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1. Moving code to gitOlivier Pernet Mar 1, 2011 8:27 AM (in response to Gary Brown)
I'm already using Mercurial, and I find distributed VCS much more convenient than SVN generally. Apart from merging, other advantages include offline operation, low-cost branching, and easy cleanup of history. This encourages frequent small commits, making it easy to manage individual changes as indiidual commits.
In short: +1!
2. Moving code to gitGary Brown Mar 2, 2011 5:21 AM (in response to Olivier Pernet)
Ok then the other aspect of this is whether to split up the current Java code base into smaller repositories.
- The pro for this is that then each repository is smaller and more focused on a particular need.
- The con is that we may end up with many repositories if we start to expand the languages supported.
For Savara, which used to have a similar layout as Scribble, I divided the code into the following:
Core - included the OSGi bundles that were environment independent, and would be deployed to Nexus as their primary mechanism for release
Eclipse tools - provides the Eclipse plugins. Release is via generating an update site
Server integration - builds a distribution that can be deployed into a server (currently just JBossAS), to integrate core capabilities into the server
So the only difference I see with Scribble is that instead of integration into a server, it provides a command line execution. Therefore for scribble we could have:
Scribble-core - core bundles deployed to Nexus
Eclipse tools - integration with Eclipse, provided via update site
Command line tools - provided as a zip distribution
These would be language specific, although as these are the first repositories, possibly they don't need to explicitly state 'java' in the repo name - with subsequent languages adding the language as necessary?
3. Moving code to gitOlivier Pernet Mar 7, 2011 8:09 AM (in response to Gary Brown)
I'm only using the core code, so it would be nicer for me to have this core/eclipse/command line tools split. I don't mind too much if we stay with the current scheme, either.
4. Moving code to gitGary Brown Mar 15, 2011 7:17 AM (in response to Olivier Pernet)
Core modules have now been ported to https://github.com/scribble/scribble-core
Hudson build job is here: http://hudson.jboss.org/hudson/job/scribble-core-master/
Other parts of the code (Eclipse and command line integration) will be ported soon.
5. Moving code to gitGary Brown Mar 25, 2011 12:02 PM (in response to Gary Brown)
All repositories are now ported, see the scribble organisation here: https://github.com/organizations/scribble
There is also the beginings of an article describing a development workflow - currently documented against the Savara project, but the same applies for Scribble. There are still some outstanding questions to be answered, so may change over time, but when stable will be linked/copied for the Scribble project: http://community.jboss.org/wiki/SavaraDevelopmentWorkflowwithGIT


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What to Look for When Shopping for Spa or Hot Tub Covers.
With so many online options available, it is much easier to shop for spa and hot tub covers today. In order to ensure that you get the right cover for your needs, it is wise to do some research on the basic unit components and specific features to look for. The 3 basic components of spa or hot tub covers are the foam core, the vinyl covering and the foam core heat seal.
Foam Core: The foam core is one of the most important components of your spa or hot tub cover. The foam core is designed to provide insulation for the cover, as well as reinforce it for strength. Most spa and hot tub covers use a standard EPS foam core which is gauged at a 1.5 pound density. However, there are other covers which are available in the 2-pound density, and which will provide you with added insulation and durability. These are normally used to cover the larger spa and hot tub units.
Vinyl Covering: A good vinyl cover will effectively withstand the harmful effects from exposure to the elements such as sun, snow, rain and ice, as well as contact with chemicals. Opt for a spa cover which will also withstand the harmful effects of UV rays, while deterring mold growth. Choose one that is constructed with at least 25-ounce durable marine grade vinyl and treated to resist the impact of UV rays, mildew, mold and chlorine. Keep in mind that the bottom section of the cover will be in contact with sanitizers in the water.
Heat Seal: A good heat seal helps make your spa or hot tub covers even more energy efficient. The heat seal protects your foam core from taking on water. If you can purchase a double heat seal, it's worth an extra fee for a two ply, continuous heat seal. The R-value rating is also important to consider as an indication of how efficient the cover is. Look for a spa cover with an R-value rating of 12 to 13.
When choosing the right spa or hot tub cover, you will also want to check that it has safety features in keeping with ASTM standards. Check that the cover is labeled as a safety cover and has reinforced tie-down straps and comes with locking hardware with keys. This will help prevent children and pets from getting into the hot tub unsupervised.
When shopping online for your spa or hot tub covers, check the manufacturer warranty to ensure that you do not accidentally void it. Also look into options for having the warranty extended. Before you buy your spa or hot tub cover, you should also check the repair and return policies. This way, should anything happen, you will be able to easily return the product for an exchange or repairs.
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text: Military and government construction projects totaling $16 billion are on the drawing board for next year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is laying plans for an $11.2 billion military construction program, including $4 billion for barracks and living quarters for troops in Afghanistan, and $738 million for engineering. The agency also expects fiscal year 2005 civil works appropriations to be close to the $4.5 billion it received last year, according to Don Basham, chief of engineering and construction for the USACE. The General Services Administration (GSA) also has several new projects in the works, including $587 million in new construction and $1 billion for repair and alterations to existing facilities. David Eaken, GSA's chief engineer, says GSA procured about 50% to 60% of its projects using the design-bid-build approach, while the USACE will hire private contractors to perform most of its construction work.


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Jewellery and men in Tudor and Jacobean England
Project team
- Natasha Awais-Dean
- Dora Thornton, curator, Renaissance collections and the Waddesdon Bequest
Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Professor Evelyn Welch, Queen Mary,
University of London
Supported by
An Arts and Humanities Research Council
Collaborative Doctoral Award
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From the accession of Henry VIII in 1509 until the death of James I in 1625 men wore just as much jewellery as their female counterparts. Yet jewellery is often viewed as a feminine preoccupation. In this period, male ownership of jewels was about much more than just adorning the body. Jewellery had the power to reflect magnificence, lineage and wealth, as well as sustain social bonds and networks of exchange.
This project investigates the significance of the jewels worn, owned and circulated by men in the sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries, in order to provide a contextual understanding of objects often considered as trifles of adornment.
In this period (1509-1625) both clothing and jewellery were used as markers of an individual's social, moral and professional status in a community. While there has been much work done in recent years on establishing dress history as an academic discipline, studies on jewellery have tended to adopt a more chronological or stylistic approach. This project is part of a more general movement towards providing a social context for these objects.
Project aims and output
This project aims to bridge the gap between traditional art history scholarship and archaeological work to provide a strong social and historical context for jewellery and men in Tudor and Jacobean England.
At its core is the early-modern European jewellery collection in the department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. By combining object analysis with evidence from documentary, literary, archival and visual sources, this project will provide a new context for these holdings. Finds continually reported through the 1996 Treasure Act will also be integrated to demonstrate the importance of jewellery for men across all social levels.
In 2010, a group of early-career silversmiths were invited to take inspiration from the British Museum's Renaissance jewels to create modern pieces considering the attributes and preoccupations of a twenty-first century man.
The objects created by the silversmiths were on display as part of Inspired: contemporary views of Renaissance jewellery in Gallery 46 from 11 November 2011 until 30 January 2012.
Study day
In January 2012 a study day for invited participants was held at the British Museum on the subject of jewellery in the early modern period.
The study day was kindly sponsored by the Design History Society and the Society for Renaissance Studies.


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The Parlor Pre-Project
Working on a house is like working on a puzzle. You may be holding the piece of the puzzle with the smiling girls face on it and you know exactly where it goes, but you need to finish the edges first and work your way towards that part of the puzzle. That is what is happening with the parlor project. Believe it or not, the parlor project starts with work in the kitchen.
Ahh, the kitchen. The never ending project that is The Kitchen. The first time I "finished" the kitchen I had a round kitchen table in the center of the room. That didn't work out too well, so I got rid of the table and built an island, complete with marble top and copper prep sink. Best thing I ever did.
The second time I "finished" the kitchen I removed the free standing cabinet in the alcove so I could put the refrigerator there. That cabinet ended up in the butler's pantry. That worked for a little while, but the refrigerator was awkward to get to in the alcove. To remedy that problem, I yanked out the 1890s cast iron stove, moved the gas stove over, and moved the refrigerator out of the alcove and put it where the gas stove was.
The last time I "finished" the kitchen was just two years ago when I built the marble desk in the alcove. I'm now sitting at that desk, as I write. This was another great idea and I now really had a finished kitchen except for one little thing. When I first started the kitchen back in 2005 I shopped for a range hood. The local home center has a selection of range hoods that are all totally inadequate. They are designed to go with modern cabinets and modern appliances in a modern kitchen. There is nothing the wrong with a modern design, but that is not what I was doing. Having one of those range hoods stuck on the wall over a vintage stove would have looked completely out of place.
At the time I shopped around for custom designed range hoods, but could not really justify $3,500 for a copper, over-the-top, McMansionesq range hood. I had only spent about $10,000 on what was pretty much a gut-remodel of the kitchen and there was no way I was going spend $3,500 on something that looked like it belonged in a Roman temple. It would have looked just as out of place as the much smaller modern range hood would have.
I really couldn't find any middle ground in a range hood. I thought about finding someone to fabricate something to my design - that is, if I had a design - but the idea became very back-burner in what was a huge kitchen project at the time and eventually sort of just fell off the back of the stove. No pun intended.
The reason this has come back to the front-burner now (to extend the metaphor) is because I never gave up on the idea of a range hood. In fact, the stove has always needed more lighting. It is one of those things that I always intended to do, but sort of gave up on it because I couldn't come up with a good solution. If I'm going to install one though, I need electricity on the wall over the stove.
The thought of cutting in to the wall up high above the stove is not something I really want to do. It would be a mess, of course, but more than that the kitchen has beadboard on the lower third of all of the walls. I can't simply drill a hole and drop a wire down in the wall. There is a horizontal framing member 3.5 feet up that I would need to get through. On top of that, the fireplace for the parlors is right behind this wall. It is hard to say how far the brick extends in the wall, but the fireplace in the parlor is set at an angle and the chimney has 2 flues, one for the parlor fireplace and one to vent the original wood or coal burning kitchen stove.
What I can do though, is work from the parlor side. That wall opposite the kitchen is in very rough shape and will need to be stripped down to lath and re-plastered. Cutting holes to run wire will not be an issue at all. On the kitchen side I will just need cut a hole large enough for a single gang electrical box. It will make a small mess, but nothing compared to trying to do all of the work from the kitchen side.
In short, now is the time to do this if I'm every going to do it at all.
I'm still left with the problem of the range hood itself. I found a site on line for Vent-a-Hood that has a "Build a Hood" applet on their web site. There is one style listed as JCH/C2 that is not really over-the-top and definitely not a run-of-the-mill hood either. Also, it is not made of copper, so it could be in my price range. Unfortunately, I never found out what one would cost. Several times, from several different computers and different web browsers, I tried to use the applet to get a quote. Each time it crashed on me when I clicked the "Submit Quote" button.
I contacted customer service. They wrote back a very nice email saying they were unaware of the problem and suggested I use the "Find a Dealer" applet on their site to find a dealer in my area. I could contact the dealer and get a quote. I had similar problems finding a dealer and another email to customer service was met with silence, so I gave up.
I was at Sears the next week and I had the idea that I can buy a garden variety range hood and wrap in wood or trim it out in some fashion so it looks like it belongs. I pimped out the fridge in oak and it came out ok, so why not the range hood. The trouble with that idea is that they all have the controls on the front. It just wouldn't work. I then went to the home center to see if they had something that would work, but they had pretty much the same selection as Sears.
What the home center did have though, was a catalog from the Broan company, which makes a dizzying array of range hoods. Inside I found the Broan PM390 Custom Hood Power Pack Module. This is basically the guts of a range hood without the hood. This is what is used in making those over-the-top, McMansionesp range hoods that cost $3,500. The PM390 was $325 at the home center, but I found it on-line for $189 and free shipping.
One, please!
So now I'm in the process of making the box to house the Broan PM390 Custom Hood Power Pack Module. I'm using more of my seemingly endless supply of redwood bevel board that came out of the 2 story addition I dismantled. This is the same bevel board I used to make the kitchen island and the cabinets in the kitchen, bathroom, and butler's pantry. I will trim it out with a 3 part cornice, just as I did the kitchen cabinets I made. It should (fingers crossed) look like it belongs.
Fresh from the woodshed
Cut, stripped, and sanded
The hope is that I can have some assembly done by next weekend so I can get a sense of where the outlet needs to be. With that information I can start to open the wall to find out how much brick I need to cut through. Hopefully, not much.


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Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that elections for local USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees have begun.
"FSA County Committee members make decisions on how federal farm programs fit the needs of local producers," said Veneman. "We hope that all eligible voters participate in these election to ensure that these committees represent the interests of all producers in a community."
Voting ballots have been mailed to eligible voters. Eligible voters who have not received ballots can acquire them from their administering FSA offices. Eligible voters must participate or cooperate in FSA programs. A county or multi-county area served by the County Committee is divided into local administrative areas. One member on the County Committee represents each LAA. A person may vote in only one LAA in each county or area.
Ballots must be returned to FSA offices or postmarked by Dec. 6, 2004. All ballots will be counted publicly by Dec. 20, 2004. Nominees may challenge elections within 15 days after the results of an election are posted, if they desire. Newly elected Committee members and alternates take office Jan. 1, 2005.
In August, new guidelines were issued to ensure that County Committees fairly represent agricultural producers, especially minorities and women in the areas. Some 300 county committee areas were identified as having significant numbers of minority farmers and ranchers. A special outreach campaign was conducted to ensure minority and women were nominated in those areas. As a result, 97 percent of these targeted county committee areas have minority or women nominees on the ballot.
FSA County Committees make decisions on commodity price-support loans; payment eligibility; establishment of allotments and yields; conservation programs; incentive, indemnity and disaster payments for some commodities; and other farm disaster assistance. The FSA County Committee system, established in the 1930s, gives local farmers and ranchers a much-needed say in how farm programs are administered at the grass-roots level.
Each year, about one-third of the nearly 8,000 County Committee seats are up for election. Committee members oversee operations in more than 2,300 local FSA offices across the nation.
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If pests don't have access to the clone they can't damage it!
Flying Skulls Clone Guard does two very important things to insure successful cloning. #1: When applied to leaves and stems, it creates a proactive shield to lock out invading pests like Spider Mites, Aphids, White Fly, Powdery Mildew, Mold and Black Spot from access to the clone. If pests don't have access to the clone they can't damage it! #2: Clone Guards proactive shield locks in water, preventing the leaves from wilting while the roots are forming. All gardeners requiring a consistent and successful cloning program must have this product!
Not for Resale in Portland Oregon Metro Area.
Clone Guard works in the same way your home window screens separate you from invading insects and pests while allowing air to go in and out. Once applied to the clones leaves and stem, Clone Guard dries to form a thin biodegradable proactive film. This high tech film helps to keep clones safe by locking out invading insects, mildew and mold while locking in precious water molecules inside leaf and stem cells. Water retention in the clones leaves and stem is critical to the forming of roots.
Directions for Use: Shake bottle well before diluting to preferred strength. Mix with water. Prepare as a spray or dip. Take cuttings, dip cutting in rooting gels or compounds and apply Clone Guard. Store at room temperature. After mixing with water, Clone Guard is good for 5 days. Store concentrate at room temperature. Keep from freezing. May be applied in full Sun.
Clone Guard may used on leaf and stem at any stage of plant growth.
Mixing: Standard strength dilution ratio: 1 part Clone Guard to 7 parts water. Aggressive strength dilution ratio: 1 part Clone Guard to 4 parts water.
Non Plant Food Ingredient
Active Ingredients: Vinyl-Acrylic Polymers
— Ships from Portland, Oregon USA.


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Think your voice is not represented in higher government? Thing again, because these ladies have your back. Meet the Latinas from all walks of life who are making things happen under the Obama Administration.
1. Cecilia Munoz
Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, Bolivian American, 52
As director of the domestic policy council, Muñoz oversees the branch of the White House that coordinates all domestic policy-making processes in the Obama administration and has strong influence on immigration reform. The high-level position is only the latest entry on an already impressive resume that includes stints as an immigration rights lobbyist, Senior Vice President for the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza, the nation's most prominent Latino civil rights organization and winner of the 2000 MacAruthur Foundation genius grant. Her career path was fueled by a jarring incident she experienced when she was 17. The daughter of Bolivian immigrants, Muñoz wrote in an NPR essay, "After a dinner table conversation with my family about the wars going on in Central America and the involvement of the United States, a good friend told me he thought the U.S. might someday go to war somewhere in Latin America. He looked me in the eye and told me that if it happens, he believes my parents belong in an internment camp just like the Japanese-Americans during World War II. My outrage that day became the propellant of my life."
2. Katherine Vargas
Katherine Vargas, Director of Hispanic Media, Colombian, 31
This Colombia-born communications maven is the voice of the Obama administration to our media and our community. As director of Hispanic Media for the White House, Vargas works closely with all federal agencies to promote the President's relationship with Latinos. Her own relationship with her fellow White House Latinas is one of camaraderie, admiration and inspiration. "I gratefully stand on the shoulders of Latina giants who helped pave the way for other Latinas in the Administration," she says. "There is a strong sense of compañerismo among us, from Cecilia Muñoz, the White House Domestic Policy Director who is incredibly supportive of our goals and dreams to Maria Cristina González, the First Lady's communications director who is always a phone call away for life and career advice and many other hard working Latinas. We feel honored for being part of the President's team as he fights to keep the American dream within reach for all who seek it."
3. Julie Chavez Rodriguez
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Deputy Director of Public Engagement, Mexican American, 36
Rallying the masses is in Chavez Rodriguez' blood. The granddaughter of famed labor leader and civil rights activist, Cesar Chavez, she urges young Latinas to do their part as public servants. As Deputy Director of Public Engagement, Chavez Rodriguez is the middleman between the White House and the Latino Community and immigration related issues. "We need more of you so do it with the courage your grandparents demonstrated when they paved the pathway of opportunity for your parents and now you," she says. "Do it with the understanding that one of the best ways to serve our community and our country is to take the leap of faith and become a public servant. And do it with the strength that has guided so many of our ancestors in search of a better tomorrow because tomorrow will not be handed to you, it will be created out of hard work, determination, and deep seeded integrity."
4. Felicia Escobar
Felicia Escobar, Special Assistant to the President for Immigration Policy, Mexican American, 37
In her role as Special Assistant to the President for Immigration Policy, this Yale and Harvard-educated, San Antonio, TX native plays a key role in the President's strategy for building a modern immigration system that includes working with current legislation and future immigration reform. What's in store for Latinos in the White House? Escobar has high hopes. "I certainly hope that one day there will be a Latino that occupies the Oval Office," she says. "I am certain that day will come but that's why we need to cultivate the next generation of Latino leaders, so that day can come sooner rather than later. There are also so many other important jobs in the White House and I hope that after we leave, others will come."
5. Ximena Gonzalez
Ximena González, Deputy Associate Director, Michelle Obama's Social Office, Mexican American, 24
Among the youngest Latinas to serve under the Obama Administration, González gets a wealth of inspiration from the strong and successful Hispanic women that surround her. As Deputy Associate Director in the First Lady's Social Office, she plans, manages and executes projects for the President and First Lady, including Presidential statements and ceremonies, Head of State visits and heritage events. "[Other Latinas in the White House] remind me where I came from and what I hope to be in the future," she says. "We have fun and candid conversations about how to juggle living in the United States with family abroad. They are my home away from home. I can get my Spanish breaks because there are some words and humor that don't translate well. [There's] no shame in bringing Latin flavor to the White House!"
6. MC Gonzalez
Maria Cristina "MC" González Noguera , Director of Communications, Puerto Rican, 39
Noguera attributes her passion for service to her family. Her grandfather, Jose Ramón Noguera was secretary of the treasury under Governor Luis Muñoz Marín. She explains, "There has always been dinner conversation around the culture of service and the idea of thinking not only for you but for the next generation." With that in mind, she graduated Tufts with a degree in International Relations so she could better understand the relationship between government and business. Her subsequent careers included stints at an investment banking firm, a communications agency, and a global beauty brand. Most recently, she made the jump from VP of corporate communications at Estee Lauder to her current position at the White House, but her family back home in Puerto Rico doesn't see her any different. "It doesn't matter that I'm seated at the White House. I'm still Cristinita."


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Friday, March 26, 2010
Causal Inference from Aggregate Data: The Facebook Syphilis Case Study
The Age has an article on the reported connection between using Facebook and Syphilis that is doing the rounds on the Internet. While the idea that Facebook is facilitating social connections seems plausible. And while Facebook may play a role in facilitating risky sexual encounters, the evidence offered (at least that presented in the news reports) for the connection is poor, and provides a good case study in how NOT to reason from data.
By jeromyanglim on Friday, March 26, 2010 Labels: causation, opinion 1 comments
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Updated Site Map for Jeromy Anglim's Blog Psychology and Statistics
Every Six months or so I like to update the Site Map for my blog jeromyanglim.blogspot.com . Thus, if you're new to the blog, The Site Map provides an overview of previous blog content organised by topic.
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- Getting Started: General advice on statistics for a thesis; Statistics lecture notes;
- R: Learning R; Blogs on R; R in Australia; StatET; Tips for StatET; Upgrade procedure; R and Excel; Efficient variable selection in R; Memory Management in R; Optimising Code in R; Analysis of Winter Olympic Medals in R; Regular expressions in R;
- SPSS: Efficient variable selection;
- Preliminaries: Normality and transformations; Independence of observations;
- Scales: Scale construction; Scale construction for psychological tests; Computing Ability Scales; Checking for accuracy; Multiple choice tests; Scoring a multiple choice test in SPSS;
- Mediation: Getting Started; Issues with causal inference;
- Correlations: Two independent correlations; Formatting a correlation matrix; Adjusting for reliability; Tetrachoric correlations; Confidence intervals; Significance tests; Difference Scores;
- Repeated Measures: Longitudinal data; Data structuring for repeated measures experiments;
- Dyadic Data: Data management; Basic analyses;
- Basic Analyses: Basic procedure for observational study; Introduction to Modelling;
- ANOVA: Follow up tests;
- Regression: Variable importance in multiple regression; Multinomial logistic regression; Generalised estimating equations; Model building; Logistic Regression;
- Factor Analysis: Item parcelling; Factor analysis and scale construction; Factor analysis in R;
- Data Mining: Data mining and R
- SEM: SEM in R; SEM resources;
- Assorted: Bootstrapping in R; Discriminant function analysis; Problems with cluster analysis; Ordinal variables; Meta Analysis;
- Results: Tables R to Word; Grammar of tables; Data sharing and literate programming; Table of item descriptives;
- Maths: Free mathematics video courses; Free online mathematics books; Symbol pronunciation; Matrix Algebra in R; Reading mathematics;
- Research Design: Carryover effects; Causal Inference; Depth interviews; Designing online experiments;
By jeromyanglim on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Labels: R, summary post 3 comments
Friday, March 19, 2010
TeXnicCenter Customisations
Over the last few weeks I've been exploring text editors for writing LaTeX documents. I wrote these notes when I was using TeXnicCenter (version 1.0). I have since switched to using WinEdt for writing LaTeX documents. If you do any substantial writing in LaTeX and you are choosing between free TeXnicCenter and shareware WinEdt, buy WinEdt. I'm planning a post soon on WinEdt. Nonetheless, I thought I'd post these rather rough notes I made while playing around with TeXnicCenter in case they are of interest.
By jeromyanglim on Friday, March 19, 2010 Labels: LaTeX 0 comments
Monday, March 15, 2010
APA Style References in LaTeX
This post discusses my experience getting APA style references in LaTeX. This includes both in-text citations and the end of document references list. It focuses on the use of the
apacite package.
By jeromyanglim on Monday, March 15, 2010 Labels: APAStyle, BibTeX, LaTeX, references 28 comments
Converting a Microsoft Word Document into a LaTeX Document
This post discusses my experience converting a large MS Word document into a LaTeX document using Word-to-LaTeX. Along the way I encountered several challenges. I thought I'd document them in case it may be of interest to others.
By jeromyanglim on Monday, March 15, 2010 Labels: LaTeX, Word 10 comments
Export from Endnote to BibTeX, JabRef, and LaTeX
This post sets out a procedure that I used to migrate a large set of Endnote references in a Word Document to a Latex document with BibTeX references in JabRef. In particular, it sets out (1) how to export an Endnote database into BibTeX format ready for inclusion in a LaTeX document; and (2) how to modify an existing document with Endnote citations into a document that cites the BibTeX database.
By jeromyanglim on Monday, March 15, 2010 Labels: BibTeX, Endnote, LaTeX, references, Writing 5 comments
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Using Regular Expressions in R: Case Study in Cleaning a BibTeX Database
I recently had to clean up a BibTeX database containing around 1,000 references. One of the clean up tasks was to ensure that page numbers were separated with en-dashes as opposed to hyphens. This post sets out how I used regular expressions in R to complete the task and check the results. I also hope to highlight the general power of string manipulation in R.
By jeromyanglim on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Labels: BibTeX, R, regular expressions 6 comments
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Running Command Line Programs in Windows
Many of the major open source programs that I use (e.g., R, LaTeX, Eclipse) run on Windows, Linux, and Mac. These programs tend to be designed for sophisticated computer users. Among other things, assumptions are often made about knowledge of the command line. What is second nature for a Linux user may be novel to a non-technical Windows user. One of the aims of this blog is to facilitate the use of these open source tools by social science researchers. Thus, this post sets out a few ideas related to running programs at the command line, which I have found useful when working with programs like R, Eclipse, and TexnicCenter.
By jeromyanglim on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Labels: computers 7 comments
Monday, March 8, 2010
Choosing an Auto Generation Pattern for BibTeX Keys in JabRef
This post discusses the issue of choosing a default pattern for the BibTex key generator in JabRef.
By jeromyanglim on Monday, March 08, 2010 Labels: JabRef, LaTeX 2 comments
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The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey
Edited by Junzo Kawada, Published by CRATerre-ENSAG and UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
This publication describes the first restoration project of a World Heritage site in Benin, financed through a cooperation agreement between Japan and UNESCO. It contains articles by the main experts from Benin, Italy and Japan who carried out the restoration of the palace of King Gbehanzin. This restoration is an example of a dynamic partnership involving UNESCO, Japan and Benin in the valorization and development of local know-how in the safeguarding of World Heritage properties.
News (3)
- Devastating fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) Friday, 13 February 2009
- Royal Palaces of Abomey and Kathmandu removed from Danger List Monday, 25 June 2007
- Royal Palaces of Abomey in Young African Hands Thursday, 1 March 2007


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The Guide To Search Engine Optimization For Lawyers in Dewey Park
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Underwriting risk exists when an insurer's obligations are incorrectly priced. So it's imperative that you correctly calculate the cost of the risk in the contracts you offer and accurately match it with the appropriate premiums. Maïssetou Coulibaly says that analytics helped her and her team manage underwriting risks across the company.
"We needed to be able to define the level of risk in an activity, sector and geographical location beyond the basic variables of age, sex or family composition," explains Coulibaly, Actuarial Services Supervisor in the Underwriting, Pricing and Medical Monitoring division of Klesia.
"We're now able to keep track of our decisions and justify them immediately if we are asked. We're improving our response time in decision making, which represents a significant gain in performance.
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Analytics was the answer. We can see the risk in each case in relation to the amortization and the overall impact on the solvency margin. Coulibaly says there were three major areas where they saw improvements in reporting and distribution:
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Klesia is a new social protection group formed from the merger of the Mornay and D&O groups. So in terms of the implementation of an analytics solution, the biggest challenge is consolidating data coming from multiple operational systems – which are linked to different legal structures within the new organization.
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Largely due to the lobbying efforts of one parent, perhaps others disturbed about kiting activities in the Pro Point/fish pond area, this may come to pass. Recall the one disaffected windsurfer who managed to get kiting banned for two years off the North Shore and skegged Flash Austin. In short, this is a real threat.
More background on the current threat at: http://mauinow.com/2013/05/10/swim-zones-to-be-enforced-at-kaa-point-over-safety-concerns/
This is serious and should be of concern to any waterperson who has or wants to visit Maui at sometime in the future. Use zones can be created and enforced, there is no need for a blanket prohibition. First you need to get government's attention to take things to the point of starting negotiations hence this petition.
For now there is a petition campaign to be submitted to the Hawaiian State DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION (DOBOR) organized by Ocean Safety Alliance, https://www.facebook.com/oceansafetyalliance
Titled: "State DOBOR Hawaii: Please protect ocean access at Kanaha Beach. Change the outdated rules to reflect the current use."
and is located at: *** CLICK HERE TO SIGN PETITION ***
It takes very little time to sign the petition, please help to keep this unique spot open to all these water interests now and into the future. Chris Levins of Adventure Sports Maui gave me a heads up on this, it is legitimate and a current threat to continued use of this area.
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Well, I've had ample time to reflect on games this month, and it was primarily because I'm in the process of cleaning up my Man Cave (…or Dude Dungeon if you prefer) for the purposes of having a huge 6 player Heroscape game. In the process, I was reorganizing my games, and it hit me that there are certain games that I simply don't have. That being said, I'd almost rather have my scrotum crushed by an air conditioner that fell from a skyscraper than have them.
The reason I say this is that no matter how compelling the gameplay, how clever the mechanics, and how highly rated the game may be by those who enjoy, above all else, such amazing feats as moving a quarter-inch brown cube from a pile (arguably the slave pens) onto a map representing Puerto Rico, if the theme is garbage I'm going to have a hell of a time wanting to play it repeatedly. Where's the fun in that? It seems to me that these games generally end up as dick-measuring contests by potentially unimaginative people who yearn to prove to their slide-rule using peers that they are, indeed, the smartest Mensa member in the room.
To those who think these games have compelling themes, I loudly proclaim: "Fuck That Shit." I'm sorry, but if you think that managing the power grid of Germany or scheduling shipping containers is fun, chances are that you and I will never see eye to eye. In my world, being a merchant of the middle ages, hustling corn husks between the farm and the market is about as compelling to me as having every single ass hair ripped from the root by an Epilady. Sure, I loved "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Lady In The Water", but if I had my druthers, I'm watching "Aliens" or "Conan The Barbarian" instead nine times out of ten.
So, seeing as I'm here, let's talk about theme a bit.
First, what the fuck is going on with games these days? Most of the drivel that is being produced for the Board Game Geek crowd of late seems to come in two flavors: games that involve farming or production of some kind, or games that are total knock-offs of someone else's work. Seriously, you think Hollywood has plumb run out of new ideas, take a look at our hobby. It's the same old shit, redone over and over, ad infinitum. If I see another damned Zombie game where a small group of survivors have to escape peril through swarms of the undead, I may slice my fucking balls off and sing showtunes in front of city hall until I bleed out.
Same with production games where the pinnacle achievement is growing and selling shit (oh, wait, let's not forget the shipping the shit you grew variant! BRILLIANT!). Or, wow, set collection games. There's a new one. If I wanted to play an Old Maid or Go Fish variant, I'd just play Old Maid or Go Fish. Worker placement is another pet peeve, because I can't think of many things less interesting than putting a little cube somewhere that represents a person in some manner of indentured servitude, be it serf, slave, or subject. Where's all the new stuff?
Back to theme, though, in my little tirade here, what the hell is going on with the damned Renaissance? Why is that so compelling to so many people? Do we really want to relive plague, death by dysentary and cholera, and wars that lasted 30 years? Or how about tripe like Fresco, where the object is to mix paints? Fuck that, if I want to mix paints, I'll do it, and I'll go even further by actually painting something. Like maybe a ultra bad-ass pewter miniature resembling some nightmare creature eating the white meat off of a damsel in distress!
I just don't get it. Maybe people are just boring these days, or maybe the advent of the internet visual media has completely dumbed down peoples' ability to use their imagination. How many shipping games do we need? How many Pillars of the Earth building games does the world really need? Why on God's green Earth do we need another game about farming or medieval life? I mean, seriously….WHAT THE FUCK?
Theme matters to a lot of people. Games like Ascending Empires, where varied interstellar races beat the piss (or whatever liquid non-humans excrete) out of each other, are compelling. They make you WANT to play the game. Games like Road Kill Rally, where the racing aspect is less important than running over grandmothers pushing strollers, are irreverant and fun, and although the theme is a bit dispicable, at least they're compelling. It's not enough anymore to simply pick a theme out of the old playbook, tack on some mechanics that may or may not work well together, and then hire an artist to make it all look fancypants. If you do, you'll do it at your own peril because I'm not fucking buying it. God forbid I do get a hold of it, because your ears will be on fire from the review I'm going to write and whose wrath I'll personally deliver to 10,000 readers in the first month of publication.
I'm not saying that some of the new "thematic games" ( which incidentally, I refer to as "games that may actually be fun" ) have to be completely original themes to be good. I really like Battleship Galaxies, and I think it may well become a fan favorite, but it really is just another "space dudes in space shooting space weapons at other dudes in space" when you boil it down to the base. The difference, my dear friends, is that Hasbro took the time to flesh out the story, build some characters in, and then explain the whole thing to players so that they had a reference point. As I noted in another article, the imagining of a universe or setting, and then building the game, from bottom to top, around that setting, is the hallmark of a great game.
Games like the new Chaostle, while I don't know that much about it, are compelling because there's something new there. I want to know more about it, and that's saying something because there's so few games these days that actually make me want to click on a couple of links to learn more about them. I'm not saying Chaostle is a great game, because I don't know yet, but I will tell you that it has an integral theme, great visuals, and a backstory, and all of this adds up to something that has the potential to be fun.
To be great, as I've said before, requires a rare crossroads of integral, interesting theme, great mechanics, good pacing, and most of all, an assload of fun gameplay. There are very, very few games that I consider to be truly great, but I can point to all of them and they have precisely that rare mix of elements, hence my reasoning that these games have risen above the chaff to become legendary, in my mind, at least.
While it's true that some games have such novel concepts that they can ride on that alone, they are the rarity. Dominion, for example, has almost no noticable theme and could've been about buying various quantities of dope from Columbian and Afghani dealers, or alternatively could've been about amassing different tiers of out of print board games in a basement. The result would've been the same, because at the time, this style of game didn't exist. Dominion was so novel that many were OK to look past the obviously pasted-on theme and saw it for what they saw it for: a neat new game design. Personally, I owned it for a month, played the shit out of it, and then realized that it was ultimately a very boring multiplayer solitaire game, and I subsequently gave it away. But that's because it wasn't about Space Marines collecting the ears (or whatever) off of Genestealers, right?
So, in conclusion, I sure wish game designers would focus more on getting cool games out there that have nothing to do with shipping corn to some island I don't give a fuck about, or games that involve having fistfuls of cards that are supposed to make me feel like some sort of land baron. Stop trying to be "Dominion with a theme" because you can't. Ascencion of the Godslayer, Nightfall, Thunderstone…..whatever. They're all trying to trump the original, and you really can't. All you can do is hope to ride the sea of mediocrity and sell as many games as you can until it subsides and sanity kicks back in.
Be original in design, and stop trying to knock off other people's shit. I know that virtually all games are derivative of another game design, but you can certainly mix it up. Talisman does the same thing Prophecy does, essentially, but they are very different game designs. Earth Reborn does what Tannhauser does, but again, very different paths between A and B. Come up with a cool theme that hasn't been done not only to death, but to death, reborn, and to death again. Take that theme, and wrap around its magnificence a great story, some great art, compelling, fun mechanics and gameplay that are absolutely soaked in the pickle juice that is your awesome theme, and then playtest the shit out of it so that it doesn't disappoint. Then, alone, you have a shot at greatness, unless you're very lucky.
There's just not enough "new" games out there that are worth buying, and quite frankly, I was wholeheartedly unimpressed with the big-box offerings at Origins. The highlight with all the buzz was yet another snoozefest Knizia math game that happens to have Captain Kirk in it is a completely epic failure in judgement and execution. So much could've been done with that license, especially with the skill at minis games Wizkids has, yet they found a way to totally fuck it up. Seriously, is this all we, as a colletive group, have to offer the world?
I hope "Wild" Bill Shatner kicks ol Wizkids hard in the balls for that one….whomever decided Star Trek and Knizia in the same sentence would be a good idea really should go back to barber college or whatever the hell they did before signing up at Wizards. What a shame. And things like this are so much more often the story than the story of triumphing over all odds and creating a totally awesome game like Omen: A Reign of War. And guess what: John Clowdus doesn't have Wizkids money, Knizia name recognition, or Star Trek fanbois to work with, either. So stop blaming the market for your failures, bitches, and start sacking up. Make great products that are loaded with fun and stop relying on the same people with the same old ideas. There's a lot of fresh ideas out there, I know it, but they're buried under the weight of the old guard and the marketing giants that get all the press.
Alright, I'm done, go back to your regularly scheduled programming. I'm going back to playing Heroscape and waiting for my Hirst Arts molds to come in so I can pimp out my Epic Duels set….you know…a FUN game?


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Two types of chemical shift artifacts exist :
The chemical environment of protons can cause a shift in their precessional frequency due to magnetic shielding provided by the electron shell.
This shift in resonance frequency exists between protons in fat and water. It is roughly equal to 3.5 ppm, corresponding to a difference of about 225 Hz at 1.5 T.
The chemical shift artifact of the first kind results from a shift in the spatial location of fat voxels. The spatial location in the frequency-encode direction is assumed to be the consequence of the frequency-encoding gradient. Due to the chemical shift, voxels containing fat will not have the expected resonance frequency and will be spatially misregistrered, causing a shift in the spatial location in the frequency-encode direction. This artifact appears as a dark (or white) band at the interfaces between water and fat.
For a given field strength, the resonance frequency shift between protons of fat and water is constant (225 Hz at 1.5 T). The resulting chemical shift artifact is affected by the receiver bandwidth.
The narrower is the receiver bandwidth, the narrower is the bandwidth per pixel is and the wider the chemical shift in number of pixels is.
The chemical shift artifact of the second kind only occurs with gradient echo sequences. With spin echo sequences, the 180° pulse refocuses spins to create the echo. The absence of a 180° RF pulse in gradient echo sequences causes a phase shift between protons of fat and water when the (gradient) echo is formed.
This phase shift depends on their resonance frequency shift due to the chemical shift. With a 1.5 T field strength, the frequency shift is 225 Hz, corresponding to a period of 4.4 ms. Therefore, at 1.5 T, protons of fat and water will be in phase every 4.4 ms : their signals are additive. For TEs between this interval of 4.4 ms, their phases are shifted and for a TE at the middle of this interval (2.2 ms), they are out of phase.
The signal intensity of a voxel containing fat and water oscillates with an increasing echo time, with a minimum when fat and water are out of phase, and a maximum when they are in phase.
For TE corresponding to fat and water out of phase (2.2 msec, 6.6 msec etc...), the signal of voxels containing the same proportion of fat and water is canceled, producing a black line at all fat/tissue borders. This contour artifact is known as the chemical shift artifact of the second kind.
This artifact occurs in both the frequency-encode and phase-encode directions as it is independent of spatial encoding. It is never seen with spin echo sequences as the phase shifts due to chemical shift are canceled by the 180° refocusing pulse.
The chemical shift artifacts are reduced by fat suppression techniques (saturation, inversion-recovery). The reduced signal from fat thereby minimizes the chemical shift artifact.
By swapping the frequency-encode and phase-encode directions, the chemical shift artifact is rotated in the other direction, without eliminating it.
This swapping also modifies the other artifacts (wrap-around, motion artifacts,...) and sequence parameters.
Another method is to use a wider receiver bandwidth: the wider the receiver bandwidth is, the wider the bandwidth per pixel is, and the less visible the chemical shift artifact will be. The penalty is a decreased signal to noise ratio.
One usage of the chemical shift artifact of the second kind is tissue-characterization. The comparison of tissue signals between gradient echo sequences in phase and out of phase allows for the identification of tissues containing a mix of fat and water, which is useful for the diagnosis of focal fatty liver or adrenal adenomas.


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BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2012) - Acquia, the leading provider of commercial solutions for Drupal, today announced the appointment of industry veterans Thomas Bogan and Paul Sallaberry to its Board of Directors. The new independent Board members bring to Acquia expertise in building global, enterprise companies and successfully scaling disruptive technology innovation into existing and new markets. They will help Acquia leverage open source Drupal to change the way enterprise businesses and governments leverage web content management and the Cloud to create cost effective, flexible web and mobile experiences of the future.
"Paul Sallaberry and Tom Brogan are tremendous additions to Acquia's leadership team and have extensive experience with high growth private and public companies," said Tom Erickson, Acquia's CEO. "Paul brings a strong track record of scaling sales teams and Tom has a proven history of growing start-ups into large, profitable companies. Acquia and Drupal are rapidly expanding and represent superior innovation and economics for users. Their collective experience will be instrumental in fueling our growth and solidifying our position as the leader in content management and social software across all platforms."
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BOSTON – Roger Goodell quipped recently the NFL is getting "bumped by the Easter Bunny" out of their late-April slot at Radio City Music Hall because of a yet-to-be-announced event.
The commissioner suggested Tuesday the league could be run out of Manhattan altogether.
During his press conference at the close of the NFL spring meeting, Goodell said moving the draft to May next year is only a temporary solution and the draft might have to switch zip codes to get back into April consistently.
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"Frankly, to date, the experience we've had, particularly with the event growing with its popularity, the sites we've been at in the past, I'm not sure we would look at (MSG) again," Goodell said. "So we haven't found a location in New York that we think meets our requirements where we think we can continue to grow the event. If we do, that will be one of the alternatives.
"But I think one of the things we'll have to do at some point is start looking at other cities."
The draft has been held in New York City every year since 1965. It was previously held in Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.
The NFL has been trying to tinker with the offseason schedule for a few years and will continue discussing options with the NFL Players Association. For now, the issue with the draft is merely a scheduling problem with Radio City. With the venue's event being tied to Easter, there are bound to be conflicts in April every few years, thus disrupting any consistency.
Goodell said next year's draft will be held at Radio City on May 8-10 or 15-17. For 2015 and beyond, Goodell said "we will begin that process" of scouting other cities and venues to hold the draft.
As for the offseason schedule, the league can do what it wants with any of the events except for the start of the league year, which is mandated by the collective bargaining agreement and is subject to player approval.
The union has been reluctant to move the start of the league year, which is also the start of free agency, but there's a chance the scouting combine could jump back in the calendar from February to March, with the draft remaining in May.
Though he and the owners can make the decision on their own, Goodell wants the players involved in the process, if possible. The goal: to make the NFL relevant in every month of the year.
"This is not secretive. We share what the overall strategy is, what we're trying to accomplish, with the players," Goodell said. "We went to them to get their feedback and we want to make sure we do it right. That includes getting player input on it.
"We're negotiating that with the uinion. We have a discussion with them sometime in the next couple of weeks. I'm sure that'll come up. We think that's a good change for the fans and for football."
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In a keynote speech at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 (PDC2008), Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, announced Windows Azure, the cloud-based service foundation underlying its Azure Services Platform. The Azure Services Platform is a tool to help developers build applications that will span from the cloud to the enterprise datacenter and deliver compelling new experiences across the PC, Web and phone.
"Today marks a turning point for Microsoft and the development community," Ozzie said. "We have introduced a game-changing set of technologies that will bring new opportunities to Web developers and business developers alike. The Azure Services Platform, built from the ground up to be consistent with Microsoft's commitment to openness and interoperability, promises to transform the way businesses operate and how consumers access their information and experience the Web. Most important, it gives our customers the power of choice to deploy applications in cloud-based Internet services or through on-premises servers, or to combine them in any way that makes the most sense for the needs of their business."
Key components of the Azure Services Platform include the following:
- Windows Azure for service hosting and management, low-level scalable storage, computation and networking
- Microsoft SQL Services for a wide range of database services and reporting
- Microsoft .NET Services which are service-based implementations of familiar .NET Framework concepts such as workflow and access control
- Live Services for a consistent way for users to store, share and synchronize documents, photos, files and information across their PCs, phones, PC applications and Web sites
- Microsoft SharePoint Services and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services for business content, collaboration and rapid solution development in the cloud


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FXCM a scam broker? that's just plain stupid, and people who have lost money through no ones fault but their own are the most bitter folk you are ever likely to meet.
If you want to know about this company go and talk to them, I've found them to be very professional, open and informative. I have been invited to their offices in Paris (I live in France), offered free seminars with guest speakers, if your a newbie their online starter course is incredible value with tutor back-up 24hrs a day.
FXCM is probably the biggest forex broker on the global market (or at least one of the biggest): currently it has with more than 203,000 active tradable accounts and 203,000 people can't be wrong now, can they?
FXTM a regulated forex broker (regulated by CySEC, FCA and FSC), offering ECN trading on MT4 an MT5 platforms. Traders can start trading with as little as $10 and take advantage of tight fixed and variable spreads, flexible leverage and swap-free accounts.
easyMarkets is a CySEC and ASIC regulated broker offering access to over 300 trading instruments, tight fixed spreads, no slippage and a 50% deposit bonus.
XM is broker with great bonuses and promotions. Currently we are loving its $30 no deposit bonus and deposit bonus up to $5000. Add to this the fact that it's EU-regulated and there's nothing more you can ask for.
FXCM is one of the biggest forex brokers in the world, licensed and regulated on four continents. FXCM wins our admirations with its over 200,000 active live accounts and daily trading volumes of over $10 billion.
FxPro is a broker we are particularly keen on: it's regulated in the UK, offers Metatrader 4 (MT4) and cTrader – where the spreads start at 0 pips, Level II Pricing and Full Market Depth. And the best part? With FxPro you get negative balance protection.
FBS is a broker with cool marketing and promotions. It runs an ongoing monthly $999 forex contest, offers a $5 no-deposit bonus for anyone willing to try out its services, and an FBS MasterCard is also available for faster deposits and withdrawals.
FxChoice is a IFSC regulated forex broker, serving clients from all over the world. It offers premium trading conditions, including high leverage, low spreads and no hedging, scalping and FIFO restrictions.
HotForex is a EU Regulated broker, offering wide variety of trading accounts, including Auto, Social and Zero spread accounts. The minimum intial deposit for a Micro account is only $50 and is combined with 1000:1 leverage - one of the highest in the industry.
Exness is a leading forex broker, offering MT4 and MT5 platforms. Traders can take advantage from a true ECN environment and trade on ultra tight spreads, starting from 0 pips.
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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has added forex brokers MRT Markets, RIMarkets, and Golden Day Profit its list of unlicensed companies illegally targeting local investors. ASIC advised investors not to deal with these entities, as they could be involved in a scam. "Many scams come from companies based overseas. These scammers target Australians because ASIC does not have international jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute them," stated the Australian financial watchdog in the notice. Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently updated its warning list with unregulated brokers Key Markets and CFD Premium on Thursday. According to the regulator, these brokers have been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorization. In its official notices the UK financial watchdog keeps warning that "some firms act without our authorisation and some knowingly run investment scams". A brief review of Key Markets' website (key-markets.com) reveals that the broker offers trading in wide range of financial instruments on the MetaTrader4 platform. However, the company behind the brand, Key Markets Ltd. Read more
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) proposed a tiered risk-based approach to leverage as a permanent national measure for investor protection. As the latest product intervention measures by ESMA are due to lapse for the final time in July 2019, CySEC proposes to permanently introduce national rules. While the majority of the measures replicate those of the Pan-European regulator, this is not the case with leverage restrictions. Unlike most national financial regulators who have simply copied ESMA's temporary CFD intervention measures to turn them into permanent rules, CySEC came up with a different idea regarding leverage. Read more
As the 2020 US presidential elections are approaching, candidates are already striving for media attention. In an attempt to round up support among crypto enthusiasts, two Democratic presidential candidates stated that they accept cryptocurrency donations and support innovative blockchain-based technology in general. "I believe blockchain needs to be a big part of our future. If I'm in the White House, oh boy are we going to have some fun in terms of the cryptocurrency community," Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang said at the Consensus 2019 conference in New York. Read more
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has blacklisted unregulated forex broker GFC Investment. The regulator advised investors not to deal with this broker, as it is not authorized to provide financial services in Australia and could be involved in a scam. "The business listed below has made unsolicited calls or sent emails about investing, financial advice, credit or loans and does not hold a current Australian Financial Services (AFS) license or an Australian Credit license from ASIC," reads the notice of the Australian financial watchdog. GFC Investment (operating gfcinvestment. Read more