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Brown-John: America's new civil war
The storyline in the movie Lincoln transpires at the end of America's Civil War (1861- 65). That cinematic historical tranche represents a tiny splinter of America's almost continuous historical experience with war and violence.
Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln. (AP Photo/DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox, David James)
From 1774 until 2013, a total of 239 years, essentially the United States has been free of some form of war engagement for 82 years (about one-third of its entire history).
America has engaged in no fewer than 72 wars and other violent internal and external engagements. In total, casualties include 848,163 battle dead and 1,531,036 wounded.
The 72 wars do not include other confrontations, for example, the 1859 "Pig War" whereby the United States stole the San Juan Islands (near Victoria) from British Canada; nor the almost war after 1844 in what was the Oregon Boundary dispute — the "54-40" battle cry which still resonates among Oregon's extremist Tea Partyers. This would have stripped Western Canada of all territory north of the 54-40 parallel (in line with Prince Rupert in north central B.C.).
And skirmishes like border raids in the Windsor-Niagara regions in the 1830s are not included in America's foreign wars.
America's formal Civil War was most costly in terms of lives lost and wounded. It is estimated that total civil war dead at 212,938, while wounded, for which only the North/Union figures are available, totalled 338,226.
By comparison, America's involvement in the Vietnam War recorded 58,272 dead (names on Vietnam War memorial in Washington, DC) and 304,000-plus wounded.
For this latter war, which lasted 10 years (1965-75), there is a sombre memorial in Washington DC. The memorial includes the names of eight women who died in the Vietnam War.
Ironically, while the Vietnam memorial honours those who died in that conflict, nobody seems prepared to recognize those who have died in America's ongoing internal civil war between, perhaps, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its adherents and America's civil society.
You see, apparently over the last 10 years (same duration as the Vietnam War), America has endured 130,000-plus deaths and 750,000-plus wounded from gun violence. The figures are almost double the dead and wounded in Vietnam. America's ongoing, re-renewed, civil war places America among the more dangerous places in the entire world.
Tragically, a large proportion of dead in this continuing American civil war have been women and children. And, because many have died in obscure and often brutal conditions, the publicity and shock impact of their diverse deaths is muted. Of course, mass murders of children and youths does draw temporary shock attention to the continuity of America's domestic civil war.
On the whole, however, Americans appear capable of ignoring the aggregate deaths and wounded. For, in some segments of American society, an obsessive passion for a version of rights alleged to exist under the U.S. Constitution's 2nd Amendment widely prevails. If Americans could be confined to "protecting" themselves with the weapons available when the Amendment was passed in 1791, life might just be a tad more civilized in America.
Unfortunately, as recently as 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court (DC vs. Heller) provided about as broad an interpretation to the 2nd Amendment as any NRA gun lover could have wished.
Perhaps, given Americans entrenched gun culture and its apparent perpetual civil war, it might be time to consider another sombre war memorial to all those who have died in America domestic gun violence.
Surely America 's civilian dead deserve some commemoration in parallel with those who died in Vietnam.
lbj@uwindsor.ca
Star Editorial: Senate follies: When the bills come in Mike Graston's Colour Cartoon For Friday, February 15, 2013

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Aimmune starts POSEIDON trial to treat peanut allergy
Aimmune Therapeutics has commenced the Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Study of Early Intervention for Desensitisation (POSEIDON) trial.
Aimmune's AR101 is currently under development for treatment of peanut allergy. Credit: caligula1995.
POSEIDON is a Phase III clinical study of AR101 for the treatment of peanut allergy in children aged one to three years.
The global, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of AR101.
It is expected to enrol 105 peanut-allergic children across five countries in North America and Europe.
Enrolment of the subjects will be based on a number of criteria, such as a documented clinical history of peanut allergy, positive skin prick tests, and placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC).
The subjects will be randomised in 2:1 ratio to undergo a dose escalation phase of around 22 weeks to reach once daily dose of 300mg of AR101 or placebo, before being treated with the same dose for nearly six months.
"Food allergies are a growing, potentially life-threatening condition with no approved treatments, and peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies."
Physicians are expected to use prophylactic antihistamines at their own discretion during the trial.
Once the trial ends, patients will undergo an exit DBPCFC.
The trial's primary efficacy endpoint is tolerating a 600mg single dose of peanut protein with mild symptoms in a progressive, exit, DBPCFC after around one year of treatment.
POSEIDON trial principal investigator Brian Vickery said: "Food allergies are a growing, potentially life-threatening condition with no approved treatments, and peanut allergy, which is often diagnosed in the first or second year of life, is one of the most common food allergies, affecting more than six million people in the United States and Europe.
"This trial represents the critical next step not only in validating that early immunotherapy in young peanut-allergic children is safe and highly effective, but in generating evidence that, pending approval, AR101 can be smoothly incorporated into allergists' practices to address the needs of children who can benefit."
Aimmune's AR101 is currently under development as a biologic oral immunotherapy for desensitisation of patients with peanut allergy.
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Red Sox World Series hero Eduardo Nunez reportedly opts to return to team in 2019
Nunez will help the Red Sox attempt to repeat as champions
By R.J. Anderson
The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series on Sunday, knocking off the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to complete one of the top team seasons in recent memory. Not even a full day later, one of their players has opted in for a chance at repeating: MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reported on Monday that Eduardo Nunez has exercised his $5 million player option.
Nunez's decision to forego free agency isn't surprising. He signed a one-year pact last winter worth $6 million after a three-year run that saw him average a 106 OPS+ and 24 steals. In 2018, his first full campaign with the Red Sox, he posted an 81 OPS+ and just seven steals. Combine his below-average offense with his poor defense and he tallied -1.1 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball Reference. That figure was the third-worst among the 144 players who finished with more than 500 plate appearances, ahead of only Chris Davis and Victor Martinez -- and yes, Martinez's season was such that he opted to retire.
When he was playing well, Nunez couldn't top $6 million on the open market, so it stands to reason bad Nunez was going to have to settle for less than that -- and likely less than the $5 million he'll make instead. Nunez will likely be okay returning as a reserve who sees action all over the infield, including spotting Rafael Devers at third base against southpaws. Nunez could also figure into the Red Sox's plans at second base, depending on how Dustin Pedroia's body holds up and whether Boston adds an outside Plan B to pair up with Brock Holt.
Although Nunez may have been lackluster in the regular season, he did author some pivotal moments in the World Series. His gritty performance in Game 3, when he seemed to hurt himself on two or three occasions, is likely to live on in Red Sox lore and he crushed a three-run homer in Boston's Game 1 win.
Nunez exercises player option with Sox


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Is New Europe just a dream?
The existence of various security, political, economic and social crises has generated many challenges in the European Union and the Eurozone. These challenges have led to a sharp decline in the popularity of traditional parties in Europe. As a result, nationalist parties have been able to increase their popularity with the public. The activity of the nationalist and extremist groups and movements in Europe has produced a lot of apprehensions among the leaders of the European Union making them uncomfortable. Under such circumstances, French President and German Chancellor are upset about the future of the Eurozone and the European Union. Which direction are the European Union and the Eurozone really moving to? Will the future of Europe ultimately be clear? These are the questions that vex Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron? Chancellor of Germany is still thinking of building a new Europe! Merkel and Macron both speak of a Europe which can withstand nationalism and far-right movements. But the realization of this common dream seems not so easy! Emmanuel Macron has lately stressed the need for building a stronger Europe! The French president insisted that his historic rebuilding of Europe and the Eurozone planned to reunite the EU with discontented citizens after a decade of financial and immigration problems, is urgent, not least to stalk rising far-right parties. But he cannot move without Germany's agreement. However, the French President and German Chancellor have little chance to face the internal crises of Europe! It is to be noted that the popularity of the French president has considerably fallen in recent days, following the surge in public discontent. And in Germany, Angela Merkel's coalition government is not well placed, and its popularity had a remarkable decrease during the recent months. As the German and French authorities do not face steady political conditions inside their own countries, perceptibly, this will also naturally reduce their maneuverability in Europe's equations. An overview of the political situation in Germany and France proves this very well. Definitely, neither Macron nor Merkel have the ability to escort and manage the new Europe as their presence at the head of their country's political equations is not assured in the near future. Several forecasters believe that Macron will face the same fate as Sarkozy and Hollande and he isn't going to win the next elections, which is to be held in 2022. Angela Merkel has also said that after 2021, she will not remain the Chancellor of Germany.
So, the target of the French President and German Chancellor of building the new Europe can't be realized in near future and Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron know it very well.
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While studying our services and products you may wish to ask many questions. Here you can find the answers to the frequently asked questions from our customers.
This page aims to provide answers to your questions concerning trading conditions of IFC Markets. IFC Markets is a leading financial company providing services in Forex and CFD markets.
This section provides information about trading platform, it contains answers to questions, like what is the difference between NetTradeX and MetaTrader?
Here you can find the answers to all your questions concerning money transfer in our system. IFC Markets is a leading financial company providing services in Forex and CFD markets.
In this page we introduce a list of questions where you can find the answers to your questions about forex trading, including what type of broker is IFC Markets, is it regulated, etc.
If the answers provided here do not meet your requirements, please, do not hesitate to contact us.
Do I need to pay any fees and surcharges?
Commission is charged for opening and closing positions on Stock CFDs. It varies depending on the Stock Exchange - the lowest fee is 0.1% of the position volume. For the U.S. stocks the commission is equal to $0.02 per 1 stock.
What is the minimum deposit amount required by IFC Markets?
Minimum allowed deposit amount depends on the trading account type.
There are no minimum deposit amount for NetTradeX Beginner and MetaTrader 4 Micro accounts.
For Standard account in NetTradeX it is $1000. For Standard account in MetaTrader 4 - $1000 for US dollar accounts, €1000 for Euro accounts and ¥100 000 for Japanese yen accounts.
What types of real (live) accounts does IFC Markets offer?
MetaTrader 4 - accounts Micro and Standard.
For more information see the Trading accounts section.
What are the initial deposit and current equity restrictions?
What trading volumes are offered?
IFC Markets offers different allowed trading volumes for different financial instruments and account types. Allowed trading volumes may also be limited by the free margin of your account.
In NetTradeX trading-analytical platform volumes are set in units of the base currency or asset, while in MetaTrader 4 it is set in lots.
In particular, for Beginner accounts the minimum volume for currency pairs is 100 units of base currency with a tick of 0.01 units. For example, you may have a deal in EURUSD with volume of 124.64EUR.
For more information about minimum and maximum trading volumes see the Trading Volumes for NetTradeX and MetaTrader 4 trading platforms.
What leverage size does IFC Markets offer?
For MetaTrader 4 accounts the leverage for trading Stock CFDs is always 1:40 (margin 2.5%). For NetTradeX accounts the leverage for trading Stock CFDs equals 1:40 if the account leverage is 1:40 or higher, or equals the account leverage if it is less than 1:40.
For MetaTrader 4 accounts the leverage for trading Commodity CFDs is always 1:40 (margin 2.5%). For Continuous Commodity CFDs the leverage equals the account leverage.
I have an account denominated in USD. Can I change it?
IFC Markets offers its clients accounts in American Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. You cannot change the denomination of your account, but you can open another account denominated in a different currency. Then you can simply transfer funds from your old account to your new one.
Can I change my leverage after opening an account?
Yes, you can change your leverage by logging in to your Profile, where the function of modifying leverage is available.
Do you offer a Partnership program?
Yes. IFC Markets offers a Partnership program. The partnership program has a two-level structure. It means that you will receive additional commissions for trading turnovers of the clients, attracted by your SubIBs. For more information, please, go to our partnership section.
Can I have an account in any currency?
You can open accounts in US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen in MetaTrader 4 and NetTradeX platforms.
Are there any payments to open an account?
No, there are no any fees to open an account. Opening an account is quick, easy and free. You just need to register in our Profile and open an account in one of our platforms from there. For more information, please, visit our page of Account types.
You can have as many accounts as you wish.
What documents do I need to authorize my profile?
You need to send the copy of your ID via email. It can be your Passport, Driving License or any other Identity document. It should be an attached image file with legible and clear details.
Why do I need to authorize my profile?
After authorizing your profile you will be able to perform bank card deposits and bank wire withdrawals. Profile authorization also provides you with additional security of your personal data and access to your trading accounts management. After authorizing your profile you will be able to restore your password by sending us a copy of your Identity Document.
Can I face a problem if my documents are not in English?
In general we accept the documents in any language. But we reserve the right to request documents in English or a notarized translation of them.
What address should I specify in my profile information?
You need to specify your address which can be associated with any of your personal payments via documents - so – called billing address (we usually do not require documents on such payments).
What leverage do you recommend?
For all inexperienced traders we recommend to start with 1:100 leverage. Such leverage fits best according to money management rules. For experienced traders the leverage depends on trading purposes and it is recommended to be discussed with your account manager.
IFC Markets provides fixed spreads for all groups of instruments, except for Stock CFDs. The lowest spread is 1.8. For Stock CFDs the spread corresponds to the real stock exchange trades.
What is short margin (stop-out) level?
You will have a Short Margin situation, if ratio of the balance taking into account profit/loss of the open positions to the margin value, reaches 10%. When facing a Short Margin, that is when margin level equals to 10%, positions will be closed, starting from the most unprofitable ones.
Do you offer trading signals?
No, we do not provide trading signals. But clients with MT4 accounts may use trading signals within the overall service of Metaquotes.
Does IFC Markets offer a free demo account?
Yes, IFC Markets offers a free demo account both for NetTradeX platform and MetaTrader 4. Demo accounts do not expire.
What instruments can I trade with IFC Markets?
We offer our clients trading with Currency pairs, Precious metals, Commodity CFDs, Index CFDs, Stock CFDs, unique gold instruments and personal composite instruments (PCIs). For details go to trading instruments specification page.
I am a USA resident. Can I trade with IFC Markets?
No. Unfortunately we are unable to open accounts for US residents at this time.
I'm new to Forex. Do you offer educational resources?
Yes, we provide educational materials for the beginners. Educational part of our website covers all the basics of trading in Forex and CFD markets, technical analysis and much more. Also we have several educational books that will be useful for the newcomers. For more information, please, go to trading books section.
Do you provide technical analysis?
Yes, IFC Markets provides technical analysis. You can find it in technical analysis section.
You may conduct technical analysis on your own (with popular technical indicators and graphical objects) in trading terminals offered by our company fpr PCs and mobile devices with Windows, Android, iOC, MacOS, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile systems.
Does IFC Markets offer an Economic calendar?
Yes, we offer a free Economic calendar to keep you up to date with upcoming economic data releases and events around the world. You can see it in Economic calendar section.
On the part of IFC Markets there is no fixed minimum replenishment amount. Minimum size of account replenishment depends on the selected method (billing system).
Are there fees for using your platforms?
There are no fees for using our platforms.
How can I log in to NetTradeX trading platform after opening an account from the Profile?
If you want to access your trading account for the first time (or from another PC), go to "File" in the main menu and choose "Create existent login" option from the context menu.
Enter your login name (rХХХХХ - for real account, or demoХХХХХХ - for demo account) and click "Next".
Select a type of account (Real or Demo) and click "Next".
Tick the "Save password" box (if you want to save your password), enter your password and click "Next".
After creating the login, you will see it in "Navigator" window, under the section "Logins". To log in you will just need to double click on it and press "OK" or right click on it, press "Connect" and "OK".
NOTE: Existent login is added only once on every PC you access your trading account from.
How can I add additional instruments to the "Market Watch" window in NetTradeX?
If you cannot find an instrument in the "Market Watch" window, please, go to "Trade" in the main menu and select "Instrument Browser" option of the context menu. In the opened window choose the group of instruments you are interested in, unfold it and select the instruments you want to add. Once selected the trading instruments, click on "Add to used instruments" button.
How can I open a new chart window in NetTradeX?
Select "Trade" in the main menu and choose "New chart" option from the context menu. In the opened window select the instrument, the chart of which you want to be displayed.
Right-clik on one of the trading instruments in the "Market Watch" window, select "Chart" option from the context menu and choose a timeframe in the pop-up menu.
Where can I find the minimum order distance for an instrument in NetTradeX?
Before setting an order, open "Trade" in the main menu and select "Instruments in Use" option from the context menu. In the opened window open up the groups of instruments and click on the instrument you are interested in. In the "Instrument Info" section on the right side you will see the "Min. Order Distance" information in pips. Let us note that the distance will be set in pips of the terminal, i.e., for example, for the most currency pairs the pip will be equal to 0.00001 (5th sign after the coma), and for the yen pairs – 0.001 (3rd sign after the coma).
How can I reduce the volume of my open position in NetTradeX?
You have opened Buy position on EURUSD pair with 10.000 volume. It can be reduced by an unlocked Sell position on EURUSD of a smaller volume.
Your initial 10.000 volume has been reduced to 8.000.
What can I do if my NetTradeX platform does not connect to the server?
Check your internet connection. If you are not able to solve the problem with your connection, ask your LAN administrator or your Internet provider's support service representative.
To connect to the server you need to establish a TCP connection at one of our server's addresses.
To find out our server's addresses, please, go to Settings, followed by Terminal, and open Network tab. Upper list contains the Real server's addresses, and lower list contains the Demo server's addresses. If all the servers are marked as active, you can deactivate some of them, removing ticks from the tick boxes and try to reconnect. If after these steps you could not establish a connection, contact your ISP support representative.
What mobile operating systems do your platforms support?
Our trading platforms support the following mobile operating systems: iOS, Android. Additionally, the NetTradeX platform supports Windows Phone and Windows Mobile operating systems.
Where can I find my account balance and trading history in MetaTrader 4?
You can see your account balance in the "Trade" tab of the "Terminal" window. Trading history can be seen by clicking on the "Account History" tab in the same window. You can also customize the history timeframes and get reports by right clicking on any line in your "Account History" tab.
What is the difference and which platform to choose: NetTradeX or MetaTrader 4?
NetTradeX and MetaTrader 4 have both the identical and different features. You can compare both platforms and choose the one that fits your trading requirements.
Can I use Expert Advisors or Robots with IFC Markets?
Yes, you can. We provide Program trading both for NetTradeX and MetaTrader 4. NetTradeX trading platform has a complimentary trading terminal which allows users to automate trading through the built in language NTL+. You can download the terminal from our website.
In MetaTrader 4 there is a possibility to automate the trade and technical analysis with the help of integrated program language MQL4. You can learn more information about automated trading from our program-trading section.
MQL4 and NTL+ are compatible, that is why advisors, scripts and indicators, created through MQL4 language in MetaTrader 4, can easily be run in NetTradeX after a little transformation on the basis of the offered standard compatibility library.
Trailing Stop regime provides a mechanism for automatic update of the linked order Stop Loss by the following rule: if the profit of the position becomes higher than the set fixed distance, Stop Loss order moves to the level at which the difference between the current market price and the order price is equal to this distance. If the Stop Loss order was not initially set, while Trailing Stop regime was set, when the profit of the position becomes equal to the set distance, Stop Loss order automatically is set at the opening price of the position. In NetTradeX platform Trailing Stop regime works in server mode, i.e. the regime is performed on the server even if the terminal of the client is turned off.
I forgot the password of my NetTradeX account. What should I do?
If you forgot the password of your demo account, you can request us to reset it by Live chat, E-mail or Skype. Otherwise, you can just open a new demo account.
If you have forgotten your Real account password, use the password reset form.
How to enable news feed on the NetTradeX terminal for PC?
Are there any limitations on available trading instruments depending on the trading platform?
Currency pairs, precious metals, continuous Index and Commodity CFDs, CFDs on US, German, English, Russian, Australian, Japanese and Chinese stocks, Gold instruments are equally available on both platforms. An opportunity to create personal composite instruments (PCIs) and to use such instruments from PCI library is realized also on NetTradeX platform.
How can I place a pending order in NetTradeX?
Select "Trade" from the main menu and click on "Set order".
Right-click on the line of the financial instrument in the "Market watch" window and choose "Set order" option from the context menu.
Right-click on "Chart" window of the financial instrument and select "Set order" from the context menu.
In "Open positions", "Sum open positions" and "Orders" windows right-click on the position (order) line of your preferable financial instrument and select "Set order" from the opened context menu.
How can I modify or delete a pending order in NetTradeX?
To delete the order in "Orders" window right-click on the line with the order and select "Delete" option from the context menu.
To modify the preset order in "Orders" window right-click on the line with the order and select "Edit" option from the opened context menu. "Orders" dialog window will be opened, where you can change any parameters of the order.
How can I place a market order using NetTradeX?
Choosing "Trade" from the main menu and clicking "Make deal".
How can I place a pending order on MetaTrader 4?
Select "Tools" from the main menu and click on "New order".
Click on "New order" button on the toolbar.
Right-click on one of the instruments in "Market watch" window and choose "New order" function from the context menu.
Right-click on "Chart" window of the financial instrument, choose "Trading" from the context menu and click on "New order".
Right-click on "Trade" window and select "New order" from the opened context menu.
How can I modify or delete a pending order in MetaTrader 4?
To delete or modify a pending order right-click on the line with the order in "Trade" window and select "Modify or Delete order" from the context menu.
How can I add additional instruments to the "Market Watch" window in MetaTrader4?
If you cannot find an instrument in the "Market Watch" window, please, right-click on one of the instruments in the window and select "Symbols" function. In the opened window "Symbols" choose the required instrument in the hierarchical list of instruments, left-clicking that instrument and press "Show" button.
How can I open a new chart window in MetaTrader 4?
Click on "New Chart" button on the toolbar.
Right-click on one of the instruments in the Market Watch window and select "Chart Window".
How can I reduce the volume of my open position in MetaTrader 4?
You can reduce the volume of your open position by closing a part of it. Right-click on your open position in "Trade" window, choose "Close Order" from the context menu. In the opened window set volume size you want to close and click "Close" button.
What server name should I use in the mobile terminals MetaTrader 4 for iOS and Android?
How can I make a deposit into my trading account?
Besides these worldwide payment systems the company offers specific payment systems for different regions, taking into consideration each region's requirements.
How can I withdraw funds from my trading account?
You can withdraw funds by the same method you have made a deposit. If you deposit via the bank card, the withdrawals will be performed via the bank wire.
How much am I charged for depositing/withdrawing funds?
You pay the commission of the payment system only. We do not charge any additional commissions; moreover, for some payment systems we compensate the commission of the payment system.
What is the fastest way to deposit/withdraw funds?
The fastest ways to deposit/withdraw funds are through online payment systems, as it will take only a few minutes.
Where can I find the web money protection code?
You can find the protection code of already performed request for withdrawal to your WebMoney purse in the Profile. Log in to your Profile, in the upper menu select Accounts, and open History tab. In the Withdrawals section you will see Comments column, which contains the protection code.
How long does it take you to process international wire transfers?
The bank trasfer processing time depends on the processing rules of the sender's bank, as well as on the total number of banks involved in the transfer. In most cases, processing should take from 2 to 3 business days. Sometimes, when a wire transfer is performed by a smaller bank which uses a number of other correspondent banks to realize wire transfers, it may take longer the wire transfer to be completed.
The processing of card transactions may take several minutes or more. The processing of electronic payment systems (WebMoney and others) may take several minutes and more.
Can I withdraw funds to my credit or debit card?
You cannot withdraw funds to your credit or debit card. You can only make a deposit through them and make a withdrawal to your bank account.
What documents do I need to send when making a deposit with my credit or debit card?
After making a deposit from your credit or debit card, you will need to provide us with the scan of your signed card (front and back) for crediting your account. For security purposes, IFC Markets Corp recommends covering all digits except the last 4 on the front of the card. The last 3 digits on the back of the card must be covered as well (IFCMARKETS. CORP. does not require the CVV/CVC code).
If your profile is not authorized, you will need to authorize it. For this purpose you will need to provide the scan of your passport or any other Identity Document.
What if my bank card's denominated currency differs from my trading account balance currency?
You won't face any problem. The conversion will be performed according to the bank exchange rates.
Can I deposit and withdraw funds 24/7?
You can make deposit and withdrawal requests 24/7, but it will be performed during the working hours of the Back Office (from Monday to Friday 06:00 to 18:00 (CET).
How long does withdrawal process take?
Usually withdrawal requests are processed during several minutes during the working hours of the Back Office (from Monday to Friday 06:00 to 18:00 (CET)). But we reserve up to 2 business days to process a withdrawal request in case of some difficulties.
Can I have multiple trading accounts and transfer funds between them?
Yes, you can have multiple trading accounts and transfer funds between them through internal transfer.
How often can I withdraw funds from my trading account?
You can withdraw funds from your trading account as often as you wish.
I made a request for withdrawal but still haven't got any money. What should I do?
In case of such a problem, you need to contact our Customer Support department.
IFC Markets does not have any restrictions regarding the withdrawal amount. You may only face limitations depending on the payment system you have chosen.
Does IFC Markets accept third party deposits?
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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
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Death April 24, 1367
Mother: Rixa of Werle
Father: Albert IIDuke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Siblings: Albert II of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry III of Brunswick-LüneburgOtto the MildDuke of Brunswick-LüneburgMagnus IDuke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Children: Otto IDuke of Brunswick-Göttingen
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Duke Ernest I of Brunswick-Göttingen (c. 1305 – 24 April 1367) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and was Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen from 1344 until his death.
Ernest was a son of Duke Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Göttingen and his wife, Rixa of Werle. In the division of 1286, his father had received the Principality of Göttingen and in 1292, he inherited Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from his childless brother William I. After his father's death in 1318, Ernest's older brother Otto the Mild took up government. After Otto died childless in 1344, Ernest and his older brother Magnus I divided the Duchy. Ernest received the Principality of Göttingen, which would remain separated from the rest of Brunswick for a while.
The principality of Göttingen, also known as the Upper Forest, was the poorest of the Welf principalities. It consisted at this time of the former County of Northeim, the cities of Göttingen, Uslar, Dransfeld, Munden and Gieselwerder and one half of Moringen. The city of Brunswick remained shared property of the various Dukes of Brunswick.
In 1339, Ernest married Elizabeth, a daughter of Landgrave Henry II "the Iron" of Hesse. With her, he had at least six children. The best known of these is his successor, Otto I. A younger son joined the clergy. Around the year 1364, Ernest handed some of the government business to his son Otto I. After Ernest's death in 1367, Otto I took over completely.
Not much in known about Ernest's rule, unlike his son's time in office. It is assumed that, like his predecessors, he fought alognside the cities in the area against the noble robber barons who held castles in the area. In his last years, he mostly lived in peace with his neighbours and had alliances with many of them. He was only at war with the Bishopric of Hildesheim and its allies, Mainz, Hesse, Waldeck and Hohnstein.
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Q: Pulse counter in verilog I am trying to build a pulse which is goes high for 8 pulses of clock and goes low for rest. So when enable and clock is high pulse goes high while after 8 pulses of clock pulse goes low. How can i implement and approach this in verilog. Here's what I have done till so far.
module clkgenerator(
  input clk,
  input [3:0] count = 4'b0,
  input enable,
  output andpulse
   );
  always@(posedge enable and posedge clk)
  begin
    andpulse <= 1;
      if(count == 4'b1000);
        andpulse <= 0;
        count <= 4'b0;
      else
        count <= count + 1;
      end
  endmodule

But this throws and error

Error: C:\altera\14.0\clkgenerator.v(3): near "=": syntax error,
  unexpected '=', expecting ')'

Need help.

A: This code generates HIGH output for 8 clock cycles as it detects positive edge of enable (as it seems to be what the problem asks).
As it is clear from your problem description, logic, and attempt, you do not need count as an input (you cannot initialize your input, because they are triggered from outside of the module). And as @Mortada stated, you should not put enable in the sensitivity list of the always block and it is better to detect positive edge of enable signal inside always block. Positive edge of enable means => previous value of enable was 0 and now it is 1. In addition, you should use an initial block to initialize your registers.So the following code should be fine:
module clkgenerator(
   input clk,
   input enable,
   output reg andpulse
);

reg [3:0] count;
reg previous_enable; //stores previous value of enable (1 clock earlier)
reg pulse_enable; //enables the pulse if positive edge of enable is detected
initial // this block is used to initialize the registers
begin
  count <= 4'b0000;
  andpulse <= 1'b0;
  pulse_enable <= 1'b0;
  previous_enable <= 1'b0;
end
always@(posedge clk)
begin
if(enable > previous_enable) //if enable > previous_enable it means positive edge was detected
     pulse_enable <= 1'b1; //makes if condition that generates the pulse True for 8 clock cycles
if(pulse_enable)
begin
  andpulse <= 1;
  if(count == 4'b1000)
  begin
    andpulse <= 0;
    count <= 4'b0;
    pulse_enable <= 1'b0;
  end
  else
    count <= count + 1;
end
else
  count <= 1'b0;

previous_enable <= enable; //to be used in next stage
end //end of always block
endmodule

//This code is error free

A: Try this:
change
   module clkgenerator(
  input clk,
  input [3:0] count = 4'b0,
  input enable,
  output andpulse
   );

to:
module clkgenerator(clk,count, enable, andpulse);
input clk, enable;
input [3:0] count = 4'b0000;
output andpulse;

Not sure if this will work.

A: *

*You have to declare count and andpulse as registers:
module clkgenerator(
   input clk,
   input reg [3:0] count = 4'b0,
   input enable,
   output reg andpulse
);

*You shouldn't put enable in the sensitivity list of the always block. Put it instead in an if condition:
always@(posedge clk)
if(enable)
begin
  andpulse <= 1;
  if(count == 4'b1000)
  begin
    andpulse <= 0;
    count <= 4'b0;
  end
  else
    count <= count + 1;
  end
endmodule

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Hendley's calculations assume that the average person cares only about nominal, time-insensitive returns. That is, that a dollar today is worth a dollar tomorrow. But we economists know (from all of our fancy-pants research) that, generally speaking, that's not how people make decisions. Instead, when most folks make personal-finance decisions, they take into account the time value of money.
The time value of money has two main components: inflation and personal valuation. While Hendley's main point is correct — recurring monthly charges can be costly in the long haul, and can dramatically affect your retirement savings — the real long-term cost of his cable bill isn't actually $132,683.
Citing research from Good Debt, Bad Debt and other sources, Hendley assumes a 10% annual rate of return on $100 monthly investments made for 25 years. His example assumes that we value $100 invested today the same as we value $100 invested 25 years from now. In reality, $100 today is likely to be worth much more than $100 in the future.
Note: One reason stocks need to show strong long-term growth (and why bonds pay interest) is that investors must be compensated for the time value of money. Otherwise, investors could use that cash for something else.
The inflation rate. In general, people react to the real (after-inflation) rate of return, not the nominal (pre-inflation) rate of return.
Your personal time value of money. What could you do with your money today other than put it in this investment? This is somewhat related to opportunity cost, and is very tough to measure on a personal level. We each have a different time value of money: For you, a 1% high-yield savings account may tempt you to save, but your brother may rather spend the money on a new car instead.
Returning to Hendley's cable bill, it's fine to assume constant rates over time to keep things simple. But to show the real cost of paying out for cable television, you have to work some economic magic. Which I've done for you, using a discounting routine (or a net present value calculation).
Note: Though I may be violating the sacred code of magicians economists, you can look behind the curtain to see my calculations with this Google spreadsheet.
When you look at savings in nominal terms — when you look at the raw numbers — you over-emphasize the value of future holdings. The future is uncertain. Inflation gnaws at your money, and consuming today is more pleasurable (and more certain) than consuming later.
This is a mistake that many people make when talking about personal finance. David Bach's famous "latte factor" (from The Automatic Millionaire and other books) is perhaps the most notable example of this fallacy. Bach ignored the time value of money.
Still, his primary point — that cutting recurring costs can help you meet your savings goals — is completely valid. Small, easy changes to your habits can have an enormous impact on your future financial status. But it's important to consider all of the factors. One way to do that is to use my spreadsheet (or something similar) to compute the net present value of the proposed savings.
When you do this, you can ask yourself questions like: "Would I rather have $30,000 today or cable television for the next 25 years?" There's no one right answer. It all depends on your time value of money.
Stephen Popick is a government economist and founder of Coffeecents.org, a personal finance program for young adults. He loves coffee, even if his habit will cost him a latte-a-day million in thirty years.
There are 31 reader responses to "The Time Value of Money (or Why 25 Years of Cable TV Doesn't Cost as Much as You Think)".
Nice article on personal finance that applies the Austrian Economic Theory on time preference and subjective value in case anyone has heard of these.
You are forgetting to apply the TVM to future price increase. Cable tv will most likely rise in cost along with inflation…therefore, your 30,000 could be more like 60,000.
The mistake that many make with TVM is that they forget to apply it to both sides of the ledger.
@2. We don't know that cable will go up. It might go down because of becoming an "old technology".
Don't forget to add into calculations like this the impact removing something from your life would have (or not have). I use netflix's streaming only service instead of cable, it's $7.99 a month. I watch at most 5-6 hours of tv a week. If I had cable I'd be paying somewhere around $4 for every hour of tv I watched which isn't worth it for me.
A household of more people who watches 40 hours a week of tv cable may be of far more value. Each hour of tv watched would be closer to $0.80.
The other factor is the individual's personal valuation of their cable television service. If cable t.v. is an essential part of their social, home or family life then the service may very well be worth 30k to the individual.
This is really thought-provoking! I was an econ major in college and had never really considered TVM in reverse like that.
How much more is your time worth if you do not watch TV apart from the cable cost?
Just asked my cable company today ( Oceanic in Hawaii) how much a local stations only basic cable would cost a month. $13 Where we live we need cable to get TV snow free but I am thinking of ditching all the extra channels.
Yup… with many of these "wants" you aren't chopping as much out of your future earnings as you might think. The key for my family is reducing outgoing cash flow and the potential impact on financial security. Either a) you have a higher free cash flow every month or b) you can accelerate debt reduction.
Per your logic ("We don't know that cable will go up"), we also don't know that inflation is going to be 3%– we could have deflation, we could have hyperinflation, we could be invaded by China, but this is a simple calculation, not a crystal ball.
If we are assuming 3% inflation (even though "anything could happen" ) it's also reasonable to assume a corresponding rise in cable prices. Otherwise formulas would make no sense since we don't know what the future will bring.
"Cable" in this context is just shorthand for "tv feed". And it's reasonable to assume a price increase for your tv feed. Just because "cable" might be delivered via encrypted WiFi in the future, it doesn't follow that the price of feeding your TV with shows will go down. Also it doesn't follow that if the cost of tv feeds goes down the money won't be spent on future forms of entertainment not available today.
Look at cellphone vs. old landline. While landlines might be cheap, people are likely spending more, not less, on phone bills.
Another case–people are spending less on recorded music today, but they are spending a lot more on music playing hardware/software they didn't need before– including smartphones. And they are spending money on internet fees and data plans instead of records. The cost gets shifted but doesn't go away.
Anyway, it's just reasonable to assume inflation for "cable prices" because in the context of this article this just means, ultimately, superfluous monthly subscriptions, and there is no basis to reasonably assume that superfluous spending should not grow along with inflation. If anything, superfluous spending tends to grow when we get accustomed to it. "Only $25 extra a month to add the deluxe package! What a deal!"– etc.
Please note that there is only so much abstraction I can do in any discussion on the time value of money given a set word limit. Obviously, I made some assumptions.
Two regular typos and what looks like one BIG typo.
Anyone want to proof read this article and fix the typos?
Considering this is a labor of love, joe, nicole, and samantha, i figure two typos is pretty good for free labor.
I'm not following all of that, but I think I got the main point, money isn't worth as much in the future because of inflation so assuming you will be 10% richer in a year is a mistake.
Where I run off course though is the $30000 today. If I stopped paying for cable I would not have $30000. If I did have 30,000, I could put it in a bond fund earning 3.3%, beat inflation by .3% and use the proceeds to pay for my cable again.
I think what you really did was calculate the value of the $100 (inflation adjusted) perpetuity. i.e. What I'm worth as a paying customer to the Cable company in present value.
What might be a more illustrative technique is going back to your example of the 63k though. I get a bit confused by this whole thing. Lets say I'm 30 years old today. Based on your calculation if I stopped paying for cable I would have 63k when I turned 55. I don't know how long I'm going to live so I want that money to continue to survive inflation adjusted into eternity, which means I can access about 5% of it to continue to beat inflation and keep growing. so that 63k I have is worth 30k in todays dollars, and I can draw 5% of it or $1500/year. Divide that into a monthly allotment, and you get about $130. Which means I can either have my cable today, and work until I die, or forgo my cable today and have my cable (plus maybe a few lattes) from my 55th birthday until I die, and leave my kids an inheritance.
TVM is great for pointing out the flaws in the 0% interest deals for new cars.
Thanks for your work, we all appreciate it, and the spelling nazis contribute nothing to the discussion.
I do think however dmm's suggestion is simple and abstract enough to work into the formula while making it more accurate.
The $100 at 3% annual price increase over 25 years ends up as a $209.38 monthly fee. That's more than double today's price, so it's not a trivial factor in the calculation.
I think the article you refute fails to account for that also (not sure). But if the price of cable goes up from $100 to $105 in a year, people simply pay the increase to keep their service. It's normal behavior.
So in the PV formula, if I understand it correctly, the numerator should be a series of recursive 3% increases to reflect inflation, rather than a simple multiplication. This is important because, as dmm says, compound interest should be accounted for on both sides of the ledger; and with it being the most powerful force in the universe, I'd argue that it can't be ignored without peril– unless I'm missing something in the calculations.
My previous long post (i tend to ramble, i know) was directed at refuting Amanda's argument that "cable prices may go down', not at your article. I didn't mean that you should include every possible factor in the equation.
Cable prices historically have increased faster than the overall rate of inflation.
Here what used to be 40 channels for $15/month is now 70 channels – for $60/month.
I would expect that trend to continue.
A year ago I chose to hang an outdoor antenna indoors, simply pointing out the window, and I now get all locals plus a couple of stations 60 miles away.
I buy other shows I want commercial-free via iTunes or from Amazon's Unbox.
My wife and I have gone off and on cable for the past several years. The real issue with most things has more to do with the value (or marginal utility as economists might say?) than anything else….in most instances. During football season I find cable to be worth the price each month. Otherwise, I generally do not. The only issue for us is that there is no good way to get basic where we live, so if you go off paid tv you pretty much have no television at all. With the internet and some simple wiring that is not such a big deal anymore.
I dunno, when I get called on a typo, I just fix it. I don't really see any need to attack folks who point them out, especially when they're kind of funny typos.
Thank you for fixing them, btw.
I've never seen or paid a cable bill in the US… but do ya'll really pay $100 a month for cable? Or is that amount just aiming towards the high end for the purpose of the original article?
In Mexico I pay $27 a month for satellite service with about 100 channels.
@ Nicole – ok, typos are fixable, but only worth bothering with them when they confuse meaning, and when someone comes on the blog just to scream "Typo!" everywhere without saying anything else (not just in this thread), it's a little irking, kinda like "cacao!" in Portlandia.
I didn't read the original article, but this is still very timely. I just contacted my cable company earlier this week to get rid of the signal I was getting. Currently, I pay 86 a month for cable tv (no digital box) and cable internet. I will drop this by 50 bucks a month by removing the television. In it's place, I bought an HD Antenna (originally 80, got it for 45 because the box was opened. Lifetime warranty) and netflix with 1 DVD. That's a savings of $40 a year and $480 a year! Plus, since I live in the Philly area, I got almost 40 channels over the air! May not be a viable option for someone living in the boonies, but it sure makes sense for myself and my girlfriend.
I don't think it's worth 50 bucks a month to watch king of queens, everybody loves ramond, and law and order (or filler TV as I like to call it).
Not to hijack this thread, but if at least three people noticed an error, shouldn't it be pointed out? If it takes just a little bit out of the experience, then shouldn't it be fixed for later readers?
I freely admit that I have nothing to contribute to this discussion, I found it a little difficult to follow, but if I have something to contribute to readability, then I will.
Again… not trying to say that anything's bad, just trying to be helpful!
sorry if i was harsh, i just felt people were ganging up on the guy and i guess felt compelled to come to his defense (not that he needs it– it's just an instinct of mine). ok, let's all be friends again.
Rather than considering the PRESENT VALUE, wouldn't it make more sense to consider the FUTURE VALUE?
Because of the time value of money, that cable TV is likely to take a far bigger bite out of your retirement than the $130k suggests. It could easily force you to work an additional one or two years, or alternatively cut your retirement income by $5k-$10k/year. Try running the numbers on that one?
These monthly bills add up very rapidly.
Yeah, to the typo folks (Samantha is one, but there were 3 in a row which was irksome), really folks, as the author I don't actually post the darn thing. It was submitted and revised by someone who is not me. The typos (which I do not know what they were) may have been my hand or someone else's.
The typo comments added nothing, because they didn't state where the typo was. Further, while I admin the forums, I have no control over the editing of posts, as is true of my guest authors on this blog. So, yeah.
The formula I used accounted for what you could get if you invested the money at a fixed rate (I assumed a real rate of 5%). Thus, the future value of money was accounted for, because I treated the 100 stream of payments as instead a stream of investments.
If you just shop around for a good and cheap TV provider you wouldn't spend more than $45.00 a month. I work for DISH Network and they have their lowest package starting at $44.99 a month, and that's without any promotional offers. Cable companies are a lot higher in pricing than DISH. That package is 120 channels. So shopping around would make a huge difference in the price you pay for TV.
Neat example. Of course all varies depending on your assumptions. Like that 10% return or the 3% rate of inflation.
What it all boils down to is one's awareness of choices. If you "go with the flow" and spend your money with abandon on whatever fancies you (and usually it's influenced by ads and example of people that surround you) then not knowing how your money go down the drain and you are left with no assets to pursue your own dreams. And the stuff you purchased turns into ash in your hands as it turns out that you don't value it after all and it's junk for you.
The perceived value of return for money is then not zero but negative because you can't stop thinking what you could buy for it instead of that junk in your hands. Of course we are masters of illusion and so we pretend before others that that's what we wanted all along. Sometimes we even believe in it ourselves.
We buy into lifestyles presented to us on ads on TV – a classy house, classy furniture, stylish clothes etc. Once you buy one thing you tend to buy another simply because it's a missing jigsaw piece to the "lifestyle" you bought into.
What escapes many is that it's not their lifestyle, or rather it's not a kind of life they want. If you take note of the TV adverts you can see that they all connect happy people with an advertised product. That's it! What we want is to be happy, but we associate the happiness with the wrong things because we are so conditioned by our commercialized culture.
What I wanted to say is, the biggest return for money is happiness. Use your money wisely, with awareness what gives you happiness and what not. If for example you're most happy spending time with your children, use the money to be able to spend more time with your children, and avoid situation when earning money drags you away from that.
When you act with this awareness, you get the best return for money every time.


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Once again Hulu can't tell the difference between a web browser and a web browser
March 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Net TV | 2 Comments
It looks like they've done it again.
Hulu, the US-only video-on-demand service, has reportedly blocked Kylo, a newly released web browser, from accessing its site.
The crime? Being too damn TV-friendly. It's a story reminiscent of the Hulu/Boxee fiasco.
As Dave Zatz described it: "Kylo is a custom Mozilla app designed for couch-based content consumption. Assuming you have a computer connected to your television."
In other words, it's basically a Mac/Windows web browser, just like any other, except it has a UI that's somewhat designed for 10-foot operation in front of the telly.
That's a no-go for Hulu it seems.
As I noted at the time when TV-friendly media browser Boxee was first blocked, it's a ridiculous move on many levels:
Not least is the fact that, in relation to Hulu, technically speaking Boxee is just a web browser that happens to be optimized for a 'ten foot' or TV-like viewing experience rather than for when you're sat directly in front of the PC. And crucially, since Boxee has yet to license its software to set-top box makers or build a box of its own, the only way to get Boxee content onto a TV is via a PC (aside from running Boxee on a hacked AppleTV). Once the PC is using the TV as its monitor, any content can be displayed on the television, including using a standard web browser such as Firefox, IE or Safari to access Hulu or any online video site. All Boxee has done is design a better browsing experience for when you're sat further away. In other words, Boxee alone doesn't enable Hulu to be viewed on the TV, it just makes it more convenient.
In terms of the business case, Boxee hasn't done anything wrong either. It doesn't remove the ads that are embedded in Hulu content, no does it run ads of its own. Its only crime, as already stated, is that Boxee has made it more convenient to view television content on a PC connected to a TV. Oh the irony.
Hulu, of course, will blame the studios, many of which have a stake in the company anyway. And what's even more odd is that Hulu offers its own TV-friendly web browser, which the content providers seem to be OK with.
Madness I tell you.
Hulu, Kylo
Hulu blocks Boxee, could Firefox, IE and Safari be next?
Hulu really hates the TV, PlayStation 3 blocked
Boxee grows up with official Major League Baseball streaming partnership
Hulu takes on Boxee (sort of) with its own desktop app
2 Responses to "Once again Hulu can't tell the difference between a web browser and a web browser"
jeffimig says:
The big joke is how INCREDIBLY BAD hulu's own Mac app is. I finally broke down and tried it about a month ago… it is truly primitive and lame. Unusable.
niya verma says:


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Entry from March 29, 2005
"Let's go to the videotape!"
Warner Wolf did the evening sports for several newscasts for many years. His catchphrase was "Let's go to the videotape!" to cue the sports highlights.
20 January 2005, New York Post, "5 Questions for Warner Wolf," pg. 62:
Q: When you came up with "Let's go to the videotape," what was the story behind it?
A: When they first put me on television it was about 1969. There wasn't too much videotape then. We mostly shot our own games with film. Through the late-night syndication, it was a Warriors-Bucks game. Kareem Abdul Jabbar was going against Nate Thurmond. I said, "The Warriors led 98-90 in the fourth quarter and look at this defense that Thurmond puts on Jabbar." No tape came up. So I said, "You have to look at this exchange between the two of them, between Nate Thurmond and Kareem." No tape. Finally, Isaid to the director in the booth, his name was Ernie Bauer, "Ernie, let's go to the videotape." And the tape rolled. After the show, Ernie came out and said, "Warner, that's great. I'm doing 25 things in there. When you said, "Let's go to the videotape," I immediately punched it up. So do it again tomorrow night."
20 November 1978, New York Times, pg. C2:
He is quickly becoming identified with his regular nightly cry: "Let's go to the videotape!" That means it's time for game highlights, during which he frequently finds fault with officials, coaches, players and owners.
10 June 1980, New York Times, "Warner Wolf Allowed to Shift to CBS," pg. C19:
Mr. Wolf carved out an identity on the shows by combining a breakneck-speed delivery and unabashed exuberance with an instinct for cliched but catchy phrases, including, "Let's go to the videotape," "Gimme a break" and "Swish," which was used to celebrate deft shots in basketball.
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Aside from being side by side shotgun enthusiasts, Doug and Jamie are also certified health and fitness trainers!
It's hard hunting upland birds. Hunting the prairies of Montana, the rocky deserts of Arizona, or pushing miles of CRP fields in Kansas all require us to be in good shape. On a desert quail hunt I average about 12 miles a day for about 3 days in a row. This is a tough 36 miles when you are carrying a six pound gun, ammo, a lot of water, food, and some basic dog supplies. You are wearing boots, and possibly chaps walking on loose rock and sand with cactus everywhere. You (and your dog) really have to be in good shape to even enjoy a hunt like this and I must say, it is safer too.
As a seasoned personal trainer, I would like to share a few basic things that an upland gunner should do to be in good shape for hunting. First, start with a good consistent cardio routine. My wife and I walk our bird dog, Emma, every day. We try for a brisk walk for 30-45 minutes each time. About 3 of those days we increase the walking time to a full hour and incorporate some jogging . Make an effort to allow your dog some off-leash running time so she builds endurance strength even in the off season. If I am going on a mountain-grouse hunt, I will start using the stepper at the gym 3 times a week for 3-4 weeks prior to the hunt. This will help me with climbing over logs, up hills, etc. Lose any excess weight. When hunting you do not want to carry any extra body weight. Not only is it tiring, it is very hard on your knees, hips and lower back. Stretch after your cardio! You want to stay limber. You must also keep your bird dog healthy, strong, and lean.
Eat healthy! Drink half your body weight in ounces of water daily. For example, a 200 lb man should drink 100 oz. of water per day. More may be needed if you are out in the sun. Remember, you are what you eat!
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Unsigned artist wins MTV Brand New
Pip Ellwood-Hughes February 1, 2013
Unsigned singer-songwriter Ebony Day has been announced as the winner of MTV Brand New for 2013.
Ebony is the first ever unsigned artist to win the award and was selected following a month of public voting and three exclusive MTV Brand New for 2013 showcases presented by Emporio Armani Diamonds. She will receive ongoing priority support throughout 2013 as well as editorial and promotional support across MTV's UK channels and websites.
"I'm so overwhelmed that my fans have made this win possible for me! It's all down to their ongoing support and hard work that I have won MTV's Brand New of 2013 and I can't thank them enough. This is a dream come true for me, I've never been happier," said Ebony Day.
MTV Brand New for 2013 will premiere on MTV Music on 24th February.


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Q: There is no implicit reference conversion from 'WSS_Common.Helper.ApplicationUser' to 'Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.IdentityUser'? I've changed the Primary Key for Users in ASP.NET Identity following
this documentation and after successfully completing that I'm getting the following errors.
I've tried GetUserId but it's not working.
Here is the error in WSSCONTEXT.cs

public class Context : Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser>
    {
        public Context() : base("name=Context")
        {
            System.Data.Entity.Database.SetInitializer(
                new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<Context,
                WSS_Common.Migrations.Configuration>("Context")
                );
        }

and the error pointing identityConfig.cs

 public class ApplicationUserManager : UserManager<ApplicationUser,int>
    {
        public ApplicationUserManager(IUserStore<ApplicationUser,int> store)
            : base(store)
        {
        }


Andersen's stories were filled with auto-biographical elements. He was obsessed with his own story, writing three published non-fictional auto-biographies throughout his life, the first at just 27 years old. The son of a poor shoemaker, Andersen developed an obsession with both shoes and feet that was reflected in stories like The Red Shoes, The Galoshes of Fortune, and The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf, among others. The Ugly Duckling is another of Andersen's transparently auto-biographical fairy tales that harks back to his own childhood. Like the ugly duckling, Andersen was no stranger to cruel taunts; he was an awkward and unattractive man once described thus: "His arms and legs were long and thin and out of all proportion, his hands were broad and flat, and his feet of such giant dimensions that it seemed reasonable that no-one would ever have thought of stealing his boots. His nose was in the so-called Roman style, but so disproportionately large that it seemed to dominate his whole face" (Wullschlager 7). But just as the ugly duckling finally grew into a beautiful swan, Andersen likewise finally grew into his own skin, finding money and fame in a world that appreciated him for his talents.
The Little Mermaid is deeply biographical on many levels; both the Little Mermaid and Andersen grew up feeling trapped. The Little Mermaid was stuck, restricted to the bottom of the ocean, much like Andersen felt confined within his small hometown of Odense. Upon turning 15, The little mermaid is finally allowed to surface, and able to explore the world. Likewise, Andersen finally left Odense at a similar age, and headed for Copenhagen, a place which he had similarly longed for. Despite finally being free, there is still the essence of the outsider in them both, and each of their stories conveys a sense of alienation. As much as they longed to join the outside world neither quite fits in when they are finally able to. The little mermaid has her tail which keeps her bound to the water, while Andersen's lanky awkwardness and social unease kept him apart. Andersen also famously died a virgin, and The Little Mermaid reflects his inability to understand and create functional adult relationships.
Wullschlager suggests that that Andersen felt safe in the fairy tale format; that they appealed to him because they "derived in some sense from his feelings of exclusion from the adult world around him. For Andersen, the fairy tale was a form in which he could express forbidden emotions and thoughts without, as it were, being caught" (153). This fits with Andersen's love of portraying himself within an air of innocence, but also his inability to express himself. This feeling of voicelessness is mirrored in The Little Mermaid, where she sacrifices her voice to the sea-witch in return for a pair of legs. As much as the Prince adores The Little Mermaid, without her voice she is nothing more to him than a little pet he can dress up and have follow him around. Eventually he falls in love with another, mistakenly thinking she is the girl that saved him, and the little mermaid cannot tell him that she is the one he should love.
Andersen's writing of The Little Mermaid coincided with his own obsessive love for his longtime friend Edvard Collins, and Edvard's own marriage. Collins was the son of one of Andersen's main patrons and Andersen spent a lot of time with the family while he was starting his career. Andersen was never exclusively homosexual, he fell in love with both women and men throughout his life, but he seemed to prefer those who he could never truly obtain. He often created love triads, where he would fall in love with a woman that he could not have, and then establish a close relationship with a male figure in her life based on his unrequited passion. While this could be speculated as a method invoked to cover his homosexual leanings, it also gave him distance. By adding a third person to the relationship Andersen avoided direct intimacy, giving him a way to keep love firmly in the realm of fantasy.
Andersen was distraught at the marriage of Edvard and Henrietta, and the loss of his fantasy. He wrote to Edvard just before his wedding proclaiming "No one have I been so angry at as you! No one have I wanted to thrash as much as you, no one has brought more tears to my eyes, but neither has anyone been loved so much by me as you" (Wullschlager 161-162). This echoes in The Little Mermaid, for no matter how much she loves the prince, no matter how much she has sacrificed to be with him, he loves another and promises himself to her, completely oblivious to The Little Mermaid's pain. She suffers in silence, dancing at his wedding despite the knife-like pain coursing through her legs, and remaining true to him even when it means she will die. The Little Mermaid willingly suffers through her love because her love is true, even when unrequited, and she chooses her own death over his.
In his letters to Edvard, Andersen expressed his desire for them to be re-united in eternity, and a hope for their future in death: "Oh, is there an eternal life… there we shall learn to understand and appreciate each other. There I shall no longer be the destitute one, needing friends and appreciation, there we shall be equal" (Wullschlager 162). While The Little Mermaid lost her own prince forever, Andersen hoped that with Edvard he had not. At the time of his death, he was buried in a triple space, requesting that Edvard and Henriette be buried with him. They eventually were, and it seemed for a moment that Andersen may have a second chance at getting his happily ever after, but heartbreakingly Edvard and Henrietta were later moved into the Collins family plot, and Andersen remains buried, all alone in a triple plot, with only their ghosts.


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Q: Abstract proof of Fundamental Theorem of Algebra I have been reading up on the topological proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.How can one prove it more abstractly?given that the polynomial is a map from topological field S to itself,what is are the additional properties S should satisfy for FTA to be true?

A: Here is my intuiutve understanding of the winding number proof of the FTA:
Given a degree-$n$ polynomial $f(z) = a_nz^n + \cdots + a_1z + a_0$, for a "large enough" circle $\gamma_R:[0,1]\to \Bbb C$ (centered at the origin, radius $R$), the curve $f(\gamma_R(t))$ behaves basically like $a_n\gamma_R(t)^n$, going around the origin $n$ times.
For a "small enough" circle $\gamma_r$ (still centered at the origin, radius $r$), on the other hand, $f(\gamma_r(t))$ behaves much like $a_1\gamma_r(t) + a_0$, not necessarily going around the origin at all (and if it does go around the origin no matter how small $r$ is, then $a_0 = 0$, and $z = 0$ is a root of $f$).
As you continually increase the radius from $r$ to $R$, the number of times the corresponding $f(\gamma)$ goes around the origin must increase from $0$ to $n$. As the curve $f(\gamma)$ changes continuously with the radius, at some point it must therefore pass through the origin. Thus $f$ has a root.
The closedness of the curves $\gamma$ ensures that this increase in winding number cannot come from the end points themselves winding around the origin, the way you would wind a rope around a pole. Thus they must come from the curve actually passing through the origin at some stage.
More technically, the function from $[r,R]\to\Bbb N$ given by this winding number is continuous. And since it's not constant, it must be undefined at some points. The only way the winding number is undefined is if the curve passes through the origin.


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You can listen to podcast episodes on your device of choice—phone, laptop, tablet, smartwatch, or desktop. Once you decide which device to use, you can begin to access and download episodes. If you have an iPhone or iPad, the Apple Podcast app is probably already downloaded and accessible on your device. If not, go to the iTunes App Store, search for the Apple Podcast app, and download it to your device. Tap the icon and start browsing. When you find a podcast that interests you, download the episodes and start listening.
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Anytime. On your commute, on a run, while cooking dinner, while cross-stitching, while gardening. You'll find that many moments in your day can be improved by a jaunt into a fascinating podcast. All you have to do is pop in your ear buds for unlimited entertainment and education.
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If you listen to podcasts, what are your favorites? What subjects do you (or would you) enjoy listening to and learning about?


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Q: Behavior callbacks and contain conflict I made a TranslatableBehavior with an afterFind() function to modify my output, and it works as I want it to, but only on primary results. When I call the model as contained to another model, the callback function does not activate.
My structure is like this:
Category hasMany CategoryDynamic (dynamic table contains the translations).
Category hasMany Item
Item hasMany ItemDynamic (again, here are the item translations)

Both Category and Item have the Translatable behavior. When I make the following query:
$current = $this->Category->find('first', array(
    'conditions' => array('Category.id' => $root),
    'contain' => array(
        'CategoryDynamic',
        'Item' => array(
            'ItemDynamic'
        ),
    ),
));

it is called for the categories, and not the items. Is there a way I can make this work with contain?

A: Only the main Model (Category in your case) will trigger the callback.
Unfortunately, if you want to trigger the callback for the others, you'll need to run separate queries.

A: Please specify the fields for other models.
If you are using TranslateBehavior in alongside containable issue, be sure to set the 'fields' key for your queries. Otherwise you could end up with invalid SQL generated.
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/behaviors/translate.html


We propose a method to design an intrinsic observer guaranteeing that the Riemannian distance between the estimate it generates and the state of the system is decreasing in time, at least locally. The design relies on the existence of a Riemannian metric, the Lie derivative of which along the system vector field is negative in the space tangent to the level sets of the output function. We show that, at least when the system is uniformly strongly infinitesimally observable (i.e., each time-varying linear system resulting from the linearization along a solution to the system satisfies a uniform observability property), there exists such a metric and it can be obtained as a solution to an algebraic-like Riccati equation. For such systems, we propose also an algorithm to numerically approximate the metric by griding the space and integrating ordinary differential equations.


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<!-- -*- coding: utf-8-unix; -*- -->

% jparsec: Parsing Made Easy
% Arnaud Bailly
% 2013-09

# Traditional Parsing

* The Dragon Book !
* Lexer: Transforms stream of characters into stream of tokens
    * lex, jlex...
* Parser: Transform stream of tokens into syntax trees
    * yacc, bison, javacc, antlr...

# What's Wrong?

* Separate compilation process → More complex builds
* Grammar is expressed in a different language (EBNF), usually mixed with *semantic rules* in target language → Not type-safe, no IDE support...
* Testing and debugging is hard and painful ("shift-reduce conflict" anyone?)

# What is a Parser Actually?

Any parsing rule is a *function* that takes as input a stream of characters and returns some  $T$
and *remaining* input:

$$
  \pi : \Sigma^* \rightarrow (T, \Sigma^*)
$$

A *full parser* is a parser that produces $(T,\epsilon)$ from its input, eg. it consumes all its input and returns some produced
value.

# Parser Combinators

* Parser combinators extend this idea to allow combining different parsers in a single parser
* Leverage standard function composition: Parser combinators have no side-effect
* Provide expressivity of EBNF in an *embedded DSL* by composing parser fragments

# Advantages

* Grammar is expressed in the same language than the *semantic rules* → Benefits from full IDE/compiler support
* Rules are objects/functions that can be freely composed → Reuse, compose, factorize grammar units
* Each rules can be unit tested → Safer, faster, use the TDD you love
* Use the full power of the host language to express exactly the grammar you need!

# Implementations

* Haskell: Parsec, attoparsec
* Scala: ??
* Clojure: ??
* Python: ??
* Java: jparsec

# Java Parser Combinators

* Developed by Ben Yu
* Current version is 2.1
* Maintained on github: http://github.com/abailly/jparsec

# Main features

* Provides complete combinators set for any grammar, including indentation rules (Haskell, Python), possibly ambiguous constructs (Java >>>)
* Helpers for common stuff: Identifiers, decimal/integral/scientific numbers, keywords, operators precedence...
* Works only on character streams (eg. String, Readable, Reader)

# Roadmap

* Incremental parsing: Feed input when available without blocking, return partial results
* Generalized streams: Input any kind of stream, not only characters' streams
* Error recovery: Provide *recovery points* to parse more input
* Error reporting & debugging: Better error reporting, allow easy debugging of rules execution and tree building


Home Vida Latina Language Gringa Guide to Spanish: Can I just get a straw?
Gringa Guide to Spanish: Can I just get a straw?
Lesson 12: How To Say "Straw" in Spanish.
When I moved to Miami, I knew my Mexican-tinted Spanish could give me a hard time with all the Cubans and South Americans in the 305. However, I never thought such a simple word could be the palabra giving me the most trouble! That is why I'm dedicating this edition of the Gringa Guide to Spanish to the apparently trickster word -straw- and how to go about saying it in español.
Me: ¿Me puedes traer un popote, por favor?
Me: A Straw. Can I just get a straw?
So, with this knowledge, make your best guess as to which version of the word you should use next time you are out for dinner OR like me…you could just give up and ask for a straw.
Help me complete the list below!! Also, stay conectado with us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest Gringa Guides y más!
Add Uruguay next to Argentina and Spain.
In the "rioplatenses" countries (ARG and UY), that word, if used without its diminutive form, also has a complete (even dangerous!) different meaning.
It's not easy to be South American in Miami! In some situations, English is definitely my language of choice when talking to other fellow Spanish-speakers.
My Costa Rican boyfriend says they say pajilla for straw. They say pipa to describe a young(green) coconut or a pipe.