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 Speculum vitae humanae de Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo.
 Les faiz et conquestes d'Alexandre le Grant, traduction par Vasque de Lucène de lHistoire d'Alexandre le Grand de Quinte-Curce.

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 Octavien de Saint-Gelais, homme d'Église, traducteur et poète français, mort en 1502.
 Vers 1468 :
 Pierre Falck, homme politique, diplomate et érudit humaniste suisse, mort le 6 octobre 1519.

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 Joanot Martorell, écrivain espagnol de langue valencienne, né en 1413.
 Vers 1468 :
 Jehan Régnier, poète français, né vers 1393.

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Last week, I wrote about the much heralded Santa Claus Rally and last five trading days of the year. If you weren't able to read the piece, I think it's a good unbiased analysis debunking the notion that this time of year is like shooting fish in a barrel. With 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 all limping in to close the year, the trend has really been quite the opposite. So far in 2017, Santa has barely been seen with but one day left in the year.
Now before you conclude that the bears have been in control lately, the Dow, S&P 500, S&P 400 and Russell 2000 have all basically gone sideways of late with the NASDAQ being the weakest index, down marginally. It still seems like the bulls should resolve this little range with an early 2018 upside breakout next week. Banks, transports and discretionary all look like they want to run higher into January while semis have really disappointed and have me questioning whether their leadership has ended for a while.
High yields bonds, which have rallied of late, are still well below their Q4 all-time high peak. That's my biggest domestic concern heading into 2018. However, the NYSE A/D Line continues to make all-time highs which should forestall any bear market or full fledged correction for the foreseeable future.
Currencies have been unusually quiet for this time of year, but that's one asset class where I see fireworks in 2018 as the massive capital flows into the US I have mentioned for years should finally come to fruition. At the same time, while commodities have rallied this quarter, I see that asset class as having much more upside potential with crude well on its way to my $100 target over the next few years.
Here it is; the last five days of trading for 2017. So far, it's been the least volatile year in history. And barring any truly unspeakable geopolitical event, it will end that way as well. The stock market hasn't seen even a 5% decline, let alone any full fledged correction. Those most rewarded were the ones who did absolutely nothing all year, similar to 1995. I don't think 2018 will be a repeat, but that's a story for a different day.
You may be hearing about the Santa Claus Rally (SCR) now. People define it all different ways or they just leave it nebulous so they can spin the result to fit their thesis. Yale Hirsch of Stock Trader's Almanac fame (and a perennial must own book now written by his son Jeff) coined the phrase, "If Santa Claus fails to call, bears may come to Broad & Wall".
Research showed that if the last five trading days of the year and first two trading days of the New Year (Santa Claus rally) did not show a positive return, a bear market or significant correction was likely during the coming year. While that was certainly the case years ago, recent history since 2001 shows a significantly muted trend and I wonder if this trend has been fully diluted because of computerized trading, the proliferation of ETFs or even decimalization.
Bears love to point out that Santa did not call in 1999 nor 2007 when two devastating bear markets were about to unfold. However, Santa also did not call in 1990, 1992, 1993 and 2004, yet no bear market or major correction ensued the following year. Santa also did not come in 2014, but I am sure proponents of this trend would point to the 15% summer decline as evidence that it "worked". In 2015, Santa was a no show and stocks were in in the midst of a 15% correction which bottomed on January 20, 2016. How would they score that?
Conversely, Santa called in 2010, but stocks saw a 20% decline in 2011. Santa came in 2000 and 2001, however 2001 and 2002 were awful bear market years. 1997 saw a big Santa Claus rally, yet 1998 had a 20% correction. The same can be said about 1989 and 1986.
As stocks enter the final 5 days of 2017, most pundits have been spewing that it's a "lay up" or "easy money" for stocks to continue higher into year-end because it's "always" happens. The data do not support that, especially of late with 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2012 all down fractionally on the S&P 500. And let's face it, stocks do look a little tired. The S&P 500 hasn't closed above its opening price for more than a week.
Monday picked up where Friday left off. Strong action in the major indices with the small caps following through from Friday's burst higher. Even the European indices broke out to new highs. Emerging markets have not and are definitely looking tired. All four key sectors look good with the semis really trying to regain the top spot.
High yield bonds, one of my favorite canaries in the coal mine, are the primary fly in the ointment as they cannot seem to get out of their own way lately. Having last seen new highs early in Q4, it looks like they are being held up by stocks and certainly not leading them. Until I see contagion, I won't become too concerned but it is something to keep a close eye on.
While I was channel surfing the business stations this morning, I couldn't help but notice that every single pundit has suddenly become a long-term bull on stocks because of the tax bill. Time and time again, they were asked for their worst case scenarios and not a single one could come up with anything significant on the downside for the economy or stocks. That in of of itself is very, very dangerous group think! More on sentiment later. But WOW!
On a final note, UCONN women's basketball coach, Geno Auriemma goes for his 1000th victory tonight against Oklahoma in the Hall of Fame Holiday Classic. Let's go Huskies!
Friday saw much of the same stock market behavior as we have seen lately. The Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 continue to act the best although after closing at a 10 day low with the aforementioned indices at new highs, the Russell 2000 finally got off the mat. The small cap index burst higher and it is now at least in a position to lead into January which would be fitting in well with historical norms. Over these final two weeks of 2017, I certainly would not be surprised to see the S&P 400 and Russell 2000 lead and see all-time highs, even at the expense of the other major indices.
Friday also saw the semis, one of my key four sectors, begin to position itself for another run. Closing at a new high for December would confirm that move. Banks also look like they could be ready for another run higher. Couple that with strong action in the transports and discretionary and you have a market that just doesn't want to give up any ground whatsoever. Any single day pullback is being bought and investors looking to use up some cash are being punished for waiting. While the media tries to play this up like the Dotcom era all over again, I do not agree at all. But that's a topic for a different day.
Below is a sector chart which I have been watching (and owning off and on for a while). Once again, REITs, real estate investment trusts, are at the top of a channel for the 5th time. Every other time, it has pulled back. Will this time see a change in behavior???
Finally, following up on our post FOMC (Fed) trend from last Wednesday, it closed out in the plus column as stocks were lower last Thursday, the only day the trend was active.
As was expected by just about everyone, the Fed raised interest rates by .25% on Wednesday in their final meeting of 2017. This was far from their final rate hike of the cycle which is not good for the economy over the long-term. The stock market gave up much of the gains post FOMC and there were a few little cracks seen. The Dow remains the strongest index, not a good sign, while the Russell 2000 looks like it's trying to step up and begin a run into year-end. It's still a little early for that trend, but its behavior is mildly encouraging.
Semis continue to act poorly after being so strong for so long. Surprising to me, the banks and financials had a dismal day which could lead to a little bout of weakness here. Discretionary and transports remained solid leaders. Both industrials and materials are also continuing to lead, a good sign for the economy. The dollar, however, fell hard. At the same time, both bonds and gold rallied which creates somewhat of a quandary. Are the defensive groups correct in sensing some economic weakness or are the economically sensitive sectors right and the economy will continue its winning ways. This is vaery unusual behavior for a Fed day.
For the hear and now, any and all weakness should be bought until proven otherwise, something I feel like I have said 1000 times. Not that there are never declines this late in the year, but it's very tough to get that selling snowball rolling downhill with any velocity. Sure, stocks could peak and decline 1-3% into year-end, but the odds favor a mild drift higher into the New Year. There's just not many potential catalysts for a meaningful decline. I guess investors could use some of the soon to be released elements of tax reform as cause to sell, but then they would have to pay capital gains so soon.
Finally, as I mentioned in the special update on Wednesday, there is a post FOMC trend which signals some short-term weakness starting today. It's a little muted by strong seasonals, but it's something we should be aware of.
As with every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement day, there is a model for the stock market to follow pre and post announcement. Certain environments have very strong tendencies while others do not. Over the past few meetings, many of the strongest trends immediately before and after were muted except for a moderate post FOMC trend last meeting which called for mild weakness.The S&P 500 gained fractionally over that period.
Today, as with most statement days, the first model calls for stocks to return plus or minus 0.50% until 2:00 PM. There is a 90% chance that occurs. If the stock market opens outside of that range, there is a strong trend to see stocks move in the opposite direction until 2:00 PM. For example, if the Dow opens down 1%, the model says to buy at the open and hold until at least 2:00 PM.
The next model calls for stocks to close higher today and rally after 2:00 PM. That is usually a very strong trend, 80%+, however with the Dow sitting at all-time highs with barely a hiccup in four months, the bulls exhausted a lot of energy, similar to what we saw at the last two Fed meeting 6 and 12 weeks ago. That trend's power has been muted significantly to less than 50% which is not exactly the kind of trend worth trading.
Finally, assuming stocks close higher today, there is a trend setting up for a post statement day decline, although the seasonal strength of December puts a little damper on that.
Janet Yellen & Company are certain to raise the Federal Funds Rate by .25% today. It's the worst kept secret and the markets are fully prepared. I also expect an update on the Fed's progress in trimming its $4 trillion balance sheet although I do not believe they will make any changes.
All the Wrong Moves for Yellen & Co.
Remember the Tom Cruise movie, "All the Right Moves"? It was a football movie set in steel country PA with Cruise having to make a number of life decisions. Well, if the Fed's plan was a movie, I would title it "All the Wrong Moves". Their academic arrogance has sprung up again and it will not end well for our economy.
I want to stop for a moment and rehash an old, but still troubling theme. I am absolutely against the Fed hiking interest rates AND reducing the size of its balance sheet at the same time. It's an unprecedented experiment and the Fed doesn't have a good track record in this department. Pick one or the other. Stop worrying about ammunition for the next crisis. Given that the Fed has induced or accelerated almost every single recession of the modern era, I have no doubt that the recession coming in late 2018 or 2019 will certainly have the Fed's fingerprints on it with their too tight monetary policy experiment.
Let's remember that the Fed was asleep at the wheel before the 1987 crash. In fact, Alan Greenspan, one of the worst Fed chairs of all-time, actually raised interest rates just before that fateful day. In 1998 before Russia defaulted on her debt and Long Term Capital almost took down the entire financial system, the Fed was raising rates again. Just after the Dotcom Bubble burst in March 2000, ole Alan started hiking rates in May 2000. And let's not even go to 2007 where Ben Bernanke whom I view as one of the greats, proclaimed that there would be no contagion from the sub prime mortgage collapse.
Yes. The Fed needs to stop.
Below is a chart I have shown at least quarterly since 2008. With the exception of a brief period from mid 2009 to mid 2010, the velocity of money was, is and will continue collapsing. In the easiest terms, M2V measures how many times one unit of currency is turned over a period of time in the economy. As you can see, it's been in a disastrous bear market since 1998 which just so happens to be the year where the Internet starting becoming a real force in the economy. Although it did uptick during the housing boom as rates went up, it turned out to be just a bounce before the collapse continued right to the present.
This single chart definitely speaks to some structural problems in the financial system. Money is not getting turned over and desperately needs to. The economy has been suffering for many years and will not fully recover and function normally until money velocity rallies. Without this chart turning up, I do not believe the Fed will sustainable inflation at 2% or above.
It would be interesting to see the impact if the Fed stopped paying banks for keeping reserves with the Fed. That could presumably force money out from the Fed and into loans or other performing assets. It continues to boggle my mind why no one calls the Fed out on this and certainly not Yellen at her quarterly press conference. Being her last presser today, let's hope that someone in the media steps up!
Fed Begins Meeting. But Bitcoin!
The Federal Open Market Committee begins its final meeting of 2017 today. With the special election in Alabama and Bitcoin, does anyone really care about the Fed? For today, the stock market certainly doesn't! With the Fed announcement that short-term interest rates are going up by .25% tomorrow at 2 pm, the market usually has a quiet day today with a slight edge to the bulls. More new closing highs in the Dow and S&P 500 but the same divergence in the S&P 400, Russell 2000 and NASDAQ 100. So much for the mild seasonal headwind so far.
Of my four key sectors, only semis continue to concern me. The others remain strong. Most of the secondary sectors are behaving just fine as well. High yield bonds are lagging, but they are not rolling over, at least not yet. The NYSE A/D Line continues to score all-time highs. The bull market remains alive and reasonably well my broken record theme of buying any and all weakness remains in place.
Another month, another strong employment report. 228,000, new jobs were added in November, stronger than expected, as the impact of the hurricanes continues to weaken. The unemployment rate remain at a 17 year low while wages grew at an annualized rate of 2.5%, still frustratingly short of where the Fed and government wants it to be. Thankfully, it's still slightly ahead of the inflation rate. Every month it seems like the bears get all hyped up into this report with all kinds of negative forecasts, only to be disappointed time and time again. Don't worry. At some point, they will be right and I fully expect them to crow how they got it right all along.
As I have said all year, the theme of reality over rhetoric continues to be in play and accurate. If you get caught up in all the nonsense on Twitter and congressional infighting and North Korea, etc. you would think that things cannot be good. However, the economy is growing faster than it did in 2015 and 2016 and we all know what the stock market has done.
The Dow and S&P 500 finished the week at new closing highs, but did not make new all-time highs. That won't matter for more than a week or so, max. The other three indices performed fine and should see new highs this month. The only serious concern I have right now is that the semis have ceded leadership and are struggling. The market can continue higher with that group, but it makes it easier if they went along for the ride. We're seeing really nice behavior from many other sectors.
In the very short-term, there are two small headwinds to deal with. One continues to be that stocks have a very mild seasonally weak period for another week or so. Two is that rallies, especially to new highs on an employment report day often are signs of some short-term exhaustion. By that, I mean we could see a 1-3% soft patch, nothing really significant although with volatility at all-time lows, it would feel much worse than it is.
The week ahead will be squarely focused on the Federal Reserve's final meeting of 2017 with the expectation for another 1/4% rate hike. That meeting ends on Wednesday at 2:00 pm. More on that during the week.
2017 has been the year without volatility. Who would believe that stocks haven't declined even 5% on a closing basis, let alone 10%. It's crazy! And once the calendar gets to November, downside volatility becomes that much more difficult to see as potential catalysts for a decline go down significantly. Yes, of course, there is always that stray geopolitical event, like the infamous "Fiscal Cliff" in 2012 which I dubbed the equivalent of the Y2K hoax. The 2012 chart is below.
2017 has a potential government shutdown looming as well as some fairly fierce sector rotation as the proposed tax reform gets through Congress. I guess stocks could get a tiny bit cranky if the House and Senate cannot successfully get the bill out of conference this month. I just cannot believe there will be a December government shutdown.
Much more importantly, we have seen a rush into the banks, discretionary, homebuilders, industrials and transports at the expense of technology, utilities and REITs. This is exactly what we saw after Trump won, but so far, on a much smaller scale. Interestingly, this time around, bonds are not plunging like they did 13 months ago.
Remember, stocks have a bit of a seasonal headwind for another week or two. We saw wild action on Friday with the erroneous Flynn announcement and then the largest downside reversal since 2000 on Monday, according to sentimentrader.com. Rather than show my usual daily chart, below is a 15 minute chart so you can see just how volatile the action has been.
In the end, the bull market isn't over. This rally isn't over. A small dose of vol is here. Semis ceded their leadership position, but banks, discretionary and transports have stepped up. We just need to see high yield bonds score new highs to further insulate stocks from a correction.
Can Flynn End the Bull Market?
One month to go in 2017. Lots and lots of underinvested people chasing returns now. What the heck do they do? Especially when pullbacks have been few and far between. We haven't seen a 10% decline since February 2016. There have been no pullbacks of 5-10% at all since then. The biggest decline we have seen was in Q3/Q4 2016 and that was 4.63% in the S&P 500. Hardly what people have been waiting for to invest their cash and that was under Dow 18,000.
This morning, news broke that Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is prepared to cooperate with the Mueller investigation. Immediately, stocks and the dollar plunged while bonds and gold rallied. As Mike Pence supporters are readying President Pence, the bears are hoping that this is the big one. The end of the "Trump Trade". Phooey I say! The bull market isn't over.
Seasonally, there is a soft patch from today through December 15. That means that historically, stocks have a headwind for the next two weeks, not that they have to plunge. Countering that is that stocks just closed the month at their highest level of the month. Historically, that has led to strong upside over the next week roughly 70% of the time.
Stocks have been uber strong for a long, long time. The Flynn news will increase volatility and give a little downside nudge to the market. However, tax reform will still pass. Corporate earnings are setting records. The economy is getting stronger quarter by quarter. Buy any and all weakness until proven otherwise. Donald Trump didn't create the bull market or feed it. The credit goes to the GOP.


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Fifty years later "2001" is still gathering accolades. Click photo to enlarge.
In the fall of 1968 I was working part-time at a small college in England when the time came for an end-of-the year movie trip to London. The leader of our group plugged to see "2001: A Space Odyssey" which had just opened that April, 50 years ago this spring.
I was never a science fiction enthusiast but was out-voted and off we went to London. Fifty years later "2001" is still gathering accolades for its special effects and a mysterious conclusion. The spine-tingling musical overture from Richard Strauss's "Zarathrusa" set up a captivating anticipation. After an opening "apes-in-evolution" scene we view futuristic-looking space ships routinely carrying passengers to the moon, quite believable in 1968 as the Americans were ready to launch Apollo 8 in anticipation of a moon landing in July, 1969. Routine stuff by 2001, the film suggests.
The eerie overtones involved four monoliths scattered across the solar system including ape-land and the moon with signals emanating from the Planet Jupiter. Thus the main plot unfolds as a space trip to Jupiter wherein astronauts are cryonically frozen to endure the long flight (see Box, below left).
A SECOND LOOK (SL): Gordon Lore has been a prolific author and journalist since the 1960s whose beat has included the White House Press Corps in the Nixon years (he was in the Oval Office with President Nixon twice) and managing a celebrity-studded spa in Los Angeles.
A former colleague of respected ufologist and retired Marine Corps Major Donald E. Keyhoe, Gordon was an un-credited scientific advisor on director Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. He talks to us about some aspects of his career, including the wider implications of Kubrick's 1968 film.
SL:Why were you contacted by the Kubrick team about the movie 2001?
GL: It was back in 1967. I was in Washington, D.C., at the time working with NICAP, the world's most respected and careful UFO organization that had been co-founded by Major Donald E. Keyhoe, a former close associate and friend of world-famous aviator Charles Lindberg. Keyhoe published his first book entitled Flying With Lindbergh in 1928. So, in the interests of strict scientific accuracy with an added touch of imagination, Kubrick wanted Dr. Frederick Ordway III to investigate ways in which astronauts might survive a lengthy journey into outer space. I mentioned the possibility of cryonic internment, something that was in vogue at the time. Baseball great Ted Williams, for example, had been so interred, in the hope that a cure for his demise might be discovered, a truly fanciful notion now, but it was in vogue back then.
As the author of Mysteries of the Skies: UFOs in Perspective (Prentice-Hall, 1968) and Strange Effects From UFOs (NICAP, 1969) and as Donald Keyhoe's colleague and Vice President at the NICAP, I guess Ordway felt I was scientific enough and yet perceived as imaginative enough to be a valid source.
SL: Ordway was Kubrick's technical advisor?
Veteran journalist Gordon Lore displays magazine he writes for showing his interest in sci-fi has not dimmed. Click photo to enlarge.
GL: Exactly. As it turned out, I told him to contact one of our California Subcommittee members in the Los Angeles area, Dr. Leslie Kaeburn, who had apparently done some work on it. So I was considered an "un-credited technical advisor." The whole 2001 project was big-scale and thorough with an enormous set in England. Ordway had worked with Wehrner Von Braun at the Space Flight Center and was moving with his entire family to England that year, 1967, and Kubrick wanted every detail in the film to be perfect.
SL: What was your reaction when the movie debuted?
GL: Like many people who saw it – great! Ordway had read Major Keyhoe's books on the scientific aspects of space travel and UFOs and I could see this influence in the movie. By the way, the computer HAL is supposed to be a coded rewroking of the letters IBM, using the previous alphabet letter up – H, A and L.
SL: So you are an optimist about UFOs. Like Clarke, Kubrick, Speilberg you think they mean us no harm or keep monitoring our dangerous tendencies.
SL: How did you end up with Keyhoe and NICAP?
GL: I'd read Keyhoe's books and was more than a little intrigued after three personal sightings of UFOs near my home on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland in 1955. I started my writing career for a subsidiary of U.S. News and World Report and had served two years in the U.S. Army (1958-1960). In 1965, I was singing folks songs at the Unicorn Coffee House in Washington, D.C., when I was approached by Richard Hall, the Assistant Director at NICAP, and was hired as a staff member that same night. The CIA actually put a stop to our operations in 1969. This was no great surprise to me since the NICAP Board of Governors was loaded with those who had CIA connections. Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter had been Keyhoe's classmate at the U.S. Naval Academy. Truman appointed him as the first director of the CIA in 1947 and he was later appointed by Keyhoe as the Chairman of NICAP's Board of Governors. Several other CIA operatives were also on the NICAP Board. After Keyhoe and I were fired at the end of 1969 during the CIA takeover, I then formed my own UFO Research Associates (UFOR) that lasted from 1970 to 1980.
SL: I understand your book Mysteries of the Skies made a bit of an impact in its day?
GL: Yes. It got a number of positive reviews. The angle of my co-author, Harold Deneault, and I was historical, to report on the UFO phenomenon before the modern era of sighting reports which began in 1947. The goal was to be as careful and scientific as possible, weeding out hysteria and fakery.
SL: And you ventured widely into journalism and other pursuits after all this brush with the CIA?
GL: Yes, interacting with famed TV broadcaster Dan Rather and my main White House mentor, Sarah McLendon, as a member of the White House Press Corps during 1971-1974. Sarah was my main sponsor for the National Press Club and Rather was my secondary sponsor. To this day, I am grateful to them both for their generosity.
GL: Yes, indeed. My life-story came out in 2017 entitled Connections: A Lifetime Journey Through the World of Celebrity (BearManor Media) where I surveyed my career and the fascinating people I had met growing up just below the Washington, D.C. area – from Harry Truman to the Kennedys and legendary singer Burl Ives along with a number of other celebrities visiting my father's marina on the Chesapeake Bay and as the General Manager of Beverly Hot Springs in Los Angeles. These celebrities included James Cagney, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Tom Hanks, Jodie Foster, Tina Louise, Oliver Stone, the main cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation and many others, including one King (Gustaf Aldolf the Sixth of Sweden) and one former King (the Duke of Windsor, formally King Edward VIII of England).
SL: Life has not been dull.
GL: Not at all. I have a new book coming out this spring with BearManor Media with the working title of Flying Saucers From Beyond Earth: A UFO Researcher's Odyssey where I return to my starter subject.
SL: Good luck and thanks for sharing this time with us.
GL: You're most welcome. Thank you!
The encounter with the strange paranoid on-board computer HAL begins to steal the show for a while until we are directed back to the theme of evolutionary transformation of a Space Child facing earth, a giant baby floating in space. This hearkens back to the evolutionary development that is implied in the opening with the ape sequence. I won't spoil it for you but one obvious theme in "2001" is the idea of humanity needing to be sped along on the evolutionary ladder to become Superman as the philosopher Nietzsche had argued in his "Thus Spake Zarathustra" explaining the musical overture by Richard Strauss. With the name Neil Armstrong about to become a household word, "2001" played to the spirit of the times and especially the optimistic overkill of the technological flower-powered 1960s when the movie was first conceived by acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick.
It's high production values and futuristic glimpses of sleek space hardware, helped make "2001" a text for the times. Even then, I walked away with two "takeaways" – the optimism about the human future inherent in routine moon trips and the creepy rebellion of the computer HAL perhaps bespeaking earthly worries and fears about the possibility of human-made machines perhaps taking over.
The 20th Century Christian writer C.S. Lewis was alive when the Soviets blasted a man into space in 1961 and he was surprised at how some quick conclusions were reached that finding life on other planets would invalidate the Bible and the entire concept of God.
The versatile C.S. Lewis was one of the first Christian writers to delve into science fiction.
Lewis begged to differ. In an essay titled "God and Rocketry" around 1961 he hinted at the only real question in encountering life in outer space. This is the matter of whether these creatures were exposed to sin like we have been – in Christian terms: are they fallen or unfallen creatures? In 1938 Lewis had already explored this intriguing idea in Out of the Silent Planet, one of three novels usually called his Space Trilogy. In them he encounters innocent creatures who are appalled at such things as killing and murder. The human space traveler, Ransom, finds himself trying to preserve that primal innocence while warning them in the next novel Perelandra – usually considered Lewis' masterpiece – against evil and evil beings.
Thus Lewis, like St. Paul, was ahead of us in outlining some evangelistic possibilities behind our own close encounters of the surd kind. How to reach people in the era of outer Space – a worthy goal indeed.
New Testament professor Bernard Scott in Hollywood Dreams and Biblical Stories writes that "the power of story surrounds us. Television is a continuous set of stories – maybe the same story over and over." Stories, he offers, "allow the teller and hero to experiment with options for existence. They allow us to undergo a life experience without risk…Understand how a society tells its stories and you understand that society." Christian writer C.S. Lewis, a literary expert, says that imaginative stories "do something to us at a deep level." Scott knows that Christians are called, in St. Paul's phrase,"to be all things to all men." To bear responsible witness to a culture it is vial to learn the language of that culture, a primary step in being good missionaries whether to the Sahel or to the young people transfixed by the latest Hollywood block-buster.
"2001" certainly affected famed director Stephen Spielberg, who offered his own optimistic picture of helpful aliens in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). His colleague George Lucas fired it back as the most successful movie series of all time – "Star Wars." When stories keep getting repeated in variations of the same style they take on a mythic quality. Thus the Greeks had the myth of the Greek heroes at the siege of Troy and the Romans favored their own military demigods just as the British in the Middle Ages capitalized on the King Arthur legends. It is only natural, then that our latest mythologies would have a technological focus. The movies, like all attempts at myth-making, offer a kind of shorthand way to communicate to a culture. Billy Graham would often do this in his crusades. He would reference the movie "Lord of the Flies" or the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" and Billy Graham as a communicator was hard to ignore. He stayed up to date.
Thus "2001" and its attempt at a scientific definition of God behind it, a theme the "God is Dead" 1960s audiences could accept. A technological vision. And what that seems to tell us is that beyond the fascination with gadgetry so prevalent today and the ever-smarter special effects, people at some subconscious level are still trying to piece together a larger sense of meaning, of some purpose to their existence behind the mundane world of 9 to 5. And that quest has haunted humanity in every generation as a disguised search for God. Kubrick at least knew what he was about. Especially did the quest need to be translated and disguised in an era – the 1960s – which had dared to ask if the traditional God of the churches was dead. That was in 1966. As it tuned out the subject of God came roaring back into the news in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of televangelists and ayatollahs. God was not dead, we had simply been too dazzled to notice for a while.
The educated apostle Paul knew how to reach diverse audience groups.
Using the culture to reference God was St. Paul's approach in First Century Athens. Brought before the wise men of Greece for expressing the outlandish idea of the resurrection from the dead, Paul began his defense with references to Greek culture – in particular to an "Unknown God," a statue they had erected. "The Unknown God" became Paul's text to these learned philosophers and it led into a witness beginning with "God who made the world" (the question of origins) and leading to quotes from two Greek poets on the question of the human prospect ("we are his offspring") and ending solidly on the matter of Jesus and his resurrection. He presents Jesus not as the Jewish Messiah but as "a man whom he appointed" which is cultural savvy, fitting in with the Greek penchant for human-centered thinking.
So today, Christian missionaries and expositors must learn to speak to the culture from within the culture and then try to lead people out of it to an even more meaningful reality. Until very very recently, science and technology were two of the leading "Gods" of our age. The Sixties were hailed as "technology's golden era" – the computer, micro circuitry, the moon landings and aerospace. Yet here was the creator behind "2001" testifying that we need some concept of God to give meaning and value to our lives. The philosopher Pascal had talked about the "God-shaped blank" inside all of us and the fertile minds behind "2001" were cousins of a kind. The fictitious Super-Intelligences working through the monoliths in "2001" beckoned humankind on to a rendezvous in space which held inside it the implications of a new birth and the dynamic new beginnings of a better human race.
New birth? Higher Intelligences? Ultimate purpose behind the outward show? Hmm. Here are themes Bible believers can readily go to town on in 2018…and beyond.


BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Sanaa Balboul, the mother of hunger-striking brothers Mahmoud and Muhammad Balboul, was able to visit her sons on Sunday for the first time since they were taken by Israeli soldiers after a raid on their home on June 9.
The video shows a visibly weak Muhammad embracing his mother for the first time in more than two months.
However, due to a severe deterioration in his health, Mahmoud remained asleep throughout the visit.
Meanwhile, Malik al-Qadi, the third Palestinian prisoner hunger striking against Israel's policy of administrative detention -- internment without charge or trial under which all three are being held -- remained in a coma on Sunday on his 57th day without food. He is also in the intensive care unit of Wolfson Medical Center.
On Friday, an Israeli court emporarily suspended al-Qadi's administrative detention, just one day following the suspension of the Balboul brothers' detentions. In all three cases, the courts said the sentences would be suspended until their health conditions improve.
It remained unclear as of Sunday if the detention sentences of three hunger strikers would be renewed after their suspension, or how the Israeli Supreme Court decision would affect their strikes.
The law can reportedly only be applied if it is approved by the Israeli attorney-general and a president of a district court, and a doctor determines that the hunger strike, if continued, would cause irreparable damage to the prisoner or that his life is in danger.


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After arriving home to find nothing but a burst open package and small boxes everywhere I had torn the house apart from top to bottom to find out what (or who) was inside.
This morning I was relaxing on the couch when there came a quiet knock at the patio door, when I glanced over I couldn't see anyone there, but when I got up and walked over to the door I could see this foresome standing on the patio waiting on me opening the door for them.
Pink Ox - "We were like so buzzing from the trip that we couldn't contain our energy inside the box waiting on you arriving home"
Yellow Jeero - "There were strange noises and I was scared, I had to follow the others or I would have been left all alone".
Blue Wedgehead - "Can I have a glass of milk?"
Red Wage - "Arriving somewhere new and not getting to grips with your new surroundings just aint right, that's why we scoped out your garden and the cows behind it - they're big and love to go "mooooooo" all the time, funny stuff!"


Like neck scarves used to dress up an outfit, scarf curtains have many styling variations. You can drape such window accessories for a neat, even look, or create casualness with less "perfect" swoops. They aren't an actual window treatment with a function, so be as creative or reserved with your design as you like.
For an elegant abode, an evenly draped window scarf fits right in. Locate the scarf's midpoint by folding it in half. Drape the scarf evenly over the rod's center point. Then wrap the scarf loosely around the rod, working toward each end; pull at the draping until you have an even look. Let the ends cascade toward the floor. Tie a classic rosette at the rod's midpoint for traditional style, or knot the ends for an edgier look.
When your home has a carefree vibe, let your scarf hang casually. Drape only about one-third of the scarf over the rod's midpoint. Wrap the scarf loosely over the rod, but allow slight differences in the draping. The uneven ends that hang toward the floor emphasize your relaxed sense of style.
To place your scarf curtain as though hung by a designer, consider a few designer tricks to keep it from moving. For a wooden rod, use staples to secure perfect -- or imperfect -- folds or swoops. With a metal rod, look to hot glue, durable double-sided carpet tape, a few stitches with a needle and thread, or tassels to hold the fabric in place. Avoid simply pinning the fabric where you want it; any straight pins that fall to the floor become a hazard, especially to an infant or toddler who puts everything in his mouth. Rather than on a rod, secure your fabric inside a cornice box, thread it through sconces, or drape it over decorative brackets. It's just for looks; therefore, you won't have to open, close or fuss with it, so go ahead and fix it semipermanently or permanently into place.
One way to keep small, curious hands off a window scarf is simply to keep it up and out of reach. No matter which way you choose to hang the scarf or how secure it seems, ensure that neither end hangs low enough for a young child to pull at it. Loose fabric, such as bedding and curtains, is a suffocation hazard, and the hardware holding a scarf could cause injury if it comes crashing down. The best window treatment designs for a home with children are those with safety at the forefront.


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On December 8th, 2009, during the finale episode of NBC's The Biggest Loser, Danny Cahill stepped on the scales with the world watching and became "The Biggest Loser… EVER" by dropping over half his body weight-239 pounds in 6 1/2 months.
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In the new book Losing Big, Danny & Darci Cahill share the miraculous journey and divine intervention that took Danny off his destructive path of addiction, obesity, gambling, with a marriage in crisis and put them on a new course of hope, happiness and divine purpose. It's a remarkable story of God's amazing grace and unfailing love. It's a story of finding God in the midst of crisis and discovering that when you put your life in God's hands, losing big can be the best thing that ever happened to you!
Jesus said we have to lose our life to find it. It's time to lose the fear, the anger, the rejection, the guilt, the shame, the jealousy, the loneliness, the weakness, the utter despair, the poverty, the addictive and destructive behavior… all the things that make us miserable. You can have an extraordinary life by Losing Big!
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On December 8th, 2009, during the finale episode of NBC's The Biggest Loser, Danny Cahill stepped on the scales with the world watching and became "The Biggest Loser… EVER" by dropping over half his body weight-239 pounds in 6 1/2 months.For most people, that accomplishment alone would bring inspiration, hope and encouragement. But the most incredible and miraculous part of the story was never shared with the television audience. It was kept secret… until now.
In the new book Losing Big, Danny & Darci Cahill share the miraculous journey and divine intervention that took Danny off his destructive path of addiction, obesity, gambling, with a marriage in crisis and put them on a new course of hope, happiness and divine purpose. It's a remarkable story of God's amazing grace and unfailing love. It's a story of finding God in the midst of crisis and discovering that when you put your life in God's hands, losing big can be the best thing that ever happened to you!
Danny Cahill was overweight from ages seven to fifteen. As a sophomore in high school he desperately wanted a girlfriend so he devised a plan, stuck with it, and worked very hard losing 75 pounds over the summer. Danny played football and began his dream by joining a Rock & Roll band after righting his life! However, after high school and a few years in college, his weight steadily increased throughout the years to, at his highest point, over 450 pounds. He then put his dream on a shelf and began to take care of everything EXCEPT himself! Danny coached his son's football team and wanted to be able to do more with his young, energetic children. But he was just physically too big to be the husband and father his family deserved! One evening, his outlook on his life changed when his found his "Why". His daughter came to him at 7 years old and said "Daddy, You are my hero, and I want to be just like you! I want a belly just like yours!" What kind of role model was he being to his family? Danny wanted to win "The Biggest Loser" to save him from this unhealthy lifestyle. He did not want to leave his wife and children early in life. Originally from Midwest City, Oklahoma, Danny and his family live in Broken Arrow (near Tulsa), Oklahoma. Danny is an accomplished musician, having played in several groups over the years including names such as Donny Osmond, PC Quest, and he was in a band voted the best band in Greece in 1996! Since going to The Biggest Loser ranch, Danny lost 239 pounds, but more importantly, he s learned the importance of living with a healthy mental attitude and physical lifestyle. It s no wonder he s NBC 's season eight s winner of The Biggest Loser and was crowned "The Biggest Loser…EVER!!!" He lost an amazing 55.58% of his body weight during the show and can now happily say he is "less than half the man he used to be!" Since winning "The Biggest Loser", Danny has appeared on The Today Show, The Jay Leno Show, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Doctors, The Joy Behar show, Larry King Live, The Suze Orman Show, Issues with Jane Valez-Mitchell, Numerous radios shows across the country, and even hosts his own radio show on Heartbeat Radio for Women with Best Life Barb! He is writing and recording music and plans to release a CD soon, which will be a turning point in getting his dreams back! He is now a Motivational Speaker with an untold story you won't believe! He will inspire you to reach new heights that you never imagined! He has even played a role in the upcoming movie, "A Christmas Snow," being released on DVD in October! It is plain to see how his life has changed! Danny is living proof that it is NEVER too late to right the ship, get back on your horse and write some brand new words in your life story! Watch his calendar for upcoming events and stay tuned to his blog for more!
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Quite simply, one of the most powerful, moving pieces of Christian literature of modern times.Other books have recorded the crucifixion and resurrection, but never before has the reader been ushered into unseen realms to witness the power of the cross as seen from the view of God the Father. You will discover a whole world of new meaning of Christ's death as you witness the destruction of the world systems, the annihilation of the law, the end of Adam's fallen race…and the death of Death. Here is an unequaled drama of power and depth which Christian literature has rarely, if ever, achieved.
Edwards's The Day I Was Crucified as Told by Jesus the Christ now takes its place among the greatest of Christian literature. We will still be reading this book 200 years from now, and still weeping (and praising) as we read.
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La Crema Tapas and Chocolate was inspired by the incredibly popular tapas and chocolate shops of Madrid and Barcelona as well as the flavors, the way of life and overall passion the Spaniards display. Rosemary Beach and Barcelona share a similar climate and strategic location next to the sea for fresh food. Our beautiful courtyard on Main Street in Rosemary Beach provides the perfect spot to emulate this culture and cuisine. We provide such a dynamic experience to each visitor that they can't help but revere Rosemary Beach with the same passionate feelings one would have for Spain. Dining is supposed to be a relaxing experience that's casual, tasty, and unique and that's exactly what you'll have at La Crema.
The Spell Restaurant Group owns La Crema and brings a commitment to continuing this European excellence. We've made enhancements to the restaurant that provide greater comfort for our guests rain or shine, in hot or cold weather all year round. La Crema is a place to linger with friends over lunch or dinner while enjoying great flavors of rich wine and food. We look forward to serving you soon.


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Tina Fey's 'Bossypants': EW review
By Lisa Schwarzbaum
Updated August 03, 2020 at 02:42 PM EDT
Tina Fey is allergic to bulls—. If she comes within five feet of a pile, the uncommonly sensible, reflexively funny comedy goddess in eyeglasses will gracefully sidestep the stuff. And all the while, she'll make wise and hilarious observations about the stink, counting as friends those who smell it too. It's Fey's custom-quality, handcrafted BS detector that makes Bossypants so irresistible.
In this genially jumbled memoir-esque collection of riffs, essays, laundry lists, true stories, fantasy scenarios, SNL script excerpts, and embarrassing photos from the wilderness years before she received the gift of a flattering haircut, the great Miz Fey puts on the literary equivalent of a satisfying night of sketch comedy. As a result, some of the bits are better than others. Many of the chapters link together as a more or less chronological account from the author's girl-dork years in Upper Darby, Pa., to her days and long nights on SNL, to her creation of 30 Rock and Fey's sitcom alter ego (and beacon of hope to working women), Liz Lemon. (There's also stuff on her turn imitating that former governor from Alaska.)
But Fey remains notably selective about the information she shares; while making jokes at her own expense, she maintains an inviolable sense of privacy. It's the more freewheeling, improvised chapters that capture Fey at her sharpest (and most influentially feminist). I love her list of beauty secrets. I'm grateful for her comparative charts on the experiences of being "very very skinny" and "a little bit fat." I plan to steal Fey's imaginary response to a rude Internet commenter: "First let me say how inspiring it is that you have learned to use a computer." Oh, and a note to those who would ask Fey, a working mother, "How do you juggle it all?": Don't ask! If she knew how to juggle it all, she wouldn't be so funny. Or such an excellent Bossypants. Grade: A–
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Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Sunday, February 6
Posted on February 5, 2022 by David Aragona
RACE 6: RUVIES IN TIME (#3)
Ruvies in Time is the horse to beat, and I can't make a strong case against her. She is moving up back to the open N1X level after beating New York-breds last time, and she hasn't had success for this condition in the past. That said, it seems like she's gotten back into form for Rudy Rodriguez. She made her first start off the claim for this barn last time and put in a good effort to win by nearly 2 lengths over today's rival My Roxy Girl. It is fair to note that My Roxy Girl had some trouble in the stretch that day, but I'm more confident that Ruvies in Time is moving forward. Rudy Rodriguez has exceptional stats in this situation. Over the past 5 years, he is 8 for 20 (40%, $3.66 ROI) second off the claim with last-out winners in Aqueduct dirt sprints. She projects to work out a good trip stalking just in behind the speeds and I think she can win right back. My Roxy Girl is the main rival, and she did have an excuse when she lost at this level last time. She made a 3-wide sweep to the lead on the far turn on a day when the rail was an advantage. The three horses who beat her spent a significant portion of their trips inside, so she ran better than it seems. I just think that Ruvies in Time has a higher ceiling if she's getting back into form. I prefer these two to Violent Vixen, who could take some money here off a pair of blowout wins. However, she got to the lead and the rail last time on yet another speed-friendly day and I think that exaggerated her performance.
RACE 7: BEAUTIFUL KAREN (#2)
This is a pretty competitive New York-bred optional claiming affair. One horse who could attract support who I'm not really interested in is Wasp. This filly consistently took money in a series of races earlier in her career and never really panned out. Now she's returning from a lengthy layoff, and Todd Pletcher does not have good stats off layoffs in New York, and especially at Aqueduct. The TimeformUS Pace Projector is predicting a situation favoring horses on or near the lead, and that should obviously help Grudge. This mare ran pretty well off the claim for Rob Atras last time, just getting run down in the late stages after dueling for the early lead. I'm not totally convinced that she's the most talented horse in this field, but she could get the right kind of trip. However, there's another speed horse who should also take advantage of a lack of pace. Beautiful Karen was badly compromised by wet tracks in her last couple of starts, as she doesn't seem to get over that going, especially when she's unable to make the early lead. Linda Rice even entered her for a $25k tag off those performances before scratching her from that spot. I think it's a good sign that she's staying at this level, and I believe she's finding herself back in the kind of race that favors her running style. She has prior speed figures that suggest she's every bit as good as Grudge if she can still run. I like the rider switch to Dylan Davis as well. Byhubbyhellomoney also makes sense, but she could be compromised by her closing style, and 6 furlongs may be on the short side for her.
RACE 8: KNOWING GLANCE (#6)
There are a couple of out-of-town shippers in this Ruthless who merit strong consideration. The local horses in this spot aren't exactly the most formidable group, and there are things to recommend about both invading fillies who break from the outside slots. Shotgun Hottie could go favored as she makes her first start off a trainer switch to Bill Morey. While it might be a tall order to improve on the work of Tom Amoss, this filly already showed ability in her prior starts out of town. She was very game to win her two-turn debut two back at Churchill Downs after getting passed in the stretch. And then last time she just seemed to run off in the early stages and understandably tired late. That was a solid allowance field and she's getting some class relief here. My one concern is that I'm not sure she really wants to go shorter. She strikes me as a true router given her physical size and scope, but these types can sometimes handle 7 furlongs. I do slightly prefer Knowing Glance to her inside, and she could go off at a better price. This filly is coming off a pair of resounding defeats, but she was meeting much tougher company in both of those races. That Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill Downs was a very tough affair, won by the talented Marissa's Lady. I won't fault her for losing to that field, and then last time she just wanted no part of two turns at Oaklawn. She also ran into a potential star in Martha Washington winner Secret Oath. She ran very well to win on Oct. 21 beating the much improved Girl With a Dream. I like the turnback, and I think her connections have found a favorable spot for her. I'd also consider Champagne Poetry, who seems best of the local horses. She did beat a strong rail bias when she won last time, but that was a weak maiden field.


HR professionals in the financial services sector have long been pondering the issue of Training and Competence, and the introduction of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on November 30 - the dreaded or ignored N2 - has reinvigorated the debate. The Act identifies those senior managers in a position of influence over their firms and customer-facing staff - the 27 controlled functions - and clearly states that it is they who have the ultimate responsibility for the actions of their firms.
This responsibility means that they have to ensure that staff in their area of the business are "competent". This has opened up an entire new problem. How do you, firstly, establish whether staff throughout the firm are competent, and secondly, ensure that this competence is maintained.
This is a problem with various levels of complexity. Firstly, there needs to be a definition of what competent actually means. Secondly, a framework needs to be in place that tests staff against the agreed competences for their job roles. Thirdly, a well-structured training plan needs to be put in place to fill any identified gaps.
At this point a firm can consider itself compliant with the base requirement. However, there needs to be an audit trail and a plan that ensures that this achieved level of competence remains up-to-date over time.
For larger firms in particular, this brings a logistical problem of immense proportions.There are already a number of qualifications in existence, especially for client-facing staff, which remain roughly the same, albeit there may be some small changes. The problem is that the audience to be assessed and approved has grown significantly to include audit functions, control functions, research functions and line management functions. The areas in which competence is required has also expanded. A lot more emphasis is given to a firm-wide understanding of issues such as prevention of money laundering, data protection, market abuse etc. etc.
Until recently staff were labelled as competent upon signing a sheet of paper that stated that they had listened to the Compliance Officer for a few hours. This is no longer enough. To be honest, this has never been enough, but from now it will no longer be tolerated. There needs to be proof that the training has taken place, but also that the training was understood.
Competent is possibly a term that is wrongly used here, as even the most incompetent trader in the view of his employer can be entirely competent in the eyes of the regulator. The regulated competence refers more to proven knowledge and understanding of the rules and regulations that apply to someone's activity.
There is only one way to efficiently and cost-effectively deal with this whole process, and that is through the use of an intranet or Internet-based solution. Through unique password protected access, a firm can test, train and track firm-wide staff in a short period of time. This technology also has the key benefit of a fully up-to-date audit trail. Even reminding staff that their approved status is about to lapse can be automated.
I believe that the regulator is worried that a lot of regulated firms still have not put sufficient structures in place to satisfy the new regime. Putting it off even longer will create a compliance risk that is simply not worth taking. The financial services sector is all about quantifying and monitoring risk, so it seems strange that a risk that can fairly easily be hedged is so knowingly ignored.


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Just a quick post here to follow up on something I posted to Twitter. I am trying to compile information and guidelines people have on "How do give a journal club presentation" for students in particular but also for others. Any links, ideas, information, etc you have on this topic would be greatly appreciated.


Why we teach Angular to our Computer Science Masters' students?
Asaad will be explaining why MUM University decided to teach Angular to its Computer Science Masters' students and how it helps them build robust enterprise-level applications. Asaad will explain some of the main features of angular and how these features are very well engineered compared to other frameworks and libraries. Also, you will hear about some of Angular features used most by MUM alumni, and the most common Angular interview questions (reported by students).


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Rafael Marquez, standing, and Hugo Ayala of Mexico celebrate victory. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
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MOSCOW — Close your eyes, and you would have sworn you had stepped into Estadio Azteca, that madhouse in Mexico City.
"Cielito Lindo," punctuated by the familiar "ay-ay-ay-ay" singalong, graced the sound system during World Cup pregame frolicking here Sunday.
There was also the unscripted noise, that incredible boom that rattles the brain, created by tens of thousands of Mexican soccer supporters, many from homes in the United States, who have journeyed extraordinary distances to watch perhaps the country's most capable team.
Open your eyes, and you would have seen section after section glazed in green, up and down Luzhniki Stadium, easily outnumbering those backing the opposition, reigning champion Germany.
And when Hirving "Chucky" Lozano shattered the first-half deadlock — the only breakthrough needed during a 1-0 stunner — you probably would have felt the splash of Azteca's beer-spraying tradition, a sheet of suds splashing below. Offenders were forgiven.
Back home, seismologists said they had registered a man-made earthquake, created by human celebration. True story.
A small artificial earthquake detected in Mexico City "possibly due to mass jumping" when Mexico scored against Germany https://t.co/9arKFZHORU
— Kirk Semple (@KirkSemple) June 17, 2018
"I want to dedicate this great result to all the Mexican fans who made the journey out here, to people behind the scenes and to all the people who supported us," said Coach Juan Carlos Osorio, a Colombian who has lived much of his adult life in the United States.
"We will try to give them joy and, those who don't support us yet, we will work to convince them to join us."
This result — which inflicted Germany with its first opening defeat since 1982 — will help the cause.
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Mexico has a rich soccer tradition, but major victories — and advancement — in the World Cup have been elusive. El Tri, as the team is known, has lost in the round of 16 every four years since 1994.
This year, the Mexicans are in prime position to end the hex. By finishing first in Group F, they would avoid the likely Group E winner, Brazil, in the next round. First, though, they must earn points against South Korea and Sweden.
"Nobody can tell us not to dream," goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa said. "We are here in this competition and we want to stay until the last day. We know it is going to be difficult, but we know that we can compete against any team."
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They welcomed the lift from the rocking crowd.
"Since the anthem started," Ochoa said, "everybody knew who the home team was."
With much of the 78,011 backing them, the Mexicans were unfazed by the four-time world champions and were the superior side in the first half.
German Coach Joachim Loew conceded that his team "played very badly" in the opening 45 minutes.
Mexico, Osorio said, "managed to play defensively with a great deal of intelligence and to hunt them on the counter."
His team yielded possession and waited for moments to launch quick and confident counterattacks through its speedy wings. Promising forays dissolved in the final third of the attack, but something in green was brewing.
In the 35th minute, a goal of quality in conception and execution. A combination, a diagonal ball from Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, and Lozano was operating on the left side of the penalty area.
Mesut Ozil cut him off. Lozano cut the ball back. With a swing of his right leg, he beat Manuel Neuer, Germany's elite goalkeeper, to the near corner.
Delirium on the banks of the Moscow River, euphoria across a distant continent.
"It's definitely the best goal I've ever scored in my entire life," said Lozano, a 22-year-old attacker who plays professionally for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Germany's Toni Kroos threatened to level the score four minutes later, but his 25-yard free kick crashed off the crossbar.
In the second half, Hernandez failed to connect with Carlos Vela on a two-on-one, leaving the outcome in question. Germany applied almost unbearable pressure for what seemed like hours. Mexico bent but did not break, surviving Julian Brandt's clever touch off the left post in the 89th minute and German desperation in stoppage time.
The only other time Mexico had beaten Germany was in a 1985 friendly.
"The phrase today was: to play for the love of winning, not for the fear of losing," Osorio said. "We played with bravery when it was needed and we defended with all our hearts."
Germany, a tournament co-favorite with Brazil, must earn at least four points from the last two group matches to avoid first-round elimination for the first time since 1938. Four years ago, the Germans did not lose any games and, en route to the title in Rio de Janeiro, they defeated France, Brazil and Argentina.
Germany had 26 shots, the most by a team without scoring in a World Cup match since 2006.
Asked whether he were worried about an early departure, Loew responded without a hint of uncertainty: "We will not suffer that fate."
Mexico has a brighter outlook.
"Our objective is in the long term," Hernandez said. "We have to stay calm. We want to get to the final. We have to go step by step. This was an important step."
Germany: vs. Sweden in Sochi, Saturday.
Mexico: vs. South Korea in Rostov-on-Don, Saturday.
In-Game Updates
Winless no more. 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/BHj9UUyKOh
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 17, 2018
How are you feeling, #MEX fans? #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Qzkh0G5wtZ
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 17, 2018
#MundialTelemundo ¡Hasta las lágrimas! @CH14_ llora tras concretar el triunfo de #MEX sobre #GER pic.twitter.com/FHi5Ay92Ou
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 17, 2018
Brandt's shot hits the post
Germany knocked the ball around in the box for a solid 30 seconds before Julian Brandt's shot just barely clipped the right side of the post and careened out of danger. It's one of those days, for Germany.
Germany's frustration is showing
Two yellow cards for Die Mannschaft in the past couple of minutes: Tomas Muller gets booked after tripping Hector Herrera in the 84th minute, and Hummels just earned one for a late tackle just moments after Mexico's keeper saves a shot from Toni Kroos.
Layun keeps pushing
Mexico isn't letting up anytime soon, especially not after Germany put an extra forward on the field and took a defender away. In the 79th minute, Layun sped down the field and ended up one-on-one with Mats Hummels before he cut right and his shot sailed over the net. After, Mexico wasted a three-on-two counterattack with a poor pass to Layun. They're still pushing.
Marquez appears
Captain Rafa Marquez, 39, replaced Guadardo in the 74th minute for Mexico and becomes the third player in history to play in five World Cups.
The #ElTri captain makes history. 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/BqP4Xd5nft
Important sub, Pt. II
Chucky Lozano, whose goal could end up being the game-winner, is taken out for Raul Jimenez in the 66th minute.
Important sub
Mexico makes a change on the defensive in the 58th minute, replacing forward Carlos Vela — who's had a very good game — with defender Edson Alvarez. Germany makes its first change two minutes later, putting in Marco Reus for Sami Khedira.
Halftime update: Mexico leads, 1-0
Intermission couldn't have come quickly enough for the defending champions, who desperately need to find a way to resettle and knock Mexico's confidence down a peg. El Tri have absolutely blitzed Germany's languid defense so far, despite that Die Mannschaft has controlled the ball for 64 percent of the time. Mexico hasn't held a lead against Germany since June 19, 1998, per ESPN Stats & Info. That's quite a streak at stake.
Hirving Lozano's goal was Mexico's first #WorldCup goal against the reigning World Cup champion.
They lost by a combined score of 8-0 in their previous 2 matches vs the reigning World Cup champion (1962 Brazil and 1978 West Germany).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 17, 2018
Goooooooooooooooooool!
And it couldn't have been a better pair. Chicharito Hernandez broke away and got a perfectly timed pass to Lozano, who cut inside to beat Germany's No. 10 Mesut Ozil and score on his second touch. El Tri pulled ahead 1-0 in the 35th minute. scores on his second touch after getting around his Germany defender and El Tri are ahead 1-0.
#MundialTelemundo En voz de 🎙 @AndresCantorGOL así vivimos el gol de @HirvingLozano70 para el 1-0 de #MEX sobre #GER pic.twitter.com/lEFVHW9SEu
The youngster puts it away!
Chicharito starts the counterattack and Chucky Lozano finishes it to give Mexico the 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/Ze5IUJuE3d
Mexico's free kick doesn't go the distance
El Tri are making the defending champions uncomfortable early, and Germany hasn't had too many chances to get out of its own defensive end. Mexico's second free kick, far out and to the right, ends up bouncing right to Neuer. But boy, does Mexico look threatening.
A cracking start for El Tri
Mexico charged right out of the gate with Hirving Lozano streaking right at keeper Manuel Neuer. Lozano looked like the was going to beat the German for a moment, but defender Jermone Boateng diverted his shot over the net at the last second. El Tri threatened again before Germany got a shot off. Later, in the ninth minute, Miguel Layun sends a free kick way too high, and Neuer breathes a sigh of relief.
Chucky Lozano with an early chance for Mexico! pic.twitter.com/Yht9T412rB
Here's how Germany and Mexico line up for their clash today! pic.twitter.com/1txzk6D0oW
Mexico fans have landed in Russia
El Tri's die-hards are out in full force to support their side against the defending champions.
#MundialTelemundo La afición de #MEX le canta a su selección. Listos para apoyarlos previo al duelo ante #GER pic.twitter.com/bC5IpZRGZd
Este mexicano quiere este regalo del #DíaDelPadre ¿se lo dará hoy @miseleccionmx?#MundialTelemundo pic.twitter.com/wRtJvko9i9
#ElTri = Ready. 🇲🇽
🎥: @NagutchevRoman #WorldCup #GERMEX pic.twitter.com/xcHYK1xBgU
Pregame thoughts
This tasty matchup between Group F's two heavyweights pits perennial top dog Germany against a Mexican team dogged by an inability to get out of the round of 16. Germany (technically, Germany and West Germany) has the second-most World Cup championships in tournament history with four (Brazil has five), and arrives in Russia as the defending champion. Mexico, meanwhile, has been defeated in the round of 16 in each of the past six World Cups.
This time around, El Tri has an appealing mix of weathered veterans, including 39-year-old Rafa Marquez, and confident youngsters who helped carry the squad to an undefeated run and first-place finish in Concacaf qualifying. Mexico has plenty of experience playing together, but is hardly the German machine that cruised through qualifying by scoring 43 goals and conceding only four. Die Mannschaft skews slightly younger than usual this summer without Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Philipp Lamm on the roster, and has only nine players turning from 2014's championship side. But with experienced talents like Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer and Mats Hummels anchoring the squad, Germany is still in fine position to become the third team in history to win back-to-back World Cups.
— Ava Wallace
Last World Cup showing: Champion, 2014.
Best finish: Germany has four World Cups; it also won in 1990, 1974 and 1954.
Notable: In eight trips to the final, Germany has finished as runner-up a record four times. It has also played 106 World Cup games, more than any other nation.
FIFA world ranking: 1. ELO world ranking: 2.
Last World Cup showing: Round of 16, 2014.
Best finish: Quarterfinals, 1986 and 1970 — the two times Mexico hosted the World Cup.
Notable: Mexico has lost in the round of 16 in every World Cup since 1994. Brazil and Germany are the only other teams to have reached five consecutive knockout rounds.
FIFA world ranking: 15. ELO world ranking: 18.
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Mexico's 22-year-old, right-footed left winger Hirving Lozano isn't just El Tri's next great hope, he's one of the World Cup's brightest young stars, full stop. In his first season with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, "Chucky," as he's called, led the team with 17 goals and had eight assists in just 29 appearances. He'll work with Major League Soccer standout Carlos Vela, who had seven goals in his first 11 matches as a right wing for Los Angeles FC. Germany, meantime, is stuffed with talent, but no one is as fun to watch in international events as Thomas Mueller. The wing-striker hybrid has 10 World Cup goals in 13 matches, which ties him for eighth on the all-time scoring list. He'll be supported in the midfield by Toni Kroos, who dictates tempo for Germany, and captain Manuel Neuer in goal. Neuer came back from a nine-month injury layoff to play his first match on June 2.
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15th Colour Festival at the Bauhaus Dessau, 2012
The Bauhaus parties are legendary: In the 1920s the Bauhauslers celebrated with elaborate mise-en-scène, costumes and concerts – and the entire city celebrated with them. The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has revived this tradition every year since 2007 with experimental projects, installations, performances, readings, with music, dance and food. Held under a different motto every year, the Bauhaus building and the surrounding urban area are artistically staged and used for performances by regional, national and international artists, designers, musicians and students. The Bauhaus Festival is an arts festival which attracts around 5,000 visitors annually.
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Bauhaus Festival 2016 - 3rd/4th September 2016
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