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Many investors have seen their "stops" — orders to sell securities to protect from losses — triggered only to see the stock market reverse course and post gains.
Other investors have ended up selling securities on technical signals, and then the market does the opposite.
I have received many questions from frustrated investors seeking a solution. I have some tips. But first, let's explore a real market occurrence.
The annotated chart of S&P 500 ETF SPY, +0.24% shows the market conditions. (Please click here for the chart.)
Professionals recently had a field day eating the lunch of mom-and-pop investors as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.00% jumped 340 points — from low to high — in a two-day span. These are the individual investors who have learned some technical analysis. In the Morning Capsule that is made available to our subscribers, I wrote: "… [T]he market has the potential to bounce after opening lower." At the time of that writing, the DJIA was down 180 points. In the middle of the widespread doom and gloom at the time, the rest of the tenor of the Morning Capsule was positive on the stock market, in line with the column published later on MarketWatch titled "Stocks would get support if Trump doesn't make the same mistake twice."
Immediately I started receiving messages from investors, who can be divided into two groups.
The first group was the techies, who were sure I had lost my mind because the market had not only broken recent support but also had broken the 50-day moving average shown on the chart. They were aggressively selling. Many investors follow traditional technical analysis. Those two developments shown on the chart are negative according to traditional technical analysis. Don't worry if you don't know the terms; I will describe them in plain English later in the column.
Messages from the second group were in agreement with my call. That group consisted of professionals who actually trade securities. They were taking advantage of selling by the mom-and-pop investors, and buying the weakness in the market. By now some of you may have guessed it: The first group comprised the moms and pops.
Ask Arora: Nigam Arora answers your questions about investing in stocks, ETFs, bonds, gold and silver, oil and currencies. Have a question? Send it to Nigam Arora.
How not to have your lunch eaten
Here are a few pointers for mom and pop. Professionals already know these and often take the opposite side.
• In previous times, simple technical indicators worked much better than they do now. These days, following those technical indicators leads to losses over a large number of trades. The reason is that, in the markets, when everybody knows certain indicators, they stop working.
• Simple technical indicators are well-known. How retail investors are taught to use them by those who do not trade with their own money is also well-known. That gives professionals an edge by gaming these indicators and often taking the other side of the trade, especially when there's no corroboration from more sophisticated indicators, as was the case during the 180-point Dow drop shown on the chart.
• Consider drawing moving averages and support levels on your charts with a crayon, not with a fine-tip pen. The point is to give breathing room around the indicators. I teach investors to use zones instead of single points.
• Do you ever wonder why your stops are hit and then the market reverses itself? It's common practice to teach retail investors to put stops just below moving averages or support levels. That worked fine in the old days but no more. I wish gurus would stop teaching such techniques.
• Be aware of "hunt-and-destroy" algorithms. Their sole purpose is to profit by taking out stops of naive investors.
Now back to the terms: The commonly used 50-day moving average is simply an average of the closing price of the past 50 days. It is called "moving" because when the data from a new day come in, the data from the farthest day are dropped in calculating the average.
The support level is a level under which the price had difficulty falling below previously. The 50-day moving average breach and support are shown on the annotated chart referenced above.
Gold, silver and ETFs
I find that retail investors most often get burned by professionals in the trading of gold, silver and miners. Especially vulnerable are SPDR Gold Trust GLD, +0.07% iShares Silver Trust SLV, +1.32% VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX, +0.82% VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ, +1.04% Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3x Shares NUGT, +2.60% and Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 3x Shares DUST, -2.29%
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Other exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes (ETNs) particularly vulnerable to the foregoing issues are iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN VXX, -1.45% Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF TZA, -0.36% iShares Russell 2000 IWM, +0.15% SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF XOP, -0.40% iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology IBB, +0.57% ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil SCO, -0.17% and leveraged oil ETNs VelocitySharesTM 3x Inverse Crude Oil ETN DWT, -0.29% and VelocitySharesTM 3x Long Crude Oil ETN UWT, +0.31%
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Vomitstep Comes to Portland
By Conor Bulkeley-Krane '16
In Early April, throngs of neon clad young people poured into the Roseland Theater in preparation for a night of chest-rattling bass music.
Snails is a Montreal based producer and DJ who has reached critical acclaim through pioneering a new sub genre of bass music which he calls: "Vomitstep."
Vomitstep is a play off of the name dubstep, but he calls it vomitstep for the the signature descending synthesizer wobbles that when hummed, sound like someone projectile vomiting. He combines these guttural growls with massive hip hop rhythms, squelchy bass lines, and off kilter synthesizer leads.
Snails first gained his fame by being one of the earliest artists to write electronic trap music in 2012. His sound was always fresh, but his early tracks were much more mainstream electronic.
With each successive release, however, his sound has grown darker and weirder. And with each step in his own direction, he has gained more and more support from some of the industry's biggest names.
Do Androids Dance, an electronic music blog and tastemaking collective from Brooklyn, said:
"Snails has a style of his own, flexes synth work that most people can't even begin to duplicate."
Snails is signed to Skrillex's record label, OWSLA, and has carved out a niche in the electronic music community with his Vomitstep. His unique sound has brought him to all of the world's biggest festivals.
Furthermore, one of the biggest electronic music blogs, This Song is Sick, which started in Denver, Colorado in 2010 and tracked the rise of American dubstep, said: "The attention gained support from the likes of Kill the Noise, Adventure Club, Datsik, Flux Pavilion, DJ Snake, and others since the initial debut leading up to today's delivery."
At his Portland show, Snails began by playing a VIP version (a VIP is when an artist retouches their own work for a live performance) of one of his biggest tracks: "King is Back." Snails' live version began to build in the normal way, but instead of dropping to a slow and heavy hip hop rhythm, it dropped to a blisteringly fast double time explosion of bass and harsh synthesizer screeches.
The next ninety minutes was purely unrelenting thick bass music. Many artists who specialize in aggressive music will hold off on the bass for a few minutes to create melodic breaks in their sets, allowing their audiences to recharge. Not Snails. Each track was increasingly brutal and the bass only stopped for short periods of buildup before another torrential downpour of low end energy. For the most part, he played his own slow Vomitstep and mixed in songs from the Riddm, Brostep, and Trapstep subgenres.
To get the crowd hyped, Snails would play hits from some of the biggest names in bass music such as LOUDPVCK, Megalodon, 12th Planet, and Getter. Occasionally he would mix in vocals from pop songs such as "Shots" by LMFAO, and "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics to increase the crowd's energy.
The members of the crowd itself were dedicated, hardworking, and passionate in their wildly fast-paced dancing. The concert hall was packed tight, and everyone present either knew the music, or were excited about discovering it.
The center of the dance floor was not for the faint of heart. The dancing would frequently devolve to mosh-pits where a sweaty scrum would push each other as hard as possible during the violent bass drops. Over the course of the night, the weak and the calm were weeded out from the center until it was purely diehard fans who were content to rage the night away.
Throughout his show, his visuals portrayed a loose narrative of an army of snails rising up and destroying the world using vomit as a weapon. As he started his show, his visuals displayed a highly edited video sequence reminiscent of "Godzilla" with a crowded city in panic as vomit was unleashed and flooded down the streets. Another popular sequence was animated snails attacking world monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Washington Monument, and more with vomit and slime.
It is hard to tell whether Snails will attempt to start a vomit revolution, but if he does, there are many in Portland who would join his cause.

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4 stars!
"When you play a game of thrones you win or you die."
Wow what a novel!!! I bought my paperback copy of this book years ago, just before the series aired for the first time. I always intended to read it, but in about seven years my reading tastes veered away from fantasy and swayed into romance for a good six years. Now I'm back! And I finally read this darn book. And it only took me four and a half days! That's a miracle in itself.
Anyways, I apologize in advance because my review might be a bit of a comparison to the tv series, but as I watched those first my brain cannot help but compare. I will say first off, their adaptation of the book, at least for the first season, is completely spot on. I also want to note, I feel if I hadn't watched the show I might have given up on this book because there were some slow bits that if I didn't know added up to something else later, I would have been sitting there reading and cursing the author for extraneous details (that turned out to be important).
All that being said, A Game of Thrones takes place in a land where some global phenomenon changes the seasons, making them last longer than usual. They are coming out of a nine year summer, hence everyone saying "Winter is coming" all the time. Lord Eddard Stark is approached by the King, a friend from the past, to become is right hand man or officially The Hand of the King. Despite being wary, Ned takes it mostly from the urging of his wife, and gets sucked into a world of deceit and murder.
"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
Based on my knowledge of the show (and yes I am all caught up), I saw hints that Martin dropped in this book that came true soooooooooooooooo much later in the series. So bravo to a brilliantly thought out plot. The beginning of the book was a tad slow, with a middle I devoured rapidly, and then around 600 pages in it slowed down again. There were so many character names thrown around I found myself googling who they were and once seeing the actors who played them, I understood what was happening. I also saw lots of DNF reviews around pages 600 or so and I totally understand where those readers come from, that was a slow 100 pages in the book.
My least favorite POV chapters were Eddard, Catelyn and Bran. They fell a bit flat for me which is sad, but I still like them as characters. My favorite POV's were Tyrion, Jon and Arya. Basically the characters I love most on the show. Tyrion I absolutely adore and know why the readers love him, knowing his inner thoughts and how friggin smart he is, I just wanted to hug him all the time. I felt a bit more for Sansa when reading from her perspective, she truly was a young girl who believed the best in the wrong people and paid for it. A horrible life lesson, but one that was going to happen no matter what.
Anyways, I am very glad I finally sat my butt down and read this book, from what most readers have told me they only get better in books 2 and 3, so I look forward to reading those. I am going to take a break before charging on, but that doesn't really matter because I am sure I could take years to read these books and Winds of Winter will still have not been released. Maybe Brandon Sanderson could finish the series? KIDDING. Kind of.
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I.c. Action on Absence and Roll Call
I.d. Approval of Agenda - The Board may enter Executive Session to discuss any matter for which Executive Session is lawful and appropriate.
II. Presentation of Facility Plan - Mark Lenihan, Superintendent; Jon Carlson, CWP Architects; Jay Spearman, Ameritas
Discussion: Mr. Lenihan presented past projects that Wayne Community Schools have done. He explained the upward trend in the schools enrollment. Mr. Jon Carlson, from Carlson, West, Povondra Arcitects, discussed the drawings of the proposed building project and projected costs. Mr. Jay Spearman, from Ameritas Investment Corporation, discussed the current tax information and projected levy increase.
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Fader reported that the artist took to Instagram to announce the new project. "I made it a album... but WE MADE IT A GENRE!!!!" he wrote. "This is a celebration of ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS to the CULTURE WE CALL TRAP MUZIK!!!!"
The Trap Music Museum doesn't have a set location just yet, but according to the official website, the venue will also feature an escape room.
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Sharks Alumni guide Jr. Sharks to Championshipby Missy Zielinski / sjsharks.com
Earlier this month, the San Jose Jr. Sharks Squirt 2007-1 team captured the Silver Stick Championship in Pelham, Ontario, Canada after a 2-0 shutout in the championship game versus the Lincoln Jr. Stars.
It was the first time in 10 years that the Jr. Sharks clinched a title for San Jose at the international tournament and it came with a group of former NHL players, and Sharks alumni, at the helm.
With 2,633 games of combined NHL experience, Curtis Brown, Evgeni Nabokov and Owen Nolan, all decided to return to the game in different roles. But after years of playing in a variety of cities across the United States and Canada, the coaches may have not had the opportunity to celebrate their team's Silver Stick success if it had not been for their ties with their former NHL team.
"If the Sharks didn't exist, Owen, [Nabokov] and I wouldn't have been here," Brown said. "It's so cool that on this one team, Owen, Nabby and myself get to give back to the game of hockey through these kids and it's all because of the Sharks."
Brown's career included stints with the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks and the Sharks before playing with Kloten and Biel in Switzerland where he got his first taste of being a bench boss.
It was there that Brown's sons Gage, Garrett and his "little whipper snapper" Griffin had the unique experience of beginning hockey careers of their own overseas.
"While I was playing in Switzerland, I had the opportunity to get on the ice and do a little coaching," he said. "That's where the coaching bug began for me."
When Brown retired, an opportunity emerged for him to return to the Bay Area. It was also a way for him to continue his coaching career, which had barely begun to blossom.
"I figured an opportunity to give back to youth hockey, an opportunity to get on the ice with my kids and an opportunity to be part of the Sharks were all positives," Brown said. "So I took a leap of faith."
Now that decision has left him as an integral part of the Jr. Sharks youth hockey program in San Jose and the reason that Nabokov and Nolan found themselves as part of his coaching staff.
Nolan, who played in the Silver Stick Tournament as a child, began coaching "years before" his first season as a Jr. Sharks coach with his son's house leagues.
"I saw some things I knew I could help the kids with," Nolan said. "[I wanted to help them] get better faster and help them focus on doing drills correctly, so the mistakes don't continue."
As for Nabokov, he was praised for his mentorship of the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltending staff, which included 2012 first round draft pick and fellow Russian netminder, Andrei Vasilevskiy, during his final year in the league.
"We all have the same goal," Nolan said. "We would love to see every kid make it to the NHL, but we realistically that's not going to happen. If we can help get them a [hockey] scholarship to a university or college that's a realistic goal for us."
For this trio, the transition from player to coach has translated quite well and they have been able to instill their knowledge of the game with their young team, who is at a critical stage of their development.
"The benefit of being a coach who has been in the league is that you've been in a lot of different situations," Nolan said. "It's how you react to them. You have to teach them how to handle their emotions and how to play right."
"Kids are like sponges," Brown added. "They pick things up so quickly."
It's also something they get to share with their children too, as Brown, Nabokov and Nolan all have a son on the 10U team.
"With boys all the same age, it was neat that we all landed in Northern California to enjoy this journey together," Brown said.
"It's really fun playing for my dad," Jr. Sharks player and Brown's son Griffin Brown said. "Every drill they push you until you fall on the ground, so you get really good."
And despite their reputation, these youngsters are not star struck by their teachers on the ice, but they are educated on each of their careers.
"The Sharks are everything in this city, so the kids follow it pretty closely," Nolan said. "Whether you're a retired player or a current player, they know pretty much everything."
Including some of Nolan's most iconic goals in Sharks history.
"[I knew about] his slapshot from the red line and how he scored from there," Jr. Sharks player Tanner Fast said. "And his All-Star goal when he pointed out the place where he wanted to shoot the puck and then scored from there."
After winning one of the largest tournaments in Canada, the Jr. Sharks continues to build a reputation for itself in the Bay Area. And the Sharks alumni that are joining the youth hockey ranks are as an important part of this program as they are to the hockey culture in the area.
"It's undeniable that the Sharks have had the biggest impact in the growth of hockey in Northern California," Brown said. "It's great to have NHL alumni giving back to youth hockey. Some San Jose alumni that have been known to give back include Mike Rathje, Scott Hannan, Mark Smith, Dave Maley Tom Pederson, Kyle McLaren, Jamie Baker and Rob Zettler. It has just had a residual impact in the Bay Area."
With the first generations of players staying in San Jose and giving back to the game, youth hockey's presence in the area continues to grow. And in no time at all, the Sharks could find multiple former Jr. Sharks suiting up in their NHL lineup.


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Before I knew Jesus, I was a prodigal son. My mother is a Christian. She used to pray for me day and night, for about ten years. During those ten years, I had fallen into being a part of society's debauchery, just like the prodigal son in the Gospel of Luke. In that almost decade-long period, I could not find my life's purpose or direction. In the months before I put my trust in the Lord, I felt the significant emptiness of my heart. I had sought my own happiness by living the way I lived, but I was not happy, and I had no peace.Read More
If I believed in Christianity, I would be totally a disciple of God. I would obey what God tells me to do, and from this perspective I think I would have better relationships with others. In the long term, it would give me some surprises.Read More
Recently, as I have grown older, I've realized everyone has his or her own problems. They don't show it; they bury it in the bottom of their heart. That is why we should show more kindness and more generosity to other people.Read More
The social, spiritual, and even physical struggles expressed by Chinese women are both familiar and foreign to their Western sisters.Read More
These questions were key not only to the Reformation, but for all of world Christianity. This is why we want to celebrate it. We do not simply want to celebrate a historical event. We want to celebrate God's gospel. We celebrate history today because we are blessed by God in Christ through the gospel that was renewed in the Reformation. This movement, the Christ-centered or gospel-centered movement goes back to the same gospel discovered in the age of the Reformation. This gospel is the same gospel you can see so clearly in Acts and the early church. We celebrate because we want this gospel to show up and work. We want to let people see that the gospel movement that we are doing in China is not something new. It is only new in that Christ is always new. But it is the same gospel as in the past. It is the same gospel as in the Bible and today we want to go back to it again.Read More
I can describe myself as always having believed there is an ultimate God, an ultimate existence, being. But I am not sure what it is. Actually, honestly, if I said this in China people would think I was weird. It's true. They think all religious people are weird. So I want to know how Christians touch God. Even though I am not very sure about what God is, I want to learn how Christians touch God. So this is my personal reason. I want to look at God from the Christian perspective.Read More
I think the saddest time happened after my graduation from graduate school. My first job was working as a civil servant in government. But soon I discovered it was a very boring job and because I worked in a confidential department, my freedom was limited. I was restrained from traveling abroad and from traveling to other provinces. So I decided to quite very quickly and it was really a war to quite. Both of my parents and all of my relatives rejected my decision. But I still insisted on quitting.Read More
If all the goals of life are only secular goals – make money, have a good life, live longer, become richer, get a higher social position – for all of these things we have to work very hard to compete with people. You have to be aggressive, ambitious. But if we were believers and we believed in Jesus, that there is a heaven and a perfect world after life, then this world is not the real world of humans, of Christians. So what happens in this world would really not be as important as it is for us now. So it I think it really would make us more comfortable, peaceful for life. It would give us hope for after life.Read More
Most Chinese people, especially in our parents' generation, are not believers. They are atheists. China has a long tradition of being a secular society for a long period of time. Because we were a society based on an agricultural economy, this kind of society lacked mobility. People lived together. So it was very important for the government and for big families to make sure every person was taken care of. So Confucian values are social values to help Chinese people deal with relationships between people.Read More
Generally, I am pretty optimistic. But there are also times I can feel a little bit weak. But I'm learning to control my emotions. My father has always been unsatisfied with me because he thinks I have not experienced great failure in my life. But though I disagree with him, I still feel that to some extent he is right. But it's very natural because every time you face something that makes you feel sad, you need time to make yourself adjust to it. If only I can energize myself again, I think it's good.Read More


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Subcontract No. RD010E-B
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
|Ted Batterson
|US Principal Investigator
|Christopher F. Knud-Hansen
|US Principal Investigator
|Donald Garling
|US Principal Investigator
|Amrit Bart
|Host Country Principal Investigator
|De Run Yuan
|Ph.D. Student (China; CRSP funded from September 2001)
|Hav Viseth
|Host Country Partner
|Duangchith Litdamlong
|Host Country Partner
|Madhav Shrestha
|Host Country Partner
|Trinh Truong Giang
|Host Country Partner
|Pham Anh Tuan
|Host Country Partner
|Md. Abdul Wahab
|Host Country Partner
This subcontract was awarded funding to conduct the following Tenth Work Plan investigations:
Note: The schedules for 10ATR5 and 10PDR2 were modified. The revised schedules appear in the forthcoming Addendum to the Tenth Work Plan. Owing to cost savings on materials, the researchers conducted seven rather than the five workshops originally proposed for 10PDR2.
Knud-Hansen, C.F., K.D. Hopkins, and H. Guttman. A comparative analysis of the fixed-input, computer modeling, and algal bioassay approaches for identifying pond fertilization requirements for semi-intensive aquaculture. Aquaculture. (in press)
Asia Region Expert Panel meeting at Beijing, China, 23 April 2002. (Shrestha, Wahab)
Aquaculture America 2002 at San Diego, California, 2730 January 2002. (Bart)
This research evaluated the ability of clinoptilolite zeolites to 1) transfer ammonia-N from animal manures to ponds without adding biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); 2) stabilize both ammonia-N concentrations and availability in fertilized culture systems; and 3) capture ammonia-N from pond water discharge for subsequent reuse in pond fertilization. The experiments took place at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and the final experiment was completed at the end of July 2002. Preliminary analyses show that clinoptilolite zeolites can sequester ammonia-N from pig and chicken manures through cation exchange and release it again in ponds for algal uptake. Actual production and nitrogen exchange rates are not yet calculated, so the economic viability of this technology has yet to be determined.
During June and July 2002, Chris Knud-Hansen gave a total of seven three-day workshops in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Nepal. There were a total of 138 participants from academic and research institutions, national and provincial fisheries and extension offices, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. The workshops focused on 1) the application of the algal bioassay test kit for determining pond fertilization requirements; 2) understanding the ecological and economic implications of different fertilizer types; and 3) how to use knowledge of pond ecology for more effective pond management. The participants of all workshops expressed enthusiastic appreciation for both the practical simplicity and specificity of fertilization requirement identifications when using the algal bioassay approach. Post-workshop communications indicate that algal bioassays are already beginning to be used at Asian universities, government agencies, NGOs, and private farms.
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"The Justice League will never be the same, and Clark Kent will never be the same." That's a pretty big statement to make. Will the episode live up to the hype? I don't know, but I'll certainly be there to see! Which I know surprises no one. :) The promise of Tom in scruff alone guarantees I'll show up. Oh, who am I kidding? The promise of Tom, period, is all I need! But I'm actually totally excited about S8. *bounces* Exactly four weeks from today, people!
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Although I usually like winter, this one was particularly hard. I constantly found myself not dressing warm enough, not seeing the sun, working too hard and smiling too little. So, it's definitely time for spring, for sun-filled afternoons, braais, long walks and sunscreen.
The picture above says it all - what better way to spend the rest of the afternoon? Cheers to zero Sunday blues!


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There is now a third variant of the Mac malware called "Tibet."
The first version of the malware, OSX/Tibet.A, first came into the spotlight in March 2012. At the time, experts called it Tibet because they found it emails specifically sent to Tibetan non-governmental organizations, said researchers at security firm Intego.
DDoS Attack For Sale
Botnet Keeps Morphing, Growing
DDoS Botnet Detects Defenses
Malware Expands to Instagram
Now, Intego has come across the OSX/Tibet.C malware. They identified the sample on VirusTotal, and they consider it a low-risk threat.
The threat distributes via a Java applet hosted on a website. Two patched Java vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-2465 and CVE-2013-2471) suffer exploitation in an effort to automatically download and launch a Java archive that contains a backdoor.
Once it ends up installed on a system, Tibet.C creates a couple of files. One of them, /Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AudioService.plist, ensures the malware executes on each startup. The second file, /Library/Audio/ Plug-Ins/Components/AudioService, is the actual backdoor.
The malware receives its commands from a server located in China.
Mac users can protect themselves against the threat with an antivirus program or by making sure their Java software is up to date.


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For 65 years, California issued licenses without requiring proof of status. But in 1993, lawmakers reacted to a wave of anti-unauthorized immigrant sentiment and passed a law that required applicants to provide documentation.The licenses will have a special notation and they will not be valid for other identification purposes. It is expected to take a year for the DMV to get this all organized.
A couple of days later, Gov. Brown signed other legislation that would limit the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants if they are arrested only for a minor crime. He also signed a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to practice law under certain circumstances (aimed partly at limiting the exploitation of immigrants by unscrupulous immigration lawyers).
However, the Governor vetoed a bill that would have allowed non-citizens to serve on juries in California. "Jury service, like voting, is quintessentially a prerogative and responsibility of citizenship," Brown said in his veto message. That was basically my thought on the subject.


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An increased entry of 1203 cattle on offer at Clogher Mart this week sold to an excellent demand for quality lots in all sections.
In the fatstock ring cow heifers sold to £197 for a 580kg Lim. £187 for a 680kg Lim. £185 for a 720kg Lim and £182 for a 680kg Lim.
Beef cows sold to £196 for a 710kg Lim. £188 for a 690kg Ch. £182 for a 720kg Ch and £180 for a 740kg Lim.
Omagh producer 580kg Lim to £197 and 720kg Lim to £185. Dungannon producer 710kg Lim to £196. Keady producer 690kg Ch to £188. Fivemiletown producer 680kg Lim to £187, 720kg Ch to £182, 740kg Lim to £180, 660kg Lim to £176, 650kg Lim to £175, 620kg Lim to £171 and 620kg B/B to £165. Augher producer 680kg Lim to £182. Glenarm producer 620kg Par to £180. Loughgall producer 670kg Her to £176. Moira producer 730kg Ch to £174. Lurgan producer 480kg Sim to £172. Moneymore producer 630kg Ch to £170. Clogher producer 710kg Lim to £170. Derrygonnelly producer 440kg AA to £167. Benburb producer 650kg Lim to £166.
Other quality lots sold from £135 to £164 per 100kg.
Second quality lots sold from £110 to £132 per 100kg.
Well fleshed Friesian cows sold from £112 to £132 per 100kg.
Plainer lots sold from £82 to £106 per 100kg.
Poorer types sold from £56 to £77 per 100kg.
FAT BULLS: 1130kg Ch to £124. 970kg Sim to £116. 870kg Ch to £115. 1050kg Ch to £109.
FAT STEERS (overage): 680kg Daq to £191. 900kg Ch to £185. 690kg Lim to £182. 540kg Ch to £182. 570kg Ch to £180. 540kg Lim to £178. 650kg B/B to £168.
FAT STEERS (underage): 410kg Ch to £168. 440kg Fkv to £165. 470kg Fkv to £165. 580kg Fr to £156. 530kg Shb to £150. 610kg Fr to £144. 590kg Fr to £143. Other Friesians sold from £122 to £137 per 100kg.
FAT HEIFERS (underage): 560kg Lim to £198. 620kg Ch to £195. 610kg Ch to £188. 570kg Ch to £187. 600kg Sim to £178. £105 to £121 per 100kg.
STORE BULLOCKS: Very strong demand in this section with heavy stores selling to £1500 for 800kg Ch, £1470 for a 760kg Ch, £1455 for a 770kg Ch, £1405 for a 770kg Ch, £1310 for a 680kg Ch, £1240 for a 670kg Daq and £1240 for a 620kg Ch to J Jardine, Aughnacloy. J T Lynch, Lisnaskea sold a 710kg Ch to £1370. W J Ferson, Cookstown 750kg Daq to £1360, 710kg Daq to £1310 and 740kg Daq to £1300. Ivan Whiteman, Newtownbutler 670kg Lim to £1315, 700kg Lim to £1310, 660kg Ch to £1300 and 620kg Lim to £1275. Roy Hall, Fivemiletown 650kg Ch to £1305 and 640kg Ch to £1300. P J McWilliams, Seskinore 600kg AA to £1285. R Cuthbertson, Fivemiletown 630kg Ch to £1285. S Conlon, Benburb 590kg Ch to £1260.
MED WEIGHT STORES 410KG TO 500KG: J J Beggan, Rosslea 500kg Ch to £1125. G J McKenna Clogher 480kg Ch. to £1095, 440kg Lim. to £1000, 420kg Ch to £985, 460kg Ch to £970 and 420kg Ch to £940. J Lavery, Aghalee 500kg Ch to £1030. S E Stevenson, Dungannon 480kg Lim to £1010 and 450kg Lim to £995. D Mooney, Ballinderry 450kg Ch to £990. B Quinn, Dungannon 490kg Lim to £960. E A Black, Cookstown 490kg AA to £950. B Finlay, Dungannon 450kg Her to £950, 460kg Her to £905 and 480kg Sim to £900. T F Duncan and Co, Crumlin 450kg Shb to £920. Pomeroy producer 440kg Ch to £920, 500kg Her to £905, 460kg Lim to £905 and 460kg Daq to £900.
SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: Armagh producer 320kg Daq to £625, 320kg AA to £600
STORE HEIFERS: A very sharp demand in this section with forward lots selling to £1430 for a 730kg Ch to G E Nelson, Rosslea. R J Crawford, Augher 680kg Ch to £1405, 650kg Ch to £1350, 550kg Ch to £1270, 570kg Ch to £1250, 580kg Ch to £1220 and 640kg Ch to £1205. D Keys, Fivemiletown 730kg Ch to £1390 and 620kg Ch 1205. C Keys, Fivemiletown 640kg Ch to £1315. Eric McFarland, Moy 580kg Lim to £1310. W S Hall, Magheraveely 590kg Ch to £1265 and 620kg Ch to £1250. E Maguire, Carrickmore 630kg Ch to £1255. Des Orr, Fivemiletown 610kg Ch to £1250. M McCaughey, Aughnacloy 620kg Ch to £1240 610kg Ch to £1230 and 580kg Ch to £1195. R Martin, Portadown 580kg Lim to £1235. C F Kee, Strabane 600kg Ch to £1200.
MED WEIGHTS STORES 410KG TO 500KG: P Donnelly, Ballygawley 490kg Lim to £1150, 480kg Ch to £1080, 480kg Lim to £1050, 480kg Ch to £1030, 480kg Lim to £1020, 450kg Ch to £1010, 480kg Ch to £995 and 490kg Ch to £980. P Tally, Galbally 490kg Lim to £1100 and 430kg Lim to £980. J Kirkpatrick, Fivemiletown 480kg Ch to £1080 and 480kg Ch to £1015. C Keys, Fivemiletown 490kg Lim to £1060. A Williamson, Newtownbutler 470kg Ch to £1055. Rosslea producer 470kg Ch to £1050 and 470kg Ch to £995. E McFarland, Moy 480kg Lim to £980. B Quinn, Dungannon 460kg Lim to £955.
SMALLER SORTS 400KG & UNDER: B Snodgrass, Sion Mills 400kg Lim to £810. G Steen, Clogher 400kg AA to £740 and 390kg AA to £715. P L Haugh, Birches 360kg Ch to £710. E McBride, Ballygawley 360kg Sim to £700.
WEANLINGS: Great demand for a large entry of quality stock with steers and bulls selling to £1120 for a 500kg Lim, £1000 for a 400kg Lim, £970 for a 440kg Lim and £925 for a 380kg Lim to T J Aiken, Kesh. L McGinnity, Keady 470kg Ch to £1040 and 410kg Ch to £925. H Gibson, Beragh 330kg Ch to £990 and 390kg Sim to £920. J McCabe, Rosslea 400kg Lim to £970. S Lappin, Armagh 370kg Lim to £965. E Armstrong, Lisbellaw 360kg Lim to £955. L Johnston, Tempo 450kg Ch to £955. P J Reilly, Derrylin 430kg Ch to £945. T Lester, Killylea 380kg Lim to £930. A Mitchell, Drumquin 360kg Ch to £925 and 390kg Lim to £910. Mark Beacom, Ederney 350kg Ch to £920. Rosslea producer 350kg Ch to £915. F O'Neill, Keady 360kg Lim to £915. J Patterson, Drumquin 370kg Ch to £910.
WEANLING HEIFERS: Jason Sawyers, Sixmilecross sold a 320kg Lim to £1090 (£340 per 100kg), G Smyton, Fivemiletown 420kg Lim to £905. T J Aiken, Kesh 430kg Lim to £900. M Gallagher, Omagh 340kg Lim to £900 and 290kg Lim to £820. Mark Beacom, Ederney 390kg Ch to £890. J Patterson, Drumquin 380kg Ch to £885 420kg Ch to £830 and 340kg Ch to £800. S Lappin, Armagh 370kg Lim to £860. W G Hoey, Fivemiletown 340kg Ch to £855 and 310kg Ch to £820. S Kee, Strabane 400kg Ch to £845. Pomeroy producer 290kg Lim to £840 and 290kg Ch to £800. L Johnston, Tempo 320kg Ch to £830. Annie Campbell, Ballygawley 310kg Lim to £825. P Bogue, Fivemiletown 310kg Lim to £800.
Special lot of 20 weanlings on offer Saturday 4th March for Fermanagh producer.
DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS: Very strong demand in this section for quality lots with J I McFarland, Omagh selling calved heifers to reach £1820, £1740 and £1625. Ed McCann, Fintona £1205, £1090 and £1070 for springing heifers. R Knox, Dungannon £1200 for calved heifer. J McNeice, Armagh £1200 for calved cow. S Martin, Dungannon £1185 for calved heifer. R Givan, Dungannon £1080 for calved heifer.
BREEDING BULLS: J McNeice £2050 for pedigree registered AA.
SUCKLER COWS & CALVES: Another large entry this week again sold readily to a keen demand for quality lots with I A Elliott, Blaney Enniskillen selling a heifer and bull calf to make £2300. E M Whittaker, Derrygonnelly £1610 for second calver and heifer calf. John Wilson, Ballynure £1610 for 08 cow and heifer calf, £1490 for second calver and heifer calf and £1260 for heifer and heifer calf. M/S W J and D Fee, Brookeborough £1505 for heifer and heifer calf and £1220 for heifer and bull calf. A G McGovern, Fivemiletown £1400 for heifer and heifer calf. Boso Shannon, Bellanaleck £1390 for heifer and bull calf.
Special entry of 20 cows with calves at foot on Saturday 4th March.
INCALF COWS & HEIFERS: B Murphy £1485 and £1430. S W Whittendale £1000 twice and £960.
DROPPED CALVES & REARED CALVES: Another good turnout this week again sold to a sharp demand with bull calves (under two months) selling to £375 for a Sim to Bosco Shannon, Bellanaleck. Hillside Farms Ltd, Omagh £352, £350, £340 and £330 twice for B/Bs. Alan Latimer, Derrylin £345 for B/B. Alan Maguire, Lisbellaw £340 for Lim. A C Lunny, Aghalane £335 for Brb. A Farrell, Fivemiletown £310 for Her. G Breen, Tempo £302 for Lim. D and J Hunter, Tempo £300 twice for Chars.
HEIFER CALVES: A Irwin, Lisboy £400 for Her. Dungannon producer £355 and £350 for Chars £335 and £330 for Lims. M/S R W and A J Hogg, Lisnaskea £320 for B/B. J R Keys, Brookeborough £320 for Sim.
REARED BULLS: D J Barbour, Lisbellaw £830 and £770 for Chars. T Breen, Enniskillen £760 for Char. F Melanophy, Florencecourt £725, £645 and £570 for Chars. E Kelly, Augher £670 for Lim. J J Cassidy, Rosslea £585 for S/H. D J Smith, Augher £555 for Lim. Clogher producer £530 for AA. R J Longwell, Omagh £500 for B/B, £455, £450 and £435 for Lims. E J Mitchell, Clogher £475 for S/H, £445 for Sim.
REARED HEIFERS: T Breen, Enniskillen £670 for B/B. M/S E and M Slevin, Omagh £650, £600 and £565 for Chars. J J Cassidy, Rosslea £640, £630 and £625 for Lims. E McKenna, Clogher £630 for Lim. D J Barbour, Lisbellaw £615, £580 and £560 for Chars and £520 for S/H. F Melanophy, Florencecourt £600, £580 and £545 for Chars.


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One of the qualities of cloud computing is that is is an enabler of change and constantly re-inventing itself. As well as providing opportunities, this can present real challenges, since when embarking on a project that is delivering to the cloud, you must be prepared to embrace changes to the underlying platform as you go along and indeed look out for changes that might impact your application during it's post-development operational phase.
You can keep up to date with news about new services and changes to existing ones on the IBM Cloud through a number of sites, such as the IBM Cloud Blog, IBM developerWorks and Thoughts on Cloud. This blog is one in a series which has been created by myself and a team of colleagues that work directly with clients, helping them with the success of their projects on the IBM Cloud. Here, we curate a collection of links to news and stories about the IBM Cloud which we think are interesting or provide some important news or information. I hope you enjoy reading this weeks collection!
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Colorful Ice Castles of Midway
Rainbow Color Changing Ice Castles!!
Since it's Valentines Day today, I thought I might post about some romantic winter adventuring. We took a trip to the Ice Castles earlier this week partially for photo shoot location scouting, and partially for an adorably freezing end to an anniversary date! These majestic castles are located up in the mountains of Midway, UT. About a half hour drive from Park City, or an hour drive from Downtown SLC. They're a Midway tradition, unlike a lot of the other 'traveling' Ice Castles around the country, these are built here every winter only for winter!
Seriously, sooooo cold but sooooo pretty!!! My first Ice Castle experience was in Breckenridge two winters ago. I remember the cold, but I don't think I remembered the cold quite as cold as this. Ice Castle advice numero uno: Layer up!!! My boyfriend's feet almost basically froze off because he was only wearing Vans. Haha But the hot cocoa was fantastic and only like $3.50, and the experience itself was intriguingly surreal!
Below is my Swag List of Ice Castle Essentials:
1. First off: FUR. Whether it's real or vegan, you'll need some serious insulation. 2. Vintage Fur Coat. The one I wore is my Grandmother's, and the warmest thing I had in my car. 3. Hot Cocoa! As I mentioned above, perfect compliment to the seemingly arctic freeze. 4. Furry Ear Muffs because they're more adorable than regular ones. 5. Fun Snowboard-Grade Burton Mittens, I prefer mittens because they keep my fingers warm and cozy altogether. 6. Black Patent Moon Boots! 7. A picture of an upside-down glacier in the Antarctic, because I felt like it fit the tone <3
Ice Castle Address: 2002 Soldier Hollow Road, Midway, UT
It's only open for a few months of winter, so if you're going to go, you should plan ASAP!! Ticket prices are only $10 - $18, depending on what day of the week you go and whether you buy ahead online. Http://icecastles.com/midway/
Personally, my next Ice Adventure I'd love to be in a land far far away in a super cool Ice Hotel (James Bond style) or maybe even Iceland!
Until Next Time Ice Queens!!! XOXO


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Benjamin enjoys cutting all hair types using the notch technique.
Graham does the perfect bob, the perfect perm, and the perfect french twist.
Hiroshi is a master stylist for men and women. He's also a perm and keratin specialist.
Hudson prefers natural looks for women and cutting edge looks on men.
Joel is great at personalizing styling needs. He also specializes in bridal hair, perms, and keratin treatments.
Joy is our threading specialist who is an efficient stylist with haircuts and updos.
Mami is a short hair master for men and women and is one of the first in NYC to introduce alternative straightening services.
Maureen's natural flair makes her a no-fuss short hair expert.
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PARK CITY, Utah, November 3, 2009—Textnovel.com announced the Semi-Finalists for the current Dorchester "Next Best Celler" Romance Writing Contest, which combines a live, serial publication model with a unique voting and ranking system to help identify top new novelists and fiction writers. The Semi-Finalists are as follows:
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7. Confessions of the World's Oldest Shotgun Bride
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11. Courting Demons
12. Daughter of Fire
13. Enchantment
14. Vampire Vacation
16. Enchanted Season
17. Death Waylaid: Passion of the Psychic
18. Primitive Nights
19. Tossing the Gloves: How to Love a Hockey Player
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Dorchester Publishing has published mass market books since 1971, making it the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. Known for its collection of best-selling romance novels, Dorchester also publishes award-winning horror, thrillers and western titles, as well as the Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style mysteries. In addition, Dorchester distributes the bestselling Family Doctor series of health guides in the US and Canada. Website: http://www.dorchesterpub.com
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About Stefan Hell
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014
Stefan W. Hell (born in 1962) received his doctorate in physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1990, followed by a research stay at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as a senior researcher at the University of Turku, Finland, where he developed the principle of STED microscopy. In 1997, he moved to the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen (Germany), where he set up his current research group dedicated to sub-diffraction-resolution microscopy. He was appointed a Max Planck Director in 2002 and currently leads the Department of NanoBiophotonics at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the Department of Optical Nanoscopy at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg (Germany).
Honors and Awards
Stefan Hell has received numerous national and international awards, including the Prize of the International Commission for Optics (2000), the Carl Zeiss Research Award (2002), the Innovation Award of the German Federal President (2006), the Julius Springer Award for Applied Physics (2007), the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2008), the Lower Saxony State Award (2008), the Otto Hahn Prize for Physics (2009), the Ernst Hellmut Vits Prize (2010), the Familie-Hansen-Prize (2011), the Körber European European Science Prize (2011), the Gothenburg Lise Meitner Prize (2010/11), the Science Prize of the Fritz Behrens Foundation (2012), the Paul Karrer Medal (2013), the Carus Medal of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2013) and the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2014). He was elected into the Hall of Fame der deutschen Forschung in 2014. Stefan Hell has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Turku (Finland) and Vasile Goldis (Romania) as well as the from University Polytehnica of Bucharest (Romania). He was elected as Lifetime Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2014. The European Physical Society appointed him as Honorary Member in 2014. Since 2015, he is also Honorary Member of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry.


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- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees, put pumpkin cubes in baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and salt, cover pan with foil, bake until soft, sprinkle with cinnamon.
Recipe found on http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/recipes/baked-pumpkin.
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Nowadays FPGAs are used widespread in several industrial areas to execute parallel and computationally intensive tasks. These areas can be the multimedia, video analytics, networking and data transferring systems, engine controls, etc.
In most cases there is a need for a control processor apart from the FPGA acceleration. This processor is responsible for the entire system control and could compute some less intensive tasks. Generally the processor controls the FPGA accelerator modules in a synchronized way.
Due to the inseparability and higher integration of tasks there is an increasing expansion of the so-called SoCs (System on Chip) which consist of a processor core (or cores) and hard-wired FPGA logic.
I have accomplished my final thesis at Eutecus Inc. The aim of this international company is to develop video analytic systems, IPs and platforms. The main goal concentrates on automotive and non- conventional applications on standing and moving platform as well.
My task aimed at creating a frontend co- processor that was able to compute an output map real time. This map had to perform the velocity intensities and directions in the video stream.
The realisation of the algorithm could have been resolved in 3 stages. For first, an appropriate signal processing algorithm had to be found and the implementation details had to be set. Then I implemented and executed the algorithm on ARM processor. Finally I created the subsystem on the FPGA platform which was considered to be a proper submodule of the whole video analytics system.


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Cross of Christ,
The Church season of Advent starts this week. Advent is a time in the church year of preparation. Whereas the church season of Lent prepares us to remember and celebrate Jesus' sacrifice on the cross (on Good Friday) and resurrection from the grave (on Easter), Advent prepares us to remember Jesus' first coming on Christmas.
How to Plan Traditions
This time of year is a great point to consider what traditions you currently, or one day would like to, celebrate as a family. I wrote a blog post especially for the men and fathers about this that I hope will be helpful for you.
Advent Devotionals
Here are some great resources to help you prepare your heart and soul to celebrate Jesus this Christmas. You can use any of them individually or with your family.
The Village Church Texas' Advent Devotional
Desiring God's Advent Devotional "Good News of Great Joy"
Redeemer Presbyterian's Advent Meditations
Mission This Season
As a church we talk about renewal-empowered mission. One way to say it is that an experience of the Gospel always flows out into mission. Another is that healthy mission is rooted in personal affection for Jesus. Both affections without action and action without affection are distortions of God's design for the Christian life. So, as we prepare our hearts and celebrate Jesus this Advent, be mindful of those you can be on mission to this season. Pray for who Jesus would want you to share the Gospel with – and look for opportunities to do so! – this Christmas season.
See you next Sunday at 4PM
With anticipation and gratitude,
Pastor Nick


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Capabilities and Libertarianism, Part III: Capabilities for Neoclassical Liberals
From Critiques Of Libertarianism
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"I know of no libertarian who works explicitly within a capabilities framework, but some libertarians hint at capabilitarian inclinations. For libertarianism to be justified in terms of the capabilities approach, libertarian principles would be affirmed and defended because they advance human capabilities. "
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MTG 2014 Core Pre-Release +
July 5, 2013
MTG 2014 Core Pre-Release Tournament
Saturday, July 13th @ Noon AND Sunday, July 14th @ Noon
Continuing our very fun and successful series of Magic events, Gamescape is pleased to be hosting a double-dip of Magic: The Gathering Pre-Release spectaculars! MTG 2014 Core releases on Friday, July 19th. Our Pre-Releases will take place one week before then on Saturday and Sunday, July 13th and 14th at 12:00 noon. This will be a Sealed Deck Tournament using six MTG 2014 Core Booster Packs.
If you're interested in attending the tournament, we ask that you please sign-up ahead of time, as we have limited space for the event. You can do this in a number of ways: either by calling the store, sending an e-mail, or by dropping into the store in-person. Please include your DCI number when you register. There are 66 spaces available, so be sure to reserve yours soon! We ask also that you please arrive to the tournament before 12:00 noon in order to pay your entry fee of $30.00. Included in your entry will be six MTG 2014 Core Set booster packs. All registered entrants will also get a pre-release foil promo card (while supplies last) of Megantic Sliver.
The Sealed Tournament will consist of one flight of entrants with the goal of the event to be completed by 6pm. Prizes will be given in the form of MTG 2014 Core Set booster packs, promo cards, and some other nifty prize support that we have in the store. We regret that we will not be admitting players after 12:00pm SHARP, provided that there is space left on the day of the event. Please arrive as early as you can.
MTG 2014 Core Set Release Tournament – Friday, July 19th @ 6pm
If you're not able to make the Pre-Release, we'll be holding another Release Tournament on the day that MTG 2014 Core Set comes out. If you're interested in attending, please arrive before 6:00pm to sign in and purchase your cards package under the same format as above. This Sealed Tournament will consist of four rounds of swiss pairing, with the goal of the tournament to be done by 10:30pm. Please sign up early to ensure a spot in the tournament. The promotional card for this event will be Colossal Whale.
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Chinese parents have frequently tended to pay too much attention to their children's study, so that children don't help them do the housework. Their only requirement for their children is to study hard, perform well in the exams, and go to a famous/prestigious university. They believe it is good for their children, because in such a highly competitive society, only good results could ensure a promising future. Chinese parents also believe that parents will be honored if their children can achieve great success in society. Therefore, they are willing to sacrifice their own time, hobbies and interests, to create much better conditions for children.


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Taraf de Akácfa is an international 6 piece ensemble based out of Budapest, Hungary performing Balkan and Eastern European folk music. The band was formed 5 years ago by travelling street musicians who met in Budapest, and decided to stay there for their common passion and appreciation for this tradition of music. Over the years members of the band have had the opportunity to study and perform with world renown folk musicians such as Taraf de Haidouks, Tcha Limberger, and Mercel Ramba. They mix their knowledge of different musical backgrounds to blend traditional styles with new ideas and arrangements. Their repertoire ranges from danceable Macedonian Coceks; and complex odd time Bulgarian melodies; to Romanian Gypsy Horas and heart wrenching Transylvanian songs. Taraf de Akácfa has performed at weddings, festivals, dance halls and concerts throughout the US and Europe. They successfully toured the USA in March 2016 and released their first full length album recorded in Budapest, Hungary in October 2016. They will tour through California for 3 weeks beginning in January 2018.


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We are proud to announce the imminent arrival of some exciting new products from AVM. Soon to be on demonstration in store, a stunning range of integrated amplifiers, CD Players and streaming units.
The pure joy of listening! For more than 30 years
people at AVM have been developing and manufacturing
electronic equipment to deliver the highest
quality musical reproduction. We believe that any kind
of music, whether it be classical, jazz or pop music,
has been composed to bring joy and emotion to
the listener.
Technical equipment such as amplifiers
and loudspeakers must try to transport this joy and
emotion into the living room. Simply that means to
reproduce the information stored on a CD, hard disk
or broadcasted by radio stations and HiFi streaming
services such as TIDAL.
This is in fact not as simple as it sounds. We are aware
that every electronic and mechanical component
leaves it's individual 'fingerprint' on the reproduced
music signal. When engineering HiFi components,
we try to keep these 'fingerprints' as inaudible as
we can while keeping everything else as musical as
Before starting the design of electronic circuits or
constructing mechanical parts we always ask the
question: 'What work will be done by this component
and how can we achieve this to the optimum
level?' We strongly believe that the method of trial and
error seldom leads to good sounding HiFi equipment.
Therefore we don't develop unnecessarily complicated
circuits which always need a lot of compensating
components in order to function correctly.
We prefer a straight circuit design where every
component has it's own clearly defined task and
have found that often the most simple circuit concept
works the best. A part that is not there cannot influence
the music, it doesn't produce unnecessary
costs and it can never be defective. HiFi components
are not only technical things but primarily are a part of
our customer's home, so we attach great importance
on creating wonderful looking products.
We also try to make all our components easy to use and work
hard to offer the best value for money to our customers.
In order to realise this philosophy we manufacture
all AVM components in our own factory and keep all
the design and development in house too. For the
few parts (such as pc-boards, front panels, transformers)
that we cannot produce by ourselves we
have reliable suppliers nearby, who we have worked
with for years. This ensures the consistent high quality
of our products and, if needed, a quick service to our
We will make another announcement when we have the range in store and available to demonstrate. If you are at the Bristol show this weekend then drop into the PMC stand to find out more.


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During the time spent in the Los Angeles area, Stevie Churchill and Brandon Begin were super busy stacking clips for their upcoming OSS web videos. But even if being super busy, they still managed to film plenty of clips here and there to make this skatepark edit happen. Both, Stevie Churchil and Brandon are seriously amazing, but the focus in here is on Stevie. This kid is seriously mental, from pulling some crazy technical stuff to insane and extremely smooth 540s. But we must not forgot about Brandon Begin, kid gets also very technical in here. But I liked that fakie 540 down the quarter the most. He pulls it just as clean as possible. I can not wait to see their upcoming videos – they will be sick and we all now it. With such sick riders it is really hard to imagine how wild videos will be.
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This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Victor Estate in Allen, Texas in 1981.
- Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Ingredients Edit
- 4 slices bacon chopped
- 2 medium white onions chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 cup thinly sliced okra
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 12 ounces chopped ham
- 14 ounce can tomatoes chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup long grain rice uncooked
- 2 cups water
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- Render bacon in a dutch oven until brown but not crisp.
- Stir in onion, pepper and okra then sauté until wilted.
- Add garlic and ham and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, thyme, cayenne, rice and water.
- Bring to a boil over high heat then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Don Piroco Mansion, Pedro Lardizabal, Ricardo Paras, Sr, Founding of Marinduque
Sa Don Piroco Mansion.
Akalain mo, year 1901. Ang mga mahahalagang nagaganap sa Marinduque ay reported sa pahayagan sa US. Ang isang ito ay tungkol sa maagang pag-uusap sa ating bayan na isinusulong ng mga 'intelligent delegations from all towns on the island'.
Nangako naman si Gov. Gen. WILLIAM H. TAFT na babalik siya para sa organisasyon ng hiwalay at independenteng MARINDUQUE. Ang matinding gusto ng mga tao, ihiwalay sa Tayabas ang Isla ng Marinduque at mga nakapaligid na mga isla rito.
|William Howard Taft, would-be US president after Marinduque visits
Ang totoo, 19 na taon pa ang lumipas bago nahiwalay bilang isang lalawigan ang Marinduque noong 1920. Hindi na ito bilang isang 'sub-province'. Si Taft naman ay nahalal na PRESIDENTE NG USA mula 1909-1913. Iba na ang nagpapatakbo sa Pilipinas by 1920 - si Gov. Gen. Francis Burton HARRISON na at siya ang pumirma ng tinatawag na Marinduque Charter (Act 2280), na nagdeklara sa separation from Tayabas ng Marinduque.
|Francis Burton Harrison
Sa sumusunod na report na ito sa, ibaba na matiyagang kinalap ni @Curtis Shepard at nai-post sa kanyang website tungkol sa Marinduque, ay sinasabing pabor daw ang mga mamamayan natin sa hiwalay na probinsya at sang-ayon din daw ang mga mamamayan (na mukhang maagang paggamit ng 'fake news') sa karahasang ginagawa sa mga lumalabang 'insurgents'.
Ito po ang detalyadong report sa diyaryong nalimbag sa Massachusetts, The North Adams Transcript, March 18, 1901:
|Sample ng North Adams Evening Transcript.
THE NORTH ADAMS EVENING TRANSCRIPT Massachusetts
Wants Americans and Believes in Harshness
Wants Americans and Believes in Harshness
Romblon Island, March 18— By mail Boac Island, Marinduque, March 16:
The question of attaching this island Marinduque to the province of Tayabas was discussed by the American Philippine commission since their arrival here and has been decided in the negative. The sentiment of the people wholly favor forming a separate province. The population of 50,000 was represented during the discussions and the commission has met intelligent delegations from all towns on the island. There are 300 insurgents still in the mountains of Marinduque. but otherwise the inhabitants are anxious for the pacification of the island and 'to accept American sovereignty.
Judge Taft announced that Captain Hale and the chairmen of the various committees of natives formed to organize municipal law in the towns of Marinduque, Judge Taft promised commission he will return and organize the province of Marinduque. Major Smith commanding the American garrison, on this island has issued an order requiring all natives to live in the five principal towns where American troops are stationed.
Those natives who continue to live in the country be considered insurgents A few insurgents have recently been killed or wounded in these towns and supplies have been destroyed.
The inhabitants of this island favor the drastic policy towards the insurgents.
The American Philippine commission will soon prepare a recommendation to President McKinley on the character and form of the general civil government to be established in the archipelago.
The matter has yet received but informal consideration.
1901-1902 RICARDO G. PARAS, SR.* Provincial (Civil) Governor of
Tayabas and Marinduque.
1902-1904 RICARDO G. PARAS, SR.* Lieutenant Governor.
1904-1907 RICARDO G. PARAS, SR.* Provincial Governor
(Paras was delegate to the Malolos Congress in 1898; appointed provincial governor by Pres. William H. Taft from 1901-1902, then as lieutenant governor from 1902-1904 and provincial governor from 1904-1907)
Tayabas and Marinduque.
1902-1904 RICARDO G. PARAS, SR.* Lieutenant Governor.
1904-1907 RICARDO G. PARAS, SR.* Provincial Governor
(Paras was delegate to the Malolos Congress in 1898; appointed provincial governor by Pres. William H. Taft from 1901-1902, then as lieutenant governor from 1902-1904 and provincial governor from 1904-1907)
1919-1920 VICENTE TRIVINO (elected) Lieutenant Governor
(Trivino was aide-de-camp of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and participated actively in revolutionary activities during the Philippine-American War; was first appointed provincial governor under the Marinduque Charter (1920). Act No. 2880 Feb. 21, 1920, which separated the sub-province of Marinduque from the province of Tayabas)
1920-1922 VICENTE TRIVINO (hold-over) Provincial Governor
Ricardo Garcia Paras. Sr. (Calapan, August 12, 1861 - Manila, May 1, 1938) was a Filipino revolutionary and politician.
Paras studied at Ateneo Municipal University and taught the Philippine national hero José Rizal. After completing his Bachelor of Arts diploma, he worked as a teacher at a public school in Boac in the province of Marinduque. Following the failure of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, he joined the Philippine Revolution. He was elected as a delegate on behalf of the Marinduque Province in the Malolos Congress, which established the Philippine Constitution of 1898. When the revolutionary government of Aguinaldo eventually ended, he returned to Boac.
In 1901, Paras was nominated by US governor William Howard Taft as first governor of Mindoro and Marinduque province.
On May 4, 1903, a nomination was taken as governor of Tayabas. On February 1, 1904, he became the first elected governor of Tayabas (and sub-province of Marinduque), on behalf of the Progresista Party, the former Federalist Party. At the end of his term in 1906, he was succeeded by Manuel Quezon as Governor. After that he worked for the Bureau of Constabulary for 25 years.
Paras Sr. died in 1938 at the age of 77 years. He was married to Andrea Mercader and had ten children with her. Their eldest son, Ricardo Paras, became later a politician and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. (Wiki)
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