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Photo Ville return to NYC
by Naomi Oken
Photo Ville is a free event dedicated to photography that varies in color, style and form held under the Brooklyn Bridge from mid- to late September. The event showcased dozens of galleries inside rows of elongated shipping containers. Many of the galleries' photographs were based on anthropological studies about various cultures, conquests and failures.
One of the exhibits, presented by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, ran along the lower level of Photo Ville's complex and featured works about strong African women overcoming prejudices and rising above certain social stigmas within their countries.
Uduak Isong Oguamanam, the CEO of her own production company, "Closer Pictures," shared her story. She lived in Lagos, Nigeria and acted as the backbone of her company. Not only did Oguamanam hire actors, production hands, managers, editors and directors, but she also carried the responsibility of making sure her movies were distributed to different theatres and DVD Stores. Additionally, Oguamanam made sure all of her employees were being paid, and, most importantly, noted that the films were successfully finished. Oguamanam considered herself a creative business woman, writing up her own scripts in addition to manning the business; proving to be a definition of what it means to be a woman of strength and determination.
However, Oguamanam shared that being a woman didn't make her job more difficult. She even went as far as to suggest that it was more helpful to be a woman in the movie-making industry she thrived in. She added a personal anecdote, saying that women of Nigeria were more likely to watch movies that they could relate to. Maybe part of Oguamanam's success, along with the success of many other female CEO's and businesswomen, is that it is not about acknowledging your differences within a male dominated realm but using it to your advantage.
Photo Ville makes it a point to encourage anyone and everyone to come every year, as stated on their website: "More than 90,000 visitors came to Photo Ville in the incredible Brooklyn Bridge Park this year and we were absolutely blown away by the crowds under the bridge."
Another exhibit presented by The Player's Tribune, called "Athlete/Human," brought out a different side of several of America's most loved and revered athletes. American media portrayed these athletes as superheroes or villains based on their athletic accomplishments. However, Photo Ville took a different approach in depicting the typical life of an athlete.
These athletes shared their intimate and personal stories and agreed to have their pictures taken to showcase them within their homes. In the "Athlete/Human" exhibition, the photographs showed that these sportsmen were humans who went through the same ups and downs thrown at them by life just like everybody else did. Perhaps seeing these athletes in their typical homes can convince the rest of the American people that they live a mundane life, a view Americans may not have seen from them before.
A fellow Queens College student, Gabby Oken, found the images enticing, "I could just look at these pictures all day, and learn so much."
The event was not limited to adults; Tali Roth, a fourth grader who joined me the day I attended, said she found the pictures "beautiful and strange."
Along with these galleries, Photo Ville-goers could learn more about climate change, body positivity and social justice. Photo Ville was an experience not for those who just wanted to look at pictures, but also for those who wanted to learn more about the world they live in. I will certainly be attending the event again next year, and I hope other Queen College students will join me as well.
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DAE offers opportunities for a career in Research in frontier areas of Engineering and Science, Design and Development of Next Generation Reactors and associated. Advanced Technologies and State of the Art Manufacturing Facilities. It has expertise and comprehensive capability in all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle technology supported by an excellent infrastructure and unique facilities like the Research Reactors, Charged Particle Accelerators, Ultra Short High Power Lasers etc. many of which are made available by DAE to the larger Indian scientific community through various national facilities operated by DAE at different locations across the country.
After successful completion of the Training program, the selected candidates,will be absorbed as Scientific Officer in Group-A Post of Government of India in the Pay Band-III INR 15600-39100 with Grade Pay INR 5400/- with additional increments. Total Emoluments, with three increments at the time of joining, will be approximately INR 58000 p.m., at the present Mumbai rate. In addition the officer would also be availing of other benefits such as L.T.C., medical facilities for the Officer and his/ her dependent family members, Professional Update. Allowance, Children's Education Allowance and, after three years of service, Performance Related Incentive Scheme. Typical total emoluments, after three years, will be approximately INR 70,000 p.m. Scientific Officers in any of the units of DAE have ample opportunities for professional development and attractive career progression up to the highest echelons.
Trainee Scientific Officers who successfully complete the Training program and whose performance meets a minimum eligibility criterion may enroll for M.Tech./ M.Phil. in Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a Deemed to be University. The Scientific Officers of DAE are also provided with an opportunity to pursue PhD under the aegis of HBNI any time during their professional career, provided their academic performance is above a specified threshold.
A merit list created out of the Interview Marks during the present recruitment will be also used in the future to offer admission to PhD or Diploma in Radiological Physics programs of BARC under the aegis of HBNI in the academic year 2017-18. Ph.D. students will be paid a Fellowship/Stipend for the duration of their academic programme. No permanent employment with DAE is assured to such Research Fellows.
Candidates with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in the qualifying degree in any of the science disciplines mentioned in Table-1 , may apply. M. Sc. applicants, other than those with a 5-yr. integrated M. Sc, must have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks at B.Sc. as well. Those wishing to be screened in on the basis of GATE must have a valid GATE Score in one of the eligible GATE disciplines, corresponding to the qualifying degree discipline of the applicant. Valid GATE score means score of GATE-2016 valid for GATE-2017/GATE-2018 or GATE-2017. Those having M. Sc (by research) or PhD are not eligible.*A minimum of 60% marks means the marks as per the ordinance of the respective university.
BS (Bioscience): M.Sc. in Agriculture, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Botany, Zoology, Plant Science, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Food Technology, Animal Science, Life Sciences and Biosciences with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in M.Sc. as well as in B.Sc.; or B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Sc. (Tech) only in Food Technology with minimum of 60%* aggregate marks. M.Sc. applicants should have Physics or Chemistry or Biochemistry or Agriculture Chemistry at the B.Sc. stage or at subsidiary and / or ancillary level in case of five year integrated M.Sc. Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2016 or GATE-2017 Score in 'Life Sciences' or in 'Biotechnology'. Those having M.Sc. with specialisation in subjects like Fisheries, Horticulture, Forestry, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Marine Biology and Home Science etc and B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech. in Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering are not eligible.
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I am calling all Turkish citizens to say at the referendum on April 16 - "No". But since I am little known in Turkey now, first I have to present myself, my views and justify the necessity to say "No".
I was born in 1945 in Tashkent. Starting in 1962, I lived in Moscow for 10 years, here I graduated from the Technical University with a new for that time major - Computer Engineering. Then I became a candidate for a doctor of science. After that I had continued to work in Tashkent. Over time, I became a doctor of science, a professor. Then I started to work with the problems of intelligent robots.
Since childhood, I dreamed of independence of Uzbekistan. Even during my studies in Moscow, I tried to organize Uzbeks in order to begin the struggle for independence. But the Soviet dictatorship was strong, moreover, the Uzbeks themselves were passive and tangible results were not achieved. But in the late 80's the Gorbachev's thaw began. The so-called popular movements and fronts began to be created in all the Soviet republics. I was involved in the process of creating the Popular Movement "Birlik" and was soon elected as its leader. Later it was transformed into a political party.
Yes, it was "Birlik", together with other similar organizations from other republics of the Soviet Union, that succeeded in the collapse of this empire in 1991 and Uzbekistan became an independent state. But the KGB's protégé, Tajik nationality Islam Karimov, taking advantage of the primitiveness of the Uzbeks and the lack of unity among the opposition, as well as bribing some of them, fulfilled the KGB's task - retained the dictatorial regime of the Soviet model and turned the Uzbeks, who are the most numerous non-Christian and non-Slavic nations in the post-soviet region, into a simple crowd that even lost the right to be called a nation. Now Uzbekistan occupies the last place in the list of countries in the world according to the rating of human rights.
Immediately after the collapse of the USSR, at the beginning of 1992, the then Secretary of State of the United States, James Baker, visited almost all post-Soviet republics, and only in Uzbekistan met with representatives of the democratic opposition, i.e. actually only with me. This meeting further increased the authority of both the "Birlik" and mine, in particular.
In response, Islam Karimov simply decided to kill me. On June 29, 1992, after returning from the United States, where I traveled by invitation of the organization of the followers of Ataturk - The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), an attempt to assassinate me was made in Tashkent near the Tashkent Prosecutor's Office building. The KGB agents who attacked me broke my head, but I miraculously stayed alive. July 7 in the hospital I was visited by US Senator Larry Pressler. After our meeting, Senator Pressler gave an emotional speech before the US Senate (see: Larry Pressler. "Time for caution in Central Asia", Congressional Record, 138, No 21, July 21, 1992, pages 1-3) where he described in detail his meeting with me in a Tashkent hospital. Following Sen. Pressler's speech, the announced official visit of Uzbekistan's president to Washington was canceled.
After the assassination, I was treated in Tashkent, then in Baku and Istanbul. In September, I returned to Tashkent, in October there was a second attempt on me, but since I already had bodyguards, I was not injured. After that, I decided to temporarily leave Uzbekistan together with my family. For several days we lived in the Azerbaijan's embassy in Moscow, then for several months in Baku and in the beginning of 1993 moved to Istanbul. Here I lived for 5 years. Then I was well known here, because since 1991 I had meetings here with Mesut Yılmaz, Süleyman Demirel, Alparslan Türkeş, Abdullah Gül, Recep Erdoğan, Meral Akşener and others. I had regular meetings with the now deceased Nevzat Yalchintash. In the last year of my life in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan helped me a lot. I will never forget this. But, let's not forget, the truth is above all.
But the Turkish authorities, unwilling to spoil relations with the regime of Islam Karimov in Uzbekistan, did not give me an official permission to live in Turkey, although they said that I can live here unofficially, under the auspices of the government. For me, Turkey's relations with Uzbekistan were very important, so I decided to move to the United States. I was hoping for an early return to my homeland, but I live in the US for more than 15 years. But even here I continue to fight for the victory of democracy in Uzbekistan.
I must say that it was during my life in Turkey my beliefs that in Muslim countries there cannot be full-fledged democracy, it means, full-fledged development as well, since any democratization will lead to the rule of Islamic fanatics, because most Muslims still live with medieval mentality, has begun to become clearer and stronger. The processes taking place in Turkey for the last 2-3 decades completely prove my correctness. But, all this again proves the greatness of Ataturk. That is why Islamists fanatics regard as their main enemies - Ataturk and his followers.
I consider myself a follower of Atatürk, it means my duty is to develop his ideas. So I came to a fundamental conclusion - the roots of Islamic terrorism are in the wrong notions of Islam, stemming from the untrue tafsir (interpretation) of the Koran, which was made even before the Middle Ages, when people did not even know that Earth was round. Therefore, we Muslims should fundamentally reform Islam, as a result of which, first of all, Islam itself must admit the principle of secularism. As a result of the reforms there will be other profound changes, but they are the subject of a separate conversation.
At the same time, we must understand that now Muslims and Islamic clerks are not ready to make fundamental reforms inside Islam themselves. Therefore, we need the help of the progressive part of humanity. At present I am dealing with these historical problems.
Before turning to the main topic of my appeal, I will allow myself to boast with my ability to predict historical processes. There are a lot of examples, but I will only talk about three.
First. In December 1990, i.e. almost in the year before of the collapsing of the Soviet Union, I wrote an article "Uzbekistan on the eve of an independent dictatorship." Even my colleagues laughed: "Do you speak about independence soon?" "What kind dictatorship after Gorbachev's changes?" But everything happened as I predicted. Not even one year passed and the USSR disintegrated, and Uzbekistan became independent and it is the worst dictator country in the world.
Second. In early 2015, I wrote a letter to then-US President Barack Obama on the impossibility of defeating Islamic terrorism without fundamental reforms in Islam and said that Turkey and Central Asia would be the next centers of Islamic terrorism. My prediction was justified; Turkey is already the center of Islamic terrorism. Now the Central Asia's turn.
Third. In another letter to Barack Obama on February 1, 2016, I predicted the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential race and despite the fact that the political elite and the mainstream US media supported Hillary Clinton, I and our website harakat.net expressed confidence until the election day that Donald Trump will become president because he understands the challenges of the 21st century, in particular, from Islamic terrorism, which is rooted in Islam itself. My prediction proved to be correct.
Today I am predicting the following. If the "Yes" supporters win in the referendum on April 16, then in Turkey not just a dictatorship will be established, but very soon Turkey will be declared an Islamic state and an Islamic dictatorship will be established. This is the ultimate goal of both Recep Erdoğan and Fetullah Gulen. The fact that they quarreled because of the struggle for power does not change anything.
Now Recep Erdoğan and his team call Fatullah Gülen's supporters - FETO (Fethullah Gülen's Terrorist Organization). If Fathullah Gülen's supporters won, they would call the other side - RETO (Recep Erdoğan's Terrorist Organization).
We must remember the past, the history. When in the world everything was decided by the power of the sword, militant Islam managed to create a powerful Caliphate and soon was going to conquer the whole world. But, Christians went into secularism and began to solve the all problems not by only sword, but by the power of the mind as well. The West began to develop amazingly fast. Very soon the Caliphate was completely destroyed. 100 years ago Istanbul and Izmir were already conquered, and the whole territory of modern Turkey was on the threshold of conquest. If there was no Ataturk, it would have happened. Atatürk, who created first secular state in the Islamic world, preserved the State of Turks.
One must understand that in the 21st century there is no place for religious, in particular, Islamic states. It is obvious. If Recep Erdoğan and his non-white Justice and Development Party will win in a referendum on April 16, and then they will be able to make Turkey an Islamic state living along the medieval Shariat, then Turkey will start marching towards the Middle Ages, all the followers of Ataturk, that is, secularists who will not escape from Turkey at the time, will be physically exterminated.
This kind situation will be a threat for Turkey itself, for the secular part of the Islamic world and the whole of mankind. Almost all world will unite against such Turkey and in the end Turkey itself will collapse, like the Ottoman Caliphate. Istanbul will again be Constantinople. The western and south-western part of Turkey with the support of the West will transfer to Greece, the north of Turkey with the support of Russia and Iran will transfer to Armenia, and the eastern and southeastern parts of Turkey will be in the hands of Iran, Iraq and Syria. Turkey will have Ankara and its small surroundings.
This will be the death not only of Turkey, but will be an almost fatal blow to the entire Turkic World. This will be a huge, almost fatal blow for my homeland - Uzbekistan. Russia and China are already preparing to celebrate such outcomes.
Dear Turkic friends! On April 16, say "No" to Erdoğan and his non-white party. Save Turkey and the Turkic World! We, i.e. the Turkic-speaking nations of the whole world, together will achieve great successes, open the way to the development of the Islamic world, which is now the poorest and backward part of the Earth, and we will open the way for the real integration of the Islamic world to the modern civilization of mankind.


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Shalom guys! So, what's happening Piperazzis. There's something new unfolding every week for Piper Rockelle's Best Friends gang. And now it seems, one of her crushes, Walker Bryant & apparently his girlfriend Indi Star [net worth: $300,000] is out of it. She "might" be dating her other crush Lev Cameron [net worth: $600,000]. And with the split of her BFF Sophie Fergi [net worth: $200,000] and Jentzen Ramirez [net worth: $1 million], the latter too might be away from the group. It's all shambles right now. But, they do recommend each other's videos on Instagram stories.
Born on August 21, 2007 (age 12), in Georgia, Piper Rockelle is a social media personality, actress, dancer, gymnast, model and music artist who gained popularity with Musical.ly and is better known for working in Brat TV series, Mani, afterward, from 2017 to 2018. For now, she only focuses on creating content for YouTube, which, if you're not new, is all sorts of crazy pranks. You've heard of Danielle Cohn [net worth: $2 million], but not Piper and her gang?
Come up as Piper's BFF, you're famous.
Photo Source: Piper Rockelle, Instagram
As you can imagine, Piper is the most popular of her group, and everything pretty much revolves around her. But there are usually additions and subtractions in the group within a few months. Her ex-boyfriend, Gavin Magnus [net worth: $2 million], Sophie's former crush, Ryder Knapp, were also in their group before Walker and Lev came along.
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Piper Rockelle was raised by her mother, Tiffany, alone, and she also has a brother who goes by the name of Hunter. In a 20 FACTS about me video from on YouTube, she states that she doesn't know who her father was as he separated from her mom when she was no more than a toddler and that he is Hunter's dad as well.
In all (or most of) her YouTube videos, she credits Hunter as her editor and occasionally features him, her pug Frank Pugan (held and/or voiced by her mother) in front of the camera. In the facts video, she spoke of how people thought Hunter was her dad prior to the video. She lived in Hollywood at the time. And the pug has his own Instagram channel.
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A squishy toy lover, Piper has 17 cats, which is not surprising, considering her mother started a cat rescue sanctuary that once had 100 cats living in there. Her mother also controls all her social media posts as she is her impromptu manager. She's homeschooled.
The 12-year-old had creative talents since the time she could walk. Well, she showed a lot of signs and promise of a multi-platform future. And she started filming on YouTube since she was nine [November 2016]. But Musical.ly was the platform she first jumped on when her mother suggested it, considering her creative talents.
The girl's first YouTube video, Piper Rockelle creates Fluffy Slime, has 2.7 million views. So you can guess the type of following she was. But while she gained an impressive amount of following on Musical.ly, she doesn't have the success with TikTok. Still, YouTube covers it all, tenfold and more.
Musical.ly was the first place she gained popularity on.
Photo Source: Piper Rockelle
And with her social media fame, she got to feature in Brat TV series, Mani, since August 2017, just over half a year after launching her YouTube channel. Brat TV has been known to spot a potential star when there is one as Mani stars, Hayley LeBlanc. And it was through the series that she met her constant BFF, Sophie Fergi. Before her, there was another Mani co-star Mariam Star as her pal in Piper's videos (but there's no bad blood between them).
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Piper portrayed the role of Sky since the very first episode of the 15-20 minute series. She stayed for 29 episodes from August 2017 until the end of the third season in December 2018. She also featured in 2018 in two episodes of Chicken Girls, that stars Annie LeBlanc [net worth: $2.5 million], the sister of aforementioned LeBlanc. And She even hosted her own little mini-series, Piperazzi, dedicated to her fans, in 2018, where she invites guests on the show. Danielle Cohn [net worth: $2 million] came in one such episode.
The 'Mani' stars became rockstars later on.
Photo Source: Txunamy Ortiz, Twitter
Besides the mentioned credits, Rockelle's also been in two short films in early 2019, Sitting in the 80's Mary and Dark Eyes, the last of her acting credits. Meanwhile, The Walking Dead is one of her favorite shows. It stars Brighton Sharbino, the older sister of one of BBFs Sawyer Sharbino [net worth: $300,000].
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It's your loss if you don't read this piece as there are so many things in the gang's life you should know. And their followers have been in confusion for a long while now. And anyone new to them will have their mind boggled.
Piper and Gavin (Pavin?) haven't talked to each other since August 2019.
Photo Source: Instagram
With that said, Piper Rockelle did once date Gavin Magnus [net worth: $2 million] from around February 2019, when they collaborated on his music video for Crushin' that month, until August 2019, when things turned sour between Magnus and Tiffany (& this is according to Magnus' words, see the link). And no, Magnus did not cheat on Rockelle on his now-crush/girlfriend, Coco Quinn. Just get off that rail. (If you watched the video above properly, you know she considers a cartoon character Coco as her friend.)
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Then, Bryant and Cameron came along as her crushes (yes, you can have two). But when Bryant confessed to Rockelle about Indi Star (he didn't know the gamer girl he referred during the confession was Indi at the time), she moved on, hoping to still remain friends, but who knows.
So, is Liper official? Wait on that one for a while.
And thus, there remains Lev Cameron, now claimed to be Piper's boyfriend. They've called themselves Liper for a while now, but a video on Sawyer Sharbino's YouTube channel tells us they're yet to say "Liper is real". Of course, she asked Lev to be her Valentine in February 2020. She was getting closer to him than Walker, so it is "kind of" fine.
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Piper's been acting out to be in the glam world since a long time ago. In the first video here, she says she started competing in beauty pageants since she was four years old, and she wore a lot of makeup. Fast forward, she promotes and models for Fashion Nova and Capsule Chix as she did do a lot of modeling works before her social media fame.
'Fashion Nova' is known for sealing deals with young influencers to promote them.
With acting, she's also an avid dancer and gymnast as she boasted of being able to do five aerials in a row (again, in that video above). In addition, she's also a singer for having released cover songs as well as her own originals. The cover songs include Doja Cat's Say So, Ray J's One Wish and Joji's Slow Dancing in the Dark.
The singer released her first single, It's Christmas, in December 2018 under Create Music Group, Inc. & UMG Recordings. Her next single, Treat Myself, was released in November 2019, the music video for which has over 13 million views to date. She's also gone on a tour in late 2019 and was accompanied by Sophie Fergi.
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Collaborations don't go a long way for the rising star. Jacob Sartorius [net worth: $1.5 million] is also on her radar as she's already featured other social media influencers in her YouTube videos. Kristen Hancher, Mark Dohner, and Logan Paul [net worth: $19 million] have featured in her videos, but mostly in the early days of her YouTube journey. Meanwhile, she got a product from James Charles [net worth: $25 million] for Christmas 2018 but ended up destroying it less than a month later. Don't worry, she was comparing the real product with a fake one, and it just became a part of verifying the real one.
In addition, The Royalty Family, comprising of the parents and son of the Espada family, also is one of Piper's recommendation YouTube users.
As of May 2020, Piper Rockelle controls a net worth of $2.7 million as a multi-talented all-rounder. Of course, YouTube is her biggest source of income as she collects further more fortune from other social media platform sponsorships and endorsements. And it is also not surprising that she has her own line of branded merchandise items.
Look over people, her net worth is still increasing.
Rockelle's merch line, which she calls BBY, is available to shop at Shop Piper Rockelle. It consists of all from $44 hoodies to $12 Scrunchies (3 pieces for the price). There's also a collection called the Ship Collection that includes shirts with the crushes ship names, like Liper, Piker & Siper, printed on it. Since she's the most popular of her gang, the members, current or former have promoted her products.
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She's also promoted Logan Paul and James Charles' merch too, among others.
It's already mentioned that Piper started off on social media with Musical.ly. And then, she went on with YouTube and expanded with Instagram and TikTok, when Musical.ly was merged with it. But as said, most of her posts are controlled by her mother.
Piper started her eponymous YouTube channel on November 29, 2016, under the guidance of her mother. A reason might've been they needed some place to show her talents that they recorded until then, since the first video was uploaded the very same day. That one has 2.7 million views, which is like an average for her per video.
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She's got over a massive 5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, Piper Rochelle, and uploads almost twice every week. With 330 videos now, she can earn at least a million a year with ad revenue from YouTube alone. But yeah, there are a lot of cancelations. In terms of money, of course. She does give away a lot as part of different monthly challenges.
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As you can imagine, most of her videos are 24-hour challenges and pranks. Her most popular video so far has been I LOST MY MEMORY PRANK ON MY BOYFRIEND **Gone Too Far**🤕💔, which has over 20 million views. Yeah, it might've been too far.
With over 3 million followers and almost 1900 posts on her Instagram page, Piper Rochelle, she earns an average of around $8,200 per post from sponsorships and endorsements.
Sometimes, she can change her whole look and still make you admire her.
As for TikTok, she doesn't have an account, but it may have been attributed to the fact that TikTok banned users below 13 from the platform under a privacy law after the company ByteDance was fined with $5.7 million in user information compromise. But it doesn't make sense that Sophie is on TikTok, which is obviously controlled by her parents, and Piper's parents haven't engaged in it.
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But as the elder generation gets a little infuriated over the confusing craze of the video-syncing app, it might've been a better thing to take her off the platform as she's gained enough fame through other platforms already. Plus, they might admire her a little for being the odd duck (in a good way).
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Kellie Wuttunee in College of Law library (photo by David Stobbe).
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For Kellie Wuttunee, family is everything.
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10-Jul-2017 11:35 AM
The University of Saskatchewan graduate credits the support of both her immediate and extended families for being able to achieve her challenging educational goals while also balancing the demands of being a single parent.
She's raising three children under the age of 13, all while obtaining two degrees—her master's in social work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2012, and now a law degree from the U of S.
"The biggest challenge has been learning to manage my time and energy well," Kellie said of the long road she's travelled to get to her to her 2017 convocation. "There were some really tough times. My family, friends, culture and spirituality helped me and got me through it."
Growing up an hour west of Saskatoon, on Red Pheasant First Nation, the Nêhiyawak Cree woman said she couldn't imagine pursing her law degree anywhere but the University of Saskatchewan. "This is home for me—I wanted to be close to my family," she noted. "My children have been by my side the entire process of obtaining my higher education."
Kellie was also attracted to the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the U of S. "It's a one-of-a-kind program in Canada, and I was so grateful to be selected," she said. The pre-law course provided her with a solid foundation for her Juris Doctor, a degree that holds a significant family connection. Her uncle William Wuttunee, who graduated from the U of S College of Law in 1952, was the first Cree lawyer to be called to the bar in Western Canada.
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Liam Scanlon from Glenhest, is an award-winning and accomplished sean-nós dancer, collaborator and teacher, working nationally and internationally. A recent graduate of the MA in Traditional Dance Performance at University of Limerick, Liam has performed extensively throughout Ireland, Europe, New Zealand and Canada. As an Assistant Director at the Leitrim Dance Project, and through his roles as a Dance Ireland Associate Artist and guest tutor at the Irish World Academy in UL, Liam is keen to see the development and nurturing of an emerging community of professional traditional and percussive dancers in Ireland.
Is damhsóir ar an sean-nós, comhoibrí agus múinteoir damhsa é Liam Scanlon as Gleann Hoiste, a bhfuil gradaim agus aitheantas go leor bainte amach aige, agus a oibríonn go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Bhain sé céim amach ar an MA i dTaibhiú an Rince Thraidisiúnta in Ollscoil Luimnigh, agus tá steipeanna déanta ag Liam go forleathan ar fud na hÉireann, san Eoraip, sa Nua-Shéalainn agus i gCeanada. Mar Stiúrthóir Cúnta ag Tionsadal Damhsa Liatroma, agus trí na róil atá aige mar Ealaíontóir Comhlach de chuid Damhsa Éireann agus mar aoitheagascóir ag Dámh Chruinne Éireann in Ollscoil Luimnigh, tá fonn mór ar Liam go mbeidh pobal nua de dhamhsóirí traidisiúnta gairmiúla agus buailteacha á fhorbairt agus á chothú in Éirinn.


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On the WB Mason Mets Post Game show, Gary Apple and Anthony Recker break down Javier Baez's head up slide at home plate to evade the catcher's tag. Recker praises Baez's instincts, athleticism and play-making ability which the Mets offense has needed recently. Watch more Mets Post Game Live: https://sny.tv/shows/mets-post-game About Mets Post Game Live: Analyst Gary Apple and others review highlights from the previous New York Mets game, as well as giving extended commentary and in-depth insight to the team's overall performance. About SNY: SNY is an award winning, multiplatform regional sports network serving millions across the country through unparalleled coverage of all things New York sports. SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all of the Tri-State area's professional and collegiate sports teams through nightly sports and entertainment programs. SNY.tv is the "go-to" digital communal home for New York sports fans to get succinct, easy-to-read updates, video highlights and features, recaps, news, opinion, rumors, insight and fan reaction on their favorite New York sports teams. Check out more from SNY at https://sny.tv  Subscribe to SNY on YouTube: https://on.sny.tv/S5RYeWN Like SNY on Facebook: https://on.sny.tv/rBYAHLi Follow SNY on Twitter: https://on.sny.tv/nOn1uq1  Follow SNY on Instagram: https://on.sny.tv/lEArPVp


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Rogersville Main Street Program works with local residents, community groups, and government agencies to preserve and restore buildings, improve the economic structure, and revitalize Rogersville's historic town center.
The Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Main Street Program. Chamber Director, Nancy Barker has acted as Director of the Main Street Program while in the developmental stages. A permanent director will be hired in 2009 and thereafter, Nancy and the Chamber will continue to have an active role.
The Rogersville Heritage Association is an important, vital community group that focuses on the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and historic areas in Rogersville. They provide heritage education and and encourage an improved quality of life that values and celebrates the history and uniqueness of Rogersville. Patricia Humbert of the Heritage Association is President of Rogersville Main Street's Board of Directors, providing experience, leadership, and invaluable knowledge.
The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) is the oldest statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization in the State of Tennessee and has been involved with the development of Rogersville's Main Street Program from its inception.
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"Wise Women: Wise Words" is an inspirational book with a great deal of wisdom to help you move towards a fulfilling journey in life. Be inspired by the thoughts and writings of women like Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Helen Keller, Christiane Northrop, M.D., Pearl S. Buck, Gold Meir and many others. The author, Sonia Michelson has collected these words of wisdom from wise women who have lived in many parts of the world in the past and in the present. The book contains four major sections that deal with The Power of Hope, Living in Balance, Renaissance in Mid-Life and The Power of Wisdom.
"Home at Last: My First Year in Israel." One of the most talented teachers of guitar in Los Angeles has now opened shop in Israel. At 78, Sonia Michelson made the move to Ofra, a small mountain community near Jerusalem. When you arrive to the gates of Ofra, and want directions to the home of Sonia, some will say, just follow the music – that's Sonia's house. What an inspiration Sonia is for seniors who want to make Aliyah. She's "home at last" and in fact, that's the title of her book: "Home at Last: My First Year in Israel." Against all odds, with a new language and culture facing her, Sonia Saeta Michelson made Aliyah. She picked up from her comfortable life in Los Angeles, California, packed up her boxes, said good-bye to dear friends and relatives and boarded the plane with her Israeli daughter bound for Israel. "Home At Last – My First Year In Israel" is the story of the author's first year's adventures in Ofra, Israel as told through the letters she wrote back to relatives, friends and students in the United States.


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Arme Leute (russisch: Бедные люди) ist der erste Roman des russischen Schriftstellers Fjodor Dostojewski. Der Briefroman wurde zwischen 1844 und 1845 geschrieben und begründete Dostojewskis Ruhm. Er erreichte eine ungewöhnlich breite Leserschaft und wurde auch von einflussreichen zeitgenössischen Kritikern wie Wissarion Grigorjewitsch Belinski teilweise euphorisch aufgenommen. Er wurde 1846 erstmals in der Zeitschrift Peterburgski Sbornik veröffentlicht.

Handlung
Der Roman schildert die Liebe des Kopisten Makar Alexejewitsch Dewuschkin zu der weitaus jüngeren Näherin Warwara Alexejewna Dobrosjolowa. Er wird ausschließlich über einen Briefwechsel zwischen den beiden erzählt. Die Hauptpersonen leben in derselben Straße in einem Petersburger Armenviertel. Warwara wohnt zur Untermiete bei einer älteren Verwandten, die – unter Berufung auf frühere Wohltaten –, einen starken Einfluss auf sie ausübt. Näheres über die Vergangenheit der beiden ist nicht bekannt. Dewuschkin, der abgetragene und schmutzige Kleider trägt und in erbärmlichen Wohnverhältnissen lebt, sieht sich als eine Ratte in der Gesellschaft. Mit Warwara kommt es zu einem Briefwechsel, sowie zu gelegentlichen Besuchen, die jedoch nie genauer ausgeführt werden. Auch tauschen die beiden Bücher aus. Dewuschkin reagiert beleidigt, als Warwara ihm ein Exemplar von Gogols Mantel übergibt, da er findet, das Leben des Protagonisten gleiche dem seinen. Schließlich beschließt Warwara, einen reichen Witwer (und Bekannten ihrer Verwandten) namens Bykow zu heiraten, der ihre Ehre wiederherstellen und sie von ihrem Schicksal befreien soll.

Im Briefwechsel, der sich über ein halbes Jahr hinzieht, nimmt Dewuschkin die prominentere Rolle ein. Er verliebt sich in Warwara und ist unglücklich, als diese sich entschließt, Bykow wirklich zu heiraten, um ihren ärmlichen Verhältnissen zu entkommen. Seine zarten Versuche, sie von diesem Vorhaben abzubringen, sind jedoch nicht erfolgreich; sie wird Petersburg verlassen. Dewuschkin erhält von ihr sogar Aufträge, die die Vorbereitung der Hochzeit betreffen, was ihn schwer trifft. Der Roman endet mit einem Brief Dewuschkins, der nicht mehr beantwortet wird.

Literatur

Ausgaben
 Fjodor Dostojewski: Arme Leute (dt. von Hermann Röhl), Frankfurt: Insel (2007) ISBN 978-3458338468
 Fjodor Dostojewski: Arme Leute (dt. von Hermann Röhl), Köln: Anaconda (2013) ISBN 978-3-86647-960-9

Sekundärliteratur
 Rudolf Neuhäuser: Das Frühwerk Dostojewskijs, Heidelberg: Carl Winter (1979) ISBN 3-533-02711-2
 John Jones: Poor People, in ders.: Dostoevsky, New York: Oxford University Press (1983) ISBN 0-19-812645-X

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Literarisches Werk
Literatur (19. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Russisch)
Briefroman
Werk von Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski

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Solar Frontier has halted operations at its 150 MW Tohoku plant in northeastern Japan and has revealed plans to shut down production at its 50 MW plant in Miyazaki prefecture in late December, in line with plans to consolidate production at its flagship 900 MW Kunitomi facility, which is also located in the southern prefecture.
The Japanese thin-film PV manufacturer stopped production at the Tohoku factory in Miyagi prefecture in late September, according to a statement by its parent, oil refiner Showa Shell Sekiyu.
Showa Shell Sekiyu described the closures as part of efforts to restructure production at the Tokyo-based CIS module supplier, so it can become more cost-competitive. It did not reveal its plans for the Tohoku production site, which launched commercial operations in June 2016.
The group acknowledged that the shift away from feed-in tariffs in Japan continues to contribute to the "gradual decline" of growth of new demand for solar. However, it insisted that demand remains relatively "stable" in the country's residential and non-residential PV segments.
The board of Solar Frontier recently approved plans to transfer a portion of its business to RS Renewables, a company that will be incorporated through an incorporation-type company split. Its overseas sales of solar panels, as well as the development, construction and maintenance of solar projects, will be transferred to RS Renewables on January 5, 2018.
Showa Shell Sekiyu reported net income of JPY 19.2 billion ($170.7 million) for the first nine months of 2017, from JPY 11.2 billion for the same period a year earlier, despite an operating loss in its energy solutions business, which includes Solar Frontier. It said that Solar Frontier's shipments of PV modules fell "substantially year on year" in the January-September period, mainly due to sliding sales in markets outside of Japan.
Solar Frontier continues to focus on supporting sales in its home market, while managing overseas shipments in line with its new, undisclosed business strategy, as well as factors such as declining solar panel prices. In September, for example, it started accepting orders for its SFK Series higher-output solar panels. The lineup, which includes 180 W and 185 W models, will go on sale from January 2018. In July, it also started making its new SmaCIS panels in Miyazaki for Japan's residential PV market.
*This article was amended on Wednesday, November 22 to correct misinformation in the subheader. pv magazine erroneously stated last Friday that Solar Frontier was to shut down production at its 900 MW flagship facility in Kunitomi. We would like to set the record straight and confirm that this was incorrect information, and state that production is only going to be halted at the company's 50 MW plant in Miyazaki prefecture.


Technology and automation are changing the face of the modern factory worker.
Robots and artificial intelligence are replacing the repetitive movement jobs that have been increasingly hard to fill for employers in the state. The modern factory environment demands a more tech-savvy workforce that is expected to adapt quickly to the constant evolution and staggering capital investments Nevada manufacturers, such as Clearwater Paper, make in high-tech equipment.
According to Sean Krajnik, plant manager at Clearwater Paper, automation hasn't significantly impacted their overall workforce numbers. Over time, though, job skill requirements have changed dramatically. Investing in technology and automating different processes has allowed Clearwater Paper to grow production of paper towels, bath tissue, napkins and facial tissue at the North Las Vegas plant to 50 truckloads a day with 260 employees.
Many of the manufacturing automation software programs now developed are as user friendly as the latest social media app. However, math and engineering knowledge is often required to customize and program them for operations specific to the job the piece of automation is filling.
This changing workforce dynamic presents a challenge for all manufacturers. Krajnik shares a common industry belief that high-school and college students benefit by understanding the new career path opportunities manufacturing provides. Working with the state's high-schools and colleges and giving tours to show off laser-guided vehicles with interesting nick-names like Dragon, Condor, Elephant and Giraffe is critical to attracting and educating a new advanced technology workforce at Clearwater Paper.
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are skills now required of many jobs, and there was a measurable gap identified a few years ago with students in Nevada. The STEM Coalition was founded to help fill that gap.
The Nevada STEM Coalition is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit founded in 2006 by Gathering Genius, Inc., whose mission is to promote leadership and collaboration among business, community, education, and government officials to develop nationally recognized science, technology, engineering and math education for Nevada students. More information on how any business may participate in the coalition can be found at nvstem.org.
When Clearwater Paper opened their Nevada operation in 1993 they were the most technologically advanced paper facility in the country, according to Krajnik. Previously, it was thought that paper plants typically need to be near abundant water sources. The technology assembled in the 750,000 square-foot building on the 23 acres in North Las Vegas proved successful, despite water challenges of the desert.
Clearwater Paper has operations in 14 states and is the largest publicly owned provider of store brand tissue products in the U.S. They have continued to evolve with, make capital investments in and consider themselves leaders in technology. Krajnik also commented that, not only does replacing repetitive production jobs with fully automated technology improve efficiency, they also continue to reduce work related injuries.
When asked what advice he would give other business owners regarding technology, Krajnik mentioned staying connected and networking with others in their industry. Serving on the Governor's Manufacturing Sector Council has been instrumental in helping the leaders at Clearwater Paper discover and share ideas for improvement.
The mission of the Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB) Industry Sector Councils is to convene representatives of Nevada business, education and labor to facilitate data-driven recommendations concerning sector-specific workforce needs and challenges that will help guide State workforce development efforts. There are nine different sector councils and meetings are open to the public.
Terry Culp is interim director of Nevada Industry Excellence.


I'm from the Northeast and I look forward to Springtime. There is something about the warmer temperatures, the birds chirping, and the smell of fresh air that makes me happy. Plus, this is the time when I can go back to running outside!
I want my home decor to match my cheerful mood and the best way to do that is to use light and bright colors, lovely typical Springtime colors. What colors make you smile? I am loving white and orange right now.
I love using white accents throughout my home because I think it is stylish and affordable. Truth be told I enjoy using a monochromatic white look all year long. The set of clean white bowls and white candles on top of a mostly white marble cutting board is the centerpiece of the server. I added some dried orange slices that I made a few weeks ago which pair beautifully with my white color scheme. As an alternative you can use apples or lemons. Both options also represent a fun Spring color pallet.
I use some of my mostly white formal china dinnerware with crisp white cotton napkins to the left of the centerpiece. White napkins are very inexpensive and you can use them to coordinate with any theme for any time of year. I'm not the kind of girl who uses a traditional china cabinet so I'm always looking for creative ways to show off various dinnerware pieces. To add a pop of color in this corner, I've placed my great grandmother's orange colored carnival glass vase (which is over 100 years old). The carnival glass is wonderfully iridescent and I'm proud to display something that has been in my family for so many years. I wonder how the women before me used this piece in their decor.
Wine anyone? Ok, so the bottles aren't the orange color that I've been using but it still works. You don't need to be all matchy matchy…that's a technical term. I paired the wine bottles with some of my wine glasses. See, there I am showing off my formal wear again. I think wine or liquor bottles can look pretty so don't hesitate to incorporate any other cool looking bottle and maybe pair it with the coordinate glasses that you would use to serve that liquor. For example, a gin bottle (some brands have tinted light aqua blue glass container which is another perfect light color for Spring) sitting alongside some tumbler glasses.
I adore the gold colored tassel that my husband's step mom just gave to me. This fancy embellishment adds wonderful detail and another pop of color.


1. Beginning the game: Kilkenny cats is played by two or four people on a board of 14x14 squares, the board having a pair of extra squares added to each edge. Each player has eight pieces set out in the diagram. If two play, they sit opposite. There is a die to influence the moves of the pieces. Players decide at random who begins.
2. Moving the pieces: a player moves a piece first by rolling the die, then by moving one of his pieces in any of the eight directions by exactly the number of squares shown on the die. Pieces may not jump on one another, and a player may not have two of his pieces in the same square. If no valid move is available then the turn is lost.
3. Capturing enemies: a piece captures an enemy by landing on it. The piece is removed from the board and takes no further part in play.
4. Winning the game: this is not done by capturing all your enemy's pieces, but by occupying the two goal squares at the edge of the board opposite where your pieces began.
This intriguing nineteenth century game was invented within a decade of halma and reversi, but did not manage to gain the same level of popularity. That's a shame, as it seems like quite a good game in the traditional style. The element of luck makes it a bit more light-hearted than either of the other two.


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By 2021, a $500B AUM Shop Will Move to Music City
A multinational, publicly traded asset manager with more than 3,500 employees and about $549.5 billion in AUM is moving from Gotham City to Music City.
AllianceBernstein (AB [profile]) will move its headquarters from New York City into a new Nashville office tower, expected to be ready by 2021, the Nashville Post and the Wall Street Journal both report, citing a Tuesday memo sent to the AB workforce by president and CEO Seth Bernstein. More than 1,000 jobs could move to Tennessee thanks to AB's HQ shift, according to the Post. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is scheduled to hold a "significant economic development announcement" mid-morning today, and the Nashville Business Journal reports that the announcement will include AB executives.
Bloomberg also reported on the move.
According to the Post, the plan is for AB to bring client group, compliance, finance, human capital, internal audit, IT, legal, and operations personnel to Nashville. The paper makes no mention of moving any investment staff.
AB's current headquarters is at 1345 Sixth Avenue, between 54th Street and 55th Street in midtown Manhattan, and the lease doesn't end until 2024. Back in December 2016, under then-CEO Peter Kraus (succeeded by Bernstein six months later), the AB team were reportedly considering at least three options, all still in midtown Manhattan. (AB also already has big presences in Hong Kong and London, and it has two other NYC offices and another nearby, in White Plains.)
Last fall, less than a year later, Bernstein was reportedly considering moving some staff to one of two Southern cities: Charlotte, North Carolina (a big growth spot for AB's parent, Axa), or San Antonio, Texas (already home to an AB office). Yet Nashville, and moving the AB headquarters, did not seem to be on the table at the time.
Indeed, the Post now reports that "it was not the original intent to relocate the company's headquarters; that shift happened as the process unfolded." The WSJ frames the moves as "part of a broad cost-cutting effort within a firm that for years has been under extreme pressure from the rising popularity of index-tracking funds and low-cost investing." Bernstein reportedly describes Nashville as a "magnet city" and the "clear winnner" after the AB team considered a host of factors, including: "housing, education, cultural amenities, weather, cost of living, business-friendliness, ability to source talent both locally and nationwide, and diversity/inclusion."
"These were compelling reasons enough to make Nashville our new corporate headquarters," Bernstein reportedly wrote in the memo. "When we considered as well that Nashville will ultimately be AB's largest global location by far, with a significant senior leadership presence, in a vibrant and growing city that is committed to developing its infrastructure, supporting local business and attracting new talent, the decision really made sense."
Where in Nashville will AB's new office tower be? The Post points to two possibilities: the Nashville Yards site, on the western edge of downtown, which is being developed by a company, Southwest Value Partners, that AB has financed to the tune of $60 million; and a $430-million development at Fifth and Broadway, which is being co-developed by OliverMcMillan, a company whose assets were recently acquired by a Canadian private equity firm, Brookfield Asset Management, that AB owns a slice of.
News of AB's planned move to Nashville comes less than a week after French multinational Axa officially unveiled the upcoming IPO of its U.S. division, Axa Equitable Holdings. That unit (expected to trade under EQH on the NYSE) will include Axa's 64-percent stake in AB, as well as U.S. life insurance and retirement plan businesses. The IPO is expected to raise $3.5 billion and value all of EQH at about $14 billion.


Buying a home is probably the most expensive purchase you will ever make. This is no time to shop for a cheap inspection. The cost of ahome inspection is very small relative to the purchase price of the home. The additional cost of hiring a certified inspector is practically insignificant. As a homebuyer, you have recently been crunching the numbers, negotiating offers, adding up closing costs, shopping for mortgages and trying to get the best deals. Do not stop now. Do not let your real estate agent, an unqualified inspector or anyone else talk you into skimping here.
Many homebuyers (particularly first timers) and even some real estate agents don't understand the true purpose of a home inspection and how to choose a good inspector. Remember, a home inspection is usually not required. So, if you aren't going to hire the most qualified, then save your money and don't get one at all. Price shopping IS A HUGE MISTAKE because you're not comparing "apples to apples". You must ask for qualifications, experience, certifications and references.
Frontline Property Inspections has become one of the most trusted inspection firms in the Tampa Bay Area. We earn our fees many times over. Frontline has very high standards – we inspect the home as if we were buying it ourselves. Because we do more, we deserve more, and yes we may charge just a little more. Do yourself a favor…invest a little extra for the quality inspection you deserve.
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The Keltner channels were originally developed by Chester Keltner in his 1960 book How to Make Money in Commodities. The basics have been amended since and the accepted default method is currently that the bands are based on the average true range (ATR), but the ATR is calculated over 10 periods. This ATR value is then doubled and added to a 20 period exponential moving average for the plus band and subtracted from it for the minus band. (This multiple of 2x is the default but there are many practitioners who use variations of between 1.5 and 2.5).
Basically the smaller the multiple the more trading signals are provided. For a long-term trader this is something to avoid and so he/she would err towards 2.5. For the intraday trader though more trading signals, as long as they're filtered, are good.
The Keltner like other similar indicators like Envelops and Bollinger Bands are intended to contain the most likely price action. Therefore the recommended use of these channels is that when prices close above the upper band, a positive signal is given as it indicates a breakout of upward volatility. On the other hand a negative signal is given when prices close below the lower channel.
This is quite a simple method of creating buy and sell triggers but Keltner lines can provide more.
The two extreme parameters can also be useful as counter indicators when prices stall, on a closing basis, at the line.
Even the middle, moving average, line can be useful giving trading signals as will be seen from the following examples.
Although the default uses exponential moving averages i have changed this back to a Simple Moving Average as I found this to produce more consistent results.
I have also altered the ATR moving average from 10 to 13. The reason here is that I am a firm believer in Fibonacci numbers and that gives an alternative in this situation of 8 or 13 and back testing has indicated that a consistent use of 13 provides the best results.
The first signal here is given at point A where over two sessions the market fails at the top of the Keltner line. Prices come off from that point, offering ample profit opportunities and although the bulk of the trading lacks strong direction, it is trading gradually lower.
Eventually at point B selling pressure accelerates and this is highlighted by the first close beneath the lower Keltner channel. Prices trend steadily lower with the absolute bottom marked by a sharp rejection of the lows.
The subsequent bounce takes prices back inside the lower Keltner band marked, for our trading purposes, by the session close in side at point C.
The market trades steadily higher from this point and the positive tone is confirmed/accelerated by the close above the top of the Keltner channel market by D.


What Henry Hill is to First Manassas or The Angle is to Spotsylvania Court House, Crittenden's Gate (or, simply, The Gate) is to the Battle of Cedar Mountain. How important was The Gate? It was here that Stonewall Jackson came close to being killed or captured. This is where Jackson's staff made a headquarters of sorts in an adjacent overseer's cabin. Confederate General Charles S. Winder went down, mortally wounded, while personally commanding a battery of artillery at The Gate.


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Durbin, Bustos Push For Trade With Cuba After Delegation Visit
by Jeff Bossert, with Additional Reporting from Illinois Public Radio
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, attends a State Dinner hosted by Cuban President Raul Castro, right, at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press
US Senator Dick Durbin says he saw a 'spirit of cooperation' as part of the delegation joining President Obama on a trip to Cuba this week. Illinois' Democratic U.S. Senator says such a mood was lacking in his other recent visits there. He and 17th District Congresswoman Cheri Bustos are among those calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo with the country.
Such a move would require congressional action by both chambers.
Durbin says a handful of Republicans and Democrats are resistant to lifting that embargo. He says it will also require Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a couple days' debate on the issue.
"I think if we have a straight-up vote on this embargo, we could bring it down," he said. "We've had a strong bipartisan group on this trip, and strong bipartisan support for opening up trade with Cuba. There is no excuse. Those who want to cling some old foreign policy for personal reasons have had their day. Now it's time for new policy."
McConnell this week called Obama's trip to Cuba 'embarrassing', and reportedly still favors the embargo that's been in place since the Kennedy administration.
Durbin says Illinois' agriculture sector stands to benefit by exporting products in high demand, like corn, soybeans and meat. He also says opening trade with the island nation presents a unique opportunity to improve access to organic foods in the U.S. market.
"Turns out, Cuba, because it has not been using chemicals for years, is in a position to move immediately toward growing organic food," Durbin said. "And there's plenty of market opportunity in the United States."
Bustos says American businesses stand to benefit from an expanded global marketplace, less than a hundred miles off America's shores.
"There was a businessman who made a statement when we were meeting with some American business leaders down there, and he said 'if we don't lift the embargo, we will lose out every single day,'" she said. "And I would see it the exact same way."
Bustos represents Peoria and Moline, home to Caterpillar and John Deere. She says both companies are deeply interested in marketing their products to Cuba.
Durbin says Canada is among the many countries that are trading with Cuba while the U.S. is 'standing on the sidelines.' He also saw Americans on the trip, noting some are anxious to visit the country.
The delegation's visit to Cuba also brings questions about the future of the naval base in Guantanamo Bay back to the forefront. Obama has been pushing to close the facility.
In an opinion piece, Illinois Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk argues it should stay open. He says it's the "best way to protect Americans" from terrorist threats posed by detainees.
Kirk raises concerns about the cost, legal issues, and security problems, posed by transferring prisoners to the United States.
Durbin tried to debunk those fears.
"Currently, in our state of Illinois - Marion federal prison, we have convicted terrorists who are being held safely, in that prison," he said. "And no one in southern Illinois has even raised the issue with me."
Durbin is a key backer of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, who is campaigning against Kirk for his Senate seat.
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Ipassbutter, this is the second V&V we've had. During both of them we stopped getting splash screens. We were getting a few during the early parts of the ILTQ, but they stopped working completely after a while. During the last box event I had finished the Antiquary on 3 of my toons, but I never got a splash screen, so I didn't even know. I did get the splash on one game @ 10 minutes later.
I usually get an arrow pointing to the quest list, but I have no idea why.
So no splash screens on the V&V, the boxes, the ILTQ, or even the crates. Your running so many events at the same time, but your programming can't keep up. Please get this fixed.


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A contestant on ABC's The Bachelorette will suffer a stunning injury after the men attempt to get more time with Becca Kufrin by participating in "The Becca Bowl." Good Morning America shared a sneak peek of the episode, where it was revealed that 10 suitors will participate in the show's latest competition. The Becca Bowl is a football game where the winner will win the opportunity for more time with Bachelorette Becca Kufrin.
This dramatic twist comes on the heels of the June 4 episode where Kufrin sent home three men after an emotionally-tumultuous week in the house after she learned that one of her friends from her days on The Bachelor dated one of The Bachelorette's current contestants.
On the current episode of The Bachelorette, the "awkward" connection between contestant Colton Underwood and former Bachelor contestant Tia Booth continues to be revealed. "We started talking before my season started airing," said Booth of the couple's friendship. "Colton was in the casting process for The Bachelorette, and he followed me on Instagram," she said to People Magazine.
After going on two group dates and one one-on-one date during the season's first round of dates, Becca cut three bachelors at her last Rose Ceremony: Alex Templeman, a 31-year-old construction manager from Atlanta, GA; Rickey Jasper, a 27-year-old IT consultant from San Diego, CA; and Trent Jespersen, a 28-year-old realtor from Naples, FL.
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Nevada-like desert flew by outside the window of our hard sleeper on the N886 to Kahsgar. In the distance savage mountain ranges slowly drifted in the same direction. It was 1.5 hours to Kashgar and since there were no more stops (and as far as we could tell, no more human settlements) until that place, our conductor, a very official woman, collected out plastic re-boarding passes and returned our flimsy little paper tickets. In no time (well 1.5 hours) we were in Kashgar.
We exited the train, happy to move our legs again. The sun glared and Uighur language babbled slavically from the mouths around us. Kashgar station was large, but not too crowded. We found our man, Memet, nephew of our capable and affordable travel agent, Abdul, whom Scott had stumbled upon using wikitravel. His very unlike the stereotypical Chinese face grinned widely and he spoke in very good English. As we drove to the Seman hotel (or Bingwan as they say in China), he made small-talk and pointed out sites of interest, not the least of which was a ridiculously decorated Uyghur restaurant, with redundant inlay, czarist lighting, and an absurd amount of men chopping up lambs and roasting kabobs on smokey charcoal grill. "This is the best restaurant in Kashgar," he said. We made mental note: Altun Orda.
Another important discovery upon our arrival was that, though the whole of China has been, by command from on high, set in the same time zone, Kashgar does not run on Beijing time. Local time runs two hours behind official time, used by the trains and official offices. And still, even with this change the sun sets at 9:30 pm. So time in Kashgar looses some of its meaning and rigidity. Unless you are catching a bus or a train, time is smeared into a kind of thin paste, and spread on a number of pieces of lamb, to be roasted over a smokey trough of charcoal.
In the hotel, we met Abdul. He was a thin man, with a sly eye and an easy way about him. He lead us around the back of the reception area (we noticed a bike rental sign there –dope) to the old Russian consulate building, where our room was. Our room proved to be every bit as gaudy, as covered with molded wall-pieces, and as ruthlessly accented with chipped gold paint as any Russian diplomat could had hoped for. We payed Abdul for our three nights and threw down our bags in the room. It came complete with toilet paper and complementary tea bags, marked "Tea for Business." Good one, Seman Binguan.
Speaking of business. First thing's first: that bicycle renting joint in the hotel lobby. The proprietor was friendly and young. He reminded me very much of Russian computer heads I had met in Petersburg. He showed us the bikes, and we swelled with joy. Before us they sat, gleaming, with bells, front baskets and rear baggage clips. Ideal for wheeling. Indeed, we were so taken, we forgot to bargain and ended up paying almost 5 dollars per day per bike. Good one, Seman Binguan.
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Night Safari
Nocturnal visits
Embark on an adventure after dark at the Night Safari, an open air zoo that houses over 2,500 creatures of the night.
Getting a view of the Malayan Tiger from the tram at the Singapore Night Safari
Get up close and personal with regal apex predators like the Malayan Tiger, which occupies a habitat along the East Lodge Trail.
Fire breather performance at the Singapore Night Safari
Besides an adventure after dark with the animals, enjoy Thumbuakar Performance, a pyrotechnic show by warriors to the beat of jungle drums.
Getting up close and personal with tapirs
As you cruise through the safari on a tram, you'll come face-to-face with nocturnal animals like tapirs, pangolins and clouded leopards.
As dusk falls, the shutters open at the Night Safari, welcoming you into a world of nocturnal creatures and their dimly-lit habitats.
Opened in 1994 and located next to the Singapore Zoo, the Night Safari is the world's first safari park for nocturnal animals. This wildlife park is spread across seven distinct habitats, each home to its own array of fascinating creatures.
Your eyes will take a while to adjust to the darkness here, but once they do, you'll be greeted by over 2,500 resident animals from over 130 species, including many indigenous to the region, such as the endangered Asian elephant, Malayan tapir and Malayan tiger.
The animals live in 35 hectares of dense rainforest. Friendlier creatures such as deer roam freely in the park while fiercer ones like leopards are kept behind barriers.
For those who prefer exploring the park on wheels, a 35-minute tram ride with live commentary takes you across seven geographical zones of the world, from the rugged Himalayan Foothills to the swampy banks of Equatorial Africa.
A trek through the jungle
Exploring the park on one of the four walking trails lets you see even more animals not visible from the tram. Among them are the Fishing Cat Trail that recreates a nighttime trek through the jungles of Singapore, and the popular Leopard Trail, which features the largest collection of wildlife indigenous to Southeast Asia.
You can also stroll into (or run from) two giant aviaries where the Malayan flying foxes and giant flying squirrels can glide in the air near you, or trek into the Wallaby Trail to discover this Australian native.
If you are a night owl, this is the place to be. But even for early sleepers, this is an experience worth staying up late for.
80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826 SG
Daily, 7.30pm - 12am
Last ticket sale at 11.15pm
F&B and retail outlets open from 5.30pm
Best Attraction Experience 2018
The Night Safari has been very successful in its conservation efforts: Numerous animals have been born here, including Malayan tigers, Asian elephants, fishing cats, clouded leopards and Asian lions.
Animal instincts on show
Don't miss the Creatures of the Night Show, a crowd-pleasing live show. The antics of the binturong, civet and more are sure to please, particularly the otter and its cute recycling habits.
Take a private group tour
Get cozy on a VIP buggy-and-walking tour of the park with a Safari Adventurer Tour package. Listen out for insider tales and cool facts about your favourite nocturnal animals from expert guides.
A movable feast
Dine on the award-winning Gourmet Safari Express onboard a moving tram, indulging in a five-course candlelit meal complete with mocktails and a little mingling with the park's animal stars.