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"Mr. Serenity" Tom Basso, the trend following trader famously featured in Jack Schwager's "New Market Wizards", returns to the show to speak with Michael Covel. This time, the focus is on questions posed by listeners. Basso and Covel go over the questions and talk about subjects such as the video of philosopher Alan Watts that Covel discussed on a recent podcast that asked, "what if money was no object?"; how Basso manages his emotions during both losing and winning periods; what drove Basso to "enjoy the ride" and whether there were periods in his life when it was difficult to do so; exit strategies on winning positions; Basso's use of hedges; the process behind taking a developed system from testing to live trading; what Basso learned from his earliest large drawdown; Basso's use of money management and risk control; Basso's advice to the first time programmer; how to handle skeptics of trend following; whether Basso considered the notion of serenity from the very beginning of his career; the career of John W. Henry; Basso's coin flip entry method, and the importance of exit strategies; percent betting; diversification; what would cause Basso to stop trading a particular system; comfort with uncertainty; Basso's views on initial capital at risk vs. unrealized gains; and fighting against your gut reaction when your system tells you otherwise. Basso brings a wealth of knowledge in answering these listener questions, so hop on and (as Basso says) "enjoy the ride".
Note: This original #83 episode has to been updated to include all Basso interviews so far. 4 hours plus!
As America approaches Thanksgiving this week Michael Covel is feeling reflective. He plays a speech by author and philosopher Alan Watts asking, "What would you do with your life if money was no object?" Covel shows you how you can make money, but asks: What will you do with it once you have it? It's about freedom, it's about finding options. It's not just about protecting it once you have it. So once you have the money you need what are you going to do with it? Covel goes on to discuss the importance of making something of yourself; of not sitting there and completing the dry obligations of the day. You need a shake-up in your life. It's time to find something different. Next, Covel plays a talk by author and blogger Seth Godin. Covel riffs off Godin's Q&A session noting the importance of finding something you truly feel passionate about, but knowing that it might not necessarily mean you'll be the next Apple. The important thing is to start now; don't wait until you finally realize the industrial revolution is over. You don't have to have a plan--just put yourself into motion. That's what Covel did: Start with your passion, and figure out how to pay the bills around that. Whether it's investing, building a business, entrepreneurship, or anything else (like trend following). Godin is great at explaining that accepted systems are dead. You have to create and use your own microphone to get your message out. Covel also discusses resistance, being able to survive to play the next hand, the importance of bet size, and diversity in your betting. Don't become emotionally invested in one idea; you might have to adjust within the place that you love. Next, Covel talks about a recent experience he had with government bureaucracy with regard to an international deal and how his experience might hint at future ills. Free DVD offer: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel analyzes a recent interview from famed trader Hugh Hendry of Eclectica Asset Management given at the Buttonwood Gathering held by The Economist. Hendry is not a trend following trader--at least publicly--and Covel gives some insight on how some very important trend following ideas have made their way into Hendry's work. Unlike Covel's comment on David Harding's interview from several weeks ago, this analysis is not about the skewed media perception of trend following, but rather how big name traders like Hendry use trend following philosophies in their trading, even if they would deny the label. Stick with it as Hendry talks about some of his fundamental views, because the trend following principles sneak up on you later in the interview. A narrative and a story is important in trying to sell yourself, and some of Hendry's thoughts belie the fundamental perspective on trading he presents to the public; Covel helps to read between the lines and see the underlying trend following thread inherent in Hendry's work. Covel comments as Hendry gives his thoughts on central bank manipulation and the consequences of those actions; how Hendry doesn't want to hear from the ridiculous analysts that can't help you in buying, selling, allocating to assorted markets in your portfolio, having a bet size strategy, and having a risk management strategy; how he made 50% in October of 2008 (and how this leads Covel to believe some trend following strategies might have been employed); and how Hendry is a student of uncertainty.
Michael Covel speaks with Robert Greene, the bestselling author of the classic book, "The 48 Laws of Power", in addition to other bestsellers such as "The Art of Seduction", "The 33 Strategies of War", and "The 50th Law" with musician and entrepreneur 50 Cent. His new book, "Mastery" is out. Covel and Greene came together through their mutual friend Ryan Holiday (author of "Trust Me, I'm Lying"), a past guest on Covel's podcast and a former apprentice of Greene. Covel talks to Greene about the influence "The 48 Laws of Power" had on Covel's own writing; using the 48 Laws as a defense strategy rather than as a cutthroat offense; some of Greene's early influences that led him into his writing career; using Zen Buddhism and meditation as a tool to gain perspective and focus; the importance of using your unique life experiences in your career to create an irreplaceable style; and embracing opportunity. When "The 48 Laws of Power" unexpectedly pushed a button in the hip-hop community, Greene and musician 50 Cent began a collaboration that eventually became "The 50th Law". Covel and Greene discuss the stories surrounding their collaboration, why 50 Cent should be taken seriously as an entrepreneur, and how he embodies the paradigm found within Greene's new book, "Mastery". On the subject of "Mastery", Covel and Greene discuss how Greene mined the biographies of both contemporary masters and masters throughout history to discover how these people reached new levels and developed a different kind of intelligence. These people are highly creative, can connect ideas in a way that no one else can, and have become masters in their own respective fields. Greene made the startling discovery that genius, talent, luck, and intelligence did not lead his subjects to this power. Rather, they went through a process: They went through apprenticeships, mentored with the right people, knew how to observe what was happening around them, absorbed all of the rules of their field, developed skills, and had many failures. They aren't superhuman. They went through a process that Greene discusses in extremely clear terms in his new book. Greene makes the case that given the competition in today's world, becoming a master in your field is the only way to achieve true success. Special offer DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel starts with "It Was a Very Good Year" by Frank Sinatra because what's more useful as a human being? Is it more useful to get all geared up about elections, or to listen to a Frank Sinatra sing a nice walk through life. A pleasant, easygoing way. Of course, the pleasant easygoing way is better. Covel discusses what the election means for both sides, even if he doesn't seem to care one way or the other: On the conservative side, if you keep running social issue candidates, you'll never win an election again. To the liberals, if you think the government can give you economic freedom, you'll never have economic freedom. So, where is Covel going with this? He goes the Frank Sinatra way, the go-with-the-flow way. Every couple of years, someone says "trend following is dead". Usually it's right at the time trend followers have a drawdown. The idea is to have your wins far outweigh your losses. You'll have volatility in your returns. Life is volatile and you can't predict what's going to happen. You can only make your bets, have stop losses in the market, and say "I'm going to get out if I lose this amount of money". Covel quotes Jason Gerlach of Sunrise Capital (a firm with a 30 year track record of success) as a response to those that say "trend following is dead": "Trend following is no more dead than the sport of sailing or the act of kite flying would be considered dead if, for a period of time, the wind didn't blow. Like a sailboat, or a kite, a trend following trading model is designed to capture the power of environmental forces. When the requisite environmental forces don't occur for stretches of time, activities that depend on those environmental forces are not going to be successful. Once the winds started blowing again, sailboats will sail, and kites will again fly. The same holds true for trend following. Just as the wind will always return to blow in the future, the forces that drive price trends: greed, fear, euphoria, panic, will return at some point, and when they do, trend following trading models will make a great deal of money." Covel again notes AQR's paper discussing trend following's positive returns dating back to 1903 as evidence of this. Yes, there's a chance wind will never return, but do you want to bet everything on that?
Michael Covel talks about his upcoming trip to Asia (with a special song intro for Korea). His plans include a speech in Tokyo, time spent in Singapore, Bali, Penang, KL Thailand, with various speaking events throughout. Covel's Asian odyssey is sure to be documented in the podcast. Covel also thanks the listeners for the success of the podcast. People feel stuck, and Covel talks about Stephen Cope's "The Great Work of Your Life: The Guide to the Journey of Your True Calling". Most Americans don't want to be on the endless treadmill, and maybe trend following is a way to get the freedom that you need in order to find your calling. Next, Covel discusses a quote from Bob Prechter, of Elliott Wave fame. Covel doesn't think that predictive techniques work, but Prechter had a fantastic piece of writing that Covel shares that analyzes some of the Fed actions in the past compared to what they're doing now. Covel contemplates what this might mean, and how it shows the Fed might be in a panic. But what does this mean to a trend following trader? Very simply, it's just another reason to employ a trend following strategy. If the Fed has dampened speculation in the past by raising interest rates to pop a bubble, and today you've got markets right back at the all-time highs but rates are still at 0%--what might this mean? If this scenario is accurate, what strategy do you employ? You can either trust the system, or you can put in place a strategy that only places trust in price action. Look at what Prechter says to inspire you to become a trend following trader. So how do you adjust? Covel goes on to discuss how to get "unstuck" quoting author Seth Godin: "Starting without seeing the end is difficult, so we often wait until we see the end." Next, a quote from Atul Gawande that talks about knowing your fallibility, and the importance of practice and nurture (in trend following). Covel also discusses an upcoming massive searchable .PDF file that he's putting together featuring 15 years of research containing background documents, systems, and other research materials. Covel's special offer new DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks with Michael Mauboussin. Mauboussin is an author ("More Than You Know", "Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition"), investment strategist in the financial services industry, professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Business, and serves on the board of trustees at the Santa Fe Institute (an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute). Mauboussin joins Covel to discuss his new book, "The Success Equation: The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing". Covel and Mauboussin discuss luck and skill, how they cross over and play off each other, and how both of those factors have played a part in both Covel and Mauboussin's careers. Even though their strategies may differ, the foundational elements in Mauboussin's work applies to Covel's trend following world perfectly. Covel and Mauboussin also discuss how Mauboussin came to start working on "The Success Equation"; how losing on purpose can define skill; how sports can provide great examples of what Mauboussin contends regarding skill and luck; the human desire and emotional need to tell stories, and how that plays into peoples' difficulty untangling skill and luck; Stephen Jay Gould's notion of the .400 hitter in baseball and the paradox of skill; physical limits and improvement in skill over time; sample size issues; process vs. outcome; what to do when you're the underdog and how complicating the situation can help when you're in that position; improving your guesswork on where you are in the luck-skill continuum; persistence and predictive value; and building skill. A must read new book! Special offer new DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Famed writer and trader Jack Schwager returns to the podcast to speak with Michael Covel about his new book, "Market Sense and Nonsense: How the Markets Really Work (and How They Don't)", which is released today. For those that have had a pulse in the investment world in the last twenty or so years, you've surely crossed paths with Schwager's earlier works--especially the "Market Wizards" series. "Market Sense and Nonsense" aims to reveal why so many "tried and true" investment models and ideas might be flat out wrong. Schwager approaches these assumptions and beliefs about the market from the ground up and investigates which ideas hold up and which crumble under the pressure of closer scrutiny. Covel and Schwager discuss how Schwager was able to make "Market Sense and Nonsense" accessible to both professionals and laymen and touch on some of the subjects contained within: market fallacies and misconceptions; the idea of cable news "experts", and what would happen if you actually followed all of the picks made by people like Jim Cramer and other talking heads; comparing performance streams against each other, and why you have to consider more than just the number; volatility vs. risk; if coming to a good risk adjusted return is based more on a scientific approach or personal preference; leveraged ETFs; the fear of hedge funds; the idea of leverage and why much of "Market Sense and Nonsense" was built around trying to understand it; and why fund-to-fund managers putting a large group of trend following traders together in one portfolio might not be a wise move. Covel and Schwager also touch upon the presidential election and discuss why whoever is selected to be the next president might not make much of a difference in the markets. Special free DVD offer: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel comments on four CNBC interview clips from legendary trend following trader David Harding of Winton Capital. Covel goes through the interviews with Erin Burnett, then of CNBC, Joe Kernen, and Fast Money. Covel comments as the anchors ask question after question that show they don't yet understand the basic concepts behind Harding's success. They beg for stock tips, ask predictive political questions, idiotically compare Harding's approach to Long Term Capital Management, and otherwise not get the big idea. Covel's analysis shows that reading teleprompters doesn't necessarily imply one has insight. It's an educational analysis to see how David Harding thinks and talks about trend following trading and to watch how the media system doesn't get it. Those lessons alone are worth the price in gold.
How is trend following a bit like the Billy Idol song, "Dancing With Myself"? Michael Covel explains the importance of maintaining an independent spirit, feeling comfortable standing alone and outside the crowd and being your own self. Covel contrasts this to the famous scene in "American Psycho" where a group of executives compare the card stock and fancy presentation of their business cards trying to impress one another. That's the complete opposite of what "Dancing With Myself" gets at. Worry about yourself, not the crowd. Covel then quotes hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry. Hendry holds himself out in public as coming from a fundamental perspective, even though his hero is trend trader Bruce Kovner, who was trained by Michael Marcus, who was trained by Ed Seykota (all trend following traders). You get the picture. Hendry honestly states that he doesn't know what's going to happen, but he puts himself in the position to have probabilistic bets that can profit when the market moves--in whatever direction. Covel moves on to quote David Einhorn, a hedge fund manager. What will the Fed do if the bubble bursts when interest rates are at zero? Is Covel, in quoting Einhorn, trying to predict the future by talking about this subject? He's simply mapping out what he sees: A world that's rigged and manipulated, and a Federal Reserve that's trying to make its buddies at the big banks wealthy. In the midst of this how can you protect yourself and profit? The only way you can truly protect yourself is by looking at the price in the here and now from a trend following perspective. You can make decisions based on the price movement without having any idea what the Fed is doing behind the curtain. There is no certainty. There's only chaos, uncertainty, fractures, and cracks in the sidewalk. You have to have a plan before that fracture breaks. Although traders like Einhorn, Hendry, and John Hussman might not be trend following traders themselves, their observations certainly make the case for employing a trend following strategy. Special Offer? Free trend following DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks with Peter Brandt, author of "Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading", and a trader who has been in the commodity trading space since 1976. He's traded his own proprietary account from the late 1970's until today, and is currently entering the hedge fund world by running a multi-CTA fund-of-funds. Brandt got his start in Chicago trading commodities and working at the Chicago Board of Trade for Continental Grain Company. Along the way he jumped from approach to approach until he found the book "Technical Analysis of Stock Trends" by Edwards and MaGee, and became a classical chartist. However, after leaving Continental Grain in the early 1980's he suffered a traumatic accident falling from seventeen feet onto a concrete slab while sleepwalking. Brandt suffered neurological and physical damage which affects him today, but he calls this tragedy a blessing. Covel and Brandt talk about how the accident influenced his trading and how great lessons can be learned through adversity. Covel and Brandt also discuss the idea of trading a five minute chart pattern vs. a weekly chart pattern; the biggest mistakes you can make as a novice trader; averaging a loser; risk management and the right amount to risk on any trade; upside volatility and the fantasy of a straight line up of profit gwoth; and the importance of reducing the incessant head chatter and living in the moment of now. There are some real commonalities between Brandt's approach and trend following, including the basic foundations of risk management and the importance of price. Brandt and Covel get to the bottom of their respective approaches, and explore how to find the best system for yourself. Special offers including a free DVD go to: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks about "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. Covel defends studying the book as a psychological manifesto for "navigating the trend following waters". Halfway through the book Covel realized how it sounded like all the trend following traders he's studied over the past fifteen years (even if it wasn't the author's intention). Covel isn't out to get you to start singing kumbaya and burning incense; he's just out to get you to look at the world differently so you can profit. Covel discusses Cullen Roche, author of the "Pragmatic Capitalism" blog, who posted some quotes from Warren Buffet recently. Covel acknowledges that Buffett is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the history of modern man, but has no problem criticizing the myths that surround him. Buffett noted that Berkshire has $40 billion in cash on hand, but "prices are difficult right now". So, what does that even mean? Why is Buffett on CNBC? He's talking his "book", he's creating the aura, and perhaps confusing people into making decisions based off his advice. Or perhaps he simply needs his ego stroked. So, what do you buy based on that advice? How do you make buy and sell decisions? Trend following doesn't rely on vague statements, and the positive performance dates back to 1903. With trend following price is price. That is an under the radar concept though. Most people simply know Buffett's value investing, buy and hold world. However, there are inherent problems in value investing and Covel investigates by quoting David Rosenberg and John Hussman along the way. From their fundamental perspective Rosenberg and Hussman lay the foundation for trend following without thst being their intention. Covel also goes on to discuss "Finding Peace with Uncertainty" from the Zen Habits blog and announces a new $500 gun shooting video contest. Offer--Would you like a free special DVD: trendfollowing.com/free.html.
Michael Covel opens up with the classic Pink Floyd song, "Brain Damage" and an interview with Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters explaining the composition of the song. Inspired by watching beautiful tufts of grass that were only to be looked at and not stepped on Waters explains the lunacy needed to step out of bounds in society and step on the grass you aren't supposed to. Trend following is all about standing in the middle of the grass and tearing it up to find enlightenment. On the heels of Waters' interview Covel discusses Seth Godin's new video, "Stop Stealing Dreams". Godin explains the number one purpose of school: obedience. Do as you're told and learn to be a cog in a wheel. Do you want to be an interchangeable part or do you want to create art? Waters sings about the lunatics who would dare to walk on the grass they weren't supposed to, and Godin questions the entire system of education. Why do people have such a hard time breaking out and finding a new way of thinking? Covel's analysis of Godin's work might give you some clues. All of this is a lead up to a fantastic white paper called "A Century of Evidence on Trend Following Investing" that tracks trend following performance back to 1903, which Covel discusses in detail. The data to back up trend following as a successful strategy for 110 years is all right here. Special offer free DVD? Go: www.trendfollowing.com/winl.
Michael Covel brings some unexpected trend following messages and inspiration from eclectic and unexpected places. The first comes from Neil Young, his lyrics signifying the ups and downs of life and trading. The important thing is that we're along for the ride: "I've been first and last, look at how the time goes past, but I'm all alone at last, rolling home to you." Covel discusses the unexpected inspiration he's found over the past few weeks leading up to his recent speaking engagement in Las Vegas arranged by Timothy Sykes. As you would expect Covel found some important food for thought on his trip and he shares these eccentric lessons: A pamphlet found in a hotel room from Affliction Clothing; a film called "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" that holds some important messages about passion and practice; a book that Covel received from his Yoga teacher titled "How Yoga Works" that has more to do with trading than you'd ever expect; and the book "Investment Biker: On The Road with Jim Rogers". Covel also discusses a quote from famed trader Larry Hite about how in the big picture nothing really changes. People are people and people are always motivated by greed and fear. A reader questions how high frequency trading and automation work into the equation and Covel answers. Covel also discusses some thoughts from more fundamental thinkers such as Hugh Hendry and John Hussman (and why, whether it is their intention or not, they write great missives about why trend following works). From a strategy perspective how do you follow along and make money in a world where fundamentals don't offer you hope on the timing of things? How can you make money in that world? The answer is trend following. If you don't have trend following in your portfolio what are you missing? Covel also makes a big announcement for a special in-person seminar event in Las Vegas coming up in December. The event includes both of Covel's dinosaur systems (T-Rex and Triceratops), a ton of materials (documents, audio, and video) that are unlikely to ever be released anywhere else, a long Friday night dinner, a full day session on Saturday--everything you need but the airfare. You'll have to make your decision by November 1st for the event on December 7th and 8th. Also a special DVD offer: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks with Frank Curzio of Stansberry and Associates. Curzio is a recognized experts in the small cap sector, the voice behind S&A Investor Radio, as well as the editor of the Small Stock Specialist. Curzio has been featured on numerous radio and television programs, and wrote a newsletter for TheStreet.com before joining Stansberry. Covel and Curzio come at the game from vastly different perspectives on how to make money, with Curzio's small-cap world playing the yin to Covel's systematic, trend following yang. Even with their differences Covel and Curzio find plenty of common ground in their alternative ways of getting to their ultimate goal: to make money. Covel and Curzio talk about Curzio's background coming up in New York, the influence of his father, and his introduction into the world of trading; Curzio's history with Jim Cramer, the info-tainment industry, and separating Cramer the analyst from Cramer the television personality; Stansberry's wide reach in the financial world and Covel's introduction to them through an event at Jekyll Island; how Curzio is still looking for big moves just like any trend following trader; how the "magic hand" of the Fed can affect strategies in both the fundamental and trend following worlds; Curzio's experiences with Jim Rogers, Jeff Macke, and Porter Stansberry; and the drastically different ways in which trends can be dissected. Special offer free DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks with Mark Shore, a trader and educator whose main area of expertise is managed futures. Shore has an MBA from the University of Chicago, was the former head of risk at Octane Research (over a billion AUM), was the former COO of VK Capital (a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), and now is an adjunct professor at DePaul University teaching the only accredited course on managed futures in the country. Covel talks to Shore about Shore's experience in getting the "a-ha" moments out of his students when teaching managed futures, and how he brings his students into the world of managed futures; how and why those working in the CTA/managed futures/trend following space have a firm grasp on risk management that exceeds the understanding of competitors (i.e. mutual funds); how the term "managed futures" (which refers to the instrument and not the strategy) might be problematic; skewness; drawdowns; why managed futures performance is famous for doing extremely well when chaos unfurls; why the majority of the mutual fund industry hasn't adopted CTA strategies; the issue of survivorship bias; why certain people can't wrap their arms around strategies not based on fundamental analysis; Shore's paper, "Decoding The Myths of Managed Futures"; the emotional elements of trading; and others experiences while working at VK Capital. Would you like a special DVD sent along for free? Go: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel discusses an article titled "21 Ways Rich People Think Differently Than Average People". The word rich may not be the best term here as Covel notes, "being rich or poor doesn't stop you from being a schmuck." Covel makes a more clear distinction between average people and people of high character. He goes through the list and offers commentary on statements such as "average people think money is the root of all evil; rich people believe poverty is the root of all evil." Money, Covel maintains, is just a medium of exchange and that's all it is. It's what you make of it that becomes good or bad. Readers will see that many of the precepts and principles in this article are straight out of Trend Following 101. Further, commentary includes seeing money through the eyes of emotion vs. seeing it logically; following your passion vs. working for the man; setting low expectations vs. challenging yourself; knowing the markets are driven by emotion and greed; being a slave to debt; surviving vs. thriving; education vs. entertainment; finding comfort in uncertainty; and trend follower Larry Hite's concept of asymmetric bets. Next, Covel discusses "An Investor's Guide to Famous Last Words" from The Motley Fool. Covel used to spend time ripping The Motley Fool for pumping buy and hold, and in the end pulls no punches in revealing the author to be a die hard "value" guy (despite agreeing on certain points). Would you like a special offer DVD sent to your home or office? Go: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel speaks for the second time with managed futures expert, editor/writer for Opalesque, and author Mark Melin. Melin has his fingers on the pulse of the nasty things going behind the scenes; specifically, over-the-counter ("OTC") markets and the MF Global scandal. Covel talks to Melin about his recent piece in Opalesque: "The Untold Story: Brooksley Born, Larry Summers & the Truth About Unlimited Risk Potential". Most understand stock and futures exchanges; you can trade in these exchanges and expect a certain amount of regulation and transparency, and people understand the balancing side of the equation. However, the OTC derivatives that Melin has been digging into are completely off the everyone exposed to a possible mega-implosion in the near future. Melin discusses the history of these unregulated derivatives and notes that if the problems that were initially identified by Brooksley Born in 1998 are not properly addressed, the next market catastrophe could be worse than anything that has preceded it. Covel and Melin discuss the possible solutions; if politicians can actually be held accountable if there are no repercussions beyond not being reelected; and how the average American can digest this information and how it affects them. Covel also brings up the idea of the "four political parties": Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Bankers. If you look at it from that perspective can they be defeated? (Covel: "No.") You can't vote the bankers out. Melin contends that if the debt crisis in Europe unfolds banks are going to expose the US government to unlimited loss potential. Covel and Melin go on to discuss how people simply won't listen if the Dow is rigged to keep them happy; why the average person who sees the Dow at a high level today should care about this, and what they can do to protect themselves beyond sitting around and waiting for the sky to fall. Covel is the skeptic and Melin is the optimist in this fiery conversation about how to handle this situation before it implodes. Melin notes: "The Fed cannot prop up the stock market forever. At some point, gravity takes over." Covel believes the die is cast and offers trend following as an "out". Special offer free DVD: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel sometimes feels like he's floating above and looking down like the protagonist in David Bowie's "Space Oddity". In today's episode Covel closes this alienating gap with his explanation of the "lottery society": The idea that you don't have to work--you simply make a small bet of your time and money and your your entire world can change through one single action (even though the odds say there is no chance). We've pushed aside the notion of purposeful, driven, consistent effort and work. You can see the concept of a "lottery society" beyond the notion of buying a scratch-off: the idea that the Presidential election will change your life, reality shows and American Idol's instant fame fantasy and drugs and alcohol as the quick fix. It all sounds well and good, but the lottery mentality doesn't work. It sucks the life out of you. How did we even get to the point where being "picked" has replaced the notion of good, consistent hard work and creating something from scratch? It's the gap between wishing and doing. We're in a fantastic world of distraction and the lottery mentality is a perfect example of that distraction. Covel goes on to explain the parallels between fundamental analysis and the lottery mindset; perspectives on the lottery mindset from writer Seth Godin; the perils of watering down a clear trend following trading strategy with short term trading strategies, fundamental analysis, and media input; and the illusion that tools such as the iPhone make us more productive. Next, Covel notes how many want a hero these days (instead of viewing themselves as heroes). Currently, the "hero de jour" is Ben Bernanke, chairman of The Federal Reserve--except most don't have a grasp why his current rate policy is so problematic. When you have rates artificially reduced to zero it forces people to invest in the stock market. Covel offers commentary regarding current Fed policy by giving context via an exploration of recent tech and real estate bubble histories. As Charles Hugh Smith (www.oftwominds.com) has noted, "If you prop up an artificial economy long enough, does it become real?". Covel gives his personal view of the current situation: You know it's bad, you know it's eventually going to pop, but what do you do? That's the hard question. So how can you profit in the face of such uncertainty? Trend following is the profit answer when the black swan swims in. Special offer: Receive a free DVD here: http://www.trendfollowing.com/win.
"The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say. You win some, lose some, it's all the same to me." Michael Covel opens up with one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time and notes some unexpected lessons that can be taken from the lyrics. Sticking with the theme of taking trend following inspiration from unexpected places, Covel then goes on to discuss several posts from Zen Habits, a blog that contains lessons from the perspective of Zen Buddhism. Covel discusses "Finding Peace With Uncertainty": "Why is not knowing so scary? If you roll a dice and don't know what it will be, is that scary? No, it's not the 'not knowing' that's the problem it's the possibility that what comes up on that dice will bring us pain, suffering, loss." Covel relates this to a recent experiment he did that illustrates trend following through the roll of dice. If you get a two or a six, you win three pennies. Any other number, you lose a penny. The two and the six only come up a third of the time, and even though you don't win many of the rolls, the wins are big. The winners, because they're bigger, pay for the losers. That's trend following. So, how do you deal with uncertainty? Extricate yourself from harmful ideas and strategies: lose the small things that have no positive impact on your trading, such as buy & hold strategies, watching CNBC, etc. Know the worst case scenario. Become comfortable with waiting, and stop obsessing on uncertainty. Voltaire said, "We never live; we are always in the expectation of living." That's the goal. It's not the expectation of living--it's the "right now" that's important. In the next section, Covel comments on some trading and life commandments--inspirational reminders that you need to hear, including "The Ten Most Foolish Things a Trader Can Do". Special offer with free DVD: http://www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel talks to Darren Kottle. Kottle is the CEO of Caddo Capital Management a trend following firm. He talks about his roots, growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Shreveport was an oil town and Kottle talks about the experiences growing up in an entrepreneurial town. Covel and Kottle also discuss Kottle's early experiences in the market, starting off in a discount stock brokerage; his experiences working with a Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow at Stanford; the sources of trend following profit; George Soros' concept of reflexivity; the importance and believing in your system to the core; thoughts on investment banks; the pivot point for Kottle to fully embrace a trend following system; what the Turtle story did for him when he first heard it; uncertainty vs. being wrong; and the percentage of people that truly understand that "it's all reflected in the price". Special free DVD offer: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
"It takes two to make things go right, it takes two to make it out of sight". That's a market for you. It takes you over there and me over here and we reach across to make a deal. That's what the market is: it's a bunch of hands shaking, except it's in the form of stocks or futures. Covel talks about "Pawn Stars" and how it's simply price discovery; two people coming together to find a price. Covel takes this and expands on how it's terribly complicated to get to a price. But here's the trick: except for trend followers nobody really wants to talk about how the stuff that gets to the price is waste product. The price is the smartest one out there. Covel also talks about the source of trend following profits in the zero sum game. Trend trader Dave Druz makes the case that it's the risk premium from hedgers. Covel talks about hedgers, the futures market, how it's very much like insurance in a way, and how it relates to the source of trend following profits. Covel also talks about a white paper called "The Winners and Losers of the Zero Sum Game: The Origins of Trading Profits, Price Efficiency, and Market Liquidity" by Lawrence Harris, and how it changed the direction of his own career. Special free DVD offer? Go: www.trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel dives into the topic of cutting your losses, opening with a quote from "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel: "The fighter still remains". It's a personal fight and personal responsibility for all those out there. And if you trade to money the fight to understand the topic of losses should be at the top of your list of concerns. Most people want to hear "instant profits"; they want to run away from discussing losses. However, knowing how to strategically approach losses is one of the most important concepts to understand as a trend following trader. Covel shares a note from a fan who made a connection between Covel's work and some of the ideas found in famed quarterback Joe Montana's book, "The Winning Spirit": "In training for success, we shouldn't hide from failure. Just like football players in the film room, we study failure. We want to see how it happens and which strategies work to keep us from making the same mistakes again." This doesn't just apply to trading: The loss cutting can be a relationship, a business, a family member--it can be anything. How do you know when to cut your losses and get out? Covel goes on to talk about the concepts of opportunity costs and sunk costs. When you've spent the money and it turns out to be "gone" you can't fret about it. It's over--it's a sunk cost. An opportunity cost is equally important: If you are doing A, you can't do B. It's a choice. If you invest your time, energy, or money in one relationship or one business, you can't spend your time, energy, or money with another. There is a cost to choosing one opportunity over another. Covel expands on these concepts relating them to familiar companies like Microsoft and Apple. Covel goes on to discuss how people have difficulty letting bygones be bygones; why people have difficulty with stop-losses in trading; and why having a system that forces you to take losses is the foundation of trend following trading success. A special offer from Michael Covel? Free DVD telling the story of a small town guy who made a trend following fortune. Delivered to your home or office: http://trendfollowing.com/win.
Michael Covel opens his monologue with a clip from the film, 'Patton'. He talks about persistence over time in relation to the film, relating it to some personal examples from his own life. Some people seem to have genetic disposition for certain skills; however, the drive to succeed supersedes any genetic disposition you may have. Dedication, persistence and the drive to achieve are the true keys to success. Covel leads into a clip of Maria Bartiromo talking with Ray Dalio of Bridgewater. Covel notes some things that Dalio goes into that have to do with trend following: having a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes you don't know what the future is going to hold; and the importance of the few big wins. However, Dalio says he isn't a trend following trader in the traditional sense: he's 100% systematic using fundamental information--not technicals. Covel goes on to surmise that there is evidence that some portion of Dalio's business is perhaps in the technical trend following space. Covel also talks managed futures: the origin of the term; how it describes an instrument and not a strategy; and its relation to trend following. Further topics include why you don't need a Ph.D. to be a trend following trader, and process vs. outcome. A special offer from Michael Covel? Free DVD telling the story of a small town guy who made a trend following fortune. Delivered to your home or office: http://trendfollowing.com/win.
It's common knowledge that if you throw a lobster into a pot of boiling water it will scream for its life. However, if you put the lobster in cool water and slowly bring it to a boil the lobster will accept its fate. Michael Covel notes that this is the scene for many investors today: they're like the live lobster in a pot of cold water as it's coming to a boil and they don't know what's coming. Covel presents this idea and several others in the context of gambling, chance, and uncertainty. Gambling can be a pejorative term for many, but Covel relates it to trading. Covel discusses an article entitled, "The Illusion of Control: Dancing With Chance" and relates its ideas to trend following trading. Covel also discusses a TED video from Dylan Evans. Evans talks about three different types of gamblers: problem gamblers, leisure gamblers, and expert gamblers. Covel extends Evans' categorization to traders. These different types of gamblers play for different reasons, handle profit and loss differently, and bet on different games. Are you a problem trader, a leisure trader or an expert trader? Do you trade for fun or for money? While problem gamblers will bet the farm, leisure gamblers know their limits (using a nascent kind of stop strategy), and expert gamblers aim for profit. A problem gambler will bet on anything, but an expert gambler will only bet on games with an element of skill. Covel also analyzes Evans' three ways to make decisions: setting a threshold (how much are you willing to lose?); bet sizing (how much do you bet on each trade?); and the expected value (if you follow your strategy, what is going to be your average winner and average loser?) If you look at the market price of a diversified portfolio of markets, have an entry and exit strategy, and have a bet sizing strategy, then you can make money over the long haul if you have a positive expected value. Please note: Michael Covel quotes Christopher Hitchens in this episode, which contains an f-bomb. Special Offer: receive free DVD delivered to your home or office: www.trendfollowing.com/win.


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The race for West Virginia's 3rd House District seat is as contentious as the candidates are flawed. Democratic contender Nick Rahall allegedly used his position in Congress to affect a lenient court sentence for his 27-year-old son in the wake of a felony robbery charge. Elliot "Spike" Maynard used to be a judge and state Supreme Court justice. He came under immense criticism when it was discovered that he was vacationing with a defendant whose case he heard and whose multimillion-dollar verdict he dismissed.
Candidates for West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District (two-year term)
(The district spans the southern portion of the state. It includes Beckley, Princeton and Huntington. See a boundary map here.)
Candidate: Nick Rahall
Party: Democrat
Political experience: From 1977 to 1992, Rahall represented West Virginia's 4th District. From 1993 to now, he has represented the 3rd District. He currently chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources and holds basic membership in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Professional experience: Prior to his congressional tenure, Rahall worked as a sales representative, travel agent and business executive.
Key issues: Rahall voted in favor of the health care reform bill, the stimulus package and TARP. Gov Track identifies him as a rank-and-file Democrat, who has thus far sponsored 167 bills, of which only seven have been enacted. He has co-sponsored 2,690 bills.
Endorsements: Rahall received endorsements from the West Virginia AFL-CIO, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, Ocean Champions, the National Education Association, the National Right to Life Committee and the National Rifle Association.
Chances of maintaining his seat: Voting for a host of now-unpopular congressional legislation took its toll on Rahall's popularity. Even so, OpenSecrets.org shows he managed to raise $808,936 of which 39 percent came from grassroots donors. Another 57 percent stemmed from PAC contributions. In the May 11 primary election, he received 67 percent of the vote as compared to his Democratic opponent, who only received 33 percent. It is clear that Rahall has a lot of grassroots support.
Candidate: Elliott "Spike" Maynard
Party: Republican
Political experience: In 1976, Maynard was elected as Mingo County's prosecuting attorney. He was re-elected in 1980. After appointed as a trial judge, he was twice elected to continue his judgeship. In 1996 he was elected to a 12-year state Supreme Court term.
Professional experience: In addition to his extensive legal experience and practice, Maynard worked as managing director of the Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce and also served in the United States Air Force.
Key issues: Maynard defines the same tenets as major issues that propelled the GOP to roll out the Pledge to America. He speaks out against cap and trade, the health care bill, the growing national deficit, stimulus spending bills and TARP.
Endorsements: Maynard stands firmly endorsed by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which has declared him to be a "Young Gun." He also received the endorsement of the West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee.
Chances of unseating Nick Rahall: Open Secrets shows that Maynard raised $186,026, of which 95 percent come from individual contributors and only five percent from PACs. The numbers outline a very strong grassroots appeal to the electorate. That said, during the primary elections, he managed to secure only 30 percent, which placed him precariously close to the runner-up (27 percent). It is unclear if Republican voters will follow the party line in an effort to see the congressional seat returned to the party.
Key Differences between Nick Rahall and Spike Maynard
Jobs: Maynard favors open competition and free enterprise. He opposes TARP and speaks out against overly burdensome regulations of West Virginia's coal industry. Rahall believes that employment comes from transportation infrastructure investments.
Seniors: Rahall opposes the use of Social Security funds for other programs and also strongly stands against Medicare cuts. Maynard agrees that Medicare cuts are unacceptable and further works to keep electrical rates inexpensive for residents of West Virginia.
Mining: Maynard says that he favors "common-sense environmental" rules but keeps out a wary eye for burdensome rules that cripple the coal mining industry. Rahall opposed the Bush Administration's efforts to increase the allowable levels of breathable dust in the coal-mining environment.
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Location: West Virginia 3rd District is a southern locale that includes Huntington, Beckley, Bluefield and Princeton.
2008 results: Rahall fought off the Republican contender for the seat with 66.9 to 33.1 percent.
Demographics: According to the U.S. Census, 95.1 percent of the district is white, 4.4 percent is black and less than one percent accounts for other races. Less than 1 percent identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Proximity One shows that 19.90 percent of residents live at the poverty level.
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Although the song was a bit of an unusual choice, it's clear that he took it to a whole new level.
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A moment later, Morgan gets another buzzer and then another! The final holdout, as is often the case, is judge Tom Tones. Still, at the very end Morgan stretches his voice for one last vocal run that goes up and down between microtones.
With that, even Jones hits his buzzer and Morgan gets a full four-chair turnaround!
Since the clip was loaded onto YouTube, it has earned some 36 million views.
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i still carry mine in my backpack uncharged and without a sim card just in case my moko takes an epic poop. glad to say i have only had to power it up once in my 5 months of freerunnerness.

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On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:43 PM, <email@example.com> wrote:

 Hi all... Have some questions... I've been following Openmoko for a
 while now, ĀSince the 1973 product... I heard Sean speak at the
 OpenExpo and have a few ?'s.

 1. Sean stated at the expo that he still carries a BlackBerry, and
 that by June he expects that the OpenMoko will no longer lose incoming
 calls.

 Is the Openmoko at that point yet?

 2. Currently, I'm a BlackBerry user (8700) ... carrier is T-mobile,
 and I use the following apps.
 (a) Address Book (Not sure if I can convert to .cvs, but will try this week)
 (b) eBible program (Genesis to Revelation... KJV)
 (c) eMail - I have at least 2 accts pushed to my Blackberry
 (d) text - (SMS)
 (e) Calendar, Tasks, Memo
 (f) Personal Finance -
 http://ascendo-inc.com/blackberry/personal-finance-manager.html

 I'm trying to get rid of my BlackBerry and go Openmoko. =^) Ā... I run
 Ubuntu on my Desktop. ĀDo you think that I can get rid of my
 BlackBerry? ĀCan I get the apps that I need? ĀFrom what I've seen, I
 believe that I can get the basic apps that come with just about any
 phone, but what about the Personal Finance app. ĀAscendo is a pretty
 nice app.

 Can KMoney or something like that be installed on Openmoko? ĀWhat
 about GnomeSword Bible?

 Would it be cheaper to buy the "A6" from the Blowout Sale, and then
 have SDG fix the buzz issue, or am I better off buying the "A7"? ĀIs
 the A7 just the A6 with buzz fix? ĀI'm confused on this point.

 Thanks all. ĀThanks Sean. ĀI just want to thank everyone that has
 worked on this project. ĀYou are all incredible people. ĀG-d Bless you
 all.

I'll not go into technical details but keep in mind that using the FR you have to be prepared to live with an unstable environment! I never used Blackberry (and I would never use it due to severe security risks!)Ā but I assume that the applications there do work!

Having that in mind, don't expect Openmoko to provide you with a 'turn key solution'! Is a struggle but ... a NICE one :)

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- County: Hudson County
- State: New Jersey
- Country: United States
- Latitude: 40.6686111
- Longitude:-74.1147222
- Time zone:US/Eastern
- Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT -5 hour
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- Best Time to Visit: September to November
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 63,024 people, 25,237 households, and 16,051 families residing in the city.
Distance from Bayonne center to Airport
- Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport
- Driving Distance: 8 miles / 13 km
- Driving Time: 16 minutes
- Languages: English
Modes of transport
- Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport
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For Restaurants and Bars:
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For Hotels:
- Room Service: $1-$2
- Housekeeper: $1-$2
- Concierge: $1-$2
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- New York,
- Hoboken,
- Roselle Park
New York
It is the most densely populated city of the state of New York of the U.S.A. with a population of about 8,550,405 (2015 Census)
New York's climate ranges between the warm and humid subtropical to humid continental. The temperature falls below freezing point and snows profusely in January and February. Summers are warm marked by hot days and late sunset prevailing from June going way up till September. Winters season is chilly and crisp though the sky remains clear mostly. It lasts from November through April in northern New York, and retracts slightly early in the southern New York.
Summers can be a bit hot but the mild spring season and the autumn month makes for a perfect time to plan a trip to New York.
- Climate: Humid Subtropical Climate
- Best Time to Visit: April to June and September to Early November
New York is an extremely lively city with lots of activities and places to visit. The whole list of choice gets somewhat overwhelming but its best to start with Manhattan's topmost building; the Empire Square to get a bird's eye view of the entire city from the 86th and 102nd floors that provide mesmerizing 360° view of the city or reserve a table at the 101st floor at the One World Observatory.
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Walk through the themed rooms of the Madam Tussauds Museum which houses more than 200 figures.
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- Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport (+1 973-961-6000)
- Hospital: RWJBarnabas Health at Bayonne (+1 888-724-7123)
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- Omega Financial Services
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Visit Top Restaurants in Bayonne
- Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
- Blue
- Cafe Bello
Top Shopping Centers in Bayonne
- Bayonne Crossing Shopping Center
- Bayonne Park & Shop
- Newport Centre
Museums, Galleries and Gardens
- Newark Museum
- Bridge Art Gallery
- Mansard Gardens
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- Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern - Pizza
- Blue - Clambake
- Cafe Bello - Pasta
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- Robbins Reef Yacht Club
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- Imported beer: $7.00
- Taxi:$3.00
- 3 BHK (Downtown):$1650.00
- Cheap meal:$18.50
- Gasoline:$0.64
- 3 course meal:$40.00
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The dissemination was followed by segregation. The pupils brought solid waste which has been separated into plastic, paper and rest. This three piles then were sold to junk shops in order to re-finance the garbage collection service. The pupils are looking forward to a Quiz which will follow the Eco Days in their school.
Here you can find more information about Kampot on www.DELGOSEA.eu:
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Dishwashers are a great help in any kitchen. There is a wide range of dishwashers available in the market. Sub $700 is a very decent range for buying medium to high range dishwashers. In this range, you can get all the latest features of a dishwasher. Here we have compiled the list of top dishwashers under 700 dollars on the basis of Amazon.com customer reviews and price range between 500 to 700 dollars.
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Top 5 dishwashers under 700 dollars are given below:
600 Watts Dishwasher White Portable Compact Energy Star Apartment Dish Washer, Size 19 x 21.5 x 17 inches, 6 Place Settings, Perfect for Singles, Couples, Apartments or The Office kitchen
- Compact For Small Kitchens - This countertop appliance is perfect for small sized household or individuals living in apartments, RV, or boat with limited space for huge kitchen appliances
- Easy To Use - Load your dishes and set the controls with ease. The detergent and rinse aid dispensers are easy to fill
- User Friendly Controls - The simple to use control panel and light indicators features a power button, start/end program, program selector, heavy, normal, light, miniparty, rinse and speed
- Heavy Duty Performance - Durable stainless steel interior, spray arm deliver many years of powerful, dependable washing; safe for temperatures up to 148F
- Easy To Install - When placing it on a counter, the quick connect kit temporarily connects the dishwasher to your kitchen faucet where it drains directly into the kitchen sink (Faucet adapter is included)
Electrolux EIDW1805KS IQ-Touch 18" Stainless Steel Fully Integrated Dishwasher - Energy Star
- 8 Place Settings
- 5 Wash Cycles featuring Sanitize Option
- Delay Start
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- Mechanical Controls
Sunbeam DWSB3607WW Portable Countertop Dishwasher with Rinse Aid Dispenser, White
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- Spacious stainless steel interior holds up to six place settings
- Cutlery basket and cup shelf maximize usable space
- Automatic rinse aid dispenser prevents water from forming droplets on dishes that can leave spots and streaks
- Easy installation – simply connect dishwasher to faucet and plug into outlet
Samsung 24" Built-In Stainless Steel Dishwasher
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Atten Portable Dishwasher – Mini Countertop Dishwasher for Apartment, Home,Kitchen – 6 Place Setting Capacity – 5L
- √ 360° SPRINKLER SYSTEM: washing and decontaminating without leaving any residue, quickly washing large oil stains
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Some other top dishwashers under 700 dollars are given below:
Frigidaire FFBD1821MS 18 Built-in Dishwasher,
This product is compact in size. It has dry, delay start and high temperature features which make it to clean the dishes and makes the dishes to shine always. The crystal/china cycle gently cleans the dishes and to make it more efficient sparkling wash the pressure of the water is reduced to 30%. It has stainless steel interior so the lifetime of the machine is increased. It has standard silverware basket on the lower rack. This machine is ultra quiet while cleaning the dishes. It has 6 pre-programmed wash cycles that make you use it according to your need for better wash. It has 4 wash levels. It is 18 in a built-in dishwasher. It also has energy saver dry option. Since if the dishes are dried by the help of heat then it will consume more energy, but it dries the dishes without heat. For better wash it has high temperature sterilization.
DD24SCTX7 DishDrawer Tall Series Semi-Integrated Tall Tub EZKleen Stainless Steel Single DishDrawer Dishwasher
This product has 7 place setting capacities that make the product to wash more products more efficiently and also saves your precious time. It has 9 wash cycles you can select the number of the cycle according to the need of dishes required to clean. It has 163-degree sanitizing temperature. As we all know that the washing of the dishes is done more efficiently and effectively on high temperature. Also in old days, the people used to wash their utensils with hot water for better cleaning. Also, it gives you the flexibility to choose the delay time after that you want a machine to perform. For the dishes of larger length and the plates having a larger diameter, there is always a problem that they cannot be placed in the dishwasher easily so for that the adjustable racks are placed in this dishwasher for giving you the effective and to wash the utensils of all sizes. The dimensions of the product are 22.9 x 23.6 x 17.9 inches.
GE GIDDS-289557 Built-In 24″ Dishwasher
This product has 12 standard place settings that allow you to wash more dishes at the same time. This machine is very useful for the joint families and the families who have a large number of family members. It gives very efficient and effective washing. It has 5 wash cycles you can select the number of the cycle according to the need to clean the dishes properly. For sparkling cleaning, it has 4 level power scrubs that make the product to clean more effectively. For better cleaning and to ensure whether the water circulating in the machine does not containing the direct particles it has 2 stages of filtration. The weight of this dishwasher is 100 pounds and the dimensions of the item are 27.3 x 24.5 x 35.8 inches. It has a 10-year free warranty on the major components. So you can trust this dishwasher blindly as the 10-year warranty is provided.


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- Qantas currently has longest journey, offering a 16 hour and 55 minute journey from Dallas to Sydney
- Emirates is launching two flights over 17 hours, Auckland to Dubai and Dubai to Panama City starting in March
- Qatar Airways is set to introduce two routes, Doha to Auckland and Doha to Santiago, that will take 18 hours
- By 2018, Singapore Airlines is expected to run a 19-hour non-stop flight from Singapore to New York
The race is on as top airline carriers fight it out to provide the world's longest non-stop service.
Qantas currently holds the record, offering a 16 hour and 55 minute journey from Dallas to Sydney.
However in a matter of days this will be eclipsed by Emirates when on March 1 it launches the Auckland to Dubai route. This has an estimated flight time of 17 hours and 15 minutes (approximately 8,800 miles).
But rather than this lengthy journey being a unique round-trip for long distance travellers, by 2018 passengers could be spending as long as 19 hours in the air with Singapore Airlines as it will operate an Airbus A350 on non-stop flights from Singapore to the US west coast and New York.
How the airlines are competing to get the world's longest, non-stop fight across the globe. Singapore Airways is set to lead the way with 19 hour flights from Singapore to New York by the end of 2018
While acknowledging its 18-hour flights set to be introduced, Qatar Airways refused to be drawn on what would be next
In the short-term, Qatar Airways is set to up the bar by introducing two 18 hour routes from Doha to Auckland and Doha to Santiago, in the coming months.
However, as the first of the big aviation players to launch a super route, Dubai-based airline, Emirates is not only introducing the Auckland to Dubai route.Towards the end of next month it also hopes to launch a 17 hour and 35 minutes flight route from Dubai to Panama City.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said in a statement: 'Having just one stop on the long haul to New Zealand will make the journey quicker and more comfortable.
'This will be a boon to many business people, tourists, expatriate New Zealanders and other travellers in Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle East.
'It will offer passengers a one stop link to New Zealand via Dubai for passengers from Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow, in addition to cutting journey times by almost three hours in removing the stopover in Australia.'
Emirates is pushing its way to the top of the longest non-stop flights list with two journeys well over 17 hours
The new service to be launched in March will have an estimated flight time of just under 16 hours from Dubai to New Zealand and 17 hours, 15 minutes in the other direction, cutting journey times by almost three hours each way.
With the introduction of the non-stop service, Emirates will fly more than 2,000 seats a day in each direction on New Zealand services.
The Boeing 777-200LR aircraft that will operate the new, non-stop route are purpose-built for ultra-longhaul flights, carrying up to 266 passengers. Like Emirates' other New Zealand flights, the aircraft will offer three cabin classes: eight First Class suites, 42 lie-flat Business Class seats and 216 comfortable Economy Class seats.
He said a non-stop service between Dubai and Auckland has been in the airline's sights for some time.
But it doesn't look as though Emirates will stand alone for long as the carrier with the longest non-stop flights. With competition in the aviation industry being fierce, rivals are aiming to push the bar even higher.
Qatar Airways' CEO revealed that the state-owned airline is adding two ultra-long-haul routes – Doha to Auckland and Doha to Santiago, Chile.
It will become the longest and second-longest routes with flight times of around 18 hours.
But by 2018, Singapore Airlines will take over the crown. Its route from Singapore to New York will be around 19 hours, in its newly-ordered Airbus A350-900s.
This will come about when the airline relaunch the route which ceased service in 2013, when the A340-500s that were used for the journey were retired.
'Our customers have been asking us to re-start non-stop Singapore-US flights and we are pleased that Airbus was able to offer the right aircraft to do so in a commercially viable manner,' said Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong.
'This is another example of how we strive to meet and exceed our customers' expectations by remaining at the forefront of product and service innovation in our industry. It will also further strengthen the Singapore hub by providing the fastest and most convenient air connectivity between North America and Southeast Asia.'
Until all of these flights get off the ground, the record will still be held by Qantas.
Saudia currently have a flight time of 16 hours and 40 minutes for their route from Jeddah to Los Angeles. Delta's Johannesburg to Atlanta route is also the same length of time.
A spokesperson for Delta admitted longer routes had not yet been discussed.
'Delta's network is under constant analysis but we don't have plans at this time to add additional ultra long-haul international routes,' they said.
But if passengers are prepared to spend more time in the air, it's important the facilities are available to them to stay healthy.
Airbus spokesman Justin Dubon told MailOnline Travel: 'It obviously up to the airlines as customers as to what they offer the passengers on board, and how long they plan to develop these routes.
'But if you are going to be in the air for that amount of time, you need lots of space, and facilities such as showers, bars, open areas.
'New technology today means that aircraft can fly longer routes and importantly open up more markets. With the A380s we have seen this, that it is a great aircraft for the opening up and sucking up of new markets around the world.'
Sydney-Dallas, Qantas – 8,578 miles, 16 hours and 55 minutes
Jeddah-Los Angeles, Saudia – 8,332 miles, 16 hours and 40 minutes
Johannesburg-Atlanta, Delta Air Lines – 8,439 miles, 16 hours and 40 minutes
Dubai-Los Angeles, Emirates – 8,339 miles, 16 hours and 35 minutes
Abu Dhabi-Los Angeles, Etihad Airways – 8,390 miles, 16 hours and 30 minutes.
Doha-Los Angeles, Qatar Airways – 8,306 miles, 16 hours and 25 minutes
Dallas-Hong Kong, American Airlines – 8,123 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
Dubai-Houston, Emirates – 8,168 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
Abu Dhabi-Dallas, Etihad Airways – 8,054 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes
Doha-Houston, Qatar Airways – 8,047 miles, 16 hours and 20 minutes.


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I'm going to be as gentle about this as I can: Lawyers in general, and law professors in particular, should not be allowed access to statistical tools unless and until they take a minimum grad-school-two-credit-equivalent course in experimental design taught by scientists who actually design experiments. A recent article on copyright remedies epitomizes the GIGO problem that results. The article is fundamentally wrong, fundamentally unsound, and based on fundamentally ridiculous experimental design. Some of the policy conclusions may have some validity, and should be part of the discussion… but the article's data set and analysis are orthogonal to any valid conclusion.
It's worth quoting the article's description of its "experimental design and method" in full, omitting footnotes (which do not appear to resolve any of the difficulties discussed below, let alone the more-subtle ones not explicable in a blawg entry).
The docket study presented in this Part is based on the Copyright Data Project, a publicly available database that contains docket entries, complaints, and other documents of almost one thousand copyright disputes from the period between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008. The list of cases was populated by a search on Bloomberg Law of all cases filed in federal courts from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2008 for which the "Nature of Suit" is Copyright. This four-year period provides an ideal window to study statutory damages since it allows us to compare the role of statutory damages in the context of P2P file sharing on the one hand, with more commonplace copyright disputes on the other. The final list of cases in the database contains a random selection of 957 out of 17,119 cases. By randomizing the cases for analysis, the analysis is based on a representative set of cases. The docket database contains 46 coded fields and 125 different variables on each of the copyright disputes randomly selected from that period.
It is helpful to summarize a few general observations about copyright litigation. In their topography of the field, Christopher Cotropia and James Gibson observe that (1) "the Central District of California and Southern District of New York are 'hot districts' for copyright cases," (2) copyright cases are "no more likely to get contentious than other civil litigation, [but] when they do get contentious, they get very contentious—resulting in significantly more docket entries, substantive rulings, and trials," and (3) copyright dockets contain a remarkable number of (successful) small firms and "low IP" industries. Where pertinent, the analysis below will take into account these particularities of copyright disputes. Additionally, the results will distinguish between "regular" and "peer-to-peer" (P2P) or file-sharing cases. Separating both types of cases is important given the flood of P2P litigation in the 2005–2008 period.1
Go ahead. Soak that in. Now let's consider just a few of the obvious systemic flaws in this dataset (and in this instance, I lay the blame as much upon Cotropia and Gibson as on DePoorter), in the order that they become unmistakeable (that is, not disclaimed in the next sentence sort of thing!) in this passage. To begin with, "docket entries, complaints, and other documents of almost one thousand copyright disputes from the period between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008" represents not precisely the Jurassic Period, but it's definitely Bronze Age. It's pre-tablet, pre-Kindle, pre-Spotify, and pre-online Netflix; it's nearly pre-Etsy; it's at the height of The Pirate Bay; it's at the beginning of TOR (which had enough activity to point at defendants only in the last twelve months of the studied period); it's before widespread release/use of decoders for online video content that enabled high-quality transcoding; it's before almost-universal social media account usage, a major vector for infringements; most to the point, it's before widespread adoption of cellphones able to store and replay pirated content. In short, the 'net doesn't look much like it did in 2008, let alone 2005, regarding copyright infringements.
Similarly, the reliance on only matters filed in US District Court is also more than a bit problematic. IMNSHO and consistent with both my personal experience and the general experience of authors' organizations — both specific to that period and overall since the late 1990s when I began representing and consulting for creators and other copyright holders regarding online piracy — the statutory-damages stick being waved in a takedown letter prevents a substantial proportion (at least three quarters) of lawsuit filings against nonhabitual offenders. It does so in three ways: It provides substantial incentive for nonhabitual offenders to settle, take down, or otherwise obviate the need for suit; it also provides substantial incentive to habitual offenders (overt pirate sites being the most obvious example, but also including, say, America Online, Inc. (pay attention to who argued and won that one — and concerning what kind of infringement!), Cox Communications, and so on, to make getting them into court procedurally difficult to impossible (not to mention expensive and time-consuming); and there's that pesky DMCA shield2 that locks many disputes right out of court (and the interplay with demand letters asserting ineligibility for DMCA safe harbors and corresponding availability of statutory damages can be fascinating in itself), notwithstanding that an infringement using any conduit but the internet might well have been meritorious. And that's just for indisputably-US-based defendants!
Randomization of cases for analysis isn't enough unless one first ensures that the random selection is across a single, or at least representative, population. And then one must ensure that all of the statistical tools used for analysis are sample-based tools… and perform all of the crosschecks later. Table 5, however, reflects that these crosschecks were not performed: Subsamples of two individual author plaintiffs, three "software-video games" plaintiffs, three "performing arts" plaintiffs, and five "fine arts" plaintiffs are nowhere close to the minimum sample size necessary to validate a statistical conclusion from a population of either 957 or 17,119 cases. Indeed, Tables 5 and 9 allow the inference that statutory damages, even when potentially enhanced for willful infringement, are too low to provide sufficient incentive for individual creators to file suit… although the article never considers this possibility (nor the difficulties of actually collecting such a judgment).3
The article also has a deeper, unstated analytic problem: It presumes that allegations of "willful infringement" are related directly, and only, to claims for enhanced statutory damages. Umm, not so much. Especially with smaller and independent copyright holders — authors, composers, and so on who are not operating under a collective umbrella — recovery of attorney's fees is at least as important as whether statutory damages might be enhanced. Since the willfulness of the violation is a critical factor in the Fogerty analysis, of course a high proportion of plaintiffs will plead willfulness.4 In short, the "willfulness" pleading issue is not an independent variable amenable to statistical analysis or argument.
There's also a fundamental legal-landscape problem that this article neglects: The Morris problem.5 By itself, this explains why there are so few individual authors who filed suit: They could't get into court in the Second Circuit during the study period. And authors of individual pieces in periodicals are those most in need statutory damages to make a lawsuit viable. The dataset self-selected against a substantial body of copyright holders — arguably, based upon the legislative history of the 1976 Act, those who were supposedly intended to benefit the most from the statutory damages provision. The Muchnick decision6 slightly relaxes this by enabling class-action suits to be filed and settled when not all copyright holders have "satisfactory" registrations, but only slightly — and only two years after the end of the study period.
Perhaps most egregiously, the article attempts to draw conclusions about the entire universe of copyright holder behavior from a nonrepresentative set. For example, as disclosed in Table 9, it analyzes more instances of motion picture and television-program infringements — a total of 27 filed cases, all of which by definition concern a copyright holder that is not a natural-person creator — than the combined total of art and text (10 clear instances and possibly up to 8 others categorized as "publishing" for unclear reasons). Let's just acknowledge that analyzing incentives, process, or anything else as would Warner Brothers is not at all comparable to an individual author or artist. The article also incorrectly assumes that copyright is the principle, or motivating, cause of action.!7
Bluntly, this article represents what happens when someone just crunches numbers without considering where they come from, where they're going, and what they omit as much as reveal. This is especially distressing because the article is ideologically aligned with a meme prevalent in the law-and-economics movement (and favorable to certain interests), but is not founded on solid data or solid analysis of the data (before even raising the "epidemiological versus empirical" monster from the depths of statistical analysis). The particular ideological meme involved — and it's apparent only when reaching the last six pages before the article's conclusion — is that because this dataset and analysis appears to show that the existing statutory damages regime is from at least one perspective (those potentially paying them — that is, the wrongdoers!) inefficient without using that word, the entire regime must be rejected. This meme, of course, rejects that "efficiency" is itself a normative judgment, precisely because it is perspective-bound to less than all participants in a particular economic system. As is this data set.
- Ben DePoorter, Copyright Enforcement in the Digital Age: When the Remedy Is Wrong, 66 UCLA L. Rev. 400, 417–18 (2019) (footnotes omitted).
- 17 U.S.C. § 512 (limiting liability of "online service providers" in a manner explicitly excluding statutory damages).
- Cf. Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, 719 F.3d 67 (1st Cir. 2011). Conversations with counsel involved in the matter indicate that nowhere near the $675,000 in statutory damages assessed for a long-running scheme that it is difficult to characterize as anything but willful infringement, given the number of warnings made, has been collected.
- Compare DePoorter, supra n.1, at 428 (neglecting attorney's fees as related to willfulness).
- Morris v. Business Concepts, Inc., 259 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2001), later op., 283 F.3d 502 (2d Cir. 2002) (publisher's compilation copyright registration certificate does not act as a copyright registration certificate for individual freelance articles contained in that issue of a periodical).
- Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, 559 U.S. 154 (2010).
- Cf., e.g., C.E. Petit, Accio Lawsuit!, Scrivener's Error (02 Nov 2007). ETA (21 Jul 2019): The characterization that there were "two" suits by "individual authors" is wrong… because I have personal knowledge, having been consulted on all of them, of at least four that should have been included in the data set (and I was not so influential or prolific or egotistical to think that means those were the only ones not included). Of course, three of them were adversary complaints in bankruptcy proceedings, so they probably didn't get noticed — and by definition the copyright claim, and even the statutory damages within the copyright claim, was not the primary motivation for those plaintiffs. I'm also aware of a 2005 bankruptcy proceeding — that is, comfortably inside of the study period — that included dozens of authors' claims, adversary complaints, and corresponding assertions of willful misconduct by the debtor related to statutory damages as a valuation measure.


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