become available thanks to investing in Forex.
How to become an InstaForex partner not being a currency trading expert? In Almaty, the company introduced its new program called CPA. The program is primarily oriented towards beginners. ShowFx World conferences in Kazakhstan with InstaForex as a participant have become a good tradition attracting a growing number of visitors. InstaForex TV correspondent Anna Kasatkina found out why traders were so interested in these events.
Singapore is the best example of how courage and united affords can make a tiny town a prosperous giant. August 15 and 17, 2014 InstaForex partners from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Filipinas got the great chance to come to this city for workshops to discuss major issues of the affiliate program and get tips on client attraction and work with customers.
How to make your fortune trading on financial markets? The visitors of the ShowFxAsia conference held in Singapore know the answer. InstaForex was among the participants of the event too. Financial experts and analysts from the largest brokerage and training firms were eager to share trading strategies and gave newcomers useful advice.
The IAIR Awards ceremony was held in the heart of Hong Kong. It is the city where Buddhist legacy naturally blends with modernity. One of the prestigious awards was given to InstaForex. This video unveils the details of the event and lifts the curtain on the Hong Kong life.
InstaForex affiliate program was acknowledged as the best one in 2013. The prestigious award was handed out at ShowFx World conference in Moscow. During the event, InstaForex presented Forex Trainer, its fresh product for traders, who decided to turn their hands to the Forex trading.
The population of the most recent member of the euro area, Latvia, is highly interested in forex trading. The second annual conference held in Riga gathered both new-comers and well-experienced traders. Experts named as the best analysts of 2013 by InstaForex clients rendered their professional advices.
Active citizenship of the Ukrainians includes involvement in the country's political life and continuous search of ways to earn money with forex trading one of the most popular ones. The popularity of Forex in Ukraine is confirmed by a great number of InstaForex customers from Ukraine and 21 offices throughout the country.
It was a tough choice for the judges of the beauty contest. However, the decision is made and you can see three widely different and beautiful in their way women on the podium who have first-hand experience of the forex market.
Yekaterinburg is one of the largest financial centers in Russia. This is the place where a sharp rise of new traders with InstaForex has been recorded lately. The company has a client-oriented approach and that is why it contributed to the organization of the conference in Yekaterinburg.
Growing investment activities in Kazakhstan and various training seminars held among local citizens attracted attention of InstaForex. Traders in this country become more and more experienced and successful on the international forex market year by year.
Thanks to sponsorship of InstaForex, Marussia F1 Team took part in the 2013 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. InstaForex team members visited this event with great pleasure and rooted for Marussia F1 Team in the stands.
London is known as one of the world`s leading financial centers. Three major UK award-giving bodies held there evening events to announce the winners in different categories where InstaForex was honored to receive three prestigious awards. High-level acknowledgement of the company`s success means InstaForex is on the right track.
Tired of boring forex reports? You want to know the real insights of Cyprus crisis? Don't miss the view of the legendary finance expert, Oleg Taktarov!
It has been five years since InstaForex TV started to keep you informed about the most important events in the world of finance. On the occasion of our anniversary, we have put together the most memorable and brightest events. Watch also an exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of our staff at work.
Everybody can trade on Forex now. All you need is the computer with internet connection. But newbies might find the terms and charts difficult to understand. This video will unscramble the forex trading so that you will know Forex inside and out.
"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough" is a famous quote by Albert Einstein. Do not waste your time, join InstaForex and embark your path to success right now.
To be among our partners is easy. We offer you 10 different types of partnership. Find more benefits of dealing with InstaForex in this video. Work with the high-fliers and earn more!
Participants of ShowFx World Finance conference in Riga have gathered to discuss topical issues and get the useful knowledge about peculiarities of the currency trading. The meeting was held in the very heart of the Latvian capital, in the fashionable Radisson Blu Elizabete Hotel. Hundreds of participants shared their experience, asked questions and, what is more important, got the answers from InstaForex representatives and leading trading specialists Valdimir Ribakov and Steve Ward who delivered their reports. Once again InstaForex was the title sponsor and actively participated in the event. Watch video report by InstaForex TV for more details.
Once again Kiev gathered participants and guests of the ShowFx World financial exhibition. It has become a tradition that InstaForex takes the most active part in the event. For the broker Ukraine is an increasingly growing market in terms of both customers and partners. That is why the company`s exhibition program in Kiev was rather rich. Apart from presentations of new services, achievements and future plans report, InstaForex representatives told the guests about how to become the broker`s partner in Ukraine and how effective this partnership can be.
On December 8, 2012 the investment conference arranged by brand ShowFx World took place in Almaty, the southern capital of Kazhakhstan. InstaForex attended the conference. The country`s biggest city with more than one million residents was of great interest to InstaForex, which was repeatedly acknowledged as being the Best Forex Broker in Asia. Watching a special InstaForex TV video report, you will know relevant information about the conference as well as peculiarities of trading on the financial markets of Kazakhstan.
InstaForex invites everybody to reach the top of Forex trading! A great variety of services, convenient and favorable conditions, innovative technologies – InstaForex has all you need and even more for successful trading on the currency market. Watch our promo video to check.
Trading with InstaForex is an opportunity to rise above the routine, work troubles and financial problems and plunge into your favorite activity. You trade anywhere and anytime earning your living in comfort. Now flying with InstaForex is much more than a metaphor! InstaForex branded aerostat allowed the company's clients to feel themselves the kings of the sky! The balloon was launched in summer 2012 during the international trading convention in Crimea. Traders could see the bright and assertive logo of the company soaring in the sky.
InstaForex has participated in the regular ShowFx Asia exhibition held in one of the largest financial centers in Asia – Singapore City. Two days of exhibition allowed us to present our innovative Forex services to wide audience and draw prizes and managed accounts among the visitors. We invite everybody who could not attend the exhibition to do it with InstaForex TV journalists.
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and the largest city in the country with thousands of small and large enterprises. Its population numbers 15 mln. The rate of economic growth and the standard of well being transformed Bangkok to a famous financial center and a spot of attraction for the world business community. Today Bangkok can compete with such cities as Singapore and Hong Kong as it encompasses manufacturing, tourist, business, and other economic sectors. Bangkok is a perfect place for organization of investment conferences and business meetings. That is why InstaForex Company has several offices in the capital of Thailand, which enable cooperation with tens of thousands traders from this unique city.
Today, Hong Kong consolidates position as one of the leading financial centres in Asia. It has one of the most perfect and stable economies in the world with everything necessary for business and particularly Forex trading. Low taxation and governmental non-interference in economic affairs make Hong Kong the most important financial and commercial centre. Watching the special report by InstaForex TV, you can plunge into the world of business and economic freedom of Asia.
InstaForex presents you a cartoon about a variety of the services it provides. What is interesting about this animation is its form and content telling about all the advantages of cooperation with InstaForex, one of the leading brokers in the world. The animated movie will help you to easily attract clients to cooperate with InstaForex.
Grand Dinner arranged by InstaForex in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was successfully held on October 6, 2012. The event gathered 750 traders from different parts of the country and could be rightfully called the most large-scale Forex event in Malaysia. Everybody was pleased with InstaForex Grand Dinner as it was organized at the highest level. Millionaire trader Ahmad Ariff was a special guest of the meeting. The occasion was accompanied by famous musical performers, the visitors could participate in the InstaForex raffles of modern devices and prize accounts.
Today Singapore is one of the most developed countries in the world; in this city-state active financial life ensures a favourable investment climate. Fast-growing economic indicators as well as highly advanced sector of financial services make Singapore one of the main business centres in Southeast Asia. InstaForex regularly takes part in the international ShowFx Asiainvestment exhibitions traditionally held in Singapore. Watch our special video report including an exclusive interview with InstaForex representative Alexandr Gorunov as well as surprises prepared by the company for the exhibition participants.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of fast-growing Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is both commercial and industrial heart of the country and the financial centre of Southeast Asia. Nowadays, Kuala Lumpur is attractive for investments of any kind, from direct ones to portfolio. A lot of financial forums, congresses and exhibitions take place in Malaysia. Many banks, insurance companies and stock exchanges are situated in Kuala Lumpur. InstaForex has several offices in this city, which reflects the importance of the region for the international broker.
InstaForex would like to introduce you to a very special member of the team and the first ever Forex robot — Fx Bot. Fx Bot embodies the striving of the company to offer its numerous customers only the latest developments in the sphere of currency trading. The idea of Fx Bot lies in the idea of telepresence implemented by the leader of robotic technology market, RBot company. The robot Fx Bot operated by InstaForex representative via WiFi can communicate with people, display videos and illustrations, thus performing the role of an office manager. Every person willing to see Fx Bot is free to make it at one of exhibitions InstaForex regularly takes part in.
Singapore is not only a dynamically developing country in Southeast Asia, but it also has one of the most advanced market-based economies underpinned by a resilient financial system. Today, the city-state of Singapore takes a leading position among highly industrialized Asian cities, carrying on financial activities, supporting the local business community as well as the exchange market. InstaForex representatives once again visited this beautiful tropical city for Finance and Investment EXPO 2012.
One of the most ancient and gorgeous cultural centres of Spain lies by the Tormes river. It goes by the name of Salamanca. Being a city of crucial importance during the Renaissance period, Salamanca still charms with its splendours. The extant medieval architecture is in tune with neighbouring modern buildings; the city harmoniously combines business and cultural realms. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage, Salamanca cherishes its old traditions while following contemporary trends. Let us take sports, for instance. Salamanca basketball team Avenida for which Ilona Korstin, the face of InstaForex, plays won the final match of Spain national basketball tournament held in this fascinating city.
The famous basketball player and the face of InstaForex, Ilona Corstin, tells us how sport helps to become successful on Forex. Today the star of women's basketball effeciently trade on the currency market and plays for the Spanish Avenida club in Salamanca.
The video is dedicated to a ShowFx World financial exhibition that took place in Moscow on November 11-12, 2011. We present you a brief video report on this event and an interview with InstaForex Senior Development Manager Pavel Shkapenko about accomplishments of the company in the Russian Federation.
InstaForex Loprais Team partook in the spectacular Dakar 2012 Rally raid. As a title sponsor of the rally raid, InstaForex sent its TV professionals to South America to film it. They were totally impressed by the famous gushing waterfalls of Iguazu and the second largest Bird Park in the world nearby.
Travelling to South America to cover the Dakar 2012 Rally raid, InstaForex representatives visited one of the world's brightest cities, Rio de Janeiro, and experienced what it is like to celebrate the New Year in a Brazilian style. Rio may well become one more city to represent InstaForex in the closest time. The video shows a vivid life and curious sights of Rio de Janeiro as well as conveys the New Year traditions cherished in the capital of Brazil.
The United Arab Emirates seems to be a country where everything you dream of can come true, and its capital Abu Dhabi is a land of breath-taking fantasies. Abu Dhabi is one of the world's financial centres holding specialized exhibitions and conferences every year. In 2011, at Forex&Investment Summit the international broker InstaForex was awarded as the Best Retail Forex Broker.
A ridge of skyscrapers which have changed the horizon line forever and multilevel highways - this is what Dubai, an administrative and commercial centre of the United Arab Emirates, is. In this multicultural metropolis the aspiration to permanent modernization and high technology coexist peacefully with religiosity and traditional way of life. InstaForex venerates traditions as well. Especially for Islam adherents swap-free accounts were established.
The international broker InstaForex was awarded as the Best Retail FX Provider at the Forex&Investment Summit which took place in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on November 15-16, 2011. The Company attaches great significance to the award, as it is given on the basis of results of open voting held among traders and is a confirmation of strong clients' loyalty.
This is a 12-minute documentary about InstaForex Loprais Team filmed by InstaForex TV professionals. This video contains the exclusive interviews with the Loprais family members and tells about everyday team life, training for big races and severities of forthcoming competitions.
At World Finance Awards, the British magazine World Finance named InstaForex the Best Broker in Asia for the third time in a row. Check out a short review of this event and enjoy London sights.
The report is about the famous Silk Way Rally which started on Red Square in Moscow and finished by the Black Sea. InstaForex Loprais Team celebrates victory after 4,000 kilometers of the off-road race!
In an interview with a company's representative, team pilot Ales Loprais recollects the brightest moments of the Silk Way Rally and tells about specifics of truck racing.
Vojtech Stajf, InstaForex Loprais Team navigator, shares his views about teamwork and the role of every team member with InstaForex TV.
In her exclusive interview for InstaForex TV, Ilona Korstin tells us about the most relevant victories in her life and about her charity activities. From this video you will learn why the award-winning basketball player chose InstaForex as her broker.
Being the face of InstaForex, she won the European Championship with the Russian national basketball team for the third time, thus getting a ticket to the summer Olympic Games 2012 in London.
In his interview for InstaForex TV, the young grandmaster Magnus Carlsen notes that in order to succeed in any field one must develop himself and have certain talent and luck, but the most important factor is to enjoy the process.
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2010 metais kompanija dalyvavo eilinėje parodoje ShowFx Asia Džakartoje. Siūlome Jūsų dėmesiui kompanijos InstaForex generalinio direktoriaus pavaduotojo Dmitrijaus Savchenko intervių apie pagrindinius kompanijos pasiekimus brokerių paslaugų tiekimo srityje azijos regione.
2010 metais Singapure vyko paroda ShowFx Asia, kurios vienas dalyvių tapo tarptautinis brokeris InstaForex. Vladimir Syrov, kompanijos InstaForex plėtros direktorius, interviu pasakojo organizatoriams apie kompanijos veiklą azijos regione, kurios dėka kompanija InstaForex buvo pripažinta «Brokeriu №1 Azijoje».
2010 metų rugsėjį kompanija InstaForex iškilmingai įteikė visureigį Hummer H3 akcijos «Raktai nuo Hummer į laimingas rankas» laimėtojui. Rusijos treideris Ruslanas Machauri, tapęs visureigio laimėtojų, interviu papasokojo apie savo įspūdžius laimėjus konkurse.
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The experienced racer tells how to win and highlights the importance of being optimistic.
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new orleans under siege
i have been reading the newspapers about the hurricane, katrina, that hit southeastern america. i just haven't been paying good attention to that news. all sorts of natural disasters hit all sorts of places, so why was this one any different?
it's not that a lot of people died (think Bangladesh's annual killer floods and Africa's drought-famine-deaths), or especially in poor countries (think Bam's earthquake, and the one in Turkey).
this is the richest country in the world, with the best (?cuba?) healthcare system in the world and the best army and engineer corps etc etc. surely they can handle any disaster.
as it turned out, my favourite city in all of america has been damaged, physically and psychologically. New Orleans is a city of natives, of jazz and blues and saxophones, ray charles and sammy davis, prime ribs and steaks, gumbo and potatoes, Mardi Gras and gays, heat and humidity, French and Creole and Cajun, an "inevitable city on an impossible site".
i've always suspected it was inevitable. the world needed a city like New Orleans. not till today did i know exactly how impossible. all of it is below sea level, and surrounded by the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain, kept dry by levees (remember that little Dutch tyke with his finger in the dyke? not gonna work this time) and pumps... i suppose it now makes New Orleans that much more special, because of them living against the odds every second of every day, and having so much food, music, culture and celebration of life and choices going on every second of every day.
i hate it that Katrina hit New Orleans. why can't they hit someplace else, like Washington (with that idiot in residence), or Muckville, Alabama?


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The US government yesterday revealed a plan to disarm Lord's Resistance Army fighters in central Africa and capture or kill their leader, Joseph Kony.
Barack Obama presented a strategy document to Congress designed to "mitigate and eliminate" the threat to civilians posed by one of the world's longest-running and most brutal insurgencies.
While they are unlikely to result in US troops being directly involved in combat operations, the proposed measures should strengthen local military efforts against the LRA. Several international human rights groups welcomed the move, although some relief agencies working in the affected areas warned the plan could prove counterproductive.
The rebels emerged in northern Uganda 24 years ago with devastating consequences for the local population. In recent years, they have exported their terror to the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic.
More than 2,300 people in these countries have been killed by LRA fighters over the past two years, with 400,000 civilians forced to flee their homes.
At least 3,000 men, women and children have been abducted – the rebels' primary form of conscription.
Obama's announcement followed the passing of a bill in May that requires the US to support multilateral efforts to subdue the LRA.
The four main objectives of the new plan are to increase protection for civilians, encourage rebel defections, improve humanitarian access and "apprehend or remove from the battlefield Joseph Kony and senior commanders", according to a letter sent to congressmen.
The strategy is a more formal and official version of the one employed by the US for the past two years after it took the lead among western countries in trying to end the rebellion.
In December 2008, the US military provided intelligence and financial support to the Ugandan-led Operation Lightning Thunder, which flushed LRA fighters from their main hideout in Congo, Garamba National Park.
But rebel leaders including Kony – who claims to have messianic powers – escaped the ground and air assault and immediately embarked on a series of massacres in remote villages.
The strategy document said the US had spent more than $23m (£14.5m) on support for the Ugandan military since then, but added that more money was needed.
But ending the insurgency is likely to be extremely difficult, even with more cash and commitment. It was a task that proved beyond the Ugandan military when the LRA operated there for 20 years, and the rebel fighters have proved equally comfortable in countries to the east.
The US-based Enough Project warned in a recent report that the LRA's "propensity for violence remains undiminished" despite having a fighting force of just 400. Ledio Cakaj, a field researcher for the project, said Obama's plan signalled a more hands-on approach by the US military in regional counterinsurgency operations.
"You are not going to see marines on the ground fighting Kony," Cakaj said. "But you are going to see more US troops and contractors on the ground facilitating regional efforts to stop the rebels. It's not a radical move, but it is certainly a positive step."
However, Chris Bain, head of UK aid agency Cafod, said that while the US commitment to tackling the LRA problem was encouraging, the military approach is a "dangerous one if it doesn't ensure the protection of innocent civilians" - as has happened in the past.
"This is far too high a price to pay," he said. "A negotiated solution is the only long-term solution."


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BYU basketball's team is taking a new approach to defense this season, and it's time to take a statistical look at how well it's working so far. And it's safe to say that things are looking up in some key statistical categories.
This analysis compares the stats so far this season to last season's often-criticized defensive efforts. Also, the Cougars have played two opponents they also played last year so far in this young season, and this analysis will compare how those stats changed between last year and this one.
Season stats
These are based on the official 2016-17 and 2017-18 season stats.
Opponent points per game: From 74.3 to 69.9 (5.9 percent reduction)
Opponent field goal percentage: From 0.416 to 0.446 (7.2 percent increase)
Opponent 3 point field goal percentage: From 0.324 to 0.380 (17.3 percent increase)
Opponent field goal attempts per game: From 64.0 to 56.7 (11.4 percent decrease)
Opponent 3 point field goal attempts per game: From 24.9 to 17.3 (30.5 percent decrease)
Opponent 3 point field goals made per game: From 8.1 to 6.6 (18.5 percent decrease)
Steals: From 6.6 to 6 (9.1 percent reduction)
Blocks: From 4.6 to 5.6 (21.7 percent increase)
The numbers say that BYU's new defensive style has not lowered the opponents field goal or three-point shooting percentages. In fact, both have gone up compared to last season.
Instead, the Cougars are simply not allowing the opposing team to take as many shots. The most dramatic reductions are behind the arc as BYU's opponents are attempting 7.6 fewer 3 pointers per game. Part of this is due to BYU's more methodical pace on offense as compared to previous seasons, but there also seems to be a marked improvement on both transition and half-court defense as well.
While the number of steals has dropped a bit, the block party is on at BYU. Yoeli Childs is leading the charge with 20 blocks already this season, and Payton Dastrup already has five in just 45 minutes of play. Elijah Bryant has also joined in the fun with four blocks as well.
Common opponents 2016-17 vs 2017-18
BYU has played two opponents both last season and this season: Princeton and UVU. While it's admittedly an imperfect comparison as college basketball teams fluctuate from year to year, the differences are still instructive.
BYU vs Princeton
Points allowed: From 73 to 56 (23.2 percent reduction)
Princeton field goal percentage: From 37.5 to 37.7 (0.5 percent reduction)
Princeton 3 point field goal percentage: From 28.6 to 36.8 (28.7 percent increase)
Princeton field goals attempted: From 72 to 53 (26.4 percent reduction)
Princeton 3 point field goals attempted: From 35 to 19 (45.7 percent reduction)
Princeton 3 point field goals made: From 10 to 7 (30.0 percent decrease)
Steals: From 8 to 8 (No difference)
Blocks: From 5 to 5 (No difference)
BYU vs UVU
Points allowed: From 114 to 58 (50.9 percent decrease)
UVU field goal percentage: From 52.9 to 43.5 (17.8 percent decrease)
UVU 3 point field goal percentage: From 48.6 to 12.5 (74.3 percent decrease)
UVU field goals attempted: From 68 to 46 (32.4 percent decrease)
UVU 3 point field goals attempted: From 37 to 8 (78.4 percent decrease)
UVU 3 point field goals made: From 18 to 1 (94.4 percent decrease)
Steals: From 8 to 8 (No difference)
Blocks: From 2 to 6 (200 percent increase)
The numbers from these two games tell a dramatic story of fewer shot attempts for BYU's opponents. What's more incredible is that the Cougars got both the Tigers and Wolverines at home last season and saw these dramatic stat improvements on the road.
Granted, UVU's stat changes are a bit skewed as the Wolverines had an extremely hard to duplicate shooting night at the Marriott Center last year. Even if BYU's defense had shown no improvement over last season, the odds are against UVU duplicating those incredible shooting numbers. Even so, to go from 18 3-pointers made to just one is a stunning stat.
While BYU has not reduced its opponents shooting percentages, it has dramatically decreased the number of shots they take, particularly from behind the arc. Some of that is undoubtedly due to a more controlled offense. However, the Cougars have been at both transition and half-court set defense.