This new app is connecting women around the world to help make solo female travel less nerve-wracking.
Danielle Owen, Writer on all things travel, happiness and living your personal perfect.
The world is teeming with good people. Teeming! They're out there- chilling in the tiny towns, bustling about big cities, frolicking in the countryside… ok, that's enough. My point is: there are heaps of good people and you can find them in all of Earth's nooks and crannies.
But- it's not always easy to connect with them.
That's why I love getting behind people who are encouraging, empowering, and overall making it easier, for women to get out on their own. Because I know how much it has catapulted my own life to a place I would have never thought I would reach.
Maxine Outerbridge is one of those kickass people inspiring wannabe women travelers. She's an incredibly inspiring young woman (click here to read her story), whose app — Bungee Girl — is doing all the right things to help make solo female travel less scary, and more realistic, for girls around the world.
Two years ago I set off by myself for the first time (uh hello, time? where'd you go?) but before I left, I was barely sleeping. I would lay awake at night with anxiousness vibrating through my body.
For other people that nervousness can be much worse- for some, it can be incapacitating.
& that's exactly the problem Bungee Girl is trying to solve.
Instead of connecting you with a stranger's couch, Bungee Girl introduces you to other women in your position. Even better, it connects you with girls who are looking to take the same trip you are; but in reverse.
If you're headed to Paris, connect with a Parisian headed to your city. If you're after the local's favorite place to get cannoli in Rome, or a good cafe with wifi in New York City, or if you just want to know you have a friend waiting for you in Hong Kong… You get the picture. It's the kind of stuff you can't easily google, and the peace of mind that helps you click "purchase" on that flight.
And I really want you to book that flight or plan out that road trip. I need you to.
Because best case scenario, you wind up like me: still on the road years later, the happiest you've ever been, following dreams you never realized you had, and answering more questions about yourself, and the world, than you even knew to ask.
That's why I respect Maxine- she's created a powerful tool that supports women in traveling. And, in doing so, she's connecting people from around the world, fostering independence, and providing keys to unlock the parts of cities that wouldn't otherwise be available without a local's help.
This is what I'm most addicted to about traveling: gaining real knowledge about different cultures, and better understanding who I am as a person — Moreso, learning how to be a better person– and that is all thanks to the people I've met, the novel situations I've come across, the vulnerability of it all.
People help people. It's a common theme of travel you come to recognize pretty quickly.
When you find yourself being shown overwhelming kindness- the sort that confuses your typical understanding of intrinsic motivation- you'll question where these incredible souls have been hiding. The answer is, they're the travelers too. Because they get it. You'll meet them once you get out of your comfort zone, whatever or wherever that may be.
And it seems like a bunch of them are waiting to be found on Bungee Girl, so I'd strongly suggest downloading the app here, ya know, if women empowering women is something you're all about.
Originally published at owentheglobe.com on March 28, 2017.


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No Evidence of "Successful" Russian Meddling in UK Elections – British Gov't
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The statement came on the heels of allegations that Russian intelligence attempted to interfere in "democratic processes" in the UK, including elections and referenda. Moscow is facing similar unfounded claims in Europe and the US.
In response to a parliamentary report titled the British government argued that no evidence had been found of successful Russian meddling in UK politics.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, a cross-party committee in the House of Commons, recommended in the report that the UK cabinet prevents the ongoing FBI probe into alleged Russian meddling from taking the lead on similar investigations in Britain.
that the Mueller investigation is Washington's business and reaffirmed that it wouldn't play first fiddle in any inquiries into alleged Russian interference. The government stressed that there has been no evidence "of successful use of disinformation by foreign actors, including Russia, to influence UK democratic processes" despite its efforts to counter attempts to interfere with the UK security and integrity.
According to the parliamentary report, the committee "heard evidence of a coordinated, long-standing campaign by the Russian government to influence UK elections and referenda," something that Moscow vehemently denies.
Earlier this month, UK Foreign Secretary that Russia was trying "to undermine and interfere in elections in other countries," on top of accusations that Russian intelligence was behind 2017's BadRabbit attack, the 2017 document leak from WADA, the 2016 DNC leak and a hack of a UK TV station.
This echoes allegations of British Prime Minister Theresa May, who last November of planting "fake news" to sow discord in the West. She suggested that Russia had been meddling in elections in Europe as well as the US, claiming that alleged Russian actions were "threatening the international order on which we all depend."
Moscow has repeatedly refuted hacking accusations, while US President Trump maintained that there was no evidence to suggest election results had been swayed in his favor.
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The Trade Agreement between the US and Mexico comes almost two decades after the founding of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has led many automakers to relocate production of less lucrative models, especially small cars and compact sedans, to Mexico's low employment quotas. Under the new agreement, many of these models built in Mexico may not meet the more stringent requirements, potentially forcing them to receive a 2.5% tariff.
an industry expert at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Instead of making big changes to their production plans, automakers are more likely to pass on the 2.5% tariff to consumers or simply stop selling those lower-margin models in the US, she said. That could lead to rising prices or limit the choice of cars typically bought by price-conscious consumers, analysts said.
6 an hour, a move that could effectively force automakers to either increase wages in Mexico or add more content to them US and Canada are higher to avoid the 2.5% tariff.
Industry representatives are hopeful about some flexibility in calculating pay as the details of the new US-Mexico trade agreement become clearer.
Canada to come to the table. The Trade Pact needs the approval of Congress, and important legislators have signaled that they may refuse a White House attempt to send a bilateral agreement that excludes Canada.
NV. But nearly a dozen models assembled in Mexico seem to conflict with the new rules, according to an analysis of the Wall Street Journal of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2018.
The Mexican government is counting on it About 32% vehicles manufactured in the country will not meet the new content rules to qualify for free trade.
and other automakers with vehicles that seem to drop content threshold.
Meanwhile, plans have changed in Mexico, Ford is canceling a planned small car plant and Toyota is scrapping plans to build the compact Corolla, reverse its investment and switch to truck production.
The US-Mexico trade agreement comes as Mexican exports are shipped to markets outside the US, and as American demand for traditional sedans has fallen in favor of larger vehicles such as sport utility vehicles.
It is expected that next year a factory will be opened in Mexico to build its 3 Series sedan to be sold on unspecified export markets.
Leader of the automotive cluster of Nuevo Leon, an industrial group representing suppliers in the industrial north of Mexico.
Mr. Montoya said that requiring 40% to 45% of the vehicle components to be made by workers earning at least $ 16 an hour would "force a large portion of production in Canada or the US, because in Mexico these kinds of jobs are easy do not work ". They do not exist. "
Kia, BMW and others have assembly plants in Mexico.


InvestmentHouse.com: Bounce Monday or Black Monday?
- Not a Thursday-like rout, but another significant loss down to the next support level.
- Growth leading to the downside after leading the move upside. That is expected, but it is also something to watch closely.
- Jobs report is solid.
- Bounce Monday or Black Monday? Indices at logical support, in position to bounce: now it depends upon the ECB and if there is a 'phase 2' in the bailout plan.
- Have to watch the February low for the indices and the bond market for the longer term impact WHILE we play what the market is telling us.
Stocks sell, but after Thursday Friday seemed like nothing.
It was a week for the record books and one to tell the grandkids about. Trading glitches hit on Thursday on top of concerns about what is happening in Greece and the EU in general. On Friday the futures were up a bit as the jobs report was better than expected with 390K jobs versus 187K. The prior two months were written higher as well. The unemployment rate bumped up to 9.9% as more people came into the jobs market looking for work. More people who came into the workforce got jobs than did not, so that is a positive. The average workweek also ticked up another tenth of an hour for the third month in a row. There are positives, and the market was trying to put on the best face it could with the early move higher by the futures. Once the market opened, however, it could not overcome the continuing worries about Greece, the EU, and the US system.
If there was an electronic problem yesterday that cascaded upon itself, then that put in a bit of concern with trading. It was not just the fact that that bids were lower coming in; recall there were weird upside spikes as well on AAPL, BID, and other stocks. It was not just the downside seeking the lowest bid by electronic trades. The software was turned on its head, and that created concern about the market and whether the reads could be trusted on Friday. As it turned out, everything worked just fine. The markets just lost ground on the day. It was not a total rout, although there were quite a few downside reads that were beyond anything seen of late. NASDAQ lost 54 points, down 2.3%. The Dow -1.3%, SP500 -12.5%, SOX -1.6, SP600 -2.8, and the NASDAQ 100 -2.34. The losses were concentrated in the growth areas, and they were not minuscule losses. Thus it is not a good read with respect to the US economy. Remember, the growth sectors led the market to the upside with the small cap SP600 doing most of the heavy lifting. Now they are giving it back harder than the others. While that is expected given they are more volatile and since it is a growth area, I want to watch that. If growth turns down sharply and breaks through its support levels, that does not signal good things for the US economy down the road (even though things look good right now based on the reports coming in).
The technical key on Friday was that SP500, NASDAQ, and the SOX all hit the 200 day EMA on the low and they held for the second day in a row. You can even throw the NASDAQ 100 in. It performed similarly with the test of the 200 day EMA intraday and then the bounce off that level. That is a point you would expect it to bounce. That is a logical support level given that many of them have broken that January peak. The next logical level is the 200 day EMA that happens to be coincident with the late-2009 lateral consolidation range. The SP500 is poised to bounce and try to test that January peak or better, but there has been a terribly sharp selloff. It broke through important levels such as the January peak. It is holding at an important level at the 200 day EMA, so it is in position for a relief bounce up to the January peak at 1150. Since it closed at 1110, that is a substantial relief bounce. Whether we get it will depend on what the ECB does this weekend. If it announces that it will follow quantitative measures as was done in the US in 2008 (i.e. buying mortgages and other securities to keep rates low and create a market to support banks and its financial system) then we will definitely get a rebound. That is what the market is looking for. If we do not get it, then we could have a further test down toward the February lows even lower than that. Things could get messy. When there is a selling cascade to end a week with a low close on a Friday, there is often a lower close on Monday and/or Tuesday before there is a reversal and rebound. There is talk of a Black Monday or a Black Tuesday, but we will have to see. I am not convinced that will be the case. Frankly, if the indices come to the February low, that is not any Black Monday or Black Tuesday. It is not that bad; it is really a standard correction after such a strong move upside.
The bottom line is that the market is not finished with this correction. It may get a relief bounce on Monday or Tuesday if the ECB does something to prove it is truly interested in stopping the Greece problem. If not, we still probably have more correcting to go because it was a strong move to the upside that has not corrected much along the way. The key point now is no longer the January peak. I am now looking at the February low because there is a serious issue if the market makes a lower low here. It could hold this level, bounce, and come back to 1150 and roll over again. Then there would be the familiar head and shoulders pattern. Over such a broad time period as that would be, and given the strong move up, that would likely lead to more downside. With a head and shoulders pattern, however, they set up so many times and then pay no mind to it. Again, this has been a long run higher. The ball game is a bit different this time, but near term the market is set for a bounce if it gets the right news. If not, there will be more selling. Either way, we are likely to continue this correction and downside move that will eventually turn into a lateral move if everything holds, i.e., the ECB does what some consider to be the right thing it may not be and goes into quantitative easing.
Looking at an intraday chart, the action was not as wickedly severe as it was on Thursday. The market started off higher, quickly sold off, and it hit session lows mid-morning. It recovered into lunch and then did not have the strength to move higher. It never made it back to the morning high. When that happened, it had lost its juice for the day, but it did not break down. That was a positive. Again, it held above the 200 day EMA after the bounce off it earlier in the day. The late bump higher in the last hour tried to help, but it did not change anything. We still have a market that was beaten down hard but has held at the next logical support level. It is poised to move up or down depending on what news comes out over the weekend or on Monday morning.
Dollar. The dollar surged during the week against the Euro and most other currencies, but it lost a bit of ground on Friday (1.2732 Euros versus 1.2615 Thursday). It is worth noting that the dollar-to-euro ratio was near 1.5 just a month ago. You do not see moves like this in the course of a month. You do not see them in the course of a year or even two years. These are incredible moves of course brought about by very palpable fears in the EU. There is nothing wrong the dollar chart other than it is over baked in the near term and rising much too high. When there are such surges, there tend to be moves back down. I do not think it will cause any trouble for the dollar because there is nothing in the picture now to change its reason for moving higher. If the ECB says it will engage in some type of quantitative easing over the weekend, that could change the situation and push the dollar back down in a test of this move. That would not be anything unusual. A test after such a strong breakout is normal, and it would happen with the dollar as well. Markets tend to react the same way whether they are stocks or currencies or what have you. The interesting thing about whether the ECB would engage in quantitative easing goes directly to its mandate. It does not try to balance inflation with maximum growth; its only mandate is to fight inflation. That is why Mr. Trichet is somewhat reluctant to engage in quantitative easing even though the threat really is deflation. I say that even as producer prices in the UK showed there could be inflation picking up. Mr. Trichet is in a difficult situation right now, and I would not want his job.
Oil. Oil was weak yet again, and it broke below the 200 day EMA that many technicians were looking to hold oil up ($75.35, -1.76). Oil has dumped lower this past week on worries of less global demand due to problems in Europe and comments about the economic bubble in China. One prominent Chinese investor said he thought real estate was going to be a bubble near term, and it would be "raining dirt" in China. I am not exactly sure what that means, but I think the gist of it is that there is a bubble, and it is not going to end well. Half of the office space in Beijing is empty, prices are still rising, and speculation is running rampant in the areas outside of Beijing. You can see there is a bubble, and we are going to see serious issues with all of the markets once it collapses. The US will be the strongest economy at that point, and we are pretty fragile as it is with our recovery. Can we withstand it? We will have to see. Interesting times, indeed so goes the Chinese curse. One of the Chinese curses now is that it has had such a strong economy and has a lot of bubbles. We could have trouble when they start popping.
Bonds. Bonds actually sold back somewhat on Friday in the US. They spiked for about a month straight. After it broke down in early April it broke right back. The bond market in the US was telling us about the troubles in Europe. At the time it made no sense with the US economy improving and the Fed saying it would have to raise rates and otherwise end its quantitative easing. Bonds should have been selling, but they reversed and rallied sharply. Once again, the bond market was the accurate leader for the rest of us. On Friday the US 10 year closed at 3.42%. That yield was higher than 3.39% on Thursday, and that means t bonds sold. Bonds went from 3.8% into 3.3% in the blink of an eye all because of these issues in Europe. Just as with the other markets, if the ECB comes out with a plan for quantitative easing over the weekend, we could see an interim relief test as the market comes back and has to test this straight upshot when bonds reversed and broke their downtrend line.
Gold. Gold did not do a lot on Friday according to the chart I am looking at, but the actual finish showed it moving up ($1,209, +12.00) It depends on what market you look at. If you look at the late close on Thursday, that would put gold up only $2.00. You can get confused by what market and what close you look at. The main point is that gold is holding above 1,200. It is bumping up against the prior high, and it may try to retrace ground, regroup, and then move higher. I see no reason gold would not continue to move higher unless the ECB does something near term that brings worries under control. Overall, gold still has upside pressure. It may test and correct near term like the dollar because they both had such strong runs over the past two weeks. Overall, the chart has set out a good base, it is breaking higher, and it looks positive for the upside.
Breadth. The internals were impressive all week. Breadth on NASDAQ was -3.5:1. Of course it was 6.8:1 to the downside on Thursday. On the NASDAQ, downside was -2.3:1 versus -10:1 on Thursday. 10:1 is what you would call excessive.
Volume. Volume fell to 4B shares on NASDAQ. Still massively high trade. Volume was flat on the NYSE at 2.1B shares. No wallflower there either. There is still heavy selling of stocks, and the market is under distribution. At some point it gets to a level where, even though they are selling on high volume, the high volume starts to be your friend. If it comes down to an important level and there is high volume and it is holding, that shows the buyers are stepping in and supporting a stock or index at that level.
SP500. SP500 undercut the 200 day EMA on Thursday but rebounded. It sold further on Thursday, but it held the 200 day EMA and rebounded, but look how strong the volume remained on the NYSE. There is something keeping the index here, and it is basically a "look and see" out to next week. We will see whether the ECB takes actions that investors consider beneficial. If they do not, then this support might evaporate at this level. But we see this on individual stocks, so there are buyers here at support who are propping it up at the 200 day EMA.
NASDAQ. NASDAQ is in the same technical situation as the SP500. There is the reach down toward the 200 day EMA and the recovery. Still above the February low, but now it is below the January peak as well. It is in position to bounce up and test the 2325 level that is the January peak. After that it might come back down and test the February low. As noted with the SP500, that will be the key move. If it makes a lower low after this pretty sharp selloff in January and February, you have the makings of a potentially much larger drop.
SOX. SOX also held the 200 day EMA and bounced. Its January peak becomes key as it make it is bounce. Same situation, same technical pattern. Its growth is showing a similar problem though as the more staid and stodgy SP500.
SP600. SP600 is another growth area, and it lost 2.8%. It did not have the same snap back, but is not in the same problems that the other three indices find themselves in, i.e. down at the 200 day EMA. SP600 is still well above that level; indeed, it is holding above the January peak. That puts it in a whole different technical ballgame. In other words, it is in a much stronger position. It tapped that level on Thursday and recovered. This is still a key point for the small caps as they test next week. They are in a perfect position to bounce as well. They are not down at the 200 day EMA, but they are at the January peak. Perfect position to bounce back up and test this range anywhere from mid March up to maybe the early April consolidation levels.
Metals. Thursday FCX reached lower and bounced, and I did not know how much to discount this move lower. On Friday it moved lower again and undercut the January and February lows, but it rebounded to hold this level again. That shows that the Thursday move was not just in the weeds that shows the buyers are stepping in. After it sold off in its range, it is holding the same support level and is ready to bounce as well. BHP is the same story. It sold off hard, and it undercut the previous low in February in its range (and even the one way back in November and December of 2009). Then it rebounded and held that level on the close on Friday. It is in position to make a run back up and its range as well. This goes on for others. We have some downside plays we made money off of. X has come down to the 200 day EMA just as the indices have. It is a very similar pattern, and it is holding and bouncing off that level. We have taken some gain. If it continues higher, we will close it, but it gives you a chance to play a move up to the 67.5 range. If you look at the XME, one of the ETFs, it is a similar story. It has come down to a support level. You can see the old peaks and areas that it has tried to hold in the past, and it is bouncing off of that level as well as the rising 200 day EMA. We made good money on this. If it starts to break higher, we have to close that one and maybe play to the upside. There are four potential metals plays that are basic rolling-in-the-range type of plays that you can play for a bounce if the market gives a bounce to the upside.
Technology. Technology has been a leader of late, and now it is under pressure. AAPL rebounded nicely on Thursday, but Friday it was down because NOK is suing AAPL for patent infringement with respect to the iPhone and iPad. AAPL has been beating the pants off of NOK, and I wonder if NOK will even survive. It is trying to make a survival move in suing a competitor. That is when you know they are in trouble, when they start lashing out with lawsuits. If you look at NOK's chart, it is different from AAPL. Its earnings faded when it announced, and it gapped sharply lower in a breakaway gap. In fact, it looks like something that rhymes with "gap," but it is holding above an old low back in March of 2009. Of course that was the selloff low. It has done absolutely nothing during that period a nowhere stock going nowhere in a hurry. AKAM is holding up nicely and filling the gap. It looks like it might be ready to move if the market is ready to move. Then you have a stock like SNDK. It sold down more but it held the 50 day EMA and still looks like it wants to move up. GLW is showing the same kind of pattern the metals are. We made money to the downside on this one. If it holds and starts to bounce, we close it out on the downside, take the rest of the gain, and then play it for a move to the upside. That is a pattern we will see a lot of after such a rapid decline.
Energy. Energy is getting clobbered. The big multinationals such as CVX were holding up while many of the smaller or independents were selling off. Now even the larger multinationals are cracking and breaking down at this point.
Retail. Retail has been a leader, but it is under pressure right now. BBBY broke below its 50 day EMA on Thursday. It could not recover it that day or on Friday. It is at support so it could make a bounce, but it does not have the kind of trading range were it sold off and is ready to bounce. It has not set up that kind of pattern yet. You could argue it is an ABCD, but it would be a thin argument. PNRA broke its uptrend. It was trending higher, and then it smacked right through it over a week ago. The trend is broken, and it will come up and kiss that trend. It will make the bounce up, and the nimble traders can trade this move back up to the trendline. You want to play it if it breaks down from there. There are two possible plays in opposite directions. When it gets up to this trendline or resistance level, that is where it will probably have trouble. ANN reported good earnings the other day and gapped higher, but it could not make a definitive new high. MACD was unable to make a new high as price did, and it rolled down immediately after reporting earnings. The tank is empty, and the question is whether it will hold just above the 50 day EMA. It is still in its uptrend, but it is in a fight to keep the uptrend alive.
Financial. GS did not have a great week, although it finished up on Friday. It is below a key resistance level, and it gapped down below that level unable to recover it on the rebound. It does not look good. JPM is one that has been a foil to GS, but it has sold off as well. It made us money to the downside, and I still think it could come lower toward the February low and make a lot more money for us down at 37 or so. It closed at almost 41. That would put more bling in the account if there is a downside move to start Monday. WFC is struggling. It had a double top and broke lower, coming back to kiss the 50 day EMA that it broke on Thursday. It may be coming down, but there is not a lot of room. There is a lot of support at the 28.5 level, and we would not want to short WFC right here. Even the regional banks were not doing well. They were some of the strong ones as the market moved up. EWBC broke its short term trend as well as the 50 day EMA. Looks to be heading lower to test down to the consolidation range in late 2009.
Leadership is down across the board, but there are plays out there to the upside if the market gets the news it wants. It is poised to make a bounce, and if they can bounce, there are many stocks (metals, techs) that are ready to make a bounce higher. We can play them to the upside and make money near term.
The VIX was up 8 points on Friday, and that is another 25% move. It basically took out the high hit on all of the Thursday worry. Even though the market was not totally slaughtered with respect to losses although they were not small the VIX still shot higher. Looking at a weekly chart, it definitely has broken its downtrend. It has surpassed the late 2009 and the January-February 2010 spikes. Those were just road bumps in the overall rally off the late 2008 and early 2009 lows. This is a significant trend break, so there is obviously something more serious ongoing now. The correction has already taken out the February peak on VIX, but the SP500 has not taken out the February lows. That tells us there is likely more selling to come to at least test these levels. That will be the next key, and that is why I was focusing on it earlier. Without a doubt, volatility is spiking, and that is what one would expect. Options prices have gotten very expensive. Looking at the volatility, it has even taken out the interim highs in 2008. The next peak is in early 2009 this is where the market bottomed and started back up. Again, this is not your ordinary selloff. This is something more severe and somewhat expected after the type of run we saw in the stock market.
Bulls: 56.0% up from 54.0%. Highest on this move and it coincided with problems elsewhere. Still below the 60% to 65% considered bearish, but again, with the other factors it was high enough. Many more bulls than in February, but they are not running away with the market and thus the market continues to rally. Not that this is a 'Green Zone' of safety; it is a level that can still spark a selloff as seen early this year. This move started at a low of 35.6% in February, the lowest it has been since July 2009. Over the 35% threshold level below suggesting bullishness. After peaking at 53 on this move the bulls lost some nerve, falling to a new low post- July 2009. Once again bulls peaked out near the 50% level. Bulls have bumped at 50ish since late August 2009, falling to 45ish and then rebounding. Hit a high of 47.7% mid-June on the run from the March lows. Again, to be seriously bearish it needs to get up to the 60% to 65% level.
Bears: 18.7%. Rising from 18.0% as the bears were worried more even as bulls turned more bullish. A pretty sharp decline in bears, well off the 27.8% level on the high of this leg in February and heading toward the 15% level that is bearish for the market. Over 35% is considered bullish for the market; definitely at the lower end of the scale. Heading back toward the 16%ish on the lows of the leg where it held for several weeks. Peaked near 28% in November, falling short of the 35.6% hit in July 2009. For reference, cracking above the 35% threshold considered bullish. Hit a high on this run at 47.2%. For reference, bearishness hit a 5 year high at 54.4% the last week of October 2008. The move over 50 took bearish sentiment to its highest level since 1995. Extreme negative sentiment. Prior levels for comparison: Bearishness peaked at 37.4% in September 2007. It topped the June 2006 peak (36%) on that run. That June peak eclipsed the March 2006 high (33%) and well above the 2005 highs that spawned new rallies (30% in May 2005, 29.2% in October 2005). That was a huge turn, unlike any seen in recent history.
Volume DJ30: 428M shares Friday versus 495M shares Thursday.
Next week starts anew, but we have the same old problems confronting us: What happens in Greece and the EU juxtaposed against the US economic strength. There are not too many reports out next week that will make a lot of difference to the market. There will be the usual initial claims, but that is on Thursday. On Friday there are some sentiment claims as well as retail sales. That will be something to take into consideration and there will be a market impact, but that is later in the week. Again, what will push the market is what the ECB does (if anything) over the weekend or on Monday. Stocks are poised to make a move higher. SOX, SP500, SP600, and NASDAQ are all sitting above a logical support level and are in position to bounce after a sharp selloff. It is just whether they get the trigger to make the move to the upside. If they do, we will definitely have stocks we can play on the bounce. We can let other stocks that we have upside recover (we have a few left) and use that as an exit point. That is the risk we took on Friday closing stocks that did not recover a support level. If there is more selling on Monday, then the bottom would drop out on them. We run the risk that they could bounce up on Monday, but I was willing to take that risk given the alternative.
After we get a bounce higher and it could last a couple of days then we may get a turn back down when the indices reach the key levels I was talking about. That would be up at the January peak on NASDAQ, the SP500, and even the SOX. Once it hits those levels, it may turn back down and sell. If it starts to stall, we will put some downside plays on the report again to take advantage of them after they have bounced back up just as the indices have to test a resistance level and fall. You could play the SP500 or the NASDAQ to the downside at that point with a variety of plays and tools: The SQQQ, the QID, QQQQ, or short the NASDAQ 100. There are many things you could do, and many different things to do with the other indices as well. Not the mention individual stocks that would be ready to roll over that have bounced back up to resistance. If we get the move higher, that is great and we can use it as I have outlined. If we do not get that and the market moves lower... then it moves lower. It is not in a position to short further right now because it has sold down to a support level. If it breaks that level and makes a quick run down to the February lows, that is where the next key is. That is where it gets interesting once more to see if there is a bounce and recovery. That would be the telltale point for the market. If the indices break below that level, that would spell a lot of trouble to the downside. But we have to be careful not to get sucked into the old idea that once they break a level that they are necessarily heading lower. How many times do you see a stock breech another level but then recover it and move back upside? That is what we look for in reversal plays like in BHP. Look how it broke through support on Thursday, broke through it again on Friday, but it has recovered it. If it continues upside, it has a high probably for a move to the upside. Just because SP500 or NASDAQ would break below the February low, it is not a guarantee it will continue downside. Indeed, we should watch and be patient. We let that move play out and they will typically come up and test. They will either test and fail, or they will recover and move higher. Given the downside to this point, you would anticipate that if they got down to the February low and broke it, that they would recover because this is a massive drop. It takes something very serious to continue that kind of drop. That would mean the investors would have turned against the US economy's recovery and anticipate that the recovery would fail and turn back down later in the summer.
If you recall, back in the spring when there were signs of recovery, I said that it looked like we would have a recovery. There was no doubt we were having a recovery off of the prior lows, but our worry would be at the end of the summer (and now I have to say even into the early part of fall since the recovery has been strong). We have to be worried if the market breaks down below the February lows and recovers near term but then gives it back up. That would be very important as an indication to what the US economy would do down the road and that would be following Europe. That is not a good prognosis, but we are not there yet. Remember, there is still plenty of momentum in the US economy right now. We saw it with the numbers all week long, including the just jobs report on Friday. There is momentum to keep things going for a couple of quarters, but the market will lead the economy. If it is going to turn down, the market will lead, and the bond market as well. We need to keep an eye on the bond market and what it does. I have been watching the TIP chart, and it broke its trend. Now we will see what it does after it tests. Bonds and stocks lead, and bonds are typically right. Stocks eventually come around and are right, but bonds are the ones to take our first lead from.
The market still has a lot of work to do, and it is still in trouble right now. It is still in a normal correction however, and we do not want to jump to conclusions. We made a lot of gain on the upside. We helped ourselves a lot by taking a lot of it off the table before and during the earnings season. With new positions we took partials, and if they have not panned out (some of them have not on the selling) then we do not get hurt too badly and get rid of them. We have made a lot of downside gain as well. I think we will make more downside gain after a possible interim bounce that we look to make some upside gain on. We are still in a correction and have to play accordingly. At this point, it has not shown that it will be anything worse than just a correction, so we just watch the signposts for the market. We take what the market gives, and if it looks ugly, we take to the downside again. We just play the market and do not worry as much about what happens. Yes, it is worrisome out there, but we make money in the market to help insulate us from what happens down the road. I hope you have been buying gold. I cautioned you to put some of your money in hard assets, and gold has worked out well. Take some of your profit and put it there, but not right now. Let it come back. It has hit 1,200 and will probably test. After it tests, we will probably be buying more options on the GLD. That would be a good time to buy more of the hard stuff as well.
These are interesting times, but we have made a lot of money. We will continue to make good money if we keep our heads on and are smart. We are all smart, and you are ahead of the game by being here. You are going to make money just as you have been making money, and that is how you stay ahead of these trying times. Indeed, we will have trying times to come, I am afraid. Again, keep your head, do what the market tells you to do, and you will come out ahead. Have a great weekend.


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Music For Earthdwellers And Starseekers
Alto saxophonist Byron Herman Pope (born 1934) might be a rather unsung name on the bill despite being part of the avant-garde jazz circuit for more than half a century. Deeply committed to the ideas of John Coltrane, he has played with Alan Silva and Sunny Murray but only recorded sporadically over the course of his long career.
Coming from a musical family: Byron's father was the band leader of his own orchestra and was a writer for Billie Holiday, his uncle Lee was the tenor sax player with Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson (until he retired & was replaced by a young man named John Coltrane) and his cousin was Darlene Love, the famous R&R Hall Of Fame singer/actress who was married to Phil Spector and godmother to Whitney Houston.
Growing up in a segregated Monroe-Louisiana in the 1940's, at the age of 12, Byron Pope was exposed to concerts by African American bands at his high school…this became his principal motivation to become a musician himself. At the age of 19, Byron came to Germany as a US military serviceman…after two and a half years he returned to the States but was not able to accept the racism and political climate in his home country anymore.
After accumulating three professorships as a jazz teacher (including the title of professor in Jazz and Blues at University of Washington, Seattle in 1968) in the early Seventies Byron crossed the ocean again, this time he went to France. Here he met (and started performing with) the legendary Burton Greene and became friends with main players from the likes of Georges-Edouard Nouel and Chris Henderson.
Throughout his long career Byron kept close friendships with famous jazz and blues players including Sun Ra and John Coltrane (Coltrane wanted to record his song "This Way" but unfortunately passed away before he could do it). Byron Pope was a member of the Alan Silva Orchestra from 1972 to 1976, later he went on to play with Sunny Murray on a regular basis. Byron eventually settled in Geneva where he has lived ever since…dividing his time between his family, his love for spiritual yoga and his musical career.
Byron Pope's 1982 LP Music For Earthdwellers And Starseekers (recorded at Studio Caroline, Paris) is a sublime modal jazz record with a nice cosmic spiritual touch. Enlisting a superb all-star line-up including Georges-Edouard Nouel on piano, Roger Raspail (Kassav) on percussion and Chris Henderson (Sun Ra) on drums. To top things off, the album was engineered by the legendary Jean-Philippe Bonichon (who later on went to become the engineer responsible for many of the early remixes of Dimitri From Paris).
This is absolutely top-drawer material with superb grooves that astral travelers are looking for. The three percussionists unlock rhythms that move your bones and bring alive new levels of consciousness…pure raw cosmic energy turned into vibrations and notes at the speed of light.
Today we are proud to present to you the first ever vinyl reissue of this rare album (original copies tend to go for large amounts since only 1000 copies were pressed upon its release in 1982). This reissue is now available as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) featuring the original artwork and also comes with an insert containing pictures and liner notes.


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Virat Kohli becomes first captain to score five consecutive fifties in World Cup
Kohli achieved the feat in the team`s ongoing match against England in the 2019 ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup.
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Edgbaston: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first skipper in the history of World Cup cricket to register five-consecutive fifty-plus scores.
Before this match, Kohli was tied with South Africa`s Graeme Smith and Australia`s Aaron Finch for recording four consecutive fifties in the World Cup.
The 30-year-old had registered the scores of 82, 77, 67, and 72 against Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and West Indies.
Kohli recently became the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he scored 72 against West Indies. Kohli broke a long-standing record held jointly by Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.
India are currently placed in the second position in the tournament standings with 11 points.
In the match between India and England, the latter won the toss and opted to bat first.
England went on to post a challenging score of 337 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted fifty overs. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow gave England solid base at the top as they stitched together a partnership of 160 runs. Roy was dismissed for 66 whereas Bairstow went on to score a century.
Bairstow was sent back to the pavilion after playing a knock of 111 runs, but Ben Stokes played a 79-run innings to propel England to more than 330 runs. If India goes on to chase this score, they would script the highest run-chase in World Cup history.
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Home Around the state $52.2 million apartment building to soar on former Indianapolis Star site
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Construction soon will begin on a nine-story apartment building at 301 N. Pennsylvania St., the plot of land left vacant when The Indianapolis Star moved its operations 2½ years ago, the newspaper has reported.
The 334-unit, $52.2 million Park at Pulliam Square is set to open by summer 2018, with 498-sq.ft. "micro-studios" starting at $920 a month up to the 2,732-sq.ft. penthouse for $5,000 a month.
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TWG Development purchased the four-acre property covering nearly a full city block at the southern mouth of Mass Ave. for $11.25 million in 2013.
Originally, TWG planned to preserve most of the former building and renovate it into a $60 million complex with more than 300 apartments and 5,500 sq. ft. of retail space. But the building proved to be too difficult to convert. An amalgamation of five buildings constructed together, it had different levels that didn't match, the newspaper reported. Demolition on the building began in May 2015, and it has been a vacant dirt lot since.
"We should start seeing more vertical visible stuff in the next month or two," TWG principal Anna Barbas said. "We are under construction. We are about to start going up. Everyone's very eager to see that hole filled."
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Copper bigwigs seek govt intervention to check imports
Domestic copper sector is being adversely impacted by imports from Japan and ASEAN region, industry majors Birla Copper and Sterlite Copper said today while requesting the government for an intervention.
Speaking at the India Copper Forum here, J C Laddha, CEO, Birla Copper said import is a big deterrent and a huge challenge for the domestic players.
The copper industry is being impacted by two free trade agreements (FTAs), one is with ASEAN and the other one is with Japan, he said.
In 2016-17, the total import of wire was 89,000 tonne out of which 98 per cent had come under FTA from ASEAN region and that is creating problem for local manufacturers.
The commodity has a bright future in India as the per capita consumption of copper will double by 2025 to 1 kg. In China, per capita consumption is about 9 kg and in India it is 0.5 kg.
The demand for copper will grow in sectors like power, auto and e-vehicles, construction, railways, consumer durable and renewables, he said adding "we have to create a structure within the government that facilitates policy and decision making related to copper".
These are the sectors having steady growth, he said.
He also requested the government to check the imports, and called the local industry to be globally cost competitive for which creating a level playing field for the domestic players is very important.
He urged the government to encourage growth and ensure adequate safeguard against import by various means such as non tariff barriers.
Further, he suggested the government to reconsider FTAs that lower barriers for exports, raise custom duty for downstream products to the extent that it doest not hurt downstream industry.
"We have two existing FTAs...from where we are getting a lot of imports, in fact the imported material has jumped from a level of 50,000 tonne per annum to roughly around 2,50,000 tonne which is nearly 1/3rd of the total consumption of refined copper," P Ramnath, CEO, Sterlite Copper, Vedanta Ltd said. This is a something of huge concern.
"We would like the government to take note of this so that in future FTAs these points are addressed," Ramnath said.
He further said there should be a ban on recyclers who are violating norms and compromise with the quality.
A lot of scrap, he said, is coming from producers who do not have machines to remove impurities from copper which is resulting in poor quality products.
"Overall, we would like the government to take in account the investment that the domestic copper industry has made...," he added.
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3B Wes Hodges (.366) went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly. LFJeremy Slayden (.296) was 3-for-5 with a double and threeRBI. C Matt Wieters (.283) went 1-for-4 with an RBI and astrikeout.
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In Greek mythology, Deucalion (/djuːˈkeɪliən/; Greek: Δευκαλίων) was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia.[1] He is closely connected with the flood myth in Greek mythology.
Deucalion and Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Amphictyon (who is autochthonous in other traditio
There [in Achaea, i.e. Greece] is a land encircled by lofty mountains, rich in sheep and in pasture, where Prometheus, son of Iapetus, begat goodly Deucalion, who first founded cities and reared temples to the immortal gods, and first ruled over men. This land the neighbours who dwell around call Haemonia [i.e. Thessaly].
Deucalion and Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Amphictyon (who is autochthonous in other traditions).
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Their children as apparently named in one of the oldest texts, Catalogue of Women, include daughters Pandora and Thyia, and at least one son, Hellen.[6] Their descendants were said to have dwelt in Thessaly. One corrupt fragment might make Deucalion the son of Prometheus and Pronoea.[7]
In some accounts, Deucalion's other children were Melantho, mother of Delphus by Poseidon[8] and Candybus who gave his name to the town of Candyba in Lycia.[9]
The flood in the time of Deucalion was caused by the anger of Zeus, ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians. So Zeus decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. According to this story, Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering. Zeus unleashed a deluge, so that the rivers ran in torrents and the sea flooded the coastal plain, engulfed the foothills with spray, and washed everything clean. Deucalion, with the aid of his father Prometheus, was saved from this deluge by building a chest.[10] Like the Biblical Noah and the Mesopotamian counterpart Utnapishtim, he uses this device to survive the deluge with his wife, Pyrrha.
The fullest accounts are provided in Ovid's Metamorphoses (late 1 BCE to early 1 CE) and in the Library of Pseudo-Apollodorus.[11] Deucalion, who reigned over the region of Phthia, had been forewarned of the flood by his father, Prometheus. Deucalion was to build a chest and provision it carefully (no animals are rescued in this version of the Flood myth), so that when the waters receded after nine days, he and his wife Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus, were the one surviving pair of humans. Their chest touched solid ground on Mount Parnassus,[12] or Mount Etna in Sicily,[13] or Mount Athos in Chalkidiki,[14] or Mount Othrys in Thessaly.[15]
Hyginus mentions the opinion of a Hegesianax that Deucalion is to be identified with Aquarius, "because during his reign such quantities of water poured from the sky that the great Flood resulted."
Once the deluge was over and the couple had given thanks to Zeus, Deucalion (said in several of the sources to have been aged 82 at the time) consulted an oracle of Themis about how to repopulate the earth. He was told to "cover your head and throw the bones of your mother behind your shoulder". Deucalion and Pyrrha understood that "mother" is Gaia, the mother of all living things, and the "bones" to be rocks. They threw the rocks behind their shoulders and the stones formed people. Pyrrha's became women; Deucalion's became men.[16]
The 2nd-century AD writer Lucian gave an account of the Greek Deucalion in De Dea Syria that seems to refer more to the Near Eastern flood legends: in his version, Deucalion (whom he also calls Sisythus)[17] took his children, their wives, and pairs of animals with him on the ark, and later built a great temple in Manbij (northern Syria), on the site of the chasm that received all the waters; he further describes how pilgrims brought vessels of sea water to this place twice a year, from as far as Arabia and Mesopotamia, to commemorate this event.[citation needed]
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Here's another great kitchen design from Watermark Kitchens! The highly stylised kitchen was created with a contemporary aesthetic for one of their current client's house on Griffin Road.
Handleless kitchens like this are becoming increasingly popular due to their sleek and minimal design. When the designers at Watermark are looking to incorporate a handleless there are various ways this can be done depending on the cabinet location and the personal preference of the customer.
The new kitchen design is open and becomes part of the ground floor living spaces. With light coloured cabinetry the natural light from the rear glazing and ground floor windows reflects throughout the space even though the kitchen isn't afforded any direct windows.
For this project on Griffin Road Watermark incorporated this design tactic to create the seamless cabinet design. The cabinet doors were finished in a white matt lacquer with a contrasting black granite worktop. In the centre of the kitchen, the breakfast bar was finished with a wood veneer worktop which gives the kitchen some additional texture.
Multiple products by Neff were installed including a 900mm gas hob to create extra cooking space within the kitchen as well as a Caple wine cooler fridge to cater for entertaining guests and enjoying the luxurious kitchen that has been created.
A Neff combination microwave oven was installed for quicker and more convenient cooking in a smaller space. Allowing the kitchen to have more open space for the homeowner to use.
A Franke stainless steel sink was with a Grohe mixer tap was incorporated into the black star granite worktop. The breakfast bar adjacent to the worktop is a combination of wood veneer merging with the black star granite worktop. Adding some texture to the kitchen design.
LED spotlighting was installed in the ceiling corresponding in an L shape lighting the back wall worktop and cabinets. Whilst the centre island was being lit by three hanging ceiling lamps illuminating the space perfectly.
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Trump and Republican leaders in Congress are boasting that their tax bill is already paying off big time for American workers.
He talked up the tax cuts again Thursday in a rally in Pennsylvania that previewed the GOP campaign leading up to the November election, and said he had called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him. "They are going to build plants, they are going to build a big campus, they're really going to town," the president said.
The tax reform permanently reduces the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. Also, money that companies bring back from overseas this year will be taxed at 15.5 percent.
I have criticized the tax cuts as mostly a giveaway to the rich and to corporations. I'm more than willing to admit if I'm wrong. But here's the thing: All of these bonuses could be fool's gold.
They will certainly help workers in the short term. For many families, they are more than "crumbs," as top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco described them.
But what about the long haul? Will employees get another round of bonuses next year, or is this a one-time thing?
Analysts point out that it would be much better for workers if they received permanent raises. They also note that what companies are handing out in bonuses is small potatoes compared to the windfall for corporations – about $1 trillion of the $1.5 trillion in tax savings over 10 years. Some say the bonuses are more a public relations ploy – and even a way to get on Trump's good side.
I'll be far more impressed if lots of companies hire many more workers and pay them more and all of this progress lasts.
But I fear the bottom line could be more like Walmart. It announced last week it is giving bonuses of as much as $1,000 and raising its starting pay to $11 an hour. But the very same day, the retail giant also said it is closing 63 Sam's Club stores.
Funny, Trump didn't take to Twitter to brag about that.


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Jonas Brothers Release New Single
Jaclyn Childress
October 2013. All Jonas Brothers fans remember where they were the day the Jonas Brothers announced their breakup. This wound finally began to close last month when the Jonas Brothers began dropping hints of their reunion. I stared down at the Jonas Brothers CD in my car, thought back to 2008 and tried to process the possibility of having a new one six years later. It seemed too good to be true.
Now, while most 20-year-olds are currently stressing about relationships and due dates, for the last month there's only been one thing consuming their minds: the Jonas Brothers. It's not quite the year 3000, but Jonas Brothers fans found themselves waking up six years earlier. Everyone was awaiting the new Jonas Brothers. True fans have stuck by them through their separation, solo careers and even new bands (DNCE) and finally their dedication has been rewarded.
The hints started with the reactivation of the Jonas Brothers' Instagram account and Nick Jonas liking tweets on Twitter about the band getting back together. All their photos on Instagram and Twitter were deleted and their profile picture was blank, leaving fans eagerly awaiting confirmation from the brothers.
After spending a month on the edge of our seats, on Feb. 28, the Jonas Brothers confirmed that they would be releasing their new single, "Sucker," at midnight. As this news broke, their old albums began climbing the charts again. All social media platforms were updated with new photos and videos promoting their new song and music video.
The minutes till midnight crawled by until finally the time came. Within hours the song jumped to number one on the Pop Charts and on iTunes. Their music video was the number-one trending video and has reached almost 50 million views in less than a week. The Jonas Brothers were not expecting this type of love and continue to express their gratitude toward their fan base on social media.
"Sucker" is reminescent of the old Jonas Brothers songs but the music video takes the song to another level. The lyrics express the love that each brother has for their significant other, but the music video uses irony and sexual scenes to emphasizes their growth from the young boys we knew to the men that they have become.
Surrong the hype of the song's release, the band hosted a surprise, private concert in New York City on the night of Friday, March 1. The attendants had to be over 21, and mostly people from the industry, phones had to be locked up before entering, and entrance was only allowed with a wristband. However, this did not stop Jonas Brothers fans from piling outside the facility, flying in at a chance to see them and surrounding their limousine.
At first, I thought people flying in had to be crazy. Then I thought back to when I got my Jonas Brothers concert tickets in 2007 and cried for weeks. If I had known about the surprise concert sooner, I would have been in my car making the drive from Wake Forest to New York.
Fortunately for the fans who just can't get enough, the Jonas Brothers will be featured every night this week on the Late Late Show with James Corden. This will include a carpool karaoke, many interviews, and best of all, lots of good music.
"Sucker" is currently still number one on iTunes and rumor has it that the Jonas Brothers have recorded 30 to 40 songs and are hopefully releasing an album. After the incredible response that this first single has received, I can only wait to see what they bring next.


The actor who plays Poe Dameron isn't quite as quick to jump the gun as his on-screen counterpart so don't expect any early spoilers as to how they do it but it sounds like at the very least the cast and crew seem to be behind how J.J. Abrams is handling the loss of the iconic actress.
Isaac does stress that Fisher and the character which she made so famous will have a large impact on the film and you'll feel her presence while watching the movie.
Are you excited for the release of 'Star Wars: Episode IX'? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
'Star Wars: Episode IX' will arrive in a theater in a galaxy far, far away on December 20th, 2019!


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Q: Can't seem to find an open port to host a webserver It appears that my ISP is blocking every single port as i cannot seem to find a port that isn't blocked except for 22 (SSH). I can't find a port to host my home webserver on (which i am trying to set up for the first time).
What are my options for setting up a webserver if i just can't seem to get through? Are there any ports that i should try that i may not have (i tried, 80, 81, 8080, and 443).
My apache webserver doesn't even show up locally! I may not have it configured correctly but i swear it is! Do you think this is a separate issue (AKA i am dumb and didn't set up apache correctly).

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I have another springtime House Mouse card this week. This little House Mouse looks comfy napping on his ducky friend, on a nice warm lazy day. Several other Stampendous Designers are sharing their creations today so be sure to go over the Stampendous Blog for their links.
1. Stamp Ducky Nap on a white panel with black ink and color duck with watercolor pencils and everything else with colored pencils. Once the duck is dry, shade with colored pencils.
2. Layer onto blue paper and set aside.
3. Cut strips of yellow paper, glue to a green card and mount Ducky Nap.
4. Stamp sentiment on a white circle, layer it onto a larger blue circle and pop up on card as shown.
Duck nap is such a sweet image and love your fabulous coloring and card design!
This is just so sweet and cute!!!


I interrupt my weekly blog post to give you something a bit different.
I had the privilege of being on a video podcast with Dementia Action Alliance (DAA). If you aren't familiar with the organization, it's a national advocacy and education non-profit committed to created to making a better country in which to live with dementia. The organization is made up of people living with dementia, care partners, friends, and dementia specialists.
You'll notice that I listed "people living with dementia" first. That's because they are the driving force behind this organization. If you think people who are living with dementia can't advocate for themselves, you obviously aren't familiar with DAA.
You'll find my "Professional Insights" video podcast on the website below. While you are there, I recommend checking out the "This Dementia Life" podcast (especially if you are newly diagnosed with a dementia) and the extensive collection of resources.


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Valley of the Damned – pierwsza studyjna płyta zespołu DragonForce, wydana 27 stycznia 2003.

W 2000 roku ukazało się demo pod tym samym tytułem zawierające utwory: "Valley of the Damned" (MP3 i video), "Revelations", "Starfire", "Black Winter Night" oraz "Disciples of Babylon".

Lista utworów
 "Invocation of the Apocalyptic Evil" - 0:13
 "Valley of the Damned" - 7:12
 "Black Fire" - 5:47
 "Black Winter Night" - 6:31
 "Starfire" - 5:53
 "Disciples of Babylon" - 7:16
 "Revelations" - 6:52
 "Evening Star" - 6:39
 "Heart of a Dragon" - 5:23
 "Where Dragons Rule" (bonus w japońskiej edycji) - 5:57

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Okładka

Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2003
Albumy DragonForce
Albumy Noise Records
Albumy Sanctuary Records

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Terms like recycling, re-using, upcycling, etc... are thrown about quite regularly but what do they really mean? If a bottle is re-used as a vase is that recycling, upcycling or just being cheap? Take a look below to find what all those "cycle" terms mean for us and for the planet.
Recycling is one of the most popular "green" activities supported by most cities and waste disposal companies throughout the United States. In its most simple form, recycling involves the proper disposal of renewable and reusable products like plastic, paper, aluminum, steel and glass. These recyclable products can either be taken to the local recycling center or are picked up each week in a special recycling bin along with the regular household trash.
Rather than purchasing individually wrapped products that use extra plastic and cardboard wrapping (something that could easily end up in a landfill) buy that same product in bulk form. Bulk products use less packaging and ultimately require less recycling.
Bringing your own cloth shopping bags to the store not only helps you reuse the bags you already have at home, but also prevents you from having to recycle additional plastic bags down the road.
Instead of purchasing plastic utensils, Styrofoam cups and paper plates, use the regular silverware, cups and plates you already have in the kitchen. Doing this will keep you from having to find a way to recycle those old bits of plastic and paper after the BBQ is over.
Go paperless with your news: instead of reading the newspaper and then having to haul that stack of old news to the recycling center every week, read the news online or even at the local library to cut down on both clutter and an overflowing recycle bin.
Turning an old soda bottle into a table lamp.
Using an Altoids tin to hold gum, change, batteries, keys, and other small items.
Assembling that collection of old wine corks into a handy corkboard.
Sewing a quilt out of old denim clothing.
Upcycling those old CDs and DVDs into drink coasters.
Reworking an old computer case or Mac G4 cube into a small fish aquarium.
Covering the roof on a building with a low-growing groundcover that both insulates the building beneath and filters rainwater. This kind of design improves the local water table while at the same time creating usable shelter.
Creating a disposable bottle out of organic materials rather than synthetic materials. This organic bottle can be easily disposed of and will decay rather than sit in a landfill or sent to a recycling center.
Manufacturing a carpet whose backing, fibers and thread are all returned to the company after use to once again be integrated into new carpet as the same kind of backing, fibers and thread.


Growing up, I ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher. Seriously. Going back to my farthest memories (around 3 or 4,) I wanted to teach and be in the classroom. And that was about the extent of my knowledge on the subject.
Starting in late elementary school, I surrounded myself with kiddos, and loved "helping" them, however I could.
In high school, at the age of 16, I became licensed and certified as a Florida preschool teacher.
I also began nannying 4-5 days a week when I was only 14 years old. Crazy. I would go straight to their house after school, greet them after school, make a snack, help them through homework, drive them (once I had my license!) to pop warner cheerleading or basketball, or appointments, and made sure they were showered and got some time playing outside. And that was the next 7 years of my life.
And I miss them so much.
THEN, I startd college, and I got to go into elementary classrooms to observe and help. My vision of my classroom changed. I was suddenly aware of the need for a schedule. The need for direction.
By the time I was in my internships, I knew I was going to have to fight to have my creative, warm and inviting, book loving classroom.
And then, I graduated, and suddenly the crashing education job market made me keenly aware that I didn't care what kind of job I got, I just wanted a job.
5 months later, I finally had a "job," but something wasn't right. The school maybe wasn't a great fit. Or maybe it was the area. Whatever it was, it was just not right.
And then I lost my job. Stupid "economic " crisis.
And then I got a long term subbing job, and suddenly, I realized how easy it would be for some people to burn out in teaching.
And it has slowly dawned on me that maybe I did not want to actually work in the public school classroom.
To homeschool someone else's kids for them.
To be able to design my own curriculum implement strategies, and to have a small class size.
I'd love to do that with my own kids, but we know that THAT won't be happening in the Galloway household for awhile.
Were you homeschooled Brittany? Juat curious. I was homeschooled, and I loved it! I would highly recommend considering it for your own kids. I know there are homeschool co-ops out there too, where you can join a group of other homeschooled moms and teach one or two extra classes to homeschoolers - but I know that with homeschooling the parent has to do the majority of the teaching (unless your teaching degree changes that - I guess you'd have to check with your states laws on the subject). Anyway, just a side note from a homeschool graduate!
Hi! i just found your blog through Southern Bride!
I just started my masters in teaching here in Boston and I have so many questions/worries about the future!
I look forward to reading more posts from you about teaching - i appreciate your honesty about it!
Britt, I hire you now if you were serious about homeschooling someone else's kids!! I want my kids the heck out of the public schools and although we're accepted at a private school- we have to qualify for a scholarship in order to afford it and still eat!! We'd hire you in a New York minute, but if you make my kids wear orange and blue- I'd freak out! However, my kids bleed garnet and gold and would give you a hard time about your team color choices- which would be very entertaining to see! Love from the Vargas Clan!


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China-Taiwan Relations
Pelosi in Taiwan
Brian Hioe, Lev Nachman & more
On the evening of August 2, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, landed in Taipei to begin an official visit. The trip, the first by a U.S. official of comparable rank in 25 years, came amid debate about how Beijing would...
How Could the U.S. Deter Military Conflict in the Taiwan Strait?
Daniel R. Russel, Shelley Rigger & more
Last week, China flew 24 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. One of the largest incursions in recent years, the People's Liberation Army flyover came a day after Taipei applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement...
Will Beijing Invade Taiwan?
Susan Thornton, Scott Swift & more
What, precisely, are Beijing's plans for Taiwan? In recent years, there has been no small amount of saber rattling, with aggressive naval drills, aerial incursions, and warnings that force would be used for reunification if necessary. But given the...
Will I Return to China?
Scott Kennedy, Tracy Wen Liu & more
ChinaFile sent a short questionnaire to several hundred ChinaFile contributors to get a sense of their feelings about traveling to China once COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease. Media reports at the time had suggested, anecdotally, that foreigners...
Has COVID-19 Changed How China's Leaders Approach National Security?
Rorry Daniels, M. Taylor Fravel & more
While the world is reeling from the cascading shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has continued a comparatively aggressive course in its foreign policy and security posture. Not only has it continued military and paramilitary activities in the...
What Are the Right and the Wrong Ways for the U.S. to Support Taiwan?
Daniel R. Russel, Yu-Jie Chen & more
What are the right and wrong ways for the U.S. to support Taiwan? Traditionally, America's goals have been to deter the mainland from aggression and coercion, support Taiwan's democratic system, strengthen economic ties, and help it maintain...
As Taiwan's Election Nears, A Sense of Foreboding Grips Voters from Different Camps
Anna Beth Keim
On the evening of December 29, at a rally in front of Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, hundreds of people are shouting in unison. They support Tsai Ing-wen, the Democratic People's Party (DPP) candidate in Taiwan's January 11...
What's Next for Taiwan?
Brian Hioe, Evan Dawley & more
On January 11, Taiwanese will go to the polls. Their election pits the incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which favors greater distance from Beijing, against Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomingtang,...
Becoming Taiwanese
Evan Dawley
Havard University Press: What does it mean to be Taiwanese? This question sits at the heart of Taiwan's modern history and its place in the world. In contrast to the prevailing scholarly focus on Taiwan after 1987, Becoming Taiwanese examines the important first era in the history of Taiwanese identity construction during the early 20th century, in the place that served as the crucible for the formation of new identities: the northern port city of Jilong (Keelung).Part colonial urban social history, part exploration of the relationship between modern ethnicity and nationalism, Becoming Taiwanese offers new insights into ethnic identity formation. Evan Dawley examines how people from China's southeastern coast became rooted in Taiwan; how the transfer to Japanese colonial rule established new contexts and relationships that promoted the formation of distinct urban, ethnic, and national identities; and how the so-called retrocession to China replicated earlier patterns and reinforced those same identities. Becoming Taiwanese is based on original research in Taiwan and Japan, and focuses on the settings and practices of social organizations, religion, and social welfare, as well as the local elites who served as community gatekeepers.{chop}
What Does Beijing Want from the Pacific Islands?
J. Michael Cole, Michael S. Chase & more
In late September, Pacific Island countries the Solomon Islands and Kiribati switched their diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to China. That month, a Beijing-based company signed a secretive deal granting it exclusive development rights for the...
Taiwan Is Losing Allies. What Should Taipei (and D.C.) Do?
Margaret Lewis, Yu-Hua Chen & more
In a single week in September, the two Pacific nations of Kiribati and the Solomon Islands both switched their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing, reducing the number of countries that still recognize Taiwan to 14 (and the Vatican)...
A Birthday Letter to the People's Republic
Yangyang Cheng
Dear People's Republic, Or should I call you, China? I am writing to you on the eve of your 70th birthday. 70, what an age. "For a man to live to 70 has been rare since ancient times," the poet Du Fu wrote in the eighth century. You have outlived...
Taiwan and Hong Kong Have a Stake in Mainland China's Political Development. They Should Act on It.
Andreas Fulda
A range of observers and experts predicted that mainland China's rapid economic modernization since the early 1990s would lead to social and political liberalization. Needless to say, that has not come to pass. The mainland's economic reforms have...
What Does Xi Want from Taiwan? (And What Can Taiwan Do About It?)
Brian Hioe, Jieh-min Wu & more
In a major speech in early January, China's leader Xi Jinping called unification across the Taiwan Strait "the great trend of history," and warned that attempts to facilitate Taiwan's independence would be met by force. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-...
Normalization of Sino-American Relations: 40 Years Later
Jerome A. Cohen
The spirited 2019 New Year's speeches of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and China's President Xi Jinping have just reminded the world that, 40 years after the normalization of relations between the United States and China, the potentially explosive...
Why the Taiwan Midterm Elections Matter
Lev Nachman & Brian Hioe
On November 24, millions of Taiwanese will vote for more than 11,000 mayors, councilors, and other officials nationwide in a key midterm election—only the country's fifth since the victory of Chen Shui-Bian in 2000 ended decades of continuousrule by...
North Korea Diplomacy and U.S.-China Relations
Paul Haenle & Kaiser Kuo from Carnegie China
Paul Haenle joined Kaiser Kuo to discuss next steps for DPRK diplomacy and tensions between the United States and China over trade, Taiwan, and the Belt and Road Initiative. Haenle shared his experience working as White House representative to the...
Does China's Foreign NGO Law Present a Non-profit Opportunity for Taiwan?
Jessica Batke from The News Lens
Establishing operations in Taiwan wasn't the most logical option for international organizations whose missions demanded they be on the ground to engage with the challenging but dynamic "wild west" of civil society work in the P.R.C. Could the...
Giving In to China, U.S. Airlines Drop Taiwan (in Name at Least)
Sui-Lee Wee
You can book a ticket to Taipei from New York on a major American airline. Just don't ask them which country you are going to. American, which was the first to make the switch, listed Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, the city's main airport, as...
Washington Opens De Facto Embassy in Taiwan, Angering China
Steven Jiang
China has lodged a protest with the US following the official opening of Washington's new de facto embassy in Taiwan, a self-ruled island off China's southeastern coast that Beijing considers a renegade province.
Taiwan Blames China for Absence from U.N. Health Meeting
Jess Macy Yu
China is disregarding the health of the people of Taiwan by blocking the island's participation in an annual U.N. health meeting later this month, the Taiwan government said.
China Tells International Airlines to Toe the Line on Taiwan
China is turning up the heat on some of the world's top airlines over how they describe Taiwan on their websites.
Taiwan Says China Dangled $3 Billion to Grab Ally Dominican Republic
Jess Macy Yu, Ben Blanchard
China offered the Dominican Republic a $3.1 billion package of investments and loans to get them to sever ties with Taiwan, a Taiwan official said on Tuesday, after the Caribbean nation switched allegiance to China in a diplomatic blow to the self-...
Taiwan Loses Diplomatic Ally as Dominican Republic Switches Ties to China
The Dominican Republic has established diplomatic relations with China, cutting ties with Taiwan
Trump's Incredibly Risky Taiwan Policy
J. Stapleton Roy
So-called friends of Taiwan in the United States are putting the island at risk as never before. The Taiwan Travel Act, passed unanimously by both houses of Congress, and signed by President Trump on March 16, 2018 without reservations, could...
Taiwan Accuses China of 'Sabre Rattling' as Naval Drill Begins
China is conducting live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid growing tension in the region.
Tensions Rise over Taiwan Strait as U.S. and China Harden Positions
Simon Denyer
Fears grow that Taiwan will suffer the consequences of Trump-China spat.
Xi Jinping Warns against Dividing China after U.S. Passes Taiwan Law
Eva Dou
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that any "tricks" to divide China will be thwarted, a warning that followed U.S. legislation opening the door to high-level visits with Taiwan.
The Brands That Kowtow to China
Richard Bernstein from New York Review of Books
There's been no joking as the apologies to China have come thick and fast in recent weeks, issued not by teenage singers but by some of the largest and richest multinational corporations in the world—the German luxury car manufacturer Daimler, the...
As China Puts Pressure on Taiwan, Signs of a U.S. Pushback
Keith Bradsher
As China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island it claims as its territory, the United States is cautiously starting to push back.
China Tries to Charm Tech-Savvy Taiwanese Youth as Political Ties Fray
Brenda Goh and Jess Macy Yu
A start-up incubator on the outskirts of Shanghai is laying out sweeteners for budding entrepreneurs: Free office space, subsidized housing rent, tax breaks and in some cases, cash of up to 200,000 yuan ($31,211.47).
Taiwan Retaliates Against Chinese Airlines, Hampering Lunar New Year Travel
Chris Horton
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese working in China are at risk of being unable to return home for the Lunar New Year in mid-February as a result of an escalating battle over airspace in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan President Says Does Not Exclude Possibility of China Attack
"No one can exclude this possibility. We will need to see whether their policymakers are reasonable policymakers or not," Tsai said in an interview on Taiwan television broadcast late on Monday, when asked whether China could attack Taiwan.
Amid Tension, China Carrier Group Sails through Taiwan Strait
Fabian Hamacher, Jess Macy Yu
A Chinese carrier group has sailed through the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the self-ruled island from its giant neighbor but no unusual activity was detected, Taiwan said on Wednesday, amid heightened tension with Beijing.
Taiwan Says Pro-China Party Is Suspected of Passing Information to Beijing
Taiwan is investigating four members of a small political party that advocates unification with China, on the suspicion that they gave Chinese officials classified information related to an espionage case.
China Accuses US of Meddling over Potential US Navy Visits to Taiwan
China submitted an official protest with the United States Thursday after U.S
China Conducts 'Island Encirclement' Patrols near Taiwan
Reuters Staff
China's military announced the action on Tuesday, after a senior Chinese diplomat threatened that China would invade the self-ruled island if any U.S. warships made port visits there.
China, Taiwan Spar over Chinese Diplomat's Invasion Threat
Ben Blanchard, Jess Macy Yu
A threat by a senior Chinese diplomat to invade Taiwan the instant any U.S. warship visits the self-ruled island has sparked a war of words, with Taipei accusing Beijing of failing to understand what democracy means.
Lee Ming-che May Not Have Been Charged under Foreign NGO Law—But His Case Could Still Have a Chilling Effect
Jessica Batke
On November 28, Taiwanese NGO activist Lee Ming-che was sentenced to five years in prison for "subverting state power." A mainland Chinese citizen, Peng Yuhua, whom Lee's family says they had not heard of before the trial, was tried with him and...
Trump's First Asia-Pacific Tour: The View From Taiwan
What implications did Trump's trip have for the U.S.-China-Taiwan triangle?
Taiwan Boosts Cyber Defences Against Threat from China
Edward White
Taiwan's ruling party is bolstering its cyber defences after hacking attacks that have raised fears that groups linked to the Chinese government plan to influence elections.
Ahead of Trump Trip, China Urges U.S. Not to Allow Taiwan President In
Ben Blanchard and Jess Macy Yu
China urged the United States on Friday not to allow Taiwan's president to travel through U.S. territory en route to the island's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a sensitive visit shortly ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing.
Taiwan President Calls for Thaw in Ties with Mainland China
Taiwan and mainland China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in cross-straits relations, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since the Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up.
China Threatens U.S. Congress for Crossing Its 'Red Line' on Taiwan
Josh Rogin
In a rare pressure campaign, the Chinese government is demanding that the U.S. Congress back off passing new laws that would strengthen the U.S. relationship with Taiwan. Beijing's efforts are the latest sign that it is stepping up its campaign to...
China Says Taiwan Not a Country, Taiwan Says China Needs Reality Check
China warned self-ruled Taiwan on Wednesday that it would "reap the consequences" of promoting formal independence, a red line for Beijing which claims the island as its own.
There Is Only One China, And There Is Only One Taiwan
Richard Bernstein
One of Beijing's least favorite people is Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who won a landslide election victory 18 months ago on a platform calling for more separation from China—a coded way of rejecting one of the mainland's most sacred principles...
The Lonely Struggle of Lee Ching-yu
On March 19, a human rights activist from Taiwan named Lee Ming-che disappeared in mainland China, and his wife back in Taipei, Lee Ching-yu, became a member of one of the least desirable clubs in the world: the spouses of people who for political...
Taiwan's President Tsai Urges Mainland China to Work with Her to Break Deadlock
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has called on mainland China to work with her government to establish "a new model of cross-strait interactions".
Taiwan Casts Nervous Eye as Mainland Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Sails Near
Lawrence Chung
Taiwan's military is closely watching as a convoy accompanying mainland China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailed into the Taiwan Strait after leaving Hong Kong where it took part in the handover celebrations.
US-China Honeymoon Over: Washington Sanctions Chinese Bank and Sells Arms to Taiwan
Tom Phillips, Oliver Holmes
Relations between the world's two largest economies look to be entering a new phase of turbulence after the US punctured Chinese celebrations of the anniversary of Hong Kong's return by unveiling sanctions against a Chinese bank linked to North...
The World Is Deserting Taiwan. How Should the U.S. Respond?
Richard Bernstein, J. Michael Cole & more
On June 12, the small Central American nation of Panama announced it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan so that it could establish relations with the People's Republic of China. Now, only 19 countries and the Vatican recognize Taiwan. Why did...
Panama Establishes Ties With China, Further Isolating Taiwan
Steven Lee Meyers
Panama has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of recognizing China, the latest in a series of developments adding to the island's isolation on the world stage and raising questions about waning American influence under President Trump.
Emirates Says Telling Cabin Crew Not to Wear Taiwan Flag Pins per China's Request Was an 'Error'
Danny Lee
Emirates on Wednesday walked back an email ordering its Taiwanese cabin crew to remove the island's flag from their uniforms following the Middle East airline's decision to acquiesce to Beijing's one-China policy.
Taiwan Simulates 'Chinese Invasion' during Military Exercise amid Growing Tensions with Beijing
Military forces in Taiwan have today simulated a 'Chinese invasion' as part of live-fire war games amid rising tensions with Beijing.
Taiwan's Vice President Talks to TIME about the Global Health Risks Arising from the Island's Isolation
Nicola Smith
When the World Health Assembly (WHA) convenes in Geneva on Monday, it will do so for the first time in nine years without Taiwan, a self-governed democracy that also boasts some of the highest medical standards in Asia.
America's Top Trade Negotiator in 2001 Looks at China Today
Charlene Barshefsky was a name you couldn't avoid if you were in Beijing in the late 1990s. As the United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001, she led the American team that negotiated China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO...
U.S., Russia and China: A Tale of Big Egos, Profound Mistrust and Foolish Nationalism
Joseph Camilleri, La Trobe University
Mr Trump's first 100 days as President have dramatically demonstrated this failure. For all the rhetoric about "making America great again", Mr Trump is rapidly discovering the US has limited capacity to impose its will on the rest of world.
Are NGOs in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Subject to This Law?
Yes. The term 境外 (jing wai) used in the law, which we translate as "foreign," is frequently translated as "overseas," but its literal translation is "outside the borders." For legal and regulatory purposes, jing wai includes Taiwan, Hong Kong, and...
A Taiwanese Man's Detention in Guangdong Threatens a Key Pillar of Cross-Straits Relations
Jerome A. Cohen & Yu-Jie Chen
Update: On March 26, China's Taiwan Affairs Office announced that Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che had been formally arrested on charges of "subverting state power." Jerome Cohen has added a new comment to this essay. To skip to that...
How a U.S.-China War Could Begin
President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping sat down for their first superpower summit in Florida earlier this month, and by all accounts, things went well. Still, it is time to consider the sheer magnitude of problems dividing America and China.


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We study the correlation between parental gender attitudes and the performance in mathematics of girls using two different approaches and data. First, we identify families with a preference for boys by using fertility stopping rules in a population of households whose children attend public schools in Florida. Girls growing up in a boy-biased family score 3 percentage points lower on math tests when compared to girls raised in other families. Second, we find similar strong effects when we study the correlations between girls' performance in mathematics and maternal gender role attitudes, using evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. We conclude that socialization at home can explain a non-trivial part of the observed gender disparities in mathematics performance and document that maternal gender attitudes correlate with those of their children, supporting the hypothesis that preferences transmitted through the family impact children behavior.