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A hopeless scientist

Missed to blog yesterday I know so this post is for yesterday.

At the moment I have a few experiments going. This blog, the major system and today I gonna try a new one.

I don’t have any hypothesis regarding the blog. I just hope that I develop discipline, a habit to write everyday and my writing. So long it’s seems ok. Doesn’t have any stakes in this one and I have given me enough flexibility to make this work. Well, it doesn’t have to work. I am just trying it to see if it will work.

Today was my first memory test. I tried to remember 20 random numbers on sunday and was tested today. I did remember all the numbers in correct order. I think I remember pi to the twentieth decimal as well. My next test is going to be 40 random numbers sometimes next week. It’s going to be interesting to see how it goes.

The one I’m going to try today is to turn my sleep cycle in one day. I am writing on my phone right now so it’s not convenient to link to the website. But if you are interested in beating jet-lagg this is something you can try. Starve yourself for 12-16hours the longer the better. The time you break your fast is when you wake up. For example I want to wake up 22:00 so my last meal going to be 08:00 then I’m going to work til 12:30 get home and sleep. I don’t know how effective it will be but it’s something I want to try a few times. Because I do one week daytime and one week night shift.

I feel like the weird scientist that try to do a lot of experiment and never really succeeds. I can’t remember the characters name at the moment. But I am trying to tweak my life so I live as productive as possible. it rarely works out as I plans. But it’s ok.

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Gionee M2017: 7000mAh

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30% faster CPU clock speed.
8 x 2GHz
Meizu Pro 7 Plus 64GB: 10 x 2.6GHz
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Samsung Galaxy J Max: 7"

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28.4mm narrower.
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Nokia 808 Pureview: 41MP

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Razer Phone: 8GB

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2.25x higher resolution.
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HTC One M8 Google Edition
89% have it

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HTC One M8 Google Edition(Android 4.4 KitKat (API level 19))
62% have it

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HTC One M8 Google Edition
35% have it

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Blu Energy X
HTC One M8 Google Edition
51% have it

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NFC (near field communication) allows a device to perform simple wireless transactions.
Blu Energy X
HTC One M8 Google Edition
38% have it

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0.6mm narrower.
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Blu Studio 5.0 C HD vs Motorola RAZR HD: 76 facts in comparison

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26.5% more battery power.
Gionee M2017: 7000mAh

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1.73x faster CPU clock speed.
4 x 1.3GHz
Meizu Pro 7 Plus 64GB: 10 x 2.6GHz
2 x 1.5GHz

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6.12% higher pixel density.
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual: 806ppi

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0% higher resolution.
720 x 1280px
Sony Xperia XZ Premium: 2160 x 3840px
720 x 1280px

8. front camera megapixels

1.54x more megapixels (front camera).
Vivo V7: 24MP

9. has an external memory slot

The device has a standard memory slot (such as an SD or micro SD card slot) so that you can either extend the internal storage with affordable memory modules or you can retrieve data, such as photographs, easily from a memory card.
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
83% have it

10. has branded damage resistant glass

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Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
39% have it

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Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
78% have it

12. thickness

1.3mm thinner.
Asus Zenfone AR 64GB: 4.6mm

13. has a removable battery

The battery is removable and can be replaced by the user if broken.
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
41% have it

14. internal storage

12GB more internal storage.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design: 256GB

16. has USB mass storage support

It can transfer files, music, photos via USB, no need to install additional software.
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
89% have it

17. download speed

0.48% faster downloads.
Panasonic Eluga Ray 700: 1500MBits/s

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Blu Studio 5.0 C HD(Android 4.4 KitKat (API level 19))
Motorola RAZR HD
62% have it

19. Is DLNA certified

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Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
35% have it

20. video recording

0% better video recording quality.
1080 x 30fps
Apple iPhone X 64GB: 2160 x 60fps
1080 x 30fps

21. has an IPS screen

IPS (In-Plane Switching) is a technology used for LCDs. It was designed to overcome the main limitations of normal TFTs TN-matrices: relatively slow response times, small viewing angles and low quality color reproduction.
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
51% have it

22. has NFC

NFC (near field communication) allows a device to perform simple wireless transactions.
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Motorola RAZR HD
38% have it

23. width

77.1mm narrower.
Vertu Signature for Bentley: 42mm

24. height

58.9mm shorter.
Motorola FlipOut: 67mm

25. Weather sealed

Device is protected with extra seals to prevent failures due to any kind of weather.
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Motorola RAZR HD
8% have it

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miso-curry delicata squash with tofu and kale

September 11, 2011

Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks just came out with a printed version of her blog called super natural every day. It’s a beautiful cookbook although I gotta say it involves a lot of cheese and yogurt. There are a few vegan gems in there that are incredibly yummy including this miso-curry delicata squash recipe. I *love* delicata squash and stock up every fall at the farmers’ market since they are often hard to find during the year. They are sweet with a nice robust texture, they cook quickly, and you can eat the skin no problem. This recipe compliments everything good about delicata with tofu, potatoes, kale and a really simple but interesting miso-curry dressing. We served it with quinoa but it’s a totally satisfying meal all on its own.

12 ounces delicata squash (or about 2 small ones)

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup white miso

1 tbsp red Thai curry paste

8 ounces extra-firm tofu, cut into small cubes

4 medium new potatoes, unpeeled, cut into chunks

2 tbsps fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 cups chopped kale, tough stems removed

1/3 cup pepitas, toasted, or tamari pumpkin seeds

2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with a rack in the middle of the oven.

Cut the delicata squash in half lengthwise and use a spoon to clear out all the seeds. Cut into 1/2 inch thick half-moons.

In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, miso, and curry paste. Combine the tofu, potatoes, and squash in a large bowl with 1/3 cup of the miso-curry paste. Use your hands to toss well, then turn the vegetables onto a rimmed baking sheet, and arrange in a single layer.

Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, until everything is tender and browned. Toss once or twice along the way, after things start to brown a bit. Keep a close watch, though; the vegetables can go from browned to burned in a flash.

In the meantime, whisk the lemon juice into the remaining miso-curry paste, then stir in the kale until coated.

Toss the roasted vegetables gently with the kale, pepitas, and cilantro. Serve family style in a large bowl or on a platter.

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Cycling World Magazine July 2017 - Page 43

July 2017| 43 There are a number of activation exercises you can do before training or a race situation to reduce the risk of in ury and increase performance. These will produce increased blood ow and exibility leading to more efficient muscle activity. Gluteals: Kneeling on all fours, push heel up towards the ceiling, keeping your hips square and your back flat, pausing for three seconds at the top of the movement. Slowly lower your knee back to the ground and repeat the movement. Perform this 10 times on each leg. Hamstrings: Laying with your back flat on the floor, keep one leg straight, and have a partner hold the other at 45 degrees. Gently push your heel into your partner’s hands with ten percent of your strength, while your partner pushes it away from them, back towards your head. Once your leg has been pushed away, use your hamstrings and glutes to ‘throw’ it back into your partner’s hands. Repeat 10 times on each leg. Laying on your front, dynam- ically flick your leg from one side over the other, lifting your foot towards the opposite shoulder. Return your leg to the starting position and repeat the movement with the other leg. Complete 10 repetitions on each leg. Quads: Squat: with your feet shoulder-width apart and slightly turned out, sit your hips back as if you are sitting back onto a bench, gliding your knees over your toes. Aim to bear weight through your heels, helping to activate your gluteals, ready to fire your quads in order to return you to a standing position. Slowly lower yourself again and repeat 10 times. Scapula: Sit into a half squat position with your elbows in line with your ribs. Keeping your elbows still, pull your shoulder blades back and together. Hold for five seconds and repeat 10 times. n order to avoid in ury, every effort should be made to ensure that you do not over-train. There is a fine balance between training to elicit a physiological response, and overstressing metabolic and skeletal systems. Overtraining is not confined to physiological responses it is also an emotional and behavioural condition that occurs when the volume of exercise an athlete undertakes exceeds their capacity to recover. Overtraining is the umbrella term used to describe negative responses within the body leading to a plateau or decrease in performance, that often results in some physiological manifestation. From a soft tissue viewpoint, repetitive micro trauma within a musculo-tendinous unit without appropriate rest can lead to more pronounced muscle trauma and damage. At a cellular level, prolonged maladaptive exercise can lead to raised cortisol levels which have been shown to decrease wound healing and immune responses. Amino acid building blocks of protein uptake can also be affected, with both protein synthesis and energy production decreased. sychological effects of overtraining can include decreased sleep, depression, low mood and loss of appetite. To avoid overtraining you need to ensure you incorporate regular rest days and recovery weeks into your schedule, and keep a close eye on diet – with your calorie intake matching or exceeding your daily energy usage [including resting metabolic rate, training and daily activities] depending on your training goals. For further advice and information join as a member of BackCare: , or telephone: 020 8977 5474.


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Point of Entry

The plan was to capture the cherry as it makes it’s first contact with the water. When shot at the precise moment, the result is the water splashing out and making way for the cherry as it crashes in but the surrounding body of water around the cherry would be somewhat calm and still.

I took about 300 shots but I only kept like 12 shots which are somewhat acceptable. That’s a success rate of 4% there. Not too bad I guess?

9 thoughts on “Point of Entry

  1. Excellent effort Vincent … that shows true dedication to ones craft of photography.
    I saw once similar shot with milk used instead of water, you might get more keepers as milk has different viscosity to water …

  2. Excellent photography there Vincent.

    Btw, thanks for dropping by at my blog.

    I shall have another write up on Rome and Italy proper before your trip in May. Do check back for updates and I hope the upcoming entries will be helpful.

  3. First of all, thank you everyone for all your kind words. I have never received this many comments from so many different people in a single post before. Excuse me while I squeal in delight like a little girl.

    @Robert, thanks for the suggestion. I’ll be trying that out as soon as I can get my hands on a bottle of milk.

    @sanjeev thapa, thank you! I’m using the Canon 400D + Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro + Canon 580EX Mk II

    @clarisseteagan, thank you! Didn’t know who you were until I looked at your blog 🙂

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This will be the one. I have hopped around too long, without staying dedicated to one thing, which in this case, is blogging. I’ve been on Xanga, Livejournal, on and off. But that will end, with this blog. Hopefully.

Aside from that, I keep on reminiscing on the wonderful trip I had last year around this time.

Dog looking toward the Irrawaddy, Pagan, Mandalay Division

It seems like just yesterday that I was in Burma. Actually, exactly one year since I took this photo. I miss the country, the people, the aromas, and the sights. Especially the food and my parents’ friends. Unfortunately, I’m stuck in America, with nothing interesting to do each day, except watch country bumpkins or ghetto gangsters address their infidelities on the Maury Show (too bad I don’t have cable) or sleep.

Ducks Some nice view of the park

But at least I did something slightly interesting this week. My aunt called me up so her family and I could feed the ducks at a local park. Quite interesting to see an array of bird species, all enjoying Chinese bread and popcorn. The park would have been nice if it weren’t for the ongoing construction and the orange tape all across the pond.

It’s two-o-clock now, just about the usual time I go to sleep during school. I will blog each day over the Christmas break. Create a habit, a pattern. Haha.

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OPP OF THE DAY: Youth Workers – Junior Club, @TheWayYouthZone

Our story began back in 2012 when Wolverhampton City Council in partnership with local business people saw the Onside Youth Zone model in other towns and cities and as a result wanted to give the young people of Wolverhampton access to a Youth Zone, and the benefits it can bring for the whole community. Championed by successful entrepreneur, Steve Morgan OBE and with additional backing from the Morgan Foundation, The Queen’s Trust and St James’s Place Foundation, this once-in-a-lifetime project is now set to become a reality for the city’s young people from early 2016.

Our Youth Zone will be inspirational, sending a clear message that the young people of Wolverhampton matter as soon as they enter. The Way will offer young people the best-in-class facilities and opportunities to access a range of activities. The Way is more than just a name, it is a brand that reflects the values our new Youth Zone will represent. We have worked very closely with young people from the city to understand what they want to get out of the Youth Zone and how they think it should be perceived by the whole community. As a result we have created a brand for The Way with young people that will uphold our values of being unique, providing opportunity, supportive, welcoming and diverse.

Every day the Youth Zone will make a difference to the lives of young people. We will be open 7 nights a week for children and young people aged 8 – 19. Senior Club is for children aged 12 – 19 and will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays 4pm – 9.30pm and weekends 3pm – 8pm. Volunteers need to be friendly, easy to approach and support young people to take part in many different activities and sports.

–     To establish positive relationships with children and young people
–     To respond to the needs of the young people through activities in the recreation area;
–     To ensure that the members maintain a high standard of behaviour and discipline during sessions
–     To ensure the participation of young people in activities and that their ideas contribute fully in the delivery and evaluation of activities
–     To assist with any promotional activities and visits that take place at the Youth Zone;
– To actively promote the Youth Zone and positively contribute towards increasing Youth Zone membership;
–     To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people at all times
–     Be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude
–     To help set up and tidy up activities.
–     Volunteer within the performance framework of The Way Youth Zone and Onside
–     Represent The Way Youth Zone positively and effectively in all dealings with internal colleagues, and external partners
–     Comply with all policies and procedures, with particular reference to safeguarding, codes of conduct health and safety and equality and diversity to ensure all activities are accessible
–     Ability to identify and challenge discrimination and discriminatory behaviour, taking appropriate action as necessary
–     To directly deliver a high quality programme of activity that is exciting, safe, varied, innovative, developmental and directly responds to the diverse needs, concerns and interests of the members

For this role, good communication skills are so crucial with a lively can do attitude. You need to have the ability to develop positive working relationships with young people and fellow workers, and be able to coach within a technical syllabus. You also need to be enthusiastic, committed and ready to build your team, and take them to the next level.

This can be a very challenging role, where you will be working with children and young people who may be going through some tough times. You need to have the confidence and resilience to understand their needs and build positive relations, gain trust, listen and engage with them. You need a genuine passion for working with young people and be able to plan and adapt everything you do.

You must be a creative person who can think on their feet and most importantly be an excellent role model.

You need to have an enhance DBS check for this role and we will provide this for you.

A willingness to work unsocial hours during evenings and weekends is required.

The ability and willingness to travel to events in the City and beyond.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO APPLY please contact:

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Congressmen Urge EU to Label Hezbollah Terror Group

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By:  Brad Sherman Doug Lamborn Trent Franks Eliot Engel
Date: June 18, 2013
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The bipartisan heads of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus applaud the European Union (EU) for beginning its formal process of internal consultation on whether to list the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. The congressmen expressed hope that the process will be quick and that the EU will join the US and other concerned countries in labeling Hezbollah a terrorist group.

"I commend the EU for starting the process, and I hope they join the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Bahrain and Israel in labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization," said New York Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

"It is critical that our friends and allies across the Atlantic publicly declare Hezbollah a terror organization so that we can choke off the funding this dangerous terrorist group gets across Europe," Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) said. "It is urgent that we act now against this organization which has killed more Americans than any other after Al Qaeda because inaction is only emboldening them."

"The list of atrocities committed by Hezbollah is a long one," said Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-08). "That any modernized nation would not recognize the many attacks they have perpetrated as terrorist in nature is bewildering. The European Union should finally and officially recognize Hezbollah for what it is, uniting both sides of the Atlantic towards defending the human family from the specter of Jihadist terrorism."

"I am pleased that some countries in the EU are backing a proposal to designate Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization," Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-30) said. "However, while I believe these efforts are a step in the right direction, I am disappointed that some EU countries are opposed to designating all of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. As long as only the military wing of Hezbollah is designated, Hezbollah can raise contributions and engage in business through its political wing."

The Congressional Israel Allies Caucus is the only bi-partisan pro-Israel Caucus in Congress. The Caucus spearheads pro-Israel initiatives and legislative efforts to ensure a secure future for the State of Israel.

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The year of shooting with Leica(s) – Part 1

I bought my first Leica in 2009; it was a very nice M4 paired with a Summilux 50mm version2; both from 1967 as close as I could to by date of birth (I was a bit worried at the time about getting involved in the double stroke or single stroke on the M3).  In 2009 I was already back into film for 2 years, I was lusting for a Leica. After much considerations I splurged the equivalent of 2500 USD on the above combo.

If was not love at first sight with the Leica. First I was back to the shop (actually another) to invest in a light meter (Sekonic 380s). Then I brought it in  couple of trips, but with mixed feelings.

Japan 2010

I enjoyed using the little fellow, but really the results were no all great and also I have a trouble bringing the Leica on travel : I though the 35mm was redundant with my DSLR; at least in term of format.

The following years I bought a few other film cameras and got distracted, so indeed the love story with the M4 was not going the right way.

In 2013 I invested in a small LeicaIIIc and a Summitar 50mmF2; this fellow had a couple of problems, but I quite liked it for shooting around.
The Leica IIIc

I got a couple on third party lens in various stage of in-usability to pair him with (a back focusing Jupiter 35mm, a non-focusing Canon 135F4, not mentioning  the Industar of the Zorki 1) , but all in all we had good fun. Around this time I also invested in a 21mmF4 Color Skopar, that I always found difficult to use. And I made my first Leica trip only to Taiwan.

LeicaIIIc Taiwan 2013

Leica M4 Taiwan 2013

Last year finally when Lee Kwan Yew passed away I shot a lot of the funerals with the M4 and my interest was aroused again by the Leica M, so finally for a similar amount of the M4 kit, I bought a minty M6 Classic (Back) and a Summaron 35mmF2 (The version with the goggles).

And so started the year of shooting with Leica(s) (to be followed)

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Miami’s coach praises Bess

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Asked if anybody’s emergence during training camp surprised him, Miami coach Tony Sparano said:
“Yeah, that’s a good question. I think Davone Bess to me and what he did during the course of this training camp, coming from kind of where he came from, meaning the guy wasn’t drafted. He was a free agent player, to see what he did. I know Jeff (Ireland) gave kudos to Donald Thomas, but I would say Davone Bess is a guy that I thought did a nice job in this preseason camp and I also think Donald Thomas did an outstanding job. Those type of players, but Bess would be the guy I think for me.” (SFSS)

Asked if it is OK to have Ten Ginn returning kickoffs and punts while being the #1 WR, Sparano said:
“I think that in a perfect situation, you really wouldn’t want that, but I think if you have a guy labeled, ‘Hey, this is your returner and that was his job one way or the other. But our returners are going to come by other positional players. Ted, (Davone) Bess, those types of people.” (SFSS)

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Review: Replacement straps and watch bands for Rolex

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Rolex owners who search for a Rolex leather replacement strap have their work cut out for them. I recently decided to search out all of the available options on the market that are guaranteed to be for a Rolex. When you envision the wide variety marketplaces that supposedly provide Rolex owners a solution for a Rolex replacement strap such as Amazon, Ebay, the internet in general, you would expect multiple options that are to the standard of the watch. Well friends, let me assure all the good watch guys out there who are in need of a fine Rolex leather replacement watch band that the choices are far narrower than you would expect.


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Monday, November 7, 2016

Market Efficiency and the Impact of Passive Investing

            In recent weeks the Wall Street Journal has been reporting on the increasing move to passive index investing as opposed to active management.  As reason for the move, the Journal points to the inability of active managers to beat the market after taking account of the fees they charge.  The implication is that the market is simply too efficient to justify active management fees.  There are two, now somewhat ancient lines of academic research, that are still highly relevant to the issues investors face in the current environment.

            First, in the early 1980s, Richard Roll and I and Joseph Stiglitz and Sanford Grossman demonstrated that markets can never be fully efficient.  Market efficiency, after all, is not due to some natural phenomenon.  It is the result of careful research by fundamental investors.  If those fundamental investors cannot earn a fair rate of return on the resources they put into investment research they will cut back.  But as fundamental investors cut back and indexing becomes more common, prices will begin to diverge from fair value making investment research more profitable. As a result, economic theory predicts that the market must be sufficiently inefficient to allow at least sophisticated investors to earn a fair return on their efforts by identifying mispriced securities.

            Second, William Sharpe demonstrated that it is a mistake to equate market efficiency with the inability of active investors, as a group, to outperform passive indexes.  A simple example illustrates why this is so.  Divide investors into two groups: passive investors who hold the market index and active investors who engage in research in an attempt to beat the market.  Suppose that in a given year the return on the market index is 10%.  By definition passive investors who index the market will also earn 10%.  But that means that active investors, as a group must also earn 10%, before costs.  Given the costs of active investing, active investors as a group must always do worse than passive investors.  As Sharpe stresses, this result has nothing to do with market efficiency – it is an arithmetic identity.  Even in the most wildly inefficient market passive investors as a group would still outperform active investors as a group taking account of costs and fees.  What is true is that if the market is highly efficient, so that few securities are mispriced, there is likely to be little superior or inferior performance among the class of active investors.  Conversely, if the market is more inefficient then the more sophisticated investors, who can identify mispriced securities, will benefit at the expense of less informed active investors.  But in either case, Sharpe’s arithmetic shows that active investors as a group will underperform passive investors, net of fees.

            For investors who think they have the skill to identify mispriced securities, it would be nice to know if the current movement toward indexing has led to increased market inefficiency.  Ideally, there would be an index of market efficiency that investors could use to judge how likely it would be to find mispriced securities.  Unfortunately, there is no such index and there is not likely to be one in the foreseeable future.  Asset prices are so volatile and market conditions are so variable that a reasonable index of “inefficiency” cannot be constructed.  That is why, fifty years after Eugene Fama introduced the idea of market efficiency, scholars are still arguing about how efficient the market is.  There is no evidence that the debate is subsiding.  While conceptually it follows that the move toward passive investing will lead to greater inefficiency, whether there has been any material change in market efficiency thus far is unknown.

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Technology Valuation and Barriers to Entry - A retrospective

       A constant theme of this blog has been the importance of barriers to entry in value creation.  Designing a cool new product will not create value if others can easily copy it.  In that vein, there were four key posts on this site.  It is time for a retrospective.

      A post on September 25, 2014 was entitled "GoPro Investors Have Gone Crazy."  GoPro is a prime example of a company that introduces a cool new product for which there are no significant barriers to entry (in the case of GoPro an action camera).  The market apparently failed to appreciate this fact because on the day of post the stock was trading at $81.31 with a massive P/E ratio.  As competition arose, the stock price tumbled.  Friday it closed at 11.16 down over 86%.

      A similar example is Fitbit which markets watch-like fitness trackers.  Fitbit was trading at $37.09 on October 22, 2015 when I wrote my post, "Not So Fitbit" which argued that the market was wide open to competition including major companies like Apple.  Friday the stock closed at $8.71 down over 76%.

      Tesla has been a common focus of this blog.  The last post was on April 2016, entitled "Tesla is Over $250 - Again," argued that the auto industry is just too competitive for Tesla to traded at multiples an order of magnitude higher than the competition.  At the time of the post, Tesla was trading at $255.47.  Friday the stock closed at $190.56 down over 25%.

     Finally, on November 20, 2015, I posted an article entitled, "Don't Be Square."  The argument there was that payments technology was becoming a hotly competitive business with companies like Apple and Samsung, among others, entering the fray.  On that day Square opened at $13.92.  Friday the stock closed at $12.18 down a meager 12.5%.  In my view, however, this stock has further to fall.  The market has yet to appreciate how fierce the payments battle is likely to become.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Global Warming in the Miami Airport

       This week I took a business trip to San Juan Puerto Rico via Miami.  A check of the weather before I left showed 80 degrees in Miami and 84 in San Juan.  Nice warm tropical weather.  To be safe, I packed a light sweather in case of aggressive restuarant air conditioning.

        During the three days I was gone I was freezing the whole time, even with my cotton sweater.  Because I am interested in energy conservation, I carry a digital therometer.  Cooling is highly energy intensive, much more so than heating.  In both the San Juan and Miami airports, where I spent way too much time, my thermometer never got above 69.  I wanted to go outside to warm up, but security presented that.

         Ironically, President Obama was in Miami as well campaigning for Hillary Clinton and mentioned her dedication to addressing climate change.  A first step in that effort is getting the incentives right.  Both Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton stress the importance of government policy as opposed to market incentives in addressing the issue.  But both airports are run by public authorities and neither seems to have any interest in energy conservation.  I asked several employees, all wearing coats, why it was so cold.  Nobody knew.  In fact, nobody had any idea who set the temperature guidelines.


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Lez Zeppelin, Live at the Gramercy Theatre

Sarah with BF at The Delancey

Our dear drummer Sarah just landed herself a gig touring with the renowned and bad-ass cover band Lez Zeppelin this November into early December. Tour dates are on their site! The girls will be taking Sarah to fantastic places like Berlin and Munich and paying her quite well and we’re very excited for them. They’ll be performing Led Zeppelin I in its entirety!

Much love and luck to the ladies!

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Blog | November 12, 2013

[Infographic] 20 Captivating Marketing Stats to Drive 2014

by Katie Sculley in Brand Management, Content Marketing

The marketing landscape is in constant change and, with 2013 almost over and 2014 just around the corner; it’s time to start planning for this upcoming year. New technologies and tools have spawned enormous developments as companies are constantly adopting innovative strategies that aim to increase brand impact and customer reach, while minimizing marketing expenditure.

So, as marketers look ahead for 2014, the businesses that keep their eyes on the changing trends will survive and thrive. Clearly, then, knowing what’s to come will help them build a better strategy, have strong marketing campaigns, and be ready for the future.

We have gathered data from industry experts and sources and put together this handy infographic to illustrate 20 trends and statistics that will drive marketing in 2014.

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So, what is on the horizon for the marketing world? For once, internet advertising will make up nearly 25% of the entire ad market by 2015. Not just that, but 72% of marketers plan to increase their PPC budget in the coming year (tweet this stat).

Our infographic will also show you:

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We have also included facts about digital audiences and the growth and power of social media in regards to marketing.

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CampNano: Here we go again..

I’ve just written, with an irritating chirp in my typing, that I am nothing if not delusionally optimistic.I think you have to be if you have as bad a track record as I do in NanoWriMo and yet still find yourself cheerily signing up for another failure. And there isn’t even a tiny piece of me that is thinking of not checking in to that cabin.

I sometimes feel lately (lately covers the last six years right?) that I am living my own groundhog day. I wish it only took a day. I wish I could reset it. But while time marches on I don’t. It doesn’t seem to matter what I do I always end up back at the same place.

Thankfully it doesn’t come with a soundtrack. But like Bill/Phill I know that the only person keeping me on loop is me. There might actually be a song for that, but I’m happy to say I can’t think of it….

How many stories am I gonna discard before I figure out there’s no such thing as a perfect book? How many more books will I write before I figure out that the only thing I need to write is a query letter? How many query letters will I perfect before I figure out that the only thing I need to do is stick a stamp on it? Virtually speaking.

Bill/Phil learnt to play the piano, accept the inexorable truth of humanity’s mortality and give the perfect toast. Maybe I’m a slow learner. Or maybe I am just a slow climber. Doesn’t mean I won’t get there in the end.

I’m the chubby girl from high school who – ‘could’ with emphasis – turn up to the school reunion in a bikini. I’m not saying you could grate cheese on my abs, I might have to hold my breath a lot – breathing isn’t required to smile and nod – but it would be a respectable size eight. I didn’t do that overnight either. There were blimps in the road (if I’d scattered pics of myself about the streets anyway), ups, downs, a deep and meaningful relationship with the guy on the midnight to two am shift at the local garage. I spent a long, long time spinning my extra tyres about ten pounds from my final goal.

But I did it. I did it and maintained it. And without turning into a religious, health food nut. One fellow former fatty friend, who admittedly does have abs you can use to shave your parmesan on, ended up finding God. Another found the Gluten free aisle.

So I am climbing a mountain. I’m so far from the top I don’t know what it looks like. I can’t quite see my path, but I know where I am going and somehow – for whatever reason – abs, bikinis, a prayer of gratitude in the crisp aisle to the gods of Golden and Wonder – I have faith that I will figure out how to get there.

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The Celebrations of April

18 Apr

For a long time I have been in a frustrating funk where cooking is concerned. I’d utterly lost my mojo, motivation and satisfaction.

But! (I hope) this month things are changing, helped along by the multiple birthdays April comes with. My uncle’s, my mom’s, my friend’s, two of my brothers, the love’s step-dad AND his daughter all celebrate their birthday this month! Then come May and June during which the pressure does not reduce much.

So far the uncle, the friend’s and one of the brother’s birthdays have passed and I have made something for two out of three of those occasions. I was adamant that I would make something for my friend but she’s one of those types who plead with you not to make a fuss. Now it’s a very busy time at the moment otherwise I would have done as I pleased despite this, but just mark my words Megan – I will not let this slide 😉

I have used two recipes found online that I have barely altered, and if I made them again I would do exactly the same thing because they are perfect.

The first, which I made for my uncle, is this gorgeous nut brittle. I LOVE nut brittle, but this is the first time I’ve had a go at making it. It all seemed to be going perfectly, but unfortunately I made the mistake (I think) of taking the caramel off the heat too soon. This meant that when I looked in the fridge after leaving it to set overnight, the caramel was slowly oozing it’s way aaaaaall over the place! It was rescued however, by changing the greaseproof paper it was sitting on several times. This got rid of excess sticky stuff to leave nut brittle as it should be. You can use any combination of nuts and seeds that you like, and it has a sumptuous dark chocolate base which is just so necessary! Unfortunately I took no photos 😦 the reason being that at first, I forgot because I have become accustomed to not posting these things, and later because I thought it was ruined… But there are lots of lovely (albeit Christmassy) pictures of the finished article on the link I provided above.

For those of you out there who are caramel experts (which I am definitely not), am I right in thinking my mistake was not boiling the caramel for long enough? Or do you think there is simply too much caramel in ratio to the nuts? It is very sweet so, maybe… Not too sweet for my tastes but maybe some people’s. I’d consider making it with salted nuts actually. Oooh…

Now, I REALLY pushed the boat out for my brother’s birthday! I made a seven-layer rainbow cake which took me an awfully long time – I ended up in the kitchen at 11.30pm exhausted and covered in icing! It was so worth it, but I didn’t reap the full benefits of it there and then as I was so concerned about it having the right effect when it was sliced into.

And it was extremely well received!

At my Grandma’s house…

Where everyone said it tasted as good as it looks 😀

There were so many compliments flying around I felt like it was my birthday!

Now I am out of pictures so I guess a little more description would be the way to go… Well, I highly recommend it!

My other brother (who has said that since I’ve made this for Liam I have to outdo myself for his birthday) doesn’t like icing, but he claims the ability to eat bowls of this. It is practically the same icing used for Nigella’s chocolate Guinness cake. As for outdoing myself… I don’t know what to do guys!!! I’m thinking along the lines of cupcakes, and now that this challenge paid off I’d really like another one… But I really will have to get my thinking cap on.

In other words, it is good. Do it.

Watch this space for more recipes 🙂

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Malmstrom Air Force Base honors fallen military dog

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. – The 341st Security Forces Squadron held a remembrance ceremony at the Grizzly Bend for one of Malmstrom’s military working dogs who passed away early this month.

Aslan, 341st SFS MWD, was honored for his dedicated service to the base and the nation Friday after succumbing to his rapid decline in health in early June.

Aslan was a German Shepherd, born in January 2008 who was certified as an explosive detection dog on June 8, 2010. Aslan was assigned to the 341st SFS in December 2010 and performed more than 9,500 hours to installation security as well as serving the state of Montana with more than 25 responses to bomb threats and a deployment to Iraq. Aslan also supported federal and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country in numerous explosive missions supporting presidential, foreign and domestic dignitaries.

“It’s extremely important to honor our military working dogs,” said Senior Airman Keith Retuyan, 341st SFS MWD handler and Aslan’s handler at the time of his passing. “They are not just a dog, a tool nor a piece of equipment. They are our brothers and sisters and we treat them as we treat one another.”

Retuyan graduated handler training in February 2017 and worked with Aslan for less than four months before his passing in June.

Aslan’s remains were displayed in front of his official photo beside an empty kennel and an upside-down bucket on top. The bucket symbolized no more need to feed and water or give any necessities to the dog after its passing.

A flag was folded in Aslan’s honor and a bell was rang to signify bringing a dog home.

The first ring signifies the handler calling out to the dog to let him know it is time to start his journey home. The second ring signifies the dog coming home for the last time. The third ring signifies the dog has laid his head down to rest and his journey has ended.

Taps was played and Aslan was paid his final respects.

“I know Aslan is up there looking down on us and I know he sees and appreciates all of the love and support,” Retuyan said. “It didn’t really hit me until he actually moved on and it was one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in my military career.”

Aslan’s remains will be given to Staff Sgt. Storm Doromal, Aslan’s previous handler of three years.

“I, like the rest of us MWD handlers, will say that my dog is the epitome of a (MWD), the poster boy or dog of obedience, the envy of the kennel and the pinnacle of success,” Doromal said. “Aslan was all of the above.”

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When Life Gives You Lemons….

So this evening’s ‘office’ is an OKish hotel bar, about 40 miles from home.  Staff are friendly; people interesting (I do love a good people watch!).  But why am I here?

So, this isn’t what I was ‘meant’ to be doing this evening.  BUT as a single mum I would have been crazy to pass up an opportunity for my first child free night in a year when my plans got cancelled last minute.  So, me being the spontaneous fidget bum that I am, I hit the road and voila!  Here I am having a much needed night away; turning a disappointment into an opportunity 🙂

This week has been very mixed.  After being soooooo full of energy last week, I knew I was surviving on borrowed adrenaline and that a health crash was imminent (don’t you just LOVE living with a chronic illness!)  So from Wednesday onwards I’ve been feeling pretty crappy, which probably wasn’t helped by insomnia, worrying over another person, and the worsening difficulties of one of my babies bless.

So my week resembled something like this:

Excitement.  Happiness.  Pride.  Frustration.  Uncontrollable (and unappreciated) worry.  Loss.  Exhaustion.  Pain.  Fright.  Relief.  Anger.  Upset.  Pissed off.  Disappointment.  Regret.  The full spectrum in a few short days.  But have I let that stop me from facing the world and just cracking on?  No.  Because I am built to push through (and I’m pretty fantastic at it!).

And it’s for that reason why it’s bloody brilliant that the new Doctor is a WOMAN!!!  She possesses all the required qualities, and more.  I can’t understand why there has been so much backlash?!?!  Well, judging by social media the majority of the negativity has come from men!  Do they feel threatened and inferior??  Well they should do ha!  Now, I’m not really sexist and I do have some truly wonderful male friends (thanks Benjamin for cheering me up today with hidden Micky Flanagan references in your messages!)  But seriously chaps, GET OVER IT!!!  She can’t help being born AMAZING 😉

Anyway….I am going to get back to my people watching and chatting to random tipsy strangers 😉  Have a fantastic weekend folks, whether you are doing ‘proper F**k all’ or going ‘Out Out.’

Amy x

Amy Griffiths, Well Being Freedom Services Ltd ©

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How to be a Well-Fed Traveller

Eating healthy can be a challenge while travelling. Airports and train stations are generally filled with unhealthy chain restaurants. I always try to bring enough snacks so I will not starve if I cannot find appropriate options. I also always request vegetarian meals, which has pros and cons. The pros are that your food comes out first and if it’s a dinner meal then it’s usually Indian food. Airplane food sucks in general but the Indian food is actually super tasty and I’ll be done eating by the time the rest of the cabin gets served boring old chicken or beef. The only con is that the breakfast and lunch options suck, but I think they suck across the board so it’s not so bad.

Before my flight home to the U.S., I scoured my terminal for a good morning snack/lunch option. I settled on Pret a Manger, which is a Starbucks-esque chain in the U.K. I was excited to find edamame in the pre-packaged section and decided to have that for a snack with a flat white made with soymilk. A flat white is an espresso drink made with the milk from the bottom of the steamer so it has a creamier texture more coffee flavor and less milk. I really liked it and wish it was available in the States!

Protein + caffeine = a happy traveller

For lunch I picked up a sandwich that contained avocado, pickled carrots and daikon, spinach and a chili dressing. It was delicious and really fresh, and had lots of good veggies.

Water is a must for long flights. I always try to stock up on two liters before I board. It’s a pain in the butt to lug around two liters of water but it’s definitely worth it. I ended up drinking both liters, as well as 4-5 cups of water the airline supplied and I was still thirsty!

Other travel essentials are a snack (I brought along a Clif KidZ Bar) and lip balm. Chapped lips are the worst!

Passport(s) (I have dual citizenship which basically means never waiting at customs… #luckiest), American cell phone, European cell phone and most importantly my trusty Kindle.

With these essentials I was managed to stay happy, healthy and entertained throughout my flight (even if I was a bit thirsty towards the

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Tag Archive | Beta Reader Guidelines

Author Yvonne Hertzberger’s “Guidelines for Beta Readers”

I wish I had thought of this. This list will be a blessing to any author electing to utilize it. Yvonne Hertzberger is an excellent author, spinning yarns which wrap you up in their fabric and don’t let you go. Her approach to readying a novel for publication is just as thorough. Enjoy.

Guest post by Author Yvonne Hertzberger:

Guidelines For Beta Readers

Recently I sent out my third Manuscript to my beta readers. I wanted to them to have some idea of what kind of feedback I would be looking for so I drafted some guidelines for them and sent them along with the manuscript. I never thought that this might be useful to more than my chosen victims. In the interest of thoroughness I also sent a copy to my editor, Wendy Reis. That lovely lady made some minor alterations and suggested others might benefit from my list. So, here they are. Thank you Wendy for nudging me on this. I hope my writer friends find it useful.

If you find yourself unable to complete this in the time I need you can let me know. I will understand, so don’t be concerned if you have to turn me down. I am sending this ahead of time so that if you cannot do this I will know and can approach other readers instead. In the meantime, thank you so much for offering to do this. You will never know how valuable this is to me.

When you come across something in the manuscript that needs to be looked at please take down the page number, and paragraph so I can find the spot.

Please keep track of everything in a word doc (preferred) or email format so you can send it to me via email as an attachment. (Or in the body if no Word doc.)

1:  Awkward sentences – anything you feel the need to read twice, or just doesn’t read smoothly.

2:  Places where the pace is off or bogging down – where it gets slow and boring.

3:  Grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.

4:  Where would you like to see more description.

5:  Where would you like to see more dialogue or tension.

6:  Anything that just doesn’t work for you.

Please be as specific as you can, especially as to location of the problem. I want honest feedback. I promise I will not be offended. If something bothers you it is likely to bother other readers as well. I will not promise to use all your suggestions but I will take them seriously. This part of the process is very important. Your honest input will make this a better book.

Thank you all again.

Successful fantasy author Yvonne Hertzberger

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Yvonne Hertzberger

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 Back From Chaos  Book One of the Earth’s Pendulum series

Book One

Book One

Through Kestrel’s Eyes  Book Two of the Earth’s Pendulum series

Book Two

Book Two

Watch for Book Three, The Dreamt Child launching January 18 2014

Book Three

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New Year, New Goals and Priorities

I find it fascinating how easily and naturally we slip into recap mode as a year on the calendar winds down. We reevaluate, take stock and look back at what has worked and what hasn’t and we begin pondering our options, rethinking decisions and choices. There are definite phases and passages to life.

For me the last several years have been about attracting new clients and the emphasis has been on growth. It has been fun and exciting in the fast lane.

My GPS is re-calculating

A few unexpected, serendipitous events have helped me to realize that I want more time for friends and family. Relationships, both on a personal and a professional level, have risen to the top of my priority list. Quality is more meaningful than quantity.

The importance of balance

I find that I want to concentrate on better serving existing clients. I also need time for other things and for people who have been neglected. Life needs to look different in 2014. When I feel restless it is an indication that it is time to expand some things and rein in others.

This is going to be a year of transition

How are you approaching 2014? Is there a course correction on your horizon?

Unless you are ‘of a certain age’ you will not relate to Guy Lombardo’s orchestra playing Auld Lang Syne. You may even have to be Canadian. I sat with my parents on many a New Year’s Eve and listened to the old year ushered out to this tune. Out with the old.


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Teeling Spirit Of Dublin Poitin, 52.5%

We all do it these days.

For a whiskey fan like myself – the journey begins even before you’ve boarded the plane.

The last time I flew out of Dublin I took full advantage of the promotional stalls and tasted over half a dozen Irish whiskey samples – most of which I’d never tried before.

The one that stood out for me happened to be Teeling’s Spirit Of Dublin Poitin.

2 reasons.

1) This is the first spirit to be released from a new Dublin whiskey distillery for over a century.

That in itself makes this recently released poitin worthy of a punt – which is exactly what I did. But on tasting the spirit – I got a lovely surprise.

2) Spirit Of Dublin is a single pot still Poitin.

Once I worked my way through that initial oily, slightly rotten fruit smell of new make whiskey – I experienced a very welcome single pot still signature spice warming up my palate and making me smile.

Made with a mix of malted barley and unmalted barley – this is a uniquely Irish style originating from an early tax avoidance scheme where unmalted barely attracted no duty.

The unexpected result is a fabulous soft spice together with a slightly richer mouthfeel on tasting – which Spirit Of Dublin clearly possesses.

If it taste this good straight from the stills – what will it be like straight from the barrel after it’s matured for long enough to be called a whiskey?

Perhaps I’ll have to book another flight a few years hence to find out!

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The Magic Lamp Inn

Roadside Americana

Nikon D7000 18-200mm @ 44mm ISO 200 1/20 f/14 Lr4, TpzSim; PsCS6

A fixture on Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) in Rancho Cucamonga since 1955, with live music in the lounge four nights a week, and menu items like jumbo crab cocktail, Caesar salad tossed table side and Chateaubriand for two carved table side with both Bordelaise and Bernaise sauce, the Magic Lamp Inn is a throwback to an earlier time.

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  1. This really is interesting, love the colors…would love to see inside, nice work!

    November 16, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    • Thanks, Mike. The inside is a time warp.

      November 26, 2012 at 2:24 PM

  2. Love it! such great color and shapes.

    November 25, 2012 at 2:23 PM

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Engaging the culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Something Jesus Asked Me:

Luke 6:46
“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

I was driving into work this morning, listening to this past Sunday’s sermon. As the pastor quoted the verse above, Jesus asked it of me. I didn’t hear Jesus’ voice, I heard Phil’s; but right when Pastor Phil said it, Jesus asked it and demanded I answer it. Again, it wasn’t audible, but it might as well have been for it was just as clear. You can think I’m crazy, but if/when it happens to you then you’ll be just where I am – a loss for words to explain it.

So, my response to this question is, “LORD, You alone have the words of life. You are my God, and by Your grace, I will submit to whatever You require of me. Command what You will, and grant what You command.”

What this will result in, I don’t know; but I intend to follow my Jesus. There are a few things I do know because HE promises them:
1. It will be costly
2. It will be rewarding
3. Jesus will always be with me through it all

What’s your response?

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In the Age of Legends, Aes Sedai researchers discovered a region of the Pattern with what appeared to be an undivided source of the One Power separate from the True Source. Initial research suggested that this energy could be used by either gender without many of the known limitations of the One Power.

An attempt was made to access this new energy source by boring a hole in the Pattern. What the researchers had found was actually the prison of the Dark One. An explosion occured and the resulting hole is known as the Bore, and although it has not allowed the Dark One to escape, it does allow him to influence the world.

Over the next hundred years the Dark One’s influence in the world grew and his touch caused a degeneration in what had previously been a peaceful utopian society. With time people turned to the shadow, openly declaring their loyal allegiance to the Dark One, and rose up against the existing order which eventually culminated in The War of Power.

The Bore was later sealed by Lews Therin Telamon in an attempt to imprison the Dark One. The backlash from the Dark One against this act tainted saidin. The Bore itself is described as a metaphysical point in space where the Pattern is its thinnest. It is due to this thinness that the Dark One is able to exert such control over the reality of the Bore’s immediate surroundings.

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Into the Valley

TA156HVjAs I type, we’re mere hours away from the final part of Happy Valley on BBC1, brutal and brilliant and one of the landmark dramas of the TV year so far, and featured heavily in this week’s Telly Addict. While animated by ensuing episodes of Sally Wainwright’s fem-centric Hebden Bridge crime saga, I have been let down by the way From There To Here unfolded in its second episode, also on BBC1, and also covered this week, for balance. Plus: the 1950s-Dublin-set Quirke, also on BBC1, which I’m loving, so I am, and Imagine: Philip Roth Unleashed on BBC2, a rare treat for those of us who’ve only read Portnoy’s Complaint. For fun, I cover Four Rooms on C4, which returned for its fourth series and is basically a posh Cash In The Attic, but no less fun for that. Happy Valley! Happy Valley! Happy Valley!

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  1. Interestingly enough, I stopped watching Happy Valley (and The Americans) for the same reason: I’ve reached my limit regarding the number of rape scenes I can put up with. So maybe I missed a damn fine woman centred series but I had to draw a line.

  2. I tend to watch DVDs more than anything else, its not often I venture into TV land but even I couldnt avoid the rumblings and talking about this awesome show that was ‘Happy Valley’ People were shocked, people were impressed but everyone seemed to talking about the show. Ive added it to my watch list and will soon blitz through all six episodes and see how good it really is. I think it is indeed going to be a wonderful multi drama that of course will be back for a Series 2

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

What Day Is This?

I know it's Saturday once I hear Alan faintly gasp, "I can't breathe ...".

Weerd Beard cums through for me again.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

He Shot Me!

It happened here as part of this event and the gun was an up-scale version of one of these designed* for live fire training.

And truth be told, I was kinda expecting it to happen, but still ...

Re-Direct comes first on the list for a reason!

* The pistols described here if I'm not mistaken.


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Welcome to White Lotus Yoga & Meditation

Welcome to my beautiful White Lotus!

I designed and build this house in order to full fill a  long lasting dream, which was to offer a highly energetic space for people searching for peace of mind.

I think this dream has been come true, as my very welcome guests assure me all the time.

In the meantime the garden grew to a beautiful lush space for contemplation.

Recently we build a very cozy plunge-pool in the Garden. It is so refreshing to just lay into it and enjoy the nature around.

The rooms with their huge terrace offer an incomparable view of the jungle across the ravine with its waterfall, taking you into the dream world you have always been longing for.

I hope you will be lucky enough to experience this space by yourself some day.

The Meditations I am offering 3 times a week will complete your holy days.

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I AM Truth, all men are liars. Rom 3:1-8

Everyone is a hypocrite – including ME.

One of the biggest reasons people do not want to become Christian is because of

Hypocrisy - we are all guilty of it.  Except Christ

Hypocrisy – we are all guilty of it. Except Christ

“Christians”.  One Christian author said that we should never be surprised when we hear of a Christian brother falling to temptation, because we all sin – I am a hypocrite; there I said it, but so are you.  In Ch 2 Paul has established that nobody can live up to their own human standards and rules let alone God’s.  Paul even called himself the chief sinner. Here in Ch 3 religious people cannot live up to what they claim to be right.  It is sad that people judge God because of our hypocrisy.  In this section of Romans Paul is saying that no one can judge God just because his people are not perfect.  God is above our failures.  Everyone is a hypocrite to one degree or another which consequently also makes everyone a liar.  But God is above that.  He is righteous and he will hold all men accountable.  Just because I fail to live up to the standards which I know are right, doesn’t negate God’s righteousness and certainly doesn’t let us off the hook.  Jesus on the other hand did live up to God’s standard.  He was perfect in his life on Earth, thus you will have to answer to him.  Pointing out my failures as a hypocritical Christian will not excuse you from yours when you stand before his throne.

God’s Faithfulness

3   What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way! First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. 3 What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written:“So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”

5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? 7 Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?” 8 Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved.

As we ponder God’s character from the above passage, I wonder if God would answer our trademark question below in the following way…

Who are you Lord?

 I AM the God who reveals himself to those who seek me and I have revealed myself to the whole world so that I am not liable of non-disclosure. No man can say that they did not know of me.  I have left a testimony about myself to the world; through nature –Rom 1:20 , “so men are without excuse”; and through the written word – Rom 3:2 , “So that you may be proved right and prevail when you judge us”. Whether or not man accepts these testimonies is another thing.  I gave my word to man because I want all men to know me and have left it up to them to spread the good news to the entire world.  If you do not know my testimony, it is not my fault.

I AM the living Word incarnate who lived among you.  I have recorded my life’s message in the Bible so that you can know me.  I AM Emmanuel – “God with us”.   I want you to know me personally so I came to your world to reveal the Father to you.

I AM the way, the truth, the life.  Now you know what truth is.   If you would have eternal life, you must come through my Son Jesus Christ.  There is no other way.  All other religions are false.  They may do good deeds in this world which is commendable, but they are still lost and unable to achieve my perfect righteousness on their own.

I AM the fulfillment of the Law and the sacrifices.  I gave you my laws to show you my holiness.  No religious duties in the world can make you righteous before me.  I gave you my righteous law to show you how sinful you are compared to me, and so that you would realize that you need my forgiveness and grace.  This is why I came, to show you that I AM the embodiment of the Law and the prophets.  Only I could perfectly obey them as I walked this Earth.  Consequently if your religiousness is not as holy as my perfection, you are lost and need my forgiveness.

Christians are still sinners, just forgiven sinners

In keeping with Paul’s themes showing how all men are sinful, Religions are the hardest people to reach because they think that they are accepted by their good works.  Some of the nicest people on earth are those who are the most lost.  They are the most lost because they think that they are on the right track in their religion.  It is hard to save someone who believes that they are not lost.  Christians are not perfect people, they just know that they are lost and need a savior.  Unfortunately, there are people who are watching us and judging our every wrong.  We Christians often times take for granted our saved position in Christ and forget to live like Christ.  We Christians also have an enemy in the devil who is constantly trying to tear us down and trip us up before the eyes of the unsaved world.  Church is not a goody two shoes club which is there because we are so good.  No, we go to church to remind ourselves of our savior who forgave us so we can worship him all the more.  This does not make us hypocrites; it makes us honest with ourselves.  We may be saved and forever forgiven, but we are still sinners at the core of our nature and need him to change us daily.  Instead of a religious pride, it should foster humble compassion in us for others.

“It’s not about me”

Christianity is not about me per se, it is about Christ.  It is about how he made humanity to reveal his glory to as well as for them to live eternally with Him in heaven.  It is about how he wanted free agents to choose to love him even though he knew that they would choose otherwise.  It is about how God himself would make a way to redeem men from the price of sin so that they could be reunited.  But mostly it is about how God came to save man so that God could dwell inside of man to live with him forever and change him from the inside out giving him a new divine nature capable of living eternally as God’s companion – his Bride.  It is about how God pleased himself in my stead by paying the price for my sin and offering me forgiveness and son-ship in spite of my sinful propensity so that He might receive all praise and honor and glory forever more.

Religion on the other hand is about memy earning salvation by good works.  God will have none of that because who gets the glory for it?  Me.  This is precisely what Satan offers.  He has always tried to take God’s spot light and place it on himself; and that is what he tries to get us to do with religion.  Thus in my estimation, I believe that God hates religion (maybe not how religions meet the physical needs of others, but the self reliance inherent in them).  It is an affront to his glory, grace, mercy, forgiveness and praise because it places the emphasis on me. Thus heaven is nothing but a reward to be earned and the glory is mine.

You call it hypocrisy

In conclusion, every sin which the Christian commits should drive him to his knees in humility, contriteness, prayer and thanksgiving for Christ’s forgiveness and that is always a good thing.  The Law was given to show the Jews that they were not righteous, thus they would have to go to the tent of meeting to offer a sacrifice and receive pardon.  When we Christians sin, we can now go directly to God’s throne of grace to confess our sin and re-establish our fellowship with the Father.  I am not saying that sin is good, as God hates sin and will not allow it in his presence.  God says: “When we harbor sin in our hearts, God will not hear us”.  When we sin but then recognize it, just like a child who runs to his father, weeping over his wrong actions, we can go to God with contrite hearts and that is a good thing for us to do. God also says: 1 Jn 1:9 says:“If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. You might call my sin hypocrisy (which it is) but I call it an opportunity to humble myself before my God and take responsibility for it to make it right.  I did this today.  And it is just like the prodigal son returning to a Father who accepts us with open arms because of his Son Jesus in us. Church is full of hypocritical sinners because everyone is such; but true Christians (not the pretend kind) realize it and go to church in order to let God teach them how to change.

More to come,

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Missionary with New Tribes Mission since 1989
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“Iron and Candy”: Dress for a Christmas Party

For my collegue is the Christmas Party from our Company one of the important day of the year.
So everyone looks really forward to this day and they are really excited what the responsible people have prepared for.

So the slogan for the Party was “Iron and Candy”, It takes some time to decided what I should wear on this day. For me was clear I want to wear a silver top. Now I was searching for some “candy” accessories, after some days looking on google and Pinterest, I decided to sew my own “Candy” Clutch.

Here is my “Iron and Candy” outfit:

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
Many lovely greetings!

“Iron and Candy”: Dress for a Christmas Party

Very easy: DIY Mobile Phone Case

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I know that this may be too late, but you learn from making mistakes! On the way home my Iphone dropped so I decided that I really need a mobile case to save the rest of my phone. 🙂

I wanted a case, which is not separated from my phone, because I know it just takes two days and I will lose it. The second important thing is, that the case should not just protect the back, but also the front.

Here is how I made this:

You need: A mobile case that fits for your your phone, a piece of leather, double-face tape, elastic band

Step 1: Cut the piece of leather in the right size, make sure that you also cut out the corner for the phone camera.

Step 2:

Fix the double-face tape on the phone case.

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Step 3:

At the end, very important, first attach the elastic band at the double-face tape and after that stick it onto the leather piece.

FINISH! Very easy, right? Enjoy your new phone case!

Very easy: DIY Mobile Phone Case