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OR Five Digs The Doctor Ruined For River Song, What She Did About It, And How Sonic Screwdrivers Were Involved
Part: Two
Fandom: Doctor Who / Harry Potter Series
Characters / Pairing: Tenth Doctor, River Song, cast of Harry Potter
Rating/Warnings: PG
Wordcount: 2,317
Summary: Adventures at Hogwarts!
Author's Notes: Written for the lovely kingcreevey for the winning bid at help_haiti. More parts will be forthcoming!
Part One.
It's never over.
Although his boasting and ego may have stated otherwise, there were, in fact, many places in the universe the Doctor had never traveled to. Despite the longevity of his lifespan and his many years of traveling, it was really impossible for him to be in every place in the universe at all times. And, if he were perfectly honest, he wouldn't want to be. After all, there were many times in the universe that just weren't interesting at all. Like Sundays. No one liked Sundays, nothing ever happened on Sundays. Or Halloween. A fairly festive time of year in America, but everywhere else on the planet generally didn't give a toss about it. And Canada, pretty much for the same reason. Oh, and if he managed everywhere in the universe, it was very likely he'd run into himself. It happened every now and again, and it always felt like remeeting an old uncle you sort of know but you're terribly embarrassed to actually talk to. That, and his younger incarnations were often asking him for money, promising they'd pay him back whenever they got around to their tenth incarnation. And if one more of them commented on how skinny he was…
Earth, however, was very well-traveled by the Doctor. It was his favorite planet, and therefore any risk of boredom (and running into himself) was worth it. At any given moment in history, he could've been in at least three different places on Earth (in fact, on one particular day in 1963 he was in no less than thirteen separate places in the London area alone.)
However, the Doctor had never been to Hogsmeade. He'd never even heard of Hogsmeade, a fact which utterly astounded him. While there were a few places he'd never been to on Earth, there was nowhere he'd not at least heard of.
River, however, had been insistent.
"Hogsmeade. I'm there," she'd said, in that annoyingly knowing way. It verged on smugly knowing, which was usually the Doctor's repertoire.
"There's no such place," the Doctor'd replied, taking her smug and raising it an obstinent.
"Oh, you think so?" She raised a delicately arched eyebrow and forcibly shoved him away from her dig, insisting he go and look a little harder.
"Try not looking for the town," she'd said. "The TARDIS won't pick it up. Try looking for me."
He'd sighed in return. "Professor Song, I say this with all the respect I can possibly give to an archeologist of your standing---I do not want to find you any time soon."
"Flattery will get you everywhere, Sweetie, you know that?" she'd replied, looking very nearly pleased by his words.
Pleased? Why didn't she make any sense? No sense! None at all! And why was she so irresistibly interesting?
He tugged on the hand brake as the TARDIS rounded the bend towards 1997. 1997 wasn't the biggest year, but it was certainly large enough. He initiated a DNA scan for River Song.
With an awkward look at the console, the Doctor reached into his pocket, produced a handkerchief, and wiped his lower lip. That was River's response to his demand as to how he could possibly find her without a DNA sample. Where any other normal human would just prick a finger or offer a prepackaged DNA supply, River had reached up, tugged on the lapels to his suit, and kissed him on the mouth.
She wasn't a poor kisser by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, in another time if the Doctor had any romantic inclination towards anyone at all (perhaps that would be another universe, but don't let's digress off-subject), he might've even enjoyed it. She kissed like an old lover, no hesitation or curiosity. Also, a firm kisser, he normally liked that in a woman. Still! He wasn't even remotely romantically inclined towards Professor Song, so said kisses left him breathless. Uh, breathless with surprise.
"Enough DNA for you?" she asked, the edge of her mouth twisting up into a smirk.
When he found enough air to speak, he managed a simple: "Yeah."
"Good," she'd said. She gave him a push into an access lift to the train station's surface. "Get going, you, I haven't got all of 1997 to wait."
And, as the door closed, she added in a small, guilty-sounding voice: "And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
"For what?" he'd asked, but the door was already closed.
The Doctor clung to the side of the console as the ship hurtled towards the ground. Always rough, DNA initiated landings. Whatever River and Creevey expected him to find in Hogsmeade or Hogwarts or whatever pig-related place it was, had better be worth all this.
The TARDIS landed with a rather unpleasant-sounding crunch. Outside, he could hear a woman crying out in dismay. River's voice. Oh, brilliant. Her other dig, he assumed.
"Doctor!" she shouted, throwing a fist against the door to the TARDIS. "Get out here this instant!"
She sounded younger, which made sense. And, on the viewscreen, the Doctor could see her hair was shorter, in a messy bob above her shoulders. Wibbly-wobbly, he reminded himself, as he took in a deep breath and pulled open the door.
"Sorry," he said. "Was this your dig site?"
He expected some sort of an irritated retort, something equal parts witty and frustrating. He anticipated that would dissolve into some sort of an argument, and then afterwards she would tell him who, exactly, Creevey was and why he'd want to find him. And then, just maybe, he'd take her out to dinner. Or something.
Instead, she took a step back. "Who the hell are you?"
It was December 13, 1997 and Hermione Granger was convinced that all men in the world were insane. It was actually one of her primary arguments in her term paper "Witches are Wonderful: Why Sex Plays Such a Crucial Part in Weilding Magic". The paper was going quite well despite the fact that Harry and Ronald refused to let her use them as examples in her paper.
"Come on, Herminone," Ron whined. "We've got more to worry about right now than your extra credit!"
"It's not just extra credit, Ronald, it's a controlled study," Hermione informed him, not bothering to look up from her copy of "Women and Magic", the primary text she was using for her research.
"But look, get some perspective," Ron continued. "We've got to figure out what Draco is up to, and now that You-Know-Who is back, we can't get distracted!" Ronald was attempting to put on a serious face, but Hermione knew he simply didn't want her showing him up when he hadn't even picked out a topic yet.
"You should be more concerned about your education, Ronald," Hermione said with an exasperated sigh.
Ronald continued complaining, but Hermione had lost interest. Very purposefully lost interest, in fact, because Ronald would not win this. Ronald was becoming increasingly good at getting under her skin and Hermione did not appreciate it one bit. "Women and Magic" told her that this frustrating feeling was all part of the male wizards' plan to make her a significantly less powerful witch. And, well, Hermione certainly wouldn't take that!
Pointedly, Hermione looked away, over to where Harry was sitting, staring into his butterbeer. He hadn't added much to this conversation at all, and Hermione realized that their friend looked so tired. This summer, the death of Cedric Diggory, it all seemed to weigh on him.
Ron stopped mid-argument and turned to Harry as well. "Would you tell her?"
Harry looked confused. Had he missed the whole argument?
Hermione reached out a hand to take his. "Are you all right, Harry?" she asked.
"Yeah," Harry said, his voice quiet and unconvincing. "Always."
Hermione glanced over the table at Ronald. While frequently oblivious, he at least seemed to realize that his best friend was lying. She stared at him, and then shot her gaze at Harry. Talk to him, she tried to say with her eyes.
Ronald looked utterly confused.
Hermione tried again.
Ronald looked over his shoulder.
Hermione sighed.
"I'm really fine guys," Harry said, pulling his hand away from Hermione. "I just need to find proof of what Draco's doing."
"Not Draco again."
Appearing from the side of the bar, Ginny gave Harry a winning smile as she slid in next to them. Hermione saw Harry's shoulders relax with her arrival, and it made Hermione's heart soar. Had Harry finally noticed Ginny? Or was he, like his oblivious best friend, just another stereotypical male?
"Not much else to talk about is there?" the aforementioned best friend said, looking positively awkward at his sister's arrival.
"Well, Colin told me Professor Song is having a pretty bad argument outside," Ginny said.
From any other student, Colin included, Hermione would've seen them as being a gossipy busybody. But Ginny was managing what Hermione and Ron could not: distracting Harry from his troubles.
"What about?" Harry asked. He stood and peered out a nearby window. As Ginny had said, Professor Song was engaged in a very serious debate with a skinny man in a pinstripe suit. Hermione didn't care for Professor Song. The class she taught, "History of Modern Squibs in London", had looked interesting when Hermione signed up, but Professor Song, a self-proclaimed Squib, had spent almost no time on the magical world at all, focusing more on the history part of her lessons. Hermione had no idea how that class ever fit into the magical world at all. Why would Dumbledore approve it?
Harry, who opted out of her class like Ronald had, seemed more interested in the argument than in the professor herself.
"She doesn't look happy," Harry said, his voice very worried. Everyone, to him, was a potential threat—even a mild-mannered Squib could be violently dangerous if she was working with the wrong people. Or, in this case, arguing.
"Looks like they're both in trouble," Ron pointed out. Professor McGonagall had approached the two arguing people. Song hadn't relaxed, though she stopped shouting. The man, however, continued shouting, his temper much less controlled in.
"Never seen him before," Harry said.
Ginny agreed. "He's quite dishy." He was much too skinny for Hermione's taste, but every male over the age of 15 seemed to be attractive to Ginny lately.
Ronald and Harry shot Ginny an uncomfortable look, but Ginny continued staring outside, a grin on her face.
"Let's go outside," Hermione suggested. "See what they're talking about."
Dropping a few galleons on the table, the foursome headed to the door. Hermione at what point during their years together did they suddenly become so perfectly in sync? They knew what they had to do and they just did it. In this case, it was to scout out a potential threat.
Once the door was opened, the regular silence spell that was settled over the bar was suddenly broken. The sound of Professor Song arguing with the skinny man came barreling into the room.
"This man is impersonating---"
"I'm not impersonating anyone---"
"Damaged my study, the skinny prat---"
McGonagall's calm voice purred in between them. "Professor Song! Is that really necessary while we're surrounded by students?"
"Yeah," the skinny man said, pointing at first to Professor Song, then around them to the students. "Surrounded by students of---what…school? There shouldn't be any schools within four hundred miles of this place."
"Are you attempting to say you don't know what school you're nearby?" Professor McGonagall asked, her voice raising in surprise.
"That is what the 'what school' bit implied," the man said, irritably.
Professor Song snorted. "I'll give you that," she said. "The Doctor never knows where he's landing, either."
"I am the Doctor," the skinny man snapped. "Now, which school is this?"
Professor McGonagall shook her head in surprise. "Why, Hogwarts, of course."
The man (the Doctor, Hermione inferred), suddenly looked tremendously excited. It struck Hermione as somewhat off-putting, considering how angry he'd been just moments earlier. Who was he? And how did Professor Song know him?
"And there's a Creevey who works there, yeah?" he asked. Creevey? Hermione glanced over her shoulder, trying to find Colin. She hadn't really spoken much to him outside of the DA, but there was too much going on to worry about socializing. Not that Hermione put a good deal of stock into it.
Professor Song and Professor McGonagall exchanged a look. "There's a student," Professor Song said. "Colin."
"Colin Creevey." the Doctor said, speaking the name as though it were some sort of unusual tasting wine.
As if on cue, the aforementioned fourth year came bustling out of the building between Ginny and Hermione, his blond hair sticking up in all sorts of directions and his cheeks rosy from the butterbeer. "Did someone say my name?" he asked. "Professor?"
Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow at the boy, then again at the foursome who'd been watching the scene. Professor Song leaned in, whispering something to the older professor. After a moment, McGonagall gestured to them.
"You five," she said. "Come with me." And she turned to the Doctor. "And you."
"Why's it always us?" Ron complained. It was true, Hermione supposed. They were always getting in one scrape or another. But why would McGonagall be interested in them? There were dozens of students watching the scene.
The Doctor nodded. "That's what I always say."


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The frontiers at the bottom of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean have long been a source of contention between Moscow and Oslo for many years. Now, after some 40 years of negotiations, Norway and Russia have reached agreement over their undersea borders in the high north.
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The two nations announced they had reached an accord on late Tuesday as the leaders of Norway and the Russian Federation signed a joint declaration bringing an end to the struggle over the extent of their Arctic territory, the EUobserver reports.
"This is an historic day. We have reached a breakthrough in the most important outstanding issue between Norway and the Russian Federation," Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
The borders defining the nationality at the bottom of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean have long been a source of contention between Moscow and Oslo.
In 2007, a Russian submarine famously planted a flag on the Arctic sea floor underneath the North Pole, while the Norwegian coast guard has regularly detained Russian fishing boats.
The flag stunt, mounted by State Duma deputy and polar explorer Artur Chilingarov, at the time seemed to herald a "race for the Arctic."
The EU for its part in 2008 published a security analysis highlighting the boundary disputes at the pole, arguing that the bloc should boost its civil and military capacities to respond to "serious security risks" resulting from catastrophic climate change.
"I believe this will open the way for many joint projects, especially in the area of energy," Russian President Dmitri Medvedev told reporters after the meetings in Oslo yesterday.
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Life... is like a box of chocolates - a cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that no one ever asks for, nonreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates. So, you're stuck with mostly undefinable whipped mint crap, mindlessly wolfed down when there's nothing else to eat while you're watching the game. Sure, once is a while you get a peanut butter cup or an English toffee but it's gone too fast and the taste is fleeting. In the end, you are left with nothing but broken bits filled with hardened jelly and teeth-shattering nuts, which, if you are desperate enough to eat, leaves nothing but an empty box of useless brown paper.
- The X-Files
I always thought it was Forrest Gump! Bummed :|
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but if you are a true blue indian , then you can neatly place locally made chocolates in the useless brown empty box and open it in full view of the guests who have arrived and offer one to each .ReplyDelete
you can also add " i got this from ireland" :)
Haha thats funny :)ReplyDelete
But I dunno how it is relevant to this post!
it is when you understand my comment in the context of life not meant to be taken too seriously.ReplyDelete
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Multi-reedist extraordinaire Roland Kirk divided fans and critics alike with his own unique high energy brand of post-bop jazz that willingly and effortlessly took on board new developments in contemporary black American music at the time. With the benefit of hindsight, we can now view these recordings in a slightly different light and simply appreciate Roland Kirk for what he was: an amazingly/highly versatile and proficient player who was steeped in the blues, the then emerging soul and jazz genres, and, in addition, had a wide ranging love of music that also took in Hindemith, Villa-Lobos as well as Fats Domino. While his recordings on Warner as a whole cannot be considered a comprehensive guide to his career overall (a simliar anthology of the early 1960s period on Mercury is required to superseed the expensive and now long deleted complete recordings package that surfaced in France during the 1990s), within the framework of the one label here it is does cover the essential material and goes a bit beyond that two, though unlike an earlier 2 CD set 'Does your love have lions', it does not include Kirk's participation in the Mingus band (these sides are readily available elsewhere for those interested). For those not already familiar with the musician's craft, it is a fine place to begin and then supplement with individual albums of the calibre of 'We Free Kings' and 'Rip, Rag and Panic'.
By the mid-1960s Roland Kirk was a fully mature musician and the live recording which opens CD 1 from 'Here comes the whistleman' is testimony to this. Of all the numbers that can be immediately appreciated by even a passive fan of jazz, 'Making love after hours' is a fine way to introduce Kirk to a wider audience. It also affords the listener the opportunity to hear a then young Lonnie Liston Smith accompanying on acoustic piano. For lovers of a more intense style of jazz, 'A tribute to John Coltrane', from a live recording on the 1968 LP 'Volunteered slavery' will fit the bill nicely and evidence of Kirk's appreciation of what came before as does 'Lady's Blues', another homage this time to Billie Holiday. However, Kirk was a keen listener of new trends and within a year of Bill Withers recording the classic 'Ain't no sunshine', the reedist had produced his own inimitable version, complete with added percussion, miscellaneous instrumentation from Sonelius Smith and even background vocals courtesy of one Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney. CD 2 features one of Roland Kirk's most beloved compositions, 'Serenade to a cuckoo', which was an ideal pretext for Kirk to display his mastery of a panoplia of instrumentation including the nose flute as well as the newly invented manzello and stritch.
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The new James Bond theme song, Writing's On The Wall, was released September 25, with singer Sam Smith's nerves over how it would be received proving unfounded as fans hailed it as a classic.
The release comes a month before SPECTRE, starring Daniel Craig as Bond, is released in Britain and Ireland on October 26 before a worldwide release on November 6. (Also Read: William, Kate, Harry on VIP Guest List at SPECTRE's London Premiere)
Grammy award winner Sam is the first British male solo singer to sing the 007 theme since Tom Jones sang Thunderball in 1965. (Also Read: Adele Turned Down Millions to Record SPECTRE Song?)
"The pressure to deliver a Bond song that stands against all the rest feels quite intense," the British singer told The Sun newspaper in an interview. (Also Read: Sam Smith Wrote SPECTRE Song in 20 Minutes)
The 23-year-old added that the movie's director Sam Mendes had a say over the song's lyrics and made sure that Bond "didn't sound weak, that he still sounded powerful".
Ajay Chowdhury of the James Bond International Fan Club said the song had "automatically achieved classic Bond song status".
"There are three types of Bond song: the big, bombastic showstopper exemplified by Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger', the dark, melancholic, regretful ballad of which Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' is an example and finally, the heroic rock anthem like Paul McCartney's 'Live And Let Die,'" he said.
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How to Trade Cryptocurrencies – From Newbie to Pro-Trader in 1 day
After the recent highs & lows in cryptocurrency prices, many people started researching how they can profit and study how to trade cryptocurrencies.
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1. Understanding the Economic factors
In order to better understand what drives the cryptocurrency prices, we first need to learn some basic cryptocurrency economics. If you are familiar with investment markets, you will probably know some of these concepts. Others, however, are unique to the cryptocurrency markets.
The basic factors that affect the price movements of a cryptocurrency are the following:
- Supply & Demand
- Utility
- Market Sentiment
- Mining Difficulty
1.1. Supply & Demand
Starting with the basics, supply and demand is a huge price driving factor. The most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has a higher level of demand than most cryptocurrencies due to its reputability. With a circulating supply of 17.2 million coins as of this moment, the number of coins available is very limited.
The low supply levels, when compared with the overwhelming demand Bitcoin witnessed in the last year, makes this cryptocurrency very valuable and most subject to long term predictions.
1.2. Utility
In the context of this guide, utility stands for the usefulness of a certain coin or token. Cryptocurrencies with utility are often perceived as more valuable and, therefore, more people are likely to invest or buy them.
A classic example of utility can be seen in Ethereum. A cryptocurrency that provides a platform which allows people to build decentralized applications on top of it, much like an "app store" but run on blockchain technology. This utility of Ethereum has been perceived as a catalyst to mass adoption and growth of cryptocurrency in general, making it very useful and, therefore, valuable.
1.3. Market Sentiment
When you decide to become a cryptocurrency trader, you will likely buy, sell and trade in a much higher amount compared to the traditional "hodlers".
Attempting to make short amounts of profit through a high frequency of trades, entails that you perform in-depth research and find coins that have a positive market sentiment currently surrounding them.
This is where it will be important to trust upon high quality sources, including videos, articles and expert opinions on the cryptocurrencies you plan to trade. Investing in coins with no media exposure is a bad idea and may lead to a declined value in your position. This is because most cryptocurrencies increase in value based on hype, storytelling and effective marketing strategies.
1.4. Mining Difficulty
Mining difficulty represents the amount of effort needed to add a block to the blockchain. Low mining difficulty indicates that a certain cryptocurrency is easy to mine, which results in an increased supply and, thus, a lower average price. On the contrary, a higher mining difficulty, as seen in Bitcoin, suggests that it takes much more effort and energy to mine. This results in a slower supply growth over time and, therefore, a higher average price.
2. Order Book & Stop Losses
Now that we understand the importance market sentiment over time has on cryptocurrency prices, we will talk about the essential knowledge one needs to have to make successful trades, the order book and stop losses.
2.1. Order Book
An order book shows traders all the buy and sell orders that have been placed at different price levels for a certain cryptocurrency. The order books can be accessed through your exchange, are always updated in real time and can be utilised to provide an indication of liquidity for a cryptocurrency. Liquidity stands for the capability of a cryptocurrency to be purchased and sold efficiently without affecting the price. The higher the volume of trading, the higher the liquidity.
The red wall shows all the orders of people who want to sell and the green all the people who want to buy. The amount on the horizontal axis is the FIAT ($) price a market participant is willing to exchange a particular cryptocurrency for while the vertical presents the amount of orders for each price point.
To give an example, if person X created an order to sell one Bitcoin for $6000, this would be perceived as a market order and take place in the order book. Person X's trade would remain in the order book until it gets filled, for example if person X's trade was matched with person Y's purchase order for one Bitcoin at the price of $6000.
Cryptocurrency traders tend to prefer exchanges with more liquid coins because they would not affect the price negatively by exiting a position (sell an amount of that specific cryptocurrency). Apart of that, cryptocurrencies with high liquidity are much harder to manipulate, making them bad targets for pump and dump schemes which are often observed in smaller cap coins.
In order to understand the liquidity of a cryptocurrency, it is best to look at the order book to get a feeling of the market depth. Every essential price level upwards or downwards will have an amount of buy and sell orders which you can compare to create an estimation for yourself.
2.2. Stop Loss
A stop loss sell order is placed on a cryptocurrency trade in the rather unfortunate case it reaches a certain price below the buy-in. This tool is used to employ calculated risk management and can help traders limit their losses in case these are about to happen due to the volatility of the market.
A stop loss buy order allows a trader to sell and collect profits when his cryptocurrency hits a certain price above the initial buy-in price. This method of selling is very useful to avoid emotional trading and still acquire profits in volatile periods.
To give an example, if Bob bought Bitcoin at a price of $7000 per coin, but he had a feeling that the price would drop below 10% of his initial buy-in price, he could add a stop loss sell order. Bob employes a sell stop loss at the price of $6300 and, if the price of Bitcoin hits this price, her holdings will automatically be sold. This process is similar to the stop loss buy order, except the stop loss price has to be at a point above the initial buy-in price.
3. Technical analysis
After understanding the market sentiment and how to setup our trades, we will talk about Technical analysis (TA) , which is comprised of several basic tools in the form of graphs and lines. By analysing the historical trends in price movement, technical analysis helps us better predict the price's future movement.
3.1. Relative Strength Index (RSI)
RSI calculates the speed and strength of a price movement in the market by comparing past and current performance of a cryptocurrency.
RSI also compares the degree of past gains to past losses in attempt to foresee if a particular cryptocurrency is oversold or overbought.
The RSI ranges from 0 to 100. A cryptocurrency is said to be overbought once the RSI starts to approach 70. This suggests that the cryptocurrency is getting overvalued and so may soon experience a pull back.
The RSI ranges from 0 to 100 depending on how oversold or overbought a cryptocurrency is. Once the range starts to approach 30 or below, there is an indication that a cryptocurrency is oversold and undervalued which may lead to a breakout at some point in the short term future. On the contrary, a cryptocurrency is considered overbought once the RSI starts to approach 70 or goes above it. This hints the suggestion that there is an overvaluation and there is an expectation for a pullback in the short term future.
RSI in and of its own is a great tool to understand when a market will reverse. However, it has been observed that fake buy and sell signals can be created when we experience large upward or downward price movements. On the image bellow you can observe how the RSI goes in line with the actual price action of a certain cryptocurrency over time. Pay attention to the ranges mentioned in the paragraphs above:
3.2. The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) Indicator
The MACD indicator consists of two exponentially moving averages that assist on measuring momentum in a certain cryptocurrency by using the difference between long term and short term trends in price.
These two moving averages as well as the distance between them, becomes the moving average convergence/divergence (MACD).
When the two averages are moving towards each other we have convergence while, when they are moving away from each other we have divergence.
When this tool is used for cryptocurrency trading, one thing to look for is crossovers. When the MACD crosses above the signal line, we have a buy signal (bullish). On the contrary, when the MACD crosses below the signal line we have a sell signal (bearish) for the cryptocurrency we are trading. Below is an example of how a bullish divergence would look by using the information above:
The image presented below will give you a general idea of all the observed indicators on the MACD indicator:
3.3. Bollinger Bands
The Bollinger band is a moving average plotted with two standard deviations on either side. Bollinger bands help with predicting volatility in a cryptocurrency because it measures market volatility with its standard deviations.
To learn more about the Bollinger Bands click here.
When a certain cryptocurrency experiences more volatility, the Bollinger Bands become wider, while on periods of more stability, the bands contract and come closer to the average. Bands that look thinner may indicate that the cryptocurrency market may soon undergo large amounts of volatility.
When the price of a cryptocurrency comes closer to the edge of the band, it is very likely that it will return back down within the range of the Bollinger bands. Traders use this as a signal to buy or sell their cryptocurrency with more accuracy.
When the price comes closer to the upper edge of the Bollinger band, we get an overbought signal, which usually leads to a price correction. In the same way, when the price is reaching the lower edge of the Bollinger band, traders will usually buy cryptocurrency, expecting an increase in price.
4. Practical advice
Now that we have a basic understanding of the tools and concepts used to predict a cryptocurrency price and trade more effectively, it is time to put our newly acquired skills in practice. In this chapter we will offer advice on which cryptocurrency exchanges you can use and which forms of social media you can use to increase to improve your trading choices.
4.1. Exchanges
An exchange is a digital platform where cryptocurrencies are bought and sold between members. For traders, several exchanges are better than others due to the services that they offer.
Several exchanges allow you to directly deposit and withdraw fiat money (USD, GBP, EUR and others) from your bank account in order to use for your cryptocurrency purchases. This is known as a fiat gateway. This service is very important for new traders, especially if you are looking to inject some starting capital for trading. Some of the more popular fiat gateways include:
- Coinbase alternatives
- io
- Kraken
- Gemini
- Bitstamp
Fiat gateways often limit their number of cryptocurrencies that you can start trading with. For example, Coinbase currently only supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin and Bitcoin cash. As a trader, you want to have a large selection of coins to trade with, which may lead you to use one of the following exchanges:
- Bitfinex
- Bittrex
- Binance
- Poloniex
Try not to move your cryptocurrency within exchanges too much because the fees charged upon withdrawing are way larger than moving it through wallets. This may result in a financial loss if you do it too often.
4.2. Social Media
With the cryptocurrency market still being in its infancy, we often see that a certain tweet or post can surge or demolish the price of a certain coin. Being involved with the latest news through the proper channels can be a great opportunity and a powerful tool for investing.
The most important social media platforms when it comes to cryptocurrency investing are the following:
- Telegram
Much like messenger or Whatsapp, Telegram is a private messaging service with which one can join groups and channels with many other like-minded individuals. Not only can you remain informed about the latest news, but also learn more from experienced traders and investors.
The most important and often, less known news, are often first presented in Reddit. By following the subreddits of your favorite coins, you will always stay informed. For example if you want to follow Bitcoin only, you can follow the Bitcoin subreddits: /r/Bitcoin and /r/btc. Keep in mind, however, that forums are always open to anyone, which means there will often be information that is misleading or inaccurate.
As mentioned above, a tweet from an influential personality in the crypto space can drive the price upwards or downwards on a very rapid pace.
A perfect example of this is XVG, which got a shoutout from John Mcaffee, resulting in a x10 appreciation in price in just over two weeks time.
It would, therefore, be a wise idea to find and follow some of the most influential Twitter accounts related to cryptocurrency and turn on the post notifications option.
Now it's your turn!
Learning how to trade cryptocurrencies and actually mastering this can be very profitable if you are equipped with the proper knowledge and information to take advantage of volatile price movements in the market.
A great starting point is to practice trading without risking real money. So, start with that.
At the end of the day you need to be careful to not let impatience and emotions affect your trading and never risk more money than you can afford to lose, especially in the beginning.
This guide will help you get a better overview as to the knowledge you need to understand if you are to take on this journey. It is, however, by no means the only guide you need to read to succeed. You should always strive to keep learning and improve your trading skills by learning from different reputable sources.
I hope you enjoyed this guide and feel free to comment with any questions you may have.


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Opinion | Morgan Liddick: Scare tactics in Summit schools
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How heartwarming it was to discover that "CoPRIG volunteers" were here last week, telling our schoolchildren about the deadly menace of Anthropogenic Global Warming, a popular bogeyman of the anti-corporate Left.
For those unfamiliar with CoPRIG, a bit of background: founded in 1992, the nonprofit "social advocacy" organization arrived near the tail end of the Nadarist wave that saw similar groups opened across the United States. Colorado's iteration seems to be a creature of the Democrat Party's wilder shores of activism.
CoPIRG defines itself as "standing up to powerful interests," but examination of their activities and attitudes quickly reveals their actual agenda: bashing corporations, expanding government and in general pushing programs that would make Barack Obama swell with pride.
"Big money in government?" It's all about corporate donations and fat cats. At least, a certain type of fat cats: they excoriate the "Citizens United" decision, but utter nary a peep about the millions funneled into politics from unions and other deep pockets on the left. No mention of Nanny Bloomberg's funding for anti-gun commercials, for instance.
"Tax reform" involves only closing "corporate tax loopholes" that allow "shell companies in offshore havens." At least they mention General Electric, the president's favorite pet corporation, in their complaints.
If it can be described with the adjective "big," CoPIRG is against it: "big agra." "Big pharma." "Big business." With two notable exceptions: big unions and big government, which are just peachy.
CoPIRG has a couple of ideas on energy conservation: First, building codes should be tightened to dramatically increase energy efficiency standards. Second, utility companies should be forced to offer customers time-payment purchases of energy-efficient appliances via their bills. Sure, this is going to raise costs for everyone – who do you think will pay to manage these programs? But we should all ante up, because it's good for the planet …
Then there's education. CoPIRG says its volunteers use "Department of Energy materials" in their presentations, including coloring books on energy that don't mention fossil fuels and activity workbooks featuring only "renewable" options. However, both the DOE "sustainability" and "protect your climate" curriculums for grades k-5 are produced by a California organization called Strategic Energy Innovations, in collaboration with the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District. SEI describes itself as a non-profit that "helps communities accomplish their sustainability goals …" through surveys and education – the latter involving an unhealthy dollop of Anthropogenic Global Warming buncombe.
SEI's curriculum says on page two that global warming is caused by human activity, particularly through the release of carbon dioxide; AGW is fingered in nearly all of the 16 lessons. Dire results are predicted, including a 5-9 degree Fahrenheit increase in the Earth's average temperature over the next 77 years; increased drought; more frequent and powerful storms and the like – and we're to blame for it all. At least the curriculum notes that there has been only a one-degree temperature increase in the past 100 years.
The lessons don't mention historical climate variation, like the Medieval Warm Period or Little Ice Age that committed AGW scaremeisters have tried to cover up or fudge away. They don't admit that for much of geological time our planet has been either significantly warmer or colder than at present, for reasons having nothing to do with man. That just wouldn't fit the narrative pushed by SEI and other organizations working with them – "Earthteam," U.C. Berkeley's Green Building Center, San Francisco's Department of the Environment, the EPA's Office of Emissions and Climate Change to name a few.
Scattered through the grade 4-5 curriculum are clues to its real objectives. Lesson six talks about the U.S. as an energy hog. Lesson 8 gives step-by-step instructions on mobilizing the kiddies to advocate for solar power in the community. Lesson 9 does the same for conservation at home. Lessons 10-13 work to turn children into pesterbots for recycling, reusing and basically throwing nothing away – because manufacturing harms the environment. Perhaps we can all get jobs sorting garbage, to make certain nothing is made ever again, anywhere. Other lessons deal with mass transit (good) and cars, which are generally evil save when used in carpooling (good).
According to SEI, our country has too much, uses too much, makes too much, throws away too much, travels too much, eats too much and in general needs to be taken down a peg to serve the greater good of Mother Earth. Thirteen-plus years of indoctrination like this and only the strongest of children will be able to think logically about the environment.
Which raises a question about Summit County's educators: either they agree with CoPIRG's anticorporatism and AGW alarmism, or they didn't bother to check the organization's background. Neither is anything to celebrate, even if schools got their program for free.
Summit County resident Morgan Liddick pens a Tuesday column. Email him at email@example.com.
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Perhaps that's because Marie Marvingt's life is too large for words. I must confess that I don't really know how to even start this article. I'm writing words and erasing them. Starting over and over... I have no reference point. Her life a language I cannot grasp.
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Business networking for Information Technology is one of the most effective marketing and prospecting method you can use to grow your business. But if done incorrectly, it can be harmful to your business.
Business networking is a lot more than giving out business cards. It is about building trust. For Information Technology the networking is a lot more than meeting people. It is about connecting with the right people.
Business networking is a lot more than collecting phone numbers. It is about staying in touch, about listening, addressing needs and looking for opportunities all at the same time.
Business Consulting Management 101
It is how as a Information Technology we approach relevant business networking sessions that makes it work for us. Networking is about being authentic and genuine, building relationships and trust, and helping others. Although increased sales is the end goal, don't participate in business networking to sell.
Build relationships and sales will follow naturally. People have to trust you before they'll do business with you or refer you. Relationship capital is an immensely valuable part of business success. Put your energy, intention and attention on business networking.
A company's finance director or CFO has always played a key role in the growth of the business in China. Aside from the usual finance related tasks, a demanding role is played dealing with regulators, media and overseas board of directors. This more visible and public role puts more pressure on CFOs to build executive presence. Many companies have found their growth constrained when their finance director is unable to take this role. Shielding finance directors from conferences and media sessions prevents companies from maximizing the potential of their CFO.
What is Executive Presence?
Executive presence is something that is not taught in business schools, but every successful leader has it. Top executives command people's attention when they walk into a room. When there is a crisis situation, the team turns to them for an opinion. Executives with presence are placed in high profile, high stakes roles to drive the company's reputation and business forward. Executive presence can be created by looking at it from three perspectives: executive credibility, positive image projection and executive connections.
Executive credibility
Every company has a culture that includes norms on how to dress. The key to success is to first fit in to get ahead. For an executive working in finance, dress like a finance executive: well fitting suits in blues, grays and blacks will fit in. Conservative colored shirts - blues and whites work in every situation while some executives can carry more colorful shades like pink or lilac strips. Ties allow more room for self-expression with a mix of the above colors used on various patterns like stripes, checkerboard, dots and paisley. In finance, clients expect a safe and traditional approach to business and that is reflected in the dress-sense.
Creative executives in advertising or online marketing have a greater scope to be individualistic. Out of the box thinking can be manifested in clothing colors, and hair styles. In this type of industry, where creativity Is valued, this type of presentation is acceptable. However, even in these industries as you move up the organization, executives tend to converge to a dress-code.
Look around at industry and company norms, and dress a little smarter than is expected. As Jeffrey Fox says in his book, How to become CEO, "look sharp and be sharp". Invest in quality clothing, polish your shoes and groom your hair and fingernails. Successful executive presence starts with an executive look. The first step is to look like a confident executive. Stand out by paying close attention to the small details of personal grooming.
Positive image projection
In today's world of ever-present media, sounding good is an essential part of becoming an executive with presence. Many up-and-coming executives from technical disciplines, such as finance or IT, find this daunting. This can be due to the nature of what has made them successful. A strong focus on accuracy in numbers or minute details in coding are not the best preparation for being an outgoing charismatic executive. As executives move up the ladder into key roles, like finance director, CFO and regional roles, there is an expectation that they can handle public occasions.
A CFO needs to mix with potential clients at networking functions, present a case to regulators and handle media questions. Sounding confident, presenting concisely and managing questions are all stock-in-trade for a successful executive. This can be a big jump for many managers. So many take crash-courses in working with media or work with coaches to bolster their skills and confidence in personal expression.
Start with low-risk environments and if necessary bring in a mentor or HR partner to guide the finance executive into roles and situations where they need to stand up and present a clear message. This support is essential to create self-confidence in the executive. Small wins should be recognized and regular feedback given to the executive. Also, specific suggestions to improve their projection should be an important part of this feedback.
Executive connections
While executive presence can seem like an intangible quality, it is essential for a leader to influence and motivate their team. One of the greatest assets that President Bill Clinton had as a leader was his ability to make every person he spoke with feel like they were special and that he really cared about them and what was on their mind. In a world of emails, text messages and tweets, it's important to remember the power of personal connection.
Executive presence can be divided into competencies and one key competency is "connecting". Executives need to project warmth to their stakeholders and especially stay accessible to their direct reports. This can be challenging for executives from technical disciplines where the focus tends to be on task rather than people. Some executives benefit from support in self-awareness using assessment centers and 360 degree feedback from their directs, peers and managers. This shows their relative strengths and behaviors that may need further development.
For example, a finance executive who needs to develop more client relationships found that their natural preference was to focus on procedures and standards. In fact, this behavior helped them become a fantastic finance manager. The executive realized that they would never be a charismatic, super-outgoing, and life-of-the-party executive, so she decided to hold small presentations for key potential clients to introduce new and changing regulations. Her ability to simply and clearly explain these changes was greatly appreciated and lead to further business opportunities. All executives should build from their strengths to create their own unique executive presence.
While life in the executive suite focuses on business strategy and numbers, building executive presence in key roles, like CFO, is essential to maintain the reputation, credibility and success of the firm. In key and complex markets, like China, this becomes a necessity rather than a nice-to-have.
Identify which networking events you should attend. Pick groups that'll help you achieve your goals. Find venues that make sense for your business. When you register for an event, schedule it like a meeting.
Determine how often you should be networking. How many times in a week, month, or quarter? Visit as many groups as possible.
Attend events with a plan and always try to learn something new. Prepare yourself for the event. Develop open-ended questions to ignite a conversation. Bring business cards but don't give your business card to everyone you meet. Give cards to those who ask you for it. Try to sit with strangers. Don't forget to mingle.
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Keep track of people you meet. Keep in touch with them and deepen your emotional connection. Establish a mutual beneficial relationship with other business people and potential clients/ customers. Meet with the group members individually so you get to know them better and try to build quality connections. Consider other group members as resources. focus on the group; listen and think about how you can help them. Focus on giving. Build trust within the group.
When Henrik Balmer became the production manager and a board member of a newly bought-out cosmetics firm, improving his network was the last thing on his mind. The main problem he faced was time: Where would he find the hours to guide his team through a major upgrade of the production process and then think about strategic issues like expanding the business? The only way he could carve out time and still get home to his family at a decent hour was to lock himself—literally—in his office. Meanwhile, there were day-to-day issues to resolve, like a recurring conflict with his sales director over custom orders that compromised production efficiency.
Networking, which Henrik defined as the unpleasant task of trading favors with strangers, was a luxury he could not afford. But when a new acquisition was presented at a board meeting without his input, he abruptly realized he was out of the loop—not just inside the company, but outside, too—at a moment when his future in the company was at stake.
Henrik's case is not unusual. Over the past two years, we have been following a cohort of 30 managers making their way through what we call the leadership transition, an inflection point in their careers that challenges them to rethink both themselves and their roles. In the process, we've found that networking—creating a fabric of personal contacts who will provide support, feedback, insight, resources, and information—is simultaneously one of the most self-evident and one of the most dreaded developmental challenges that aspiring leaders must address.
Their discomfort is understandable. Typically, managers rise through the ranks by dint of a strong command of the technical elements of their jobs and a nose-to-the-grindstone focus on accomplishing their teams' objectives. When challenged to move beyond their functional specialties and address strategic issues facing the overall business, many managers do not immediately grasp that this will involve relational—not analytical—tasks. Nor do they easily understand that exchanges and interactions with a diverse array of current and potential stakeholders are not distractions from their "real work" but are actually at the heart of their new leadership roles.
Like Henrik (whose identity we've disguised, along with all the other managers we describe here), a majority of the managers we work with say that they find networking insincere or manipulative—at best, an elegant way of using people. Not surprisingly, for every manager who instinctively constructs and maintains a useful network, we see several who struggle to overcome this innate resistance. Yet the alternative to networking is to fail—either in reaching for a leadership position or in succeeding at it.
Watching our emerging leaders approach this daunting task, we discovered that three distinct but interdependent forms of networking—operational, personal, and strategic—played a vital role in their transitions. The first helped them manage current internal responsibilities, the second boosted their personal development, and the third opened their eyes to new business directions and the stakeholders they would need to enlist. While our managers differed in how well they pursued operational and personal networking, we discovered that almost all of them underutilized strategic networking. In this article, we describe key features of each networking form (summarized in the exhibit "The Three Forms of Networking") and, using our managers' experiences, explain how a three-pronged networking strategy can become part and parcel of a new leader's development plan.
Do not expect to receive benefits right away. Do volunteering work for network groups to stay visible and give back. As a responsible Information Technology you must show up regularly and on time, show others how you deal with business meetings and associates. Give quality referrals and leads. If someone gives you a referral, follow up on it in a timely manner. Follow through quickly and efficiently on referrals you are given. Take a referral seriously.
Don't spam on social networks. Use the platforms designed for Information Technology to build relationships and expand your network.
Limit self-promotion. Don't sell. Build relationships. Be as helpful as you can. Share relevant information with others as people love to learn new things. Participate in discussions. Let others know you're real. Be approachable. Treat your online connections just as valuable as your offline connections.


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Probcause unleashes another project. It seems the more his library expands the more his conscience expands as well. In this EP Prob breaks down lifes facades so tastefully and painlessly, you would not have known you been hit with the truth. Drifters being his last big project, Distractions follows many collabs and single release and tour dates up to this point.
Working with artist most recently by the likes of Russ Liquid, the Floozie, Jay Prime, Def3. Griz continues work with our local as well. Embarking on a tour with Grieves, Prob found room in his schedule to headline his own show at Chop Shop in Chicago with Jaw Gems. There is almost no limit to the extent of Probcause reach at this point. Having enough influence to spread messages through his music and animated skits effectively.
ProbCause – White Lies (Produced by Griz)
White Lies is a song I have been working on for a couple years now. Ironically I wrote most of this song before the Trump administration took office. The lyrics have unfortunately become increasingly relevant in the last year and I felt that now was a good time to share this with you. Thank you to GRiZ for producing the song that inspired these lyrics and thank you to Elijah Alvarado for creating the visuals with me.
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More than just his work ethic, Probcauses mindset and passion is just as commendable and he gets together the perfect set of people to deliver some about 6 good Distractions. From Lembo to Drew Mantia and the Belief Cycle, Cobrayama and Griz gets his message out right. From the small things like procrastination, love to material and physical Prob goes over it all. Even got fellow activist Griz, who did his work to stop Net Neutrality repeal, to put on blast the misdirection going on in America with White Lies. The level of awareness this EP holds is quite refreshing. Good to see more artists spreading the good word. Now quit the distractions and Pick Up and Go.
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Test Your Google Search Savvy with 'Family Feud'-Inspired Google Feudby Moira O'Connell | PopCrush
Calling all Family Feud lovers and Google search wizards! We've found a game that will make your hearts swell with glee — and probably Bogart your whole afternoon.
Some genius unofficially — it isn't affiliated with Google or Family Feud — merged the rules of the widely popular game-show with the thrill of the Google auto-complete query. So get ready to combine your Family Feud expertise with your Google search savvy.
The concept, dubbed "Google Feud", is simple. First you chose a category: Culture, People, Names or Questions. Then you have three chances to guess what word or phrase comes next in the Google auto-complete box. In true Family Feud style, when your guess is wrong a big red X flashes across the screen. Did we mention there are points involved? The closer your guess is to the first result, the more points you accumulate. You can't link your Facebook up to game (yet) but you'll be able to keep score, so you can show your friends what a Google search maverick you really are.
Make sure you have some time on your hands because the game is pretty addicting, although it definitely won't be taking the place of Candy Crush. All that is missing is Steve Harvey. If only he could be there cheering us on — or just laughing at our answers. But beware, the rounds can get a little weird. For example: "Can I perform my own…?" In case you were wondering the top results are: Surgery, Marriage, and Membrane Sweep.
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Under the oaks is a key phrase in the history of Elon University. Thousands gather under the oak trees on campus every year for commencement and it marks a place in Elon's unique history. This blog, updated by the Belk Library Archives and Special Collections staff, will be a place to share other one of a kind stories about the university and the surrounding communities.
The Belk Library Archives and Special Collections Department is a place where the past and present unite. In the Archives and Special Collections, researchers will find various records of historical significance and value. The records and materials date back to the founding days of Elon College (1889) and continue into the present day. They also relate directly to the history of the College/University, the Town of Elon, and occasionally surrounding geographical areas. The materials found in the Archives and Special Collections not only offer a glimpse into the past, but also provide foundations and potential growth for the future.
The Archives and Special Collections exist primarily for the use by faculty, staff, and students of Elon University; however outside researchers are welcome. Serving as the official repository for the records of Elon University, the Archives preserves, collects, maintains, and makes available University records of administrative, fiscal, legal, and historical value. In addition, the Archives also collect brochures, pamphlets, booklets, articles, printed materials, and photographs that relate to alumni, faculty, staff, and students of Elon University.
The Special Collections of Belk Library collects, preserves, maintains, and makes available a variety of collections and their materials. Some of the Special Collections include: Elon Authors Collection; McLendon Civil War Collection; Johnson Signed Book Collection; Church History Collection (UCC); Jo King Collection; Sloan Bible Collection; Jane Belk Moncure Collection; and Williams-Honeycutt Rare Books Collection. The Belk Library Archives and Special Collections share a common goal in upholding the historical preservation and knowledge of the unique holdings within a variety of collections.


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If it is true that the building of a mosque near Ground Zero is to promote tolerance, I suggest that a gay nightclub be opened next door to the mosque. Two names suggested are: "The Turban Cowboy" and "You Mecca Me Hot."
On the other side they should open a BBQ restaurant that features pork! Of course, the outdoor cookers would give a fantastic "air" to the area.
And across the street a store that sells and displays bikinis or ladies lingerie on mannequins or live models could open.
Of course, no New York neighbor would be complete without a bar and pole dancing strippers!
All those free trade businesses should make the Muslims feel welcome!
Do you think the Muslims will agree that tolerance is a two-way street?


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Anna is a writer, editor and freelance journalist. She has worked for NBC 7 San Diego as a digital media producer, and at KPBS as an assistant news producer. She has also contributed to the military editorial section of The San Diego Union Tribune, and was the leading web editor of the literary journal Oracle Reviews.
Anna has a background in mass communication tracing back to 2007, where she spent six years doing public affairs, photojournalism, editing, publishing, graphic design and web design for the U.S Navy.
In 2017 Anna graduated with honors from San Diego State University with a double major in journalism and English. In her free time she was involved with the Student Veteran Organization and Society of Professional Journalists, SDSU chapter.
She is currently the mentorship chair for the Asian-American Journalist Association, San Diego chapter. She is also involved with the Veteran Alumni Organization, Society of Professional Journalists, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Tau Alpha, Golden Key and Scholars Without Borders national and international honor societies.
Anna is a military spouse and mother of two. She enjoys exploring new places during hiking and camping adventures, reading inspirational novels, writing poetry, and following rabbit trails on her quest for knowledge. She is working on a book to help spread awareness of sex trafficking, and her research on sex trafficking was presented at the SDSU 2017 student research symposium.
- Research and data-driven journalism
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If there is one thing that will take your start-up from "GO" to "NO," it's legal and IP issues.
Launching university start-ups may seem like second nature to many tech transfer professionals, but keeping them protected from legal challenges is anything but simple. Each start-up has its own unique structure when it comes to IP protection, licensing agreements, partnerships and more, so a cookie-cutter approach won't work.
That's whyTechnology Transfer Tactics' Distance Learning Division has secured a highly-respected attorney who also handles the day-to-day business development management at his tech transfer office to lead this important webinar:
This thought-provoking program will teach you how to prepare for — and avoid — some of the toughest legal issues that face university start-ups today. Join Joe Runge, Business Development Manager with UneMed, for this 60-minute webinar that will discuss:
- How to ensure you are providing valuable intellectual property for a start up by:
- Conducting patent searches
- Performing patent landscaping
- Assisting with freedom to operate
- Market response and potential licensee feedback
- Appropriate licensing terms
- Filing for patents: what you should do, what to avoid and what you have to do.
- Managing co-inventor relationship with university staff and research sponsors
- Drafting and negotiating solid agreements such as:
- Employee contracts
- Vendor agreements
- Licensing IP
- NDAs and confidentiality agreements
PLUS: Follow along with the original recording of the live Q&A!
Meet Your Program Leader:
Joe Runge
Business Development Manager
Mr. Runge received his law degree from the University of Iowa, where he also received a master's degree in molecular biology. He is a registered patent lawyer and has lectured on bioentrepreneurship, intellectual property and regulatory law and writes regularly for a number of websites. At UNeMed, Mr. Runge is involved with all facets of technology transfer: invention evaluation, technology marketing, intellectual property strategy, license negotiation and license enforcement. In addition, he collaborates with faculty to create and develop new intellectual property. He also sits on the state SBIR/STTR advisory board, served as a mentor to multiple start-up accelerators, and is actively involved with the technology start-up ecosystem in Omaha and Nebraska.


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How to Format a Color Chart in Excel
Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer. For example, you can change the colors, lines and shapes of bars, the colors used in pie charts and the color and format of text within a chart. You can change practically anything in the chart except the data, which is always based on the worksheet used to generate the chart.
Selecting a Chart Type
Launch Excel on your computer. Open a workbook already populated with data if you have one to use. Alternatively, open a new workbook and type names in cells A1 and B1; then type some numbers in the three cells beneath each name.
Select a chart type from the Charts group on the Insert tab. Visible options from this group include Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, and Scatter charts. Click Other Charts to see additional options, such as Doughnut and Surface charts.
Select the chart type you prefer by clicking it. The chart is displayed in the current worksheet, based on the data in the worksheet.
Formatting a Chart
Click the chart. The Chart Tools bar becomes visible.
Click the Design tab in the Charts Layouts group to see the available layouts for the chart. Select the layout you prefer by clicking it.
Click the portion of the chart you want to change, such as a bar or a line on the chart.
Click the Chart Elements arrow, located in the Current Selection group on the Format tab, and click Format Selection.
Select a shape style in the Shapes Styles group that most closely resembles the format you want.
Click Shape Fill, Shape Outline or Shape Effects to change the the format of these elements within the chart as desired.
Select a WordArt Style from the WordArt Styles group to change the formatting of text in the chart. Select Text Fill, Text Effects or Text Outline to change these elements of the text as desired.
Save the chart formatting options as a new template if you want to use the same style on another chart. While the chart is selected, click Save as Template, located in the Type group of the Design tab. This chart will be available as a new chart type the next time you insert a chart in Excel.
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"Once in a while it vanishes - in the sense that I become deaf to beauty for a week or two or three. This coming and going of the inner life - because this is what it is - is a curse and a blessing. I don't need to explain why it's a curse. A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness."
- Adam Zagajewski (via Whiskey River)
The underground food court is filled with the sounds of voices and cutlery and plates and plastic trays reverberating against the low ceiling, but this is where there's WIFI so after finishing my lunch of Indian fast food I call my father, who's been trying to call me, and after we talk I go up the escalator and decide to visit the English-language bookstore a few blocks away. When I walk in I'm greeted by a cheerful woman who asks me if I know about today's special. No, I don't. Buy any three items and get the fourth free, she tells me, gesturing at a display of colorful pillows and decorative throws behind her. It can be anything, she says. Books, gifts...Thank you, I say, moving away and looking around with dismay; every time I come here it seems like there are fewer books and more housewares, soaps, candles, and expensively-packaged cookies and chocolates. Worse, there's hardly a book I want to read. I do one circuit of the second floor, and stand for a few minutes in front of Poetry, a small display of two book cases at shoulder height. On the endcaps are a recent collection of essays by James Wood, an edition of the Odyssey, and a volume of poems by local hero Leonard Cohen. I'm looking for the latest Adam Zagajewski, but it's not here; none of his books are. Instead I pull out the new Anne Carson, Red doc>, and recoil at the price. She's Canadian so most of her books are on the shelf: Plainwater, The Beauty of the Husband, Autobiography of Red, NOX,translations of Euripides and Sappho. The price for the new hardcover is just too high, I'll probably buy it in paperback later online or used -- the irony of which is not lost on me -- and then I think about having a coffee and sitting down in the cafe for the forty-five minutes before rehearsal, but decide against it and walk out, rather sad and annoyed, but tell myself to let it go, and I do.


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Why I will leave the prawns out
My mother makes the best prawn curry recipe in the world. And like all good cooks, she refuses to tell me exactly how she makes it. I know it has green mango and freshly squeezed coconut milk in it. I also know that much of the magic comes from a specially prepared mixture called "bottle masala" which you will not find anywhere outside a traditional East Indian kitchen. The East Indians are a small coastal community that traditionally lived in small villages near Bombay and Bassein. Like many coastal communities, they developed a rich tradition of sea food in their diet and culture. Shrimp was caught in nets or traps or grown in the rice fields. And it was eaten not during large festivals, but on the occasional day when other fish were not available.
Things have changed. Shrimp today is caught using the most willfully destructive fishing techniques ever devised. Bottom trawlers scrape clean the silty environments where shrimp live. What they leave behind is a barren and scarred seascape that may take years to recover – if it recovers at all. Bottom trawling for shrimp is one of the most wasteful forms of fishing. Our studies show that for every 20 kilos of shrimp caught along the Indian coast, trawlers scoop up more than 400 kilos of marine life – most of it practically worthless. Some of it is converted into fishmeal to feed chickens. The rest is either discarded overboard or left to rot on the docks and beaches. Many of these worthless species are long-lived and were critical parts of the ecosystems they inhabited.
What about farmed shrimp then? Surely they are not as destructive? Well, yes, they do not result in as much loss of marine habitats but their impacts on coastal ecosystems and agricultural land is difficult to exaggerate. As shrimp mariculture becomes increasingly industrialised, land once used for coastal agriculture are now being converted to shrimp farms, destroying these lands forever. To increase production and to deal with disease, these shrimp are fed with a host of chemicals and antibiotics. Eating farmed shrimp means consuming these chemicals as well – certainly not part of my mum's prawn curry recipe.
I wish it were different. I wish I could say that there was a good season to eat shrimp or that there was some kind of 'ecological' alternative available. There isn't. I'll be honest. I love shrimp. But I cannot find an ecologically honest way to eat it. And so, the next time I ask my mum to make me her extraordinary recipe, I'll ask her to leave the prawns out – or replace it with some other fish. It won't be the same of course. But it won't taste of destroyed ecosystems, bycatch, antibiotics or guilt.
Rohan Arthur is a senior scientist and co-founder trustee at the Nature Conservation Foundation, India. He also directs their Oceans and Coasts program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]


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BRISTOL, Tenn. _ For years, Kevin Harvick was known for his hot temper, aggressive driving and unfiltered mouth. That attitude has been somewhat muted over the last few seasons, but this week the "Happy" Harvick of old showed up in style. Earlier this week, Harvick appeared on the "Bubba The Love Sponge" radio show and was asked about his thoughts on the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski incident that took place two weeks ago in Atlanta. Off came the filter and the Harvick of ol ...//more
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As if the 2010 season wasn't exciting enough, NASCAR's reaction to the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski incident last week just triggered a slippery slope. By not suspending or placing a fine on Edwards for his actions in Atlanta, NASCAR has sent the message to the garage that drivers are on their own when it comes to working out problems with each other. With the season's next race coming at Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday, perhaps we'll see more of the "Have at it, ...//more


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Spyware Sheriff review
Spyware Sheriff (not to be confused with Spy Sheriff) is a corrupt anti-spyware program illegally installed to user computers by dangerous trojans, through malicious advertisements and via certain exploits. This application is not only a weak spyware remover, but also a clone of the infamous SpyAxe, Spyware Strike, Spy Falcon and Spyware Quake risks.
We have carefully tested Spyware Sheriff on several computers including absolutely clean machines and PCs infected with spyware and adware parasites. Test results revealed that although the program does not produce false positives and really finds some malicious parasites, it cannot detect most even well-known threats, not to mention emerging, unknown parasites. This means that Spyware Sheriff is a rather useless program that is definitely unable to protect user privacy and system security.
The application refuses to remove any parasites it finds and asks to register and purchase the full version. Some Spyware Sheriff's functions like updates, and components like Active Guard, the real-time monitor, are disabled.
The program is illegally distributed with the help of dangerous parasites, malicious advertisements and certain exploits. In our opinion, Spyware Sheriff's vendor and its affiliates must be held fully responsible for such issues. We have already received user complaints stating that their computers are infected with the SpywareSheriff parasite, which displays fake warning messages, downloads the corrupt spyware remover and hijacks the web browser.
Spyware Sheriff is a clone of SpyAxe, Spyware Strike, Spy Falcon and Spyware Quake. It has a resembling interface and consists of terribly similar components.
The official web site is www.spywaresheriff.com.
DO NOT buy this product! AVOID Spyware Sheriff at all costs!
Spyware Sheriff download: not recommended
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Tom & Jerry are heading back to Oz
Everyones favourite cat & mouse odd couple are on another adventure they are heading back to Oz to once again save the day.
Tom & Jerry Back To Oz DVD Giveaway
With the Wicked Witch of the West now vanquished from Oz, Tom and Jerry along with Dorothy are back in Kansas! But not for long as an all-new villain has surfaced from beneath the magical land, the Gnome King!
Having captured the Good Witch, the Gnome King and his army are wreaking havoc throughout Oz and need but one item to take control of The Emerald City, Dorothy's ruby slippers! It's up to our favorite cat and mouse duo to team up, go Back to Oz and save the land they love. Take to the skies, courtesy of the Wizard himself, with Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion as they make their magical journey. The laughs and adventure will roar as they encounter all-new frights and mischievous creatures down the Yellow Brick Road, cause we're not in Kansas anymore!
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