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The Public Cloud (AWS) serious of article will help you know more about AWS and its commonly used services and how to use them.
The term "Cloud Computing" refers to the on-demand delivery of IT resources via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. Major advantage of cloud computing are :
|Low Ongoing Cost
|Reduce your overall IT costs
|No Upfront Investment
|Replace upfront infrastructure investment with low monthly costs
|Apps not Ops
|Focus on projects that differentiate your business, not the infrastructure
|Flexible Capacity
|Eliminate guessing on your infrastructure capacity needs
|Speed & Agility
|Develop and deploy applications faster
|Global Reach
|Take your apps global in minutes
What is AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of collection of remote computing services, also called web services, that make up a cloud computing platform by Amazon.
Note: [*] The first AWS service launched for public usage was Simple Queue Service in November 2004.
Basic Concepts related to AWS Infrastructure
AWS Management Console
AWS Management Console is a graphical user interface that Amazon kept up to date with their own API. It can be access online at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ and it is the fastest way to get started with Amazon AWS to access various resources/services. It performs many of the required functions very well, but several functions are easier to control from other applications.
The AWS Management Console supports the Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari browsers and for mobile app.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a core part of Amazon cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS). EC2 allows users to rent virtual computers on which to run their own computer applications. EC2 allows scalable deployment of applications by providing a Web service through which a user can boot an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) to create a virtual machine, which Amazon calls an "instance", containing any software desired. A user can create, launch, and terminate server instances as needed, paying by the hour for active servers. EC2 provides users with control over the geographical location of instances that allows for latency optimization and high levels of redundancy.
You can use Amazon EC2 to launch as many or as few virtual servers as you need, configure security and networking, and manage storage. Amazon EC2 enables you to scale up or down to handle changes in requirements or spikes in popularity, reducing your need to forecast traffic.
Note: [*] Amazon EC2 resources are either global, tied to a region, or tied to an Availability Zone.
[*] AWS announced a limited public beta test of EC2 on August 25, 2006.
AWS is geographically diversified into regions to minimize the impact of outages and ensure robustness of the system. It is completely isolated from the other Amazon EC2 regions. It give flexibility to user to launch instances that are geographically closer to targeted user/customers or to meet legal requirements. All communications between regions is across the public Internet.
|(N. Virginia) US East
|(N. California) US West
|(Oregon) US West
|(Sao Paulo) South America
|(Frankfurt) EU
|(Ireland) EU
|(Tokyo) Asia Pacific
|(Singapore) Asia Pacific
|(Sydney) Asia Pacific
|(Beijing) China
Note: [*] Resources (AWS services) are bound to the region we specified and not all resources are available in each and every regions and Availability Zones.
[*] AWS do not replicate resources across regions automatically.
[*] Data transfer between regions is charged at the Internet data transfer rate for both sending and the receiving instance.
Availability Zone
Each region comprises multiple smaller geographic areas called availability zones. This is a sub-set of a Region to provide fault tolerance to aws resources. Amazon EC2 provides you the ability to place resources, such as instances, and data in multiple locations. Each Availability Zone is isolated, but the Availability Zones in a region are connected through low-latency links.
Amazon operates state-of-the-art, highly-available data centers. Although rare, failures can occur that affect the availability of instances that are in the same location. If you host all your instances in a single location that is affected by such a failure, none of your instances would be available.
If you distribute your instances across multiple Availability Zones and one instance fails, you can design your application so that an instance in another Availability Zone can handle requests.
Note: [*] AWS restrict AZ per account so your account might have a different number of available Availability Zones in a region than another account.
[*] You can select an Availability Zone or let AWS choose one for you.
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a pre-built image of virtual appliance that is used to instantiate (create) a virtual machine within the Amazon EC2. It serves as the basic unit of deployment for services delivered using EC2. It provides the information required to launch an instance like templates that are configured with an operating system and other software, which determine the user's operating environment. AMI types are categorized according to region, operating system, system architecture (32- or 64-bit), launch permissions and whether they are backed by Amazon EBS or Instance store.
Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS) provides persistent raw block devices that can be attached to Amazon EC2 instances. Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability. In addition EBS supports a number of advanced storage features, including snapshotting and cloning. EBS provides the following volume types: General Purpose (SSD), Provisioned IOPS (SSD), and Magnetic. They differ in performance characteristics and price, allowing you to tailor your storage performance and cost to the needs of your applications.
Amazon EBS is ideal if you're doing any substantial work with EC2, you want to keep data persistently on a file system, and you want to keep that data around even after you shut down your EC2 instance.
Note: [*] EBS volumes can be up to 1TB in size.
[*] It can only be attached to one instance at a time.
[*] The EBS product was introduced to the general public by Amazon in August 2008.
Elastic IP Addresses (EIP)
Elastic IP addresses are publically accessible addresses, they allow a layer of visualization as you can associate the Elastic IP with any server in your Availability zone. You can associate it to and from instances as you require, with an EIP you can mask the failure of an instance or software by rapidly remapping the address to another instance in your account.
Note: [*] EIP is allocated to your account until you choose to release it.
Key Pairs
Key pairs consist of a public and private key (often referred to as a keypair in EC2). The ssh key-pair are used to make sure that only you can access your EC2 instances. When you run an instance, you specify the name of the keypair and the corresponding public key is provided to that instance. When you ssh to the above username on the instance, you specify the private key so the instance can authenticate you and let you in. You generally never see or deal with the public key as EC2 keeps this copy and provides it to the instances. You download the private key and save it when it is generated.
Note: [*] Key pairs are used only for Amazon EC2 and Amazon CloudFront.
[*] Linux instances have password login disabled, and we use a key pair to log in using SSH.
[*] You can have multiple ssh keypairs associated with a single AWS account.
[*] It is also used to generate initial Windows Instance Administrative Password.


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Great Rivalries In Education: Who's Your Frenemy?
Good vs. evil is rarely all that interesting, which is why internal conflicts -- the nemesis in the other cubicle, "frenemies" and underminers, siblings, hipsters vs. yuppies, Jon Stewart vs. Stephen Colbert -- are so much more fun to watch. Nearly everyone has a nemesis -- whether he or she realizes (or admits) it or not. Usually it's someone nearby.
Note: Some of these are made up.

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Can I File For Bankruptcy Again?
If you have filed for bankruptcy before, you may be wondering if and when you may file again. The option to file for bankruptcy more than once depends on several factors including if you filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and if you were granted a discharge.
Firstly, it is important to note that the limit applies to the number of discharges received and not the number of times you can file bankruptcy. Furthermore, bankruptcy law does not have any restriction on the amount of time you are required to wait before filing bankruptcy again. However, there are rules that determine how many times you may receive a discharge. Filing too soon after your have debts discharged in a prior bankruptcy filing may result in your claim being denied. As such, it is important to know the time frames that pertaining to a bankruptcy case.
If you are filing under the same bankruptcy chapter, the time frames vary based on whether you are filing for another Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 case.
Filing Bankruptcy Again: Chapter 13 Cases
If you received your first discharge under Chapter 13, you have to wait two years from the date that you received a second discharge in any Chapter 13 case. This can get a bit confusing particularly if you converted your bankruptcy case. It is recommended to speak to an experienced bankruptcy attorney if you are unsure about your eligibility to file for bankruptcy again.
Filing Bankruptcy Again: Chapter 7 Cases
If you received your first discharge under a Chapter 7, you are not eligible to receive a second discharge in any Chapter 7 case that is filed within eight years from the date that the first Chapter 7 was filed.
Filing Different Chapters: The Order Is Important
The order matters if you plan if you prefer to file under a different bankruptcy code than your first filing. The order in which you filed determines the time frame:
Filing Bankruptcy Again: Chapter 13, Then Chapter 7
If you received your first discharge under a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you do not qualify for a discharge under any Chapter 7 case that is filed within six years from the date that the Chapter 13 was filed. The only exceptions to having the six-year waiting period waived is if:
- all unsecured creditors have been paid in full in the Chapter 13 bankruptcy case.
- the Chapter 7 plan was proposed in good faith and was your best effort and you paid at least 70% of the claims in the Chapter 13.
Filing Bankruptcy Again: Chapter 7, Then Chapter 13
If your first discharge was received under Chapter 7 bankruptcy code, you are ineligible to receive a discharge under any Chapter 13 case that is filed within four years from the date that the Chapter 7 was filed.
This may be difficult if your second case is filed between four and eight years after the Chapter 7 case and the court does not approve your Chapter 13 plan. In this case, it is in your best interest to consult an experienced bankruptcy attorney.
Can a Second Bankruptcy Filing be Beneficial Even Without a Discharge?
In some circumstances, you might still benefit from filing a Chapter 13 case immediately after getting a Chapter 7 discharge (this is commonly referred to as a Chapter 20 bankruptcy), even though you cannot get a Chapter 13 discharge. For example, perhaps you want the protection of the bankruptcy court while you pay a tax debt through a Chapter 13 plan. Whether you can get any benefit from a "Chapter 20" depends on your personal circumstances and the case law in your area. It would be wise to consult an experienced bankruptcy lawyer in your area for advice on this subject
If You Didn't Receive a Discharge in the Bankruptcy First Case
If you were not granted a discharge in the first bankruptcy case, in most cases, you can file bankruptcy again without any restrictions on the second discharge.
What Happens if Your Bankruptcy Case Was Dismissed?
You are permitted to file again if your bankruptcy case was dismissed. A 180-day waiting period may apply if you case was dismissed because you failed to appear, disobeyed a court order or if you voluntarily dismissed you case following a creditor filing for a motion of relief from the automatic stay. Note that different rules may apply pertaining to the automatic stay.
If Your Bankruptcy Discharge Was Denied
In the unfortunate event that your discharge was denied in your first case, you may be able to file again. However, you may not be entitled to a discharge of the debts from your first bankruptcy filing. Under such circumstances it is recommend to consult with an experienced bankruptcy attorney.


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I was over at Lee's again last Friday playing our third game of SYW Blackpowder and it was another fun game. We have increased the number of units available, me by painting them, Lee not so much. He has bought yet more figures so will have a rather nice collection of Russians and Austrians. The Russians I think are up to 20 battalions of infantry but Lee has had little time to get behind a paint brush so I am safe for the time being.
Neither of us have enough cavalry to have more than one big brigade or two small fragile ones so we both set up our cavalry on the one flank, a clash is in the making.
My right flank is protected by a woods and a cornfield. Both of us would make a play for that field though in retrospect it would have been better for me to position myself behind it.


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Dalmiro Tattoos is the work of Dalmiro Dalmont, an impressive and diverse tattoo artist who specializes in full color traditional Japanese style as well as old school / Americana tattoos (or a mix of both). He does mostly large scale work with incredible, eye-catching detail and color. You can check out his awesome work here and see more of his truly inspiring skin art.
The image above is one of Dalmiro's newest creations, with the dark yet awesome title "Religion Kills". An art critic am I not, but I can understand that the pain caused by imposed religion over the course of mankind still lives in the hearts of people. From what I've seen in my time documenting hardcore and tattoos, many people who live and create within alternative cultures have the urge to express their hate towards religion. At the same time, in a world of crisis we frequently witness other people's strong urge to go back to those old values. So do we need religion, or not? The answer, like always, is only personal.Image used by permission of the artist


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I have a confession...I don't take my make up off before bed!
I know, I know its a bit gross but in my defence usually by the time I've put the boys to bed, collapsed in front of the TV and then realised "crap its midnight better get to bed" a quick teeth brush is all I can manage. I also (unless its a big night out) don't wear a lot of make up a bit of tinted moisturiser, mascara and that is it. However over night...it feels... I have turned 30 and my skin has shouted "No more!" It might also be worsened by going from humid Texas that's massively air conditioned to freezing Newcastle and I've got the house very toasty! All of a sudden my skin feels sensitive, blotchy, I think I'm getting more spots than in my teens and the very fact that my forehead looks like a piece of leather holding up my eye brows was enough to take action.
As a trained beauty therapist I always get asked questions about skincare but since I'm not practising in a salon any more I feel a bit out of the loop on new skin care ranges so I will just tell you my tips and what I use. The main thing I would say is that there is no such thing as a face lift in a bottle so spending tonnes of money wont make you turn back the clock, I think consistency is key here though and although I am a terrible "Cleanser"...used to be... I am an avid moisturiser. Plus don't forget to pick products that suit your skin, I have a dry complexion. I started my new little routine a week ago before bed or to be honest if I know I'm not going out again I do it straight away and already I can feel and see the effects.
- Cleanssssssse. Now I have been a fan of baby wipes in the past, they are so easy but even the skin wipes...you know the proper facial ones apposed to knicking some from your child's nappy draw, I don't feel they clean your skin properly and sometimes sting. Its up to you how you cleanse your face but I truly believe that the following way is the only way to make your skin sparkling.
- Tie your hair back...don't want it looking like its been combed with a pork chop at the front.
- Apply a layer of a thick cream cleanser massaging as you go - At the salon I used to work at we used Elemis and I love all their stuff so I still use Elemis Rose Cleanser or my current favourite is the Elemis Pro Collagen Cleanser balm, its oily but really conditions the skin and I love the smell- then using large cotton pads take it all off again in circles going upwards.
4. Rinse out the flannel and clean your face once more then put in the laundry hamper so you have a fresh one each day - I usually wipe round the sink first to get rid of toothpaste etc before putting it in the wash but that's a busy Mum tip not skincare related.
I know its rank but I had to prove it, this is AFTER a
baby wipe cleanse and I only use tinted moisturiser.
6.Moisturise. Again I like Elemis and I am using the Pro Collagen Marine cream for the past few weeks and really noticed the difference but for years I have also used Olay Total Effects and I know we don't live in Australia but an SPF of at least 15 is vital to fight wrinkles even on a rainy day, I like how it comes with a tinted moisturiser too. I also in the winter use Total Effect serum. I apply a tiny amount of serum first and let that absorb for a few minutes. Then apply the moisturiser.
Now this is the important bit, I've seen people apply creams by pumping them into their fingers, rub their hands together and scrub their face with it...no no NO. That will just waste the good stuff on your hands and all the areas wont get properly hydrated. Put however much you need on the back of your hand and use this like a paint palate, apply splodges (love that word) to your face equally then massage in circles. This means that the whole face gets treated rather than it running out when you get to your chin.
I know I'm CRAP at selfies...I need practise.
- If you have oily skin you shouldn't avoid moisturiser because your skin will produce more sebum (oil) to compensate so use a light moisturiser specific for oily or combination skin and should reduce the bad kind of shine.
Tip. If you use specific creams/treatments like eye or lips, apply these last then they will treat the target area versus getting rubbed around your face if you apply your moisturiser after.
- The other thing I am doing this week is discarding any old make up and buying some new make up brush's. I only use 3 brushes really but they have all seen better days and bacteria builds fast in stuff like this so bin them or clean them to prevent spots.
- Exfoliate, in-between the cleanser and toner, once a week use a skin exfoliator, this will scrub off dead skin leaving brighter completion and you guessed it prevent blockages and therefor spots.
- Drink plenty of water, I'm good at this but when its cold I crave hot drinks (caffeine until I can have wine) and the other day I realised I had only drank 1 cup of OJ and the rest was cups of tea and I mean proper builders brew...ooops.
If you have been having a bit of a skin SOS too I hope this makes your skin shiny again.
It could be worse.
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by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. – www.watercure.com
Heinz Valtin, M.D. an emeritus professor at Dartmouth Medical School, has ventured the opinion that there is no scientific merit in drinking 8 x 8-ounce glasses of water a day and not waiting to get thirsty before correcting dehydration. This view, published in the American Journal of Physiology, August 2002, is the very foundation of all that is wrong with modern medicine, which is costing this nation $1.7 trillion a year, rising at the rate of 12 percent every year. Dr. Valtin's view is as absurd as waiting for the final stages of a killer infection before giving the patient the appropriate antibiotics. His views are based on the erroneous assumption that dry mouth is an accurate sign of dehydration.
Like the colleagues he says he has consulted, Dr. Valtin does not seem to be aware of an important paradigm shift in medicine. All past views in medicine were based on the wrong assumption that it is the solutes in the body that regulate all functions and that the solvent has no direct role in any of the body's physiological functions. In medical schools it is taught that water is only a solvent, a packing material and a means of transport, that water has no metabolic function of its own. I have come across this level of ignorance about the primary physiological role of water at another Ivy League medical school from another eminent professor of physiology who, like Dr. Valtin, researched and taught the water-regulatory mechanisms of the kidney to medical students and doctors. Only when I asked him what "hydrolysis" is, did the penny drop and he admitted the scientific fact that water is a nutrient and does indeed possess a dominant metabolic role in all physiological functions of the body.
Dr. Valtin's emphasis on the water-regulatory role of the kidneys limits his knowledge to the body's mechanisms of "deficit management" of the water needs of the body. He seems to base his views of thirst management of the body on the vital roles of vasopressin, the antidiuretic hormone, and the renin-angiotensin system, the elements that get engaged in the drought-management programs of the body, when the body has already become dehydrated. Indeed, he thinks dehydration is a state of the body when it loses 5 percent of its water content; and that one should wait until at some level of such water loss the urge to drink some kind of "fluid" will correct the water deficit in the body. This view might have seemed plausible 25 years ago. Today, it exposes the tragic limitations of knowledge of the human physiology that is available to a prestigious medical school in America.
In his recently published and widely reported assertions, Dr. Valtin does not take into consideration the fact that water is a nutrient. Its vital "hydrolytic" role would be lost to all the physiological functions that would be affected by its shortage in its osmotically "free state." Another oversight is the fact that it is the interior of the cells of the body that would become drastically dehydrated. In dehydration, 66 percent of the water loss is from the interior of the cells, 26 percent of the loss is from extracellular fluid volume and only 8 percent of the loss is borne by the blood tissue in the vascular system, which constricts within its network of capillaries and maintains the integrity of the circulation system.
Philippa M, Wiggin has shown that the mechanism that controls or brings about the effective function of the cation pumps utilizes the energy transforming property of water, the solvent; "The source of energy for cation transport or ATP synthesis lies in increases in chemical potentials with increasing hydration of small cations and polyphosphate anions in the highly structured interfacial aqueous phase of the two phosphorylated intermediates1." Waiting to get thirsty, when the body fluids become concentrated before thirst is induced, one loses the energy-generating properties of water in the dehydrated cells of the body. This is a major reason why we should prevent dehydration, rather than wait to correct it. This new understanding of the role of water in cation exchange is enough justification to let the body engage in prudent surplus water management rather than forcing it into drought and deficit water management, which is what Dr. Valtin is recommending people to do.
In his research on the "conformational change in biological macromolecules," Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir of the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown that the "proteins and enzymes of the body function more efficiently in solutions of lower viscosity2." Thus, water loss from the interior of the cells would adversely affect their efficiency of function. This finding alone negates Dr. Valtin's view that we should let dehydration get established before drinking water. Since it is desirable that all cells of the body should function efficiently within their physiological roles, it would be more prudent to optimally hydrate the body rather than wait for the drought management programs of the body to induce thirst. Furthermore, it is much easier for the body to deal with a slight surplus of water than to suffer from its shortfall and have to ration and allocate water to vital organs at the expense of less vital functions of the body. The outcome of constantly circulating concentrated blood in the vascular system is truly an invitation to catastrophe.
The tragedy of waiting to get thirsty hits home when it is realized that the sharpness of thirst perception is gradually lost, as we get older. Phillips and associates have shown that after 24 hours of water deprivation, the elderly still do not recognize they are thirsty: "The important finding is that despite their obvious physiologic need, the elderly subjects were not markedly thirsty3." Bruce and associates have shown that, between the ages of 20 to 70, the ratio of water inside the cells to the amount of water outside the cells drastically changes from 1.1 to 0.84. Undoubtedly this marked change in the intracellular water balance would not take place if the osmotic push and pull of life could favor water diffusion through the cell membranes everywhere in the body—at the rate of 10-3 centimeters per second. Only by relying on the reverse osmotic process of expanding the extracellular water content of the body, so as to filter and inject "load-free" water into vital cells by the actions of vasopressin and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems—when the body physiology is constantly forced to rely on its drought- management programs—could such a drastic change in the water balance of the body result.
Two other scientific discoveries are disregarded when Dr. Valtin recommends people should wait until they get thirsty before they drink water. One, the initiation of the thirst mechanisms is not triggered by vasopressin and the renin-angiotensin systems—these systems are only involved in water conservation and forced hydration of the cells. Thirst is initiated when the Na+-K+-ATPase pump is inadequately hydrated. It is water that generates voltage gradient by adequately hydrating the pump proteins in the neurotransmission systems of the body1. This is the reason the brain tissue is 85 percent water5 and cannot endure the level of "thirst-inducing" dehydration that is considered safe in the article published by Dr. Valtin.
Two, the missing piece of the scientific puzzle in the water- regulatory mechanisms of the body, which has been exposed since 1987, and Dr. Valtin and his colleagues need to know about it, is the coupled activity of the neurotransmitter histamine to the efficiency of the cation exchange; its role in the initiation of the drought- management programs; and its role in the catabolic processes when the body is becoming more and more dehydrated5. Based on the primary water-regulatory functions of histamine, and the active role of water in all physiologic and metabolic functions of the body—as the hydrolytic initiator of all solute functions—the symptoms of thirst are those produced by excess histamine activity and its subordinate mechanisms which get engaged in the drought- management programs of the body. They include asthma, allergies and the major pains of the body, such as heartburn, colitis pain, rheumatoid joint pain, back pain, migraine headaches, fibromyalgic pains, and even anginal pain5, 6. And, since vasopressin and the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone activity in the body are subordinates to the activation of histamine, their role in raising the blood pressure is a part of the drought-management programs of the body6. Their purpose of forced delivery of water into vital cells demands a greater injection pressure to counteract the direction of osmotic pull of water from inside the cells of the body, when it is dehydrated.
From the new perspective of my 22 years of clinical and scientific research into molecular physiology of dehydration, and the peer-reviewed introduction of a paradigm shift in medical science, recognizing histamine as a neurotransmitter in charge of the water regulation of the body, I can safely say the 60 million Americans with hypertension, the 110 million with chronic pains, the 15 million with diabetes, the 17 million with asthma, the 50 millions with allergies, and more, all did exactly as Dr. Valtin recommends. They all waited to get thirsty. Had they realized water is a natural antihistamine5, 7, 8 and a more effective diuretic, these people would have been saved the agony of their health problems.
1. Wiggins PM; A Mechanism of ATP-Driven Cation Pumps; PP-266-269, Biophysics of Water, Eds. Felix Franks and Sheila F. Mathis, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.1982
2. Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir: Conformational Changes In Biological Macromolecules; Biorheology, 21, PP. 57-74, 1984.
3. Phillips PA; Rolls BJ; Ledingham JGG; Forsling ML; Morton JJ; Crowe MJ and Wollner L; Reduced Thirst After Water Deprivation In Healthy Elderly Men; The New England Journal of Medicine, PP.753-759, Vol. 311, No. 12, Sept. 20 1985.
4. Bruce A; Anderson M; Arvidsson B and Isacksson B; Body Composition, Predictions of Normal body Potassium, Body Water and Body Fat in Adults on the Basis of Body Height, Body Weight and Age; Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest, 40, 461-473, 1980.
5. Batmanghelidj F. M.D. Pain: A Need For Paradigm Change; Anticancer Research, Vol. 7, No. 5 B, PP. 971-990, Sept.- Oct. 1987; full article posted on www.watercure.com
6. Batmanghelidj F. M.D. Your Body's Many Cries for Water; Global Health Solutions, Inc.
7. Batmanghelidj F. M.D. Neurotransmitter Histamine: An Alternative View; Page 37 of the Book of Abstracts; The 3rd Interscience World Conference on Inflammation, Analgesics and Immunomodulators, 1989 Monte-Carlo. The Abstract and the full article are posted on the Website www.watercure.com
8. Batmanghelidj F. M.D; ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus; Global Health Solutions, Inc.
For more information on the role of histamine, see the articles on this topic in the science section, www.watercure.com/Topics10.htm or read my book ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus.
F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.


text: NeonSherbert is the print and pattern work of textile and surface designer Natalie Davies. NeonSherbert specialises in creating bespoke designs for interior accessories and homewares in order to bring vibrant and colourful prints and patterns into your home. NeonSherbert has recently launched a limited edition range of cushions and lampshades which I wanted to share with you on the blog today. You can purchase NeonSherbert online http://www.neonsherbet.com/ourshop/here - Have a fab weekend everyone!


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The Albany Berkshire Ballet was founded in 1960 by Artistic Director Madeline Cantarella Culpo as an outgrowth of her school, the Cantarella School of Dance. Originally intended as a performance outlet for the school's advanced students it soon evolved into a professional company. In 1975 it emerged as a full-time professional Company performing regularly across the Northeast. In 1989 the company expanded by establishing an additional studio in Albany, New York.
The Albany Berkshire Ballet is nationally recognized for its versatility in performing both classical and contemporary dance works. The company's classical repertory rivals that of any large company performing today. With works created by some of ballet's greatest choreographers including Igor Youskevitch, Michel Fokine, and Antony Tudor. The Albany Berkshire Ballet performs many full-length ballets, such as Giselle, Cinderella, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet, delighting audiences of all ages.
The Albany Berkshire Ballet is highly acclaimed for its support of newly emerging artists while working with esteemed contemporary choreographers such as Phillip Jerry, Francis Patrelle, Gus Solomons Jr., Mary Giannone Talmi, Bill T. Jones, and Paula Weber.
Alumnae have gone on to perform with many major American ballet companies, such as American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet.
In 1993, the company held the distinct honor of premiering its Rockwell Suite, choreographed by Artistic Director Madeline Cantarella Culpo, for the grand opening ceremonies of the new Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Other highlights include performances at the prestigious Riverside Dance Festival in New York, and also opened the 46th annual season at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival with its full-length production of Coppelia.
The Company has appeared in numerous First Night Celebrations in Albany, Pittsfield and Boston. In 1995, the Company's most popular production, The Nutcracker was featured on a special presentation of ABC's "Good Morning America".


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Sitting on one of the most picturesque vantage points on Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Opera House, is the new suburb of Kurraba Point.
The geographical Kurraba Point has always jutted into the harbour, but until now it has not been recognized as a suburb, merely a locality.
Kurraba Point is a small area comprising of 950 residences and its name derives from the Aboriginal name for the point of land on which it lies, between Neutral Bay and Shell Cove.
The Geographical Names Board agreed this week to the new suburb name after lobbying by a local government and residents.
"New suburbs are created from time to time due to reasons ranging from residential development to the desire to have a distinct identity, as in this case," New South Wales state Lands Minister Tony Kelly said in a statement.
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There are 75 billion blogs in Cyberspace. Only O-N-E is devoted entirely to trashy Filipino movies about the Vietnam War. Welcome to that blog!
Friday, 20 January 2012
Rare GET VICTOR CORPUS vhs found
And thanks to Jayson for the link (to my other blog).
Below, my Greek VHS of the film.
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Greek Video Import companies did it again! Chrisma Video Ltd Fuck! There was a time in Greece that every guy with a few money on the side started a company like this and bought rights to imports films. In fact some of them never paid for rights (greek way)! As for the movie never seen it. But the greek tagline says "The biggest Manhunt in Army's history"...Sounds ok!ReplyDelete
Oh i forgot. Because i am doing a big Vietnam War Movies tribute with over 45 films i will make some chapters of it about the Italian and Philippine productions about it. Because i have watched a number of them not over 10 or 12, i would like to now if there is a long distance shot about one made by Italians or Philippinos that is based on a true battle or a true story of the war.ReplyDelete
Can you help?
Yeah, I've gotten to know about the huge mass of Greek VHS labels! It was amazing what came out in Greece!ReplyDelete
About a Filipino film that tells a true story from the war; Well, actually GET VICTOR CORPUS is the story about the real life revolutionary Victor Corpus. But I guess you can't use that as he was a revolutionary in the Philippines, not in the Vietnam War. I'm sorry to say this but I don't actually think I know of ANY Filipino (or Italian) films that tell true stories about the Vietnam War. They are all fictional pieces of work.
Ok. Thanks Jack. Ι knew it was a long shot but you have seen tons of them and i only a dozen and i had to know. After all you are the "go to" guy! Thanks again.ReplyDelete
Another funny part about the Greek VHS labels is that some of them used the same address in their corporate info. When they went bankrupt or when they got trouble about rights they just changed the name of the label...
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LU, UCA Game Picked Up By ESPN3
Lamar University's football game against Central Arkansas will be televised on ESPN3 – the network's online platform – announced Southland Conference officials Monday afternoon. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, from Provost Umphrey Stadium.
It will be the fifth time in the past six games that Big Red has been televised. LU's game at No. 4 Baylor was televised on Fox Sports Net, while the Southland games at No. 3 Sam Houston State and No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana were televised on the American Sports Network. LU's victory over Abilene Christian was also televised on the ESPN3.
The Cards are 2-2 (.500) in televised games this season picking up wins at No. 3 Sam Houston State and against Abilene Christian.
The Cardinals enter the week with a 3-2 (.600) overall record, and a 2-1 mark in Southland games. LU is currently tied for fourth in the league standings just a game back of Sam Houston State in the win column. The Bears are 3-2 (.600) on the season, and one of only two schools still undefeated in Southland contests (3-0).
The Cardinals are winless against UCA dropping all four contests played between the two schools, although the past two years the games have gone down to the wire. The 2013 contest saw UCA score late to win the game, while last year's game in Conway, Ark., was decided in overtime.
Before the Red and White steps on the field to face Central Arkansas it will have to travel to Natchitoches, La., to take on Northwestern State. The game against the Demons will kick off at 6 p.m. from Turpin Stadium.


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You should now have a clear idea about your goals for creating a website and have a text editor (like sublime text). If you don't go back to part 1 so that you get the most out of this post.
Download Foundation
Okay, we're ready to jump into the nitty gritty of making your website! I'm excited for you. This might be the first step in a path that changes the course your life takes as it did mine. Or at the very least this will open up your understanding and knowledge about something everyone should really know.
So, let's get started. Hop on over to the foundation download page and click the "Download Everything" button. It's going to download into a zip file. I find it's easiest to move that zip file into a separate folder. For instance, you might want to create a "websites" folder on your desktop or within your documents folder.
Grab that zip file and move it to your "websites" folder (or whatever you named it). Now double click it so that it unzips. It should look something like this:
View Your Web Page
I still remember the first time I opened an HTML document and a website showed up. I am a total dork about this type of thing but it was so exciting to me that I literally still remember it today. You may not be as nerdy as me but you might and not even know it. So, get ready for something super exciting...
Double click on your index.html document so that it opens in your default browser. Or drag the index.html file onto your browser and it should open up. Like so:
Note: here's the video if it's not displaying correctly.
Modify Your Web Page
Open up Sublime Text or your text editor of choice and select File > Open and select your foundation folder (the one that includes a css folder, img folder, a js folder and index.html document and other things too) like this:
Once it opens up in Sublime Text it will look something like this:
If you don't see the sidebar click the View > Sidebar > Show sidebar like this:
Click on the index.html page in order to open it in Sublime Text. It should now look like this:
Go down to line 14 or look right below the
 tag and you'll see

Welcome to Foundation
. You can see that show up at the very top of you web page:
In sublime text change "Welcome to Foundation" to "Hello World!!!". Save your index.html page and refresh your browser and it should now look like this:
Now, play around some more with the index.html page, save it, and refresh your page in the browser to see the changes happen.
Create a New Page
Once you're done playing around with the index.html page, click File > New File and save that page as about.html. Copy your index.html page and paste it into your about.html page. Like so:
Note: here's the video if it's not displaying correctly.
Your about page might look something like this: https://gist.github.com/flores8/bf14b7c67695e9ed59e2
Now play around with this page. Look back at the index.html page and experiment creating things on your about page. Don't be afraid you're going to break something because you can always undo it.
The best way to learn HTML and CSS is by writing it. So, jump in and experiment. And have fun!
Add Your Own Stylesheet (CSS)
HTML is going to contain the structure of your web page and CSS is going to determine how it looks. If you want to change the color, style, font, or size for instance your stylesheet will do that for you. So, let's start jumping in and changing a few things on your stylesheet.
One thing I always add is spacing. White space is very important in web design and I constantly use it. So, let me show you how I do that.
To begin, open a new document inside your css folder. Save that file as styles.css. This should begin to be really easy to you. But just incase you have any questions here's a quick video of how to do it:
Note: here's the video if it's not displaying correctly.
Now we're going to add a class called
big-spacer that has 7rem of space. It should look something like this:
.big-spacer {
padding: 7rem 0;
Now let's update your index.html document to use this spacing. First you need your index.html page to connect to your new stylesheet. Go to index.html and near the top in-between the head tags is a
<link> tag with a relation (
rel="stylesheet") of stylesheet. Copy that line and paste it right below and change the link from
href="css/foundation.css" to
Next find the h1 element that contained "Hello World" earlier. In the div there is a "row" class. Add a space and "big-spacer" right after the "row" class so that your index.html document should look something like this:
Save your index file and refresh your page. It should now look something like this:
That might be a bit big so let's add some more sizes in addition to the big-spacer. Also, maybe you want a lot of space on top but only a little below. Let's add some more styles. Here's the spacing styles I typically use:
Add Custom Styles
You now know how to add new web pages, add stylesheets, all while using foundation to style your web pages. What if you want it to look a little bit different? Let me walk you through how to add custom styling your elements in order to override the foundation styling or simply add new styles.
First, let me show you how to override the foundation styles. Let's use the panel element on the index.html page as an example. You can either add the styles like this to your styles.css stylesheet:
.panel {
background-color: blue;
I don't recommend this because as your site grows it could get confusing, more difficult, and time consuming to have styles relating to the same thing in different stylesheets. I recommend keeping them close together. I recommend going into the foundation.css file and searching (Find > find..) for panel. You can scroll through it to find the part of the stylesheet that creates the panel styles but it would be faster just to search. Once you've found it you'll see that the background color is like this:
.panel {
background: #f2f2f2;
To change the color all you have to do is change the #f2f2f2 to whatever you want. You can remove the border, change the padding, modify the font and change any other aspect of the panel that you would like.
Now you have a website to modify and make your own. I hope you can see how much time adding foundation to your project can save you!


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Display platters on stands to accentuate the view of the pool.
I know, it bad form (or as we say in the South "bad manners") to criticize the work of someone else.
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Overall, the government has not been defeated at local government election - Minister Rajitha Senaratne
Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 08:50 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 13, Colombo: When the overall result of the local government election is considered the government has not been defeated and in fact the percentage of the votes for former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's has declined in this election, Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine and the Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says.
Issuing a statement to the media regarding the Local Government Election, Minister Senaratne said this is only a local government election and it was not an election to change the government.
The Minister explained that Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) as secured 3369 seats in the local government polls receiving 44.65 percent of the votes for the party.
The three parties of the government, United National Party (UNP), the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which worked jointly for Presidential elections in 2015, have secured a combined total of 3417 seats with a 46.01 percent of votes.
He noted that in the 2015 election, the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa received 47.58 percent of votes. It has now declined to 44.65 percent.
In 2005, the former president gained 50.29 percent of votes. His vote percentage has now declined to 44.65 percent showing a continuing decline.
"The government must take action to fulfill the promises it made in 2015. Punishing the corrupted is very important. Decisions should be taken and the results should be brought to the people promptly," the Minister said.
Minister Senaratne noted that over the past three years, the government has received $ 1.5 billion in investment and the government is in the process of paying back the previous government's loans.
With the overall result, the government has not been defeated, he said.
In the 2015 election, Ceylon Workers' Congress worked with the former president, but the president lost that election, the Minister pointed out. "New political parties will not join him at a future election," he said.
When these election results are analyzed, it is apparent that he will again lose if he contested elections in 2020, the Minister predicted.
"The results of these elections should be explained to the people. The mentality of the people must be protected. The correct situation should be explained," the Minister stressed.
"On behalf of the government, I extend my gratitude to all those who voted against the former President at this election," Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.


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Dive into numerology, the study of the energetics of numbers, to find your life path number and how it will play out for you this August in our monthly series.
Our resident number-guru Felicia Bender, The Practical Numerologist, joins us on AstroStyle every month to give you a new kind of forecast, one that will complement your Monthly Horoscope.
To find your monthly Numerology prediction, you have to do a wee bit o' math to calculate your Personal Year Number—see instructions below—which influences your whole year (from January 1 until December 31). Tap into the energy to plan your month ahead!
Find your Personal Year Number for 2016
• Take your birth date (for example): 3/24/1984
• Now replace the year you were born with the current year: 3/24/2016
• Now add those numbers together like a long addition math problem:
3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 18
• Digit down to a single-digit number, so keep adding: 1+8= 9
• If this were your birthday, you're experiencing an "9" Personal Year in 2016
If you're having a 1 Personal Year
August is a 9 Month
This is a big month in the grand scheme of your entire 2016. August is four weeks of "endings," amid an entire year of new beginnings. See the irony already? It's also doubling up on the 9 Universal Year, so there will be completions and plenty of "letting go" to be dealt with throughout the month. It's time to wrap up and finalize certain situations or a particular phase in your life. And this won't be a particularly seamless flow—you'll have to consider an entirely different route in order to move forward into your bigger, better, expanded existence. It's time for decisions—firm decisions. No wishy-washy "maybe's" right now. It's truly the month to put anything that's leftover from last year into the proverbial compost pile. And let's not forget our personal lives. Don't be surprised if there are matters to work out in your intimate circle, probably around August 18th. August is not only all about completions and releasing, it's also full of the energy of giving. So if you're involved with any projects devoted to humanitarian causes, they have the potential for take off now. Also, any impulse to eliminate clutter in your life is right on target. This can be done by literally "cleaning house," and also by giving to others in whatever way feels right to you. By the end of the month, you'll feel renewed energy around where you're going and what you're doing. Meanwhile, use your time wisely and remember: "Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's the acceptance of fear."
If you're having a 2 Personal Year
August is a 1 Month
August promises to be an intriguing month because it's a four-week pass to think about you and you alone. This year's been devoted to "us" and other people in your world, so this is your ticket to navel-gaze and be selfish. Give to yourself this month as you've been giving to others all year. See how that feels. Relish this time of inner reflection to focus deeply on this simple yet profound question: "What do I really want?" The patience and wisdom you've gleaned so far this year—if you've been in the groove—has shifted you. You've hopefully become self-reliant—a more diplomatic, intuitive and stronger you is emerging. You're becoming clearer about who you are without the external (and internal) chatter and outside expectations. You're literally in the throes of readying yourself to wiggle out of your chrysalis and experience your subtle, yet life-changing metamorphosis. August brings with it a new sense of vitality and forward movement where you've felt delays all year long. On August 9th or 22nd, there are some completely new possibilities developing, possibly the kind you've been aching for, and have just gotten used to thinking that these dreams are nothing but a fantasy. Not so! Get ready for some wishes to be fulfilled. You simply have to be receptive to the gifts that are coming your way. This can be in any aspect of your life that is up front and priority for you right now, yet with the energy of the 2 Personal Year, partnership and relationship is highlighted. Could you be moving forward with a more intimate connection in your romantic life? Can there be new life and depth added to your current relationship? Is a business partnership blooming or strengthening? Stay true to yourself—this can be a magical fusion focused on love and relationships.
If you're having a 3 Personal Year
August is an 11/2 Month:
Your year has been brimming with new interests, friends, people, places and emotions. July was a great launching pad for you to really begin to take off—when new projects came together and seeds were planted, which you'll need to nurture and cultivate for the rest of the year. With that said, an important task needs to be tied up and put to bed sooner rather than later at the beginning of the month. When that's successfully tucked away, you'll need to take a step back, re-evaluate and breathe. August is a bit of a "hurry up and wait" month for you and yet, don't waste any of this precious time on impatience and frustration. August is designed to be a moment of R&R in your busy year. It's a time to reflect on what this year has brought you so far. Have you been devoted to self-improvement in some manner? Understand that August holds a Master Number 11 for you. What does that mean? The 11 ups the ante in the realms of spiritual illumination, artistic creativity and inspired healing. There's an opportunity to do a deep dive within yourself. It's a time to look at anything having to do with partnerships and relationships: How do you relate to others? How do you relate to yourself? It's a great month to see how love shows up for you and how you show up for love.
If you're having a 4 Personal Year
August is a 3 Month:
If you thought the year wasn't going to let up, you'll be happy to hear that August offers you a tiny oasis within your year of work, work and more work. Finally, some opportunities for a break in the routine will present themselves to you for the taking. The trick is: You have to take them! The number 3 energy of your month points toward focusing on the lighter side of life. It's ripe for getting out and living a little—for social activities, creative endeavors and entertainment. It's a great time to carve out a day off (or two) and find some time to recharge your batteries. There may be an opportunity to experience some profound breakthroughs of all kinds if you tap into—and trust—your creative impulses. An idea you've been thinking about for several months may come into play, particularly on or about August 3rd. Between August 9th and 21st, you may meet a new friend or potential business partner who provides some vital input, or leads you to some deal-breaking information. Understand that some of your projects are likely to undergo expansion or a change of direction this month. Yet you might hold on to the old game plan for dear life and not see the ways in which your old plan or way of doing things might be outdated—and actually standing in the way of your ultimate success. August opens up some crevices in your mind that haven't been activated for much of the year. Step into your creativity and see what happens!
If you're having a 5 Personal Year
August is a 4 Month:
You're past the midway mark for 2016. This is a year devoted to change. What a year—made for adventure and progressive activities—where new and "different" people cross your path and open up your viewfinder to include new ideas, new people and new experiences. Undoubtedly you've been met with some moments of paralyzing fear and yet—move over crusty ole' fearful thoughts—get ready for some real and permanent changes! August might throw a little mud into your spokes, though. The focus for the month is on concerted effort, attending to details, redefining your identity and spiffing up your reputation. It's going to be a more serious four-weeks for you. Your tasks for the month include eliminating chaos and indecision—and focusing on organization, constructive solutions and clearly defined goals. Delays and postponements are to be expected in a 4 Month. Use your time to check in with yourself. What needs a shake-up in your life? 2016 is all about the unusual. How can you incorporate the freedom that you seek into your daily routine? If there's ever been a better time to sit with that question, make a list of your intentions to ruminate over.
If you're having a 6 Personal Year
August is a 5 Month:
Are you ready for an exciting—and oddly fulfilling—month? Your year has been focused on your home life. You've been fulfilling duties that pertain to your domestic life and are taking on a heightened level of responsibility as well. Relationships are also under review for you during this "marriage and divorce" energy, meaning, the year 2016 has been running the song "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" on repeat. And perhaps at this point you've already dealt with certain decisions about what stays and what goes. August brings with it a zing of energy and jolt of freedom. Considering all the duty-bound activities you've been managing this year, the month will come in like the proverbial lion—just in time for Leo season! There'll be unexpected developments and surprises for you if you let them into your world. You'll need to step up and act upon certain things with fearless abandon right now. And if that's a normal reaction for you, then you'll be riding the wave. If that's not a normal reaction for you—if you aren't so comfortable with change—then you might find yourself squirming a bit. There can be unexpected shifts, twists and turns this month. Expect the unexpected around August 9th or 18th. If there's any way to take a break—a short (or long!) vacation—the change of scenery would do wonders for you.
If you're having a 7 Personal Year
August is a 6 Month:
So what does August bring to your contemplative and soul-searching year? August is a four-week cycle focused on responsibility, healing and love. It's a month where home and family take center stage. This can look like tangible and practical responsibilities that need to be taken care of at home—like cleaning, remodeling, or any kind of caretaking. Yet understand that the primary energy relates to your internal world. Take the time to analyze—not overanalyze—certain relationships and set your course for taking actions that allow for movement. And needless to say, this is simple—yet not necessarily easy. Also understand that life moves around you at a steady pace and requires your participation. Chances are, your input and presence is needed at home this month. It's not the most advantageous time for travel or a vacation, unless it's to visit family or fulfill a certain obligation. Since love and duty are your themes, there'll be special times with family members with whom you feel especially close during the week of August 9th. This is a heart-centered time when you can expect a great deal of affection to be shared all around. Around August 18th, take some time for romance if you're attached. If you're a parent this is a time for some connection with your child or children — or the "children" in your life, however that shows up for you.
If you're having an 8 Personal Year
August is a 7 Month:
Slow. Down. Your 8 Personal Year has you on overdrive, and August is set up as your "burn-out deflector." You need to back off just a bit or the chance of spinning out of control is likely, or virtually guaranteed. It's the month to stop pushing outward and use your time to reflect inward. Knowledge is power and August holds out to gather and digest information for an important project. You'll want to get to know how every aspect of whatever you're involved in actually works. How can you map it out in a step-by-step manner? August offers you a rare respite from the go, go, go you've been working with all year, so relinquish to it. You'll derive a good deal of power from a spiritual or intuitive insight that starts to gel right now. That special insight—and its practical application—will help bring one of your ventures to new heights on or about August 10th. So pay attention to your heart as well as your head. This is always a good idea—and yet imperative for August. Even though much of the focus of an 8 Personal Year is more about business, it can also be all about the business of love and your sense of power and empowerment in your love relationships. Aside from dealing with your normal workload, you'll be called to spend time by yourself throughout the month. A brief trip between August 12th and 18th may pop up and it would be great to jump on it, as it'll afford you some much needed rest and relaxation. Time by yourself is necessary to make or revise your business plans, particularly pertaining to the last part of the year.
If you're having a 9 Personal Year
August is an 8 Month:
After the pulled-back energy that July brought to you, August can feel like a welcome jolt of caffeine. It's time to focus on empowerment, plus business and finances. Be prepared to take strong, dynamic action when it's appropriate. This is also a time where your sense of empowerment will be up front and personal. This month's energy is all about prosperity and moving forward in a dynamic and focused way. So ready yourself to get out there and make the most of it. This is a clarifying "push" month for you, where you'll feel energized to move forward with power and persuasion. Thinking "business" and in business-like terms will be greatly beneficial. Some projects, experiences, or business situations are due for termination or major shifting between August 1st and 9th—yet you'll need to be actively engaged in finalizing them in order for them to reach their logical conclusion. Meaning, it just won't happen all by itself. You need to be involved in a hands-on way in order to make things happen so that you will be satisfied with the outcome. August is literally a time to pay off debt (if you can)—pay down or pay off that credit card, the last installments of the car loan, or any other financial debt that you can realistically remove from your life. The choices you make in the next four months set the course for your next nine-year cycle. August happens to focus intently on your business, career and money situations. The wheels are turning. Use the material-based energy of August to your advantage. Organize your thoughts and plans around manifesting your wildest dreams in the coming years.
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Excellent article, however it does not specify where the lost capital goes when using an ECN, we already know from the article that MM can earn their living from client losses, however we do not know the same for ECNs and STPs, also I love to know the deference between ECN/STP VS DMA. Finally is there an article talking about US Bank regulations and retail FX - we know that NFA regulates most FCMs but its unknown to thus far when it comes to CitiFX and previously DBFX which are not generally brokerage houses.29th November 2012 3:17am
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Excellent article. I always stress money management and psychological discipline on my own site. Assessing your position sizing on a trade-by-trade basis is an important lesson to learn.I also like that you are advocating demo trading. Demo trading is not just for learning how to place trades, but for learning how to become consistent before you risk your hard earned money.5th September 2012 11:15pm
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The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence. The Hall of Fame highlights, to clients, the law firm partners who are at the pinnacle of the profession. In Europe, Middle East and Africa, the criteria for entry is to have been recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the elite leading lawyers for seven consecutive years. These partners are highlighted below and throughout the editorial.
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Mergers and acquisitions
- Bredin Prat
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
- BDGS Associés
- Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Latham & Watkins
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Allen & Overy LLP
- August Debouzy
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
- De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
Gibson Dunn
- Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
- Jones Day
- Lacourte Raquin Tatar
- Orrick Rambaud Martel
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Veil Jourde
- White & Case LLP
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Other recommended firms
- Baker McKenzie
- Bichot & Associés
Brandford Griffith
- Cohen Amir-Aslani
- DLA Piper
- Dechert LLP
- Dentons
- Dethomas Peltier Juvigny & Associés
- Franklin
Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent
- Jeantet
Mayer Brown
Paul Hastings LLP
Viguié Schmidt & Associés
- Villey Girard Grolleaud A.A.R.P.I.
- AyacheSalama
- Bird & Bird
- Goodwin
K&L Gates LLP
- Koehler-Magne Serres
- Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats
- LPA-CGR avocats
- McDermott Will & Emery AARPI
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Racine
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Vivien & Associés
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Leading individuals
- Olivier Assant - Bredin Prat
Dominique Bompoint -
Bompoint, Cabinet
Pierre-Yves Chabert -
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Jean-Michel Darrois - Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
- Olivier Diaz - Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
- Patrick Dziewolski - Bredin Prat
- Benjamin Kanovitch - Bredin Prat
- Marc Loy - BDGS Associés
- Jean-Pierre Martel - Orrick Rambaud Martel
- Didier Martin - Bredin Prat
Hervé Pisani -
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Sébastien Prat - Bredin Prat
Next generation lawyers
- Clémence Fallet - Bredin Prat
- Thomas Meli - BDGS Associés
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Bredin Prat is 'outstanding on all fronts' and the sizeable and 'responsive' team is praised for its 'strong involvement of partners in the transactions'. Its broad sector expertise and wide M&A experience makes the team a popular choice for high-profile transactions. Olivier Assant 'embodies all the qualities one would hope to see in an M&A lawyer'; Patrick Dziewolski is 'an excellent negotiator' and Benjamin Kanovitch is 'an excellent professional'. Kate Romain, Clémence Fallet and Sébastien Prat, senior partner Didier Martin, Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr, Barthélémy Courteault and Emmanuel Masset are also key players. Recent work includes advising Delfin on the €47bn merger of Luxottica and Essilor and acting for Iliad on its acquisition of Hutchinson 3G Italy Investments from VimpelCom and CK Hutchinson Holdings. Other highlights include assisting Areva with the sale of Areva NP to EDF, and handling the same client's global restructuring plan. Other clients include Carrefour and Danone. Adrien Simon made partner.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has particular strength in cross-border transactions and acts for clients from sectors including banking, manufacturing, luxury retail and technology. Pierre-Yves Chabert is the key name, but Charles Masson and Jean-Marie Ambrosi are also noted. In cooperation with the firm's Rome office, the team advised Essilor on its merger with Luxottica. General Motors instructed the department to handle the sale of its Vauxhall subsidiary to PSA Group. In another highlight, the group advised Crédit Agricole on a major reorganisation involving a transfer of cooperative investment certificates and cooperative associate certificates issued by various regional banks. Amundi and Safran also trusted the group with high-stakes strategic transactions.
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier's team has an excellent reputation for corporate transactions and is regularly involved in headline transactions. It has expertise in domestic and cross-border deals, and has a strong track handling transactions involving public companies but also advises on strategic transactions in the private sector, including acting for family shareholders. Key practitioners include name partner Jean-Michel Darrois, Alain Maillot, Emmanuel Brochier, Bertrand Cardi and Marcus Billam. Pierre Casanova, Benjamin Burman, Hugo Diener, Olivier Huyghues Despointes, Christophe Vinsonneau and of counsel Laurent Gautier are also noteworthy.
The 'efficient' team at BDGS Associés handles domestic and cross-border public and private M&A transactions. Antoine Bonnasse, Youssef Djehane, Marc Loy and public sector M&A specialist Jean-Emmanuel Skovron are key names, while Lucile Gaillard and Thomas Meli are also noted. The team handled Safran's takeover of Zodiac Aerospace and assisted Crédit Agricole with Gecina's acquisition of Eurosic. Other highlights include advising Crédit Agricole Assurances on its acquisition of a 12.5% stake in French real estate group Icade. Bouygues Telecom, Tikehau Capital and OpenGate Capital are also clients.
Clifford Chance's team provides 'excellent advice that is adapted to each individual situation', and stands out for its partners' 'strong involvement in the cases' and 'ability to deliver important work in a short time'. The group handles domestic and cross-border transactions, with expertise spanning public and private M&A as well as joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. Fabrice Cohen, the 'very experienced' Mathieu Remy, who 'combines technical expertise and editorial excellence with strong interpersonal skills, which is a major advantage in difficult negotiations', the 'intelligent and subtle' Marianne Pezant, Gilles Lebreton, Thierry Schoen and Laurent Schoenstein are key names and are supported by recently promoted counsel Alexandre Merle. The group advised Europcar on the €1bn acquisition of Goldcar and acted for the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and CDC Infrastructure on the sale of a 15% stake in Holding d'Infrastructures de Transports. The team also assisted Cerberus Capital Management with the disposal of MCS Group to BC Partners. Other clients include Airbus Group, EDF and L'Oréal.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP provides 'a very good service level' thanks to its 'highly responsible, fast and reliable team'. It advises listed and non-listed companies, in particular in the finance, infrastructure and consumer goods sectors and is regularly involved in strategic transactions. The practice is noted for its 'seamless cross-border advice', and is 'recommended for German-French cross-border transactions', with additional expertise in international joint ventures. In one example of the team's expertise in Franco-German transactions, it advised Airbus Defence and Space on the carve-out and subsequent sale of its defence electronics businesses to KKR. Other highlights include advising EDF on the acquisition of a majority stake in French nuclear multinational Areva NP and handling LafargeHolcim's sale of Lafarge India, as part of the client's strategic divestment programme. Hervé Pisani, who heads the corporate group, the 'very engaged and proactive' Alan Mason, 'who quickly finds workable solutions in complex circumstances', 'smart drafter and negotiator' Olivier Rogivue and Florent Mazeron are highly regarded. Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal and Guy Benda were new arrivals from Ashurst LLP. Solvay and Boehringer Ingelheim are other clients.
The 'excellent' Latham & Watkins provides 'first-class advice' and fields a strong transactional practice acting for private and public companies on matters ranging from joint ventures to disposals, mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. In an example of the group's ability to handle complex matters, it advised FMC Technologies on its €13bn merger with Technip, which involved assisting with EU cross-border merger regime issues. Other highlights include acting for the board of directors of Alcatel-Lucent on its strategic combination with Nokia, and advising Nissan on the acquisition of 34% of the share capital of Mitsubishi. Pomona, the Agence des Participations de l'Etat and Vinci Construction are new clients. Olivier du Mottay, Patrick Laporte and Pierre-Louis Cléro are the key names.
Linklaters' 'global presence is very useful for cross-border transactions', which comprise over half of the Paris team's busy workload. The group is able to provide a comprehensive M&A offering, from public to private transactions, to joint ventures, and is noted for forging 'very comprehensive and efficient business relationships spanning across most legal fields'. Clients are largely drawn from the energy, healthcare, financial services and industrial sectors. Bruno Derieux, who has a strong African focus, leads the team which also includes the 'extremely bright, business-oriented and down-to-earth' Alain Garnier and Fabrice de la Morandière. Marc Petitier led advice to Engie on the strategic sale of its majority interest in Exploration & Production International. In another high-profile instruction, the team advised L'Oréal on the exclusive negotiations concerning the sale of The Body Shop International to Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura Cosmeticos. Other clients include JCDecaux, Babilou and Eurazeo.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP specialises in advising listed companies on complex corporate transactions, with expertise in friendly and hostile takeovers, mergers and spin-offs as well as joint ventures and acquisitions, among other areas. The team also assists with related securities regulation issues. Practice head Claude Serra, Arthur de Baudry d'Asson, Yannick Piette and Agathe Soilleux are the key names. Recent work includes advising CGG on the corporate and capital markets aspects of its $2.6bn equity and debt restructuring; assisting JCDecaux with the acquisition of a 15.4% cash stake in Eurazeo from Crédit Agricole; and advising Sanofi on the sale of its subsidiary Merial to Boehringer Ingelheim, which was undertaken through an asset swap with a total value of €11.4bn. In another highlight, the team handled Caisse d'Epargne d'Alsace's merger with Caisse d'Epargne Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne. Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Orange and Vinci are also clients.
Allen & Overy LLP focuses on transactions in the financial services, energy and infrastructure sectors, with expertise in domestic and cross-border mandates. The team's strength lies in upper mid-cap work, but, as evident in the work undertaken for Areva on the €3bn transfer of its fuel-cycle business and bond debts to one of its subsidiaries, the group is also active in the large-cap sector. Practice head Frédéric Moreau and Marc Castagnède are the key contacts, while Alexandre Ancel, Romy Richter and Jean-Claude Rivalland are also noted. The group acted for a consortium composed of Vinci Airports, the Caisse des Dépóts et Consignations and Predica on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Aéroport de Lyon, in a matter that also involved the firm's public law, IP and real estate departments. Carlyle, Crédit Agricole and Eurazeo are other clients.
The service provided at August Debouzy is 'outstanding at every level' and the team is 'business-oriented and practical, while also having excellent technical expertise'. The group has notable sector strength in aeronautics, defence and energy, but is also active in mandates in the healthcare, IT and consumer credit and telecoms sectors. Name partner Gilles August heads the firm's corporate practice and M&A specialist Julien Wagmann provides 'good technical advice'. Pierre Descheemaeker and Julien Aucomte led advice to Covéa Corporations on its takeover bid for Eurosic sur Foncière de Paris. Other clients include Orange, Dassault Aviation and new client Quadran.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Paris team is mainly active in the upper-mid and large-cap sections of the market and excels in domestic and cross-border transactions; it is a popular choice for US clients. Jacques Naquet-Radiguet, Christophe Perchet and counsel Georges Terrier have considerable expertise in public and private M&A as well as in joint ventures. Recent work includes advising A.P. Moller – Maersk on the disposal of Maersk Oil to Total and assisting Suez with the acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies from General Electric. The team also handled work for the Genuine Parts Company and Solvay.
At De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, the 'reliable' team is 'client-oriented and proactive' and provides 'good response times'. The group acts for listed and non-listed companies on a broad range of matters, from mergers and acquisitions to joint ventures, reorganisations and disposals. Key sectors include financial services, real estate, energy, healthcare and TMT. The 'pragmatic' Patrick Jaïs is 'a versatile and seasoned lawyer', who is able to build 'excellent client relationships'. Other key practitioners are Nicolas Favre, Guillaume Touttée, Cédric Chanas and Jean-François Pourdieu. Notable matters include advising Batipart Group as shareholders of Eurosic on Eurosic's €3.3bn merger with Gecina, and acting for CNP Assurances on their acquisition of a 49.9% stake in Réseau de Transport d'Electricité. Axéréal, BFCM and Areva are also clients. Counsel Maxime Dequesne joined Lamartine Conseil.
Gibson Dunn has particular experience in handling cross-border transactions, but also counts complex domestic deals as a particular strength. Bernard Grinspan, Benoît Fleury, Jean-Philippe Robé and newly-promoted partner Judith Raoul-Bardy are key names for restructuring matters. Ariel Harroch specialises in transactions in regulated industries and Patrick Ledoux is another key contact. The group handled new client Allianz France's takeover of Foncière de Paris by Eurosic. In another highlight, the team assisted HarperCollins with its acquisition of Hachette Livre's 50% stake in Harlequin, a joint venture between the two companies. Other work included advising Merck, also a new client, on the early termination of its joint vaccination operation with Sanofi Pasteur in Europe. Other clients include Publicis, Bpifrance and Coty.
The 'responsive' 'true professionals' at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. have a 'strong knowledge of stock exchange law'. It is particularly noted for handling public M&A transactions; recent highlights in this space include advising on AccorHotels' €6.6bn restructuring of its property management business line Hotelinvest, and assisting Debiopharm, as a shareholder in Eurosic, with the €3.3bn acquisition of all Eurosic securities by Gecina in the context of the two companies' friendly merger. The 'client-oriented' and 'constructive' Antoine Tézenas du Montcel is noted for his 'very good knowledge of complex transactions'. Didier Martin, Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, Anne Tolila, Christophe Eck, Nadège Nguyen and Guillaume Rougier-Brierre are also noted. Antoine de la Gatinais relocated from the firm's Shanghai office. Other clients include Naval Group, BNP Paribas and Total. Olivier Diaz was a new arrival in March 2018 from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
The 'excellent' Herbert Smith Freehills LLP provides 'a high service level' and 'effective to-the-point advice' and is noted for its 'strength-in-depth'. The firm's 'broad network allows for smooth and effective involvement of colleagues in different jurisdictions' but the team is also active in domestic deals. Practice head Hubert Segain, Edouard Thomas, who 'combines excellent technical knowledge and pragmatism', Frédéric Bouvet and newly promoted partner Christopher Theris, who is 'easy to work with' and stands out for his 'managerial capabilities, patience and calm', are the key names. Highlights included advising UBS France on the acquisition of Banque Leonardo from Italian investment bank Banca Leonardo and acting for Gecina on its proposed public offer for Foncière de Paris. Danone, BNP Paribas and Publicis are also clients.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP acts for public and private companies from a range of sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, energy, TMT, life sciences and consumer and retail. The department is particularly strong in cross-border transactions, but also undertakes domestic mandates. Jean-Marc Franceschi, Xavier Doumen and Stéphane Huten are the practice heads; their combined expertise includes corporate governance, securities law and private equity as well as experience in joint ventures, spin-offs and recapitalisations. The team assisted Pertamina with its €1.4bn acquisition of Maurel & Prom, and advised EDF on the sale of its stake in its Hungarian subsidiary EDF Demasz Zrt to EKNSZ. Another highlight was advising HNA Partners on its acquisition of over 49.9% of Servair from Air France. Other clients include Airbus, Honeywell and AXA.
Jones Day specialises in M&A in the industrial, high-tech and biotech sectors, but also counts public M&A as a key expertise. Transactions with a strong cross-border element – largely involving other European countries and the USA – are a core strength. Sophie Hagège heads the Paris M&A group and also leads the firm's EMEA M&A practice. Alexandre de Verdun and Audrey Bontemps are also key practitioners. Highlights included advising Total on the $3.2bn sale of Atotech and its 37 subsidiaries to the Carlyle Group, and assisting Wabtech with the acquisition of Faiveley Transports, where the team was able to leverage the firm's expertise in antitrust and regulatory issues. Other clients include Safran, Sanofi and Calgon Carbon.
At boutique firm Lacourte Raquin Tatar, the 'brilliant team' acts mostly for clients in the infrastructure, transport, real estate and telecoms sectors. Practice head Serge Tatar, who 'combines legal and financial knowledge', Renaud Rossa, who has 'a rigorous and creative' approach, and Nicolas Jüllich handle acquisition and partnership deals, as well as corporate reorganisations. The group's domestic practice is particularly strong, but it also advises on cross-border matters, often involving African jurisdictions. Recent highlights include assisting Orange with the merger between its partly publicly owned subsidiary Côte d'Ivoire Télécom and its subsidiary Orange Côte d'Ivoire, and advising Vinci Immobilier on joint venture and partnership agreement negotiations with the Marzocco Group in the context of the construction and operation of the Testimonio II tower in Monaco. SNCF and Amundi Immobilier are also clients.
Orrick Rambaud Martel's 'excellent' and sizeable team advises on large-cap and mid-cap transactions, both domestic and cross-border, for clients including investors, often from the technology, aerospace and defence, and energy and infrastructure sectors. Saam Golshani heads the practice which includes key practitioners Jean-Pierre Martel and Alexis Marraud des Grottes. Martel and Marraud des Grottes led advice to the supervisory board of Zodiac Aerospace on Safran's proposed $8.2bn acquisition offer. The practice also acted for the Réseau de Transport d'Electricité on the sale of an equity stake to CNP Assurances, and advised the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile on the regulatory aspects, transaction approval requirements and sale of its stake in Formula 1 parent company Delta Topco, in the context of Liberty Media's acquisition of Delta Topco. Assystem, British Telecom and Groupe Bertrand are also clients. Alexis Hojabr was recently promoted to the partnership.
Despite its compact team, Shearman & Sterling LLP is regularly involved in high-value transactions for French and international clients, frequently handling cross-border instructions. The 'well-respected' team is largely active in the energy, TMT and banking sectors, and acts for buyers and sellers on private and public M&A deals and joint ventures. 'Excellent and business-oriented' practice head Guillaume Isautier has 'impeccable negotiation tactics and is instrumental in bridging the parties' opposing interests'. Nicolas Bombrun regularly leads on headline deals, such as advising Jin Jiang International Hotels on its investment in Accor and acting for Bpifrance Participations, as part of a consortium, on the purchase of Morpho from Safran. Barbara Le Chapellier and Marie Pouget were promoted to counsel. Other clients include Vivendi, Amundi and Nokia.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides 'excellent work' and stands out from its competitors through its focus on highly complex cross-border transactions in which it often closely collaborates with the firm's US offices. Armand W. Grumberg, whose Austrian roots position him particularly well for transactions involving German-speaking countries, heads the practice, which includes key adviser Pascal Bine. Grumberg led advice to Nokia on its high-profile €15.6bn acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. In a rare high-value domestic matter, the team advised the Agence des Participations de l'État on the sale of its interest in Peugeot to Bpifrance. Other clients include Capgemini, Eurazeo and global reinsurance company Scor. Olivier Diaz joined Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. in 2018.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has strength in domestic and cross-border transactions, mostly in the upper-mid-market and large-cap sections. Olivier de Vilmorin and senior counsel Patrick Bonvarlet are key names for private and public M&A matters. The pair advised French company Elis on its acquisition of Berendsen, assisted Euro Disney with The Walt Disney Company's tender offer and squeeze out, and acted for Delta Air Lines on its agreement with Air France – KLM to acquire a 10% stake in Air France through a capital increase. The team also handled work for Rhône Capital, Goldman Sachs, and EDF Invest, among others.
Veil Jourde has a core focus on upper mid-market transactions, but also has experience of handling large-cap deals. Name partner Jean Veil, Pierre Deval, François de Navailles, Géraud Saint Guilhem and Laurent Jobert are the key figures. Highlights included advising Bpifrance, a shareholder of Technip, in the context of the latter's merger with FMC Technologies, and assisting Publicis with the disposal of part of its stake in Médiavision. Other clients include IsCool and French investment company Perceva.
White & Case LLP stands out for its 'excellent service', 'always spot-on advice' and 'responsiveness'. The team has 'great business acumen' and regularly handles cross-border instructions involving several jurisdictions, but also excels in domestic matters. Hugues Mathez heads the department. which includes the 'excellent' François Leloup, who is noted for his ability to 'pragmatically manage strategic matters'. Guillaume Vallat, Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard, Franck de Vita, Vincent Morin, Eric Laplante and Camille Note, who was recently made counsel, are also noted. Recent highlights include acting for Orange on the acquisition of a 65% stake in Grouporama Banque to form mobile banking service Orange Bank. In the automotive sector, the group handled several matters for Faurecia, including advising on the sale of its automotive exteriors business to Plastic Omnium and assisting with its strategic partnership with, and investment in, Parrot Automotive, which had a strong cross-border element involving jurisdictions across Europe, the US and China. Other clients include Solocal, Boussard & Gavaudan and Casino Groupe.
Cross-border transactions comprise a significant proportion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's workload, which includes public and private acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. The group is active in a broad range of sectors, including retail, infrastructure and energy. The team advised the Azzurra consortium on the acquisition of a majority stake in Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur from the French state and the Département des Alpes-Maritimes. In a major cross-border transaction involving France and the USA, the group assisted CMA CGM with the sale of a 90% stake in APL to the EQT Infrastructure III Fund. Eduardo Fernandez, Daniel Hurstel and Annette Péron are the key advisers. Other noteworthy names are national partners Gabriel Flandin and Grégoire Finance. Airbus, Arkema and Bonduelle are also clients.