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While everyone is talking about gun control, Apple's stock
price and the fiscal cliff, one huge sector of the world economy
is in the middle of a huge uptrend.
Over the past year the
iShares MSCI South Korean Index (
has rallied roughly 25%, yet I haven't read or heard one snippet
of news about impressive gains. Have you? I doubt it.
Could it be the global popularity of Gangnam Style? Probably
not. Much of the rise has come on the back of its big brother …
China. China is South Korea's single largest trading partner,
accounting for a quarter of its exports.
The top brand names that are exported out of South Korea -
such as Samsung, Kia and Hyundai - have also given the country a
decisive edge this year. Samsung accounts for about one-fourth of
the world's cell phones, while Kia and Hyundai are both among the
top-6 most-profitable automakers in the world.
All three of the aforementioned companies have large
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. In fact, about 22% of the ETF's holdings are allocated to
Samsung, while Hyundai takes 5.6% and Kia 2.8%.
So now that we have some background, how as self-directed
investors how can we take advantage of the extended move?
Well, by looking at the chart I certainly would not be buying
South Korea (
) at this juncture. I never buy anything that is overbought. As
you can clearly see in the chart above, the RSI (14) has pushed
into a "very overbought" state. Typically when an underlying
stock or ETF reaches this type of overbought extreme, a reversion
to the mean occurs. That being said, a move back to the $58-$60
range would not surprise me, and at that point I might step in
and buy a few shares.
Admittedly, this is the ideal set-up that I look for within my
Options Advantage
service. I start with my list of 40 or so highly liquid
(EWY is on the list) and then look on a daily basis for an
extended move into an overbought or oversold state.
Once an extended move occurs, like we have recently witnessed
with EWY, I use an options strategy known as
credit spreads
. I actually discussed the EWY trade earlier this week in one of
my weekly videos (
view here
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length in my free weekly e-letter -
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But for the non-options crowd, waiting for a pullback is the
answer in my opinion. And with the prospect of China taking over
as the world's leading economy, you can bet that South Korea will
be riding their coattails. Indeed this could be an investment
well worth your time.
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Editor and Chief Options Strategist
Options Advantage
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We love seeing quirky cameras made from inventive materials here at Inhabitat – in the past we've showcased everything from Lego TLR cameras [1] to Leica-style paper pinhole cameras [2]. The latest kit to catch our eye is this incredible camera made from old photography books! Crafted from a stack of hollowed out tomes, this clever camera is the latest collaboration from Swiss artists Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs (Tonk [3]) .
Tonk [3]'s mini library is the latest in a series of reinvented cameras. In the past the duo has used a variety of unusual materials like turtle shells and rocks to create their own handmade designs. With any luck, the wisdom from within the books will inspire aspiring photographers who snap away with this cool device.
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Images courtesy of Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs
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Why use them? I know they have more hand positions than flat bars, but I rarely use the drops. When I do use the drops, I don't stay in that position for long. Mostly I use the tops and hoods. Bonuses are that I have cross top brake levers, the bar end shifters are nice, too, and the hoods are useful for hanging market bags off of.
How can drops be made better use of? Anyone out there just passionate about riding the drops? Anyone like another handlebar they like better? I think if I'd might like to try moustache handlebars to save myself some back strain.
I'm asking because I recently replaced the crappiest, most unsupportive Brooks leather handlebar tape with some Deda foam handlebar tape. I had to take my German Bike Mirror off. I haven't had a chance to put it back on and I've been experimenting with riding the drops, but I'm not sure how I'd rather use it, for one more hand position or to mount a bike mirror.


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What is this kitchen (?) implement/tool used for?
We found this metal scissoring-action type tool (YT video) in my Swedish grandmother's kitchen drawer after she passed away. No one in the family knows what it was for. Is it a kitchen tool or a handicraft thing? Do you know? [more inside]
Solving a family heritage mystery -- Sweden vs. Denmark
I'm trying to figure out why my great-great-grandparents told the 1900 US census they were from Denmark, when really they were from Sweden. Would there have been some reason for the lie at that time? [more inside]
♫ A nuclear submarine sinks off the coast of Sweden ♫
On somewhat short notice, my wife and I are going to Stockholm for several days. I know next to nothing about Sweden. Tourism tips, please! [more inside]
Driving from Gothenburg to Malmo - things to see/do?
In early April I will be driving from Gothenburg to Malmo with my 13 year old daughter (part of a short road-trip across southern Sweden). Google estimates the trip to be around 3 hours. To make the most of the journey, what should we see/do on the way? Scenery/History/Culture/Wildlife are all good, but if there is something that will particularly appeal to my daughter, all the better.
How do I do the train in Norway and Sweden?
I am going on a vacation to Norway and Sweden at the end of August, which involves flying into Bergen and taking a series of train rides around until I end up in Stockholm. I am a complete train newbie, how to trains work? [more inside]
Can I break my Öresundståg journey on a single ticket?
I'm travelling from Helsingborg to Copenhagen. I want to stop for lunch at Malmö. Can I just get off and back on again later with one ticket, or do I need two tickets? I can't get a straight answer from Öresundståg.se, even by email.
Arlanda airport to central(ish) Stockholm for a non-bankrupting price?
How can an academic friend get from Stockholm Arlanda airport, to Wittstocksgatan, Stockholm, for a reasonable price? Criteria inside. [more inside]
Fiddle with the keys of the keyed fiddle
OK, I realise this is pretty niche, but I may get a surprise. Can you help me find more intense music played on the nyckelharpa? [more inside]
Sve Filter - an amazing Sunday between Hovmantorp and Malmö?
I have one day/night to plan, using public transport between Hovmantorp (where I'll be seeing in Midsommar with friends) and Malmö. Sunday 21st June, and the morning of the Monday. What do you think the best use of that 24h/230km would be? I love wilderness and wild space, amazing sights and strange experiences. Anything "different" or inherently Swedish. I have a relatively low budget and I'm limited to public transport. [more inside]
Hotels in the city centers of Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo
Heya. The wife and I are staying for two nights in each of Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo. We'd like something very centrally located and though we'd pay more to stay somewhere nice/cool, price is a little bit of a concern. Don't want to sacrifice comfort, though. Any tips from you guys?
Bork bork BOR! Or where in Sweden should I live?
After lots and lots of changes is my life, due to medical reasons I find myself making concrete plans a year in advance again. At about this time of next year I intend to be moving back to the country where I first saw the light of day, which I haven't visited since I was 12. Help me find a place where life will be enjoyable for me. [more inside]
Namefilter? Not quite, nameCHANGEfilter (and gender too).
Dual nationality edition. And stateless until 4 years old. I'm trans. In which country do I have to change my legal name and gender? What? You want MORE snowflake details? Ok, ok, some more after the jump. [more inside]
How do I move my worldly goods across the Atlantic?
I have recently acquired and accepted an exciting job opportunity in Sweden -- a two-year postdoctoral research post. It's great! I'm excited! I ... don't want to sublet other people's houses for two years. So I need to move my furniture (and a whole bunch of academic reference books, without which the postdoc isn't going to go so well) from their current location across the Atlantic. How do I best do this? Difficulty: I'm an American and me and all my objects are currently in semi-rural Canada. And I can't drive. [more inside]
What is up with the beds in Sweden?
Can someone please explain to me what I am seeing on top of the beds in Swedish hotel pictures? [more inside]
IKEA has its own branded liquor. Who knew? I got the "snaps mix," five miniatures of beverages I'm unsure about. The set: svartvinbar; bittersot ortsnaps; akavit, kummin anis & fankal; akavit, kummin, dill & citrus; and citron & flader. That's all I have in English; the rest is in Chinese. So, any ideas about mixers for these little beauties, thoughts about which might be better without a mixer? Any insights whatsoever??! Thanks! Send air.
inside Arlanda airport: micro SIMs for sale?
At ARN, will I definitely be able to buy a micro SIM (ideally Comviq, based on these options, but if not, any similar brand)? Surprisingly hard to google a clear answer here. [more inside]
Hidden Scandinavian gems?
Wife and I are planning a Scandinavia trip, mostly wanting to see Sweden & Norway, but wouldn't mind working in Denmark and Finland, time permitting (12 days). We want to see some of the cities (Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen) but also really want to see some of the way-out stuff up north, the hidden gems. Any recs on companies to work with, places we simply cannot miss, any kind of cool day cruises (boats!) and maybe most importantly, some real out of the way stuff that shines?
Should I go to the dentist? And if so, where do I even go?
I recently arrived in Uppsala, Sweden. I'm here for six months but my teeth started hurting today. It isn't so much as pain as it is sensitivity towards pressure and heat. It isn't ongoing and it comes and goes (usually if I bite down on something very hard). It happened a few weeks before I left, but it went away so quickly that I didn't think it was an issue. Now, I'm not sure if I even need to see a dentist and if I do, I'm not sure I am covered by insurance because it isn't an emergency procedure. Therefore, I will go to a dentist if it is absolutely recommended, but I'm trying to avoid it. So my question is two-fold: should I go see a dentist? If so, where in Uppsala do I even go?
1.Membership list 2.??? 3.Non-profit!
I've taken over a position as a general administrator of an artist workshop with 400+ members, and set myself the task of automating what is still a manual or paper organisation. Looking for advice on membership software and good practices - getting a bit lost among all the CRM options and features. [more inside]
Riding an electric horse?
This week I am trying to ID a folk song from Sweden. Google, Musipedia and Baidu (the book is a Chinese music book) all are of no help. The title of the song is the title of this question. Here is a youtube link to the song. Thanks for your help!
International Wifi Hotspot
My wife and I will be traveling to Scandinavia for a trip shortly (Denmark, Sweden, Norway) – what's the best option for us to have internet access considering our phones are locked to ATT? [more inside]
Sights to see for a week in Denmark & Sweden?
I'm landing in Copenhagen July 26th, and flying out of Stockholm August 1. In those 6 days, what must I not miss? It will be my first time in the region. [more inside]
Stockholm with little kids
We will be spending four days in Stockholm in the middle of June, with two boys, three and six years old. We've got the standard order guidebook suggestions (Vasa Museum, Skansen, etc.) of things to do, but I'd really love some suggestions of fun things for kids, or even just playgrounds for them to run around when they have had enough of Vikings and whatnot. They tend to be very excited about all modes of transportation, so trams, ferries, etc are a bonus. We will be staying near Ostermalm.
What are the AirBnB alternatives outside the United States
I'm looking for AirBnBs for international travel, probably especially for Asia particularly Japan, and for the Scandinavian countries. I'm mostly interested in services for medium-term durations -- say, two to six weeks. Sites offering unusual housing (e.g. converted barns, lighthouses, treehouses) would be interesting to me, as would heritage sites and retreat-like spaces such as temples and monasteries that offer accommodation for nonreligious people. I'm interested in both urban and rural destinations. [more inside]
Make my first Europe trip a success. Copenhagen, Sweden, and the works!
I'm going to Copenhagen for 7 nights in mid-May! It's definitely not the first Europe trip I had been longing for, but some time ago I found an insane deal on airfare and it was too good to pass up, even if it meant upstaging my plans for a much longer trip to the continent. MeFi, help me make it a success. Give your best tips on. Also, what would be viable day trips from Copenhagen? [more inside]
Where in Europe should I check out (and dance) this summer?
I have a one-way ticket to Stockholm in June to celebrate midsommar, but want to figure out a second place to visit that I haven't been before, preferably somewhere that I would want to consider living in the future (I consider all of my travel auditions for the future, in a way.) [more inside]
Please help decipher this handwritten location in Sweden
This snippet is from a petition for naturalization filed in North Dakota (USA) in 1908. It is referring to the birth place of a man born in Sweden in 1874. Anyone with more knowledge of historical Swedish parishes and/or turn-of-the-century handwriting care to help me decipher the first word? [more inside]
Crush Me Out on Sweden!
I have developed an unavoidable crush on Sweden. I want to hear from Mefi locals about the best your country has to offer, things you love about living there, music, culture, all of it - help me crush out on Sweden! [more inside]
Music from the Northern Lattitudes sought.
Every other year I throw a Nordic-themed winter solstice party to welcome the return of the sun. In addition to Nordic foods like Herring, meatballs, and Swedish fish I like to play music from the north. I want to branch out from Bjork, Sibelius and Abba. I have already downloaded the album from Árstíðir which was featured on metafilter. Can you suggest musicians/songs/bands/composers from Nordic countries (or from Arctic regions) that are sung in their native language rather than English?
how did this get here I am not good with cell phone
This is probably a question that has been answered before and I am just too panicky to figure it out right now, but what is the best option for saving my US phone number while I am abroad? Is Google Voice a solid option? I leave in two days, I use Virgin Mobile, and I want to save it indefinitely. Additional small side question about Swedish phones (specifically iPhone use in Sweden), but mostly confused about porting a number for usage abroad. [more inside]
Best vegan/vegetarian Swedish/Scandinavian cookbook?
A friend of mine is going to move to Sweden next month. I would like to give him a book with vegan/vegetarian Swedish (or Scandinavian) recipes. The book can be in English, German or Swedish. Any suggestions? PS. In relation to this question what is the best place to buy Swedish books. It seems like there is nothing like Amazon over there.
A Scandinavian Wedding?
What time of year and what location is feasible for having a wedding in Northern Europe, given that we aren't averse to snow and want to have a small ceremony? [more inside]
Where can one watch the Stanley Cup in Stockholm, Sweden?
What bars or restaurants will be showing these last few Stanley Cup games in Stockholm? Are there any that will remain open that late?
Can you explain Swedish relationship /sex culture to an American?
As an American woman, I understand we have different expectations regarding sex and dating/new relationships than what generally happens in Sweden. My experiences with Swedish men have been a bit confusing, and I wonder if that may be part of a cultural communication disconnect. [more inside]
Swedish fish out of water!
I'm going to be visiting Stockholm, Sweden for the first time in a couple months. I'm planning on going the AirBnB route, so where's the best part of the city to stay? And what are some etiquette tips for an English-only speaker without a lot of international travel experience? [more inside]
Känn ingen sorg för oss Stockholm
My wife and I will be in Stockholm for a few days in June, staying with some friends in Kungsholmen before traveling the countryside with them by car. Nights we'll be with them, but we'll have some time in the days to explore Stockholm on our own. We have guidebooks to find all the major attractions, etc.--but hoped you could give some advice on fun places to go, or things to see, street kiosks to buy lunch, etc. that don't make it into guidebooks. Quirky is a plus! [more inside]
I need your vegetarian Swedish recipes!
It's Eurovision time again which means that as per tradition I need to serve foods from the host country with flags stuck in them. This years it's Sweden, which has not produced, I am sad to say, a bounty of foods that I would like to or can eat; hence I'm looking for recipes. Catch: I'm vegetarian and the food should be able to have a flag stuck in it and not require a huge number of specialist ingredients. Recommendations for Swedish style cocktails also appreciated.
How should three tourists enjoy Valborg in Stockholm next week?
Two friends and I, all Americans, will be in Stockholm next week when it is Valborg/Walpurgis/Vappu. Is there anything in particular we should see, or do you have any guidelines for how to enjoy this as foreigners? Open to all suggestions, except for going somewhere other than Stockholm. [more inside]
Recommend me some museums, galleries, and art spaces in Stockholm?
My goal is to get up to speed -- and then keep up with -- the art, design, architecture, and fashion scenes in Stockholm. I moved here recently and am curious if people can recommend galleries, museums, and anything else I should follow for interesting shows, interesting new artists, speaker tours, that sort of thing, ideally relating to the above, but I'm also open to anything else :) In a bigger city like London or NY there are obvious tons of galleries and museums that constantly have great exhibits...I don't expect Stockholm to be at that level, but people always talk about "Swedish design" and I am curious to get into it, as well as art and architecture. I realize that leaves it open but mainly I care about galleries, museums, and other spaces where innovative creation is being displayed, and less about the medium (though architecture, photography, and haute cotoure type fashion are three specific interests...though you wouldn't know it from how I dress :). I think this question is a bit rambly but hopefully the "spirit" of it was conveyed. Thanks in advance!
What do I need to buy to be able to use my fairly expensive stereo/receiver in Sweden?
What do I need to buy to be able to use my fairly expensive stereo/receiver in Sweden? [more inside]
I am moving to Sweden and want to read up on the country before I do. Recommend me good books related to Sweden!
I am moving to Sweden and want to read up on the country before I do. Recommend me good books related to Sweden! [more inside]
What are the income percentiles in Sweden?
What are the income percentiles in Sweden? [more inside]
Cheapest way to ship a bass guitar from London, England to Gothenburg, Sweden?
Cheapest way to ship a bass guitar from London, England to Gothenburg, Sweden? [more inside]
Is Assange more at risk of deportation in Sweden?
Is Julian Assange at greater risk of being extradited to the US in Sweden than he is in the UK? [more inside]
Underground Uppsala?
Where do all the weirdos hang out in Uppsala? What are the good punk/metal/jazz/whatever venues? Are there any social centers/autonomous spaces/hacker spaces? Which organizations are dealing with leftist politics? Are there any cooperatives? ETC! [more inside]
Agencies in Sweden that work with refugees?
Is anyone here familiar with organizations in Sweden that work with Iraqi refugees, especially in the Stockholm area? [more inside]
Help me find a quirky and not too expensive hotel in Stockholm.
I'm heading with my partner to Stockholm for a long weekend in June and would love recommendations for a place to stay. We'd like to stay somewhere that won't break the bank but also a bit individual and quirky. For example, I stayed in the CitzenM hotel in Glasgow recently and loved it - it was boutique but at a budget conscious £70-90 per night. I am guessing Stockholm will be a bit pricer than Glasgow so happy to pay a bit more, but that's the sort of place I am looking for. TIA!
Armchair Travels
Next year, I'll be travelling to the Netherlands and (briefly) Belgium, then later a trip to Tallinn, Helsinki and Stockholm. Are there any films or novels I should check out to get a feel for the places before I get there? [more inside]
What to buy my Swedish housemate spending Christmas in Australia?
One of my housemates is Swedish and is missing her family a lot this holiday season. I'd like to make or buy her something that will remind her of Sweden at Christmas time, but don't have the slightest clue what that would be. Enlighten me! [more inside]
Name this movie about the dead returning to their lives — not zombies!
Can anyone tell me the name of the Scandinavian movie that has people's deceased friends and relatives returning from the dead? Only they're not zombies — they look rather well, in fact — and seem rather confused about why and how they've managed to return. They try to go on with their lives, taking jobs, resuming family duties… but strains appear, and social tensions. Plus, they just *aren't* quite the same as they were before. [more inside]


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How a Lone Grad Student Scooped the Government and What It Means for Your Online Privacy
The FTC is going after big tech companies with no wifi, outdated BlackBerries, and computers that can't even access the websites they're supposed to watch over.
The FTC tries to do the best with what it has. In 2009, with new Obama-era appointees aboard, it hired Christopher Soghoian, a privacy technologist who could perform the sort of sophisticated forensics that Mayer conducted on Google. A year later, in 2010, the FTC hired its first chief technologist, Edward Felten, a Princeton computer scientist who is highly regarded in tech policy circles. But the three men who have filled the privacy technologist job that Soghoian filled first (each have served for about a year) faced an awkward problem: The desktop in their office is digitally shackled by security filters that make it impossible to freely browse the web. Crucial websites are off-limits, due to concerns of computer viruses infecting the FTC's network, and there are severe restrictions on software downloads. When Soghoian tried to download a wifi-sniffing app, his boss told him within a few minutes that he had tripped a security alarm; he could not use the app on his computer. It had to be deleted immediately.
To defend against hackers, filtered computers are standard in the government, but they are problematic for officials who are trying to discover dishonest activity on the web; it's a bit like telling a cop he can't patrol in high-crime neighborhoods. A handful of unfiltered computers are available in restricted labs at the FTC's headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue and its satellite offices on New Jersey Avenue and M Street, but this is an ungainly setup. Rather than leaving their office, waiting for an elevator, swiping their ID badges across a sensor at the lab's locked door and logging into a computer soaked with malware (because the lab computers are used to test suspicious applications and websites), the technologists have instead stayed in their office and tethered their personal laptops to their personal cellphones. The office does not have a window, and the cell signals are not strong; even by phone standards, their web connection is slow.
Soghoian and the current privacy technologist, Michael Brennan, tried to get an unfiltered desktop installed in their office. Each time—Soghoian in 2010, Brennan in 2011—they got tantalizingly close, with new machines delivered to them. But the computers were never connected to the internet. Someone at the agency—they don't know who—got cold feet. "I basically had a $2,000 computer doing nothing," Soghoian said. Brennan isn't even at the office so much these days; he is a part-timer who lives in Philadelphia, where he is getting a Ph.D. in computer science at Drexel University. When he works in Washington, the FTC's privacy gunslinger crashes at a friend's house.
Only one FTC official has an unfiltered desktop: Felten, the chief technologist. He is the sort of unconventional public servant the FTC has hired in recent years. He was an expert witness in the landmark antitrust suit against Microsoft, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and in April he participated in a privacy hackathon with his teenage daughter. Felten, hired mainly to provide policy advice to the FTC chairman, also conducts investigations of suspicious websites or apps—this is what he uses the unshackled computer for. During an interview, he pointed to it, a bit like a museum guide gesturing toward a priceless artwork, and said, "This is rare. I think this is the only one."
He acknowledged the agency is hindered by a shortage of technical experts who can find the sorts of violations that Mayer stumbled on.
"We could for sure do more if we had more people," he said while sitting in his office, which is nearly bare, with a few FTC posters on the walls, a small table and chairs, and a large desk for his two computers. "There are a lot of opportunities that we have to let go by because we don't have the people to seize them…opportunities to measure and evaluate what's happening every day in people's computers and phones."
Felten, who plans to resume full-time teaching at Princeton in the fall, was asked whether he has better technological resources there.
"Oh yes," he replied. "That's certainly the case."
The mismatch between FTC aspirations and abilities is exemplified by its Mobile Technology Unit, created earlier this year to oversee the exploding mobile phone sector. The six-person unit consists of a paralegal, a program specialist, two attorneys, a technologist and its director, Patricia Poss. For the FTC, the unit represents an important allocation of resources to protect the privacy rights of more than 100 million smartphone owners in America. For Silicon Valley, a six-person team is barely a garage startup. Earlier this year, the unit issued a highly publicized report on mobile apps for kids; its conclusion was reflected in the subtitle, "Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disappointing." It was a thin report, however. Rather than actually checking the personal data accessed by the report's sampling of 400 apps, the report just looked at whether the apps disclose, on the sites where they are sold, the types of personal data that would be accessed and what the data would be used for. The body of the report is just 17 pages. (The FTC says it will do deeper research in future reports.)
The mobile unit has an equipment problem, too. Like most government agencies, the FTC issues BlackBerries to key officials. Poss, the unit's director, has one. The BlackBerry dominated when Al Gore ran for president, but today it's barely an also-ran with just 12 percent of the smartphone market. That's not a problem if you only use your BlackBerry for texts, emails and calls. But it's a problem if, like Poss, your job is to keep track of what's happening in the smartphone market. Most consumers use Androids or iPhones, and most of the apps written for them are not available on the BlackBerry.
If Poss wants to learn what's going on in the 88 percent of the smartphone market that her BlackBerry cannot access, she would need to leave her office and go to one of the FTC labs, where she can use or check out an iPhone or Android. It's a clunky setup, so she resorts to a familiar workaround: She uses her personal smartphones. She has an iPhone as well as an Android.
A moment after she mentioned this in an interview, she added, "I probably shouldn't be saying that."
FTC officials are reluctant to talk about their lack of funding, partly because public whining, especially during hard economic times, is infrequently rewarded. It's also politically unwise. A vocal portion of the electorate believes the government and its regulatory arms have too much money and power as it is. Additionally, the FTC is trying to keep the tech industry honest by hinting that the feds are watching everything. It does not help if Silicon Valley realizes the FTC possesses just a handful of iPhones and Androids that are kept under lock and key in the basement.
The interview with Poss was conducted in an office on the third floor of the FTC's headquarters, with an FTC spokeswoman on hand. When Poss was asked whether it wouldn't make sense for the director of the Mobile Technology Unit to have a government-issued iPhone or Android, the spokeswoman, Claudia Farrell, interceded.
"He's trying to get you to bitch, Patti. Don't do it."
Poss, a lawyer who has worked at the FTC for more than 12 years, began to look uncomfortable, as though she was in the witness box, unsure what she was supposed to say. She made amends by noting she can use her office computer to look at the smartphone app descriptions posted on the websites where they are sold. Then she reversed herself.
"Actually, you can't," Poss said. "We have some restrictions on the sites we can visit on government computers."
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I want to read updates on this story. What has been the schools reaction to this attack? Will 45 days in detention and forced counseling make any difference in the attitude of the attacmore subversive in his attacks?ker or just make him
Levi needs shock treatment, that will cure his homophobia.
Shock treatment will no more "cure" homophobia than it can cure "homosexuality" Fortunately, this barbaric procedure has fallen into disrepute in most of the medical circles. Barbarism should not be tolerated in order to combat another form of barbarism.
Sorry – quotes should have been around the second "cure"& not around homosexuality
More than likely, the kid is gay himself. But they should also send the adults to prison who taught him to be a bully.
The person who filmed the incident and then uploaded it to the internet should be suspended, too. The fact that the videotape helped secure Levi's conviction is irrelevant: the uploader clearly meant to humiliate, not help the victim. Bullying is not just physical.
I did a little research on this story and it turns out that the victim has endured bullying on numerous occasions, over the last year at his school. Not only has the school done nothing to help him, they've actually given him the classic victim-blaming treatment of "maybe you should tone yourself down and try not to draw attention".
So now he's going to sue them! And good luck to him!
Also, 1.5 months in juvie, plus counselling, is more than these bullies ever usually get, and it makes for a nice change, but it's still too little.
This was a sustained assault (the victim suffered a chipped tooth and a concussion from fists alone), it was completely unprovoked and it was a hate crime. Even taking the assailant's age into account, I'd think he should be locked up for 6 months at the very least.
When this incident happened I posted the video news link to it here on pink news. It was heartbreaking to hear both the victim and the mother speak about the bullying he endured in the school.
The video showed clips from the beating.
After seeing the beating the victim received. Will 90 days in detention and counseling deal appropriately with the boy who's anger and hatred show he is a ticking time bomb?.
The school district how ever should still be accountable to address the situation of bullying. They were fully aware of the situation being ongoing and did nothing to protect the victim. Instead they suspended the bully for 5 days. Where as he should have been expelled, more so when his 90 days expire.
By their inaction the school legally is held directly responsible. They have a legal duty to care for each child that is in their care.
Why do they not get this? What is so difficult to understand that effectively in school they become the parent with all legal responsibility.
Honestly, sometimes I just despair of America. It may champion itself as a champion of freedom but really it's about as backward and regressive as they come.
At least America punished the kid properly, treating him like a criminal. And yes, the school should have done more to prevent it, but how many schools in Britain are taken to court for inaction over homophobic bullying? In fact, as late as 1997 (and it technically remained law until 2003), teachers in Britain feared even telling kids off for homophobic bullying, as they knew they could face disciplinary action for 'promoting homosexuality'. So lay off America.
Also, 'about as backward and regressive as they come'? There are countries where the law obliges people to kill gays. America may be far from perfect, and many of its citizens may be very bigoted people, but at least a lot of Americans are clearly trying to make it better.
Good. They should take that approach in Britain- if anybody over the age of criminal responsibility attacks a gay person in the steet, it's a crime, but when they do it in a school they just get a slap on the wrist. Nice to see that at least somewhere they're taking this stuff seriously, and realise that teenagers should also get protection from the law.
Send Levi to an adult prison for 90 days–there he WILL learn a lesson about being bullied! And the school certainly deserves to be sued for a HUGE amount.
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Mike Connelly Dec 22, 2011 11:29 AM
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This is a known issue that Match doesn't handle well. I'd file a feedback report, hopefully they'll improve it in an iTunes update.
jxchappell Dec 25, 2011 11:16 AM
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I have the same issue. An odd thing is that I logged in to iTunes on a second computer that has no access to the hard drive and is a windows computer at that, and everything is available from the cloud. Also, I have full access to the cloud from my iPhone as well. Why not from my Mac?
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If you want to play songs "from the cloud" in your master iTunes library you have two choices.
1. Create a new, empty library which will be populated with the songs that are in the cloud and can be streamed.
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The service is not designed to stream to your master iTunes library, since iTunes still has the path to the original files as being on your external drive. This is not an "issue" to be fixed since this is how the service is designed to work and I do not see Apple changing it.
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Thanks for that solution. I tested it on one album and it worked like a charm.
How do I mark this as a correct answer to this issue. I also had created my own post, is there a way to link them?
Michael Allbritton Dec 25, 2011 4:40 PM
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You're welcome.
Since you didn't start the thread you're not allowed to give me a "correct" answer but I do appreciate the thought.
UserZed Jan 30, 2012 8:59 PM
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Hi Michael,
I'm really struggling to figure this out. All I know is that the music my husband put on the cloud from his PC machine is grayed out for me and I cannot make it play. So frustrating!!! I did not understand about how to create an empty library and how to populate it with the songs in the cloud. Can you give some more detailed instruction?
Thank you.
James Mullany Feb 6, 2012 7:15 PM
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Sorry, but how do you do as you suggest?
Creating a new empty library populated by music in the cloud?
I struggle dealing with my existing large library, 22,000 tunes, and matched most with the cloud.
JaraJara Aug 1, 2012 5:31 PM
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Sorry but this is a lame design. My objective is getting rid (or) didn`t have to care about my originals, that`s why I signed up for iTunesMatch. If a have may NAS turned off, iTunes just simply hangs with the "music" icon animated (little cloud) and nothing happens.
When I turn my NAS on all is avalable for streaming.
Lame. This is a BUG.
I`m not questioning the price and the overload of bandwidth the service will have, I don`t care paying more to have this feature (streaming music from iCloud all the time wherever I am and whatever I`m using), but you have to agree that at least this is by far NOT user-friendly. This only happens on the Master iTunes Library.
Michael Allbritton Aug 1, 2012 8:36 PM
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No, JaraJara, it's not a bug. It is how the service works. When iTunes Match is enabled the location of the iTunes library as specified in the prefs does not magically change to The Cloud. It remains right where it was. So unless you delete the music from the iTunes library (but not the cloud or the local HDD) then when you play the music the local copy is what will be played. You're not the first person to make this mistake, but you're just misunderstanding how the service works on a computer.
To create a new library launch iTunes while holding down the Option key and click "create library." Enable iTunes Match on this library and let it do it's thing. You will then be able to stream "from the cloud" and not the local files.
David Markowitz Dec 30, 2012 8:58 PM
in response to Michael Allbritton
Sorry Michael, but while this may not be considered a bug technically, it's REALLY poor design. I have the same issue - I have too much music to store on my computer, so I store it on an external drive. How does Apple expect people to figure out how to adjust for this "design"?? I'm an experienced mac user of over 20 years, and I didn't understand what was going on (aside from my external drive not being connected). New iTunes/iCloud users are definitely not going to understand. Saying this is simply how it's supposed to work is not acceptable. Frankly, Apple has totally messed up their iCloud implementation - it's SO convoluted, especially if you have any iDevices.
For this issue, Apple really needs to change iTunes so that it's smart enough to stream music to a temp directory (and then have a setting in the Options in which you can empty it manually or according to a schedule, exiting iTunes, etc.), or at the very least, allow you to set up mulltiple libraries (which you can do manually, but iTunes doesn't track them at the same time).
Jimzgoldfinch Dec 31, 2012 12:15 AM
in response to David Markowitz
I agree with all the comments made by Michael.
My take on this is that many people do not appreciate how iTunes manages its library and how it needs to point to the right directory. Therefore if the external hard drive is not attached, iTunes can't find the music resulting in ! Being shown and track not being played.
Maybe Apple could make their coding smarter. Expanding on your suggestion, they could have an option to open the original library or the alternative library when opening iTunes.
Michael Allbritton Dec 31, 2012 12:47 AM
in response to David Markowitz
While I agree that a discussion can, and should, be had on how to improve iTunes this isn't the place for it. The TOS of the support communities doesn't allow for those discussions. However, you may submit your polite feedback to Apple about iTunes using this page < http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html>. They do listen.


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Ok, good work. I like the new stuff. Only complaint is.....I like the original time circuit display for the bttf1 delorean. It's more...memorable than that trip to 1955. Oh, and you're forgetting the Railroad Delorean's new time circuit display (Well, i'll give you a break since it wasn't in 0.2b )
Might want to make the spectrum analyzer only green, as we're working with a non-time travelling delorean. Flux looks good. The keypad has the wrong color. Suppose to be darker. Not to mention I only see numbers and no evidence of pads.
Speaking of Time Circuits
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|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
the keypad isnt gonna stay green is it?
|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
whoa, that was weird. Logged on, found my original posting. Clicked modify it, found the latest edit still saved, so I reposted. Weird. Moddb's acting up again.
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|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
Speaking of the keypad...
That was a color test... I'm looking for the right one and checking if new textures can be added (I think I can only add 32). Also, I'm checking a new color for the Time Circuits box and I'll change the texture of the keypad.
Looking at your picturs, BACKINTIME, makes me think you're right... Some textures need to be changed.
Those Time Circuit readouts look cool and I think it's a good idea for each DeLorean.
|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
Yeah, like that overhead console. Those textures look really muddy.
|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
what do you guys think of the clock? It was taken from a replica of the original.
Has anyone else noticed an inconsistency in the movies as far as the time display. related to the AM, PM stickers. Sometimes it say AM and PM sometimes just PM. Just a Thought.
On mine I only put PM which seems to be mostly used in the movies. But Not always.
|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
clock's good. Umm, not much else to say, so good job.
As far as updates are going, the overhead consoles will definitely be updated. We'll be using your textures as well, though I will be using the original time circuit display for bttf1 because it's much more significant and nostalgic. The rear deck will be getting some more wires, the wheels have the goodyear logo displaying correctly, and some more texture work on the plutonium chamber. More to come later.
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|Jun 13 2007 Anchor
just so I have it right. you would be interested in some of my stuff?
|Jun 14 2007 Anchor
thats what he said
is the radio gonna be updated? it looks weird. and the boxes in the back next to the flux capacitor are very inaccurate. though im getting a bit picky now
|Jun 14 2007 Anchor
Thank you KITT, going along with KITT mentioned about the rear deck and what Delorean said about more wires on it, I'm sure I'll shape up very nice.
|Jun 14 2007 Anchor
don't forget the blower fan, FCR, the new overhead console, the TFDS, the Rowan Control Contractors, the Secondary Power Supply, and a bunch of other stuff.
Haha, you think you're picky KITT? You never did notice the fact that that blue striped box on the rear deck of the delorean never existed on the bttf1 car, nor did you notice the absense of the 3 cubes behind the reactor. Oh yeah, and the missing white stripe around the tube that connects both oil separators. Me and Carlos are pickier
Modeling's just a slow business, especially when real life kicks in.
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|Jun 14 2007 Anchor
too bad i cant model. i got the next 3 weeks off
|Jun 14 2007 Anchor
Well... Not picky, but trying to be "as accurate as humanly possible" ... I always wanted to make this models good enough for BTTF fans, since I'm one, but when I started the modifications I was working for NFS3, NFS4 and MM2 (And I had an AMD K6 -400MHz) with "low poly" models and just one texture file, but GTA allows so many more ... And I can check all those good BTTF websites for even more accuracy.
Too bad real life has to kick in right now, because I only have nights to work on the models and new textures, but at least I'm making myself some time to work and research for details like these new changes.
And, about the blower fan, FCR, the new overhead console, the TFDS, the Rowan Control Contractors, the Secondary Power Supply, and a bunch of other stuff: I'll be making some new textures and models for those ...
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|Jun 15 2007 Anchor
Ok, I started the 04 Delorean only because I wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Not only am I doing it for the mod but also for a 3d art contest. The deadline is next month but I'd like to get it done now so I don't have to worry about it. It's nothing big, just for fun.
Also I am waiting for the final texture for the No Tech hoverboard to be finished, a friend of mine is going to be helping me with the texture so I just need to wait till he sends me his part so I can finish it.
|Jun 16 2007 Anchor
cool. cant wait to see that delo done
|Jun 21 2007 Anchor
hey backintime, can we get the new textures sometime tonight?
|Jun 21 2007 Anchor
Not a problem. man. Glad to send them to you. just let me know where you want them sent. I assume I'll be getting a PM. lol
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|Jun 21 2007 Anchor
Cool. Does this mean that the 04 model will be included in 0.2c?
|Jun 21 2007 Anchor
*more whistles*
Still modeling that section to the right of the flux capacitor. Ignore the clipping errors. Thats camhack for ya.
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|Jun 21 2007 Anchor
ok, whoever did the overhead, freaken awesome. wait til the flux is in that pic .
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|Jun 22 2007 Anchor
K, The rear end on the del looks nice. the car is really coming along nicely. as usual, lol hahaha
|Jun 22 2007 Anchor
The new textures look freakin great.
To NeoSephiroth87, yes there is a possibility that the 04 model will be in 0.2c.
|Jun 22 2007 Anchor
Delorean, I hope you recieved the txds. If you did and have a minute of free time could you throught up a pic of the rear deck, I just wanted to see how much the flux added to the already awesome rear deck.
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|Jun 22 2007 Anchor
i will when I have time. Btw, it's not the rear deck, but rear shelf, lol.
|Jun 23 2007 Anchor
oh, shoot you're right, lol
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HAL Laboratory, Inc. (株式会社ハル研究所, Kabushikigaisha Haru Kenkyūjo) is a Japanese video game company that was founded on February 21, 1980. The company is most famous for its character Kirby, the protagonist of the eponymous game series, as well as the Super Smash Bros. series. It is a second-party development studio of Nintendo.
HAL Laboratory started off making games for the MSX system and the Commodore VIC-20. During the early 1980s, some of their games since the 1986 Famicom Disk System game Gall Force (based on the anime series of the same name) have been released also on Nintendo systems.
In many of its games during the early to mid-'90s it used the name HALKEN (derived from their literal Japanese name "HAL KENkyūjo") as well as HAL Laboratory. Some of its early titles were also released as HAL America, a North American subsidiary of the company. At the time, HALKEN has two variations of its logo: one of them was the Spring mark. In Japanese pronunciation, "HAL" is "はる (haru)", and "春 (Spring)" is also pronounced "はる". "Spring" can also mean a physical tool, "バネ", so this logo was modeled on the physical tool, "Spring".An important figure of HAL Laboratory is Masahiro Sakurai, who created the Kirby character and the Super Smash Bros. franchise, and now leads his own company, Sora Ltd.
- The president of Nintendo from 2002-2015, Satoru Iwata, was formerly president of HAL from 1993-2000, having first joined the company in 1983.
- The current logo is in the Paint Panic sub-game in Kirby: Canvas Curse. It also makes a cameo as a potential balloon sculpture Circus Kirby can blow up and use as an attack by popping in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- There are hidden rooms with Star Blocks arranged to spell out "HAL" (referred to as HAL Rooms) in Kirby's Adventure, Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, and Kirby: Triple Deluxe (including Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe).
- The level names of the levels in the Challenge Mode of Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (Happiness Hall, Apricot Atrium, and Last Land) spell out the abbreviation "HAL."
- This also marks the fourth time in the series for an acrostic to be hidden in the level names. The third was in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the second was in Kirby: Canvas Curse, and the first was in Kirby's Adventure.
- Before HAL Laboratories was bought by Nintendo, a game titled Metal Slader Glory was released for the Famicom in 1991. Despite having a development of more than 4 years, having a 8 megabit cartridge (the largest at the time), and having advanced graphics, the game did not sell well, which led HAL Laboratories to bankruptcy. Nintendo bought the company, ending HAL Laboratories' life as an independent publisher.
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Get glowing with Laura Geller's Toast of the Town six-piece kit. How to use: First, prep with Spackle Tinted Under Make-Up Primer. Next up are three golden compacts filled with foundation (use wet or dry), blush and a five-color Baked Eye Dreams Palette with double-sided brush. Top with the self-sharpening waterproof Purple Paradise eyeliner and it's cheers all around!
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JEFFERSON COUNTY — Curling aficionados of the Denver area, rejoice.
The groundbreaking has been set for the state's first dedicated curling facility, south of Colorado Mills on West Seventh Avenue just outside Lakewood city limits.
The Denver Curling Club will celebrate the start of construction on the Denver Curling Center at 3 p.m. Oct. 29, with a groundbreaking ceremony set for 3:30 p.m. at 14100 W. Seventh Ave.
It's a long time coming for club president Pam Finch and the other 250 active curlers in the area.
When it opens its doors, the Denver Curling Center will host the only ice dedicated to the sport of curling between Seattle and Bismarck, N.D. The club has been renting time at The Ice Ranch in Littleton since 2007.
"This is a game-changer," Finch said. "With this dedicated facility, I predict Colorado will have in the very near future teams competing at the Olympic level and the Paralympic level."
Construction of the $2.5 million facility could be completed as soon as April, Finch said — in time to capitalize on the wave of excitement and interest in curling that typically follows the Winter Olympic Games. The 2014 Olympics are Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.
Fundraising efforts have topped $2 million so far, with club leadership confident the rest will be in hand by the time the facility is completed, Finch said.
Plans call for four sheets, or lanes, for curling, a lounge and viewing area, locker rooms and a refreshment bar.
The Jefferson County Commissioners approved the rezoning for the project in August. The 4.7-acre site, donated by the owner, will also house the future Colorado State Patrol Museum and Learning Center.
"The Ice Ranch has been great in working with us over the years. They've been instrumental in getting curling in Denver," Finch said. "But hockey is really taking off there and it's just time for us to move into a facility of our own."
In recent years, the curling club has only been able to get ice time at the private rink on Friday and Saturday nights, making it hard to accommodate all of the members and attract younger players, Finch said. Tournaments, or bonspiels, were also out of the question.
It's a challenge that curling clubs around the country face, said Terry Kolesar, director of communications for U.S.A. Curling.
Curling has been growing in popularity nationwide since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when NBC first dedicated serious TV air time to the sport, she said. Curling was added as a medal sport in the 1998 Olympics.
Over the last 10 years, U.S.A. Curling membership has grown roughly 48 percent, to more than 16,000 curlers and 160 clubs nationwide, Kolesar said.
Most of the newer clubs throughout the country don't have dedicated facilities, meaning they have to share ice time at arenas with hockey clubs, figure skaters and other users, she said.
"Most of them in arenas are curling at the worst time slots," Kolesar said. "It's tough to grow your membership when you don't have desirable hours."
In the last year, a club in the Portland area opened the first dedicated curling facility in Oregon, and an Arizona club recently announced plans of its own. On Oct. 17, U.S.A. Curling was in Honolulu for a curling fundraiser, the first known curling event in Hawaii, she said.
"Ten years ago, we would have never thought we would be out in Hawaii," Kolesar said. "We're seeing it continue to grow and grow everywhere."
Locally, curlers said they can't wait to have their own home ice and a chance to become more competitive in the sport.
Because, as experienced curlers know, not all ice is the same.
Curling ice is prepared to be as flat and level as possible, Finch said. The ice sheets are hand-flooded — no Zambonis allowed — and prior to play, water droplets, or pebbles, are applied to the ice to reduce friction between the sheet and the curling stones.
"Curling on dedicated ice is so much different than what we have here," said Alex Merrell of Broomfield, who learned the sport growing up in western Canada.
For one, at The Ice Ranch, curling stones have to be stored off-ice and then cooled down before play can begin. Sometimes, they'll actually melt into the ice, Merrell said.
Corey Fairbanks, a newcomer to curling, was introduced to the sport by a friend six months ago.
A longtime sled hockey player, Fairbanks, executive director of the Colorado Adaptive Sports Foundation, said his goal is to one day "wear the red, white and blue and compete in the Paralympics."
"I'm ready to get out there. I'm anxious to see what it's like on real ice," Fairbanks said. "I want to learn what a real curling shot is."
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Bethel Baseball (0-1) lost their home opener 13-2 to Lindsey Lane Christian (2-3).
Lindsey Lane's John Lauderback went 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
Bethel's Sam Murphy went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Brandon Joyce earns the win in four innings pitched with no earned runs. Clint Chisgar took the loss allowing three earned runs in four innings of work.


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For more than 40 years University of Arizona Regents Professor Victor R. Baker has been studying the most spectacular and immense flood phenomena are currently known to occur anywhere in the solar system. The immense megafloods of the last Ice Age created bizarre landscapes like the Channeled Scabland and altered the circulation of the oceans thereby changing Earths climate. More surprising was the discovery that much larger megafloods occurred billions of years ago on the planet Mars. The Martian megafloods formed temporary bodies of water on that planet, even generating a kind of ocean that facilitated environmental conditions on Mars that may have been like those of an ice age on Earth. These discoveries are showing that Mars, like Earth, had a long-term cycle of water circulation that produced a habitable planet, and these are exactly the kinds of processes to seek out in the newly initiated search for the other habitable planets of the universe.
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Recent advances in astronomy hold the prospect for discovery of a great many Earth-like planets, rich in both water and possible habitats for life, thereby greatly expanding from the current sample of one. Nevertheless, until it proves possible to do geology for these numerous potential exo-Earths, we can greatly advance the geological science of Earth-like planets by study of Mars. The early geological histories of both Mars and Earth are closely tied to the role of water, extending from the nature of planetary accretion to the origin of a physically coupled atmosphere and ocean, the prospects for initiating plate tectonics, and historical records of punctuated greenhouse-to-icehouse climatic transitions. Recent discoveries from Mars missions reveal the extensive role of water in generating sedimentary rocks, active and relict glacial and periglacial features, aqueous weathering products (clay minerals and sulfates), alluvial fans and deltas, the extensive development of paleolakes, and even a probable, though transient ocean.
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These colorful cookies—first spotted on Pinterest (below), and then tracked to She Knows—were apparently made for Cinco de Mayo, but pinatas and surprises have year-round appeal, right?
Here's the deal: After you make the crazy striped dough, punch out shapes, and bake the cookies, you use frosting to stick three cookies together. But first, you cut a hole out of the middle cookie and fill the compartment with mini M&Ms. Shh!
When someone bites into the cookie (or breaks it open), out come the surprise M&Ms! Genius, no? Good thing I have a three-day weekend to attempt a batch…
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So, my BF and I had sex on Saturday, it had been about two weeks, he was sick, I was tired, etc. Well, I woke up Sunday with blood staining my undies and dripping down my leg. No clots, but lots of blood. Obviously freaked me out!!! I called my ob and she said to see if it slowed as sometimes women can bleed after intercourse (although we've had sex all along up until past two weeks and no blood). Well, after freaking myself out, I decided to go to the ER yesterday around noon. Saw the baby in sonogram it was fine, heard the heartbeat, basically, they found nothing wrong with baby, although the doc wants me to have the baby's hormone levels checked in the next few days to make sure they're not dropping. So, I went home feeling much better.
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38,40 Avenue Victor Hugo F - 73200 Albertville
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Located at Albertville in Savoy, the hotel Albert 1er, which has been classified among the oldest French "cafés" and which has been renewed, welcomes you in a friendly atmosphere. The hotel has 16 bedrooms with bathroom and separate toilets, and wit..
3 Hôtel Le Savoie
23 Avenue Jean Jaurès F - 73200 Albertville
Prix from : 52 EUR
Set in Albertville, 1.4 km from Halle Olympique d'Albertville, Hôtel Le Savoie features free WiFi access and private parking. Each room has a flat-screen TV. Every room comes with a private bathroom equipped with a bath. Extras include free toiletri..
4 Auberge de Costaroche
1, Chemin de la Pierre du Roy F - 73200 Albertville
Prix from : 59 EUR
Situated a few minutes walk from centre of Albertville, at the foot of the medieval town of Conflans, this hotel welcomes you in a stunning setting between the Maurienne and Tarentaise Valleys. Auberge de Costaroche benefits from a privileged locati..


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Connor Bainbridge
Location: Weymouth and Portland
Member since August 2013
Location: Weymouth and Portland, GB
Condition: Used
Postage: Collection preferable from Weymouth or Exmouth, can be sent but not included in the price.
Brand: F2
Width: 43 cm
Volume: 54 Ltrs
Range of use: Race
For those speed nuts out there this is the board for you! Whether its west kirby or weymouth harbour on those big days when you want to get the best times the F2 Missile should be your first weapon of choice. This board is in excellent condition with no major scuffs or repairs hardly used!


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Can someone enlighten me with this question? I have a dear friend whom woke up one morning with a blackened/ red eye lid. There was a slight swelling but no tingle sensation/ numbness. The discoloration goes over her upper eye lid to almost her nose. She also did not recieve any trauma to the eye. There is no vision problems, and no other apparent symptoms? I am worried that this could be a secondary condition? I have researched this , and I have come up with no ideas. Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
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Contoured for horse comfort, the Cadence Dressage Girth is softly padded with an elastic overlay at the elbow for just a bit of added give. An attractive girth will look great on your dressage saddle.
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The Cadence Surcingle meets the demands of the busy professional. It's made of high-quality webbing with leather pads for added horse comfort. Riveted D-rings are located at appropriate points for side reins, long lines or training aids. This training surcingle adjusts on both sides.
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