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Our favorite weekend of the year is a month away!! For the third year in a row, we host a disruptive leadership retreat limited to only 30 people from all over the world, coming together to grow and change the status quo.
UNLIFE started after our Pool Party series in combination with RedBull. In 2013 for the Summer marketing campaign for RUCKUS, we raised over $20,000 and thew a series of 3 Pool Parties. They were amazing. Thousands of people came, there was free food, drinks, national headlining acts for music, but at the end of the third party, we were driving away and had one of the most honest conversations ever.
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Don't get us wrong, they were great parties, and we the brand got a ton of "impressions" (whatever that means), but at the end of it all, we were left feeling extremely empty, and honestly, kind of worthless.
We had raised a ton of money and thrown some huge parties. That was it.
We weren't helping anyone, we weren't building DEEP or MEANINGFUL relationships or community. We were simply arranging convenient and shallow entertainment, nothing more. We knew that as a brand, as a company, and as responsible business owners and leaders, we had to develop something more. We had to develop something that actually meant something.
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Facebook wants more video, so it's secreting a brand-new app just for pioneers, the company announced at the annual online video powwow VidCon Friday.
It's in part an update to Facebook Mentions, an app currently available to corroborated accounts on the social network, which includes notorieties, online influencers, and journalists.
Mentions is where Facebook first released Facebook Live back in August 2015 and it specifies a lighter explanation of Facebook with a Following invoice, a Trending tab, and a Mentions tab.
But this new app, to be liberated afterward this year, will be focused on the architect, Facebook product director Daniel Danker announced during the course of its "Future of Facebook Video" panel at VidCon.
"It has never been a better time to be a author on Facebook, " Danker pronounced. "With Facebook we can connect and start community with your audience and tell stories that are social, personal, and authentic."
The app will still feature better access to Facebook Live as well as a new live creative package, where developers will have access to special implements that include adding intros and outros to live programmes. They will likewise have tradition stickers that spectators can use and usage formulates for the creator.
The update includes a new Community tab, where authors can more easily connect with their adherents on Facebook as well as Facebook's other apps, Instagram and Messenger. The app also will have more insights, such as who the creator's followers are and how "they il be" spending the creator's videos.
Over the last year and especially at VidCon, Facebook has made a big push for is becoming more of a YouTube-like destination, where consumers come to watch video. That includes Facebook making an effort to recruit more YouTube-like stars, as Mashable reported. Bringing in inventors who can determine high-quality, participating video is another way Facebook can make money and so can creators.
"We think were successful when youre successful, " Danker said.
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The Broncos got more bad news in a season full forgettable moments. Derek Wolfe's season is now over. Yesterday the team put the veteran defensive end on injured reserve who suffered a severe neck sprain.
The sprain led to numbness in his face, arms, and legs. Wolfe met with Dr. Robert Watkins who diagnosed him with a form of spinal stenosis. The good news is that Watkins told Wolfe he would need no surgery. The bad news was that he couldn't play football for the rest of the season.
In Wolfe's time on the field, he racked up 31 tackles and two sacks. He has two more years on his current deal that will take him through 2019.
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The Pledge of Allegiance calls us all to tolerance, justice and respect
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SCARY Found Footage!! Real Demon Possession in a Haunted House, the Sallie House Found Footage Night 2.
Real Haunted House History -
This recently discovered scary found footage was originally filmed in 2012 from a real haunted house in Atchison Kansas. This haunted house is known to be haunted by a demon. During this paranormal investigation one of the ghost hunters becomes possessed by the demon, and also gets violently attacked. This is a real demon possession, viewer discretion is advised.
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Thought I'd mention that I'm up to date on whistle shipments. Every whistle ordered has been shipped. I also want to let you know that we're preparing for a hurricane in a few days, so I might be off the air for a while depending on where it actually goes.
That island just north of the Tues AM (H) is Sanibel Island, and I am just northeast of that on the mainland. Not very far in however, there's a saltwater canal in my back yard. At the moment they are suggesting the winds on Tuesday will be 80 mph, but they are quick to add that there is so much land around and the gulf is hot (89 degrees) so a lot depends on exactly where Fay spends her time. Could be weaker, but could be a lot stronger too.
Here's the link to the National Hurricane Center if you want to watch our progress: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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Questions to Ask Before You Join a Sock of the Month Club
Over the course of the past few years, monthly subscription boxes have become increasingly popular. You can get just about any imaginable type of time in them, so it likely seems that your social media friends are constantly posting about the boxes they get that relate to their hobbies. A small sampling of the choices people have are book of the month boxes, wine of the month boxes, dog toy of the month boxes, and make-up products of the month boxes.
If you would like to register for a monthly box of your very own, you've likely already been learning about some of the subscription service options you can pick from. Because you decided to read this guide, it seems likely that you're intending to register for a sock of the month club. This is a good choice! Everyone, after all, has to wear socks, so you can rest assured that the items in your boxes won't just collect dust on a shelf somewhere.
You might believe that there isn't much you have to think about in order to become a member of a particular sock club, but this isn't actually the case; there are a variety of issues you ought to consider ahead of signing-up. You will learn about a few of these as you read the rest of this guide. Remember, some of the questions you see here might not apply to you, but they are basic enough they should pertain to most people's situations.
Interesting Research on Socks – Things You Probably Never Knew
How Long Do I Have to Commit For?
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Every sock club you look at will probably have a specified time period for which you have to commit to membership. You need to think about how willing you are to sign a contract before you register to start receiving fun socks in the mail on a monthly basis. Maybe, for example, you love cool socks for men, but you don't know that you'll want to get a box every single month. If this sounds like you, it would probably be best for you to find a sock club where you can opt-out any month you don't want to receive a subscription box.
Which Sock Club Has Products I Really Like?
Every sock of the month club has it's own flavor. Some, for instance, specialize in sending fun socks that are still appropriate enough to wear to the office. Then, there are other sock clubs that primarily send their clients sports socks and athletic socks. You need to figure out which sock of the month club lines-up best with your lifestyle before you register.


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If you're not acquainted with this variety of watch lover, just spend a couple of minutes perusing the Paneristi forum and that i virtually guarantee that you'll leave the website astonished, otherwise perplexed, through the genuine passionate and frequent posts from Paneristis around the globe. They discuss every model, publish pictures, speculate on new models, give advice to newcomers, as well as frequently throw parties (around the globe) where fellow Paneristis come for a great time, make buddies, not to mention showcase their beloved Panerai models.
I had been simply amazed after i discovered the Paneristis and didn't realise why they been around to begin with. Also enchanting was why Panerai, a comparatively recently elevated the watchmaking industry company with limited styling, became this kind of legendary brand? That's, I had been ignorant, until I received my first Panerai... Within this publish I'll review my Panerai Luminor 1950 GMT or PAM 321 while trying to reduce some light to the Paneristi movement. As I don't consider myself part of the "cult" yet, I actually do are in possession of a learned appreciation for that logo and its items but I additionally know very well what the fervour is about -- or at the minimum I'll reveal to you my opinions about them.
When I pointed out, Panerai, like a number of other the watchmaking industry brands and for various reasons, were built with a discontinuous history. The organization began in Florence (Firenze) in 1860 where Giovanni Panerai setup a watch manufacturing company shop and offered maritime equipment. In early area of the previous century Panerai's roots in horology were cemented because they grew to become the supplier of watches for that Italian Navy. In those days, Italian frogmen would use their watches to some time and synchronize attacks and perhaps even mount torpedoes they would navigate to create lower docked enemy ships. Getting an individual time instrument you could put on and find out underwater would be a must of these procedures and Panerai provided exactly that using their large watches which incorporated a patented luminescent radioactive material: radiomir.


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THESE are made from a poly plastic synthetic material, which is double lined and down stitched. There is usually a hard plate of plastic on the bottom of the chute where likely abrasion of the chute would occur, and this also serves as a weight. Chutes take about 10 seconds to deploy usually, but take slightly longer for larger aircraft, and especially longer for the boeing 747 upper deck emergency evacuation chutes.
B747 Evacuation Chutes
Although most chutes deploy and can be navigated with relative ease in an expeditious manner, the chutes for the upper deck of a Boeing 747 are very high up, and are very difficult to evacuate by. Evacuation via these chutes, two on each, starboard and port sides of the aircraft are known to cause the most evacuation injuries of a whole aircraft?mergency deplaning. Emergency exits over the wings of smaller aircraft are notoriously difficult to operate. The obese, under-16s or stably infirm cannot travel in seats directly on the exit row nearest the emergency over wing exit. These exit doors need to be released and then either thrown out or rested on a seat inside the aircraft. Being up to 50 pounds in weight, they are very difficult to operate in the easiest of circumstances.
In Tenerife, two Boeing 747s collided in fog on the runway. A mistake in understanding the Air Traffic Controller's statement caused the KLM and Pan Am jets to collide. Over 500 people perished in this, the worst aviation accident of all time.
An American Air Force B-52 Bomber collided in dense fog with the Empire State Building, killing all on board and some office occupants.
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Kittitas Residents Opposing Windfarm Sprawl (KROWS) have collected the following documents on their web site.
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Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest
True Cost of Electricity from Wind Is Always Underestimated and Its Value Is Always Overestimated
Evaluating the impact of wind turbine noise on health-related quality of life
Living With the Impact of Windmills
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Intalock wins Rapid7 top accolade
Information specialists Intalock have been announced as Rapid7's Australian Partner of the Year for 2016-17.
Intalock has been working closely with Rapid7 for many years, with demand for vulnerability management solutions – particularly in hosted environments – increasing dramatically over the 12 months, in line with an increase in cyber security threats.
Robin Long, Rapid7 Regional Manager for the Australia and New Zealand region, said the award recognised Intalock's achievement in delivering successful vulnerability management solutions for clients across a broad range of market sectors.
"Intalock has a strong reputation in the industry as subject-matter experts in cyber security, and this has been consistently demonstrated through their expertise in Rapid7 technology."
Intalock Sales Director Simon Barnier said the win reflected a determination to deliver exceptional outcomes to clients.
"We are honoured to receive this award from Rapid7, and are very proud of the work we have performed in partnership with them."
"Our team at Intalock has extensive knowledge and expertise in Rapid7 's security solutions, and have extended our offerings to now include a Vulnerability Management as a Service solution."
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Sign on the Dotted Line
I am beginning to believe that somewhere, deep in the bowels of the Commissioner's Office*, there is a file. It probably looks much like any other file, but it is not. It contains thirty contracts. Not player contracts—team contracts. These contracts, between the MLB and the teams, lay out the rights and responsibilities of each team.
For instance, I feel secure in positing Atlanta is contractually entitled to win its division 19 years out of 20. However, they are obligated to collapse in the playoffs every time. The Yankees promise to be the defensive laughingstock of the league in return for being allowed 60% more arrogance than any other team. And we all know what the Cubs contract says.
Folks, if I'm right (and I think I am), the Twins need a better agent. What sort of moron agreed to a 75% sucking ratio on each decade? And to never, EVER sign a 40-home run hitter on penalty of falling below the Royals in the standings? Could someone please explain why we had to agree to stomp mercilessly on the dreams and hopes of 87% of our promising young players just to get a little Field Turf? And that clause stipulating that every third roster move must be decided by throwing darts at the Minnesota and Rochester rosters can't be legal. It just can't.
The good news is that the stale air clause and bad food rider are null and void when the new ballpark opens in 2010.
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John Donoughe (L), Patty/Bill Baughman Diana Birminghan Nancy Sherer
John's Pack 2018 FT Day 4. We gained two riders today - Nancy and Diana. The goal today was to board the 1:40 ferry from Lewis DE to Cape May NJ. We were careful to take regular bio-breaks to make sure everyone stayed refreshed. Our anticipated lunch stop was Stripper Bites in Lewis, but one of the other large six-packs beat us there. Nancy kindly suggested another place in Lewis. Irish Eyes fulfilled out needs for seafood and other victuals with really good service. Guess where we are going next year? We got to the ferry in the nick of time and the ferry staff let us board part of the way through the vehicle loading process. That was different than in the past. The ferry ride is always the anticipated event this day. John was the last cycle rider off the ferry, but he was the first rider into the hotel. The other four packmates took the official route to the hotel. John had another task. He always mails postcards from the FT destination, so he took the direct route to the Cape May Post Office and then to the Grand Hotel. Again, another day with no major problems.


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Holidays For Families With Kids Who Are Disabled Or Have Special Wants
Summer time holidays are by no means far-off; you hardly get the sand out of your suitcases and also you're being bombarded with commercials and special gives to get you back to Lanzarote. Take the most of the holiday and make sure to squeeze at the very least a little bit little bit of high quality time along with your partner in it. Thus, if in case you have a chance, try to plan your holidays along with your traditional babysitter and ask her if she'd like to come back with you and work only a few nights to let you and your associate exit kid-free.
I hope you've found these educational Thanksgiving activities useful to show your kids all about the holiday. For a resort type vacation huge on family holiday fun, head to Plantation Bay Resort & Spa the place you'll find a saltwater lagoon, four freshwater swimming swimming pools, waterslides, mist-cages, volcano fountains, whirlpools and waterfalls! Its amazing when I think of all the fun things there are for youths to do, and their lives could be enriched in so many different ways.
How about organising some quiz contest, some racing event, some drama or stage show for the youngsters. Thus, most mother and father are terrified of the thought of taking their youngsters on holidays or to see their granny/auntie, who lives in a different state and desperately needs to hug and kiss her little cutie(s). Good hub – I really like having family traditions and these are some nice concepts to incorporate when youngsters come along.
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A set of key principles to underpin the Framework were developed by stakeholders. When applying the Framework and conducting an ecosystem services assessment in SEQ, below are the key principles which must be considered.
The bulk of ecosystem services come from natural ecosystems
The bulk of ecosystem services come from natural ecosystems.
Ecosystem services is only one tool for nature conservation.
The size, location and arrangement of ecosystems across a landscape is important to ecosystem service provision .
Due to lack of certainty, caution should be used when applying the Framework.
Natural systems provide the primary inputs into our economy and are on average more biodiverse than modified ecosystems. The fact that natural ecosystems are on average more biodiverse, means they have a greater potential to provide a wider range and suite of ecosystem services. Because natural ecosystems are self regulating also means that natural ecosystems have a greater potential to provide ecosystem services with the least human input to the system.
Ecosystem services is only one tool for nature conservation
In order to conserve for ecosystem services, conservation must be applied at the appropriate scale (e.g. the whole of ecosystem, ecosystem function or ecosystem services level). The appropriate scale is dependant on the question being asked or decision being made. Although conserving for ecosystem services ultimately requires some form of nature conservation, it should be recognised that ecosystem services is anthropocentric and conserving for ecosystem services is not the panacea of nature conservation. There are many other nature conservation tools that may be applied depending on the decision making context (e.g. endangered species conservation). Integrating ecosystem service conservation into current nature conservation mechanisms adds value by conserving for both nature and benefits to people.
The size, location and arrangement of ecosystems is important
Ecosystems do not function in silos, they are not isolated in space. An ecosystem may depend on adjacent ecosystems to provide a service. Although the size, location and arrangement of ecosystems is considered secondary in systems analysis, the size, location and arrangement of ecosystems are important to determining how much ecosystem service is being provided; any ecological or social synergistic benefits or impacts; who the beneficiaries are of the service; priority areas for conservation; and maintaining the health and resilience of ecosystems.
Ecosystem boundaries are diffuse and a change in structure and/or management practice in one ecosystem is likely to impact on surrounding ecosystems (or even those further afield). For example, excess nutrients entering a riverine wetland can flow downstream and impact coastal zone wetlands several kilometres away. Better management in one ecosystem often induces better management in adjacent ecosystems. Actual and potential benefits and impacts on adjacent ecosystems must be assessed and adaptive management practices applied.
Ecosystem services for landscape rather than species conservation
This key principle is associated with the one above. Ecosystem services are derived from the complex interactions between biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and the size, distribution and diversity of ecosystems occurring across the landscape. No individual species, group of species or individual ecosystem can provide the full suite of ecosystem services identified in this Framework. Ecosystem services is not the most appropriate tool to identify conservation efforts for specific species (albeit 'Iconic Species'). Also, as this Framework is anthropocentirc by nature it does not assess or provide guidance on rare, endangered or threatened species, which may or may not provide benefits to people. Further information on this is provided under the Ecosystem Reporting Categories and Biodiversity webpages.
Due to the lack of certainty, caution should be used with application
With the emergence of increasingly unpredictable, uncertain, and unquantifiable but possibly catastrophic risks such as those associated with genetically modified organisms, climate change and loss of keystone species, societies such as SEQ are confronted with the need to protect humans and the environment against uncertain risks of human action. The Precautionary Principle states 'where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing costeffective measures to prevent environmental degradation'. The Precautionary Principle should be used when applying the Framework.


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Thursday 28 December 1922
It was Thursday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on December 28, 1922). The US president was Warren G. Harding (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Stan Lee and Ivan Desny.
Cinderella, directed by , was one of the most viewed movies released in 1922
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- The third day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
- Calendar of Saints - Feast of the Holy Innocents, a.k.a. Childermas, commemorating the Massacre of the Innocents on order of king Herod the Great. In Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated in a manner similar to April Fool's Day.
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I own this stock (TSX-AFN). I first bought this stock in October 2011 and then some more in December 2011. The stock has gone up 17% since I bought it. Some 8.8% of my total return is in dividends. This stock used to be an Income Trust company.
When I look at insider selling, I find some $5.9M of insider selling. There is a bit of insider buying, with a net selling of $5.4M. However, some $4.7M of the selling is from the estate of an officer. This leaves only some $0.7M selling from current insiders with some $0.5M of insider buying. This isn't much action and so tells us little.
There are 36 institutions that own almost 40% of this company. Over the past 3 months they have increased their shares by 11.7%. This shows a vote of confidence in this stock. However, over the past 3 months sellers outnumbered buyers by 1, with 6 sellers and 5 buyers.
I get 5 year median low and high Price/Earnings Ratios of 11.69 and 22.90. The current P/E Ratio of 16.11 is almost to the median P/E Ratio. This shows a reasonable price.
I get a current Graham Price of $41.09. The 10 year low median difference between the Graham price and stock price is the stock price being some 25% lower than the Graham price. The median and high difference between the Graham price and stock price is the stock price being 10% and 48% higher, respectively. The current difference between the Graham price and stock price is the stock price being 36% higher than the Graham price. This shows a rather high stock price.
The stock price has been increasing faster than the Graham price. This is because the stock price has been increasing faster than both the earnings and book value.
The 10 year median Price/Book Value Ratio is 2.07. The current P/B Ratio is 2.95. So the current P/B Ratio is some 25% higher than the 10 year median and would suggest a rather high stock price.
The 5 year median dividend yield is 6.79% and the current dividend yield is 5.84%. The current dividend yield is some 14% above the 5 year median and would suggest a rather high stock price. The 10 year low dividend yield is 5.48%, which is 6% lower than the current dividend yield. So the stock price has been relatively higher before.
The testing results for the current stock price are mixed. The test results generally suggest a rather high stock price, but not as relatively high as it has been in the past.
When I look at analysts' recommendations I find Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Underperform and Sell. Most the recommendations are a Hold and the consensus recommendation would be a Hold. One analyst says that high yield stocks, such as Ag Growth tend to perform better in regards to capital gain than lower yield dividend stocks. They still rated this stock as a Hold as they do not expect the stock price to go up in the next 12 months.
A Buy recommendation came with the comment that the dividend yield is very good on this stock. Buy recommendations seem to suggest that stock price will be higher in 12 months times. BMO recently rated this stock a" market perform", which is another term for Hold. See afn.htm. (See my site for information on analyst ratings.)
The median Price Target in 12 months is $40.60. Yesterday, when I started this review, the 12 month price and the current price were basically the same. However, this stock has being falling in the latest downturn of stock market today and now the stock price is below the 12 month stock price. Still, most Hold recommendations seem to be because no one expects the stock price to do much within the next 12 months.
Part of an interesting article from the G&M on AG Growth. There is also a Proactive Investors article about AG returning to profitability in the four quarter of 2011.
I am holding on to the shares I currently have. I have done well so far and expect to get a decent long term gain on this stock, both in terms of dividends and capital gain.
Ag Growth is a leading North American manufacturer of portable grain handling equipment, consisting of augers, belt conveyors, grain drying, fencing, post-hole augers, and other ancillary grain handling accessories. This company has 1,400 dealers and distributors in Canada and the United States. Its web site is here Ag Growth. See my spreadsheet at afn.htm.
This blog is meant for educational purposes only, and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. Follow me on twitter.


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So what is the one element of the swing that separates amateurs from pros? Actually it's a series of elements, which adds to its complication…and mystique. I do not have it all figured out–far from it–but I have observed that recreational golfers know little about getting the sequence of movements right. Pros often learn this […]
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Listen, SocGen's Albert Edwards "wasn't going to write this week", but the bond market forced his pen, dammit.
As you're probably aware, yields are on the rise and there's talk that the reflation narrative is alive again. After a moribund quarter, 10Y yields have moved sharply higher against a backdrop of stretched short positioning (so much for that short squeeze) and that's got Albert's interest piqued.
Edwards begins by citing himself. Specifically, he starts his Thursday missive with the same devil's advocate bond bear call that he used as a header in his Global Strategy Weekly note from June 13, 2007. Here it is:
As the bond rout continues, the biggest call investors have to make is whether the break of the multi-decade downtrend marks the end of the secular bull market. This is the big one. Get on the wrong side of a new multi-year bear market in government bonds and all investment portfolios will be shredded to ribbons, as bonds are the cornerstone of most equity valuation models.
Followers of Albert's work can probably see where this is going. The title of today's note is: "Is the Ice Age over? (or is this just déjà vu all over again)?"
Spoiler alert…
"The rout in the bond market back then was even more savage than it has been in recent weeks, with the 10y yield rising from 4¾% in mid-May 2007 to the 5¼% peak on 12 June, 2007 just one day before I wrote the words above, pondering the possible end of the secular bull market for Government bonds", Edwards writes, taking a trip down memory lane before noting that the technical break in June 2007 did not in fact presage the end of the bond bull market. Here's Albert with a history lesson:
As Q3 progressed yields slumped towards 4% as the market began to sniff the recessionary vapours in the air (see chart below). Equities ignored the signs of course, and made new highs in October 07 a few weeks after the Feds first rate cut.
But by December, less than 6 months after the June peak in yields, the US economy had entered the very worst of recessions. Might history repeat itself?
It might! Who knows.
What we do know is that the recent move higher in yields comes despite the record spec short in the 10Y, extreme positioning which the likes of Jeff Gundlach have variously suggested could presage an epic short squeeze.
So much for the whole "spec positioning is a contrarian indicator" thesis.
In case you were wondering, Jeff is going to go ahead and act like he never suggested such a thing.
Yields: On the march! 10's above 3% again, this time without financial media concern. Watch 3.25% on 30's. Two closes above = game changer.
— Jeffrey Gundlach (@TruthGundlach) September 19, 2018
For his part, Edwards goes on to note that real yields are rising and that bodes ill for equities (more on that here). He also flags the risk of a February repeat thanks to signs of robust wage growth. Remember, the August jobs report featured a hot average hourly earnings print that tipped the swiftest pace of wage growth since 2009.
In case you have a short memory (or in case, like me, years of drowning the synapses in Balvenie makes it hard to remember what happened last week, let alone what happened six months ago), it was the above-consensus AHE print that accompanied the January jobs report which sent stocks tumbling on Friday, February 2, setting the stage for "Black Monday" and the VIX quake on Monday, February 5.
On that note, we'll leave you with one last quote from Albert:
We have been here before: in early February similarly strong wage data spiked bond yields higher causing a temporary slump in equities (see chart below). So while we ponder whether the bond bull market is really over (which I doubt… at least yet), the more immediate concern should be what level of bond yields will trigger an equity market slump and whether against all expectations a recession might only be six months away just as it was in June 2007.


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Throwing stones.8
January 21, 2011 by Rhi
I made the decision, earlier today, to remove this post. Not because I don't stand by the words I wrote, but because of the frame of mind I was in when I made it.
A long talk with people I respect, led me to realise that my only motivation was that I felt I had something to prove. Which they've made me see that I don't. I know what is true, and I know that I have done nothing wrong.
What I should have done, right back at the start, was to turn the other cheek. People may manipulate for their own gain – I can't change that. What I can change is how I respond to that. Fighting fire with fire only destroys things.
One of the hymns we sang this morning was "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind", which end with a verse talking about the still small voice of calm. It's that voice I ought to have listened to. When the noise around is deafening, the only response is to speak quietly until someone listens. Otherwise, chaos reigns, and the message is lost.
I am a product of my upbringing, and I'm proud of that. I've been taught that to judge is wrong, and to mark other people down because of how they choose to live their lives, is not how it should be. I've passed judgment on no-one, and I think most people will find it hard to believe the things I've been accused of (thank goodness) – if I've been guilty of anything, it's of being to obvious in my questioning. For that reason, there is nothing for me to refute or deny in anything that's been posted below the line here. It's obvious.
Nevertheless – the post has gone. I regret speaking in haste, because I felt there was something that needed to be answered. There isn't. I know the truth, those whom I love and respect know the truth. And I've learned a valuable lesson – that sometimes, people don't play nice, and that even trying to do the right thing, and speaking out for what you believe in, will result in you being hurt.
The other hymn we sang was "Fight the Good Fight". And I'll continue to do that. I'll just make sure I'm more careful in future, to ensure that my fighting is done in such as way as to not rebound so catastrophically on me and those whom I love. Naivety is something I need to learn to deal with – I assume everyone plays by the same rules as I do. I am, perhaps, too open in my criticisms. But it's the only way I know how to be.
There is no need for a charitable donation, Caro, although I appreciate the sentiment. It would seem dishonest, however, to accept when I had already made the decision to remove it. I did not mean to hurt you or cause you stress. I did try to explain that, but I suspect that in the heat of the moment, the wires were crossed. That's fine. We can never see eye to eye. It's no reason to be hateful.
The comments will stand for a few days, and then I will remove them too. Quite frankly, I want to erase this whole saga from my mind. I could never have believed one innocent comment could have resulted in this heartache of accusation and hurt. But onwards. Next time, I'll concentrate on shooting the message, not the messenger.
8 thoughts on "Throwing stones."
But you are a vicious bitch. What you did to that woman was inforgivable. Its a blessing you haven't got children I pity the child with you as a mother. Prehaps it's a good thing your barren?
I think you need to take a long hard look at yourself. I've been told what you said, and what kind of morals you have. Disgusting.
and an illiterate coward.
Fucking hell, the bastards are out in force. 😦
Good post Rhi, and well done getting in there with the blog post first 😉
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2.21: A Robot Reaching for Communication
Let us imagine that Rob gets stand-alonely. He creates a "telephone system" with a string and two tin cans so as to communicate with the neighbouring robot Belle. A third robot, Sam, asks to join the network and insists on its own tin terminal. Whereas you needed only one string between Rob and Belle, you now need 3 strings - one between Rob and Belle, one between Rob and Sam, and one between Belle and Sam. An invitation to a fourth robot, Milly, would require 6 strings - one between Rob and Belle, one between Rob and Sam, one between Rob and Milly, one between Belle and Sam, one between Belle and Milly, and one between Sam and Milly.
This is beginning to get out of hand - so let us reduce it to a formula. Since each robot must be linked to each other - the number of links in the number of robots times the number of others (that is the number of robots minus one). However, since the link from Rob to Belle is the same as the link from Belle to Rob, the result must be divided by two. Figure 2-1a shows the relationship between the number of robots and the number of links between them. As you can see, the number of links increases quickly as the number of robots increases slowly.
As mentioned in Chapter 1, the number of telephone handsets in the world was estimated at 400 million in 1980 - you can imagine then the number of links required between them. One solution to this huge problem is, of course, not to link them in pairs. Groups of handsets are linked to other groups. Figure 2-2b shows how the number of wires is reduced in a simple case of ten handsets organized in two groups of five. This reduces the number of strings from (10 x 9) 2 or 45 to 11 (count them).The nodes in this new network are called switching devices and the thick wire between them is called a trunk line.
This hierarchical organization of the telephone system enables you to zero in very quickly on one of the 400 million handsets. Let us say you want to call from Canada to your mother in Scotland. You dial 011 which gets you Great Britain, then 44 which gets you Scotland, then 505 which gets you Renfrewshire, then 843 which gets you Lochwinnoch, and then 364 which gets you the handset in your mother's home. Hello, Mum! (Actually, it is not that tidy but the example does serve to demonstrate the principle of zeroing in on a specific item from a large number of moving into smaller and smaller categories to which it belongs).
Note that the same principle is applied in getting a letter to one of the millions of homes in the world. You write the categories in reverse order - Mrs. J. K. Brown, 9 Calder Drive, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain - and the mail system works backwards through this set of categories to deliver it. Hello, Mum! The Zip Code is an attempt to allow machines to automate mail delivery just as they have automated telephone call delivery. You may be familiar with the same divide-and-conquer principle in the game of Twenty Questions.


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SAP Instructor-Led Training – is it worth the time, money, and travel? Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
As with any SAP class, I always have an interest to attend. So I personally try to read whatever I can ahead of time about the class I am attending – whether it be Financials, BW, SAP Travel, Funds Management. I read the SAP Help, SAP Best Business Practices, and anything else I can find on Google.
When I attend the class, I always plan to read the book they give you the first day…I take it home as homework. Do I always do this? No, I am usually too tired to really do this justice.
When I do the exercises, I try to take detailed notes and screen shots so I'll remember what I did in class; often the instructor has tidbits to assist. In one of my classes, I sat next to a student who recently graduated from Baylor, and he was always summarizing his notes at the end of every chapter. What were the key learning points and take-aways? This is something we should all do.
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Joanie Black, SAP Canada
Doug Mrozinski, formerly of SAP
Peter Jones, SAP
Don Gosnell, SAP Atlanta
Mark Sherman, SAP Public Sector
My very first SAP class was several years ago – Introduction to Financial Accounting, taught by the excellent Joanie Black. She really made sense of things. I remember at the time thinking: "what's this posting key thing". How good was this class? I still have the book today, 13 years after I took the class! Joanie spent time with us, her own time, especially after class. To this day, I still call the Document Overview button on transaction FB03 "moon over Miami" – a term I learned from Joanie.
My next SAP class covered Asset Accounting, taught by Doug Mrozinski. Doug had all the tax laws written on the sides of the room, so we understood why we were doing what we were doing in crazy US asset tax accounting. I have since configured, trained and set up Canadian asset accounting in less than a week (no complex tax rules in Canada)!
Peter Jones taught the SEM-BCS SAP Academy course. He has also written an excellent BW 7.0 book (but that's for another time, another blog). Peter comes from a SAP finance background, and he had a friendly demeanor, and a way of preparing us for the tough exam.
Don Gosnell taught BW extraction techniques; I liked the way he asked everyone's level of expertise at the beginning of the class and somehow remembered that throughout the entire week. He also set expectations up-front: this is an advanced class, and he expected that you knew what you were doing. He also spent time with me after class, explaining the new BW Certification process (and as a result, I obtained an associate BW certification with his encouragement). He spent time at night always preparing for the next day. However, the Baylor student in my class had NO SAP experience, and was still able to understand everything Don taught; that's how great of an instructor Don is.
I have always had issues with SAP funds management. The 4.6c early versions of Public Sector FM had major major issues; now FM is very stable. I have taken all my FM classes with Mark Sherman; he traveled to my former employer's site twice, and I have taken 2 classes at SAP locations with him. He has boundless energy and is passionate about FM. He too spent time with me after class, helping me configure the minutia of the FM Budget Control System. As a result, we had a very successful upgrade.
So to me, if you come to class prepared, and are fortunate to have a great instructor, it is more than worth it to take an SAP instructor lead class. Perhaps you want to handle a project yourself, without consulting. Maybe you will have a consultant but want to collaborate on a knowledgable level with that consultant. The return on investment is more than worth the initial cost of attending.


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Travel Tips : Suggested motorbike trips in Nan
|Bo Klua Loop
And paradise for motorbike riding. So in a serie recommended motorbike trips I will show you some great routes to ride.
Some people will ride routes like this on a big bike in 1 day but you could also do it slow on a scooter and take 2 or 3 days (you will see much more).
All trips start in Nan city, a lovely small city with many beautiful temples, nice hotels and some good restaurant. But a but limited nightlife (although that is changing).
For motorbike trip-reports in Thailand click on the label Motorbike Trips. For more information about the beautiful Nan province see Destination Travel Guide Nan province, North Thailand.
Day-trip 1 : Bo Klua loop (240 km)The trip starts on the east side of the Nan River and about 20m after the main bridge we take a left into a small road what is the beginning of route 1169 to Santisuk. The road will first follow the Nan River and go thru some small villages (ride slow!). After about 15km the road starts to go into mountain area. We just follow the 1169 until a T-section in Santisuk. Going to the right we would will take the slow route to Bo Klua via route 1257. So we go to the left what is still route 1169. We follow the 1169 until we get to route 1081. Here we go to the right in direction of Bo Klua. Here we start to go into the real mountains with amazing good roads, stunning views and some small hill-tribe villages.
We keep on following route 1081 until we are in Bo Klua. This is a small village that is famous for its ancient salt pits. Now if you look on the maps there are more routes / roads with the same numbers. Do not get confused! Next to the bamboo bridge is a nice coffee-shop and around the corner is a nice small restaurant. There are a few hotels / guesthouses in Bo Klua. Near Bo Klua is also "Khun Nan National Park". After Bo Klua we take a left to route 1256 to Pua. This is a part of 50km full of curves, ups & downs. Lovely road to ride. There are a few viewpoints and we are passing Doi Phuka National Park. Just follow the 1256 and we will end-up in Pua. Here are an PTT gasoline station and a 7/11.
From Pua we could take route 101 back to Nan but for the scenic view we take route 1081 again in direction of Santisuk. On the way you will be passing Sila Phet waterfall. You will end-up in Santisuk again were we take route 1169 back to Nan. Be aware that there are not much gasoline stations, restaurants or 7/11's in this area. Actually the last 7/11 or ATM are in Pua or Thung Chang. In Pua, Bo Klua, Thung Chang and Chiang Klang are some hotels and guesthouses.
Day-trip 2 : Bo Klua extension loop (150 km)
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The trip starts in Bo Klua and goes north via route 1081. Just follow the main road. There are not much side-roads. After about 50km you will come at a kind of T-section in a curve. Here you can take a right to Phu Payak Communist Memorial.
Continuing the 1081 another 30km will bring us to to an intersection with the 101. Here you can take a right to the international border crossing to Laos. Take a left to the 101 in direction of Nan. Just follow the main road for another 50km and you will be passing a T-section with signs to the left for Manipruek. Continueing another 20km and you will end-up in Pua. In Pua are some restaurants, hotels/guesthouses and pub's.
This trip is 150km without the side-trips to Phu Payak and Manipruek. The side-trips will add another 110km.
Day-trip 3 : From Nan to Phayao (180 km)
|From Nan to Phayao
The trip starts on the west side of town on route 1091. Just follow the main road for about 65km and continue the 1091 until Chiang Muan where is a T-section. The 1091 continues to the right.
After about 10km there is a road to the left that also goes to Phayao, but we continue straight still on the 1091 in direction of Pong. And even at Pong we still follow the main road and continue the 1091.
About 30km after Pong you will get at a T-section where the 1091 ends and we go straight ahead on the 1021. Just foloow the 1021 for another 50km until you hit route 1 just south of Phayao. Take a right and after about 4km go to the left into Phayao.
Day-trip 4 : Mae Charim loop (220 km)
|Mae Charim Loop
This trip starts again on the east-side of the main bridge crossing the Nan River. Just follow the main road straight ahead (with a few sharp curves) and follow route 1168. After a few km there is a round-about, here we go to the left and continue to follow the 1168.
After about 40km you get at a Y-section. To the left the 1168 continues as side-trip. But we continue straight ahead (right?) on route 1243. After about 20km there is a road to the left going to Mae Charim wild water rafting. We go straight ahead until Man Muap. There at a T-section the 1243 continues to the right, but we take a left to route 1162. Just keep on following the 1162 until Wiang Sa. At a T-section you will hit route 1026, take a right in direction of Nan. At the intersection with traffic lights take a left until another intersection with traffic lights at route 101. Take a right continue another 20km to Nan.
Day-trip 5 : From Nan to Chiang Rai via the 1148 (260 km)
|From Nan to Chiang Rai
Until Chiang Kham it is just following route 1148 thru the mountains. There is not much along the road here, I saw only 1 coffee shop at Phu Lanka.
Just before Chiang Kham the 1148 goes via a T-section (take a right). I did go straight ahead and after Chiang Kham the 1148 changes into route 1021. At Thoeng the 1021 changes into route 1020. Just keep on following the 1020 in direction of Chiang Rai. You will be passing a kind of by-pass road and then you will be crossing route 1 and ride into Chiang Rai.
Day-trip 6 : From Nan to Loei (380 km)
|From Nan to Loei
From Nan to Loei are basically 3 route options. This is just 1 of the 3 options. The others would be to cross the Siritkit lake with the ferry. Another route would be to take route 11 highway and ride via Nakhon Thai and Phu Hin Rong Khla National Park (my favourite mountain).
From Loei take route 21 in direction of Phu Ruea and Dan Sai. At Khok Ngam take a right to Dan Sai and follow route 2013 to Dan Sai.
Ride thru Dan Sai and exit via route 2113 to Na Heao (bordering Laos). At Na Heao keep on following the main road that will change into route 1268. Keep on following the 1268 in direction of Ban Khok.
At Chet Thon the road changes into the 1047. Follow the 1047 for about 10km and then take a right for route 1083. Keep on following the 1083 (there are more routes to Nan but only the 1083 goes on-road) in direction of Na Noi. In Na Noi you will hit a T-section with route 1026. Take a right and follow route 1026 to Wiang Sa. In Wiang Sa take a left at the intersection with traffic lights and after 100m take a right at the intersection with route 101. Follow route 101 for another 20km to Nan city.


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Chef Michael Hunter had endured weeks of protests from vegans outside his restaurant before deciding to really give 'em something to cry about.
"I figured, I'll show them," Hunter told reporters.
The owner of Antler Kitchen & Bar in Toronto took to butchering a beautiful, deep-red leg of venison in his restaurant window for all the demonstrators to see.
"I'm going to have my own protest," he said.
Antler caught the attention of the vegans late last year when the staff wrote "Venison is the new kale" on a chalkboard in front of the establishment. The rib infuriated dog-walker turned vegan activist Marni Ugar who began staging demonstrations in front of Antler.
She gathered six people last Thursday bearing signs that read slogans like "speciesism = discrimination = injustice." Ugar and her fellow soy-folk wanted to make a statement that chef Hunter's pasture-raised, hormone-free meat served at Antler was no more ethical than commercial meat.
Hunter acquiesced to advertising vegan dishes to please the small gathering of unhappy detractors, but the disruption continued. "The goal always is for a restaurant to go fully vegan," Ugar told the Globe and Mail. "To reduce the animals they kill, for me, isn't good enough."
As the months went by, Hunter began to worry the protesters were hurting his business. "I just felt helpless," the chef explains. "It's hurting our business. I hoped it would fizzle out and go away." This past Friday the radical activists began shouting "murderer" anytime the door swung open.
Hunter had enough and the entrepreneur brought the leg of a deer into his front window. He then artfully broke it down in front of the shocked vegans with the knife-skill of a master butcher.
"Is this legal?!" a vegan can be heard asking on video made of the encounter.
"As you can see the owner has brought the leg of a recently murdered animal to a dining table at the front of the restaurant to actually taunt the activists," said a flabbergasted activist outside Antler taunting the business with a large banner reading "Murder."
The police were summoned but no charges were filed.
Chef Hunter was pleased with his peaceful counter-protest but added, "I felt like they got to me and I played into them." Ugar emailed Hunter proposing to limit the protests to once a month on the condition that a sign would be placed in Antler's window saying that animals have rights and killing them is wrong. The chef refused, but offered to cook them an exclusive vegan tasting menu and bring them on a foraging trip. The vegans declined.
The viral video has caused Antler to have a generous boost in reservations.
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PhD program
Scheme of PhD course work
total credits: 80
Part A. credits through course work: 48 (two semesters)
Part B. Credits through research work: 32
Course work is spread over two semesters-semester-I and II
Semester I
Research Methodology and Spectroscopy
Solid State and Material Chemistry
Recent Developments in Chemistry of Natural Products
Advance Nano-Materials and Technology
Laboratory Course in Research Methodology and Spectroscopy
Laboratory Course in Solid state chemistry
Laboratory Course in Recent Developments in Chemistry of Natural Products
Laboratory Course in Advance Nano-Materials and Technology
Project work on literature review and techniques
Seminar and viva-voce examination on above (2+2)
Research Methodology and Spectroscopy
L-3, T-0, P-0, C-3 45 Hours
Research Methodology : Problem Identification and survey design, hypothesis generation and testing : collecting evidences and notion based correlation, survey literature and design, scope for the hypothetical problem and its formulation, designing and planning of research tools and experimentation, preparation of synopses, work plan and data collection, data processing using qualitative and quantitative analytical/statistical approaches, writing of abstracts, research projects, reports, papers, dissertation and thesis, (Formatting and submission of on-line manuscripts). General idea of seminars, symposia, workshops and conferences. Planning and making deliberations, General idea about impact factor of journals, IPR and patents.
Quantitative approaches in research methodology: Statistical tools and approaches, testing confidence limits normal binomial and Poisson distribution, method of least square and successive approximation, correlation and regression – Linear and non linear; multiple variable matrix and its analysis, drawing of good fit lines, slopes, correlation coefficients and their significance.
Separation Techniques – I : Introduction to basic separation techniques, general and fundamental concepts of chromatography, basic principles and application of thin, column, ion exchange and gel permeation chromatography techniques for qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Separation Techniques – II: Theory and applications of TLC-FID methods, basic theories, instrumentation and applications of gas – liquid and high performance liquid chromatographic techniques.
Basic Instrumentation: Basic instrumentation, detectors: sensors and transducers, digital and analog instruments, microprocessor based systems - spectrophotometers, atomic absorption/flame photometers, brief introduction of packages, tailoring of plots, and hyphenated (coupled) devices of measurements.
Using Computers: Importing and exporting of computer data – a knowledge of .pdf and .html formats, using notepad / word pad , MS Access and Adobe PageMaker, basic knowledge of programming and data processing, Two dimensional and three dimensional plots, Using Excel and Origin for graphical representations and computation, using SPSS and Mat lab , using internet and search engines, using power-point / flash / video for making deliberations.
Core level Spectroscopy: Core level spectroscopy, perturbation theory, density functional theory, Bloch theorem, Hellman-Fymann relation, quantum chemical approaches, molecular dynamics beyond Born Oppenheimer, exchange correlations, k-points, cells, super cells, ab-initio and empirical methods, molecular force fields and their elucidation, a step towards modeling, Molecular topology and their determination, Molecular index numbers, general idea about using material studio and molecular modeling software's.
Spectral Interpretation: Guidelines for the interpretation of UV spectra, Infra red spectra, NMR (1H,13C), and Mass Spectral data.
Combinatorial Spectral analysis : Using, UV, IR, 1H-,13C- NMR data, Mass spectral and chromatographic
Course In charge- Prof S. N. Limaye
Course Instructors- Prof A. K. Banerjee and Prof T. S. S. Rao
L-3, T-0, P-0, C-3 45 Hours
1. An Introduction to crystal structures: Close-packing, Body-centred and primitive structures, Symmetry, lattices and unit cells, crystalline solids, Lattice energy.
2. Physical Methods for characterizing solids: X-ray diffraction, Powder diffraction, Single crystal X-ray diffraction, Neutron diffraction, Electron Microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MAS NMR), Thermal analysis (Differential thermal analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis, Differential scanning calorimery), Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), Vibrational, UV-visible and Electron spectroscopies.
3. Preparative Methods: Introduction, High temperature ceramic methods, Microwave synthesis, Combustion synthesis, High pressure methods, Chemical vapour deposition, preparing single crystals, Intercalation.
4.1 Phase Transitions: Classifications, Magnetic and dielectric properties. Super conductivity: Conventional super conductors, high temperature super conductors, BCS theory.
4.2 Ionic conductivity and solid electrolytes: Typical ionic crystals, solid electrolytes (fast ion conductors, superionic conductors), Conductivity measurements, Applications of solid electrolytes.
4.3 Optical properties of solids, Laser.
5. Nano chemistry: one, two and three dimensional nano materials, Correlation to nanotechnology, Metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, Metal nanoclusters, Chemical synthesis, Self assembly processes, stabilisation, hard matter chemical confinements, spectral and microscopic characterization, physical properties, application in catalysis, Biomedical sciences and material sciences. Nano hazards.
Course In charge-Dr Vijay Verma
Course Instructors Prof. A. P. Mishra, and Shri R. C. Pawar
1. Solid state chemistry: An Introduction, Third edition Lesley E. Smart, Elaine A. Moore, Taylor & Francis
2. Solid State Chemistry and its Applications Anthony R. West, John Wiley & Sons
Recent Developments in Chemistry of Natural Products.
L-3, T-0,P-0,C-3 45 Hours
1. Prospects of Natural Products research in the 21st Century: - Introduction, use of natural products in traditional medicines, potential of natural products, Natural products in drug discovery and development.
2. Recent development in the research on naturally occurring flavonoids: - Introduction, Recently reported flavonoids, Biological and Pharmacological activities of flavonoids (Antioxidant activity, cyto-toxic activity, anticancer and anti-turmeric activities, cardio protective effect, anti-microbial activity).
3. Glycodrugs: - A new window for chemo-diversity and drug discovery from natural products- Introduction, Antibiotics, Anti-cancers and Anesthetics.
4. Alkaloids: - Recent developments in pharmacological, biological and medicinal aspects- Introduction, Antimicrobial activity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of alkaloids.
5. Terpenoids: - Old secondary metabolites with new therapeutic properties- Introduction, general biosynthesis of flavonoids and Ecological role of terpenoids and terpenoids in herbal medicines.
6. Essential Oils:- Introduction, manufacturing process, processing of essential oils, uses of essential oils and composition of essential oils.
Course In charge- Prof. R. N. Yadav
Course Instructors-Prof S. K. Shrivastava and Prof S. P. Shrivastava
L-3, T-0,P-0,C-3 45 Hours
Carbon Nanomaterials
History of nanomaterials, Carbon nanotubes: Single and multiwall carbon nanotubes. Fullerenes, Nanowire, nanorods, nanocone, nanofibre. Simple synthesis, and characterization. Applications.
Nano-chemistry of Photonic Crystals
Photonic band gap, periodic dielectric, nature photonic crystals, Bragg reflector, Butterfly-wings, Different applications.
Nanocomposite Hydrogels and Technology
Nanocomposite chemistry by polysaccharide hydrogels, Ionotropic gelation, difference between ordinary gels and ionotropic gels, Rayleigh – Bennard convection, Poly anions and poly cations, structure of alginate, method of fabrication of ionotropic gels by dissipative convective process. Cross-linking phenomenon, Cold bath and unidirectional freezing. Encapsulation of different nanoparticles and cells in ionotropic gels. Mechanical strength, its determination, Applications of ionotropic gels.
Fuel Cells Technology
Fuel Cell, History and background, Principle of fuel cells, difference between fuel cell and Carnot cycle technologies, William Grove fuel Cell, anode, cathode, electrolyte and interconnect of fuel cells. Stack of fuel cells, Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs), different materials used. Sketch designs of different SOFCs. Applications of Fuel cells.
History and background of superconductivity, Superconducting phenomenon, low temperature Superconductors, Bardeen – Cooper and Schrieffer Theory (BCS), Cooper pair, High temperature Superconductivity. Applications of Superconductors.
Books Suggested
1. Nanomaterials Chemistry: Recent Developments and New Directions by C. N. R. Rao, A. Muller and A. K. Cheetam, Willey- VCH Gmbh & Co.
2. Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and applications, by Guozhong Cao, Imperial College Press, London.
3. Nanomaterials (Architecture & Design) by Leydecker Sylvia, Springer Verlag
4. Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry by Catherine Brechignac, Philippe Houdy and Marcel Lathmani, Springer Verlag, Berlin
5. Solid State Chemistry and its Applications by A. R. West, John Wiley & Sons, NewYork
6. New Directions in Solid State Chemistry by C. N. R. Rao and G. Krishnan, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, London
Course In charge-Prof Farid Khan
Paper CHE-C-145
Laboratory Course in Research Methodology and Spectroscopy
1. Perform a quantitative analysis of two component mixture using spectrophotometric (or any other analytical method) and evaluate the statistical equation for the simultaneous determination.
2. Perform a quantitative analysis of three component mixture using spectrophotometric (or any other analytical method) and evaluate the statistical equation for the simultaneous determination.
3. Take a suitable complex of any one of the 3d- or 4d- transition metal and discuss its UV-visible spectra for cfse, magnetic properties and infra red spectra for elucidation of the complex structure.
4. Take a suitable molecule (preferably aliphatic or cyclic hetero atomic of more than 20 atoms) and use their UV-Visible spectra, IR, Mass spectra, 1H, 13C spectra in order to evaluate its 3D structure. Verify the same using PC model structure.
5. Evaluate PC model parameters for a known organic molecule or a coordinate compounds (with minimum coordination number of six or eight) and theoretically calculate pc model parameters.
6. Take a standard organic molecule and evaluate structural parameters using pc model. Predict the possible 1H, 13C, spectra, fragmentation parts and m/e ratio in order to evaluate its 3D structure. Predict its tR in standard Hexane medium.
7. Isolate given component of two or more than two components of cations using suitable complexone by means column chromatographic method
Course In charge- Prof S. N. Limaye
1. Co- precipitation as a precursor to solid state reaction.
2. Synthesis of Zeolites from solns and gels.
Synthesis of LiNbO3by sol-gel method.
4. Synthesis of calcium silicate hydrate by hydrothermal method.
5. Synthesis of BaTiO3 perovskite by solid state reaction method and its characterization by powder X-ray method.
6. Determination of dielectric constant of BaTiO3 material.
7. To verify the Arrhinius equation and determination of energy of activation for ionic conductors.
8. To study the relaxor behaviour of BaTiO3 material by impedance spectroscopy.
9. To calculate the molecular weight of polymers by Viscometry method.
10. To determine the symmetry and lattice parameters by CRYSFIRE software.
11. Fabrication of a solid state battery and estimating its cell performance.
12. Microwave assisted solid state synthesis of materials.
13. Evalution of Non isothermal degradation based solid state kinetic parameters.
14. Vibrational spectroscopy of solids.
Course In charge - Dr Vijay Varma
Laboratory course in Recent Developments on Chemistry of Natural Products.
1. Isolation and purification (by PC, TLC and CC) of the flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, glycodrugs and essential oils from medicinal plants.
2. Charaterisation of the compounds by spectral analysis viz. UV, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and Mass etc.
Books suggested:
1. K.Paech, M.V. Tracey, Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, vol-3rd, Springer-Berlag, 1955.
2. J.B.Harborn and T.J.Mabry, The Flavonoids Advances in Research, Chapman and Hall Limited, London, 1985.
3. G. Brahmchari, Chemistry of Natural Products, " Recent Trends and Developments Research Sign post, Trivendrum", 2006.
4. G. Brahmchari, Natural Products: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2009.
5. Modern Technology of Perfumes, Flavors and Essential Oils, National Institute of Industrial Research, Delhi.
Course In charge- Prof R. N. Yadav
Laboratory course in Advance Nano-Materials and Technology
1. Synthesis of nanoparticles using suitable reducing agents.
2. Interpretation of compounds by FT-IR spectra.
3. Face identification by Powder X–Ray Diffractometer.
4. Interpretation of porous materials by Thermogravimetric analysis.
5. Fabrication of simple fuel cells.
6. Rheological study and determination of molecular weight of polysaccharide/polymers.
Course In charge- Prof Farid Khan


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Emeritus Professor Erle Kauffman awarded The Paleontological Society's 2014 Medal
The Paleontological Society's medal is presented to a person whose eminence is based on advancement of knowledge in paleontology. Erle received the medal at the Society's annual meeting which was held in conjunction with the GSA annual meeting in Vancouver.
Earl is a Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, former Professor and Chair at the University of Colorado, and prior Curator of Paleobiology, U.S. National Museum. Erle pioneered recognition of the deep-water seaway in the Cretaceous Western Interior Basin of the USA by using high-resolution event stratigraphy and macrofossils. Erle specialized in taxonomy and systematics of Inoceramidae, showing that evolutionary rates of inoceramids were equivalent to those of the ammonites. Erle recognized the stepwise nature of the Cretaceous extinction. Major awards include an Honorary Masters, Oxford University, an Honorary Doctorate, Georg-August-Universität, the R.C. Moore Medal, the Gilbert Harris Award, and the W.H. Twenhofel Medal. Erle is a Past-President of the Paleontological Society, and Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Paleontological Society, and the AAAS.
Acceptance Speech
My first words this evening must of necessity be directed to the Paleontological Society and its selection committee for choosing me to receive this prestigious medal. I am profoundly grateful and deeply honored. I assure you that this award is one I shall treasure for the rest of my days and, although I have every intention of continuing my work in paleontology, I see it as crowning tribute to a career that already has brought me boundless joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.
On occasions such as this it is only natural to reflect on one's career, to recall its high points, and to remember those who helped advance it through selfless gifts of time and knowledge, far exceeding that to be expected of any teacher or mentor. In my case, such reflection takes me back many years, to my initial ventures in paleontological research as a University of Michigan graduate student. There I first described a new Ordovician trilobite under the watchful eye of Professor Erwin Stumm and, based on that, published my first paper in the Journal of Paleontology. With Dr. R. V. Kesling as co-author came my first Cretaceous paper and one that proved to be among the most popular I ever wrote: "An Upper Cretaceous ammonite bitten by a mososaur." It appeared in the University of Michigan Contributions to Paleontology – that widely acknowledged series that stands as a singular tribute to Michigan's paleontological prowess.
Yet it was the completion of my Ph.D. thesis, with Dr. J. A. Dorr as advisor, on the Middle and Upper Cretaceous geology of Huerfano Park in south-central Colorado, that truly cemented what was to become a passionate, career-long, love affair with the Cretaceous System and its biotas, particularly as developed in the continental Western Interior. Huerfano Park proved to be an area priceless beyond compare in which to develop my interests. Its faunas constituted an ecotone – a mixing zone of endemic, cool– to warm–temperate taxa, and subtropical faunas of southern origins. I became hooked on using molluscs – mostly ammonites and inoceramid bivalves – to solve a variety of paleontologic and stratigraphic problems. I record my deep indebtedness to the University of Michigan for all I learned there in my early years.
From Ann Arbor, I migrated to the U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, where I was entrenched for twenty years building what might be called the early mature segment of my research career. I was intently focused on the Western Interior Cretaceous System, but extended my field studies to include the Caribbean region, both for its proximity and the special opportunities it presented. This was a time of world travel, when I was invited to Europe and Asia and had the pleasure of looking at many classical Cretaceous sections and developing new collaborations and friendships that I will always cherish.
The second stint of my so-called mature career took me to the University of Colorado in Boulder, and thus to live where I mostly worked – in a state and a mountain system that I have loved since my youth. Like my time at the National Museum, it was deeply enriching to teach the science that I am so devoted to, and thus help prepare future generations to expand its boundaries. It was my privilege to advise many talented students who now occupy senior positions in academia, public service, or private enterprise, and are recognized as standard-bearers in the field. Too numerous to name, I simply thank them collectively for what they gave to me, both when we worked together as co-investigators, and subsequently as the close friends so many of them have become. Lastly, I gratefully acknowledge the warmth and generosity with which Indiana University has embraced me, as professor and now professor emeritus.
Now let me return to where I began and say a word or two about the place of paleontology today. As the story of life's history on Earth, from its primitive origins to the present day, and as a critical source of evidence for the fact of evolution, a course in paleontology should, to my way of thinking, be a requirement for all biology and geology students. The importance of this reaches farther and assumes a greater urgency today than it lacked even a decade or two ago. In recent years we have come to appreciate as never before the effects that global environmental change may wreak on the planet's biosphere. As with other branches of history, so with life history, we need to learn and understand from relevant events of the past. It is this critical context that paleontology provides.
The Paleontological Society is one of the premier world organizations charged with promoting paleontology as a key aspect of interdisciplinary science, and it must continue to do so if we are to learn more of the invaluable lessons that the history of life has to teach us. I salute the Society's efforts on our behalf.
To be recognized individually by such an organization as the Paleontological Society, as I have been today, requires me to say again how deeply honoured I am to be the recipient of the 2014 Paleontological Society Medal. Thank you.


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A black belt was awarded to Peter Graham Ford at a remembrance ceremony held at his house on Montgo, Jávea, on Sunday 7th January 2018. Over 150 guests and family attended the event which was to celebrate Peter's life, comradeship as well as his contribution as a karate-ka. The belt was presented to his wife Annie, by Peter's Sensei and President of the Spanish Club, Geovanny Sanchez Salazar 4th Dan. It is only the second time in the history of Washinkai that this honour has ever been awarded posthumously and was done so due to the high esteem in which Peter was held. Shihan Christopher Thompson 9th Dan, Chief Instructor of Washinkai Karate and head of the British Traditional Karate Association, made the registration which was supported by Shihan Francisco Gonzales (Paco) 7th Dan on behalf of the Valencian Karate Federation.
Peter tragically died on the 30th December 2017 after a three-month battle to combat serious injuries sustained when he was run over by a motorist whilst out exercising on his bicycle. A number of students that trained with Peter attended as well as Senior Instructor Sensei Sarah Lakin 4th Dan. In an emotional address to the gathering Sensei Geovanny spoke of Peter's dedication and perseverance. Peter embodied all the qualities of a true black belt, so it was only fitting that he should be awarded this honour. Alastair Morton 1st Dan and Portavoz for the club, spoke about the significance of being promoted to Shodan. A black belt is never given, it is only ever earned. Peter was a worthy recipient. The students performed Ipponme Kata, followed by 1st Dan Kata Seishan, with senior students and instructors, in his honour. Family and friends including Peter's son Alex, shared their recollections of his life; a life well-lived and rich in adventure.
Shihan Christopher Thompson has proposed that an annual trophy be created to reward students who showed the most perseverance in following the path of karate-do. The Peter Graham Ford Cup will be presented annually and will help to maintain the legacy of Peter and all those students who show a similar level of persistence and dedication. Peter's wife Annie, requested that there would be no flowers, instead a donation could be made to the Water-Aid charity which Peter cared so much about. Peter will be sorely missed by those that he loved and knew him, but his legacy will endure through the commemorative trophy.


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Here is a cute personalised Birthday gift box we made for Daniel's 25th. He's a MCFC fan, a guitar player and a cyclist so we encorporated all of these elements into his cupcakes.
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Manchester City, Guitar, Bike Personalised Cupcake Gift Box
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The first week of racing at Tatton Park's farm has gone in line with the bookies predictions as Bumble, a rare breed Hebridean, is at the top of the leader board as the event goes in to its first weekend.
The running has been soft all week but with conditions set to change there are high hopes that Beastie, the heaviest of the runners, will come in to form but results will be difficult to predict.
Thankfully all runners have completed this week's races although Honey, an outsider from Tatton's parkland, has threatened to be a non starter on a number of occasions. With the lure of food she got to the starting line on time.
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