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Children — our future. Ecological education
© WWF Central Asia / Yurij Chikin
© WWF Russia / Viktor Lukarevskij
© WWF Russia / Olga Pereladova
While planning and starting implementation of any field projects, the main attention of WWF is addressed not towards just today's effect of using money. Neigther preparation of any instructions and plans is an end of itself for us -even if these plans can be very important and correct. They won't be useful, if there is no clarity who will implement these plans — and where from the funding for that can arrive. The most important goal of our work — is to make common people understand, that taking care of their own nature — it's their own concern. In fact we don't pretend to come up with something new: unity with nature is one of the deepest national traditions of the people of Central Asia.
It's a pity — but a lot of these traditions are partly forgotten — or not used in practice. But it happens not because something really better exists — but because some easier way exist, which were invented — and to which people got used within the previous half a century.
So, how to revive old national traditions, how to renew commonality of people, living on the land — and nature?
There different ways to achieve this goal — and we try to use all possibilities. It includes direct work with local people — personal discussions, training seminars — and efficiency of this work is proved by our leopard conservation project.
It includes lots of publications — in national newspapers, special leaflets and booklets, radio and TV broadcasts… All of them are aimed on arousing national pride of the beauty of Turkmen nature — and on feeling responsibility for it — not somebody's, but personal responsibility of each person, living on this land.
We consider training of children to be one of the most efficient activities of this type of work. Our project participants, the staff of state zapovedniks, as well as teachers of schools conduct special lessons; carry out concourses of paintings, compositions and even poems, put on the stage performances, in which main heroes are animals, inhabiting surrounding landscapes. Children come for excursions — to the museums of the zapovedniks and to the wild nature, where experienced teachers explain them how lot of miracles exist around — in the habitual surrounding landscape. There lots of forms of such activities — and children's summer camps (rallies) proved to be one of the most efficient. The first «ecological camp» was organized some years ago in Uzbekistan. Since then they became practically every-year events and were very successful in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, planed in the nearest future in Kyrgyzstan. We invite children and adult trainers from different regions of the country, from different ecological clubs — to participate in them. But the possible number of participants is for sure limited — and in order to be included, children need to prove their deep interest, their sincere love to the nature. This is one of the reasons to organize widely concourses — of paintings and handicrafts, compositions and poems. Winners come together. And further on programs can be different. Children altogether learn the basis of ecology in Tajikistan, while in Turkmenistan they are divided into " families» — deer, kulans, leopards…(in accordance to the species' projects, on-going in the country). There are common lessons and exercises — for all participants. But partly each «family» lives its own life — try to go into details and to understand the needs and the difficulties of the life of «their» species, to understand natural laws which determine the rules of this life. After the teams tell each other all they have learnt. And then, after parting which never happens without tears — children bring this knowledge and understanding of nature into their own families, villages and schools, to the soldiers on the border posts. So, we are not just working with some limited number of children — but we conduct training of trainers — so that this knowledge and understanding is further on widely disseminated. And we are absolutely sure, that these children when grown ups will love, understand their nature — and do their best for the next generations to see their motherland even more beautiful.


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Острів Піфія — острів 0,37 км в довжину, найбільший із групи невеликих островів біля східної сторони острова Ентерпрайз у затоці Вільгельміна, біля західного узбережжя землі Греяма . Названий Комітетом антарктичних топонімів Великої Британії (UK-APC) у 1960 році на честь китобійного заводу Крістіна Крістенсена «Пітія», який працював із сусідньої гавані Гувернорен протягом сезону китобійного промислу 1921-22.

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Leptogorgia florae är en korallart som först beskrevs av Addison Emery Verrill 1868.  Leptogorgia florae ingår i släktet Leptogorgia och familjen Gorgoniidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The last time we ate at this restaurant it went by a different name, and we were different people - living in Calgary, no kids, more time and money to drink and eat out, less grey hair and wrinkles.
This time we had 2 hangry kids in tow when we had dinner at Salty's.
The Boy had the strawberry lemonade, and it was pretty darn tasty.
The Boy had a really, really good cheese pizza.
And the photos stopped so we could start stuffing food in our mouths.
I had an odd but very tasty plate of fish and chips, The Grandfather had a burger, and The Mister announced he was the winner of the evening with his oyster and shrimp Po Boy.
been pretty great because he talked about it for days.
but I could not say no to nectarines and cherries.
are the wonderful, deep flavored, meaty ones. Delicious!
this one is a oatmeal raisin pumpkin seed, and it's darn tasty.
Wal Mart (wheee.....) and then home for chores and salad for dinner.
With mayyyyyyybe some ice cream for dessert.
No photos of this one, so sorry. Hee hee.
Both of the recipe came from Ten by Sheila Lukins, where the Brooklyn Brownies came from for another recent Sunday dinner.
The shrimp rolls were easy to make - shrimp tossed with lemon zest and juice and a bit of olive oil - and I added some garlic - and grilled, then mixed with a mayo sauce and bunned.
The adults ate the sandwiches as is, and the kids just had the shrimp. Salad and veggies on the side.
They were good - I am not a huge shrimp person, usually a couple will do me just fine, so I was done after half my sandwich, but The Mister gallantly jumped in and finished mine off. If I needed to make a shrimp sandwich again, I'd go back to this one, but it's not high on my priority list.
Dessert was Blueberry Fool - different than other fools I have made before.
This one was a fruit salad - the recipe calls for blueberries and blackberries, but I used blueberries and strawberries, topped with a chunky fool - blueberries and sugar briefly cooked down, then cooled and mixed with more fresh blueberries, then stirred into whipped cream.
Again, good. Again, not going to rush back to it.
I need to either win the lotto and move into a house with A/C, or find some no cook or BBQ recipes. It's heating up out there.
I can't even pretend to try to get a good photo of a slab of roasted cabbage. It had no good angle. But lots of delicious flavor.
I found this recipe on Facebook, thanks to a friend.
The children, shockingly, did not share the grown-ups enthusiasm for it, but whatevs. More for us!
This was a GREAT Sunday dinner! We tried 3 new recipes, and they were all hits.
First was Chicken with Coconut Pineapple Sauce. This was a recipe saved from my recipe collection purge. I've probably had this recipe at least 10 years. No idea where it came from.
but I don't like it nearly as much as I like her first.
The carrots could change my mind though - so good.
Dessert was Coconut Tea Cake from Dorie Greenspan, from her very good book, Baking.
I omitted the rum, and served with berries and whipped cream.
It's good on its own, but so tasty with berries and cream.
Preheat oven to 425'. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. I used a 9x13.
Stir flour and salt together. Lightly coat the chicken with flour. Shake to remove excess.
Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat, and cook chicken until brown and nearly cooked through.
Place in one layer in your baking dish.
Meanwhile, whisk together the sauce ingredients.
Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked.
is suitable for vegans which it is not, because of the honey.
We've got to go back to Bad Tattoo!
Our last visit made us big big fans of the pizza (and for The Mister - the beer!).
Once again we started our meal with the soft pretzels, which are SO GOOD.
The mustard dip is out of this world. On the way out I asked if it was possible to buy some.
but I didn't write it down and forgot it 2 minutes later.
Then we moved onto 2 pizzas; the Chicago pizza and Los Muertos.
but the pork was fabulous.
The Chicago was good too.
Caprese Salad, fresh and delicious.
Service was pretty disappointing - our waitress was super unfriendly, inattentive and actually rolled her eyes a couple of times when we attempted to ask her some questions.
If the food wasn't so good, and if our last visit hadn't been so great, I would probably not go back.
They've got another chance out of me for another visit though.
A"heart shaped leaf" given to me by The Boy.
"When the sun was too hot we fell back into the water, and when the chilly sea made us shiver we crawled out again, and so it went until our shadows began to lengthen across the cove."
"She laughed and ran off to catch up with the others. I didn't know what to call it, what was happening between us, but I liked it. It felt silly and fragile and good."
For The Summer Reading Club - Juvenile or Young Adult. Because I've wanted to read it since it was published, and now I'm on a list for the sequel.
These weeks and months have done me in.
So much hate, anger, intolerance, cruelty, devastation.
Why? When will it end?
This is not the world I wish for my children.
be supportive, be a voice, be a shelter from the storm.
This time I knocked it out of the park with Chrissy Teigen's Mac and Cheese.
I just love her book - everything we've made has ranged from good to amazing. No real duds.
I must admit, I am a Kraft Dinner girl, having made mac and cheese from scratch only a handful of times in my life.
But photos of Chrissy's M&C are all over Instagram and I just had to make it.
of how much cheese you have to buy.
The garlic breadcrumbs are AMAZING. They should be sprinkled on everything I eat.
and I had to only buy half the cheese in the world, not all of it.
If you have her book, you'll see Chrissy talks a bit of smack about her husbands M&C.
Here's a throwdown between the 2 recipes.
For dessert I made Brooklyn Brownies out of Ten by Sheila Lukins, which were so delicious.
I'd bought this book a few years ago for $5 at a bookstore.
I had no idea who Sheila Lukins was, but the book was in near perfect condition, and Bobby Flay had a blurb on the cover, so I figured why not.
I've nearly got rid of it a few times over the years without trying anything from it, but I'm glad I hung on to it.
I've got some more recipes marked to try for my Instagram cookbook test.
If these brownies are any indication, this book will be a winner.
"Then she looked at me and asked: "Tell me, Judith, do you really like garlic?" I couldn't lie. Yes, I admitted, I adored garlic. She looked so crestfallen at that moment that I was sure she felt a sense of finality about the wayward path her younger daughter had taken."
"Back in Paris, I reveled in the pleasure of being on my own. I found cheap lodging at Hotel Lenox, four flights up, with one shared bathtub on the second floor, and I learned to enjoy a meal by myself with a half bottle of wine in the little local bistros. I could really only afford one meal a day, so I had to choose carefully."
For the Summer Reading Club - An Autobiography or Memoir.
Why did I choose it for the Club?
got around to reading it yet. This gave me the push I needed.
It was a fun summer read - she has had a most interesting life!
her own in France - what a dream.
At one point, not that long ago, I had nearly 20 notebooks and binders filled with recipes.
Recipes from friends and family, newspapers, websites, books, magazines... You name it.
It was a hobby, collecting recipes.
Would I ever try them all? Who cares? That wasn't the point.
Until something in me changed.
I no longer have the same passion for cooking and eating that I once did.
Recipe hunting, menu planning, even grocery shopping were things I used to enjoy. Not any more.
or really really thought I would try, and recycled the rest.
I put them all in a box and a few months ago I did yet another purge.
Below is all I've kept, for now. A huge difference from the literal boxes I had before.
both hilarious and a great source for recipes.
when the website went offline.
But look what I found in my purge!
Can I get a Hallelujah.
This Fyltd Blonkal was the highlight of our Swedish Christmas dinner all those years ago.
It was provided by Mary from Breadchick, another long gone blogger.
My whole collection now fits easily into 2 of those cardboard magazine holders.
There are some good family favorites that need to be re-made, and more exploring for new flavors that needs to be done. I am just hoping that I'll go back to that place one day. One day.
not yet discovered by us deliciousness.
But I sort of hope it's soon.
"She was bold and uninhibited, and didn't care what anybody thought of her."
"I found myself doing and saying things that I never did or said when my mother was conscious, like running my hand over her hair and forearms and kissing her forehead. I didn't feel like my mother heard or felt me, but I wished desperately for her to know that I was there with her, that I was doing everything she had ever wanted me to do and saying everything she had ever wanted to hear me say."
"Halfway through my show, I took a beat, realizing that this was a really special moment in my life that would never come again."
Golden, BC and Happy Canada Day!
mountains, water, trees, sky, people and streets.
Have a Happy and Safe Canada Day today!
and hanging in the backyard.
There will be burgers, chips and dip, popsicles, and sprinklers.


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Местников — фамилия:

 Местников, Василий Васильевич (1908—1958) — советский якутский театральный режиссёр, актёр, педагог.
 Местников, Роман Иннокентьевич (1907—1987) — советский якутский педагог.
 Местников, Тарас Павлович (1904—1957) — советский актёр и театральный деятель.


On April 17th 2013 the new videoscope was finally and officially handed over to the ENT department.
Ipswich Head and Neck Cancer Support Group would like to thank everyone who contributed to the videoscope fund we could never have got there without you. Special mention must be made to Alan Bateman and Linda Milton, their experience and enthusiasm for the project is much appreciated.
When a patient has been diagnosed and a treatment plan agreed the patient then receives a folder detailing the plan, It also includes lots of information regarding support available etc.
Unfortunately, the NHS can no longer provide the binder which holds all of this information together. OOCL have very kindly donated 120 binders to the group. OOCL are a major worldwide shipping, container, logistics and transport company whose headquarters are in Hong Kong and the UK offices are located in Levington nr Ipswich.
A huge thank you to all the staff at CallConnection in Ipswich who recently had one of their monthly dress down days and raised £255.07 for our group. Group member Phil Allen suggested our group and presented us with the cheque.
At our group meeting on 5th Sept we saw the excellent preview of the DVD we have been working on for the last 12 months. It was very well done and an excellent tribute to all the hard work put in by Steve Spraggett and Amanda Ford of our group along with lots of the Medical staff and Doctors at the hospital. All gave of their time and energy free of charge which involved many hours and we are grateful to you all for this. When the finalised DVD is ready it will be given out to all newly diagnosed patients at the hospital so that it can show them what to expect and the proceedures that they might need. It is taken from a patients eye view and is very informative. Fundraising was done for this by Our Support Group and we received contributions from The Railway Pub & Klippen Pisser RC, The Mouth Cancer Foundation, The Clobber Swop (at Ipswich hospital), and The Ipswich Hospital NHS Charitable Trust. Thank you all for making this possible. We will keep you informed as to when this will be available to have.
We would like to say a huge thank you to the Klippenpissers Motorcycle Club and The Railway Pub for the many fundraising activities they have done for our group and for the cheque presentations. Their help and support has helped us continue our fundraising projects to help Head & Neck Cancer Patients and their families & friends.
The "UPFRONT FESTIVAL 2011" celebrated it's 2nd year of existence with a greatly expanded line up of local and not so local musical talent. Starting on Friday 29th July and running through to Sunday 31st just about every type of music was featured at one time or another. Saturday night was sold out and good crowds were in attendance on both Friday and Sunday. The Festival is organised by several people including Louise Juggins, landlady of the Cork bar in Felixstowe, our thanks go to her and everyone who helped out for a fantastic event.
The purpose of the festival is not only to showcase local bands but to raise much needed funds for local good causes. This years event raised £3400, split between Ipswich Head and Neck Cancer Support Group and Felixstowe Coast Watch, a wonderful effort from all the good people who took time out to go along. Next years festival is already being organised with several bands asking if they can play, it is worth remembering that they all give their time for free.
The cheque presentation took place on August 13th at the Cork bar and we were given our cheque by none other than Mr Neil Innes of Monty Python and Bonzo Dog Doodah Band fame. Neil has taken a keen interest in our group since being asked to introduce our new Patient Pathway film and has promised to play at next years festival as well as being an "Upfront" patron which will certainly boost the ticket sales.
Thank you to Melanie from The Mouth Cancer Foundation for coming all the way from London to present us with our "Gold Award" for best support group. We are grateful to her for coming and also giving us a motivating talk on what the foundation does and why she joined them. We also now appear as a link on The Mouth Cancer Foundation website. We are grateful for the award and will spend the money wisely.


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UK Government promises new cyber s…
UK Government promises new cyber strategy
10:00 Tuesday, 31 August 2021
The UK Government has published its new UK Innovation Strategy. As one would expect, the strategy is a general one at this point – it talks of innovation in general rather than diving deeply into any particular area of technology. It does, however, acknowledge the fact that cyber security – and the skills required to do it well – are core to any type of innovation, and as such there are two key pointers to cyber in particular.
One such reference is to what the Government calls "cyber-physical infrastructure" which, it says, "[weaves] together AI, connected smart machines, data, digital twins, and other technologies", giving as an example an agricultural scenario where Artificial Intelligence might be used to analyse data from sensors and improve sustainability and cost by optimising crop yield.
Particularly promising, though, is the promise to publish, by July 2022, a new National Cyber Strategy.
It will, the Government says, include "measures to foster growth and innovation in the UK's cyber security sector, develop more secure digital infrastructure, ensure security is built into the future technologies that will transform our economy and society, and protect cutting edge research and [Intellectual Property]".
Open Consultation - Embedding Standards and Pathways Across the Cyber Profession by 2025
ISACA on diversity in the cyber workforce
Dr Budgie Dhanda and John Davies Awarded MBEs in New Year Honours List for Services to the Cyber Security Professio

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Morsy asks Muslims to play a positive role
NEW DELHI, March 20, 2013
Visiting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy met top Muslim leaders and asked them to play a more positive role, stressing there is no other country in the world that is as multi-religious as India. He sought deepening of ties with India.
Mr. Morsy took out time from his hectic schedule to meet Muslim leaders and asked them to play a more active and positive role in the socio-economic development of India, which he described as a "multi-religious country that is highly respected in the international community".
He also briefed them about latest political and security situation in Syria, Palestine and other parts of the Middle East. He stated that he is making serious efforts to find an amicable and lasting solution to the Palestine dispute. He said that issues need to be resolved peacefully and not by violent means. He is also understood to have briefed Muslims on the Egyptian situation.
Jamaat Islami chief Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri, Jamait-Ulema-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madni, Jamait Ahle Hadees chief Maulana Asghar Ali Mehdi, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Mosque Mufti Mohammed Mukkaram and several other leaders were present at the meeting.
Mr. Morsy, who belongs to ruling Muslim Brotherhood Party, elicited views on various issues faced by the Muslims all over the world.
He said that India is a home to various religions and there is no other country in the world that is as multi-religious as India. He said that India and Egypt have enjoyed historical relations for centuries and there is a need to deepen them.


Grocery damaged during transit, what re the chances of getting reimbursement?
Grocery-non returnable, ok-BUT damaged during transit (glass), I bubble wrapped the crap out of it, but fine whatever, happens! anyways what are my chances of getting a reimbursement?
You'll probably get reimbursed... but... it should survive their three foot drop test. If it can't, you didn't bubble wrap it enough. Is it over 4 ounces? You can't FBA glass over four ounces. I know there are listings out there, but one getting broken might draw their attention to it and they shut it down.


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Justia Patents Patents Examined by Linda D. Skaling
Patents Examined by Linda D. Skaling
Ternary azeotropic compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethane and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene with methanol or ethanol or n-propanol
Abstract: Azeotropic mixtures of 1,1-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethane (HCFC-132c) and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (c-HCC-1130) with methanol, or ethanol or n-propanol are useful in solvent cleaning applications, as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and blowing agents.
Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Inventor: Abid N. Merchant
Azeotrope-like compositions of 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3,5,5,5-decafluoropentane
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and a second component selected from the group consisting of methanol; ethanol; 1-propanol; 2-propanol; 2-methyl-2-propanol; 2-methyl-2-butanol; n-hexane; isohexane; 2-propanone; and 2-butanone and optionally nitromethane are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards and dry cleaning.
Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
Inventors: Rajat S. Basu, Richard M. Hollister, Kane D. Cook, Michael Van Der Puy
Azeotropic composition of 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene or 1,1-dichlorethane
Abstract: Azeotropic mixtures of 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee) and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene or 1,1-dichloroethane are useful as cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, heat transfer media, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol and cyclopentane
Abstract: Stable azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol and cyclopentane which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards.
Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
Inventors: Peter B. Logsdon, Leonard M. Stachura, Ellen L. Swan, Rajat S. Basu
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1-trifluorohexane and perfluoromethylcyclohexane
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1-trifluorohexane and perfluoromethylcyclohexane which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including defluxing of printed circuit boards.
Inventor: Michael Van Der Puy
Stabilizing system for liquid hydrogen peroxide compositions
Abstract: Aqueous peroxide bleaching compositions including organic components such as surfactants, fluorescent whiteners and dyes are effectively stabilized by the addition of a stabilizing system comprising stabilizing effective amounts of a heavy metal chelating or sequestering agent and an aromatic amine free radical scavenging agent. Both agents must be present to achieve maximum stability. The aromatic amine free radical scavenging agent is preferably a primary or secondary aryl amine having at least one hydrogen on the nitrogen of the amine. The stabilizing system stabilizes the organic component as well as the peroxide oxidizing agent.
Assignee: The Clorox Company
Inventors: James P. Farr, Daniel T. Carty
Cleaning composition based on 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, methyl formate and methanol
Abstract: For replacing cleaning compositions based on 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (F113), the invention provides a composition comprising 55 to 79.5% by weight of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (F141b), 20 to 40% by weight of methyl formate and 0.5 to 5% of methanol. These three compounds form a positive azeotrope (b.p.=28.3.degree. C. at atmospheric pressure).The composition, which may be stabilized, can be used for cleaning solid surfaces, in particular for removing flux from printed circuits and for degreasing mechanical parts.
Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
Assignee: Societe Atochem
Inventors: Daniel Desbiendras, Jean-Jacques Martin, Pascal Michaud
Substituted ortho-aminophenols, process for preparing them and their use for the oxidatin dyeing of keratinous fibres
Abstract: 5-Substituted ortho-aminophenols of formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; andR.sub.2 denotes, independently of R.sub.1, an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a benzyl radical;the addition salts with an acid and the phenates, anddyeing composition containing a compound of formula (I) or a salt or a phenate of such a compound.The 5-substituted ortho-aminophenols enable hair to be dyed in a rich spectrum of hues having good durability.
Assignee: L'Oreal
Inventors: Alex Junino, Herve Andrean, Gerard Lang
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluorethane, nitromethane and methanol or ethanol
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, nitromethane and ethanol or methanol are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards.
Inventors: Ellen L. Swan, Rajat S. Basu
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, 1,2-dichloroethylene, and optionally methanol or ethanol
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1,-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, 1,2-dichloroethylene, and optionally ethanol or methanol are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards.
Inventors: Leonard M. Stachura, Ellen L. Swan, Peter B. Logsdon, Rajat S. Basu
Oxidation dye composition containing at least one double base in combination with at least one single base and dyeing process making use of it
Abstract: Oxidation dye composition containing at least one double base in combination with at least one single base and dyeing process making use of it.The invention relates to dye compositions for keratinous fibres, containing:(a) at least one dye precursor belonging to group (A) of single bases chosen from para-phenylenediamines;(b) at least one dye precursor of group (B) of double bases chosen from N,N'-diphenylalkylenediamines; the dye precursors of groups (A) and (B) being chosen so that the intensity of the color on dyed bleached hair (V.sub.B) and the intensity on dyed permanent-waved bleached hair (V.sub.PB) is such that V.sub.B -V.sub.PB =0.+-.0.5, the values of intensity or "value" being determined according to the Munsell notation, the molar ratio of the single bases of group (A) to the double bases of groups (B) being between 3 and 10.
Inventors: Annie Madrange, Jean Marie Millequant
Cleaning compositions formed of hydrogen-containing fluorochlorohydrocarbons and partially fluorinated alkanols
Abstract: Compositions suitable for use in cleaning processes formed of hydrogen-containing fluorochlorohydrocarbons selected from the group of consisting of tetrachloromonofluoroethanes, trichlorodifluoroethanes, dichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichloromonofluoroethanes and dichloropentafluoropropanes or a mixture one or more of these hydrogen-containing fluorochlorohydrocarbons in admixture with partially fluorinated alkanols containing two to four carbon atoms.
Assignee: Kali-Chemie AG
Inventors: Hans Buchwald, Andreas Brackmann, Boleslaus Raszkowski
Enzymatic detergent composition
Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent composition comprising lipases. By inclusion of a certain immunologically defined class of lipases in a detergent composition which comprises as detergent-active material solely an anionic synthetic detergent, and as builder a water-soluble inorganic or organic builder salt, an improved overall detergency is obtained. The builder salt is typically sodium tripolyphosphate or sodium carbonate, and the lipase is typically obtained from certain Pseudomonas or Chromobacter strains.
Filed: July 2, 1991
Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
Inventors: David Thom, Ton Swarthoff, Jan Maat
Substituted thiophenes, conducting polymers derived from these thiophenes, process for obtaining them and devices containing these polymers
Abstract: Substituted thiophenes of the general formula: ##STR1## in which: R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an aliphatic group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms,X represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom,Y represents an at least partially fluorinated aliphatic or aromatic group,m represents an integer equal to or greater than 2, andn represents an integer such that 0.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.7.The invention also relates to the electrically conducting polymers containing recurring units derived from monomers chosen from the substituted thiophenes.
Assignee: Solvay & Cie (Societe Anonyme)
Inventors: Robert Garreau, Jean Roncali, Marc Lemaire, Hafsa Korri, Francis Garnier, Etienne Hannecart
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, 1,2-dichloroethylene and optionally an alkanol
Abstract: Stable azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichloroethylene, and optionally an alkanol which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including defluxing and some of which are also useful as blowing agents in the preparation of polyurethane foams.
Inventors: Ellen L. Swan, Rajat S. Basu, Richard M. Hollister
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Abstract: The toothpaste for preventative oral hygiene contains a mixture of synthetically prepared precipitated silicic acid and perlite in addition to a solvent as cleaning body.A mixture consisting of glycerol (86%) and water is used as solvent.
Assignee: Degussa AG
Inventors: Hans R. Muhlemann, Karl-Hans Muller, Matthias Neumuller
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; ethanol; and alkane having 5 or 6 carbon atoms
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; ethanol; and alkane having 5 or 6 carbon atoms are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards and dry cleaning.
Inventors: Peter B. Logsdon, Ellen L. Swan, Leonard M. Stachura, Rajat S. Basu
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; methanol; and alkane having 5 or 6 carbon atoms
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; methanol; and alkane having 5 or 6 carbon atoms are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards and dry cleaning.
Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; ethanol; and alkene having 5 carbon atoms
Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane; dichlorotrifluoroethane; ethanol; and alkene having 5 carbon atoms are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards and dry cleaning.
Process of bleaching laundry
Abstract: A process for bleaching domestic laundry in a household wash cycle, comprising prewashing the laundry in an alkaline bath with a pH value between 9 and 13 and at a temperature between about 40.degree. C. and 70.degree. C. in the presence of at least one peroxide bleaching agent and an uncomplexed barium, said barium being present in an amount between about 0.5.times.10.sup.-3 and 250.times.10.sup.-3 gram-atoms per kg of bath.
Assignee: Atochem
Inventors: Bernard Dubreux, Yann Dugenet


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LED display maker Daktronics reports annual sales of $230 million
Daktronics has reported record sales of $61.3 million for the 3 months ended April 30, 2005, as well as net income of $3.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share.
This represents a growth in sales from $57.9 million in the year-ago quarter, but net income fell from $4.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share.
The company attributed its sales growth to "the excellent market acceptance of our products, expansion of uses of electronic displays and successes with various other initiatives."
However, James Morgan, president and CEO, said that Daktronics was disappointed in the margin levels on orders booked during the quarter that resulted in a greater than expected decline in the gross profit percentage.
For fiscal 2005, net sales, net income and earnings per share for fiscal 2005 were $230.3 million, $15.7 million and $0.78 per diluted share, respectively, compared with $209.9 million, $17.7 million, and $0.89 per diluted share, respectively, for the previous fiscal year.
Backlog at the end of the fiscal 2005 fourth quarter was approximately $73 million, compared with a backlog of approximately $54 million at the end of the last fiscal year. The timing of large orders can cause significant fluctuations in the company's backlog.
Orders that contributed to our record quarter for order bookings include display systems for the Kuwait Stock Exchange, the St. Louis Cardinals, the University of Georgia, the new Charlotte Arena, the University of Iowa, Clemson University, Clear Channel, and many others. We also completed a number of installations, including the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Lakewood Church in Houston, Rolland Garros in Paris, the site of the French Open Tennis Tournament, RFK Stadium in Washington, PNC Stadium in Pittsburgh, and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Morgan added, "We continued to see excellent growth of our commercial market, which experienced a net sales growth of over 40% for the year. On the sports side of our business, we continued to perform well domestically, with the growth partially offset by a decline in the international business. Transportation market revenue for the year was down slightly compared to last year, although orders were up slightly as we built backlog in that area as well.
The company's estimates for the next quarter are sales in the range of $64 to $72 million, with earnings per share in the range of $0.22 to $0.32. For fiscal year 2006, the company estimates that sales will grow in excess of 15%.
Daktronics sells SportsLink mobile video systems business
Daktronics has completed the sale of certain assets of its SportsLink® video rental services business to Impact Video, a leading large screen video rental and services company based in Burbank, California. The transaction includes the sale of seven trailer-mounted ProStar® LED video screens with semi tractors, ProStar® LED video sections, and associated control system equipment. The deal was completed for cash and resulted in a gain of slightly less than $2 million for Daktronics.
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The Glenlivet announces the introduction of The Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991 , a limited-edition expression of the Nadurra range. A unique approach to single malt, the new offering was created using a single-source of grain — Triumph barley — which is no longer used at The Glenlivet distillery, making this a truly special addition to The Glenlivet portfolio.
The Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991 joins the range of 'nadurra' (Gaelic for 'natural') whiskies that is testament to the innovation and craftsmanship in distilling which continues to define malt whisky to the world. The new offering was distilled and casked in Speyside in 1991.
Aged a full two years longer than the first Nadurra incarnation, a 16-year-old cask strength, The Glenlivet Nadurra Triumph 1991 offers a greater flavor imparted from the wood. The additional resting time, a broader selection of casks and the use of Triumph barley provides a layer of complexity that is mildly sweeter and more fruit-forward than its counterpart. All of the elements of the offering are perfectly balanced, a trademark of the family of whiskies, and another example of why The Glenlivet's portfolio is the benchmark by which other single malts are judged. Keeping in line with this range of whiskies, the Nadurra Triumph 1991 is non-chill filtered, which better retains its natural flavors, with additional richness and a creamy mouthfeel.
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Buhari's Success Is Our Success, President's Chief Of Staff Schools Nigerians
The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, on Sunday urged Nigerians to give maximum support to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying "his success is our success."
Gambari, visiting his ancestral home, Ilorin, for the first time after his appointment as Chief of Staff to the President, made the call while speaking with Journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara capital.
"This period is an opportunity to reflect on the state of our country and to give maximum support to our president, Muhammadu Buhari, because his success is our success.
"By the grace of God, all the programmes and projects he has embarked upon, in economic, political and social domains will materialize for the betterment of our people.
"So at the end of his tenure, Nigeria will be more united, more peaceful and more prosperous," Gambari said.
Gambari was received at the Ilorin International Airport by Kwara government's officials, led by the deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi.
Other officials at the airport to receive him were Senators representing Kwara Central and North, Ibrahim Oloriegbe and Sadiq Umar, respectively, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, Special Adviser on Political Matters, Abdullateef Alakawa, other top Governor's appointees and party chieftains as well as a large crowd.


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Сурис () в Канада, или Маус (Mouse) в САЩ, е река в Северна Америка – в Канада (провинции Саскачеван и Манитоба) и в САЩ (щата Северна Дакота).

Тя е десен приток на река Асинибойн, от системата на река Нелсън. С дължина от 720 км заема 38-о място сред реките на Канада.

Река Сурис извира на 80 км югоизточно от град Риджайна, административния център на провинция Саскачеван. Тече на югоизток, минава през градовете Уейбърн и Естеван, където отдясно в нея се влива река Лонг Крийк и завива на изток. При град Оксбоу приема отляво река Мус Маунтин, отново завива на югоизток и навлиза в САЩ, щата Северна Дакота. Преминава през язовира Дарлинг, град Майнът (най-големия по течението), завива на изток, след това на североизток и накрая на северозапад и отново се връща на територията на Канада, но вече в провинция Манитоба. Приема отляво притоците си Антлер и Гейнсбъро Крийк, завива на североизток и на 34 км югоизточно от град Брандън се влива отдясно в река Асинибойн, на 331 м н.в.

Площта на водосборния басейн на реката е 61 124 km2, от които в Канада са 39 724 km2, а в САЩ – 21 400 km2. Водосборният басейн на Сурис представлява 33,6% от водосборния басейн на река Асинибойн. Басейнът ѝ обхваща части от две канадски провинции – Саскачеван (югоизточната част) и Манитоба (югозападната част) и малка част (на север до границата с Канада) на американския щат Северна Дакота.

По-големи притоци на река Асинибойн са:
 леви – Мус Маунтин, Дийп, Антлер, Гейнсбъро Крийк;
 десни – Лонг Крийк, Де Лак, Уинтъринг.

Максималният отток на реката е през май, а минималния през март. Има дъждовно-снегово подхранване. От началото на декември до началото на април река Асинибойн замръзва.

По-големи градове по течението на Сурис са:
 Уейбърн (10 484 души), Саскачеван
 Естеван (11 034 души), Саскачеван
 Оксбоу (1285 души), Саскачеван
 Бърлингтън (1060 души), Саскачеван
 Майнът (42 4854 души, най-големия град по течението), Северна Дакота
 Велва (1084 души), Северна Дакота
 Мелита (1051 души), Манитоба
 Сурис (1837 души), Манитоба

Цялото долно и част от средното течение на река Сурис е открито през 1738 г. от известния френски търговец на ценни животински кожи по онова време в Северна Америка Пиер Готие Варен дьо ла Верандри, който заедно със синовете си Луи Жозеф и Пиер се изкачва по течението на реката до днешния град Майнът, пресича нисък вододел и достига на юг до река Мисури.

Вижте също
 Реки в Канада
 Списък на реките на Канада

Източници

Реки в Саскачеван
Реки в Манитоба
Реки в Северна Дакота


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'If you f— around with us': Trump puts Iran on notice
President Donald Trump on Friday's broadcast of Rush Limbaugh's show, when talking about Iran, had some harsh words for the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, telling them not to "f— around with us."
"And [Iran]'s been put on notice. If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us," the president said, "we are gonna do things to you that have never been done before."
President Trump on Iran:
"If you f*ck around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are gonna do things to you that have never been done before."pic.twitter.com/dZJ1J5sZDc
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 9, 2020
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President Trump was on Limbaugh's radio show holding a virtual campaign rally for his supporters when he made the comments. After contracting the Coronavirus late last week, Trump and his campaign said that they would be conducting virtual campaign events and rallies.
As a result of the president's positive diagnosis, the Commission on Presidential Debates decided to make the second presidential debate a virtual one, which Trump rejected and subsequently backed out of. Because of this, the Trump and Biden campaigns have agreed to push this town hall-style debate to October 22 instead of next week so that it can be in person. The third debate, however, is up in the air.
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More Deadly Fentanyl Has Been Seized at U.S. Borders Than Heroin For First Time in History
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History has been made in the worst of ways. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows 2021 was the first time in American history that federal law enforcement seized more of the deadly drug fentanyl than heroin at our borders.
Data shows 11,200 pounds of fentanyl was seized in 2021 compared to 5,400 pounds of heroin. The numbers were double that of 2020's fentanyl seizures. 319,447 pounds of marijuana, 190,861 pounds of methamphetamine, 97,638 pounds of cocaine and 10,848 pounds of ketamine were also seized in 2021.
Taking the 2022 fiscal year into account, 2,158 pounds of fentanyl has already been seized. 277 pounds of heroin have also been seized in the same time period. The Washington Examiner reports:
Not only were fentanyl seizures at the highest level ever recorded, but fentanyl overdoses within the United States also hit new highs, indicating the success that transnational criminal organizations had in pushing their deadly products to the public. A DEA investigation this fall found a direct link between criminal drug organizations in Mexico and fentanyl-related overdose deaths.
Many drug users are unaware they are taking the substance because street drugs are being laced with fentanyl, making even the most dangerous of illicit drugs deadly.
The Examiner adds, "Because just a few grains of the substance is all it takes for a user to feel its effect, its value per ounce is higher than other drugs, such as cocaine or methamphetamine. For example, the DEA states 2 milligrams is enough to kill someone who inhales, consumes, or injects it."
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) additionally "seized 20.4 million pills that were fake versions of prescriptions and pumped full of fentanyl. The pills were enough to kill every American, according to the DEA."
Due to small dosages of the drug being so potent, "it also makes it significantly easier for the criminals transporting it to sneak into the country."
The Examiner also reported on the deadly drug's connection to Wuhan, China:
Mexican cartels purchase the ingredients for fentanyl from labs in Wuhan, China . The cartels will produce the fentanyl from those ingredients and push it into the U.S. Chinese-based financiers launder the profits for the cartels out of the U.S., back to China, and on to Mexico.
The cartels are in the business of selling whatever drug brings in the most money and is easiest to produce. Through the decades, federal law enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border has seized millions of pounds of drugs — most of which was marijuana.
Over the past five years, marijuana seizures have significantly declined as U.S. states legalized recreational cannabis and legal grow operations began in the U.S. Because marijuana can only be grown in certain climates, similar to cocaine, it made drugs such as fentanyl and methamphetamines more attractive because they can be produced anywhere, any time.
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The Prison Book Club was one of those books that I had high hopes for, being mildly fascinated by what goes on in your average book club, let alone such an unusual one as this. And happily the book did exactly what I'd hoped it would do, which meant I was glued to it most of the weekend. Ann Walmsley was invited by her friend Carol, a determined and powerful philanthropist, to join in with her scheme of starting book clubs in prisons. Ann was intrigued but scared; when she lived in London a few years previous to this invitation, she had been mugged in the private lane running just alongside her house. One man had throttled her whilst the other took her phone and only the sound of the garden gate opening by remote control frightened them off. After this, Ann had suffered from post-traumatic anxiety for some time. Putting herself in the company of violent inmates seemed a terrifying prospect. But her friend Carol was someone who never took no for an answer, and Ann was evidently keen for a book project. She took a recorder with her to all the book club sessions and over time, as she grew to know and like the men, offered some of them journals to record their thoughts as they read the books, and spent one-to-one time with them.
Some of the books were read alongside the Toronto book club that Ann and Carol both belonged to on the outside. On the occasion of Roddy Doyle's tale of domestic abuse, The Woman Who Walked into Doors, coming up for discussion, the Toronto ladies, gathered in someone's lovely home, eating pear and apple crumble and drinking a nice wine, were horrified and concerned.
Lillian-Rose asked bluntly who screened these books. If an inmate had engaged in domestic abuse, she said, wouldn't the book provoke, disturb or even excite them? Ruth said that since Carol and I were not psychologists or therapists, how would we handle it if the material brought out something in a book club member that he hadn't faced before. But Carol and I explained that the men had managed well with other books about abuse and neglect, like The Glass Castle. In fact, every prison group that had read The Glass Castle had absolutely loved it, Carol said. 'Many of them have been through anger management programs and a lot of them have more self-knowledge than just about 95 percent of people I know,' said Carol.
All of which made me ponder long and hard about this strange thing 'mentality', what goes on inside each of our heads, and how any of that translates into doing the wrong thing. How stories, a litmus test for our beliefs and anxieties, can be so powerful in one way and so powerless in others. Ann grows very fond of many of the men, and meets with some when they are out on parole. She is surprised and saddened to learn that the inmate with the most writerly sensibility, the keenest insight into the books they are reading and the best self-expression, is the one who fails to flourish in any way on the outside, and who is quickly rearrested for first degree murder.
Ann Walmsley, The Prison Book Club (Oneworld, 2015) 978-1780747835, 304 pp. paperback.
Sounds very interesting. Perhaps an illustration of the principle that "insight isn't enough". People might know why they do things and still not be strong enough to avoid bad choices. The reference to 'anger management' courses reminds me of research which found that these courses often do very little to address the root causes of violence and aggression. The key apparently often has to do with feelings of shame.


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Netanyahu ridicules and attacks Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial-26th September 2009 - Iranian Holocaust Denial - The "New Voice for pro-jewish and pro-Israel points of view"
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brandished at the U.N. on Thursday Nazi-era documents on the extermination of Jews, dramatically rebutting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust.
"Yesterday, the man who called the Holocaust a lie spoke from this podium," Netanyahu said in an address to the U.N. General Assembly.
"To those who refused to come and to those who left in protest, I commend you," he said.
"But to those who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere: Have you no shame? Have you no decency?"
Netanyahu held aloft two documents -- a copy of the minutes of the Wansee Conference, in which Nazi officials planned the Final Solution that led to the killing of six million Jews and the original blueprints of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps.
He received the blueprints, discovered last year, during a visit to Germany in August.
"They contain a signature by Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's deputy himself. Are these plans of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where one million Jews were murdered ... a lie, too?
"And what of the survivors whose arms still bear the tattooed numbers branded on them by the Nazis? Are those tattoos a lie, too?" he asked.
In his speech on Wednesday, Ahmadinejad accused Israel of "inhuman policies" in the Palestinian territories and suggested that Jews dominated world political and economic affairs.
Netanyahu called the Iranian leader's remarks a "systematic assault on the truth" and accused him of "spewing ... anti-Semitic remarks."
Several delegations, including that of the United States, left the hall around the time of Ahmadinejad's comments directed at Israel. The hall remained at least half full throughout the speech, which drew little reaction from delegates.
Ahmadinejad has called for Israel's destruction. Israel has urged stronger international sanctions against Iran's nuclear program, which western nations believe is aimed at building an atomic bomb.
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Alessandro Michele's beloved colour pairing is big news for pre-fall. Embrace the clash: according to Valentino, Stella McCartney and Delpozo, the brasher your shades, the better.
It's time to abandon the sexed-up thigh high boot – this Autumn, as a demure mood sweeps in, we're switching to the sassy evening knee boot instead.
Unapologetically angular, the new wave of business-minded blazers by Hermès, Christopher Kane and Stella McCartney are edging cocktail tailoring off the agenda. Extra marks for opting into corporate grey, or cappuccino.
Where opaque tights were once the safe option, this year hosiery has had a rainbow makeover. Look to Fendi, Givenchy, and Creatures Of The Wind and do any shade but black.
Oversized proportions aren't going anywhere for autumn. Blow the budget on an oversized floral smock dress now (we love Preen, Altuzarra and Public School) to beat the rest of the pack.


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standards, as well as at some instructional shifts that will promote understanding.
The Equal Sign
Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. ( 1.OA.D. 7)
The meaning of the equal sign might seem obvious.
After all, it's one of the first symbols that children encounter when learning about operations. However, its ubiquitous presence can lead to misunderstandings about its meaning, as illustrated in the opening vignette.
Students often interpret
the equal sign to mean "the
answer is."
For example, when stu-
dents are asked to answer
5 + 6 = ___, they may interpret the equal sign as the signal to write the solution in the blank. However, its meaning is much more robust. It means "is the same as" and expresses a numerical relationship.
When students recognize the equal sign as a relational sign, it lays the foundation for future mathematical learning. With this understanding, statements like 8 = 3 + __ and 4 + 2 =
5 + __, and later, x + 5 = 11 – x make sense and open the door to new strategies for solving complex problems.
Why this concept is important.
Understanding that the equal sign signals a relationship between quantities, that it isn't just a prompt to "give the answer," has been shown to offer lasting benefits as students move into the more abstract areas of mathematics in algebra and beyond (Knuth, Stephens, McNeil, & Alibali,
2006). Teachers can use discussions
like the one described in the opening
vignette to uncover misconceptions
about this symbol and address them
before they become an impediment to
future learning. Engaging in frequent
discussions about the symbol and its
meaning in the early grades is crucial
because developing a comprehensive
understanding of the equal sign is a
complex process that happens over
time, not in a single lesson (Carpenter,
Franke, & Levi, 2003).
How you can enhance it. Primary grade teachers can help pave the way for a smooth transition into algebra by making two shifts in their day-to-day practice.
First, from the time you introduce
the equal sign, use language to expand
students' understanding of it. Replace
equals with synonyms such
as is the same as, has the
same value as, balances, or
is worth the same as. Make a
poster with the equal sign in
the center and a web of syn-
onyms around it, and include
a drawing of a balance scale
or teeter-totter as a visual
reminder. Keep this poster
in a prominent place as a
reminder for students to use
a wide range of terms as they
build a deep understanding of
the symbol.
Second, make sure that students are regularly exposed to number sentences that vary the position of the equal sign. Review your instructional materials. If the equal sign is always shown in the same position, rewrite some of the number sentences to ensure that students build a flexible and robust understanding of the symbol.
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. ( K.CC.B. 4)
Young children can "count" objects by mimicking the counting actions they've seen others do long before they understand that counting tells us important information—how many we have. Picture this: The teacher hands a kindergartner seven cubes and says, "Count these for me." The child touches each cube once, saying the next number in the count sequence, ending with seven.
Can the teacher conclude that this child understands counting? In fact, it's impossible to know without asking the child one final question: "How many cubes are there?" The child who responds "seven" understands that the last number in the sequence has
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He also said there had been cancellations due to weather conditions.
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Full Circle: The final curtain…
Sue concludes the story of our Penrith weekend
On most of our workshop weekends, we offer a 'greeting of the dawn' at one of the ancient sites. The winter workshops are perfect for this as the sun rises so much later, but as we are at the mercy of the season, the weather and the time local hotels serve breakfast, these are always optional. Usually we choose a place we would not otherwise get to visit, but this time, really, there was only one place to choose… Castlerigg. The stone circle nestles within a circle of hills and there can be few more spectacular settings for an ancient and sacred site.
Not everyone relishes such an early start, and we had made it clear that this would be a brief visit, just for the dawn… we would be gathering there later to end the official part of the weekend. Nevertheless, almost everyone chose to come and greet the…
Full Circle: Long Meg
Sue continues the story of the Penrith weekend
Our final site of the day was to be one of the most astonishing circles we have visited. It is not the biggest, nor are the stones themselves the largest, but it has a 'feel' unlike any other. Castlerigg. That we would visit on our final day of the workshop, may rightly be accounted one of the most beautiful of circles, but what Long Meg and her Daughters lack in aesthetics, they more than make up for in sheer presence.
On our very first visit, the light had been going and the winter dusk had been bitterly cold. We thought we knew what to expect…after all, we had seen enough photographs of the place. I had even a vague memory of having been taken there as a child. Yet, we had rounded the corner and been ambushed by the stones. Getting out of the car, we had literally bounced with…
I and the Telescope
Do we have automatic filters of perception that screen out the magical?
How many miraculous events in the natural world occur before our eyes each day yet are not noticed by our everyday awareness? We often feel this to be our experience – but it happens within an adult 'self' which has grown from infancy to adulthood, and therefore is to be trusted, Such childish and fanciful notions are to be put to one side in favour of a world-picture that sees all such things as coincidental and purposeless.
Much of this 'structure' of skeptical perception can be investigated by a useful metaphor: the antique telescope. Imagine that, instead of our eyes, we look, permanently, through two nautical-style telescopes at the world. But these are not ordinary optical instruments; rather, they divide our simple act of 'seeing' into three stages. The first and second are related to the world of raw perception and the near-instantaneous emotional response to it. The third stage of this 'telescopic vision' is that of the intellect – more usually described as the mind. These three stages are learned as we mature and fold out of the flattened telescope like the kind of brass antique that we see on collectors' TV programmes.
What we actually 'see' is conditioned by the expanded telescope such that our final experience drops through each of those stages of perception before settling in our consciousness. We do not need to think about it; it just happens. The older we get the more set this pattern becomes. Some of this programming develops to reduce the energy needed to perceive. The mind is really good at taking the essence of a repeated experience and simply replaying what it considers to be the 'skeleton' of the event. It can add the precise details, such as whether the car in front of us is turning left or right, in real-time. Working swiftly, it both reduces our energy consumption and knows where to 'insert' the life-saving bits into the whole…
But it's no longer the whole, and year on year repetition of this historical way of seeing things gradually takes the intellectual, emotional and 'something more primal' magic out of what would otherwise be a constant state of wonder. When we're driving a car, this is essential. We would otherwise be overwhelmed by the data and the intensity of the experience. Our 'robotic' perception is fast and reliable. But when we are staring at a sunset or sunrise, and the sky makes patterns that are both beautiful and meaningful to our lives, then we might want to consider how to 'collapse' our telescopes and be prepared to stand more naked in front of the splendour before us.
We might then discover a much more intimate and less robotic relationship with the world… our world.
©Stephen Tanham
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The Silent Eye provides home-based, practical courses which are low-cost and personally supervised. The course materials and corresponding supervision are provided month by month without further commitment.
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You'll find friends, poetry, literature and photography there…and some great guest posts on related topics.
Cant and Greta
Between the Cant and the Greta rivers there is a castle. In it lived a great chief, a warlord who was a King in his own right. His name was Bernard Maltravers and his success was due to his ability to not only fight, but to think. Maltravers lived like a king and one of the joys of his kingly life in the castle was the company of his 'court Jester', a Frenchman they called, simply, L'est. No one knew how the man had come by the name, and he never spoke if it, himself. But everyone called him by it…. except Lord Maltravers, who simply yelled out, "J'est" in a well-rehearsed parody whenever he wanted the services of his Fool.
"It's Christmas, J'est," he said, after the fourth measure of mead. "Should we get rid of most of the castle staff? Give them a holiday?"
L'est looked forlorn at the suggestion. He knew that if his wilful lord put the plan into action, he, the Jester, would end up doing most of the duties, such as cooking and cleaning, instead of what he was good at: intelligent and witty conversation – and provoking his master to just the right degree. However, Lord Maltravers had insisted that L'est join him in two of the goblets of mead and he was less in control of his mouth than usual… so he replied, "Why not, my Lord. In fact, why not break with tradition, altogether, and invite the local peasants into the rooms of the castle, they can abide with us throughout the season, truly making it one of goodwill to all men…"
Lord Maltravers had a short temper, which the excess of mead did little to ameliorate, so he ran the Fool through with his long sword.
As he died by the fireplace, L'est thought of the idea of peasants, happily living in the castle… he used all of his will to form the image into a spoken and enduring curse, letting it escape into the air and the stone of the castle as his last breath filled the space.
Lester Atkinson, standing in front of the estate agent's window in the centre of Kendal and drenched by the spray from passing cars, had no idea why he had been drawn to the central panel of opulent properties, nor why he was having trouble suppressing his jollity.
"Take that," he muttered, laughing aloud.
A passing woman looked at him accusingly.
"I really have no idea," said Lester, walking his uncontrolled mirth away before it could do him any more harm. "But Merry Christmas, anyway."
This is entirely a work of fiction… apart from the Estate Agent's window.
An end to darkness
A must read from Running Elk…
Shamanic Paths
I should have known really… the folklore, like a haddock to the face once you spot it, TELLS you!! But I wasn't listening, and had to go the long way around… like 10 years searching up hill and down bleedin' dale. And all along, the folklore whispered "You're an idiot. We kept it locked, safely hidden away, in the old tales… stop walking, start listening…"
"Here the Saint stopped the advance of the plague."
Oh. That's nice. Christianised. Simple. Pictish. Incised cross.
Not much to look at. Could trip over it and not notice… (don't even ask how many times THAT happened with the old hitching post…)
Niggle…
HERE. The Saint stopped the advance of the plague.
The Saint stopped the coming of the Black Death.
The Saint turned back death.
Death… a veil of darkness?
Darkness was turned back!
And thanks to the power of GoogleEarth… so it…
Full Circle: Spiral dance
More from our Penrith weekend
We squelched through the mud at the gateway to the field, following the fence down to a tiny stone circle that is unknown to most casual visitors. Just a third of a mile from its big sister, the tiny cairn circle of Little Meg is one of the least known circles in the area and yet it is, with Long Meg and nearby Glassonby, one of only three in the area that has ancient carvings on its stones.
Technically, Little Meg is not a stone circle. When it was first discovered by antiquarians, it was buried within a mound of earth, making it the internal structure of a burial mound and the excavations revealed bones, charcoal and an urn, buried in a cist at the centre. The stones may, perhaps, have originally been a circle that was covered over, but the preservation of the symbols on one of the stones…
Ars Geometrica: ABC's…
From Stuart
'…The secret of the magic of life consists in using action in order to attain non-action…'
– The Book of Heavenly Consciousness
For the next few hours we were as if transported.
We went nowhere, bodily, yet the vistas contained in that little book.
And yet it was little more and in some respects much less even than a book.
The twenty or so pages held within its gold plated covers were unnumbered and loose leafed and were exquisitely hand drawn, written and coloured on the finest parchment.
There was no way of telling the order in which they were supposed to be read.
Our studies helped with some of it if only to render us a foot-hold.
We recognised a number of the lists and had previously come across broadly similar ideas.
For example it had recently been posited in one of our meetings that some of the…
Dear Don: Jonah…
From Sue and Stuart
France & Vincent
Well, Jonah is an interesting story in its own right, and ties in with the whole 'devouring beast' affair. Devoured or eaten… either way, an interesting consummation, you might say. Especially when you bring the star-beasts into play.
The animal connections seem to run through all our myths and stories, don't they? I just looked through a load of images of the stained glass bible at Addington and it is surprising just how frequently beasts feature… and each of them a symbolic story in themselves that we immediately interpret and understand.
I was actually looking for the Jonah window we had seen. My usual method for the Buckinghamshire windows was fool proof… there is a site that lists every one by subject and location so all that needs to be done to locate a picture in my files is nip over there. Trouble is, they've taken the site…
The Spirit of Good
Two for the Solstice
The Darkest Day
Two poems for the coming Solstice.
The first is The Iron Hand from Barbara Walsh, who is in the process of establishing her own WordPress site:
The Iron Hand
The iron-hard earth imprisons life below
Cold darkness, gripping life that glows
But not to conquer or destroy;
That life now sleeping waits to grow
Till winter's touch so cold yet needed.
Releases gentle fingers new to spring's caress
Waves goodbye to winter's tending
Starts the cycle never ending
©Barbara Walsh
And one from me…Dark Solstice
Dark Solstice
If I had different eyes
That shone a bolder hue
I'd see the cycle of the year
As a single act surrounding you
If I had larger ears
For a wider range of sound
I'd teach you of the double chord
St Stephen and St John resound
If I had a bigger heart
That could hold both death and light
I would raise your gaze to the brightest day
Beyond this cold December night


Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese anime television series animated by Sunrise featuring a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno.The twenty-six episodes ("sessions") of the series are set in the year 2071, and follow the lives of a bounty hunter crew traveling in their spaceship called the Bebop.
He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Space Dandy.
He was character designer and animation director of Cowboy Bebop.
She wrote the screenplay for Cowboy Bebop and created Wolf's Rain.
After the studio was disbanded, he started his career as a freelancer and worked on numerous series as mecha designer, including The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team and Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
The anime series was dubbed in the English language by Animaze and ZRO Limit Productions, and was licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America and is now licensed by Funimation.
The original crew are Spike Spiegel, an exiled former hitman of the criminal Red Dragon Syndicate, and his partner Jet Black, a former ISSP officer.
Spike Spiegel is the protagonist of the 1998 anime series Cowboy Bebop.
The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 until June 26, 1998, broadcasting only twelve episodes and a special due to its controversial adult-themed content.
They are later joined by Faye Valentine, an amnesiac con artist; Edward Wong, an eccentric girl skilled in hacking; and Ein, a genetically-engineered Pembroke Welsh Corgi with human-like intelligence.
The following is a list of major and minor characters, with biographical information, from the anime and manga series Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto.
In 2001, Cowboy Bebop became the first anime title to be broadcast on Adult Swim in the United States.
The atmospheres of the planets and the ethnic groups in Cowboy Bebop mostly originated from Watanabe's ideas, with some collaboration from set designers Isamu Imakake, Shoji Kawamori, and Dai Satō.
The first major series he worked on was the groundbreaking 1998 Sunrise series Cowboy Bebop, after which he worked on other well-known series, such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Wolf's Rain.
Kanno formed the blues and jazz band Seatbelts to perform the music of the series.
Although it covers a wide range of genres throughout its run, Cowboy Bebop draws most heavily from western and noir films, and its most recurring thematic focal points include adult existential ennui, loneliness and the difficulties of trying to escape one's past.
Anime television series with science fiction noir themes include Noir (2001) and Cowboy Bebop (1998).
The project had initially originated with Bandai's toy division as a sponsor, with the goal of selling spacecraft toys.
Due to its 6 PM timeslot and depictions of graphic violence, the show's first run only included episodes 2, 3, 7 to 15, 18 and a special.
The Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop consists of 26 episodes, referred to as "sessions".
A film was later released to theaters worldwide.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, known in Japan as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, is a 2001 Japanese animated science fiction film based on the 1998 anime series Cowboy Bebop created by Hajime Yatate.
Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese anime television series animated by Sunrise featuring a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno.The twenty-six episodes ("sessions") of the series are set in the year 2071, and follow the lives of a bounty hunter crew traveling in their spaceship called the Bebop. Cowboy Bebop was developed by animation studio Sunrise and created by Hajime Yatate, the well-known pseudonym for the collective contributions of Sunrise's animation staff.
From November 6, 2007, it was repeated on AnimeCentral until the channel's closure in August 2008.
Cowboy Bebop was developed by animation studio Sunrise and created by Hajime Yatate, the well-known pseudonym for the collective contributions of Sunrise's animation staff.
In the United Kingdom it was first broadcast in 2002 as one of the highlights of the "cartoon network for adults", CNX.
In the 1999 Anime Grand Prix awards for the anime of 1998, Cowboy Bebop won two 1st place awards: Spike Spiegel was awarded the best male character; and Megumi Hayashibara was awarded the best voice actor for her role as Faye Valentine.
One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses of the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for her roles in Love Hina, Saber Marionette J, Ranma ½, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Slayers, Detective Conan, Pokémon, All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku, Video Girl Ai and Shaman King.
A Cowboy Bebop video game, developed and published by Bandai, was released in Japan for the PlayStation on May 14, 1998.
Cowboy Bebop is a PlayStation game developed by Bandai, based on the anime of the same name.


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May 15, 2012, 12:06 a.m.
■ Correction: Because of a photographer's error, a caption on the front of Sunday's Metro section, accompanying a story on Boston University reacting to the deaths of three students studying abroad, misspelled the name of Jeremy Butz, a water polo player at the school.
■ Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story about "Avenue Q'' in Sunday's Arts section misidentified the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline.
■ Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story in the May 1 Metro section and the accompanying headline incorrectly described the 1894 document that was purported to list Elizabeth Warren's great-great-great grandmother as a Cherokee. The document, alluded to in a family newsletter found by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, was an application for a marriage license, not the license itself. Neither the society nor the Globe has seen the primary document, whose existence has not been proven.
The Globe welcomes information about errors that call for corrections. Information may be sent to comments@globe.com or left in a message at 617-929-8230.


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Q: A Set $S$ is Closed iff $S = \mathrm{cl} \, S$ First, suppose that $S$ is closed and let $x \in S$. Hence, $x \in \mathrm{cl} \, S$, so $S \subseteq \mathrm{cl} \, S$. Now suppose that $x \in \mathrm{cl} \, S$ such that $x \in S'$, where $S'$ denotes the set of accumulation point of $S$. Since $S$ is a closed set, $S' \subseteq S$, implying that $x \in S$. Therefore, $\mathrm{cl} \, S \subseteq S$. We conclude that $S = \mathrm{cl} \, S$ whenever $S$ is closed.
Assume now that $S = \mathrm{cl} \, S$. Since $\mathrm{cl} \, S$ is a closed set and $S = \mathrm{cl} \, S$, it follows that $S$ is also closed, as desired.
Any thoughts concerning this proof? Is the second paragraph of the proof O.K., or could it be more rigorous?

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D.C. Ambulance Delay Raises New Concerns over Response Times
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – There are renewed concerns over slow ambulance response times in D.C. after three incidents in a little over a week where waits for ambulances were 20 minutes or more.
On Tuesday night in Northeast D.C., an injured police officer was taken in a patrol car to the hospital after his fellow officers gave up on waiting for an ambulance.
The city's 911 center released a statement Wednesday saying that at the time there were no ambulance units available – and officers abandoned the wait after 20 minutes.
The standard for a D.C. ambulance to arrive on scene is eight minutes after it is dispatched, but in an incident last Thursday in southwest Washington, it took nearly three times as long.
The case involved an accident in which a motorcycle struck a car after making a u-turn out of a garage at 7th and E streets; witnesses said the motorcyclist went airborne and landed in the street. Firefighter paramedics and police tended to him in quick order, but fire department records show the victim – who suffered serious injuries – waited for 22 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
In a stabbing from a week ago Monday in southeast D.C. that ABC 7 News previously reported, the victim waited 28 minutes for an ambulance.
Mayor Muriel Bowser recently reiterated that the city's recent decision to hire a new fire chief was, in part, to work on improving response times.
"We're concerned about Fire and EMS," she said, "that's why we have a change in direction."
However, the president of the D.C. ambulance union has repeatedly insisted that what the city really needs is additional ambulances and people to operate them.
"This is not going to get better, it's simply go to get worse," said union head Kenneth Lyons. "So, this is an issue this administration inherited, but it's still an issue they're going to have to deal with. "
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Twenty-four countries will participate in a large scale tsunami simulation exercise organized under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on 7 and 8 September.
Together, they will test standard operating procedures of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System including communications links between all stakeholders, as the rapid transmission of messages between authorities and populations at risk is crucial to save lives in the event of a tsunami. The exercise will include community evacuation drills in at least ten countries, involving over 50,000 participants.
The exercise, known as IOWave16, will comprise two scenarios: the first simulates an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 south of Sumatra, Indonesia, on 7 September (0300 UTC); the second simulates an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 in the Makran Trench south of Iran and Pakistan on 8 September (0600 UTC).
The test is designed to assess the effectiveness of communication flows between the operational centres and stakeholders, emergency procedures, and country readiness.' Australia, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritius, Oman, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste will, moreover, carry out public evacuation exercises in coastal areas.
In Sri Lanka, 14 villages will be evacuated, involving some 7,000 participants.' In Oman eight schools and about 8,000 students will take part in simulated evacuations.' In India, community level evacuations will be carried out in about 350 villages involving some 35,000 participants. An evaluation will be conducted after the exercise to identify gaps and weaknesses and improve the Indian Ocean System.
Indian Ocean nations called for the establishment of an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the wake of the 2004 tsunami disaster. The new System became operational in 2011 with the support of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, which continues to coordinate the system's governance mechanism.
UNESCO promotes scientific exchange and collaborative efforts in order to establish effective early warning systems for different hazards such as landslides, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts and tsunamis. UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission assists nations in improving standard operating procedures for tsunami through stakeholder workshops, development and evaluation of ocean wide exercises as well as overall scientific coordination across the regions.
Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, France (R'union), India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Yemen.


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Is Mag Silver Corp (USA) (MVG) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
Published on September 16, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Amin Lalani in News
Should Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG) investors track the following data?
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Keeping this in mind, it's important to analyze the newest info surrounding Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG).
Hedge fund activity in Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG)
At Q2's end, a total of 8 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 0% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money's sentiment swirling, there exists an "upper tier" of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
When using filings from the hedgies we track, Sprott Asset Management, managed by Eric Sprott, holds the largest position in Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG). Sprott Asset Management has a $15.6 million position in the stock, comprising 2.1% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Peter Franklin Palmedo of Sun Valley Gold, with a $5.8 million position; 0.8% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining peers that are bullish include Gregory Fraser, Rudolph Kluiber, and Timothy Krochuk's GRT Capital Partners, D. E. Shaw's D E Shaw and Chuck Royce's Royce & Associates.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG)?
Legal insider trading, particularly when it's bullish, is best served when the company in question has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the latest six-month time period, Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We'll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Mag Silver Corp (USA) (NYSEAMEX:MVG). These stocks are First Majestic Silver Corp (NYSE:AG), Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:SSRI), Silvercorp Metals Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SVM), and Endeavour Silver Corp. (CAN) (NYSE:EXK). This group of stocks belong to the silver industry and their market caps are similar to MVG's market cap.
(NYSEAMEX:MVG)Chuck RoyceD E ShawEndeavour Silver Corp. (CAN) (EXK)Eric SprottFirst Majestic Silver Corp (AG)Gregory FraserGRT Capital PartnersHecla Mining Company (HL)Mag Silver Corp (USA) (MVG)NASDAQ:SSRINewsfeedNYSE:AGNYSE:EXKNYSE:HLNYSE:SVMPeter Franklin PalmedoRoyce & AssociatesRudolph KluiberSilver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (SSRI)Silvercorp Metals Inc. (USA) (SVM)Sprott Asset ManagementSun Valley GoldTimothy KrochukShow more...Show less
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