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Off Ice - In the News
Please check out the new feature at NHLPA's website.
The Mike Modano Cottage
Mike's goal of erecting a house for charity has finally become a reality. On Wednesday, October 2, The Mike Modano Foundation presented a check for $565,000 to Jonathan's Place at the official ground breaking of a new 6-acre campus in Garland which will house the Mike Modano Cottage. �Our Board of Directors believe in and support the expansion of Jonathan�s Place,� said Modano. �The new facilities will provide a loving and safe place for abused children.� During the ceremony, Modano used a hockey stick to turn the first earth. The Mike Modano Cottage will provide 18 beds for infants and toddlers and serve 350 abused and neglected Dallas County children.
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How would you like to help The Mike Modano Foundation AND have some fun at the same time? Well, here's your chance.
Urban Challenge has selected The Mike Modano Foundation as the beneficiary of its upcoming Dallas event. You may ask, "What is Urban Challenge?". Think Survivor meets Trivial Pursuit meets Speed, and you've got Urban Challenge. This urban scavenger hunt challenges participants, competing in 2-person teams, to identify and reach 12 checkpoints on an unrehearsed urban landscape, downtown Dallas in this case, using only their feet, public transit and clues provided by Challenge officials. There's no set course, you chart the path. And you get a head start if you successfully navigate the Trivia Challenge that kicks off the event.
A portion of event registration fees will be donated to The Mike Modano Foundation. So grab a friend and help The Mike Modano Foundation in its mission to support abused, neglected or abandoned children in the Dallas area. HURRY - - Dallas takes on the Urban Challenge this Saturday, September 28, 2002, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Say Aahh...
For those of you who live in the D/FW area and would like to have your teeth whitened, now is the time. Dr. Bradford O'Neill DDS has chosen the Mike Modano Foundation as the beneficiary for the month of December for his Whitening for Charity Program. Gift Certificates are available utilizing this program. Dr. O'Neill has donated the proceeds from teeth whitening services to local charities for over three years. "I was taught early in life by my family to understand the importance of giving back to the community and I am committed to maintaining this practice throughout my life," says O'Neill. The Whitening for Charity program cost $200 (a $450 value) and checks are written directly to the Mike Modano Foundation. Contact Tiffany at 817-788-0167 to schedule your appointment. They are located at 5200 Colleyville Blvd., Suite E, Colleyville, TX. Thank you Dr. O'Neill for joining the Modano Foundation cause!
2002 ESPY Awards
Did you catch Mike on the live telecast of the 2002 ESPY Awards on ESPN? This year's event took place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the new home of the Academy Awards, and was a "Who's Who" of big names from the world of sports and entertainment. Mike attended the Awards as the VIP guest of ESPN.
Calendar Layout
Mike will be featured in the Dallas Stars Texas Rangers Foundation annual calendar for 2003, scheduled for release some time in October. The theme for the '03 calendar is "Athletes and their Pets", so Mike was photographed with his two Golden Retrievers, Scout and Bella. Pick up your copy and support the Dallas Stars Texas Rangers Foundation. Check this website or dallasstars.com for updates on when and where you can purchase the calendar.
Special Olympics Texas has named Mike one of their four Heroes for this year in appreciation of the support he has given the organization over the past three years through his partnership with Cingular Wireless. Special Olympics will present the Heroes Awards on November 9 during their annual gala at the Adolphus Hotel.
Since Mike is in the headlines often, let us show you where to go to read interesting facts about Mike's personal life and his career. Click on the following links for some great stories on Mo.
2002/2003 Season Events
September 30, 2002, 12pm-1:30pm. Dallas Stars Face-Off Luncheon at Wyndham Anatole benefiting The Dallas Stars Foundation.
October 1, 2002, 5-7pm. Stars season ticket holder open house (the team will practice on the ice and then sign autographs for an hour)
October 21, 2002, 12:30pm-7:30pm. 6th Annual Dallas Stars Bonnie Blair Golf Classic at The Tribute Golf Club benefiting Dallas Stars Foundation and American Brain Tumor Assc.
December 8, 2002, 3-6pm. 10th Annual Baylor Health Care System Skate With the Stars at AAC benefiting Dallas Stars Foundation.
December 10, 2002, 2-4pm. Team hospital visits at local children's hospitals.
January 12, 2003, 7-10:30pm. 6th Annual Park Place/Dallas Stars Casino Night benefiting Dallas Stars Foundation at Park Place Euless.
January 14, 2003 , February 18, 2003 and March 4, 2003, 12pm-1:30pm. Dr Pepper Luncheons benefit the Dallas Stars Foundation.
July 11-13, 2003. The 2nd Annual Heroes Celebrity Baseball game benefiting The Mike Modano Foundation.
Inaugural Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game
Thanks to everyone that came out to the inaugural Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game at The Parks at Texas Star in Euless. From start to finish, it was a great experience for the fans, the sponsors and the players. The Little Heroes game with the kids showcased some future superstars, while the Celebrity Home Run Derby exposed some baseball "might have beens" with some pretty impressive power hitters at the plate. The super-talented young singing sensation Jer-z kicked off the main event with a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner as only she can sing it. (Or was that a young Aretha Franklin we heard?) Tom Arnold's humorous play-by-play commentary was also a big hit. He kept the fans and players on their toes with his witty anecdotes. Unfortunately, Mike's Black Socks team took it on the chin when the opposing Red Socks walked away with an upset victory. Nonetheless, everyone was a winner when the final fundraising score was tallied. None of it would have been possible without the fans. So for those of you that attended, thanks for supporting The Mike Modano Foundation and for making our first year a huge success. If you weren't able to take part this year, you'll have to join us when we do it again next year, 'cause it will be even bigger and better the second time around.
Click here to see photos of the game
Washington Honors America's Heroes of Freedom
Mike has been invited as a special, honored guest to attend "Washington Honors America's Heroes of Freedom" in the nation's capital. This event marks the one year memorial of the terrorist attacks. He will also be receiving the prestigious "American Heroes of Freedom Award" for his performance at the Olympic Winter games.
Modano Plays Baseball!
This ain't no sissy softball game! See Mike try his hand at America's favorite pastime when he competes with superstar athletes and entertainers in the inaugural Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game on June 15 at The Parks at Texas Star in Euless, TX. Proceeds benefit The Mike Modano Foundation and Gilda's Club. Click here for more information or to buy tickets.
Modano painting featured at the Super Show 2002 (on left)
Mike's latest achievement includes being the subject of Bryan Robley's most recent painting. This painting was featured at the Super Show 2002 in Las Vegas January 21-23 at the Sands Convention Center. Bryan Robley images have been featured on ESPN, several magazines, major newspapers, and several TV news programs, including the Today show and CNN. "Bryan didn't follow the recommended path, but he went on to become one of the most successful, recognizable and imitated artists in America." (Roy Firestone of ESPN)
The 2002 Dallas Stars Dr Pepper Luncheon Series will be held at Maggiano's Little Italy at Northpark Mall. The Dr Pepper Luncheons features guests President Jim Lites, Stars broadcasters Daryl Reaugh and Ralph Strangis, and select Dallas Stars players. All proceeds from the luncheon series benefit the Dallas Stars Foundation. Scheduled guests are as follows:
Tuesday, January 15th - Stars Center and 2002 Team Canada Olympians Joe Nieuwendyk and Ed Belfour
Tuesday, February 19th - Stars Alumnus and 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Neal Broten
Tuesday, March 5th - Stars Center and 2002 Team USA Olympian Mike Modano
18th Annual KidFilm Festival
To further support children of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Mike has agreed to be the Honorary Chairman of the 18th Annual KidFilm Festival, a subdivision of the USA Film Festival/Dallas. For information about this event set to run January 19-20th, please call the USA Film Festival at 214-821-FILM or visit www.usafilmfestival.com.
The 5th Annual Park Place/Dallas Stars Casino Night is scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2002. Stay tuned for more information about purchasing tickets.
Recent guests of Mike�s suite at the American Airlines Center included the rock group, Pantera.
December 18th, Mike and the rest of the team helped raise children's spirits during the holidays at Children's Medical Center and Cook's Children's Medical Center.
Thursday, December 13th, Mike had an interview with USA Hockey after practice.
Mike had an interview and photo shoot with Baylor Health Care System on Tuesday, November 20.
Sunday, November 25 Mike attended the U2 concert at Reunion Arena.
On November 6, Mike had a photo shoot with General Mills endorsing Lloyd's Barbecue products.
Modano Helping Make a Difference
As a local distributor of Anheuser-Busch, Ben E. Keith Beers is working to promote responsible drinking. The Consumer Awareness and Education (CA&E;) department at Ben E. Keith Beers-Budweiser has teamed up with Dallas Stars� Mike Modano and FOX 4/ KDFW to create a positive message to NHL fans. A commercial spot was directed and produced staring Mike Modano who encourages fans to, �designate a driver before the game.� We appreciate Mike for all his support and dedication involving the safety of his fans. Ben E. Keith Beers-Budweiser is proud to have Mike Modano as a spokesperson to help fans everywhere know that we are all working to make a difference.
American Way Magazine MR. ICE GUY - interview
Mike was featured in the October 1, 2001 issue of American Way Magazine. Be sure to get a copy when you are travelling with American Airlines.
Dallas Star�s Calendar
Don�t forget to purchase your Dallas Star�s/ Texas Ranger�s calendar benefiting the Star�s Foundation� especially since Mike is featured in it. The calendar will be available October 15th and the cost is $15. (7.75% sales tax and $3 shipping per calendar will be added) They can be purchased by calling (817) 273-5207, or by visiting any Metroplex Dr Pepper StarCenter or the Grand Slam Gift Shop at The Ballpark.
Pepsi KidAround
Modano�s Allstars and the Mike Modano Foundation attended the Pepsi KidAround on October 20, 2001 at the Meyerson Symphony Center and adjoining Artist Square. The Pepsi Kidaround benefited The Family which is dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence.
Direct TV began airing their �One On One� promotion featuring Mike
and Olie the first of October endorsing the Direct TV�s NHL Center Ice Package. Whenever you call to sign up for this package, you will hear
Mike�s voice as the automated voice You�ll also see him featured on
the cover of the January issue of the Direct TV Magazine
Check out page 304 in October�s issue of GQ for a great picture of Mike and 5 other hockey players in suits and tuxes.
Skate With Mike
Sunday, August 19th mike skated at stonebriar mall�s ice rink for the subway- mt. Dew promotion. This included 50 grand-prize winners ages 5-13 who skated with Mike and won a signed hockey stick! what a neat opportunity. Best of all, Mike had a great time. Modano�s allstars also attended hoping to increase awareness of the mike modano foundation and fan club.
The Taste of Northeast
Thursday, august 23rd, mike attended �the taste of northeast� which was held at the dr. pepper star center at texas star. Mike signed autographs from 7-8pm and just enjoyed the rest of the show which was an auction and an ice show.
To see a picture of Mike in the September issue of D Magazine go to
page 84.
Mike was on Wheel of Fortune on May 8th. Mike made an appearance on the show as a part of a puzzle. Photos on left.
Out and about... Did anyone see Mike at the U2 concert? On April 3rd, Mike and a couple of his close friends rode together in a bus to Reunion Arena to see Bono and the rest of the band play for their most recent tour to the Dallas area.
Mike on NHL.com
Stars Extra: Modano is center of attention as Stars enter second half
Modano moving within five points of Neal Broten's franchise record of 867 career points
Mike Modano session, 01/11/01
Team USA selects Hull and Modano
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Air Force helps local companies take off
Executive Keith Ellis, left, and Eugene Tinker pose for a portrait at Certified Technical Experts in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (Photo: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser)
Ron Betts was one of the thousands in Montgomery this week to connect and learn during an Air Force technology summit. But he's not leaving when it's over.
Betts works for Huntsville engineering services company Intrepid. It's involved in everything from hypersonic engine tests to election security, and now Betts works full time in Montgomery. That's because of a new Air Force-funded innovation hub here and the promise of more opportunities for small businesses to work with the military.
"We really want to grow," Betts said. "What I told our president, Bill Best, is that I want to change the headquarters from Huntsville to Montgomery. That's my personal goal."
The new MGMWERX hub is a nonprofit dedicated to finding ideas, technology and solutions that help the Air Force. That also means connecting with private companies that can help make those ideas a reality.
For years, other local small businesses have found success solving problems for the Air Force.
When people checked in for this year's Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference, they did it on software developed by Certified Technical Experts, a minority-owned Montgomery small business. "That whole thing is sitting on an Amazon cloud, so it's a cloud-based system that we developed for that contract," CEO Eugene Tinker said.
Tinker, an Air Force veteran, started the company in 2010. It now has nearly 100 employees, and the company's software is used in military retirement homes, to help doctors treat patients, and even by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tinker works in a nondescript office on Bell Road, but the company also has locations in Germany and Japan.
"We've done quite well," he said. "Everybody's moving toward cybersecurity and cloud."
Tinker said the connections he formed while serving helped, but so did the help from people involved in military outreach, like Denise Baylor.
Baylor has spent a decade working to build those kinds of connections as the small business director at Business and Enterprise Systems at Gunter. In that time, she said the share of BES work that goes to small businesses has jumped by more than 40 percent.
Her only problem: A lot of them are getting too big to be considered a small business.
"These companies have really come in and shown that they have the capability and the capacity to do the work," she said.
Baylor said they often work in conjunction with small business development efforts at Alabama State University and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce to keep that growth going. "We're not the only one in town," she said.
MGMWERX brings another element to that formula by allowing startups to compete on a level playing field with giants like Boeing or Microsoft.
Betts, a former teacher at Air Command and Staff College, said the hundreds of students on base all write papers, do research and form ideas that often don't make it beyond the base. "Here, with MGMWERX, there's an opportunity for them to actually be executed," Betts said. "The contractors can go, 'I think I can help out. I have a solution that will make this a reality.' Instead of one large company coming in, you could have hundreds of small companies coming in.
"If we can just get 1 percent to execute, the River Region will be on fire. The word will be out, if you have a research idea come to Montgomery."
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Chelsea defender heading for Stamford Bridge exit door
October 19, 2018 14:51 GMT (UK), by Ketan Patel
Christensen to depart Chelsea
Denmark and Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen will be departing Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window, according to the player's agent. Christensen had been a first-team regular last season, but has struggled for regular first-team action this campaign.
Christensen had been a favourite of former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte but since the arrival of Maurizio Sarri, Christensen has found his first-team opportunities very limited.
The agent of the defender Steen Christensen has insisted that his client is likely to leave the club before the end of the season: "I am convinced that we will try to move Andreas in the winter.
"He is 22 years old and has played three seasons. He has played 80 matches in the Bundesliga and over 40 matches for Chelsea. So we cannot just say that now we save Andreas away for a whole season on the bench.
"If he is to continue his development, we have to say he is going to play. Of course we have to look at the situation.
"Germany is very well matched with the style of play, and Spain also. So that could be one of the two countries we're going to go if it happens. But Andreas is not a cheap gentleman, and there are probably not many clubs that can afford to buy him."
It is understood that Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg are both interested in the tall defender.


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Close your eyes and cover them for 15 to 20 minutes with raw sliced cucumber or potato. Rinse with lukewarm water and apply a light moisturizer.
Grate a cucumber, squeeze out the juice into a small jar and refrigerate over night. Add fresh lemon juice and apply under eyes (be careful not to get lemon juice in eyes) for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water and apply a light moisturizer.
Make a paste from turmeric powder and pineapple juice. Apply to under-eye area for 15 to 20 minutes.
Purchase fresh mint from the market. Pulverize it in a food processor. Refrigerate overnight and apply around the eyes for a cooling eye masque.
Almond is an excellent skin food. Add some almond oil to the above ideas to help feed the delicate tissue under your eyes. Use almond oil instead of a commercial eye cream or lotion.
Vitamin E is also oil an excellent way to relieve dark circles, wrinkles and puffiness around the eyes. Purchase it in liquid form, or break open a liquid capsule and add to your almond oil and the recipes above.
Place a handful of chamomile in a pot and boil it in natural spring water to make a tea. Strain the water; let it cool. Dip small washcloths into the water and squeeze out the excess. Place on your eyes for 15 to 20 minutes. You can also use chamomile tea bags; just make sure they don't add any artificial ingredients such as preservatives that could irritate the eye tissues.
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Halo composer Marty O'Donnell has 'amicably' resolved his latest legal battle with Microsoft
By Natalie Clayton
The composer has been chasing Microsoft for royalties dating back decades.
Marty O'Donnell, the composer behind the original Halo series' timeless score, is no stranger to legal battles. But his latest feud with Microsoft seems to have been pleasantly short-lived, with him and fellow composer Michael Salvatori claiming they've "amicably resolved" a lawsuit concerning unpaid royalties going back 20 years.
In February, Eurogamer (opens in new tab) reported that O'Donnell and Salvatori had filed suit back in June claiming Microsoft had failed to pay royalties on the pair's original Halo score, which was used under license prior to O'Donnell's employment at Bungie—and he claims the tracks remained that way thereafter, owned by the composers' joint company and licensed out to Bungie and Microsoft.
"It was never work-for-hire," O'Donnell told the outlet. "It was always a license deal. So that's what we did with Halo. With the first Halo music ever, that was written and recorded in 1999 for the first time. It was licensed to Bungie. Bungie didn't get bought by Microsoft for over a year."
The pair claimed that Microsoft had been dragging their feet on the matter for the past decade, which prompted them to take legal action. O'Donnell even explored the possibility of filing an injunction against Paramount when marketing for the Halo TV show used the iconic monk chant (opens in new tab).
But yesterday, O'Donnell tweeted that he and Microsoft had settled their differences—and to celebrate, the composer reuploaded footage of a Halo 2 jam session featuring legendary guitarist Steve Vai (via GameDeveloper (opens in new tab)).
Looks like I'll be able to share some of those videos once again! Microsoft and O'Donnell/Salvatori, Inc., are pleased to have amicably resolved their differences.https://t.co/ZLnhFgblr6April 18, 2022
Of course, O'Donnell is no stranger to court battles over Halo music. Last year he was forced to pay Bungie just shy of $100,000 (opens in new tab), after being found in contempt of court for distributing music he was ordered to return to the developer after his firing in 2014. O'Donnell pointedly blamed "Activision meddling" (opens in new tab) for his removal from Bungie.
His Destiny music may remain inaccessible for the forseeable future. But in a YouTube comment, O'Donnell is hopeful that this latest ruling will let him begin reposting old Halo tracks and musical doodles.
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20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.
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United Breaks Guitars ►
United Airlines baggage handlers broke Dave Carroll's guitar. Google United Airlines these days and two links dominate: United's official site and a video of a song Carroll wrote called, "United Breaks Guitars." The video has been watched over a million times. Carroll reports that he actually... more ►
Owning It ►
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Wendy Kopp, co-founder of Teach for America, gave an insightful answer to the question: What are you looking for in teachers you recruit? (Emphasis added below): We've done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most... more ►
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Service Showdown at the Four Seasons ►
The NYT described some recent challenges at the Four Seasons. Among them is healthy tension in the underlying business model, which separates asset ownership from service management. The Four Seasons -- a management company that owns none of its hotels – has expensive tastes. And some owners'... more ►
The Redemption of Mark Sanford ►
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Employee Goodwill ►
British Airways has asked its employees to work for free for a month. As CNN reported, the airline sent an e-mail out to its staff that "offered workers between one and four weeks of unpaid leave -- but with the option to work during this period." How would this e-mail go over in your company? ... more ►
Palin 2012 ►
I started to write about Sarah Palin as a serious presidential contender -- not something people like to think about in this neck of the woods -- and then I found a piece from Roger Simon in Politico with better insight into Palin's candidacy than I was bringing to the table. Simon's advice to... more ►
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Steven Luatua is an impressive loose forward and leader who garnered international honours at a young age, valued for his impressive physique, power and skill. The Mt Albert Grammar old boy made the NZ Secondary Schools team in 2010, the same year that he was selected for the Auckland provincial squad. He played a key […]
Tuipulotu returns to face Cheetahs
All Black Patrick Tuipulotu makes his return from injury for the Blues in their Investec Super Rugby home clash against the Cheetahs at Eden Park on Friday night. Tuipulotu has been sidelined with a back injury since the round six clash against the Force, and comes into the starting line-up with Gerard Cowley-Tuioti moving to […]
Zinzan Brooke
Zinzan Brooke, though in the twilight of his illustrious career as one of New Zealand's greatest No 8s, had the distinction of leading the Blues to their first two championship wins in 1996-97, playing with his trademark flair and flamboyance, despite beginning to battle age and injuries which caused him to miss some games. He made […]
Blues v Stormers Super Rugby Preview
The team barely had time to enjoy last week's decisive victory over the Cheetahs before they were on the plane to Cape Town, where they'll face the Stormers at 5am on Saturday morning (NZ time). In stark contrast, the Stormers have enjoyed a week of rest and rehabilitation after what can only be described as […]
Rupeni Caucaunibuca
Rupeni Caucaunibuca appeared all too briefly for the Blues, just 14 games in 2002-04. But that was enough to prove that he was one of the most gifted wings to ever play the game. He scored 15 tries in 14 games, including a spectacular hat-trick in 2004 against the Crusaders. In 2003 'Caucau' lit up the World Cup, almost beating Scotland single-handed. […]
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Eroni Clarke
Eroni Clarke played probably his best rugby at provincial level for Auckland and at Super Rugby level for the Blues. Between 1991 and 2002, he played 150 games for the team, occasionally as captain. The hard running, hard tackling midfielder was unlucky to receive just 10 caps with the All Blacks, yet he remained loyal to the Blues and a strong influence on the team during its first five seasons. […]
Q&A with Pauliasi Manu
Tongan-born Aucklander Pauliasi Manu is back in blue this year after a number of seasons south of the Bombays with the Chiefs. We caught up with the powerful scrummager ahead of our game against the Highlanders in Dunedin. What's your favourite meal? A full pig on a spit, with taros and heaps of other vegetables. […]
Justin Collins
Justin Collins made his first Super Rugby appearance for the Chiefs in 1998 and continued to prove himself as one of the best defensive players in the competition, and one of the most consistent. He joined the Blues in 1999 and brought up his 100th Super Rugby game a decade later against the Stormers in Cape Town. Collins retired from rugby […]
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Baird Funds Make Selective Morningstar List
MILWAUKEE, July 20, 2021 –Employee-owned Baird announced that four of its bond funds have been named to Morningstar's Thrilling 37 list. Returning to the list are the Morningstar™ gold rated Baird Aggregate Bond Fund (BAGIX), Baird Short-Term Bond Fund (BSBIX), and silver rated Baird Core Plus Bond Fund (BCOIX). New to the list for the first time is Morningstar™ gold rated Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund (BUBIX).
Morningstar considered crucial metrics on more than 8,000 mutual funds to select just 37 "outstanding funds accessible to individual investors" using the following criteria:
Expense ratio in the category's cheapest quintile.
Manager investment of more than $1 million in the fund.
Morningstar Risk rating below the High level.
Morningstar Analyst Rating of Bronze or higher.
Parent rating better than average/neutral.
Returns above the fund's benchmark over the manager's tenure for a minimum of five years.
Must be a share class accessible to individual investors with a minimum investment no greater than $50,000.
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Q: on a family of inner products generating the usual Schwartz topology I'm currently reading some features about the Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ and I found on a paper of J.E.Roberts that the Schwartz topology on $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ i.e. the one generated by the family of inner products $$
||f||_{m,n}:=\sup_{\mathbb{R}}\left\lvert x^mf^{(n)}(x)\right\rvert ;\;\;m,n\in \mathbb{N}
$$
can be seen as generated by the following family of inner products $$
\langle f,g\rangle_n=\int (1+|x|)^n\sum_{|k|\leq n}f^{k}(x)g^{k}(x)dx.
$$
Any explanation why this holds (or some references where can i find one) would be greatly appreciated.


Light painting in Dinosaur Provincial Park was a lot of fun. I had another image that I entered into the City Nightscape challenge that was taken later with more stars and a darker sky. Yes the City Nightscape. Not the Rural Nightscape. That would have made sense!
Beautiful sky and nice color.
Love the colour of the sky and the contrasting rocks, the little bit of light foliage at the bottom edge I find distracting and would have been tempted to crop out or burn in.
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1) Are your Harmoniums tuned to A440?
2) Does it matter if a harmonium is tuned to A440?
3) How do you tune a harmonium, and how often should it be tuned?
4) Is a harmonium tempered? If so, how can it be used in Indian Music?
5) Can a harmonium be tuned differently, i.e. non-tempered?
6) What is the difference between student, professional and concert harmoniums?
7) I was told not to get a scale-change harmonium because they break easily? Is that so?
8) What sort of prep work do you do before you sell an instrument.?
9) What are the differences between the Bina 23b Reg. and the Bina 23b Dlx.?
10) Can you get a harmonium tuned to A432?
11) I have heard that there are many fake Paul harmoniums. How can I be sure one is genuine?
Some are, some aren't. Traditionally in India harmoniums tended to be quite sharp of A440. This was partly due to the European standard of A444-A445. Many Indian harmoniums are even sharper that A445. In ensembles of Indian Music, all the instruments will tune to the harmonium, so the only thing that really matters is that the harmonium be in tune with itself. Lately, with the popularity of this instrument in America, there is more of an emphasis on A440 tuning. Now a much higher percentage of harmoniums come from India tuned at, or close to, A440. Keep in mind that the reeds change with the climate (they go sharp in cooler conditions) so a harmonium that is nicely tuned at A440 in hot, humid, India, might not be the same when it reaches cold, frigid, Michigan.
For more info on this topic please read A440 Tuning Demystified.
The most important thing is that the harmonium be in tune to itself – that the octaves and different banks of reeds match. In Indian Music most instruments (drums, tanpuras, other stringed instruments) will tune to the harmonium. Thus A440 tuning matters only if you are playing with fixed pitch instruments like a piano of flute. We check and tune all the harmoniums that we sell.
You tune the harmonium reeds by filing (scraping, sanding) a little metal off of one side of the vibrating tongue of the reed. One side makes it sharp, one side makes it flat. For a detailed explanation see our Harmonium Maintenance page. How often a harmonium should be tuned depends on a lot of things. Mostly it depends on your ear. To a highly trained musican with a good ear, harmoniums sound chronically out of tune. For the average user, a tune up every few years is all you need.
For the most part, yes, harmoniums are tempered instruments. This is why they are a bane to purists, and have been banned on All India Radio. Since they are designed to play in different keys, and some people like to play simple chords, they must be tempered. A lot of serious Indian vocalists prefer the harmonium to the sarangi, which is the traditional vocal accompaniment instrument, because of its full rich sound.
Yes. In India, some vocalists (who always use the same SA or tonic) have their harmoniums tuned to match the pure intervals of Indian Music. These instruments can only play in one key. We have tuned harmoniums to different kinds of Just Intonation, and find them to sound very sweet. The downside is that you are limited to one or two keys, and some chords sound awful.
This is not a distinction we make. Some "professionals" use the simplest of harmoniums. Many of the finest made (and most expensive) harmoniums never make it out of their owners' music rooms. All the instruments we sell are of a standard that they can used by any type of musician with satisfaction.
We do not find that to be the case. A well made scale change instrument will last as long as any other. Shipping scale change harmoniums can be a problem, though. Sometimes the mechanism will get jarred out of place. Fixing this is not hard, but requires a certain degree of tool skill.
Instruments rarely come from India in perfect working order. We tune the harmoniums, fix buzzes, leaks and fix sticky keys and make the stops operate smoothly.
First we should note that all Bina harmoniums say "Deluxe" on them.
Regarding the ever popular 23b harmoniums, our description is a way to differentiate two slightly different instruments. While equal in quality and sound, the Deluxe is 2 inches longer, with 3 extra notes. It goes to high F and has a 3 1/2 octave range. The smaller Regular goes to high D and has a 3 1/4 octave range. The Deluxe is slightly heavier, and has a 6 fold side bellows. The Regular has a 3 fold bellows that attaches on the bottom. The Deluxe has 4 drone notes (usually C#, D#, G#, A#). The Regular has 2 drone notes (usually C# and G#).
The advantage of the Regular is that it is smaller and lighter and thus more portable. It easily fits in the overhead of an airplane (by some standards the Deluxe is too big). This is the instrument that Jai Uttal plays.
Most people don't use the drones, but if you do, and the extra choice appeals to you, then the Deluxe might be your preference. Likewise, if you are used to, or prefer, the side pump bellows, then the Deluxe would again be your choice.
If you did a "blindfold test" on these two instruments, you would not be able to tell the difference by sound.
The short answer is no. Harmoniums come from India tuned at A440 or above. To tune a reed down to A432 would involve scraping a lot of metal off, and chances are not good that that reed would be stable. Smaller, higher reeds, would probably break.
It is true that there are many fake Pauls being sold in India and being shipped here. If you know what a real Paul and Co. harmonoium looks like, there are usually tell-tale signs of the fakery. Otherwise, buy from a dealer with impeccable credentials, who you know is dealing directly with Paul. We are one such dealer. We have been dealer with Paul for decades.


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Enron Corporation's 364-day revolver fell to 75-80 from 99 last week and the market waited to see whether the company would merge with Dynegy, a competitor in the energy trading and power business. As LMW went to press, talks between the two companies had been put on hold while Moody's Investors Service reviewed Enron's credit. Calls to Jeffrey McMahon, cfo, were referred to spokeswoman Sharonda Stevens, who did not return repeated calls. Calls to the Dynegy investor relations department were referred to spokesman Steve Stengel, who confirmed discussions with Enron, but declined to elaborate further.
The market was divided on the likelihood of the merger, but many agreed that the complexities of Enron's financial standing made calling bets on the merger difficult. "I think the market overreacted to Enron," a banker said of the downgrade in trading levels. "Now we're thinking of buying it on the cheap. We're big in the sector and we think that at that price, it makes sense. Talk [Thursday] was this was one bidder, but there may be others coming in the woodwork--some European companies. Dealers agreed that hedge funds were likely buying small pieces of the credit, in part as a strategy to get more information on the company. "Senior lenders have the best position; equity holders have the worst, and there's different chairs on the Titanic in between," the banker said. "[Buying into the debt] may be the price of admission you need."
Market players noted that holders of bank debt and bonds would be getting paid back at par, but they were hesitant to call an outcome and said uncertainty about Enron's position was stalling any major trading of the paper. The trading volume was only about $15 million last week, and dealers said what was stalling movement was holders wanted to keep the paper while bids hadn't moved up significantly. "From a seller's perspective, it doesn't make sense to sell--you'd get punished. There's still a lot of upside," a trader said. "Bank debt is not as sensitive as other market instruments." Bids were not coming in much higher due to general skepticism about the acquisition going through, sources said. "There's no agreement, so nobody's out there making enormous bets on it going through."
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"Think of it as an experiment. The real reason we began mining, and still do, is to learn how the network works, how consensus works, how difficulty levels work," says Stern, referring to aspects of the mining process, which involves a network of computers competing to solve complex math problems.
The lessons Fidelity (fnfv) is learning could give it a valuable advantage at a time when other big financial institutions are dipping their toes into the world of cryptocurrencies, which are together worth well over $100 billion today.
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The New Zealand Kennel Club (now known as Dogs News Zealand, and also known as Dogs NZ and NZKC) is the primary kennel club responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. They also provide training services, judging for dog shows and many other services relating to dog showing. The organisation was introduced in 1886, and changed its name in 2017 to Dogs New Zealand. Dogs New Zealand is a member of the FCI.

Operation
The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation that operates at two levels, which includes the Affiliated Societies and Individual Membership. NZKC now has over 300 societies affiliated to, associated with and recognised by it. There are several types of Associated clubs include the Show Clubs; the Obedience Clubs; the Combined Show and Obedience Clubs and the Agility Clubs. Recognised Clubs are either clubs which cater for minority breeds, newly formed clubs or clubs that do not cater show or Dog Training.

NZKC Administration
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#include <inviwo/core/datastructures/geometry/mesh.h>       // for Mesh
#include <inviwo/core/ports/meshport.h>                     // for MeshInport, MeshOutport
#include <inviwo/core/processors/processor.h>               // for Processor
#include <inviwo/core/processors/processorinfo.h>           // for ProcessorInfo
#include <inviwo/core/processors/processorstate.h>          // for CodeState, CodeState::Experim...
#include <inviwo/core/processors/processortags.h>           // for Tags, Tags::CPU
#include <inviwo/core/properties/optionproperty.h>          // for OptionPropertyOption, OptionP...
#include <inviwo/core/util/staticstring.h>                  // for operator+
#include <modules/meshrenderinggl/algorithm/calcnormals.h>  // for CalculateMeshNormalsMode, cal...

#include <memory>  // for shared_ptr

namespace inviwo {

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const ProcessorInfo CalcNormalsProcessor::processorInfo_{
    "org.inviwo.CalcNormalsProcessor",  // Class identifier
    "Calculate Normals",                // Display name
    "Mesh Processing",                  // Category
    CodeState::Experimental,            // Code state
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};
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3 Charged With N.J. Bank Robberies, But Not in Connection With FBI Agent Killed During Arrests
NEWARK, N.J. – Three men accused of a string of bank robberies were indicted Friday, but authorities said they will not face federal charges in the death of an FBI agent who was shot, apparently by a colleague, while some of the suspects were arrested.
But if the men are convicted, the death of Special Agent Barry Lee Bush could be considered at sentencing, potentially adding decades to prison terms.
Bush was part of a stakeout attempting to catch men believed responsible for four armed bank robberies in central New Jersey that netted nearly $90,000.
The FBI has said it appears Bush was shot April 5 when another agent's weapon discharged accidentally outside a bank authorities say the armed suspects intended to rob.
There is no federal law that would allow the men to face indictment in connection to the agent's death, in part because the death did not take place on federal property, said Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, which presented the case to a grand jury in Newark.
Each of the three men indicted — Wilfredo Berrios, 28, Francisco Herrera-Genao, 22, and Efrain Lynn, 21 — faces a single conspiracy count, four bank robbery charges and four weapons charges.
Berrios and Herrera-Genao also face a charge of attempted bank robbery and a weapons charge stemming from what authorities said was a bid to rob the PNC Bank in Readington the day Bush was shot.
A fourth suspect, Michael Cruz, was not indicted, but appears to be named as a coconspirator.
Messages seeking comment from lawyers for the four men were not immediately returned.
Berrios and Cruz were arrested outside the bank where Bush was shot. Herrera-Genao fled on foot and was captured nearly a day later a few miles away. Lynn was arrested elsewhere.
All four, who lived in New Brunswick, have been held in federal custody without bail.


The latest issue of the The Cartographic Journal (of the British Cartographic Society) contains a paper written by Robert Roth, me, and Zachary Johnson entitled "Value-by-alpha Maps: An Alternative Technique to the Cartogram." The value-by-alpha map is something I have touched on here several times over the past year and a half (as has Zach on his blog), and about which I spoke at last year's NACIS conference in Sacramento. With the publication of this paper, it's high time I explained what it's all about.
Value-by-alpha maps (hereafter shortened to VBA), like everything noble and good, have their roots in somebody complaining about something on the internet—me, about election cartograms. Seeking an alternative to what I think are ugly and unreadable election results cartograms, I worked with my Axis Maps dudes to create a 2008 U.S. election map that used transparency rather than size to vary the visual impact of map units, thinking that avoiding the distortion of these units into unrecognizable sizes and shapes would make the map easier to read.
Rob Roth, a stellar Ph.D. candidate and shameless county collector at Penn State (studying under The Beard himself, the illustrious Alan MacEachren) became interested in further developing the idea academically and enlisted my Axis Maps partner and radical raw milk zealot Zach Johnson (who wrote his master's thesis on cartograms) and I to collaborate on the now-published Cartographic Journal article. We were all graduate students at Madison together once upon a time, and we make a good team—striking a perfect balance between study, practice, and chili-eating.
Enough backstory. I'll summarize at moderate length the idea and what we wrote.
Continue reading at Cartogrammer . . .
Originally published February 26, 2009.
Which begs the question: "Has there been a study of this phrase phenomenon, relating different languages on some kind of Directed Graph?" Well apparently there has, even if only perfunctorily, and the result is this cartogram.
Excerpted from IndieMaps blog by Zach Johnson.
View full blog post from Dec. 4, 2008.
Fully contiguous cartograms have stretched and distorted borders but perfectly maintained topologies. Like the Gastner-Newman diffusion-based cartograms we see all over the place. Though all sorts of cartogram designs have been produced, those with perfect topology preservation (fully contiguous cartograms) receive the majority of academic and popular press attention.
Despite these inherent advantages (along with ease of production), all the early value-by-area cartograms I've seen maintain contiguity. Some took the radical step of abstracting features to geometric primitives, like Levasseur's early French examples (which may not have been cartograms) and Erwin Raisz's early American "rectangular statistical cartograms". But in many ways the noncontiguous design is the more radical cartogram, as it actually breaks the basemap apart — rather than skewing shared borders it abandons them.
Olson outlines a technique — the projector method — for manually producing such cartograms. A projector capable of precise numeric reduction/enlargement was required, but not much else, and accurate cartograms could be produced in minutes. A scaling factor was calculated for each enumeration unit, the projector was set to this value, and the projected borders were traced, keeping units centered on their original centers.
My [his] AS3 NoncontiguousCartogram class works similarly. It takes an array of objects containing geometry and attribute properties and creates a noncontiguous cartogram. I include methods for creating the input array from a shapefile/dbf combo, but using KML, WKT, or geoJSON representations wouldn't be too hard. Methods are included for projecting this lat/long linework (to Lambert's Conformal Conic projection at least). The NoncontiguousCartogram class draws the input geography, figures the area of each feature, and scales figures according to their density in the chosen thematic variable.
Browse all the above or download the zip.
In my thesis research last spring, noncontiguous cartograms performed quite well: subjects rated them highly on aesthetics and could locate and estimate the areas of features with relatively high accuracy. I would add the following to Olson's list of noncontiguous cartogram advantages.
Olson concentrates on the perfect shape preservation of noncontiguous cartograms. The form (well, those with units centered on the original enumeration unit centroids, as in Olson's projector method) also perfectly preserves the location of the features on the resultant transformed cartogram. Not only are features easier to recognize, but locations within the transformed units can be accurately located as well (cities or mountain ranges from the original geography can be accurately plotted on the transformed cartogram).
Because units are separate on the transformed cartogram, their figure-ground is increased and areas of features can therefore be more accurately estimated.
Many cartogram designs (including most manual cartograms and the Gastner-Newman-produced cartograms) sacrifice some accuracy for shape recognition. This is a defensible tradeoff, especially as area estimation is notoriously inaccurate and nonlinear. Yet it's a tradeoff that noncontigous cartograms need not make, as they can always perfectly represent the data with relative areas without sacrificing shape preservation.
Thus, noncontiguous cartograms seem to excel at the cartogram's two main map-reading tasks: shape recognition and area estimation. This is mediated somewhat by the chief advantage of contiguous cartograms: compactness. Because no space is created between enumeration units, contiguous cartogram enumeration units can be larger than those on noncontiguous cartograms, all other things equal. The increased size on contiguous cartograms may improves their legibility.
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Available on Digital NOW! OVERBOARD Movie + Giveaway
*Disclosure: I've partnered with Lionsgate to share this information with you. Lionsgate will be fulfilling this giveaway. All opinions are 100% my own.
OVERBOARD!! This movie is so fun! If you are familiar with the original, then I think you will really enjoy this new twist. Such a great cast and so many laughs!
Available NOW on Digital with the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD becoming available on July 31!
From Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) and Pantelion Films, Eugenio Derbez (How to Be a Latin Lover, Instructions Not Included), Anna Faris (The House Bunny, TV's "Mom"), and Golden Globe® nominee Eva Longoria (Best Actress, TV's "Desperate Housewives," 2006) star in this hilarious fresh take on the iconic romantic comedy. Directed by three-time Primetime Emmy® award winner Rob Greenberg (Jigsaw, Predestination), who teamed up to write the screenplay with Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers, We're the Millers) and Leslie Dixon based on Dixon's story, Overboard reverses the roles from the original film, featuring Derbez as a spoiled wealthy yacht owner who becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee played by Faris.
In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on Leonardo (Derbez), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico's richest family and Kate (Faris), a working-class single mom of three hired to clean Leonardo's luxury yacht. After unjustly firing Kate and refusing to pay her, Leonardo falls overboard when partying too hard and wakes up on the Oregon coast — with amnesia. Kate shows up at the hospital and, to get payback, convinces Leonardo he is her husband and puts him to work — for the first time in his life. At first miserable and inept, Leonardo slowly settles in. Eventually he earns the respect of his new "family" and coworkers. But with Leonardo's billionaire family hot on their trail and the possibility of his memory returning at any moment, will their new family last or will Leonardo finally put the clues together and leave them for good?
Do you remember the original movie? I remember that my parents loved this movie, and we really enjoyed watching this remake. These characters are hilarious and I really enjoyed how different it was from the original while still having that same fun family feel to it.
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The Overboard Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD is available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively. Make sure to check the prices on Amazon here because I've been seeing some pretty good deals on it!
I'm excited to share that ONE lucky She Saved reader (US only) will win this fun OVERBOARD themed date night gift basket which includes a Blu-ray copy of the movie along with some other fun items: Colander, Red Slotted Spoon, Dish Towels, Apron, Spaghetti, Olive Oil, Seasoning… all you need for a fun night of pasta and entertainment!
I will leave this giveaway open until August 7th at midnight (mnt time) … once closed, I will select one winner who will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize! GOOD LUCK!!
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Audrey Stewart says
I loved Overboard with Kurt and Goldie!
Angelica Dimeo says
Yes I have seen the original Overboard
Keri Justice says
I have not seen the original movie.
Bernie Wallace says
I saw the original Overboard movie as a child and enjoyed it. The remake looks pretty funny.
Dana Matthews says
I have seen the original OVERBOARD!
Rhonda Fuller says
Yes and I laugh every time I watch it on DVD
Derek says
I\'ve seen it but don\'t remember a lot about it
Anita Duvall says
Oh yes. I saw the movie at the theater when it first came out. Loved Goldie Hawn!
Cheryl B says
Yes, I enjoyed watching the original movie.
Julie Bickham says
I did but it was ages ago.
Susan Smith says
Yes I did see the movie years ago.
Robin Abrams says
No I have not seen the movie yet
Terri S. says
Yes, I've seen the original OVERBOARD movie and loved it.
No I have not seen the original movie.
John Smith says
I saw the original, and I will probably enjoy Eugenio Derbez even better!
aaron reck says
I don't think that I have seen it or ever even heard of it before but I will check it out now for sure.


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Hello, traders. Welcome to the Pro Trading Course and the fourth module, Day Trades and Short Term Trades. Now that we have learned how to look for entries on a daily basis, I'm going to teach you how to look for exits and how to see if the trade or your trade idea has a good risk to reward ratio. What we're going to do is we're going to look for exits at the previous daily high and low. We're going to use Fibonacci retracement levels and, of course, the pivots.
Now, if we go back to the chart, you can see that we are still on the same U.S. dollar-Canadian dollar one-hour chart, and I've added all the pivots that we deleted from the past lesson. What we're going to do here, we already know that this is the high of the move, and this is the low of the move. So what we're going to do is we're going to draw a Fibonacci retracement level from this high to this low.
And we are going to look for confluence between the Fibonacci retracement levels and the weekly pivots. And you can see that we found a very interesting confluence between the 50 Fibonacci level and the weekly support 1. Now, this is exactly what I'm talking about. We are going to try to find these kinds of confluences between Fibonacci levels and weekly or daily pivots. We are not going to be using the daily pivot, and, of course, we also have confluence between the daily support 1 and the daily resistance 1, all right? But the important level is right here at the 50 Fibonacci. So we are not going to be using the daily pivot, and we are not going to be using the daily resistance 2 and the daily resistance 3.
We are going to use the weekly pivot if we decide to take this further. But for the time being, I'm going to show you that this trade that has a 73 pip stop loss has a possible target of 145 pips, which makes it almost a 1:2 risk to reward ratio which makes it a great trade.
So what we need to do is find the previous areas of support and resistance that might be tested again. And I think that we can fairly say with accuracy that this is a zone that might be tested again as resistance, okay? Now, this zone is a little bit higher than our actual target, which is excellent because we want to get field on our targets.
We do have two zones. We have the zones that confluences with the weekly support 1 and the 50 Fibonacci level, all right, which can be and will be our target for this trade, right here. And we have this zone that might be tested as resistance, which is this area right here that we broke toward downside. Then we retested before breaking up again.
Remember, you have to read price action. You have to read the structure of the market. And if you remember how the U.S. dollar-Canadian dollar chart looked before we actually started working on that, I'm going to show you, this is how the chart looked like, all right? Zero indicators, zero fibs, zero entries.
After finding a great spot to go long, we found a great spot to take profits for 145 pip trade. And remember, if you're trading one lot, that's $1,450. And it really doesn't matter if price moves beyond our exit, because we are taking short-term trades here. We are trying to profit from short-term moves in the market. And when we try to profit from short-term moves in the market, we try to profit from volatility, which means that we don't want to see big retracements like this one of 120 pips that is going to erase 120 from our profits, all right?
So what we are trying to do is get into the market and hitting our targets as fast as possible. After we hit our targets, we are going to reanalyze and see what's going on. But if you had a trade idea, plan your trade and trade your plan. And in this case, we have an almost 1:2 risk to reward rate. Actually, we have a better than 1:2 risk to reward ratio on our hands, and we hit our targets.
Remember, the zone of resistance, that price, might test what's this one right here, between the 1,310 and 13,130, all right, this peach zone right here. But our targets were according to our rules, where we found confluence between the Fibonacci levels and the weekly supports, or the daily supports, in that case.
Remember taking profits there is because of this trend line, all right? Remember that this trend line might be tested and rejected and its confluence right into our target zone. But this is just an extra to our analysis. And what we're doing here, we are analyzing price cycles. And in this case, we took a long position at a very important zone for a very strong, high-probability setup, and we took profits at a 1:2 risk to reward ratio.
And now, I have added the last piece of the puzzle. If you see, the chart has these red dotted lines in it. These are the previous daily high and the previous daily lows, all right? And as you can see, right here, the previous daily high confluences perfectly with our target area. So not only you are going to be using the pivots or looking for confluence between your Fibonacci retracement levels and pivots, but you are also going to look where the previous daily highs and lows are at.


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Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
My next project will likely be an anthology of accounts by those who accompanied Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. These accounts combine the experience of soldiers in an unfamiliar and harsh environment with recollections by civilian scientists and scholars tasked with studying contemporary and ancient Egypt.
I have already published a book on Napoleon's Mameluke, Roustam Raza, a gift to the general by one of the governors of Mameluke Egypt. The biographies of those who sided with the French and left with them, later forming a unit in Napoleon's Guard cavalry, can also be found on this site.
Napoleon's invasion carried thousands of French soldiers (and dozens of scholars) eastwards into what were unknown lands. What they saw and experienced there made a lasting impression on the survivors. Although it came as a brutal shock to most Egyptians, the French invasion did at least have its upsides. Europe learnt a lot about Egypt in the three years the French were there, and the invasion contributed some facts to Europe's longstanding curiosity about the Levant. France gained in culture and knowledge. The scholars who accompanied Napoleon made some important discoveries. Some were accidental. Here is one example, the story of the man who discovered the Rosetta Stone. Some were less interested in Egyptian culture, and preferred to listen to Haydn in Cairo of classical music in Egypt during the campaign. Another positive was that the French brought important technology with them. Here is an article on the printing presses dragged across the sea to Egypt.
Ultimately, the French invasion led to a French defeat and evacuation. Napoleon had been the first to go. Here is Roustam Raza's account of Napoleon's own flight from Egypt.