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Rogues have perhaps the widest array of archetypes of any single class – trickster, infiltrator, dashing rogue, swashbuckler, thug, cat burglar, pickpocket, and more. What they all share, though, is a talent for quickness, stealth, nimble fingers, and resourcefulness – be it lifting a purse from an unwary victim or finding their way through a trapped hall leading to a treasure vault, a rogue is the person to seek.
Adventures: Rogues join adventuring groups for a myriad of reasons. Many view the adventuring rogue as a more honorable person than the city-bound rogue, which is commonly known as a thief. The challenges can be far greater, as the risk, but the rewards could be legendary if the score is right. An adventuring rogue is admired by her comrades, and rarely chased by irate villagers (irate monsters are another story) for stealing.
Characteristics: Rogues play to a broad spectrum of archetypes, from the dashing blade, to the strong thug who breaks peoples' legs and steals their purses, to the black-clad second-story burglar.
Religion: Most rogues at least pay tribute to the god of thieves, though they consider the tithe little more than extortion. Rogues tend to look at churches as a very organized scam performed by powerful figures.
Background: As long as there have been items of wealth, there have been rogues. The first thieves' guild, still in existence today, predates almost every other organization and most of the churches. Some cultures find thievery to be an honorable profession, while others have a bad habit of hanging the light-fingered professional.
Races: Rogues are common among most civilized races and even humanoids like goblins and kobolds.
Role: Within the adventuring party, rogues are scouts, trap finders, and lock pickers. In society and adventuring parties, their stealth and silence, as well as their scouting abilities, make them valuable for stealthy elimination of targets and acquisition of objects.
Game Rule Information
Abilities: Dexterity is a rogue's main ability. Depending on the character's personality and focus, he could rely on Strength, Intelligence, and/or Charisma; Wisdom is useful for boosting Will saves and some class skills, and Constitution is good for more hit points.
Alignment: Any.
Hit Die: d6.
Class Skills
The rogue's class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (local) (Int), Perception (Wis), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), [[[skills:Stealth (Dex), Swim (Str), and Use Magic Device (Cha).
Skill Points Per Level: 6 + Int modifier
Table 1: The Rogue
Attack Bonus
|Sneak attack +1d6, trapfinding
|Special ability (lesser)
|Sneak attack +2d6, trap sense +1
|Special ability (lesser)
|Sneak attack +3d6
|Trap sense +2, special ability (lesser)
|Sneak attack +4d6
|Special ability (moderate)
|Sneak attack +5d6, trap sense +3
|Special ability (moderate)
|Sneak attack +6d6
|Trap sense +4, special ability (moderate)
|Sneak attack +7d6,
|Special ability (greater)
|Sneak attack +8d6, trap sense +5
|Special ability (greater)
|Sneak attack +9d6
|Trap sense +6, special ability (greater)
|Sneak attack +10d6
|Special ability (greater)
Class Features
All of the following are class features of the rogue.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Rogues are proficient with all simple weapons, plus the hand crossbow, rapier, sap, shortbow, and short sword. Rogues are proficient with light armor, but not with shields.
Sneak Attack: If a rogue can catch an opponent when he is unable to defend himself effectively from her attack, she can strike a vital spot for extra damage.
The rogue's attack deals extra damage any time her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target. This extra damage is 1d6 at 1st level, and it increases by 1d6 every two rogue levels thereafter. Should the rogue score a critical hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multiplied.
Ranged attacks can count as sneak attacks only if the target is within 30 feet.
With a sap (blackjack) or an unarmed strike, a rogue can make a sneak attack that deals nonlethal damage instead of lethal damage. She cannot use a weapon that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage in a sneak attack, not even with the usual -4 penalty.
A rogue can sneak attack can almost any creature, but unliving creatures, or those without a discernable anatomy - undead, constructs, oozes, and plants - are harder to hurt and take reduced damage from a sneak attack. Incorporeal creatures of any kind are completely immune to sneak attacks.
The rogue must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. A rogue cannot sneak attack an invisible being or while striking the limbs of a creature whose vitals are beyond reach; against a creature with concealment, he suffers a 50% chance of the sneak attack failing.
If the rogue can make multiple attacks in a round, sneak attack damage is applied to the first attack only.
Trapfinding: Rogues have a bonus equal to half their class level to find traps of all kinds. Finding a nonmagical trap has a DC of at least 20, or higher if it is well hidden. Finding a magic trap has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.
Rogues (and only rogues) can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magic traps. A magic trap generally has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it.
A rogue who beats a trap's DC by 10 or more with a Disable Device check can study a trap, figure out how it works, and bypass it (with her party) without disarming it.
Special Ability: At 2nd level and every two levels thereafter (4th, 6th, 8th, etc.), a rogue gains a special ability of her choice from among those listed below. These abilities are divided into three tiers: Lesser (1st-6th level), Moderate (7th-12th level), and Greater (13th+ level). A rogue cannot choose a Moderate ability until 7th level, or a Greater ability until 13th; there is otherwise no restriction on which ability she can choose at a given level, though some have prerequisites the rogue must also fulfill (these are noted where applicable).
Trap Sense (Ex): At 3rd level, a rogue gains an intuitive sense that alerts her to danger from traps, giving her a +1 bonus on Reflex saves made to avoid traps and a +1 dodge bonus to AC against attacks made by traps. These bonuses increase by +1 every 3 levels thereafter.
Trap sense bonuses gained from multiple classes stack.
Rogue Special Abilities
Lesser Abilities
Bleeding Strike (Ex): If a rogue hits her target with a sneak attack, it creates a wound that continues to bleed, inflicting 1 hit point of damage for 5 rounds or until the wound is bound or healed, whichever comes first. Wounds from successive sneak attacks stack.
Evasion (Ex): A rogue can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If she makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the rogue is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of evasion.
Hamstring (Ex): By sacrificing 1 or more dice of sneak attack damage, the rogue can inflict a movement penalty on her target with a successful sneak attack. Each die of damage sacrificed equals a 5-foot penalty to movement speed, which lasts for 1d4 rounds. Successive uses of this stack - the target can be reduced to half its normal speed, and the duration is increased by 1 round for every successful attack.
Master Acrobat (Ex): The rogue can move along narrow surfaces (a beam, tightrope, etc.) at her normal speed without penalty, and she retains her AC bonus.
Signature Weapon: The rogue gains proficiency in one martial weapon of her choice, and she gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls made with that weapon. At 7th level and above, she can choose an exotic weapon provided she fulfills the prerequisites.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): A rogue can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, she still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized.
If a rogue already has uncanny dodge from a different class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.
Moderate Abilities
Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex): The rogue can no longer be flanked. This defense denies another rogue the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking her, unless the attacker's base attack bonus is four or more points than the rogue's.
If a character already has uncanny dodge (see above) from a second class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead, and the BABs from the classes that grant uncanny dodge stack to determine the minimum base attack bonus required to flank her. Prerequisite: Uncanny dodge.
Improved Evasion (Ex): This ability works like evasion, except that while the rogue still takes no damage on a successful Reflex saving throw against attacks, henceforth she takes only half damage on a failed save. A helpless rogue does not gain the benefit of improved evasion. Prerequisite: Evasion.
Master Prestidigitator (Ex): The rogue can make Sleight of Hand checks to hide things on her person as a free action without the normal -20 penalty, or to remove an object from someone else (pick someone's pocket) as a move action. She can attempt to pick someone's pocket as a free action with a -10 penalty.
Opportunist (Ex): Once per round, the rogue can make an attack of opportunity against an opponent who has just been struck for damage in melee by another character. This attack counts as the rogue's attack of opportunity for that round. Even a rogue with the Combat Reflexes feat can't use the opportunist ability more than once per round. Prerequisite: Combat Reflexes.
Skill Mastery: The rogue becomes so certain in the use of certain skills that she can use them reliably even under adverse conditions. Upon gaining this ability, she selects a number of skills equal to 3 + her Intelligence modifier. When making a skill check with one of these skills, she can take 10 even if stress and distractions would normally prevent her from doing so. A rogue can gain this special ability multiple times, selecting additional skills for it to apply to each time.
Twist the Blade (Ex): The rogue automatically deals +1d4 points of damage when wielding a weapon with which she is proficient. This bonus applies only once per round, but if the rogue wields two weapons, it applies to each. This bonus damage stacks with sneak attacks and is added on after critical hits are calculated. Prerequisite: Signature weapon.
Greater Abilities
Bonus Feat: The rogue can take a bonus feat in place of a special ability. She must still qualify for the feat normally.
Chink in the Armor (Ex): The rogue can find weaknesses in an opponent's defenses. In effect, she can bypass 5 points of DR when making a sneak attack. Prerequisites: ???.
Crippling Strike (Ex): A rogue with this ability can sneak attack opponents with such precision that her blows weaken and hamper them. An opponent damaged by one of her sneak attacks also takes 2 points of Strength damage. Ability points lost to damage return on their own at the rate of 1 point per day for each damaged ability. Prerequisites: Hamstring, signature weapon.
Defensive Roll (Ex): The rogue can roll with a potentially lethal blow to take less damage from it than she otherwise would. Once per day, when she would be reduced to 0 or fewer hit points by damage in combat (from a weapon or other blow, not a spell or special ability), the rogue can attempt to roll with the damage. To use this ability, the rogue must attempt a Reflex saving throw (DC = damage dealt). If the save succeeds, she takes only half damage from the blow; if it fails, she takes full damage. She must be aware of the attack and able to react to it in order to execute her defensive roll - if she is denied her Dexterity bonus to AC, she can't use this ability. Since this effect would not normally allow a character to make a Reflex save for half damage, the rogue's evasion ability does not apply to the defensive roll. Prerequisites: Evasion, improved evasion.
Master Con Artist (Ex): The rogue is an accomplished liar. She gains a +6 competence bonus to Bluff and Disguise checks. Additionally, the rogue can attempt to foil any spell that determines truth or lies (discern lies, zone of truth, etc.). In effect, the spell must make a save (DC 10 + caster level) vs. DC 10 + 1/2 the rogue's class level + the rogue's Cha modifier. If the save fails, the spell doesn't determine the lie. Prerequisites: Cha 15, Bluff 10 ranks.
Slippery Mind (Ex): This ability represents the rogue's ability to wriggle free from magical effects that would otherwise control or compel her. If a rogue with slippery mind is affected by an enchantment spell or effect and fails her saving throw, she can attempt it again 1 round later at the same DC. She gets only this one extra chance to succeed on her saving throw. Prerequisites: Wis 13, evasion.


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I am immensely proud and privileged to lead our all through Unity Academy and to work with our enthusiastic students, ambitious staff, supportive parents and committed governors. I hope that you will enjoy looking at our website and seeing a flavour of the many exciting learning opportunities we offer for our young people.
We are very fortunate to have excellent learning facilities for all our students. Having been completely transformed since 2014, we now offer bright, modern and engaging facilities for all our students from the age of 5 to 16. Our motto is that "In Unity, we succeed" and this encompasses our desire to achieve success in all aspects of school life. At Unity we strive to define, desire, demand and deliver success for all our students. As such, we have high expectations and work tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcomes for our young people.
Unity Academy is also about much more than this alone; we provide exciting learning opportunities for all our students both inside and outside the classroom, with a commitment to enriching our student's lives with as many varied and exciting opportunities as possible. We offer a rich extra-curricular programme with opportunities to engage in sport, music and drama amongst many other areas. As a relatively small school of around 900 students we are able to get to know our young people very well, focussing on their individual needs and working in partnership with parents and carers.
We are sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) and have been since 2014. With the support of FCAT we have already rapidly improved outcomes for young people and I am delighted to report that our most recent external results at both Key Stages 2 and 4 demonstrate that, on average, students who attend Unity make more progress than their counterparts at other schools in the country. Ofsted recognised the significant improvements we had made when we were judged to be good in all areas in October 2017.
We are incredibly proud of the progress the academy has made over the last few years. It really is an honour to lead such a vibrant and dynamic school community as we continue to work together to strive for greater success because "In Unity, we succeed."
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As if we actually needed reminding, the recent Sony hack once more raised the profile of "Phishing" and it's more targeted sister threat, Spear Phishing, as a way for cybercriminals the world over to get their hands on your data.
While the posturing around this particular hack may have got itself blown out of all proportion (read this if you want to get the full story); if you're running your own IT system in a small business this is something you need to take very seriously. (Err, actually it's not just small businesses that need to take it seriously, is it!)
With employees sending huge amounts of emails every day and the vast majority of recipients not really thinking twice before they open them and click on their contents, this is the natural frontline of cyber criminality.
A side note:
If you're reading this and don't already know, Phishing scams are fraudulent email messages appearing to come from legitimate sources, which contain links to malicious websites that will download any variety of malware onto your system via one of the common security flaws in any number of third-party applications that frequently remain unpatched. Having said that, Phishing scams are normally fairly easily spotted as they are crude social engineering tools designed to induce panic in the reader.
Spear Phishing attacks, meanwhile, are typically directed at specific individuals. These attacks are usually crafted or seeded with specific personal or institutional information in the hope of making the attack more believable. As such they are often less easily dismissed, but still can be clocked with a small amount of effort.
A case in point
An email dropped into my inbox purporting to come from iTunes and referring to my recent purchase. It was early morning, I was commuting to work and my first thought was: "Oh no, what have my kids bought now." Fortunately, as I was about to hit the "Cancel your order" button, the red light went on: a) my kids haven't worked out how to hack my iTunes password yet (although with a nine-year-old with Apsergers and a fascination with computers that probably can't be far away); a quick look at the design rang further alarm bells; but the dead giveaway was the actual unmasked email it came from – a spurious Gmail account… not very Apple. So by a simple process of deduction a potential crisis was averted.
But it's frightening to think that countless web users unknowingly help set these cybercrimes in motion. All it takes is an ill thought through fingertip tap on a bad link or attachment and "boom"… infection released.
And the pace of chance is accelerating in this area as criminals get more and more sophisticated.
"We've transitioned from the old days, when spam was designed just to get people to buy things," says LOGICnow's Eric Schwab, who runs the MAX Mail product. "After that, email became a way to propagate malware, and that malware would turn your computer into part of a botnet used to send out large volumes of spam. Now, we're seeing organized crime, governments, and other much more sophisticated players, using email-borne malware to extort money from people."
Ian Trump, Security Lead at LOGICnow, paints an even darker picture: "Ransomware [one of the more popular pieces of malware delivered through Phishing scams] generates such significant sums of money that cybercriminals aren't going to abandon the file-encrypting strategy anytime soon… They're going to perfect it."
There's plenty of valuable discussion on this blog about the technicalities of how you can protect yourself against such infections, such as this. And instigating a layered security approach featuring antivirus, web protection and good backup is crucial.
Excuse me if I'm being naïve, but I still believe probably our single most effective weapon is awareness and education. Years ago I remember my head of IT saying to me: "If you're not expecting it, don't open it." That's always stuck with me – and is one of the reasons I allowed myself a smug smile when a friend of mine's Gmail account got hacked recently after she clicked on a link in an email entitled "Open this" with nothing but a shortened link in it.
Surely, a simple policy of "think before you click" will make everyone's lives easier. Maybe with a sub clause of "If you don't we'll just take the cost of getting the IT guys to recover lost data out of your wages".
Sadly, I can't see it catching on; so layered protection it is.
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So, this prompted me to do a little more research of my own. Personally, I have come to really LOVE and cherish my sleep. I think this feeling has grown since the birth of Luke--probably due to the fact that I got none shortly after he was born. There were days during those first couple of months after he was born that I felt like a zombie. What was really scary were the days that, although they were filled with lots of activity, at the end of the day I could not even tell Drew what had occurred. The whole day was a blur. So, when Luke began sleeping through the night, I began to appreciate sleep significantly more than I had prior to his birth. I began to crave it throughout my day. I know there HAS to be something to this research.
Here are some of the interesting facts that I have found. (info. from http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleeping.htm)
Just as exercise and nutrition are essential for optimal health and happiness, so is sleep. The quality of your sleep directly affects the quality of your waking life, including your mental sharpness, productivity, emotional balance, creativity, physical vitality, and even your weight. Lack of sleep affects your judgment, coordination, and reaction times. In fact, sleep deprivation can affect you just as much as being drunk. No other activity delivers so many benefits with so little effort as sleep!
Understanding sleep
Sleep isn't merely a time when your body and brain shut off. While you rest, your brain stays busy, overseeing a wide variety of biological maintenance tasks that keep you running in top condition and prepare you for the day ahead. Without enough hours of restorative sleep, you're like a car in need of an oil change. You won't be able to work, learn, create, and communicate at a level even close to your true potential. Regularly skimp on "service" and you're headed for a major mental and physical breakdown.
The good news is that you don't have to choose between health and productivity. As you start getting the sleep you need, your energy and efficiency will go up. In fact, you're likely to find that you actually get more done during the day than when you were skimping on shuteye.
How many hours of sleep do you need?
According to the National Institutes of Health, the average adult sleeps less than 7 hours per night. In today's fast-paced society, 6 or 7 hours of sleep may sound pretty good. In reality, it's a recipe for chronic sleep deprivation.
|Average Sleep Needs
|Newborns (0-2 months)
|12 - 18
|Infants (3 months to 1 year)
|14 - 15
|Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
|12 - 14
|Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
|11 - 13
|School-aged children (5 to 12 years)
|10 - 11
|Teens and preteens (12 to 18 years)
|8.5 - 10
|Adults (18+)
|7.5 - 9
While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Children and teens need even more (see chart at left). And despite the notion that sleep needs decrease with age, older people still need at least 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep. Since older adults often have trouble sleeping this long at night, daytime naps can help fill in the gap.
In my research, I also found a new study undertaken by researchers in the UK and Italy that suggested that an abnormal sleeping pattern may result in an increased risk of premature death. (http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/the-importance-of-sleep.html). The research took data from studies across Europe, the US and Asia over 25 years, covering more than a million people and over 100,000 deaths. There were two key findings from the research as reported by The Guardian.
It found that those who generally slept for less than six hours a night were 12% more likely to experience a premature death over a period of 25 years than those who consistently got six to eight hours' sleep.
It also concluded that those who consistently sleep more than nine hours a night can be more likely to die early. Oversleeping itself is not seen as a risk but as a potential indicator of underlying ailments.So, the moral of the story? I won't bore you with any more of the many research studies that demonstrate the importance of sleep. However, I would ask that you share this information with your loved ones who do not get enough sleep! It is critical for their success in their jobs, for their health/survival, and for them to be able to spend quality time with their families. I know that I am going to make sure I get enough!


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Honestly, gaming PC cases are already pretty customizable and flexible, but Origin seems to think there's room for improvement. In order to accommodate as many possible configurations of components, Origin has made it possible to mount a motherboard in one of four different orientations: standard ATX, inverted ATX, rotated 90 degrees or rotated 90 degrees and inverted. That means it can handle practically any combination of high-powered graphics cards and over-the-top water-cooling systems you can imagine. In addition, the company will be selling an expansion kit that will turn the mid-tower Millennium into the full-tower-sized Genesis that allows you to add either a giant radiator or 24 additional hard drives. Though, even the Millennium has room for five hot-swappable drives. So you should be pretty set on storage even with the "entry-level" model. And we use that phrase pretty loosely, since the Millennium starts at $1,629 and the Genesis weighs in at $1,849. You can see the whole system in action after the break.
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Japan on Friday hit back at China and South Korea, calling suggestions that they could jointly mark Tokyo's wartime wrongs "utterly unhelpful" as tensions over issues of history shift alliances in East Asia.
The comments came after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-Hye, reportedly discussed at their summit in Seoul on Thursday, the idea of joining hands to commemorate the 70th anniversary next year of Japan's defeat in World War II.
At a regular press conference in Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said such moves were divisive.
"Any attempt by China and South Korea to coordinate in picking apart past history unnecessarily and making it an international issue is utterly unhelpful for building peace and cooperation in the region," he told reporters.
Both countries were targeted during Japan's wars of aggression in the 20th century, and China's state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted Xi as saying Beijing and Seoul could "jointly hold memorial activities."
"Japan believes that such issues should not be treated as diplomatic issues," Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters in Tokyo after suggestions were made that Beijing and Seoul could also coordinate research on Japan's wartime sex slavery.
Around 200,000 women and girls, mainly from Korea but also from China, Taiwan, Indonesia and other countries, were forced into brothels to become "ianfu" (comfort women) to provide sex for Imperial Japanese troops as they stomped across Asia before and during World War II.
While mainstream Japanese opinion holds that the wartime government was culpable, a small but vocal tranche of the political right — including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — continues to cast doubt by claiming the brothels were staffed by professional prostitutes, and by challenging the government's official apology, issued in 1993 by former Prime Minister Yohei Kono, by setting up high-profile panels to "review" it without actually changing anything.
This equivocation irritates Seoul, which sees it as symptom of Japan's lack of penitence.
But China and South Korea did not mention Japan or history issues in the joint statement or at a joint news conference following the reciprocal summit. Seoul may be concerned that cooperating too much with China against Japan could harm the three-way alliance comprising Seoul, Washington and Tokyo formed to denuclearize North Korea.


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I show a picture of the Nasdaq composite on the 5-minute scale from Wednesday's trading.
Trading began today with an unusual pattern, a V bottom with an extension, shown here in red, at A. These types of reversals are hard to recognize at
the time and hard to trade profitably (at least in the V portion). The pennant (in this case) type extension allows nimble traders to enter the trade after an upward breakout and by
placing a stop below support shown by the bottom of the pennant.
In the afternoon, a head-and-shoulders top chart pattern appears, a type I have discussed many times before. A close below the blue neckline at B signals a valid
chart pattern with a downward breakout. It looks like price dropped far enough to fulfill the measure rule (which sets a target price).
Looking to tomorrow's close, the probabilities suggest a higher close. On the daily chart, the index has been struggling to move higher. The other indices have dropped for the most part
(the S&P 500 being an exception). The 10-day, 5 min chart shows the index resting on underlying support, so I am inclined to agreed with the probabilities for a higher close on Thursday.
The following table shows where Fibonacci retrace values of the day's high-low range are plus pivot points, sorted by value. When several are near each other (small differences),
the area might act as support or resistance.
-- Thomas Bulkowski
I show a picture of the Dow industrials on the 5-minute scale from Monday's trading.
The circled area in blue is an unnamed congestion zone that acted as a reversal of the downward plunge. The move up from this area was as swift as the decline going into it and
it ended right where it began, in terms of price. Then the index formed a triple top ABC, confirmed when price closed below the horizontal line at D.
The drop following the triple top was worth waiting for and it took the index back down to the price level of the circled area.
Today's rise bumped the index into overhead resistance setup by the index 9 and 10 days ago (5 min scale). That suggests the index is going to close lower tomorrow.
On the daily chart, the index is still right at overhead resistance setup by prior peaks, so that also votes for a lower close on Tuesday.
I show the S & P 500 index on the daily scale.
Overhead resistance appears as highlighted by the two red lines. The index has reached that ceiling of resistance and bounced downward.
The two blue lines outline support. Will the index drop into the blue lines and then rebound or did the bounce upward start on Friday?
No one knows the answer, of course. My guess is that the index will continue lower, probably moving into the middle of the blue lines within the next
week or two and then resume the upward run.
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On Saturday, I drained my water heater to flush out the cottage cheese looking stuff that accumulates as sediment at the bottom of the heater. That helps prolong the life of the unit.
If you read the instructions that come with water heater's, my guess is that most will tell you to flush the unit annually.
I also hung three shelves in my bedroom, giving me more room to store books, DVDs and VCR tapes.
Today, Sunday, I finished my 27 mile bike ride, logging just over 17 mph on the trip.
That's slower than I wanted but I was fighting a painful bike seat along the way (and winds). Since I've gone to clipless pedals, the seat needed to be adjusted, which is what I've been doing. Last weekend,
it hurt my two seat bones. This time, the soft tissue hurt -- a lot. When I'm in the drops (handlebars), the pain goes away. When I have my hands on the brake hoods, the pain is intense.
Looks like I'll have to adjust the seat more to get it right. What a pain in the ass.
The following are economic reports that moved the markets last week. The numbers refer to the close-to-close move in the Dow industrials.
The following information is derived from yahoo!finance and sometimes Bloomberg.com with times local to the east coast.
No options expire this week.
As of 08/24/2012, the CPI had:
The chart pattern indicator is bearish
with 1 of 3 half triangles showing (). Additional triangles are a measure
of strength with solid triangles meaning a more reliable signal than half triangles.
The following is based on an SFO article in December 2004 by John Seekinger, titled, "Take a
two-dimensional approach." He offers these tips.
Here are the formulas:
How long can an index close higher (or lower) each day? The adjacent table shows how often consecutive up or down closes occur in the indexes, based on the most recent trend of closes.
Low percentages suggest the market is overdue to turn (think of it as the likelihood that next week or next month will continue the trend, based on historical performance). Values of 50% mean random, so most percentages will be lower.
The analysis uses data going back 10 years for weekly percentages and 25 years for monthly percentages (or the start of data, whichever is more recent). Any unchanged closing price is interpreted as the end of the string of consecutive up or down closes.
Earnings season is either underway or should be starting soon. The sessions could be more volatile.
Large numbers of bullish or bearish chart patterns can signal short- to intermediate-term market trends (many bullish chart patterns can mean an uptrend will continue, for example).
However, please realize that the short-term price trend could have changed since the pattern was discovered (this is especially true of pipe tops or bottoms, which are weekly patterns).
The 10 types of most frequently appearing chart patterns in the stocks, indexes, and long-only exchange traded funds I follow during the last month are shown in the adjacent table.
The following industries, of 52 that I follow, were the best (1) and worst (52) performing.
Early in the session, a descending triangle appears, shown on the chart outlined in blue. The breakout from this chart pattern was downward but the decline
didn't last long.
Following the triangle, a head-and-shoulders bottom forms and confirms as a valid pattern when the index closed above the red neckline at A.
This chart pattern worked better than the triangle since it lead to a good rise in the index.
Notice how the index jumped as the FED released its minutes at 2:00. Also notice how the index moved horizontally in the last 45 minutes or so. Is that a clue to Thursday's behavior?
On the daily chart, the index looks as if it wants to move lower since overhead resistance setup by the peak in March is blocking the way upward. I would be more confident of that
statement if the index closed lower today but it didn't.
On the 10-day, 5 minute scale, the index is resting on support, not underneath a ceiling of overhead resistance. Thus, it looks as if tomorrow's close will be higher.
A head-and-shoulders bottom chart pattern appears in the morning with a left shoulder (LS), head, and right shoulder (RS) and breakout at A. The breakout
confirms the chart pattern as a valid one and not just squiggles on the price chart.
The height of the chart pattern, from head low to the neckline directly above, didn't have a prayer of fulfilling the measure rule today. In other words, price never made it to the
target setup by the height added to the breakout price at A.
Later in the day, the blue trendlines remind me of a rising wedge. Yes, I used an "internal trendline" to slice through price to illustrate the chart pattern.
Looking to Tuesday's close, doesn't the narrow index moves suggest that the indices are tired? Do you think a big move is coming? High volatility (tall daily price swings or range) follow
low volatility. The coming move is going to be huge.
The daily chart shows the index still mired within overhead resistance. The 10-day, 5 minute chart doesn't add value since three trading days ago, the index made a big move up. Since then,
the index has moved sideways.
My guess is the index is going to fall but it could soar just as easily. The probabilities suggest a higher close on Tuesday.
On Saturday's 33 mile bike ride, I was able to keep up with the lead pack since they decided to take it slow (just under 17 mph). At the end of the run, I asked them about the duration of the
ride. One guy told me about ride time and elapsed time. My bike computer only shows elapsed time and yet "ride time" is what I've been tracking manually (stopping my computer at stop lights
and such).
The new bike computers keep track of the time
that the wheel is in motion. Way cool. So, I ditched the computer that came with my last bike and bought a new one, $30, Patriot Protege 5.0. I installed it today, raised my seat since
my new clipless pedals are higher than my sneakers, adjusted the shoe brackets, and tried to ride without a gel cushion on my seat. Forget that. The plywood I'm sitting on hurts too much
without the gel even though I ride with padded bike shorts.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's time trial around time to test out my new computer, and seat height. (My butt was hurting during the 33 mile run on Saturday whereas it didn't using pedals
the week before. Hence the seat adjustment).
I show the Nasdaq composite on the daily scale since I haven't talked about it for a month or so.
A head-and-shoulders top chart pattern appears, but it's a weird looking one. I've marked the left shoulder (LS), Head, and right shoulder (RS) on the chart.
The pattern confirms
as valid when the index closes below the red neckline. That is difficult to see on this chart, but I believe it happened.
However, the index did not follow through with the downward breakout. Instead, it busted the head-and-shoulders top by closing above the head.
When that happens, it can lead to a strong move higher.
That is what happened, but is the move over?
I drew overhead resistance as two parallel blue lines on the chart. The top one matches the March peak and the bottom one matches another peak (May) and a consolidation region
surrounding the March peak.
Is the resistance strong enough to push the index down? My guess is yes. It's also possible that the index will move horizontally once it moves into the blue zone (between the parallel
lines) before deciding on a new direction, or I could be wrong and it just soars.
As of 08/17/2012, the CPI had:
The chart pattern indicator is bullish
with 1 of 3 full triangles showing (). Additional triangles are a measure
of strength with solid triangles meaning a more reliable signal than half triangles.
Today's (Wednesday's) trading was uneventful from a pattern perspective. You have to look hard to see a double top which I show as AB. When the index closed below the red line,
it confirmed the pattern as a valid one. The height of the pattern subtracted from the value of the red line shows a target which the index reached and then exceeded.
Will the close tomorrow be up or down?
The probabilities says the index will close higher and that's the smart play with it closing higher 70.5% of the time.
The index is still mired in a congestion region. With today's close, the index is sitting on top of support, so my guess is that the index will close higher tomorrow.
I tried out my new clipless bike pedals and missed exceeding the season's best time by just 8 seconds. Over a 14.6 mile course, I averaged 19.45 miles per hour. Once I get
used to the pedals, tone my muscles, I expect to hit or exceed 20 mph over the same course.
I adjusted Tom's Targets (see top of page) for the indices over the next two weeks. I'm looking for weakness in the Dow and S&P and if it occurs, it usually happens about two days after I
flip my targets. It could happen sooner or later or never, of course.
I also have posted information on the first of four books coming out in November. This one is called Visual Guide to Chart Patterns.
I include a detailed table of contents so you can see what it covers. This is a color paperback, a first for me.
Around noon, the index formed a descending triangle with an upward breakout. The height of the triangle added to the breakout price represents the target.
The index easily exceeded the target.
Such a strong move up recovered most of the morning's sharp sell-off, but it also suggests the rebound is overdone.
With the Dow sitting on or under resistance on the daily chart, I expect a drop. On the 10-day, 5 min scale, the index has been moving horizontally with a slight downward tilt.
That might mean a coming decline. That's what I'm expecting. I look for the Dow to close lower on Tuesday. That also agrees with the above probabilities.
I show the Dow industrials on the daily scale.
The index it bumping up against overhead resistance setup by prior peaks as the red line shows. That resistance could be why the index has stalled at the circled
congestion region.
As you may know, September has historically been the worst performing month of the year (for the Dow and S&P). The percentage of time the index has closed higher
is 39.5, which is well below the next worst, June at 50.6%.
If you look at the Nasdaq composite, you'll see a nice the downward trend starting in April that bottoms in October (it's the end of the trend, not
the lowest one on the chart).
What does this mean? The Dow has been gathering strength for another move. Will it be higher or lower? If you believe overhead resistance works, then the index will drop. I'm not so sure.
I'm hoping for an upward breakout but recognize that with October coming, the index will probably head lower sometime in the coming weeks. Options expire this week and quarterly earnings are
still being reported.
The following is courtesy of the Options Industry Council.
Many options expire this week, so traders will be looking to close out their positions ahead of that, and that suggests increased volatility (large daily price swings).
As of 08/10/2012, the CPI had:
For the first time in my life, I went bicycle riding with a group of riders sponsored by the local bike shop. Wow. I thought I was fast based on the all the riders I pass on my 14.5 mile
time trials. First off, everyone but me had clipless pedals (that's what they are called even though they clip onto the pedal). I
wore sneakers but everyone else had shoes that snap onto the pedal so you can power on both the up and down strokes. According to Brian, the shop's owner, you can probably get 3/4 to 1 mph
speed from them alone. The downside of those is that you tend to fall over when you stop. Everyone I've talked to about them has taken such a spill even though all you have to do to unclip
from the pedal is swing your ankle out. I've already broken enough bones riding that getting into an accident has prevented me from using them. Needless to say, after the run I picked
up a pair. No doubt, I'll be either dead soon or posting how I fell over at a stop light.
The ride broke up into several clumps. The 20 milers were the first to drop off. The 50 milers took off at a 18-19 mph pace. I didn't know the route, but soon recognized that if I
didn't leave the slow pack I was with (other 50 milers), I'd get lost then they continued on their route and my 33 mile group peeled off. The leader of the 33 pack was in the first group,
shooting off into the sunrise.
By the time I realized I was in the wrong group, it was too late. There was no way I could catch the 50 milers and tag up with the 33 leader.
Fortunately, I met up with another Tom who was undecided about doing a 50 or 33. He hung back and we rode together (he knew both routes). Also the leader from the 33 route dropped back
and we tagged up near a park.
For the first hour, when we stopped at the park, I had logged 58 minutes and covered over 18 miles, so we had a decent pace. This is exactly the pace I ride on my 14.5 mile runs, so it
should not have effected me but this route had more rollers (hills). I struggled.
There were 5 of us in the 33 mile group. We took off and headed back to the shop using a different route that included Biscuit hill. Think of Mount Everest with a road going up the side. At the
bottom of this hill, I switched to the lower chain ring (lower gear on the pedals), which I never use. My chain fell off and the other two fellows I was drafting shot up this beast. It probably
took me a good 5 minutes to get the chain back on. I kept trying to put it on the larger gear and finally put it on the smaller one and it worked. I cruised up the hill.
Tom, thank heaven, was waiting for me up the road at a turn off. The leader continued on, which was disappointing since he's supposed to stay with the group (or so I thought. This
being my first ride, what do I know?). Anyway, we tagged up and then scratched our heads when we came to the next intersection. This time, the leader was to our right about 1/3 to 1/2 of a mile
away, waiting. Hard to see him at that distance until he started doing circles on the road. But we tagged up and our threesome took off again.
We lost the other two riders miles back, almost from the start.
Anyway, the last challenge for me was climbing the hill to the overpass. After doing 50 rides of 14.5 miles each, this overpass hurt going up at mile 33. The overpass was as tall as those triple decker ones you see in cities, probably 100 feet high. I should have down shifted to the smaller chain ring but didn't want my chain to fall off again, so I powered up the darn thing
and it felt like my muscles were going to cram.
At the end of the ride, I was disappointed that I didn't perform as well as I had expected (averaging about 18 mph for the trip). That's really not bad for a new route where I was
stressed about getting lost in the wilderness. I didn't like the pack leader going off on his own. This was supposed to be a no-drop ride. I'm still not sure what that means or how it's
supposed to work. Maybe "no drop" means "not dropped dead."
Once I get used to clipless pedals and ride the route a few more times, I'll enjoy it more. I'll recognize that if you're not in the first pack, you'll be dropped. Fortunately, the weather
was cool for this time of year (72 at the start and 78 at the end) and the winds were light (8-9 mph). Drafting the other riders was way-cool.
I'd like to thank Tom for hanging back and riding with me, making sure I didn't get lost. I couldn't get a route map to print (I tried a few times days before the ride) and after the ride,
the shop owner
sent me the map. Next time, I'll have the map with me.
The bottom line is that I survived my longest ride ever and didn't cause anyone else to crash (nor me). When buying my clipless shoes, the owner told me that a rider in his group fell
over at the stop sign. She unclipped her dominant foot but the bike tilted in the other direction and she hit the pavement. Ouch. No bones broken, but some scrapes. My guess she's not 55 like
I am. I think I was the oldest one there. Have you tried to keep up with 20 somethings on a bicycle? I think I was riding in a motorcycle gang.
The index forms a double top at A and B. What strikes me about this pattern is it reminds me of a diamond top.
Diamonds seem to form after a swift move up from the launch price, such as that shown starting at D. A swift drop sometimes, but not always, follows.
An ascending triangle appears at C. Oddly, since most triangles breakout upward, this one breaks out downward. The measure rule prediction for the double top
fulfills easily enough but not the triangle's, at least so far. The measure rule helps set a price target based on the height of most patterns subtracted from the breakout price for
downward breakouts.
In what direction will the index close tomorrow? On the daily chart, the index has made a strong run for the last three trading days (not counting today), so it looks like it needs to
take a rest. I think a throwback is likely. I don't even have to look at the intraday chart to form my stance, but the 10-day, 5 min chart looks like
it's forming a descending triangle. I'm looking for a lower close on Thursday.
The above probabilities say otherwise.
The index formed a descending triangle at A. This chart pattern broke out upward and completed a throwback at B. Instead of continuing
to move up, as it usually does 65% of the time (but that's on the daily scale), the index collapsed and busted the pattern at C. After a pattern busts (breaks out in one direction and
then reverses), the new direction can be a powerful move. That's what happened here.
What does that mean for tomorrow? The swift move down suggests a lower opening tomorrow, but no guarantee, of course. On the 10-day, 5 minute chart, there is lots of support between 13,020 and
13,080. On the daily chart, the index is bumping up against overhead resistance. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the index will close lower tomorrow. That contradicts what the
probabilities say.
I spent about 3 hours this morning digging a trench and burying a soaker hose around part of my house. That went well. Then I tried to find a washer for an outside faucet that I
bought years ago from Home Depot. I replaced the faucet once because it was leaking, and I couldn't find a replacement washer (it's like dropping your toothbrush into the toilet. Instead
of retrieving it, you move to a new house).
No luck at HD. So I tried Lowes. They usually have a plumber on staff (HD did not) and showed him my problem. In this case, I had water flowing up the valve stem toward the handle when
you turn on the faucet.
He didn't have a washer either, but he did suggest using "graphite valve packing" (cost about $3.00). You wrap it three times around the valve stem (between the washer and faucet) so that
when you reconnect it, it compresses, forms new packing, and plugs the leak. Teflon tape won't work, according to him. Anyway, I tried it and the leak is stopped...for now. Yippee!
I show a picture of the Dow transports on the daily scale. I haven't talked about the transports for a few weeks, so I thought it was time.
The chart shows a symmetrical triangle, but probably one you have not seen before. I show the top of it outlined in segments, making it appear rounded.
This is the same type of construction your eyes perform when searching for patterns. How would I know? I don't. I'm just making that up.
How can you tell which direction the breakout will be? You can't. But you can use the other indices to give a breakout suggestion.
The Nasdaq, utilities, and industrials look as if they are breaking out upward or will be soon. Thus, my guess is the transports will also move higher in the coming week.
That could change in the blink of an eye, of course, and that is what makes trading the markets so interesting.
As of 08/03/2012, the CPI had:
A small double top at AB appears and confirms when the index closes below the horizontal red line. The height of the pattern projected below the red line is the measure rule
and it gives an exit target. The index exceeded the target easily enough.
With the index making a strong move down in the last half hour, it's easy to conclude that tomorrow's opening will also be lower. However, check the futures before the opening to
get a better assessment of the opening activities. Large moves in the futures often mean a large move in the indices in the opening minutes.
The daily chart shows the Nasdaq has bounced off overhead resistance and is headed lower.
The 10-day, 5 minute chart shows the index hitting a gap (support) setup by a week ago Monday's gap down opening. That gap closed a few days later and I don't like gaps as support
entities anyway. Barring some news from Europe, I expect the Nasdaq to close lower on Thursday. That assessment also agrees with the above probabilities.


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|The Mountain-Prairie Region
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Draft Economic Analysis and Draft Environmental Assessment Regarding the Topeka Shiner Critical Habitat Proposal Available for Public Comment
Comment Period for Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat Reopened
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is today reopening the comment period for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner, an endangered Midwestern minnow, to reconsider whether certain lands in Missouri and on the Fort Riley Military Installation in Kansas should be excluded from critical habitat consideration. The Service is also proposing 20 additional stream miles in South Dakota.
A draft environmental assessment and draft economic analysis of the potential impacts of designating critical habitat for the Topeka shiner are also available for public comment. To give the public an opportunity to comment on these documents as well as the critical habitat proposal, the Service is reopening the public comment period until April 15, 2004.
An economic report analyzing the potential impacts of designating critical habitat is required whenever critical habitat is proposed. Under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service may exclude areas from a critical habitat designation if the benefits of excluding them are greater than the benefits of including them, unless the exclusion would result in the extinction of the protected species.
The economic analysis estimates the cost of the proposed critical habitat designation for private landowners, and federal, state, and local agencies to be $52.19 million over the next 10 years. The cost estimate includes probable consultations, project modifications, the development of biological assessments and environmental impact reports, and technical assistance and administrative tasks.
On August 21, 2002, the Service published a proposal to designate a total of 2,340 miles of stream as critical habitat for the Topeka shiner in the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. We also proposed to exclude from critical habitat designation Topeka shiner habitat in the State of Missouri and on the Fort Riley Military Installation.
Critical habitats are those areas believed to be essential to the conservation of a listed species and that may require special management considerations or protection. Because the State of Missouri and Fort Riley already have management plans that provide for the conservation of Topeka shiner, those lands were excluded from the Topeka shiner critical habitat proposal. However, a recent court opinion disagreeing with the Service's interpretation of a special management plan for another species has prompted the Service to reconsider the previous exclusions of certain Topeka shiner habitats.
The Service is reconsidering the designation of 92 miles of stream in the State of Missouri, and 24 miles of stream on the Fort Riley Military Installation. For each of these areas, the economic report analyzes whether the benefits of including these areas outweighs the benefits of excluding them.
In our original August 21, 2002 proposal to designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner, the Service proposed to designate 40 stream segments in South Dakota totaling 917 miles of stream channel. Since that time, we have received additional information indicating that habitat within Stray Horse Creek, Hamlin County, South Dakota is essential to the conservation of Topeka shiner. The Service, therefore, is now adding one additional stream reach of approximately 20 miles in that area as critical habitat.
The State of South Dakota has recently completed a management plan for the Topeka shiner. The Service will evaluate that plan and may consider excluding critical habitat in South Dakota if the plan provides adequate conservation measures for the Topeka shiner.
The Service is also considering exempting the State of Kansas from critical habitat designation as the Topeka shiner is a State-listed threatened species with State-designated critical habitat. The Service will evaluate whether a Federal critical habitat designation would appreciably benefit the Topeka shiner beyond the protection already afforded the species under the Endangered Species Act and State laws and regulations.
The public is invited to comment on the proposal to designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner as well as the draft environmental assessment and draft economic analysis. While all comments regarding these documents are welcome, we are specifically seeking comments regarding: the reasons any area in Missouri or Fort Riley, Kansas should or should not be designated as critical habitat; current or planned land use activities in the subject areas in Missouri or Fort Riley and their possible impacts on proposed critical habitat; any foreseeable economic or other impacts resulting from designation of critical habitat in Missouri or Fort Riley; and economic and other values associated with designating critical habitat for the Topeka shiner in Missouri or Fort Riley.
Written comments should be submitted to Topeka Shiner Critical Habitat Comments, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Ecological Services Field Office, 315 Houston Street, Suite E, Manhattan, Kansas 66502 of by facsimile to 785-539-8567. Comments must be received by April 15, 2004. Comments previously submitted regarding the critical habitat proposal need not be resubmitted as they have been incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.
A notice of availability of the draft economic analysis and draft environmental assessment was published today in the Federal Register. Because the Service has been disconnected from the Internet for an undetermined period of time, these documents will not be available on our web site; however; these documents and the proposal to designate critical habitat for the Topeka shiner are available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. Requests for copies can also be made by calling 785-539-3474 or by facsimile to 785-539-8567.
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The Service published a final rule on December 15, 1998, designating the Topeka shiner as an endangered species but did not designate critical habitat for the species at that time. A draft recovery plan is currently under review within the Service.
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A new year… a blank page…
Each year has its ups and downs and 2016 was no exception in the McDonah household. We lost people we loved dearly, we had health issues and scares, the stress of the threat of a teacher strike looms, and we overextended ourselves with our time.
Looking back on the year, however, we had so many moments and experiences that I'm grateful for and are worth celebrating . These moments are what I hope will stand out about 2016 in the years to come:
I travelled to Tanzania – twice – this calendar year. How lucky am I? While I was there I met new friends and built relationships with people. I taught and I learned. I impacted the lives of others. I laughed. Oh, how I laughed!
I delivered 12 hats, hand-knit by Sarah, to newborns in the hospital in Mikumi, Tanzania. The memory, feeling, and impact of that experience will stay with me for my whole life.
I got wet in the Indian Ocean.
Evan travelled to Italy and Greece with his school. He saw sights many people only see in photos, and experienced new cultures and foods.
Alex travelled to Quebec with his school and made memories he will cherish.
Sarah started babysitting.
Alex won the "Triple A" award for excellence in arts, athletics, and academics at his grade nine graduation.
Olivia started learning step-dance and fiddle.
D'Arcy lost 30 pounds.
I won Enactus Canada's "Rookie Faculty Advisor of the Year" for all of Canada at Nationals in Toronto in May, and my team won the "Spirit Award" in their league.
My teams won Challenge Nova Scotia – twice!
Olivia was invited to her friend's cottage for the day with a group of her best friends. We are so fortunate for her friends and parents who are willing to go out of their way to make sure she is included even when it means extra work to keep her safe.
Alex played Knickie in his school's production of Greece.
We spent time canoeing and sailing.
Sarah did well in her highland dance exams and was a party guest and a crab in the Nutcracker.
Olivia made the decision to stop dancing ballet to free up time to "curl five days a week".
Both Team McDonahs had successful curling bonspiels.
We jumped off a bridge with friends.
Alex got his beginner's driver's license.
We had an awesome overnight visit with Mike, Emily, Phinn, and Seamus where the grown-ups went out to dinner and then to Joel Plaskett while the cousins hung out and had fun of their own.
Olivia passed her Brazil nut challenge, leaving her allergies as peanut, egg, and soy.
Evan was accepted to both Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland with the intent to study Engineering. (He's chosen to attend MUN.)
We celebrated D'Arcy's father's 90th birthday.
We spent Easter together at White Point Beach Resort with my parents.
I wrote curriculum for a graduate level Advanced Entrepreneurship course that will be used the college in Tanzania. (In the editing stage now.)
Sarah, Olivia, my mother and I travelled to PEI to see "Anne of Green Gables", the musical.
Evan started playing football on the CEC team.
D'Arcy & I celebrated 20 years since our first date.
We hosted 53 of our loved ones for Thanksgiving Dinner and donated many food items to NSCC Pictou's student food bank as the result of our family's generosity.
D'Arcy & I ran a 10km race together and took the time in the summer to go biking together as often as possible. Evan, Alex & Sarah ran the 5km race, and Olivia worked at the finish line.
Our niece, Kelly; and our nephew, Pat, each got married and our family continues to grow.
Sarah & Olivia had a sleepover with their Aunt Erin and went to Sleeping Beauty, the ballet, and had dinner together at Morris East, their favourite restaurant.
We painted the house & garage and D'Arcy rebuilt the Prince Street door steps, a project he's had on his list for years.
We hosted people from all over the world. One couple, originally from Tanzania, taught us a new tradition which we've adopted where we hug each child when they come down for breakfast and say "Happy new day. Enjoy. Help others enjoy. Do good. Help others do good."
As we begin this new year, I will choose to focus on the good and be grateful for our many blessings as we navigate the inevitable ups and downs any year brings. I extend a warm, loving hug to each of you and offer these thoughts:
"Happy New Year. Enjoy. Help others enjoy. Do good. Help others do good."


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By Conor Lambe, Economist at Danske Bank
This week, the UK Government and the EU are back around the table for the third round of face-to-face Brexit negotiations. In the run up to these meetings, the Department for Exiting the European Union published a number of position papers and future partnership papers. These cover topics ranging from future customs arrangements to confidentiality obligations to resolving future disputes. However, of particular significance for people living on both sides of the border, is the position paper published on Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The paper focuses on four areas: continued support for the Good Friday Agreement; preserving the Common Travel Area; avoiding a hard border from a trade perspective and continuing North-South and East-West co-operation (with a focus on energy).
All four of these areas are of particular importance for the Northern Ireland economy. The peace and stability brought about by the signing of the Good Friday Agreement has been an important factor in attracting investment into Northern Ireland. The Common Travel Area, and of course the freedom of movement within the EU, makes it easy for British and Irish nationals to live and work in each other's countries. The lack of a hard border makes it relatively straightforward for local businesses to export goods to the Republic of Ireland. And a reliable energy supply, facilitated by the Single Electricity Market, is crucial for both households and businesses.
In the first section of the paper, the UK Government proposes that all parties confirm their support for the peace process, agree that Irish citizens in Northern Ireland should continue to hold EU citizenship and commit to continued funding linked to the peace process. These proposals are in line with the goals previously put forward by the UK Government, the Irish Government and the EU. Therefore agreement on these matters should be relatively straightforward.
Another area with the potential to be resolved fairly quickly is the preservation of the Common Travel Area. The Common Travel Area allows UK and Irish nationals to live, work, study, receive benefits, access healthcare and vote in each other's countries. It clearly has both social and economic benefits and has been in place since before the UK became a member of the EU. It is also consistent with EU law and the UK Government has committed to ensuring that the continued operation of the Common Travel Area will not have an adverse impact on EU citizens wishing to live in Ireland.
There have been claims that maintaining the Common Travel Area could make it easy for EU citizens to illegally enter the UK, via Ireland, after Brexit. It is true that, physically, people may be able to move from Ireland into the UK without too much difficulty but, once there, things would be quite different to how they are now. EU nationals would not necessarily have the right to live and work in the UK if they entered the country in this way, making a move to the UK relatively less attractive. Indeed, the UK Government make this very point in the position paper by highlighting the importance of the right to work and receive benefits as mechanisms to control immigration levels.
When it comes to the movement of goods and the need for border checks, things are much more complicated. This part of the paper includes a proposal of a number of key principles that the future border arrangements should be based on. In addition to this, a number of ideas are put forward that may make it easier to minimise trade barriers. These include making small businesses exempt from customs requirements, tracking goods to their final destination and regulatory equivalence between the UK and the EU on agri-food products.
In practice, avoiding a hard border will involve some compromise on all sides. The UK may have to make a number of concessions on regulations and product standards that could limit the scope of future trade deals with other countries. While the EU may have to accept less product checks than would normally be preferred at an entry point to the single market and customs union. But these areas, which are related to trade, are not yet up for discussion. Ultimately, the mechanisms for monitoring and facilitating trade at the Northern Ireland border can only be finalised once the terms under which the UK and EU will trade are discussed and agreed.
It is encouraging to see energy provision and the Single Electricity Market included in the UK Government's paper given the importance of energy supply to households and businesses on both sides of the border, and that work is currently underway to reform the Single Electricity Market to ensure compliance with EU legislation.
The UK Government's position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland is a useful contribution towards finding a solution to a complex issue. However, much work still needs to be done. More details are needed on what will actually be required from businesses that buy and sell across the border, how compliance with new trading arrangements will be monitored and how long businesses will have to implement the processes necessary to operate in a new commercial environment.
As mentioned above, trade terms will be a key determinant of the future border arrangements. However, it will likely take some time before these details emerge – precisely how long, is still uncertain. The UK Government believes that 'sufficient progress' on financial obligations, citizens' rights and the Northern Ireland border can be made by October, allowing talks to begin on the future relationship between the UK and EU this year. But it remains to be seen if what the UK Government considers to be 'sufficient progress' is the same as the EU negotiators.
This article was published in The Irish News on 29th August 2017.
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Don't think there is anything more exciting that a first event. Lexie will be eight months this year, so its rather exciting.
Last year at Christmas it was awful, Raiden got chicken pox two days before Christmas eve and he was so poorly, lots of tears. We felt so sorry for him. So this year i want lots of smiles and laughter.
This year as always I'm prepared, I'm the type of person that rarely buys anything for full price unless i have too. So i got all of Lexie's presents in the mothercare sale every one had either 30%-50% off saving me a total of £75. Most of Raiden's presents i picked up from TXMaxx saving me £45.
Ive recently starting comping in May to pass the time while Lexie was sleeping and since then Ive been hooked. Ive been very lucky and won some amazing prizes in total over £11,000 worth lots of extra goodies for the kids. Raiden's artwork has been popular too and has won him a massive box of sweets, which he was thrilled about and a firework picture that won me a Yummy Mummy bag. I do have an amazing son :)
So back to Christmas, we decided against a real tree due to Lexie picking up every little bit off the floor she can find and eating it so we didn't want her chomping on pine needles. We decorated the tree and she been amazed by the all sparkly and shinny stuff but pulling all the baubles off and getting stuck in the lights of the tree! I'm amazed she hasn't pulled it down yet, but Raiden has. Lexie has been treated to an advent calender which the chocolate gets mostly down her front rather than her eating it.
We made some yummy biscuit decorations to pop on there tree with glitter icing, don't think there many left when i counted though.
All the kids presents are wrapped and ready to go, brought lots of stocking fillers and Raiden has rather yummy Cake pops to go in he's. Think I'm more excited than the kids, although i think Lexie will be more impressed with the paper and shiny bows i think.
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Ken Dixon: The two lives of public financing
Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court and a Connecticut political class that puts the "sin" in cynical, it's time to say that after three quadrennial election cycles and more than $20 million, public financing in races for governor has failed, spectacularly.
In the General Assembly, however, it's the name of the game. The vast majority of state House and Senate races are run with candidates and incumbents raising threshold levels of $250-maximum contributions, to leverage the voluntary — remember that word — Citizens' Election Program. Unclaimed property in the State Treasurer's office, mostly the forgotten bank accounts of dead people, is the source of the money.
Senate candidates must raise $15,300, while House hopefuls need $5,100. For that they are eligible for $35,000 and $10,000 for Senate and House primaries, respectively. In the general election, they get another $75,000 and $25,000 to run their campaigns, which mostly feature eponymous lawn signs and relentless piles of glossy mailers.
The whole point of the CEP — signed into law by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in December 2005 when her predecessor was still in federal prison on multiple felony charges — was to take special interests out of state politics. The unintended consequence was the festering money grubbing of municipal races in the big cities. But I digress.
Initially, lobbyists were barred from contributing to General Assembly and top-of-the-ticket races, and a whole class of State Capitol denizens briefly rejoiced and breathed signs of relief. In subsequent years they were found to be people, too, and were allowed to cough up $100 per candidate, until legislative leaders quietly raised the limit to $250, in time for the 2018 cycle.
The CEP for the General Assembly began in the 2008 election, which coincidentally signaled the rise of Republicans, gaining seats every two years until they had a 18-18 tie in the Senate and a tiny minority in the House after the 2016 election. Then came to the Trump tsunami that put Democrats back in a comfortable majority, if only until the 2020 elections.
On paper, the CEP for governor looked pretty historic when it took effect in 2010. Raise $250,000 in $100 increments and a candidate could grab $1.25 million for the primary, plus $6 million for the general. Dan Malloy used the CEP in 2010 and 2014. His opponent in those races, a millionaire from Greenwich named Tom Foley, lost a close race in 2010 using his own money, then failed by a wider margin in 2014 using the CEP.
The so-called Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010, pretty much created a huge loopholes for politicians to drive through. It opened the floodgates for dark, barely traceable money. Political action committees sprung up like mushrooms after a soft spring rain in a cow pasture.
By 2014, Malloy was saying he was going to do "anything it takes" to hold his serve for a second term. So he highjacked the Democratic State Central Committee and glommed onto about $1.5 million from the DSCC's federal account, to which state contractors, barred from direct contributions to candidates, are allowed to write checks. Earlier in the cycle, Malloy, in joining the voluntary — there's that word again — program, pledged to limit his spending to his CEP grant. Meanwhile, the Democratic Governors Association, for which Malloy participated in fundraisers around the country, poured $10 million into the Connecticut governors' race, as a so-called independent expenditure, but you can read that as a tawdry laundry operation.
Shortly before Election Day 2014, the under-funded and under-staffed State Elections Enforcement Commission got a complaint from Jerry Labriola, then the chairman of the state Republican Party. The SEEC tried to peel away the layers of the onion, but Democrats whined and fought every inch, until finally, in June 2016, more than a year and a half later, they agreed to a record-but-measly $325,000 fine, with a tacit promise not to use their federal account in future governor's races.
Around this period a federal grand jury in New Haven quizzed Democratic Party staffers. For some reason, no federal indictments resulted. Democrats never even had to pay back the entire $6.5 million for the transgressions of Malloy's re-election effort.
This last election, Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski wallowed away with mostly their own money. Lamont spent about $15 million of his own cash, while Stefanowski chipped in a relatively frugal $3.25 million, about half of his campaign war chest. The rival national governors' associations did their things.
No one made any promises that they would break before Election Day.
Ken Dixon, political editor and columnist, can be reached at 203-842-2547 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit him at twitter.com/KenDixonCT and on Facebook at kendixonct.hearst.


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I just saw a trailer for a movie that I bet will be a hit. I only saw 3 females in the entire trailer with what looked like over 100 males. It is typical of the industry, dozens of male roles for every one female role. That is why I am glad New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) exists.
The real world is more equal in numbers as far as male/female ratio and films should reflect that. I have seen at least 10 guys get into SAG in less than a year of work and one female get into SAG after many years of work. I'm happy for these guys, but I think there should be more balance to reflect the real world.
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The Pacers were riding high as they went back to the locker room for intermission. They had poured in 74 points, a franchise playoff record for points in a half, shot 56.8 percent and leading by 25 points. And, they had held the reigning NBA champions to below 37 percent shooting.
Bankers Life Fieldhouse was electric Thursday night for Game 3 of this first-round matchup. The majority of the sellout crowd (17,923) which included Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton of the Colts, however, not only likely went home disappointed but also feeling sick to their stomachs.
This Pacers team that narrowly qualified for postseason play, that was a game-winning shot away in Game 1 on the road, and that lost by just six in Game 2, well … they laid in egg. You think this stings now? It may take a while for players and fans alike to move on from.
Led by the greatest player in the world, LeBron James, the Cavaliers came storming back. James had a hand in 73 points (scored or assisted), a new personal high for the three-time champion in playoff history, ESPN Stats & Info says.
The Cavaliers opened the second half on a 10-3 run en route to a 119-114 win. They outscored the Pacers 70-40 over the final 24 minutes for the the win, the largest halftime deficit overcome in NBA playoff history.
"It sucks," said Pacers point guard Jeff Teague, who had 15 points and seven assists in the loss. "We should've won this game. Played so well in the first half and we just let it slip in the second half."
The atmosphere was special and the Pacers rose to the occasion for the first two quarters. They were in a groove. Kevin Seraphin had nine points in the first quarter, Paul George scored 21 of his team-high 36 in the second frame, and by halftime they were perfect at the foul line (14 for 14).
"It was effortless," George said of their historic first half. "There was no thought process, everything was happening. We was just playing, we were feeding off the crowd, we were feeding off one another's energy. It was natural and I thought that second half, once they put their head down and started to attack us, I thought we got away from that. That was really the game plan right there."
"That first half we felt like a real team," added Lance Stephenson, who contributed 13 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes. "We was playing together, we was pushing the ball, we was making the right plays, we hitting open guys. We was having fun."
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But then the wheels fell off the wagon awfully quick.
"It happened so fast," Stephenson continued. "They was just making the right plays. Every possession they were taking a high percentage shot. … We just didn't respond."
Pacers coach Nate McMillan made a change to the starting lineup, inserting C.J. Miles in place of Monta Ellis. Now Ellis played more than half of the regular season off the bench, starting in just 33 of 74 games. Miles is bigger and a better defender.
"You have to come out with the urgency to put a team away and not give them any life," McMillan said of the second half. "You have the opportunity to be even more aggressive with a lead like we had. And I thought we came out [in the second half] kind of passive.
"I just didn't think we established that killer instinct of keeping the pressure offensively and defensively, tightening up even more than we had in the first half. When they [the Cavaliers] did make a bucket, we were walking the ball down the floor."
The Cavaliers, coached by second-year man Ty Lue, answered with several adjustments. Like moves James to the four. And generating more space on the floor to open up 3-point shooters.
"The biggest thing is we stopped getting stops, and the tempo changes completely," said Miles.
The Cavaliers shot 55 percent in the second half and didn't turn the ball over even once. Meanwhile, the Pacers struggled from field, going 13 of 51 (25.5 percent) and giving up more 3s (12) than they made (6).
"We got away from what the first half was about," George said. "We did a great job of attacking early in the shot clock … and exploring early. I thought we slowed the pace down, slowed the game down, and that gives teams momentum.
"Here we are up 25 to start the second half and with the chance to put our foot on their throat, and we came relaxed. … I thought they had stretches where they were walking into 3-pointers, and we can't do that."
Starting center Myles Turner has yet to make serious contributions in this series. (He did have a highlight reel, end-of-season video slam on Tristan Thompson, but that was it.) With six points (3 for 12) and five rebounds in 31 minutes, Turner was quiet and this team desperately needs more out of him.
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Prior to Game 3, McMillan was saying "We have to be more physical in the playoffs and in the paint. And that's not just Myles."Yet…
"They was on the ropes and we ain't fight, man," Stephenson said. "They came out swinging and we didn't respond. We just gave in."
And they did it with stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love on the bench. They each scored 13, and weren't needed in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers were plus-12. The Pacers got to within four points with 39.3 seconds left and made it a one-possession game after a Miles 3-pointer with 15.7 seconds on the clock.
By then it was too late. Comeback complete. 119-114, the Cavs prevailed.
"They made a run and they showed why they are the defending champs," said Thad Young, who posted his fourth career double-double in the playoffs (11 points, playoff-high 14 rebounds).
So now the odds are against the Pacers. LeBron-led teams have won 20 consecutive opening round games. According to ESPN Stats & Info, no team has ever come back from a 3-0 hole in a best-of-seven series. There have been 121 occurrences and 60 percent (73) of them resulted in sweeps.
"We playing for pride now," Teague said in response to how they move on from a loss like this. "We're all competitors in here and we all believe in one another. We ain't getting swept."


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