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It was announced yesterday that The Dangerous Summer was dropping off of the Take The Fall tour with Hit The Lights as the headliner. Not much was said about it, and all the band would say is it was because of "reasons beyond their control." Now, Hit The Lights has spoken up about it. Read their official statement, which was found on the band's Facebook page here:
"We just got word that the Dangerous Summer will be dropping off our tour due to "reasons beyond their control". Apparently there was an inner band dispute in Chicago resulting in one of the members of TDS being kicked out of the band (or so we're told). The band went home to regroup and as of last night, had offered to do the tour acoustically.
We were stoked that TDS were going to find a way to do the tour, and we
offered various ways to help them continue the tour (AJ playing acoustic and
riding with HTL, having some members of HTL fill in for TDS etc). We would still like to publicly offer AJ to come out and play acoustic TDS songs on the tour. You should email him and let him know that you'd like that too:
Don't worry, the tour is still happening and is going to be really special, and we look forward to seeing all of you out there!
Stay tuned for an update....
PS, Cody is selling the Dangerous Summer's
tour van and trailer. The very least we could do is help them get it off their
hands.... baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/2673598778.html
It has not been said if AJ will be playing the tour acoustically or not, or if what The Dangerous Summer told Hit The Lights is the truth. More information will hopefully come.
The Take The Fall tour is still going on! Tonight at Frankie's in Toledo, OH. Hit The Lights will be supported by Such Gold, The Story So Far, and Divided by Friday. This tour will go on through December 23, 2011.
Halloween is right around the corner, that'll bring both tricks and treats, but that doesn't mean the music world is going to die down. Not only will people be doing spooky things, but Asking Alexandria is putting on Halloween show with the help of D.R.U.G.S, We Came As Romans, Stick To Your Guns, and others, including a wrestler in LA. You are supposed to come in costume, and they will be filming it for an upcoming live DVD. There is more information on Asking Alexandria's Facebook page, which has been linked below.
The Dangerous Summer was supposed to be embarking on the Take The Fall tour with Hit The Lights, Such Gold, Divided By Friday, and the Story So Far on Halloween night in Toledo, Ohio. However, they suddenly canceled! The tour is still on, but they are not going to be on it.
"We regret to inform you that we will be canceling all of our shows until December 17th for reasons beyond our control we all feel horrible canceling our upcoming tour and hope to make it up to you all soon.
♥ stay positive and do something big
cody payne, aj perdomo, tyler minsberg, bryan czap"
The band has given no further information on why they are no longer going on the tour.
Silverstein has been working very hard on their "Short Songs" album, and have completed tracking it! They have posted a full article and another video on this compliation album on their website. The link is below, and the album can be excepted in January 2012.
Blink-182's bassist, Mark Hoppus was featured on MTV's show, "When I was 17", and the full episode is now on MTV.com, as well as being aired on MTV.
Sonny Moore, or as he's better known, Skrillex, has teamed up with members from the old 60's band, The Doors for a collaboration on a song called "Breakin' A Sweat" for a side project he is working on called RE-GENERATION. RE-GENERATION is a documentary about Skrillex and others reinventing five styles of traditonal music. You can hear "Breakin' A Sweat" below.
A few nights ago, the former singer of Woe Is Me, Tyler Carter joined Sleeping With Sirens on stage for a performance of their song "If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hebburn.
Also, this week both Safetysuit and As I Lay Dying are dropping albums. On November 1, Safetysuit will be releasing These Times, and on November 4, As I Lay Dying will be releasing Decas in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Decas will be out in the UK and all of Europe on Monday, November 7, and finally it will be out in the US on Tuesday, November 8.
Hollywood Undead's World War III tour kicks off on November 1 in Mesa, AZ! Then on Saturday, Serianna will be departing from the Rock Yourself To Sleep tour featuring Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Attla, Memphis May Fire.
That's what's been going on in the music and world, and what's going to go on. Pretty awesome, but there's always more to come.
Bands would be no where without their fans, all bands know that and are grateful. Or at least, they should be. Many show the love for their fans by playing shows, doing meet and greets and signings, having special deals for them, ect. Some do write songs even for their fans, which is exactly what Four Year Strong has done.
They posted a song on their Facebook with a free download, called "Fairweather Fan". The song is fitting for fans, as it says, "I know its only a matter of time before my luck runs out, so I'll live each day like its my last". Its true, and some bands do take the lives they have for granted. It is a shame, and its those stars that find themselves stuggling when the fame is over.
Nothing lasts forever, and everyone has to understand they'll fade out of exsistance. The thing people have to remember though, especially with musicians is that not everyone will forget them. Some will, there's no doubt in that, but for every one person that forgets, there's at least two more that they have touched with their lyrics. Those people will never forget.
I like that Four Year Strong is showing the love for their fans this way, that's really thoughtful of them. You can download the song in the description of the video on YouTube.
Falling In Reverse, Aiden, Drive A and Black Veil Brides tour has been CANCELED!
It was announced yesterday that the upcoming Falling In Reverse tour featuring Aiden, Black Veil Brides and Drive A has been canceled. Please read the official statements from Black Veil Brides, and Drive A, both of which were posted on their Facebook pages. The other two bands have made no mention of the cancelation.
Black Veil Brides stated at 7:27pm on October 27, 2011:
"BVB Army, due to circumstances beyond our control we regret
to share with you the cancellation of our tour running from 11/10 - 11/21 We
will be rescheduling all dates and making up for lost VIP packages etc.
Again, we apologize for this inconvenience and promise to make it up to you all
at a later date We hope to see all of you on the Buried Alive tour with Avenged
Sevenfold starting November 25th
Drive A stated at 8:55pm on October 25, 2011:
The Black Veil Brides tour in November has been cancelled sorry to everyone who was going to come out unfortunately it's not our decision- xoxo Drive A"
There has been no mention of reasons why the tour has been canceled, but Black Veil Brides fans are simply speculating that they are getting tired of the constant touring. Which very well may be. Black Veil Brides was touring before Warped tour, then played a lot of Warped tour (with the exception of the first couple of weeks, due to Andy's injury), took a break, and are now on an international tour before beginning the Buried Alive tour. They have been on close to constant tour since Febuary, and have tour dates through late January.
It is dissapointing for anyone who was going to get to go see the tour, but people can still catch Black Veil Brides on the Buried Alive tour, Falling In Reverse on their tour with We Came As Romans and Sleeping With Sirens, and Drive A on their "Let's Have a Wreck" tour. Both tours with BVB and FIR start on November 23rd, and the Let's Have A Wreck tour starts on
Matt Good's side project!
I just got word today that the lead guitarist for D.R.U.G.S, Matt Good is working on a side project, called JuiceB0x. They've only released one song so far, "Evolve". That's supposed to say JuiceB-zero-x, but for some reason, its showing up as an "o". I do not understand why, but I had to clarify that.
The project is a duo between Matt Good, and AJ Calderon and is all electronic. I can not find much information about this, but as I was trying to find information on it, I discovered that Matt played guitar for the first album from Skrillex. I also just learned that Skrillex is only one guy. I didn't have a clue about that.
So, apparently, Matt just wanted to make a random electronic side project. I think D.R.U.G.S is still totally safe. You can catch them on the World War III tour with Asking Alexandria, We Came As Romans, and Hollywood Undead Now.
Back on October 8, 2011, The Academy Is...announced that they were breaking up. Now, their former bassist, Adam Siska, has joined Say Anything. Last year, Say Anything's bassist departed ways with the band. You can read the statements from both Say Anything and Adam below.
""Having parted much more than amicably with alex last year (he's still a dear
friend), we knew it would be very difficult to find someone who can fill his
shoes on both a professional and personal level, but we are so lucky that Adam
happened to be available at exactly the right time, and somehow we seem to have ended up with both. This is a guy who is in a band for all the right reasons: a love for playing his instrument and a passion for music. We're fortunate that Adam happens to deem our music worthy of being the focus of that passion and are so excited to have such an awesome new member of Say Anything." - Max
"I couldn't be more excited to become a member of Say Anything. I have been a fan of the band since the release of the debut album, and got to know them well while on tour during the summer of 2008. When I spoke to Max about joining, there was no doubt in my mind that this is a band that I believe in and want to put my heart into. I look forward to seeing all of you at shows very soon!" - Adam
Say Anything will also be releasing an album, Anarchy, My Dear through Equal Vision Records in early 2012. You can also catch the lead singer, Max Bemis on his winter solo tour at the following dates.
11/30/2011 @ Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
12/01/2011 @ The Space Hamden, CT
12/02/2011 @ The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2011 @ The Note West Chester, PA
12/04/2011 @ Ottobar Baltimore, MD
12/06/2011 @ Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
12/07/2011 @ New Brookland Tavern West Columbia,SC
12/09/2011 @ The Masquerade – Downstairs Atlanta, GA
12/10/2011 @ The Social Orlando, FL
12/11/2011 @ The Orpheum Tampa, FL
12/13/2011 @ Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA
12/14/2011 @ Warehouse Live Studio Houston, TX
12/15/2011 @ House of Rock Corpus Christi, TX
12/16/2011 @ White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
Welcome to the band, Adam. Glad you get to contiune your dream of playing music, and espeically with a band you've admired. That's a dream
Exhibit A is presenting an art tribute to Metallica, called "Obey Your Master" on January 20, 2012 featuring many well-noted artists, including Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides!
Most people are probably staring at their computer screens, thinking, "Andy is a music artist, not that kind of artist." This is true, but by the looks of it, Andy is contributing to this tribute by playing up his strengths. Everyone knows the crazy makeup Black Veil Brides wears on stage, and there are such things as "Make up artists". He appears to be just changing it up for the event, and presenting himself as a work of art.
I think its a cool idea to do a tribute to a rock band that has touched the lives of so many over the years with art. There are so many forms of art, so why not support one form with another? I have included a link to the event's full list of participants, so everyone else can see what
Many people all over the world know of the Guinness Book Of World Records, but they mostly know of the absurd ones like the woman with the longest finger nails, or the world's tallest man. What you may not know if there are many world records involving music as well.
One of which, 30 Seconds To Mars will be breaking on December 17 in New York City. That date marks the 300th show in support of their third studio album, This Is War. That date also marks the date that 30 Seconds To Mars breaks the world record for the Most Ammount of Shows Performed During a Single Album Cycle. This is crazy, espeically since it hasn't even been two years yet since the release of This Is War.
I can not find who currently holds the record, unfortunately.
""We have been on the road for an incredible and insane two years and thought what better way to celebrate the end of this phenomenal journey than with a week of special shows in New York City. We thought documenting this for posterity with the Guiness Book of World Records would be fun especially as we aren't any good at growing our fingernails very long or cultivating the world's largest squash," said frontman Jared Leto. (This quote was from the 30 Seconds To Mars website.
If you want to be there, live in person for a moment in history pre-sale tickets are now on sale, as are golden tickets (Starting at 10 am EST), and general tickets will be going on sale October 22 at 10 Am. This event will be happening at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.
30 Seconds To Mars has been known for quite some time as one of the biggest rock bands out there, espeically with their multi platinum albums, and sold out shows world wide. Just in support of This Is War, they played in over 60 cities in six continents. That's a huge deal, especially considering there are only seven continents in the world.
They are currently on their "Closer To The Edge" tour, and will be in Mexico on October 22, at the EXA FM Radio Event in Palacio de los Deportes. Leading up to the final date of the tour, which is the New York show, they will hit countries like Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, France, Austria, Belguim, and Germany.
Clearly, 30 Seconds To Mars is one hell of a band, playing litterally all over the world, and selling millions upon millions of albums. Its guarenteed, especially now that their name will be in the Guinness Book Of Worldf
Valencia is breaking up!
After the death of their drummer, Maxim Soria, the band has decided to play one final show and stop for now. Please read the statement below,
"Valencia originally came together back in 2003. Most of us were still just in high school, but we all had gotten to know each other through the tightly knit music community we grew up in around Philadelphia. We started this band because of a mutual need to create something heartfelt and to give everyone a message we needed to share. We all felt like music would be the most significant part of our lives, but never in our wildest dreams could we have predicted the things we'd get to do, or more importantly, the people we would meet because of this band and the songs we wrote and shared with the world.
We started touring full time in late 2004, thanks to everyone at I Surrender Records putting faith in our band and releasing our first record. Ever since then, we've given everything we had to our music. We've been touring nonstop since then, playing shows in 46 states and five different countries over seven years, all of them places we were brought to thanks to people that believed in what we had to say.
This band started when we were teenagers, and now, as we enter our mid-to-late twenties, we've decided that it's time for us to scale back our time on the road and explore the other elements of life that are not as easily accessible while touring full time. We aren't considering this our band breaking up, because if that was the case, this situation would feel very final, and it doesn't feel that way to us. It remains natural for us to write music together and there is always a possibility that we will release new music as Valencia sometime in the future. In the meantime, new music will be written and released by each of us and when that happens, we will let you know. In honor of starting this next chapter, please join us on December 28th, 2011 for one last show in our hometown of Philadelphia, at the Electric Factory. We hope you'll be there with us to share one of the most personal, memorable, and important nights of our lives. Thank you all for everything - the letters, the tattoos, the years of listening, for so many countless, priceless sentiments - there's no way we could ever fully express our gratitude for everything you've done for us. We've been given the chance to go down a path not many are able to take, and because you've had our backs through the story that is our band, we're able to continue that journey through whatever comes next for us.
From the bottom of our hearts, Shane, George, Brendan, Dan, Trevor, JD, and Max
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Electric Factory
421 N. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA
phone: 215.627.1332
Pre-sale tickets are now on sale, and they go on normal sale on October 21 through Ticketmaster.
The show features special guests Electric Factory.
A phenomenon in music happened!
Any Black Veil Brides fans out there are probably aware of Bryan Starzzzz (as Andy Biersack calls him) and his insane interviews with Matt Good and Andy Biersack, Black Veil Bride's lead singer. Those interviews are Bryan's most famous, and generally hilarious. They seriously will live you cracking up at the computer, Matt and Andy are funnier than most YouTube stars like Smosh, Ray William Johnson, and definitely funnier than Fred.
Last night, I witnessed a phenomenon on YouTube! Before it was even done processing, the Black Veil Brides Interview #4 Andy Biersack & Matt Good UNCUT Warped Tour 2011 got over two thousand comments before it was even done processing, and over 10,000 views over night. The BVB Army also decided to spam Justin Beiber videos like "Baby" saying how much they love BVB, and attempted to trend "BVB Army" on Twitter.
I can honestly say this kind of fandom, amazed me. I have liked several Black Veil Brides fan pages, and they were all buzzing about the interview, debating on when it would be done processing. I don't think I've seen fans ban together like that since the Jonas Brothers were huge. Fans would do stuff just like this, sit and wait for a video to upload, or air on televison, all while discussing it, or say how much they like them on another page. BVB Army, I'm sorry if you don't find comparing you to Jonas Brothers fans a compliment but I am meaning it as one! I found this to be very cool!
As for the interview, I started laughing so hard at one point I almost cried. I commented on the video saying that from now on, every interview he does with Andy, Matt, both, or the rest of the Black Veil Brides guys should be uncut.
I may have mentioned this before, but I admire Bryan's style when it comes to interviews, and I have told him that before. He's unique in his interviews, unlike so many. I seriously hope I can bring life to interviews just like that one day.
So, that's the news today! BVB Army, may just help BVB take over the world. Take over the world that will be ruled by Matt Good! In case you don't get that reference, please go watch "Black Veil Brides Interview #2 Andy Biersack & Matt Good Uncut". That may or may not be the name, you'll find it regardless.
Don't forget to watch the 4th one, even though most of you BVB fans already have. There's a link right below this text for anyone who wants to watch it. I myself am resisting the urge to turn it on for a second time.
Black Veil Brides Interview #4 Andy Biersack & Matt Good
UNCUT Warped Tour 2011
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Ben Hunt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance and Economics. Ben has degrees from Adelaide University, including a Master's thesis on the Sydney Futures Exchange, and a Doctorate from the Australian National University. His PhD focussed on an examination of the determinants of Australian interest rates and exchange rates. Ben Hunt's unique combination of mathematical, economic and computing skills ideally suit him for research into applied financial problems. His latest published work concentrates upon the predictability of implied volatility and its application to option trading systems. In addition to his academic work, he has consulted extensively to the private sector. Ben Hunt is consistently rated highly for his ability to translate theory into practice through his excellent communication style. He is widely regarded as an expert on risk management in the Asia-Pacific region and is a regular presenter for the Euromoney Institute of Finance.
Research Interests
Risk management; options and futures pricing volatility.
Teaching Areas
Financial institutions and markets; and investments.
Hunt, BF & Terry, C 2005, Financial institutions and markets, 4th, Nelson ITP, Melbourne, Australia.
Hunt, BF & Terry, C 2002, Financial institutions and markets, 3rd, Nelson ITP, Melbourne, Australia.
Terry, C, Hutcheson, TJ & Hunt, BF 2000, Introduction to the financial system, Nelson Thomson Learning, South Melbourne, Australia.
Hunt, BF & Terry, C 1997, Financial institutions and markets, 2nd, Nelson ITP, Melbourne, Australia.
Hunt, BF & Terry, C 2011, 'Australian equity warrants: Are retail investors getting a fair go?', JASSA THE FINSIA JOURNAL OF APPLIED FINANCE, no. 4, pp. 48-54.
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The ASX has two functionally similar markets for contingent equity contracts a warrants market principally serving retail investors and an ETO market that may be used by retail and professional traders. Using pricing and volatility comparisons, this study finds that warrants are generally overpriced and are significantly dearer than their ETO equivalents. The paper recommends that short selling be allowed in the warrants market in order to reduce the pricing differentials and end the systematic exploitation of retail warrant investors by warrant issuers.
Hunt, BF 2005, 'Feasible high growth investment strategy: Growth optimal portfolios applied to Dow Jones stocks', Journal of Asset Management, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 141-157.View/Download from: Publisher's site
Bhar, R & Hunt, BF 1993, 'Predicting the short term forward interest rate structure using a parsimonius model', Review of Futures Markets, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 577-590.
Bhar, R & Hunt, BF 1993, 'Predicting the short term forward interest rate structure using a parsimonius model', Review of Futures Markets, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 577-590.
Hunt, BF & Bhar, R 1993, 'Exploiting volatility movements in the Sydney futures exchange's bank bill contract', International Review of Economics and Finance, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 403-415.View/Download from: Publisher's site
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An appropriate stochastic model was fitted to one year of data on the implied volatility of options on 90 day bank accepted bill futures contracts traded in the Sydney Futures Exchange. The model used was ARIMA augmented with day of the week variables, an option time to maturity variable, and recent values of historic volatility. The high ex-post predictive accuracy of the model was then employed as the central element of a strategy of buy low/sell high volatility. We employed two trading schemes with suitably constructed Delta neutral portfolios comprising bill futures and call and put options on those futures over a period of six months, to test whether speculative trading profit could be earned. The existence of trading profits before transaction costs validated the potential of the buy low/sell high volatility strategies to generate speculative profits. The absence of any such trading profits after transaction costs however, showed that the market pricing of these securities is such that the dependencies within implied volatility cannot be profitably exploited. This result may be interpreted as evidence supporting an hypothesis of a semi-strong form of market efficiency. © 1993.
Hunt, BF 1992, 'A forecasting model of option price volatility', Review of Futures Markets, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 355-366.
HUNT, BF 1982, 'CORRECTION', JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 401-401.
Hunt, BF 1981, 'Estimation of a system of linear dynamic asset demand equations. Computational considerations', Economics Letters, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 355-360.View/Download from: Publisher's site
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The error covariance matrix of a system of linear dynamic asset demand equations is of less than full rank. This property requires that system be modified before estimation. We show that a knowledge of the structure of the asset equations can be the basis for a favourable reduction in the size of the problems of estimation and inference. It is possible to obtain computational savings while retaining all the properties of the original system. © 1981.
Hunt, BF & Volker, PA 1981, 'A simplified portfolio analysis of the long-run demand for money in Australia', Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 395-404.View/Download from: Publisher's site
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The paper derives the form of a money demand equation when money is explicitly considered as one element of a limited set of financial assets. The results from estimation of the portfolio model are compared with those from the typical single equation form and are superior in a number of respects. In contrast with the traditional model the impact equations of the portfolio model provide no evidence of serial correlation or parameter instability. Systems estimation provides for a much faster speed of adjustment than is in evidence with the traditional model. Estimation by ridge regression procedures to accomodate collinearity among the regressors further enhances this speed of adjustment. © 1981.
HUNT, BF & UPCHER, MR 1979, 'GENERALIZED ADJUSTMENT OF ASSET EQUATIONS*', Australian Economic Papers, vol. 18, no. 33, pp. 308-321.View/Download from: Publisher's site
HUNT, BF & VALENTINE, TJ 1978, 'The Interdependence of Monetary Policy and Capital Flows in Australia: A Comment', Economic Record, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 281-285.View/Download from: Publisher's site
Hunt, BF 1974, 'SHORT RUN PRICE CYCLES IN THE SYDNEY WOOL FUTURES MARKET', Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 133-143.View/Download from: Publisher's site
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Evidence of systematic short run price movements in Sydney wool futures prices is presented. Traders' reaction to market uncertainty is suggested as a rationale of wool futures price periodicity. There is also a discussion of the significance of the cycle with regard to the efficiency of the market. 1974 The Australian Agricultural Economics Society
Hunt, BF 2010, 'The effect of the GFC (and Other Busts) on Portfolio Diversification Benefits', Finance and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Hunt, BF 2002, 'Growth optimal investment strategy efficacy: An application on long run Australian equity data', Research Paper Series, Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney.
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Research Paper Number: 86 Abstract: A number of investment strategies designed to maximise portfolio growth are tested on a long run Australian equity data set. The application of these growth optimal portfolio techniques produces impressive rates of growth, despite the fact that the assumptions of normality and stability that underlie the growth optimal model are shown to be inconsistent with the data. Growth optimal portfolios are constructed by rebalancing the portfolio weights of 25 Australian listed companies each month with the aim of maximising portfolio growth. These portfolios are shown to produce growth rates that are up to twice those of the benchmark, equally weighted, minimum variance and 15% drift portfolios. The key to the success of the classic, no short-sales, growth optimal portfolio strategy lies in its ability to select for portfolio inclusion a small number of Australian stocks during their high growth periods. The study introduces a variant of ridge regression to form the basis of one of the growth focussed investment strategies. The ridge growth optimal technique overcomes the problem of numerically unstable portfolio weights that dogs the formation of short-sales allowed growth portfolios. For the short sales not allowed growth portfolio, the use of the ridge estimator produces increased asset diversification in the growth portfolio, while at the same time reducing the amount of portfolio adjustment required in rebalancing the growth portfolio from period to period.
Hunt, BF & Terry, C 1998, 'Zero-Coupon Yield Curve Estimation; A Principal Component, Polynomial Approach'.
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Polynomial functions of the term to maturity have long been used to provide a general functional form for zero-coupon yield curves. The polynomial form has many advantages over alternative functional forms such as Laguerre, when using non-linear least squares to estimate zero-coupon yield curves with coupon bond data. Most importantly the polynomial form invariably enables convergence of the etimation process. Unfortunately, the simple polynomial form results in estimated models of zero-coupon yield curves that approach either plus or minus infinity as the term increases. This unsatisfactory aspect of the simple polynomial is inconsistent with both theoretical considerations and observational reality. We propose a new zero-coupon yield curve functional form consisting not of simple polynomials of term, tau, but rather constructed from polynomials of 1/(1+tau). This form has the desirable property that long-term yields approach a constant value. Further, we model zero-coupon yields as a linear function of the first k principal components of p polynomials of (1/(1+tau), k The principal components of poynomials of 1/(1+tau) model is applied to Australian coupon bond data. The results compare favourably to those obtained using the traditional polynomial term model.


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Who Defines "High-Quality" Journalism?
March 18, 2011
As of next week, two of the most popular iDevice news sources will no longer be giving free access. The New York Times and The Daily will start erecting their long expected pay walls. While that's a bit disappointing, there are still tons of great, reliable and free resources out there. The Pay Wall It was waiting in my inbox this morning; an email from The New York Times telling me the news I reported yesterday. The venerable publication was going to begin charging for its content using a model, which has been described as "dumb, da, dumb, dumb." Still, the language The Times' used to get their message across impressed me. In their email, they stated:
It's an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.Murdoch couldn't have said it better himself. He said of The Daily at its launch:
Our challenge is to take the best of traditional journalism…and combine it with the best of contemporary technology.Does this mean "high-quality" and "traditional journalism" requires a monthly subscription? Absolutely not. In fact, "high-quality" journalism is typically in the eye of the beholder. And "traditional journalism?" The term itself pretty much defines the news many are choosing to go without. Let me first admit, I love The Daily. In fact, I enjoy it so much, I've already started my subscription. The Daily, in my opinion, is the best place on the iPad to get news in such a way that feels like you are immersed in it. Its ongoing stories on the tragedy in Japan and problems in Libya, for example, are first-rate, combining text, photos, and video. To me, someone who rarely watches news on TV anymore, paying $.99 per week to continue getting my news in this format is a small price to pay. As for The Times, I've always enjoyed their Culture section. Because of this, I will probably check out their paid selection and see if it's worth it. Amazing Freebies However for most iOS users, buying the news probably isn't necessary. For absolutely nothing, Zite is the best iPad news app on the market today. Because it tailors its news based on your interests and reading patterns, Zite gives you exactly what you want in a format that is crisp and inviting. In addition, you can't go wrong with the Pulse News Reader, which jumped onto the scene soon after the iPad's debut in 2010. While some would argue it's only a RSS newsreader, Pulse continues to add features and news sources. Just last month, for example, it started to add APIs from Reddit and Digg, among others. Finally, there is Flipboard, a wonderful app that combines news from various sources with an incredible interface. While the folks at The New York Times and The Daily would definitely argue differently, "high-quality" news is definitely in the eye of the beholder. And having a choice is always nice. What do you think? Leave your comments below.
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This video is so perfect.
It was created for AV-OG-TIL, a Norwegian NGO working to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol. The aim is to raise awareness around the dangers of intoxication while operating a boat, driving a car, when pregnant or together with children. As the group states in the PSA: "Docking is an art form best practiced sober."


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Born in New Delhi, India April 22, 1974
Chetan Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth and issues based on natio
nal development. Bhagat is also a motivational speaker and has given talks in leading MNCs and other institutions. He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.
In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history". Bhagat, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author.


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Low-tier Researcher
Aspect 1: Cold, Hard, Reason : Alex has a difficult time understanding emotional responses in some cases, especially if he considers the cause to be of little concern, and will often come across as cold and unfeeling to those he works with. However, this emotional detachment can provide some extra protection against the effects of psychic SCPs.
Aspect 2: Tunnel Vision: When he finds a challenge that vexes him, Alex will focus entirely on that problem, causing him to completely lose sight of everything that is going on around him until he solves it.
Aspect 3: Sledgehammer Personality: Alex is by no means talented at being subtle. However, when he cannot convince people through kind words, he is occasionally able to browbeat them into agreeing with him.
- Persuasion: 3
- Academics: 2 (Latin)
- Science: 8
- Athletics: 4
- Perception: 7
- Technology: 6 (Electronics)
- Ranged Weapons: 4
- Melee Weapons: 2
- Physical Defense: 5
- Mental Defense: 5
- Body: 5
- Mind: 5
- Action Points: 3
- Load Limit: 9
- XP Held: 0
- XP Used: 0
- One battered copy of the Thomas Jefferson bible
- One pack Natural American Spirit Menthol Cigarettes
- One Bic lighter, blue in color
- One set Military Identification Tags
- One M9A1 Handgun
Personal History
Alexander "Alex" Killebrew was born in Newport, Wales, but was raised in Richmond, Virginia by his mother, after a divorce. After receiving low grades throughout his school careers, he was barely accepted to [Redacted] University in North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Organic Chemistry with high marks. After serving a brief stint in the North Carolina National Guard, where any advance in rank was short-lived due to frequent confrontations with his commanding officers, Alex was discovered by Dr. [Redacted] and recruited as a Researcher at Area 354. He is 27, at time of writing.
Alex is of slightly above-average height, and average weight. Considered crude, but effective by many of his peers with a personality that has been likened to a sledgehammer for his total lack of subtlety, and his argumentative style of conversing.


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8. Any Illness Can Come from Stress
Stress does more than just make people feel "uptight." In over forty years of clinical use with thousands of clients, Graf Stress Management has found stress at the root of all types of illness, from the transitory (e.g., headaches) to the chronic (infertility, fibromyalgia, addiction) to the debilitating and terminal (cancer, lupus, AIDS, bipolar disorder). Continue reading
9. The Roles of Illness: Escape, Justification, and Punishment
For the most part, health problems do not just "happen" but are the result of our intelligence giving us what we subconsciously need, whether it be an escape from a situation we can't cope with, a justification of our feelings, or a punishment of our self or someone else. Continue reading


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Country Decorating Accents
Country decorating has many merits. It's accessible, even if you have a small decorating budget or a small house. Decorating country-style is a "green" form of decorating. The rustic and primitive styles of country decorating have long extolled the virtues of adorning your house with found objects, such as an old picket fence turned into a headboard. Plus, going country is easy to achieve and maintain after you have chosen the key decorating accents that turn an everyday home into a custom country sanctuary.
Country Living Space
Choose decorating accents that add function and whimsy to your living areas. Primitive wool penny rugs add warmth underfoot or visual interest to a table when used as a runner. Store magazines, mail and other paper goods in wicker or metal baskets. Hang an Americana-style on the wall or alongside rustic, handmade dolls on a shelf. Incorporate a bit of nature with artificial, yet realistic, bittersweet berries in wreath or garland form, either draped along peg rails or the rungs of a primitive ladder. Showcase the Americana form of country decorating on bare walls in your living spaces with large wooden or metal barn stars either solo or with a wooden version of the American flag. Look for items in shades of dark blue, fire engine red or faded white.
Rural Kitchen Vibe
Relish the utility of country decorating accents for the kitchen. A large wooden bread bowl, or two, holds bread for supper or fresh-picked fruit. Put your glass-front cabinets to work as displays for your collection of mismatched floral dishes alongside mason jars used to store everything from last summer's tomatoes to this year's potpourri mix. Other country embellishments include repurposing common household objects, such as enamelware pitchers as flower vases and vintage camp toasters as candleholders. Antique, or reproduction, items, such as an old country store scale and a wooden plate rack painted in a country hue such as mustard yellow or cranberry red, lend country charm.
Country Bedroom Retreat
Use country accents to turn your bedroom into a cozy retreat. Throw pillows made from fabric such as toile, grain sacks and linen add color plus comfort to any bed or easy chair while an old patchwork quilt adds color, whether it's hanging on the wall or draped near the end of the bed. Distress the paint finish on a jelly cabinet and replace its insets with chicken wire for a decorative and functional side table. Shaker-style pegboards add utility and simple country style without dominating the space. Install one or a series of boards around the perimeter of the room to hold robes, bags and coats.
Country Holiday Home
Country decorating is relaxed, so you can make it as comfortable or as elegant as you like. In fact, you can display your holiday accents throughout the year or just during the appropriate season. Spanish moss is a year-long favorite accessory for Easter egg displays, Halloween wreaths and Thanksgiving and Christmas centerpieces. Natural elements, either real or artificial, further the country holiday theme. Pinecones, cranberry and popcorn garland, gourds of any size and shape, berry wreaths -- all add a homespun element.
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Flirting 101: Mastering The Art Of The Pick Up
Flirting 101: Mastering the Art of the Pick Up
There's so much literature out there that talks about mastering the art of the pick-up while failing to define with that actually means.
For your convenience, here's a short list of results you should see once you've mastered the art of picking up women.
- A woman feels beautiful and desired by you. She feels as though you really see her for the woman she's become and that you're completely enamored by who she is.
- A woman feels intoxicated under the gaze of your desire, to the point where she strongly associates that feeling with you and becomes addicted to your presence because it feels so good.
- A woman feels respected and respects you for the man you've become too. She regards you as intelligent, strong, and masculine. She understands your time is valuable, so she won't lead you on with games or do things like friend-zone you.
- A woman shares the vision that you have in your head; she thinks the two of you have potential and is willing to give it a shot.
How can you influence a woman to think and feel these things?
It's a combination of skill, compatibility, and a bit of luck.
Throughout these courses, you'll learn what you need to do to make the most out of your flirting style, how to invest in women that are best for you, and the best places to meet available women to connect with.
Having great game doesn't make you immune to rejection, but it does give you a greater sense of self-respect so that it doesn't hurt as much.
First things first though, to make a woman feel as great as I explained in these bullet points, you first have to love yourself.
You have to take pride in who you are now as a person, accepting everything in your life has a stepping stone that has had to happen to be strong man you are today.
You have to have dealt with any toxic shame you still carry so that you can be emotionally available for a new relationship.
Only after you do this can you attract the things you want for yourself without unintentionally self-sabotaging.
Mastering the art of the pick-up means being able to see the beauty in someone despite their flaws and quirks, so it's essential for you to learn to do this for yourself first.
And once your confidence starts to set in about YOU, you can genuinely connect with women better and make them feel as though your communication is sincere.
This is something they may not be used to from other men, so you'll stand out from your competition as a strong, suave, classy man.


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I've touched on this in the past and I will probable do so again in the future, but some clubs just cannot seem to get targets set correctly for registered skeet.
The best targets I shot this year was at the Fairfield club in Connecticut. I shot on four fields and the target setting was the same from field to field. The targets were right on the money. It was a pleasure to shoot at the club and I will be making a return visit.
This is the exception and not the norm at many clubs.
One problem is target distance (speed of target). I suspect that some clubs don't have the distance markers set correctly. I shot at one club in 2005 where the low house distance stake was off by five yards. I assume the lawn mower guy knocked it over and at the end of the day he just placed it where he thought it should go, maybe it was knocked down several times over a summer or two, but I will never know. All I know is the stake was not at the correct distance and it was a tough 100 targets. One of the shooters when we finished walked off the distance and discovered the problem.
Three or four yards can make a big difference in target speed. Get the tape measure out and check the distance to the stake, don't assume!
Second and most likely, is that target distances are not set under NO WIND conditions, something that cannot always be accomplished the day of the shoot because of winds.
If you have to chase after the second target on doubles on station 2 or 6, we have a problem. And, if a 15mph wind is blowing and the high house bird is hitting the distance stake with the target going into the wind, we have a problem.
Someone has to get down to the club a few days before the shoot when the wind is not blowing and check to see that targets are going through the middle of the hoop and hitting the bottom of the distance stake on all fields. After that, you don't let anyone mess with the spring just because the wind is blowing and the targets are falling short or going past the distance stake. Check the rules if you think I don't know what I'm talking about.
Speaking of the hoop. Make sure it's at the correct height. I shot at one club where it was to short.... I finally took a tape measure out to show the club they had a problem.
One last problem at some clubs. Slanted or tilted pads. Please get someone to level the pads. Two people with a long pipe, a 2x4, shovel, and gravel can level a pad in five minutes.


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Use lockbox in a sentence
" I kept all of my valuable possessions in a lockbox, at the bank in order to prevent them from being stolen or damaged. "
" Before my mother died, she told me to visit the bank where she kept her lockbox, and there we would find the deed to her house. "
" I wanted to ensure that my payment made it to the companies lockbox before the last pick up of the day, otherwise I would have had to deal with the creditors. "


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Google Map Advertising Making Room For Tons Of Profits For You
Maintaining your position in the midst of myriads of same services is like a big challenge. However, as you have decided to be part of this platform, you have to overcome the challenge. Don't worry. You have a way to do so with your head held high. Google map advertising is thought to be one of the most impeccable and imperative resources that can belch out plenty of profit making options for your web based business. If you wish that your site gets adequately noticed in the crowd of service providers then Google map would definitely be a strong and forceful option.
How does it work for you?
Google map advertising invariably and definitely makes ample room for tons of profits for you. It is a particular system or facility that allows your establishment or business the leverage of local ads. You can bet that these local ads can prove to be a significant factor. By means of these local ads published on the platform of Google maps can bring in new business opportunities. With the help of Google maps you are really going to unlock huge profit potentials for your business.
Google map can prove to be a benevolent friend for small business
When you choose to advertise on Google maps you make it certain that your businesses, products and services are going to play on a much larger platform. You are going to have access to the international market now. In case you are a small scale or medium sized business entity you should take note of these advertising solutions. Google map can really prove to be a compassionate friend for small business.
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It has to be admitted that Google map advertising is a practical and pragmatic approach of advertising. It is meant to bring only benefits to you. You are going to save a significant amount of money by choosing to advertising through this platform. Make it a point that you would keep a razor sharp focus on the facts that have been expounded here. Google maps are really great factors that you should be able to consider if you have an eye for record breaking growth of the business of your web based interface. Choose to flail the power of Google map advertising and be progressive in your respective field of business.Yuri Shatalov


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Daily, Weekly, and 30 Day Photography Challenges
As both blogs and digital photography become more popular, so do online photography challenges. For anyone who enjoys photography, sharing work online, and taking on new challenges, photography challenges may be a fun experience. There are numerous challenges out there, many of which fall into three categories: daily, weekly, and 30 day or month challenges. I have included some general information about challenges before I get into the list of some of the best challenges out there. I divided them by type of challenge and then within the daily challenges, by the day of the week.
Please note: I personally verified all of the challenges during June 2012. Blogs and challenge details are subject to change at any time without notice.
Why participate in a photography challenge?
- Stretch your skills. That may seem obvious, but a good photography challenge will present a real challenge that may push you out of your comfort zone.
- Experiment with new subjects and techniques. It can be easy to use what you already know and do well. Many challenges will get you to consider new subjects and to try new techniques.
- Get feedback on your work. For any good challenge, the host and most of the participants will check out the other entries and leave comments. Challenges can be a great way to get a new audience for your photography.
- Build your photo database. Whether you're interesting in building your personal photo collection for writing articles, blog posts, etc. or are simply trying to capture more moments of your every day life, photo challenges can be a huge asset.
- Network with other photographers. Many people who participate in challenges have active blogs and/or a strong web presence elsewhere online. Participating yourself can be a good method for meeting some of these people.
- Have fun. The best photo challenges are a lot of fun. You'll enjoy getting out and looking for new inspiration that fits specific themes.
- Teach Photography to Kids: Ideas, Tips, Projects, Lessons, Skill Sets, and More
This article is about teaching photography to kids. It includes ideas, tips, projects, lessons, skill sets, and more. There are lots of photo examples and resources.
- Product Photography: How to Tips for Cropping Photos
This article is about how to tips for cropping photos for product photography. It includes lots of before/after photo examples.
- Backgrounds and Props for Product Photography
This hub is an offshoot of my product photography hub that focuses on backgrounds and props for product photography.
Photography Challenge Etiquette Tips
- Follow the directions for the challenge. Different challenges have different rules. Pay attention to what the particular host wants.
- Leave a comment for the host. Hosting a good challenge is a lot of work. If you enjoy participating regularly, take the time to leave your host some feedback and thank them for hosting.
- Visit and comment on other challenge entries. One of the best ways to get comments and to keep a good challenge going is to take the time to visit other entries. Make sure to leave a few comments, too.
2009 Oscars Interactive Photo Challenge
Beach - 15 Minute Photo Challenge
- Monthly Photo a Day with Fat Mum Slim: This is one of the most popular monthly photo challenges out there. You can read some of my thoughts on this challenge here.
- zoom in on gratitude: 30 day photo challenge: You can choose to do this 30 day challenge any month that works for you.
- a week in iPhone pics: Share your phone pictures from this past week. You don't have to include photos from every single day. The link up goes up on Friday.
- Awww...Mondays: Who doesn't love adorable animal photos? Link you own up right here.
- Weekly Kodachrome: You can link up any photo.
- You Capture: There's a new theme every week.
- Mosaic Monday: Create a mosaic with some of your favorite photos from the past week. There are lots of free programs and sites out there with mosaic/collage features such as Big Huge Labs and Picasa.
- Mellow Yellow Monday: Your photos can have a little or a lot of yellow.
- Blue Monday: For those of you who prefer blue over yellow, check this out instead.
- That's My World!: Give a little tour of your local area.
- Sweet Shot Tuesdays: Post your best/favorite shot from the past week.
- Perceptive Perspective: Use the weekly theme to take a new perspective on a familiar subject or to branch into a new subject area.
- Tutorial Tuesday: A couple great photographers have teamed up to present a different photography tutorial each week. Complete the tutorial and link up your result.
- Wordless Wednesday: There are tons of link ups out there for Wordless Wednesday. Head over to the original Wordless Wednesday site right here. Check out Daisy the Curly Cat, aquariann, and Project Alicia, too.
- Signs, Signs: Each week there is a different theme. See if you can find a sign that fits it!
- Outdoor Wednesday: This is for all of you who enjoy shooting outside.
- White Wednesday: Link up your white photos over here.
- ABC Wednesday: This is not a photo only challenge, but of course you can use photos for the given letter each week.
Check out some fun, photo filled Alphabe-Thursday posts.
- Alphabe-Thursday: Like ABC Wednesday, this is not strictly a photo challenge, but many people choose to use it this way. Each Thursday, you write a blog post or share a set of photos around a word that starts with the letter for that week..
- Motion Thursday: Share all of your action shots.
- Photo Theme for Thursday: Link up your photos for a specific theme each week.
- Theme Thursday: Another themed link up for Thursday.
- Shoot.Edit.Submit: The concept here is pretty self-explanatory.
- Skywatch Friday: Take a picture of the sky every week and link it up right here.
- Photo Story Friday: Tell a story around a specific theme using photos.
- Weekend Reflections: You can post any photo that has a reflection.
- InstaFriday: You do not have to use InstaGram to share your photos here. You can use any phone photos.
- Favorite Photo Friday: Link up your favorite photo from the past week.
- The Saturday PhotoHunt: If you read blogs regularly, you've probably seen this one. There's a different prompt each week.
- The Paper Mama Photo Challenge: Each week there is a different theme that you must include in a photo of your kids and/or pets.
- iPhoneography: Link up your cell phone photos.
- Camera Critters: Share pictures of your pets and/or other animals that you've photographed the past week.
- Pink Saturday: Share your new favorite pink finds.
- Scavenger Hunt Sunday: This challenge is what first got me into photo challenges. Ashley is an awesome host, and the prompts are always interesting. There are 5 prompts each week.
- The Simple Things: Link up a photo of something simple from this past week.
- Sunday Snapshot: You can win prizes from awesome blog sponsors by linking up your snapshot.
- See It Sunday: Link up your photo for the given theme each week.
- SOOC Sunday: Share a photo that is Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC).
Great Photography Museums
- Digital Photography Tips: Digital Photography School
- Creative photography Projects: Tips and Ideas for Themes and how a Photo Challenge can Improve your
- Door Knockers and Fire Hydrants, a Photography Challenge
- 7 Tips for Better Digital SLR Photos: How to Take Pictures like a Pro
- Tips for Photographing Food for Cooking Articles and Hubs
- Photography Ideas With Canon Powershot SX210IS - Flowers
Brighton Pier - 15 minute photo challenge
More photography resources from the author.
- How to Take Better Flower Pictures: Tips for Unique High Quality Photography
Are you working to improve your macro photography skills? Do you enjoy taking pictures of flowers and want to get better close up shots? Take the following tips to improve your pictures!
- Best Resources To Improve Your Photography Skills
Are you interested in bettering your photography skills? There are numerous, readily available resources out there from books to classes to photography forums.
- Tips for Taking Stunning Jewelry and Other Small Item Product Photos
This article is about how to take stunning jewelry and other small item product photos. I include tips about equipment, camera settings, lighting, editing, backgrounds, tips for Etsy, and more.
I've never participated in a photo challenge, but I'm going to join in on fatmumslim's - looks fun! I'll be posting on instagram @Corinna_Nicole
Wow, this is great information and a lot of links! This sounds like a lot of fun for those who enjoy photography. Voted up and bookmarked.
This is great Rose! I am going to hit up a bunch of these, thanks for putting it all together! Looks like my Canons will be getting a workout -
Thanks for the tips Rose! I'll use this to get me motivated again:) Take care, Kelley
Many thanks for this! I have long been searching for a photo challenge that I would like to accomplish and this hub provided a wide array of choices!
Fantastic hub - I think I just got like a whole YEAR'S worth of awesome photo material for my blog. I know you shared this before, but NOW I'M COOKIN! Thank you so much!
Thanks. This is so great and I love taking photos. This is going to be fun!
I came across this again...I'm bookmarking it this time so I won't lose it!
I've done a few photo challenges online and via Instagram its always lots of fun. Great hub
I love taking pictures! I'm still very much the amateur but I do enjoy it! I started a challenge back in May but had to stop because we disconnected our internet...I plan to start again soon...great information!!
I wish I was better at photography. I need to get a new camera and really take the time to learn what I am doing. Entering some sort of contest may be just the right push to do it. Thanks for this very informative hub Rose!
Wow, so many links here! I love it! I haven't done a photography challenge in years. This reminds me of how much fun it was. Bookmarking this hub, will have to try one of these very soon! Great job! Voted up and more! :)
Thank you for this brilliant information!
Wow, I didn't know there that many! I have seen Wordless Wednesday on the blogs I frequent. I participated in the 365project.org, although when I looked it up to remember the name, it looks like there are several others with similar names. They host the photos there, not on your blog, and they have a nice layout for the photos. You don't have to do it every day, and you can go past a year without any problems.
What an awesome hub! I only wish I had the time to try all of these photo challenges. This ties into one of my latest hubs on ways to find paid work as a digital photographer, so I created a backlink to it.
Wow! I had no idea there were this many different photo challenges to choose from. Thank you for putting together this great list. I will definitely participate in some of these.
Rose, this is really interesting! I can't believe I have never heard of these photo challenges. I love taking pictures and some of these sounds like so much fun. Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful links!
Thank you so much for posting this! Concise, enjoyable to read, and inspiring! Cannot wait to get started...
I didn't know about this either. I'll check it out when I get a minute. Since becoming a hubber I've really started to learn more about photography. Thanks for sharing this! Kelley
I have never heard of photo challenges and can't wait to check these out!
Many thanks and voted up
I love to snap photos and would like to learn more about photography. I've thought about taking a class. Maybe I'll check out some of these challenges.
Dang, Rose you gave me a great idea! I might have to start a blog - I just got a new camera (to improve the quality of my photos and working elsewhere online) and do these exercises. Bookmarked and shared!
Great blog, thanks for the info. Photo challenges sound like so much fun, can't wait to jump right in. Love photography and sounds like a fun way to find others to love it as much.
Brilliant hub random! This is very clever, well presented and so nice to read. I just received a new camera as a gift and I feel so inspired! Love it. -K
This sounds like a lot of fun. I am definitely an amateur photographer with a lot to learn. I just really enjoy snapping shots. I like the array of challenges you listed.
Cool! I love photography, but had never heard of photo challenges. Thank you for all the information! Voted up, useful, and interesting.
You have so many awesome hubs. Full of great information! who knew there were so many photo contests! Photography is something I really need to work on. I think I need to start with a good camera, maybe take a class. I just don't have great pics (except maybe in my guac and pico de gallo hub!). Anyway, you are inspiring. You're so good at so many things. I really like that picture of the stairs! Awesome. The cat is cool, too. Great job. Many votes!


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Information Notice No. 92-81: Potential Deficiency of Electrical Cables with Bonded Hypalon Jackets
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 December 11, 1992 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 92-81: POTENTIAL DEFICIENCY OF ELECTRICAL CABLES WITH BONDED HYPALON JACKETS Addressees All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors. Purpose The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to a potential deficiency in the environmental qualification of electrical cables with bonded Hypalon jackets. It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate. However, suggestions contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response to this notice is required. Description of Circumstances Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), under contract to NRC, has been conducting tests on cables manufactured by three different manufacturers, including Okonite. The tests were performed to determine the minimum insulation thickness necessary for installed cable to perform its intended function should the insulation be damaged during installation, maintenance, or other activities. Therefore, the thermal and radiation aging and loss-of-coolant- accident (LOCA) testing for the cables were performed with reduced and full insulation thicknesses. The Okonite specimens tested were single-conductor, 600-volt, 12 American Wire Gauge (AWG) control cables insulated with ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) with a bonded Hypalon jacket (Okonite-Okolon). During LOCA testing, all 10 of the Okonite-Okolon cable samples failed. The other cables in this test program did not have bonded jackets and did not experience unexpected failures. During this test program, the cables were first subjected to 130 megarads of radiation at the rate of 300 kilorads per hour for 433 hours and were then thermally aged at 158 �C (316 �F) for 336 hours. Based on the Arrhenius equation, accelerated thermal aging at this time and temperature is equivalent to a 40-year cable life at 69 �C (156 �F) for the jacket and 76 �C (169 �F) for the insulation. After thermal aging, through-wall cracks were noted on most of the Okonite-Okolon cables. However, the cracks did not prevent the 9212070135 . IN 92-81 December 11, 1992 Page 2 of 3 cables from passing an insulation resistance (IR) test that was conducted in a dry environment. After the aging and IR tests, the cables were subjected to a LOCA test. The test sequence was (1) 94 hours of testing to simulate the LOCA environment defined in Appendix A to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 323-1974, "IEEE Standard for Qualifying Class 1E Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," and (2) 146 hours at 121 �C (250 �F) for the remainder of the test. No chemical spray was used. The cables were energized by 110-volt DC power during the test with no load. One cable with full insulation thickness failed just after the test chamber conditions became saturated at 11-1/2 hours into the test. By the fifth day of the test, all the Okonite cables had failed, as indicated by blown 1-ampere fuses. The test chamber was opened on October 24, 1992, and the cables were visually inspected. The insulation and jacket on the Okonite cables had split down the length of the cable, and bare conductor was visible. On October 28, 1992, the NRC staff visited SNL to evaluate the test failures. During that visit, SNL personnel informed the staff that other Okonite cables with bonded Hypalon jackets had failed similarly at SNL under another NRC- sponsored test program (license renewal test program). For this test, the cables were thermally aged to the equivalent of a 40-year life at 56 �C (133 �F). One out of four Okonite-Okolon cables failed during LOCA testing. Another group of Okonite cables that had been aged to a 40-year life at 50 �C (122 �F) passed this testing. In addition to the Okonite failures in the license renewal test program, cables manufactured by Samuel Moore also failed during LOCA testing. These cables were Dekoron Dekorad Type 1952, two-conductor, twisted, shielded pair, 16 AWG instrument cables covered with ethylene-propylene diene monomer (a type of EPR) insulation with a bonded Hypalon jacket and an overall jacket of Hypalon. One cable in which one conductor failed had been thermally aged to a 20-year life at 55 �C (131 �F), while the other cable in which both conductors failed had been thermally aged to a 40-year life at 56 �C (133 �F). These failures were similar to the failure of the Okonite-Okolon cable in that the insulation and bonded jacket had split open. Other samples of Samuel Moore cable survived aging and accident testing under similar conditions. Discussion The SNL test results from NRC-sponsored programs raise questions with respect to the environmental qualification of Okonite cables with bonded Hypalon jackets that have not been specifically qualified for service conditions exceeding 50 �C (122 �F) for 40 years. The staff reviewed the qualification data developed by the Okonite Company and noted that Okonite 2 kV cables with 0.76 mm [30 mil] bonded Hypalon jackets and 600-volt cables with unjacketed EPR insulation were previously tested. The 600-volt cables with 0.38 mm [15 mil] bonded Hypalon jackets were qualified based on the previous 2 kV and 600- volt test results. It was believed that if the unjacketed EPR insulation passed qualification testing, then EPR insulation with a bonded jacket would. IN 92-81 December 11, 1992 Page 3 of 3 also pass qualification testing. However, the Sandia test results indicate that Okonite cable with bonded Hypalon jackets may be susceptible to failure. The qualification data reviewed by the staff for the Samuel Moore cables showed that cables with bonded Hypalon jackets had been previously tested by Isomedix, Inc. The tests documented qualification of the Dekoron Dekorad cable to a qualified life of 40 years at plant service conditions of 52 �C (126 �F) or less. The test results from the license renewal test program at SNL raise questions about the qualification of Samuel Moore Dekoron Dekorad Type 1952 cables when used at higher temperatures. Other bonded-jacket cables, qualified for up to 90 �C (194 �F) applications as claimed by various vendors, may be susceptible to the same type of failures if not specifically tested in the bonded confirguration. The difference in aging rates between the jacket and the insulation may be a factor in the failure of bonded-jacket cables. Therefore, qualification testing that does not use the jacketed configuration may not be representative of actual cable performance. Depending on the application, failure of these cables could affect the performance of safety functions in nuclear power plants. The functional integrity of the cables could be affected if the cables are used inside containment, used in continuous power circuits, routed with power cables, or routed close to hot pipes. Generic Letter 88-07, "Modified Enforcement Policy Relating to 10 CFR 50.49, `Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants,'" provides relevant information on dealing with potential environmental qualification deficiencies. This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Brian K. Grimes, Director Division of Operating Reactor Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Technical contacts: Hukam C. Garg, NRR (301) 504-2929 Ann M. Dummer, NRR (301) 504-2831 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices .
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The first day of spring has come and gone, and I still can't seem to get away from my winter coat. Everywhere I go, layers and boots still follow me, and I just can't seem to shake this cold weather off.
Thankfully though, I have not had a single battle with the dreaded Cold virus all year and I have spent all winter happy and healthy. I strongly believe that your body gives you signals of weakness well before viruses and illnesses have a chance to take over and in this post I would like to discuss how nutrition and exercise help to increase your immunity.
One of the signals that my body sends me to notify me of something being off is heartburn. As soon as I have heartburn I know that my body is inflamed and that it is rising in acidity or toxicity. For others, an increase in body acidity can show itself through fatigue, itchy scalp or skin, sinusitis, stomach/intestinal gas or migraines.
Acidity in the body can drastically reduce your immunity and has even been linked to the formation of cancer cells within the body. To reduce your body's acidity levels, you must return your body to a balanced state of alkalinity. Most disease states can't exist when the body's pH is alkaline. Bacteria, viruses and fungi can't reproduce. So what's a body full of fast foods, drugs, GMOs, and non-organic food to do?
- Choose only organic foods that are GMO-free to avoid pesticides, chemicals and other contaminants.
- Eat alkaline foods like leafy greens, vegetables and some fruit. They sustain the body's pH on a daily basis.
- Reduce all kinds of processed foods, refined sugars and flours for a few days. Remember, even Whey protein and other exercise supplements are processed, so until you feel your body going back to a non-acidic state, lay off of them for a while.
- Consume foods high in potassium like lemons, bananas and honey. Most people think that Lemons are an acidic fruit, but once ingested, lemons alkaline the body.
- Cut caffeine consumption for a few days until the body returns to a normal state. Carbonated drinks should also be avoided. Herbal tea is my best friend when I am feeling unbalanced.
- Lemonade or lemon water helps to clear the body of excess acids and create an alkaline-forming state. Mix the juice of half an organic lemon with two teaspoons of raw honey and eight ounces of warm water. Drink a glass first thing in the morning and more through out the day to flush the system. Be sure to warm the water in a kettle and not in the microwave.
- Drink lots of water daily to flush the system of waste. Remember, about 8 cups a day is a good start.
I have a simple philosophy;Foods that come from trees or come from the ground, or meats that look like the actual animal they came from and foods that have not been altered by chemical processes should make up 90% of the food we eat to rev up the immune system and keep us healthy and strong. Add a healthy diet to exercise and you have the ultimate winning combo.
Exercise not only helps your immune system fight off simple bacterial and viral infections, it decreases your chances of developing heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. Scientists don't know exactly how exercise increases your immunity to certain illnesses, but there are several theories:
- Exercising may help by flushing bacteria out from the lungs (therefore decreasing the chance of a colds and airborne illness) and may flush out cancer-causing cells by increasing output of wastes, such as urine and sweat.
- Exercise sends antibodies and white blood cells (the body's defense cells) through the body at a faster rate. As they circulate more rapidly, they could detect illnesses earlier than they might normally. The increased rate of circulating blood may also trigger the release of hormones that "warn" immune cells of intruding bacteria or viruses (Strength training or HIIT are great exercises for doing this).
- The temporary rise in body temperature may prevent bacterial growth, allowing the body to fight the infection more effectively. (This is similar to what happens when the body has a fever.)
- Exercise slows down the release of stress-related hormones. Stress can increase the chance of illness.
So there you have it, more reasons to listen to your body, eat well and exercise. Did you need any more? Take notice of all the signs your body gives you, it is such a powerful machine with all kinds of signals and buttons warning you of coming troubles. Take better care of your body and you will be sure to enjoy these extended winters we seem to be having year after year.
To Being Positively Strong,


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The silence of the legal community over the War in Iraq and Afghanistan and other theaters in two different administrations is a huge example of the BIG LIE you call your "moral authority" and "legitimacy".
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With the change in administrations, experienced people were thrown out and replaced by the inexperienced.
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Late second term administrations -- if history is a guide -- spend more time fighting charges than driving change.
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Many experts say the timing of the crime wave is curious, coming just ahead of a change in administrations in Tijuana.
The point of observing that the wiretaps of the Kings came under Democratic administrations is the corrective to the insipid implication that what Bush is doing is identical to what Hoover did.
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I guess a tyrant's years of ignored UN resolutions, oil-food scandals and "legal wars" like Kosovo only apply to justify certain administrations 'military actions.
Because giving away intelligence secrets is ok when certain administrations do it for political gain.
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Most second-term administrations have different faces in top positions.
It's no surprise then that economic reforms currently top the agenda of the second-term administrations in Brazil and Mexico.


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Are large and numerous blood clots a normal part of the cycle?
As strange as it sounds, it's great to hear that you are paying attention to what's coming outta there during your period. A lot of times we concern ourselves with the weird things that come out between our periods. Clotting is not too uncommon. However, if you large clots (larger than a quarter) every period, then you should speak with your healthcare provider.
Some clotting is common and isn't a cause for alarm. I tend to have quite a few small clots during my heaviest days. But if you're passing clots larger than a quarter or finding an excessive number of clots, then it's a good idea to go see your healthcare professional.
Yucky, but normal. I have lots of clots with each period and they can vary in size from a dime to a silver dollar in size. Clots happen because your lining breaks off in larger chunks rather than dripping off in tiny pieces that just seem like a stream of blood. The good news is that if you have clots, you are getting a larger amount out at once and you may have a slightly shorter period. But, if they are much larger than the size of a silver dollar or if you are feeling funky during your period, you should see your health care provider.
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Six trade groups meeting in New Delhi say they aim to conclude deal by end of 2007.
WTO rules mean multinationals are flooding India with wheat creating poverty.
Farmers' anger
Sukhdev Singh, the farmers' union leader, said: "Ever since the WTO has been in existence, the rate of suicides among poor farmers in Punjab and other states has increased. There is a direct relationships to the WTO's policies."
This is a critical time of year for India's wheat belt.
The harvest is over and the farmers' lives depend on selling what they have grown.
But at the wheat markets there is inertia.
There are no government subsidies here comparable with what European or US farmers take for granted, and the farmers sit and twiddle their thumbs.
Multinationals have flooded India with wheat
The price they are being offered for the wheat is so low that it is better to hang on and hope for the best.
Bichittar Singh, a wheat farmer, said: "The farmers are trying to make ends meet, that's why they try to store the wheat for a couple of months. But the prices don't rise and they are compelled to sell it."
Globalisation greed
What these farmers cannot see is globalisation at work.
Elsewhere, the Indian government is buying up imported Australian and US wheat at prices higher than the Indian stocks which remain unsold.
No wonder the farmers are bewildered.
Critics of globalisation say this scene is a perfect example of how the WTO acts against the interests of farmers from the developing world.
When the Indian government was forced to open its doors and allow Western produce in, multinationals seized on the opportunity to flood the country with wheat.
By doing so they can control prices and keep Indian wheat at artificially low levels.
Many farmers here have thrown in the towel.
Luxery lifestyle
Vast former agricultural factories have given way to shopping malls and the promise of a new Indian luxury lifestyle unaffordable for the rural poor.
Others have swapped wheat for cash crops such as sunflowers, a step backwards from mechanised farming to subsistence.
There is no sign here that globalisation has helped india.
Vandana Shiva, a leading anti-WTO campaigner, said: "The farmers are spending 10 times more for their costs of production, and earning 50 per cent to 70 per cent less than they were earning before. They are getting squeezed.
"And there's a magical word that the WTO has floated on the horizon called competition; if you get wiped out, it was your fault, not the twisted trickery of the WTO rules," she says.
So at the flour mills, where perfectly good Indian produce is losing ground to foreign competition, there is the fear that the multinationals are waiting for the collapse of Indian wheat to corner the market completely.
Human cost
At 40, Kashmir Singh had taken out a $12,000 loan to pay for his tractor and other family essentials.
Unable to make ends meet,
Unable to make ends meet, he killed himself the day before we arrived by drinking the pesticide he had been putting on his crops.
Satvinder Kaur, Singh's widow, said: "I cannot repay anything, I am very poor and I am completely in debt.
My husband was under great stress, but he didn't even tell me anything."
So, unsurprisingly here, for the people it's "down with the WTO" in Punjab.
There are dark warnings from some about how far the West can push the developing world through globalisation, and what the political as well as social repercussions will be on countries such as India.
Maybe it is exaggerated, maybe not.


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These charts show that charter school students are more likely to be members of racial and ethnic minority groups and to be from low-income families than students in traditional public schools. Their teachers also are far more likely not to have full teaching licenses.
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Phuket, a historical Paradise
The beautiful, tropical island of Phuket consists of idyllic beaches, lush forest and a mountain range running the length of the island. It is the largest of Thailand's islands, situated in the Andaman Sea, accessed from the mainland by two bridges. Phuket is found off the south-west coast of Thailand. Phuket's wealth previously came from rubber and tin mining, but recently majority of its income is derived from tourism.
Phuket History in brief
Phuket's history commenced with the French, the English and the Dutch all competing with each other for trade with this tin-rich island originally named JunkCeylon. However, it was the French that succeeded, aided by the appointment of a French governor by the King of Siam in 1685, in an attempt to reduce the English and Dutch impact.
The French were subsequently expelled as a result of the Siamese revolution. Later, in 1785, the Burmese attacked Phuket, but after a month long siege they were defeated, due to the fight put up by a recently deceased governor's wife and her sister (Than Phu Ting Chan and Mook). These courages women became local heroines now celebrated throughout Phuket, and commemorated by the Heroine's Monument, located 20 minutes south of the airport. In 1933 Phuket became a province in its own right, and now known as the pearl of the Andaman, it is a desirable tourist destination.
Phuket - Population
Based on current government statistics Phuket residence amount to approximately 330,000. However, with the additional semi-permanent work force, the non-immigrant residence and the tourists it is estimated that during high season this figure increases to around 1 million. Most residents live in the areas surrounding Patong and Phuket City. The population predominantly comprises of Thai-Buddhists and Thai Chinese (71%), Muslims of Malay decent (24%), Sea Gypsies (4%), with the remaining 1% being foreign residents.
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The climate of Phuket is tropical, and consists of two seasons. The dry season, referred to as the "high" season, runs from November to April. The rainy season, referred to as "low" or "green" season, runs from May to October. Temperatures vary very little throughout the year, with average high temperatures ranging from 31°C to 33°C, lowest temperatures ranging from 23°C to 26°C.


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Amthal Fire & Security has been awarded a new support contract with global technology leader Mitsubishi Electric Europe to upgrade and maintain security solutions at the latter's UK headquarters in Hatfield and across its estate of regional UK offices.
Mitsubishi Electric has eight regional offices, including its UK head office in Hatfield, supporting over 700 staff members. The new contract with Amthal covers the provision of support and maintenance across each of Mitsubishi Electric's sites to ensure that security arrangements, including CCTV, intruder alarm and access control solutions, are maintained to the highest level and upgraded quickly where required.
Karen Kelsall, facilities co-ordinator for Mitsubishi Electric's Business Services team, observed: "Each of our UK office locations has its own security arrangements that must be maintained on a regular basis. We needed to source a reliable company that could not only meet this requirement, but also ensure that we continue to offer our staff complete peace of mind at their place of work."
Kelsall continued: "Amthal proved themselves even before the contract was signed, responding to several different site requests quickly and with true technical capability and professionalism. In addition, being a local company to our head office makes a difference when it comes to ensuring the efficient and sustainable supplier service that we now look forward to building."
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