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Vaginal Rash Symptoms, Causes & Common Questions
Understand your vaginal rash symptoms, including 7 causes & common questions.
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Written by Janeen Sloan|Reviewed by Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH and the Buoy Medical Review Team
Vaginal Rash Symptoms
The vagina is actually an internal part of the female reproductive tract and cannot be seen from the outside. However, it's become common for the entire female genital area to be referred to as the vagina, and so the term "vaginal rash" usually means a rash on the vulva the folds of skin immediately surrounding the outer entrance to the vagina itself. Some rashes can spread throughout the pubic hair and into the lower abdomen or inner thighs as well. The genital region of both men and women is also called the pubic region.
Vaginal rashes usually present with the following characteristics [1,2]:
- Swollen, reddened , irritated skin: This may be immediately surrounding the entrance to the vagina and/or spread over the vulva.
- Red or white bumps: These may be itchy and sore and have a discharge.
- Vaginal discharge: This may be irritating, itchy, and/or foul-smelling.
- Pain during urination
- Pain during sexual activity
Who is most likely to be affected?
Women who are most likely to be affected include women who are sexually active, as well as women who are not necessarily sexually active but have certain lifestyle habits. This includes women who [2]:
- Have new partners
- Have multiple partners
- Do not always practice safe sex
- Wear very tight clothes that may irritate the vaginal area
- Might be allergic to soap, laundry detergent, or lotion being used
- May need to improve hygiene, including a thorough rinsing
Is it serious?
Vaginal rashes can vary in severity, described below.
- Not serious: If the rash is mild and clears up quickly on its own, it was probably just a temporary irritation.
- Moderately serious: Even a mild rash that spreads, seems to get worse, or keeps recurring should be treated by your medical provider.
- Serious: A rash that is painful, has a discharge, has sores or bumps, and is accompanied by burning urination must be seen by a medical provider as soon as possible. These are common symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases.
Vaginal Rash Causes
Many conditions can cause the symptom of a vaginal rash. We've listed several different causes here, in approximate order from most to least common [2,3]:
Yeast infection
A yeast infection is a common cause of vaginal rashes [4].
- A yeast infection is caused by the yeast organism Candida. Yeast is actually a subclass of fungus, which is why a yeast infection is sometimes referred to as a fungal infection.
- A yeast infection can be transmitted through sexual contact, but it is not considered to be a sexually transmitted disease since there are many other ways to come into contact with Candida.
Sexually transmitted diseases
These are conditions that are transmitted only through sexual contact and include:
- Viral diseases
- Bacterial diseases
- Protozoan-caused diseases
Allergic reactions
These can sometimes cause severe symptoms, especially in and near the mucous membranes surrounding the vagina. Some allergens include:
- Latex condoms
- Spermicidal creams
- Lubricants that may not be intended for sexual activity
Irritation from shaving
Shaving the sensitive skin of the pubic region to remove hair can be very irritating and lead to ingrown hairs and itchy rashes.
These are very small, sometimes microscopic, organisms that can live in the skin and hair of the pubic region. Most are not considered sexually transmitted diseases because there are other ways to come into contact with them, but parasites can still be contracted through sexual activity.
Vaginal dryness
Vaginal dryness during sex, which can cause irritation, abrasion, and sometimes secondary infection when bacteria enter through the broken skin.
We've listed some specific conditions that can cause a vaginal rash, along with how to identify each of them:
7 Possible Vaginal Rash Conditions
The list below shows results from the use of our quiz by Buoy users who experienced vaginal rash. This list does not constitute medical advice and may not accurately represent what you have.
Irritant contact dermatitis of the vagina
Contact irritant dermatitis of the vagina occurs when there is an irritant of some sort that causes damage to the skin. The irritation is often caused by friction or chemicals.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: vaginal itch or burning, vulvovaginal redness, vaginal discharge, urinary changes
Symptoms that always occur with irritant contact dermatitis of the vagina: vaginal itch or burning
Symptoms that never occur with irritant contact dermatitis of the vagina: urinary changes, vaginal discharge
Urgency: Self-treatment
Yeast infection
Yeast infections are due to alterations in the balance of microscopic organisms in the vulvar and vaginal regions. The term "yeast infection" is most commonly used to describe symptoms caused by the fungus Candida albicans.
Symptoms include itching of the vaginal and vulva, burning, redness...
Perianal skin infection
Perianal Dermatitis is caused by some irritant or allergen that causes the area around the anus to be burning/stinging.
Rarity: Uncommon
Top Symptoms: rectal bleeding, rectal pain, anal itching, itchy rash, red rash
Symptoms that always occur with perianal skin infection: rash, red rash, rash
Urgency: Wait and watch
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Genital herpes
Genital herpes, or herpes simplex virus 2 infection, is a sexually transmitted disease that causes incurable sores in the genital and rectal areas. The disease is caused by the HSV-2 virus.
Most susceptible are women, as the virus is more easily transmitted from men to women during sex. However, many people carry HSV-2 but are never diagnosed.
- The virus can be transmitted during sex even by a person with no symptoms.
When present, symptoms include small, painful, blister-like lesions on the genitals and rectum; flu-like symptoms of fever, headache, body aches, and swollen lymph nodes. Before blisters appear, there may be pain and tinging at the site of the outbreak.
HSV-2 cannot be cured, but can be managed to help ease the symptoms and prevent further spread. The virus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby during the birth process, and anyone with herpes simplex is especially vulnerable to HIV.
Diagnosis is made through physical examination and fluid samples from active lesions.
Treatment involves antiviral medication and always practicing safe sex.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: symptoms of infection, fatigue, muscle aches, fever, penis pain
Urgency: Primary care doctor
Non-specific dermatitis (skin inflammation)
Nonspecific dermatitis, or contact dermatitis, simply means inflammation of the skin from many different causes.
Most nonspecific dermatitis is caused by skin contact with a substance that provokes a reaction, which could be anything from plants to soap to jewelry to fabrics. Some may be due to an autoimmune condition, where the body's immune system attacks itself.
Risk factors include a family or personal history of allergies, asthma, or other condition which weakens the immune system; or constant contact with metals, plant life, or chemicals.
Symptoms commonly include red, swollen skin rash with itching, blistering, or oozing, which may become painful and infected.
Dermatitis itself is not contagious but can interfere with quality of life. A medical provider can help with managing the symptoms.
Diagnosis is made through patient history, physical examination, and sometimes skin biopsy and patch testing.
Treatment involves using protective measures if the substances cannot be avoided; making nutritional improvements to strengthen the immune system; using corticosteroid or other creams; and phototherapy.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: red rash, itchy rash, painful rash
Symptoms that always occur with non-specific dermatitis (skin inflammation): red rash
Urgency: Self-treatment
Ringworm (tinea corporis)
Tinea corporis means "ringworm that affects the body." It is caused by a fungus, not an actual worm, on the surface of the skin. It is also called dermatophytosis.
Ringworm is very contagious through direct contact and through shared clothing, bedding, shower floors, locker rooms, etc. A person showing no symptoms can still spread ringworm. It is also transferred between humans and animals, especially dogs, cats, and horses.
Most susceptible are those with weakened immune systems, though anyone can contract ringworm.
Symptoms include an itchy, circular red rash that spreads outward and grows larger. It may form a pattern of rings on the arms, legs, and/or body.
Treatment is important in order to prevent further spread of the disease, and to ease the discomfort. The rash itself can become infected from constant scratching.
Diagnosis is made through physical examination and skin culture.
Treatment involves anti-fungal medications applied to the skin, and sometimes a course of prescription anti-fungal pills.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: dry skin, rash, red rash, itchy rash, curved rash
Symptoms that never occur with ringworm (tinea corporis): groin skin changes, fever, scrotal itch, groin itch, facial skin changes, hand skin changes, genital skin changes
Urgency: Self-treatment
Sebaceous hyperplasia
Sebaceous hyperplasia is a common, benign condition of sebaceous glands in adults of middle age or older. Lesions can be single or multiple and manifest as yellowish, soft, small papules on the face (particularly nose, cheeks, and forehead).
Rarity: Ultra rare
Top Symptoms: constant skin changes, curved rash, cheek skin changes, skin-colored rash, nose skin changes
Symptoms that always occur with sebaceous hyperplasia: constant skin changes
Symptoms that never occur with sebaceous hyperplasia: fever
Urgency: Wait and watch
Vaginal Rash Treatments and Relief
Treatments for vaginal rash may vary depending on the severity of your symptoms. However, treatment can begin at home in less severe cases.
At-home treatments
Certain at-home remedies that may be helpful in relieving your rash include [5]:
- Practice good hygiene: This can be done with a daily bath or shower and rinsing thoroughly. After a bowel movement, always wipe from front to back to avoid contaminating the vaginal area.
- Do not shave pubic hair with a razor: Either trim with scissors or use a hair-removal cream specially made for this area.
- Looser pants: Wear pants that fit well and are not too tight.
- Use hypoallergenic lubricants: You should also only use those that are specifically made for sexual activity.
- Practice safe sex: Always do this, especially if you have new or multiple partners.
Medical treatments
You should seek care from a physician for the following:
- Painful, itchy vaginal discharge and rash: It is important to have this tested in the event it is a sexually transmitted disease so that treatment can begin right away.
- Pain and burning on urination: This is either with or without any other vaginal symptoms. This may be a symptom of a urinary tract infection and/or a sexually transmitted disease, and either way will need specific treatment.
- Vaginal pain and burning during sexual activity
Seek immediate treatment in the emergency room or call 911 if the following occur
You should seek attention if you have a fever along with severe pain and vaginal discharge, especially if you suspect you may be pregnant.
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FAQs About Vaginal Rash
Here are some frequently asked questions about vaginal rash.
Are all vaginal rashes sexually transmitted diseases?
No. There are some vaginal rashes, such as a yeast infection, that can be transmitted through sexual contact but are also spread in other ways. However, any vaginal rash can be a symptom of an actual STD. If there is any question, it is important to be tested and find out for sure so that treatment can begin.
Why is the female partner sometimes affected while the male partner is not?
If the vaginal rash is not caused by a sexually transmitted disease but is instead a simple yeast infection or a possible allergy, it will rarely affect the male partner. If both the male and the female partners have similar symptoms, then the condition is more likely to be an STD.
Can athlete's foot cause a yeast infection?
Both are caused by a fungus, but different types of fungus. Athlete's foot can be caused by any of several fungi belonging to Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, and Microsporum. A yeast infection is caused by the yeast organism Candida albicans. However, yeast does belong to a subgroup of fungus and this is why the two conditions are sometimes confused.
Can a UTI cause a vaginal rash?
A UTI, or urinary tract infection, is most often caused by E. coli or other bacteria. A vaginal rash is usually caused by other bacteria, by a virus, or by a fungal infection. However, a condition called bacterial vaginosis (BV) occurs when many types of harmful bacteria colonize the vagina. This, in turn, can lead to a urinary tract infection [6].
Is a vaginal rash dangerous during pregnancy?
A yeast infection is not dangerous to a pregnancy, though it can be uncomfortable [7]. However, bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a risk factor for miscarriage and premature birth even though it is not an STD. Some STDs can cause serious harm to a pregnancy, which is why any vaginal rash must be tested so that treatment can begin right away.
Questions Your Doctor May Ask About Vaginal Rash
To diagnose this condition, your doctor would likely ask the following questions:
- Any fever today or during the last week?
- What color is the skin change?
- Are there bumps on your rash?
- Is your rash raised or rough when you run your hand over the area of skin?
If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions
Vaginal Rash Symptom Checker
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Vaginal Rash Symptom Checker Statistics
People who have experienced vaginal rash have also experienced:
- 21% Vaginal Itch Or Burning
- 16% Vaginal Discharge
- 7% Yellow Pus Vaginal Discharge
People who have experienced vaginal rash were most often matched with:
- 50% Irritant Contact Dermatitis Of The Vagina
- 50% Yeast Infection
People who have experienced vaginal rash had symptoms persist for:
- 29% Over a month
- 27% Less than a week
- 25% Less than a day
Source: Aggregated and anonymized results from Buoy Assistant (a.k.a. the quiz).
Vaginal Rash Symptom Checker
Take a quiz to find out what might be causing your vaginal rash
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But the way Jones describes himself back then during our telephone conversation -- "a straight-laced, conservative military brat" who wore ties every day -- it's hard to picture him colluding with Dr. Funkenstein to create some of the most controversial album covers in music history. One of the most unforgettable, Uncle Jam Wants You, features a joint-toting Clinton in military garb and patent leather boots in an obvious caricature of a famous photo of Black Panther Huey Newton. Jones includes this cover in his self-published book #1 Bimini Road: Authentic P-Funk Insights, a photographic journey with "the organization," as he puts it, that also features a riotous glossary of madcap characters and the trippy insights of philosopher Fladimir M.S. Woo, Jones' P-Funk alter ego.
Since "getting bored with photography," Jones has kept his creative juices flowing by teaching creative writing classes at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, directing the national literary teaching program WritersCorps, managing the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, and publishing an acclaimed poetry collection called Sufi Warrior. Whew. Fortunately for area artists, Jones has made a point of sharing his good fortune: "Given the gift of opening the door, you've got to hold the door open for others to walk through," he asserts.
His commitment to supporting emerging artists fits perfectly with the mission of a new reading series, Intersection for the Arts' "New Works/New Voices." The program pairs established writers, such as Cherrie Moraga and Jones, with new authors, such as Sasha Hom, a Korean-American adoptee whose work (recently published in the adoption literature anthology A Ghost at Heart's Edge) poignantly examines the culture she's been flung into. Much of the pleasure Jones derives from his role as mentor is "watching [Hom] take the seeds and grow with it," something Hom (who has a fabulous last name) has taken to with ease. Describing her work as "fresh, ripe, and insightful," Jones recognizes a kindred spirit when he sees it. "You feel her story, but you think about your story," he emphasizes. Jones will read from Black Fish Jazz, his new spoken song CD, which features collaborations with Clinton, composer Tony Khalife, and keyboardist David Spradley. A true renaissance man, Jones should keep on funking for a very long time.

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December 5th - Pro Boxing Show XVI in Kiev city, Stereo Plaza
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Saturday, December 5th, 19:00
Kiev, "Stereo Plaza"
(Krasnozvezdny ave. 119)
Tickets order: esport.in.ua
or call (044) 223-02-83
Union Boxing Promotion
Pro Boxing Show XVI
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On December 5th in the metropolitan concert club "Stereo Plaza" (Kiev, Krasnozvezdny ave. 119) a great boxing show under the aegis of the Donetsk promotion company "Union Boxing Promotion" will be held. During the main bout the 34-year-old Ukrainian boxer Oleg Yefimovich (26-2, 14 KOs) will contest the right to own a vacant EBU featherweight title belt.
A 36-year-old Spanish boxer of Dominican origin Ruddy Encarnacion (35-23-4, 17 KOs), who owned until recently the EBU-EU title, will be his opponent in the title fight.
Oleg Yefimovich has already owned the EBU featherweight title.
He got this title in July 2008, by knocking out Spanish boxer Sergio Blanco, and carrying out 4 successful defenses in a row.
Gennady Minovich, Happy Birthday!
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Today his birthday is celebrating the honorary president of the Donetsk boxing promotional company «Union Boxing Promotion» Gennady Minovich Uzbek!
All the staff and the boxers of the company heartily congratulate you, Gennady Minovich, on your birthday!
We wish you good health for many years, well-being, further success in the multifaceted sports activities.
With your direct participation the company continues to move forward on the path of comprehensive development, demonstrating significant achievements in professional boxing.
Boxing community of the region and Ukraine highly appreciates your personal contribution to the development of the domestic boxing.
We sincerely believe that your experience will play an important role in the development of the company and will serve its future success.
Congratulations on the anniversary, President!
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Dear Yuri!
The staff of the company «Union Boxing Promotion» congratulates you on your anniversary!
Dear Yuriy Georgievich! Over the years, your talent of a manager and promoter has been aimed at the development of the amateur and professional boxing in our country. You were repeatedly recognized as the best promoter of Ukraine and Europe, noted by awards of the European and World Boxing Organization, including "Silver Eagle" of the European Boxing Association (the best promoter of the decade), memorable awards WBA, WBC, IBF and EBU. Boxing promotional company «Union Boxing Promotion» managed to grow from a small regional Boxing Organization to the powerful sports structure of the world level.
The main merit of achieving our success belongs to you, Yuriy Georgievich!
You haven't just raised and set your brainchild to his feet, but also turned the Donetsk Company into a leading player on the world boxing scene.
Yuriy Georgievich, we wish you good health, family well-being, vital optimism, much success as president of the company «Union Boxing Promotion» and new achievements in the realization of your most ambitious plans!
Let the closest and dearest people be there for you, and their love and support to become a reliable standby!
May peace, happiness and prosperity follow you!
Respectfully yours, The staff of the company «Union Boxing Promotion».
Eliseev: No word from Malignaggi yet, Senchenko open to USA fight
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Vyacheslav Senchenko's representative Dmitry Eliseev has confirmed to WBN that his fighter is willing to give Paulie Malignaggi home advantage if the Italian-American will agree to a rematch.
Senchenko lost to Malignaggi back in 2012, one of only two reverses the Ukrainian suffered in his career, and Eliseev hopes to oversee a revenge mission for the former WBA welterweight champion.
"We are ready to make the fight in USA but we still didn't get any answer from Malignaggi camp. Perhaps it's a too little time from his last fight and they are choosing their strategy now," Eliseev exclusively told World Boxing News.
Eliseev's Athletic Club
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The "Eliseev's Athletic Club " – one of the most successful sports organizations in Ukraine. The club was established on 19 August 1998, the athletes from four cities – Donetsk, Mariupol', Makeyevka and Druzhkovka – are united under its flag. Ideological inspirers and founders of the club were Gennadiy Uzbek, Yury Ruban and the person whose name the Club bears till present day, - Dmitry Eliseev.
While the club exists it has turned into a pan-Ukrainian sports organization from a local sports society. Achievements of the "Eliseev's Club " are dazzling. Thus, the club won the prestigious Championship of North-West Boxing League NWEBL, in which the boxing organizations from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine were presented. A real millstone for the "Eliseev's Club " was the year 2002 during which the victory in the Ukrainian club championship was got.
It is known that the Olympic principle states that the main idea is not to win but to participate, but nevertheless for any athlete the result comes first. The results of boxers–educatees of the "Eliseev's Club", "speak for themselves. Over the years, champions of Europe and world became Eugene Kibalyuk Oleg Yefimovich, Ismail Sylla, David Tabatadze, Nikolay Butsenko. The right to represent Ukraine at the Olympic Games was the aim of both Vyacheslav Senchenko and Vladimir Kravets.
Union Boxing Promotion boxers are in the top 15 of the WBA world rankings
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The World Boxing Association has updated its ratings. UBP boxers Oleg Yefimovich and Artem Dalakian recently replenish their collection with a new titles and took up positions in the Top 15 of the best boxers of the world.
At the 11th place - WBA continental featherweight champion Oleg "Doctor" Yefimovich (26-2, 14 KOs)
Artem Dalakian (11-0, 7 KO) who recently became the title holder of WBA Continental in weight category to 50,8 kg improved the positions. Now he holds the 11th place of a world rating of WBA.
Pro Boxing Show 15
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On July 17th a "Pro Boxing Show" evening was held. The best fighters of the promotion company "Union Boxing Promotion" took part in this event. Online broadcast of matches was conducted by 2+2 TV channel.
All the representatives of the UBP got the double-digit victories, and the participants of title fights got the champion belts.
A famous boxer Vyacheslav Senchenko in his last fight on professional level knocked Estonian boxer Sergey Melis out. Vyacheslav confidently controlled the course of the fight. The Estonian was knocked down twice after several body blows in the fourth and twice in the fifth round before the fight was stopped.
The results of a great evening of boxing in Brovary
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«Union Boxing Promotion» boxers successfully performed on a big night of boxing, which took place on November 22 in the SEC "Terminal" in Brovary city under the aegis of Klitschko brothers Promotion Company "K2 Promorions". The All-Ukrainian public organization "Chechen Diaspora" took an active part in the organization of the event.
The success of boxers was preceded by a good training camp in Kozin city, organized by "Union Boxing Promotion" and its president Yuri Ruban.
Former EBU Champion and WBA Intercontinental featherweight champion Oleg Yefimovich (25-2, 14 KOs) has stopped the Belarussian boxer Dmitry Agafonov (8-4, 2 KOs) in the first round. Agafonov knelt down after several missed blows and was staying in that position until the referee's count was over, showing in that way his refusal to continue the fight.
Artem Dalakian (10-0, 7 KOs) has dealt with the guest from Georgia Malkhaz Tatrishvili (8-7, 0 KOs) in less than two rounds. The fight was stopped on the 2nd round due to a bad cut of the Georgian boxer. The result is the Dalakian's victory.
Dmytro Fedas (5-0-1, 2 KOs), the welterweight boxer (up to 66.678 kg) finished the fight against Vitaliy Charkin (0-13-0, 0 KOs) by knockout in the first round of the four-round fight.
The appearance of 37-year-old Vyacheslav Senchenko (36-2, 24 Kos) on the ring has caused predictably the greatest excitement. This time the opponent of the "Union Boxing Promotion " boxer in the welterweight category was the Hungarian boxer Laszlo Toth (01/01/19, 14 KOs). Senchenko had an advantage during the entire rating eight-round fight and in the third round smashed his opponent's nose. The Hungarian was able to continue the fight; he tried to attack but missed many counter blows. The fight lasted all reserved eight rounds and ended with Senchenko's win according to the judges' unanimous decision: 78-74 twice and 80-73. Vyacheslav was better in every round and easily boxed the Hungarian out, despite the difference in age of 11 years.
«Pro Boxing Show XIV». All titles remain in Donetsk
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One more event in the series «Pro Boxing Show XIV» is in a history. August 24 the stadium "Donbass Arena" received true fans of professional boxing, honored guests and inhabitants of this region. The management of the «Union Boxing Promotion» company, represented by the honorary president Gennady Uzbek, President Yuri Ruban and Vice-president Dmitry Eliseev presented to the city and to the interested people a spectacular show. That evening boxers of «Union Boxing Promotion» defended 4 belts and won another one.


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publicist posted a topic in JOHN WILLIAMSInspired by the rubbish-list thread i just had an idea: instead of the pointless parading of BEST-OF titles (Spielberg movies, in this case), it could be much more constructive if we list the titles we find not up-to-par and gather suggestions how to improve on them. Ground rule: the movie must be deconstructed in acts and requested changes must be classified in the respective acts. My favourite in this regard will always be the misbegotten A. I., a movie that feels like a stutterer trying to read eloquently from PINOCCHIO with books by Asimov and autographed collected works of Stanley Kubrick hovering ominously in the background. The acts are easily identified: ACT 1 consists of a short prologue, talky and staged not very convincingly, where William Hurt explains the origins and nature of the robots/mecha to a bunch of students. After that, we are exposed to an even more drawn-out series of scenes showing us the family life of a really boring, basically trait-less couple of future WASP's living in brightly lit quarters. They adopt a robot child filling in for their comatose son, slowly developing affection for him despite of his/its mechanical nature - he is programmed to love his parents without conditions. Problems arise when the real son suddenly awakes from his coma et voilá, drama begins. The real son starts to play cunning and scheming with the hapless robot boy, leading to a series of disturbing misunderstandings. Finally, the mother decides to chuck the robot boy out and abandons him in the woods one afternoon. End Act 1. ACT 2 starts the journey of the robot boy, desperate for love and answers (it gets all PINOCCHIO from here), and introduces us to another mecha/robot, this time in form of a mechanic gigolo who is wrongly framed for murder. Both meet and subsequently journey together. Their first encounter with humans is not altogether friendly with a them taken prisoners by a junkyard lord who stages cruel shows for backwoods people applauding the violent deaths of thousands of robots in an arena-like circus. Both can escape and travel to a big Las-Vegas-like city where the gigolo robot promises answers by an all-knowing Dr. Wikipedia, who leads them to a sunken Manhattan where robot boy meets his creator, William Hurt (who lured him there with rigging Dr. Wiki) and, having not acquired satisfying answers, subsequently lets himself fall into the cruel sea, where he finds the Blue Fairy (actually a sunken Coney Island attraction) who holds the premise to reunite him with his mother. End of Act 2. Normally, this would be two acts, but due to Spielberg's weird plotting we are subjected to another act. Act 3 (and 4) deal with robot boy being collected from his underwater grave by a strange alien race, presumably sometime in the future. They probe him and grant him his greatest wish, to be reunited with a hologram vision of his mother, set to a sickening voice-over and angelic lighting of a coffee-ad.End of movie. For films like A. I. there is always an appreciative audience sucking up to its blurriness and lack of focus, almost thankful they can play an active role in finding what the artist really meant. I'm not sure Spielberg has found much more than another PINOCCHIO fable in this - all the window dressing which can be read as philosophical discourse about the human condition and responsibility almost never finds an adequate filmic solution in the movie, it's either crude (the Flesh Fairy, which borders on junk tv) or so ambigious you don't believe it's ambigious at all (the epilogue, which is shot and scored in such a square way that it's hard to imagine Spielberg didn't mean it) . So if you do it old-school, just tell a story, there are some easy suggestions how to fix its bumbling narrative. Improvements on Act 1 seem simple. 1. The shot of the water has a nice ambiguity, life sprang from water, ok, keep it. 2. Scrap William Hurt, it feels pedantic and overly didactic 3. start the movie on a more dramatic note, like the mother driving though a rainy night to the place where the son lies, introduce how she cannot let him go and suffers from mental instabilities, keep the father out of it, so that you can have a conflict between both later on - and make the antiseptic clinic somewhat more creepy (imagine dozens of cryo sarcophargs with weeping parents..or better not) 4. make the mother a sympathetic person; i don't know what sprung on Spielberg but that thing he directed seems to have wandered over from an episode of WALKING DEAD. Problem is, you don't feel how anyone could develop deep affection for her, so that harms further developments. 5. try to establish a location less Beverly-Hills-posh and boring than the Shangri-La which serves as their home; it looks like it's furnished by aliens, again, it's crucial by this point to make us care. 6. make the robot less creepy; i know what they tried for - the unease at the first encounter with this man/machine - but you would think by this stage the development of technology would have come far enough to prevent the robots from behaving like psychos. 7. make the scene in the woods more dramatic - i cannot believe that i'm saying this about a Spielberg film, but it actually feels not dramatic enough. More later....


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Crafts for exterior living are presented at Out There, an exhibition assembling some of the most unusual sculptural and functional works made for exterior spaces. The exhibition continues until 3 August, but is closed on Mondays.
Venue: The Crafts Council, 44a Pentonville Road, London N1.
Random States, until 6 August, a photographic exhibition of Lorentz Gullachsen's work, features a selection of images shot in the US between 1988 and 2003.
Venue: Plant, 47 Poland Street, London W1.
Detour is a three-day exhibition featuring a cross-section of Royal College of Art graduates together with London-based Portuguese designers, presenting a detour into the lateral design process.
Venue: Neon Gallery, 117 Commercial Street, London E1.
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We had a great table thanks to Special Ideas. Numerous pamphlets in both English and Spanish, along with a colorful Golden Rule poster on a large poster display board gave our table a very artistic and professional look.
Sandwiched between two large and hugely popular clubs, Louis and I silently said our prayers and put on our best smiles as we prepared for the expected flood of students on this rainy day. To our left was a one of the many church clubs. Our tables were sandwiched together and the aisles were fairly narrow so there was little room to maneuver. However, our church neighbor had more than a dozen students in gray tee-shirts stationed in front of their table flowing over to our side, practically crowding us out. Passing students were swallowed up by the eager young Christians handing out pamphlets and escorting them to their table to sign up for their club. They were very aggressive and well organized.
Louis and I stood behind our table for a period of time, patiently trying to make eye contact with the few students who managed to make it through the church fire-wall. Despite the aggressive tactics, some students approached our table, took literature, and even asked questions. One or two people signed up during the first few hours. Louis went off to explore the vast array of clubs at Clemson and I stayed behind, my patience slowly eroding as church members cast disapproving glares my way.
As the day went on the hall filled to overflowing and the air conditioning gave up the ghost. Organizers opened the doors to a sea of humidity and still they came. Luckily we had bottled water to offer and many students were grateful, but the cluttering in the aisle in front of our table worsened. It became obvious that I had to do something.
I politely asked the church members to stay in their assigned area which completely clogged the aisle. Now no one could get by without having to face eager young church members pushing their message of hope and salvation. The disdainful glimpses cast over wary shoulders increased, however. Soon the ebb and flow of too many students in too small a space cascaded over into our area again and this time I decided to be proactive.
I picked up one of Justice St. Rain's fabulous stickers from Special Ideas ('No room in my heart for prejudice') and stood in front of our table, adjacent to theirs. The surprised looks I got for that move were scandalous. Nevertheless, I offered the stickers to students passing by and was quite pleased with the response.
Minorities overwhelming accepted the stickers, and most wanted their sticker with the backing so they could later peel it off and put it on their laptop (one said, her refrigerator). Many others wanted to wear it and soon you could see little black and red stickers all over the hall.
For those who wanted the backing intact, I "fumbled around" carefully tearing out a sticker. At the same time, I asked if they had heard about the Baha'i Club and this opened the door for many people to hear a short explanation, ask questions, take literature, and even sign up for the club. As an experiment, I invited a few to sign up and just about everyone I asked did indeed signup. After a while I began to lose my voice and I regretted not inviting more people to sign up when I had the chance (next year hopefully).
Between encounters with passing students, I made an effort to talk to my neighbors and let them know that we were not competing but were working for the same goals: to draw people closer to God. Some responded positively; others shied away. One of them had a curt comment to which I replied that we Baha'is are facing many of the same problems "that you did 2,000 years ago."
I had a long, public deepening with one gray-shirt in the middle of the crowded aisle (he happened to be the tallest man in the building, near 7 feet, I suspect) and a very nice guy to boot. Later, Professor Donald House, a long-standing Baha'i and chairperson of the Visual Computing department at Clemson joined me and Louis to help. Shortly thereafter, the minister from our neighbor church club came over and introduced himself. We had a lovely discussion (while his group continued to engage anyone who walked by). It turns out, the minister knew about the Faith through a friend who was a Baha'i. Small world, eh?
Anyway, we stood there offering stickers as closing time approached, hoping, praying for just one more student to sign up, and then one more. I did that 3 times and as people were packing up. The last was the best. God send us a young couple who asked the very best questions you could imagine. We were the last table to pack up. The courts that were so crowded just a short while ago seemed vast now. I thanked God for the opportunity to teach as our footsteps echoed off the walls.
In the end, 15 students signed up and we thanked God for that bounty. All but one are not Baha'is. Now the real work begins. It's hard enough for busy Baha'i students to get together for meaningful action. Now we have the extraordinary bounty of working with a motivated and capable group of people brought together through the power of the principles upon which our Faith is built. How many show up to the first meeting and become active, God only knows. Which projects they choose to pursue is up to them but we will keep you informed of progress. Pray for the club, please!
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World Cup flop Spain parts ways with emergency coach Fernando Hierro
Sun., July 8, 2018
MADRID – Fernando Hierro is out as coach of Spain's national team after less than a month in charge and a disappointing four-game run at the World Cup.
The Spanish federation said Sunday that it wanted "to thank Fernando Hierro for his commitment and for assuming the responsibility of being in charge of the national team during some extraordinary situations."
Hierro was promoted from sporting director to the top job two days before Spain opened the tournament against Portugal. New federation president Luis Rubiales was incensed that previous coach Julen Lopetegui had agreed to take charge at Real Madrid after the World Cup without giving the federation sufficient notice. Lopetegui was summarily fired despite a 20-game unbeaten streak that had made Spain one of the favorites coming into the tournament.
Spain drew with Portugal and Morocco and beat Iran to get out of their group, then lost to Russia on penalties in the round of 16.
The federation said Hierro had declined to return to his previous role as sporting director.
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Post subject: Is this the begining of the end for the US dollar?
This article from Capital and Conflict is flagging up the possibility. At worst it could severely limit the US's ability to continue living on large deficits with the rest of the world.
The great unplugging
Boaz Shoshan
Way back in 2012 (remember then?), a Danish policeman ordered some Cuban cigars from Germany.
It was a perfectly legal and above-board bank transaction, but the money he paid – roughly £16,500 – disappeared.
Why? The answer is simple, but it reveals a flaw at the heart of global finance which creates more pressure by the year: the US dollar.
The Danish man had paid for the cigars in USD, a currency more acceptable to the German than krone, and so the payment had been routed through a US bank. And so in the US, a continent removed from the original transaction, the US authorities froze the transaction on the basis that it violated the US trade embargo on Cuba.
Using the US dollar lost the Danish policeman his money (the US rejected his appeal), and probably his cigars as well, illustrating the power the US wields in issuing and controlling the world's reserve currency.
The absurdity of a German and a Dane doing business somehow violating an American trade embargo is not lost on the rest of the world, who have since been working to avoid the dollar trap. Especially those entering a Cold War against the US (China) as we enter an era of "great power competition".
China is the world's largest oil importer, and so far has been paying for it mostly in dollars. This exposes it to the risk that the US will lock it out of the global dollar-based financial system, if it doesn't keep in line with the US (like Iran).
China wants to "unplug" from the dollar-based system and pay for commodities with yuan instead. Now that China is "too big to ignore" in the commodities space, it looks like it is gradually getting its wish. The Shanghai oil futures contract (denominated in yuan) has seen much more volume than anticipated when it was launched last year.
China has also been buying up commodity producing assets in Africa to reduce foreign reliance. This will also allow it to sell these commodities for yuan, increasing foreign demand for its currency. And with demand for currency, comes demand for government bonds, so investors can "park" their currency and earn a return on it. This in turn will allow the Chinese government to issue such bonds and borrow in its own currency, rather than the dollar.
And it's not just China. India is also working around the dollar, incentivising rupee payments for oil from Iran. From Reuters, emphasis mine:
India's finance ministry has exempted rupee payments made to the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) for crude oil imports from a steep withholding tax, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters.
The exemption, put in place December 28 but backdated to November 5, will allow Indian refiners to settle about $1.5 billion of outstanding payments to NIOC. Those have been building up since Tehran was put under stringent U.S. sanctions in early November.
The two countries on Nov. 2 signed a bilateral agreement to settle oil trades through an Indian government-owned bank, UCO Bank, in the Indian currency, which is not freely traded on international markets.
The dollar's share of global currency reserves is now at an almost five-year low. Should China get its way, that figure is set to get much lower. But the US won't roll over and let that happen easily.
The Second Cold War will exhibit many differences to the first. Energy, currencies, supply chains and trade between the US and the Soviet Union were not anywhere near as tangled as they are now between the US and China.
But while history doesn't repeat, it does rhyme. Yesterday, the Chinese became the first to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. A new space race is underway…
Have a great weekend!
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As long as the US imports millions of barrels of crude oil each day end exports millions of barrels of finished oil products along with all the grain and other food stuffs the US dollar will remain the worlds largest reserve currency.
The Chinese can settle their bills with Russia in Rubles, Yuan, vodka ,or dried Yak skins for all I care as every transaction will always be compared to the dollar to determine the fair exchange rate.
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The problem in handling international trades in currencies other than the US dollar is that it is fine if Iran sells oil in China and receives yuan but what if they want to buy Mercedes cars from Germany or wheat from Argentina and those two countries may not want to receive the yuan from Iran for their goods as eventually they know that they will have to buy something from China.
So Iran or Russia are stuck with basically buying Chinese goods in return as the yuan has a history of being manipulated by Communist China. Further China may also insist on paying less than the dollar equivalent open market price for the oil because Iran and Russia are 'naughty' in the eyes of some people and no one else wants to risk the ire of the USA and wants to buy their product. This may further strain their sanctions restricted economies.
I can see China also having a problem in getting the yuan more accepted overseas as a trading currency as they have a bit of a credibility problem and are not too well trusted, especially in Asia. They say one thing and do another. However they are going to be the biggest kid on the block very soon and will have to do something to get others to trust their currency.
Eventually some form of international currency will have to be accepted as payments between these countries as an alternative to the US dollar and in the end that will probably have to be GOLD.
Get ready for lots of Chinese fake gold doing the rounds very soon.
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Simple reasons being:
1. China's growth has spluttered
2. Unlike the 'west' anything under 6% growth in China is stagnation. The 'unofficial' official rate of growth at the moment is 2%. This means an unhappy populace. What do one party despots do when people suffer economic hardship? Create a military emergency to fix the peoples attention elsewhere..... Remember General Galtieri military dictatorship in Argentina and concomitant Falkands war? Right on que Chairman Xi is threatening Taiwan!
3. The Fed is engaged in 'reverse quantitive easing' It is destroying dollars in the same way as it created them. This is causing and will continue to cause dollar shortage in the off balance sheet shadowy foreign loans market. Think Turkey.
4. Proof is in the pudding. US treasuries are now paying 2.5%. Our top paying equivalent of US treasuries (income bonds) are paying 1%
5. Wealth confiscation. China, Russia, and South America . Personal wealth can, and is regularly confiscated. Does not happen in the US and US treasuries can be held by non citizens. So they are a de facto store of wealth which can be cashed for any asset anywhere.
In a fiat currency world, the US dollar is the best looking horse in the glue factory.
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I am going to Taiwan tomorrow for work. I hope they hold off invading until Summer.
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Bring back Meynard Keynes, all is forgiven.
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BritDownUnder wrote:
as an alternative to the US dollar and in the end that will probably have to be GOLD.
Gidday Bruce!
No way will we ever go back to gold as money. If we did we would have to live under physical limits to growth.
Remember, currency is a metaphysical manifestation of your mind. Like pensions, savings, loans etc, they do not exist. Only the belief exists.
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There is another thread on the state of the Petrodollar
The current state of affairs was recently discussed by Wolf Richter
In a nutshell the US $ is losing its support as the reserve currency although at the current rate of decline is somewhat glacial
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools - Douglas Adams.
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No way will we ever go back to gold as money.
Gadaffi tried that with a gold back African Dinar.
Look what happened to him
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........ although at the current rate of decline is somewhat glacial
Don't forget that glaciers are speeding up exponentially worldwide!!
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Maclehose Trail Sec. 1, Hong Kong
Hike to Po Pin Chau
1.9 Miles Total - 820.2 ft gain - Out-and-Back Trail
Originally added by Kyle Obermann
Hike through Hong Kong's volcanic past with brilliant examples of volcanic basalt pillars and great ocean views.
This is a fairly non-strenuous hike which still offers some really nice views, the chance to gain some elevation and then cool off at a beach, and also learn some geology.
Getting to High Island Reservoir East Dam starts from Sai Kung village. There are many ways to get to Sai Kung village, I took Public Light Bus 101M from the Hang Hau Station MTR stop (Purple Line).
From Sai Kung take a taxi to the East Dam (东坝). The taxi drivers are very familiar with taking people to this point and the fair is $107 HKD one way. Make sure to get the taxi phone number on your way there for calling one on your way out or simply wait and catch one dropping others off when you're done.
When the taxi drops you off at the pavilion on top of the dam head down the road to the bottom of the dam and go straight along the bottom road along the massive, concrete seaside barriers to the end of the road. At the end of the road in front of the fence and small utility building there will be a small path cutting off to the left through the last of the concrete pillars. Take this path.
The path goes up the hill directly opposite of Po Pin Chau (which is the broken-off island featured in the the first picture) for views of the basalt seaside cliff and ocean. There are many different paths which also lead to several beaches and other routes but finding the correct route to Po Pin Chau is not difficult.
This trail is part of the High Island Reservoir Geopark, Sai Kung Trail, and MacLehose Trail Stage 1 so if you are looking for longer options in the area, there are plenty. Beware that you will have to bring ample water and there is little shade.
Here are some other sites describing the route and other options in the area:
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Great place to get out of the city
I spent a day here with some friends on a recent trip to HK. There's a bit of work to get to the Damn between the ride from HK to the taxi ride or hike to the dam. It's a great place for some drone photography if you have one at your disposal. I would highly recommend getting an early start to avoid the crowds. You'll also get better taxis in/out and be able to get better photos with less people visible.
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In 2018, overall turnover at the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) as well as volume traded in the SPIMEX refined products and timber markets grew year-on-year. The Exchange launched new products – both spot and futures - and broadened the list of designated delivery points.
The annual turnover at SPIMEX grew 21.1% year-on-year up to RUB 924 bn. Over the year the number of Trading Participants grew from 2,169 up to 2,199.
The volume traded in SPIMEX Refined Products Section (refined products and petrochemicals) was equal to 19.973 million metric tonnes (+6.7%) in the amount of RUB 656.866 bn. The volume traded by product was as follows: Gasoline Premium-95 – 2.693 million metric tonnes (MMT); Gasoline Regular-92 – 5.647 MMT; diesel – 6.685 MMT; jet fuel – 1.804 MMT; fuel oil – 1.808 MMT and LPG (a 46.1 % rise y-o-y) – 1.092 MMT.
The volume traded in SPIMEX Natural Gas Section amounted to 15.134 bcm (-25.6 % YoY) with the turnover amounting to RUB 48.430 bn. The Month-Ahead market amounted for 12.493 bcm while Day-Ahead deals (including those for delivery on national holidays and weekends) – for 2.641 bcm.
The volume of crude oil traded by the SPIMEX Group was equal to 1.007 MMT (down from 1.321 MMT in 2017), including 0.179 MMT traded in SPIMEX Crude Oil Section with the turnover amounting to RUB 4.299 bn. The volume of procurement procedures held over the year at the TORG-i electronic trading platform operated by SPIMEX was equal to 0.828 MMT.
The volume of timber traded by the SPIMEX Group was equal to 1.388 million cubic meters, including in SPIMEX Timber and Construction Materials Section: 173,137 cubic meters of round timber (with the turnover of RUB 488 mn) and 19,032 cubic meters of processed timber products (RUB 136 mn), i.e. 12.8 times more than in 2017. The volume traded over the year on TORG-i electronic trading platform stood at 1.196 million cubic meters (RUB 753 mn).
The volume traded in SPIMEX Derivatives Section amounted to 40,970 futures contracts in the total amount of RUB 13.83 bn, including 37,244 cash-settled futures for indices (in the amount of RUB 1.72 bn), 2 091 physically-settled futures on refined products traded in the domestic market (RUB 5.26 bn) and 1,638 SPIMEX Urals Crude Futures (FOB, Primorsk) contracts (RUB 6.84 bn).
SPIMEX is authorized to register OTC transactions for a number of exchange-traded commodities. In 2018, volumes set in the relevant contacts and the number of such OTC transactions (primary and secondary markets together) were broken down by product as follows*: refined products: 438,000 transactions with the total volume of 302.9 million metric tonnes (MMT) (including LPG – 70.300 transactions and 13.4 MMT); crude oil: 16,400 transactions and 530 MMT; natural gas: 22,600 transactions and 1,470 bcm; coal: 64,600 transactions and 693.8 MMT; grain: 38 transactions and 0.1 MMT. In 2018, the number of companies which registered their OTC transactions with SPIMEX grew from 317 up to 346.
In 2018, the amount of obligations cleared by SPIMEX under the trades effected in its Refined Products, Timber and Construction Materials and Crude Oil Sections amounted to RUB 861.79 bn. At the end of 2018, SPIMEX rendered clearing services to 1,191 clearing members.
The amount of obligations cleared in 2018 by SDCO clearing house under the trades effected in the SPIMEX Natural Gas Section amounted to RUB 48.4 bn (number of clearing members – 1,226) and the trades effected in the SPIMEX Derivatives Section equaled to RUB 27.7 bn.
Over the year TEK-Torg electronic trading platform - a subsidiary of SPIMEX - conducted approximately 66 thousand procurement procedures (a 2.3 fold rise y-o-y) in the total amount of RUB 2.085 trillion (a 7% rise).
The following events defined 2018 for SPIMEX:
- January 2018 - signing of memoranda of understanding between SPIMEX and Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) and SPIMEX and Shanghai OTC Commodity Derivatives Association (SOCDA);
- September 2018 - ICBC Bank (JSC), a Moscow branch of the ICBC group, became a settlement bank of SDCO clearing house and SPIMEX to be able to operate in the SPIMEX futures market for Russian exported crude oil;
- at the turn of 2017/18 the SPIMEX Group acquired SDCO clearing house;
- May 2018 - SPIMEX celebrated its 10th anniversary;
September 2018 - SPIMEX marked 10 years since the launch of trading in refined products;
- June 2018 – first test trades in the run-up to the proposed creation of a common power market of the Eurasian Economic Union;
- July 2018 – the launch of the physically-settled SPIMEX Regular-92 Gasoline Futures contract (designated delivery point: railroad station Allaguvat);
- July 2018 – setting of the small-scale wholesale segment earmarked for low-volume trades;
- August 2018 – SPIMEX joined the International Commodities and Derivatives Association (ICDA);
- October 2018 – SPIMEX and S&P Global Platts signed memorandum of understanding to develop new oil benchmarks;
- October 2018 – launch – at the initiative of Gazprom Mezhregiongas - of the physically-settled SPIMEX LPG Futures contract;
- November 2018 – volume traded in the timber market of the SPIMEX Group exceeded 1 million cubic meters.
In 2018, SPIMEX signed business cooperation agreements with the following constituent regions of Russia:
- the regional government of the Udmurt Republic and the Agency of the Russian Far East for Investments and Exports Promotion;
- the regional government of the Primorsk Krai and the Agency of the Russian Far East for Investments and Exports Promotion;
- the Tomsk Oblast;
- the regional government of the Khabarovsk Krai and the Agency of the Russian Far East for Investments;
- the Buryat Republic;
- the Arkhangelsk Oblast;
- the Altai Krai;
- the Krasnoyarsk Krai;
- the Republic of Karelia;
- the Amur Oblast;
- the Ulyanovsk Oblast.
In 2018, SPIMEX arranged or co-arranged a number of industry-specific and other events:
- October 2018 – parliamentary hearings in the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament) on competitiveness promotion in the Russia's commodity market;
- Round Table at Russian Energy Week-2018 devoted to pricing mechanisms in the global crude oil market;
- 3rd International Annual Forum 'Russia's Commodities Market 2018';
- SPIMEX acted as a partner to the National Timber Forum held during the year in six cities all over Russia.
- In November 2018, SPIMEX drafted new version of the Rules of Organized Trading in a number of its sections; the SPIMEX Rules of Admission to Organized Trading and the SPIMEX Clearing Rules. The relevant amendments shall make the Russian on-exchange commodity market (first of all its fuel segments) more stable. On 24 December 2018, the Bank of Russia registered the new version of the in-house regulations listed above.
Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) is the largest Russian commodity exchange which offers a wide range of products traded both in its Commodities Sections (refined products, crude oil, natural gas, LPG, timber and construction materials) and in its Derivatives Section. The Exchange's key task is operating a transparent price formation mechanism to ensure fair prices for the commodities produced in Russia. SPIMEX was incorporated in 2008.
* Data on OTC transactions is given as of 14 January 2019 reflecting the time required for registration of the deals made at the very end of 2018.


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Friday, July 26, 2013
Conflicting Stories ...
Well, those days are gone. Now I have far, far too many stories I want to write.
I'm in the middle of a story I've wanted to write for close to fifteen years. Not only is it going really well, but it's going fast, too. (Of course. I've had 15 years to think about it.) I've got a new writing routine that's working out splendidly (but is weather dependent, so will vanish with the summer--I'll have to figure something else out--and soon!), and my head is about to explode because of all the story ideas in it.
But while I do that, I'm still juggling story ideas (novel, novelette and short) for The Jeff Resnick Mysteries, The Booktown, Mysteries, Victoria Square, Tales of Telenia, along with a couple of short story ideas, and a whole new cozy series.
Knowing I have so many ideas is a comfort, but also a pain in the butt because I can't write them fast enough. But it's a problem I'm willing to shoulder.
My next worry? Finding readers for so many diverse subjects/series/stories.
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- Sue said...
Make sure you don't burn yourself out!!!! Take a little time out of your day and smell the roses. We will be here waiting for your books no matter how long you take,
- July 26, 2013 at 8:05 AM
- Nancy said...
Write and they will read! I certainly will.
- July 26, 2013 at 11:48 AM
- ANNETTE said...
You will never lack readers.
- July 26, 2013 at 4:01 PM
- Maggie Sefton said...
Good for you, Lorraine. You're right. We DO have lots of stories to tell in several stiffens settings
- July 26, 2013 at 4:52 PM
- Linda said...
Rest assured, were waiting, however long it takes. Worry about what you love and the rest will take care of itself. That old phrase comes to mind "don't sweat the small stuff" comes to mind. And, at the end of the day it's mostly small stuff. Worry & stress helps no one and often does more damage than good.
- July 26, 2013 at 11:41 PM
- Aurian said...
Don't you worry about finding readers Lorna. If I like your books, I am very willing to try another series. And I do like your books.
- July 28, 2013 at 5:00 AM
I'm smelling the roses this year. Have planted three new bushes--and have actually read up on how to care for them. Much better results! But for the first time in a very long time, I ENJOY WRITING again!
- July 29, 2013 at 10:53 AM
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- July 29, 2013 at 10:53 AM
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This is a fun, and funny, and insightful video by Robin Winsor that captures some of the key dynamics around AI we should all be tracking.
It's often said that history repeats itself. Many times in the course of our history, new technologies have wiped out entire workforces. Will that happen again? Well, probably.
For upcoming generations, the rise of artificial intelligence represents the next great solution and the next great hurdle.
Robin believes how we respond to this challenge, could be our defining moment as a species.
Robin Winsor is a technology leader and entrepreneur who has led several organizations from start-up to international success.
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Mickalene Thomas is bringing sexy back, one rhinestone at a time.
It's no exaggeration to call her a renaissance woman: she makes everything from acrylic paintings incorporating enamel and rhinestones to collages, videos, prints, photography, and even installations. Most of her work presents powerful, sexy, fabulous black women replacing women in iconic Western paintings. She's taking down "The Man" by reinventing paintings like Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Grande Odalisque with a sexy, 1970s Foxy Brown aesthetic. Mickalene even used herself as a model to recreate Courbet's Origin of the World, bravely exposing her...you know...with a touch of vajazzling. Empowering women and expressing black femininity all while sticking it to those famous dead white male painters? Get it, girl!
Though Thomas was exposed to art through after-school programs at the Newark Museum when she was younger, she was dead set on becoming a lawyer up until her early twenties. She even had a job working at a law firm for a while. Luckily, her friends didn't think the world needed another lawyer, and after lots of encouragement, an art therapy workshop, and a small coffee shop exhibition, she was convinced to give art a try and applied to Pratt. Little did she know that one day she'd create an album cover for Solange Knowles, have her artwork hung in the National Portrait Gallery, and sell her pieces for $250,000 each. She even had her portrait painted by Kehinde Wiley.
While growing up in New Jersey, she was raised by her mother, Sandra "Mama Bush" Bush, an aspiring model who brought her children up as Buddhists. Living in an environment where most of the men were either in jail or on drugs, Mickalene got her first glimpse of the strong, glamorous black woman from her mother and other female relatives, who had to keep everything together. #blackgirlmagic Despite having a strained relationship because of her mother's drug use, Mama Bush and her captivating charisma were major inspiration for Mickalene's art. She made several paintings, photos, and films with her as the subject, including a partially nude portrait. I suppose photographing your mother half-naked while she sensually reclines on a sofa is certainly one way of bonding with her. Not the method I would choose, but to each her own.
- 20to30. "Mickalene Thomas, Artist - The Perks of Being a Late Bloomer". Filmed [Aug 2014]. YouTube video, 04:37. Posted [Aug 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQdDFWFu0fU
- "About," Mickalene Thomas. 2018. Accessed July 2018. https://www.mickalenethomas.com/works.
- Ates, Tiffany Y. "How Mickalene Thomas Is Ushering in a New Wave of Contemporary Art," Smithsonian, Jan 2018, Accessed July 2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/mickalene-thomas-ushering-ne....
- BLOUIN ARTINFO. "Mickalene Thomas Studio Visit". Filmed [Sept 2012]. YouTube video, 05:35. Posted [Sept 2012].https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2tJKAfyVhs
- Felsenthal, Julia. "Mickalene Thomas on Her Photographic Muses," Vogue, Jan 28 2016, Accessed July 2018. https://www.vogue.com/article/mickalene-thomas-muse-aperture.
- "Kehinde Wiley, Trickster," Sean Kelly, Accessed July 2018. http://www.skny.com/exhibitions/kehinde-wiley2.
- Pollack, Barbara. "Rhinestone Odalisques," Lehmann Maupin, Jan 2011, Accessed July 2018. http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/mickalene-thomas/press/940/artist_a...
A New Yorker who takes traditional paintings and makes them fabulous. Her protagonists are fierce Black women. The swirling colors of her canvases are adorned with glitter and jewels, giving her work a groovy 70s vibe.
Her portrait of Michelle Obama was the first solo portrait of our first lady to be hung in the National Portrait Gallery.
It's no wonder her body of work is so clever and intelligent…smarty pants got her MFA from Yale.
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Here is what Wikipedia says about Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971) is a contemporary African-American visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Thomas's collage work is inspired from popular art histories and movements, including Impressionism, Cubism, Dada and the Harlem Renaissance. Her work draws from Western art history, pop art and visual culture to examine ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality, and gender.
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We had arrived in Idaho Falls on the evening of March 12th, 2018. Our 1st stop, Camping World, where we were to take possession of our 5th-wheel Bailey the next morning. We wanted to unload a few of our belongings into Bailey that was in the bed of the tuck that we did not want to be left out overnight. Then we checked into the hotel before we headed out to get dinner. We were a little excited that night because soon we would be starting our new adventure of full-time RV living. Little did we know how much of an adventure we were going to have.
Picking up Bailey
The next morning started pretty routinely, we gathered our overnight bag and headed out to get some coffee and pastries. We found this great little coffee spot called Chapolera Coffee Company if you are in Idaho Falls we highly recommend you stop. We arrived at Camping World a few minutes ahead of our scheduled time. Upon completing our walkthrough and finishing the paperwork, we then waited for Camping World to finish the punch list of items that were left incomplete. After spending 4 hours at Camping World, we were finally on the road with our new home. Our goal was to reach Missoula, Montana.
A mere 300 miles we thought would not be that bad, that is a short drive for us. When we lived in Sidney MT, we would drive to Spokane WA in one shot, and that was close to 800 miles. We got Bailey hooked up to the truck and completed our predrive checklist. We were ready to leave our Camping World adventure behind us and looked forward to the adventures that lie ahead.
Monida Pass
It was about 80 miles to the top Monida Pass and a total of 200 miles to Butte MT where we had planned to stop for dinner. Monida Pass is fairly tame with an attitude of 6823 feet and a maximum grade of 3%. Wednesday would be the real test when we would dive over Lookout Pass with maximum 6% grade and 4th of July Pass with a 5% maximum grade. In the back of our minds, we wondered how well our 12-year truck, with now just a touch over 40,000 miles would do with a such a large 5th wheel.
We got to the top of Monida Pass without skipping a beat and felt more at ease with the truck. D
The First Signs of Trouble
Just south of Dillon Montana is the Red Rocks rest area where we stopped and stretched our legs, completed our checks and got back on the road. Everything seemed to be going great; then we had the first signs of trouble. We began to climb a small grade, and the check engine light comes on. I checked all the gages, oil pressure was nominal, the oil temperature was in range, the coolant temperature looked good, and the transmission temperature was where it should be. What could it be we wondered? Then we recalled that in the September Melissa drove the truck over to Spokane to visit with her parents and had a check engine light then for the MASS air flow sensor. We were just a few miles outside of Butte Montana and pushed on.
Melissa got on her phone and started searching for a place that we could park Baily while I drove to a parts store to have them pull the code to see what was wrong with the truck. She quickly found the Mall off the interstate. Orielly's, AutoZone and a NAPA were all conveniently located nearby. We disconnected Bailey with Melissa deciding stay behind while I went to have the problem diagnosed.
The Parts Store
I got to the parts store, went inside and asked if they could help pull a code. The clerk came out, removed the code, and we went inside to look it up. Upon discovering that it was the mass air flow sensor, I purchased a new one. Since we had the same problem in September then I figured I might as well replace i. I Headed back to the mall to swap out the sensor. I installed the part and headed back to the parts store to have the code cleared. With check engine light off we reconnected and headed out.
Time to Switch Drivers
After stopping to fuel up at the truck stop just west of Butte, we continued the 120-mile journey to Missoula. Melissa wanted to drive the next stretch so she could get a feel for the truck with Bailey in tow. What an experience Melissa was going to have.
About halfway way to our destination thing started to go awry. It was getting dark when she drove into a short-lived snow squall, one of many that Melissa would get to drive through pulling Bailey. Then the check engine light came back on.
Melissa was a little concerned, so I started digging around on forums to see what else could be the cause. Only finding that it was a craps shoot to have anything other than OEM mass air flow sensor work. We pressed on, only briefly stopping at the next rest area to do another walk around and switch up on the driving. Melissa started scouting for a location for us to park for the night.
Finding a Parking Area
We first thought we would stay at the truck stop just outside of Missoula. However, when we pulled in, we did not find a spot that was open. We circled the lot once more than got back on the road. Once again Melissa got back on her phone using Google Maps to find us a spot for the night. She found a place for us to check out just off the interstate near a large gas station. When got there we noticed that it was a large enough area that we could park. However, it did not quite feel right. There was a sketchy looking van and a car that appeared to have been abandoned. Then at the other end of the area, there was a sign that stated no overnight parking. Not wanting to be awakened in the middle of the night we decided to the next spot.
Melissa found a large packed gravel lot just behind the Cracker Barrel and next to a hotel. We drove a couple of blocks to get there and saw that we were in luck. There were only two other people there, a semi-truck and another fifth-wheel. Both of us could tell our journey had been exhausting. Cautiously we got the truck situated leaving plenty of room in case anyone else wanted to park.
Our First Night
Once situated we turned on the propane, went inside and fired up the furnace. It was 40 °F (4 °C), and they were forecasting it to get down to 28 °F (-2 °C). Camping Word did install two new marine deep cycle batteries. However, we did not know how many amp hours we had, how many amps the furnace would draw or the amount of patristic drain there was. Playing it safe we ran up the temperature to 60 °F (16 °C) before shutting it all down.
Knowing that Bailey would not hold that temperature long, we did come prepared for a cold night. Putting our three heavy fleece blankets on the bed along with the comforter that came with the RV and the one we planned on using. We knew that we would at the least be warm.
Were we prepared?
We were unprepared for all the sounds that we would hear that night. The kind of sounds that you usually do not hear in a stick and brick home. Being at least 1000' from I-90 and in an RV, we did not think we would notice the traffic noise too much. Until you are lying there in the dark and silence, then you do start hearing everything. It was almost as if we had parked on the shoulder of the Interstate with every passing vehicle seeming to get louder and LOUDER.
It is incredible how the mind will quickly tune into new sounds especially when you are in a new environment. Suddenly the noise of the Interstate went to a soft whisp as my brain zeroed in on the slamming car door and then the sounds of footsteps in the gravel. They seemed like they were right out the window. I listened as they fade off into the distance. I was then able to focus myself onto the familiar sound of crickets from of noise machine that we brought and began to drift to sleep.
We are Trying to Sleep Here
It seemed as if only a few minutes pass before I awoke to the sound of a starter from a big diesel trying to crank its motor to life. After several attempts, the engine roared to life; I lied there listening to the steady whistle of the turbo that lulled me back to sleep.
An unfamiliar sound suddenly awakened me. This time the hair on the back of my neck stood on end as I heard someone outside dragging heavy chains across metal toolbox. I got up to get a drink of water and to see what the commotion was. Looking out the window, I saw some logging trucks. I checked the time, it was 4am and crawled back in the warm bed. For the next half hour, I listened to them getting their trucks ready for their workday. Drifting back to sleep I thought at least it is a short drive, only 200 miles. Then my mind drifted to our check engine light — Tring to put my mind at ease by thinking about the research I did. For the next couple of hours, I would drift in and out of sleep.
Rolling over and picking up the phone to check the time, it was 7am. The auto parts store would be open soon, and we could have them pull the codes to see what was going on with the truck. I got up and turned on the furnace to get some heat while we got ready. After that, I disconnected Bailey and double checked that everything was shut off before heading to the parts store.
Off to the Part Parts Store
Getting to the auto parts store just as they were opening I went inside. I told the clerk that I need help pulling a code for a check engine light. The clerk picked up a code reader and followed me out to the truck. With the code stored on the code reader, we went back inside to look it up.
Once again it was the code for the mass air flow sensor. The clerk continued to research for more information and came across that it could also be the MAP sensor. She looked up the part, and it was cheaper than the mass air flow sensor, it was about $40.00. I made the purchase and went out to install it.
Upon going back in to ask if they would, remove the code; It was then when the manager informed me that it was the store policy that they are not to clear codes, something about liability.
We headed down the road to their competitor and was able to use their code reader to clear the code. On our way back to Bailey we fueled up the truck and stopped at Starbucks to get coffee and breakfast sandwiches. After stopping and starting three times, the check engine light did not return. We were ready to get on the road.
Upon reconnecting the truck to Bailey, we then completed our predrive checklist and got on the road. As we ascended the onramp, I kept glancing down for the check engine light waiting for it to come on. Once we were at speed, we were put at ease and felt ready to take on Lookout Pass. We passed by our usual stop, the St. Regis Travel Center, instead we opted to stop at the Dena Mora rest area at the bottom of Lookout Pass. We made our stop quick since it was cold and rainy out.
Rest Area Troubles
Upon starting the truck, everything seemed fine, until we started to go. As we pulled out of the parking spot and started to go the check engine light came on, I came to a stop. Checking over the gages to make sure that we did not have any other issues and found none. I backed up into the spot we were just in. I shut the truck down and opened the hood and began to check the plug on the mass air flow sensor and MAP sensor, both seemed sung. We decided to press on and have the code checked once we were in Spokane. Making it to the top of Lookout Pass followed by 4th of July with no other problems we continued on.
Beating Rush Hour
We managed to drive through Couer d'Alene and Spokane just as the morning rush hour traffic cleared. At 11:30 am we were having lunch at one of our favorite spots Chaps Coffee Co. Luckily for us, they share a parking lot with a grocery store giving us ample room to park and turn around. We had one last hill climb before we were to our destination where our last challenge would be to back into the driveway for the back garage.
We took some time to visit with Melissa's parents before double checking all the measurements. The last thing we wanted to do was scrape the driveway with the rear bumper before the rear axle started up the incline.
That was Close
It had been at least 20 years since I had to backup something this big into such a tight spot After three failed attempts I stopped to let the traffic clear. This time it all clicked, I was centered on the driveway and Bailey on a trajectory to straighten out, just as the bumper was to reach the top of the incline. With barely an inch to spare between driveway and bumper, the rear axle started up the incline. Once we got Bailey into position, we dropped the landing gear and began to set up.
The Mass Air Problem
The next day I took the truck to the parts store, and they pulled the code, the mass air flow sensor was once again the problem. I bought a can of mass airflow sensor cleaner and cleaned the original sensor, place it back on, and the code went away. I should have done this step initially and purchased one as the backup plan, could have saved us a lot of grief.
We plan on spending some time with Melissa's parents to help them out with yard work, home repair, and improvements. While we learn the ins and outs of our new home, make some minor repairs, do some modifications, make improvement and troubleshoot the check engine light on the truck.
I will post an update on the truck, so be sure to look around the site in the meantime and subscribe, so you do not miss future blog posts.


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Friday the 13th giveaway Jason Voorhees Mr. Potatohead Toy Review
Watch & Win Giveaway: Jason Vorhees Poptaters Figure
Halloween is only a week away! To celebrate this year's season of horror, RD80s is giving away a Friday the 13th collectible from the Mr. Potato Head Poptaters collection at Entertainment Earth! That's right, this Mr. Potato Head will be offering some retrobution for all the slicing that potatoes having taken in the past.
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Each pixel of this image from a DNA microarray analysis chip represents the activity of a gene found in human tumor samples. Individual patients are represented in columns, and genes are in rows. The color of each pixel shows how active a particular gene is within the tumor, and analyzing a genome this way can help physicians determine which chemotherapy treatment will work best for a given patient. "Doctors at Duke are currently conducting clinical trials of using a patient's genome on a wide variety of cancers," said Holly Dressman, an associate research professor in the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy.


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IFTA is holding a series of webinars which STA members have access to:
30 May: Volume at Price: Not all prices are equal!
Presenter: Paul McLaren CFTe, Enhance Your Options Pty, Australia
The password is: Ifta1986 (case sensitive).
28 March: High Probability Day Trading
Presenter: Lee Sandford MSTA CFTe, Trading College, UK
The password is: IFTAWebinar2017 (case sensitive).
23 February: Maximise Your Trading Success Using Elliott Wave
Presenter: Michael Madden CFTe CMT
26 January: Trend Trading – A More Consistent Approach for the Private Trader
Presenter: Zaheer Anwari, The Dynamic Trading Community
The Password is: "trendtradingapp" (case sensitive).
The password is PatternsIntoProfits (case sensitive).
31 May: Harmonic Trading: An Introduction to Harmonic Patterns
Presenter: Scott Carney, HarmonicTrader.com
4 May: Part 3 of 3: Analyzing and Trading Markets Using the Wyckoff Method
Please Note: The first 9 minutes of the video is not available. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Presenters: Roman Bogomazov and Bruce Fraser, USA
19 April: MJT's 3T Methodology: Squaring Trend and Price Targets Analysis with Prospective Timing
Presenter: Jean-François Owczarczak, CFTe, FRM, CEO Management Joint Trust SA, Geneva, Switzerland
4 April: Part 2 of 3: Analyzing and Trading Markets Using the Wyckoff Method
Presenters: Roman Bogomazov and Bruce Fraser, USA
30 March: Market Profile – Recent Advancements, and Applications for Trading
Presenter: Clive Lambert, Uk, FuturesTechs
15 March: Traders' Mental Blind Spots: How Hidden Flaws in Your Decision-Making Affect Your Trading
Presenter: Dr. Gary Dayton, TradingPsychologyEdge.com
25 February: Using Stops: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Presenter: Cesar Alverez, Cesar Alvarez, Alvarez Quant Trading, USA
17 February: Financial Cartography: Interconnections in Financial Markets
Presenter: Dr. Kimmo Soramäki, Financial Network Analytics, Ltd.
27 January: Analyzing and Trading Markets Using the Wyckoff Method
Presenters: Roman Bogomazov and Bruce Fraser, USA
24 November: Monte Carlo Techniques: Application to Trading
Presenter: Dr. Howard Bandy, USA
11 August: Trading System Development – Indicator-Based
Presenter: Dr. Howard Bandy, USA
15 July: The Four Faces of Risk: Defining and Managing Risk in Trading System Development and Trading Management
Presenter: Dr. Howard Bandy, USA
25 March: Sentiment Analysis Using the Sentix Indicators | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Manfred Hueber, CEFA, Sentix, Germany
5 March: Increase Your Profits With Recurring Cycles and Seasonalities | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Dimitri Speck, Germany
12 February: Markets Seen Through the Lens of Technical Analysis – A Look at the First Half of 2015
Ralf Fayed: Presentation Download (PDF)
Reinhard Scholl: Presentation Download (PDF)
Winfried Kronenberg: Presentation Download (PDF)
Panelists: Ralf Fayed, CFTe, Germany; Reinhard Scholl, MBA, CFTe, Germany; Winfried Kronenberg, Germany
15 January: A Practical Approach to Cycles | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Robert Rethfeld, Wellenreiter-Invest, Germany
20 November: The Use of Social Media Mentions in Technical Analysis | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Alex Neale, MSTA, CMT, MFTA, United Kingdom
5 November: Improve Your Trading with Fibonacci Time Projections (FTP) in FOREX | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Viktor Pershikov, MFTA, Russia
14 October: Point and Line Chart – A New Type of Chart to Get Strong and Clear Signals | Presentation Download (PDF)
Presenter: Mohamed Ashraf, CFTe, CETA, MFTA, Egypt
17 September: Can we Overcome Algorithmic Trading with Technical Analytic Tools
Presenter: Hiwon Yoon, Ph.D., Japan
7 August: How to Trade High Volatility Products with Success
Presenter: Jeanette Scwartz-Young, CFP®, CMT, M.S., USA
5 June: Identification of High Probability Target Zones
Presenter: Andrew J.D. Long, MFTA, Publisher and Editor, Triggers$.com, Canada
20 May: Some Uses of Market Geometry – Time, Price and Gradients
Presenter: Victor Hugo, Director, Hugo Capital; President, Technical Analysts' Society of Southern Africa (TASSA), South Africa
7 May: Price Projection Method
Presenter: Connie Brown, CMT, Founder, Aerodynamic Investments, Inc., USA
25 April: Multi Market, Multi Timeframe Trading
Presenter: Philipp Kahler, Sr, Quantitative Analyst, Intalus, Bremen, Germany
25 March: Optimization of Trading Strategies – The Search for Stability and Performance
Presenter: Philipp Kahler, Sr, Quantitative Analyst, Intalus, Bremen, Germany
MJT's 3T Methodology: Squaring Trend and Price Targets Analysis with Prospective TimingTuesday,19 April 2016, 1.00PM - 2.00PM EST Jean-François Owczarczak, CEO Management Joint Trust SA
About the Presentation
The webinar will go through the basics of Management Joint Trust's methodology, highlighting how trends and price targets analysis can be complemented by our unique set of Timing oscillators. We will then go on to screen share the system (launched on-line in 1984: http://www.mjt.ch) to review current markets and their prospective scenarios using the methodology (Equities, FOREX, Commodities, Rates). We will be delighted to wrap the webinar up with a Q&A sessions on markets and the methodology.
About the Presenter
The event will be presented by Jean-François Owczarczak, CFTe, FRM, CEO Management Joint Trust SA, Geneva, Switzerland.
In 2003, after 5 years as an Investment Banker in London, Jean-François joined Management Joint Trust, his family's business founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1969. He now heads the company, which has been active for almost 50 years in providing chart based market advice to European institutions. As an advisor for almost 13 years to institutional clients, Jean-François also spearheaded the launch of Management Joint Trust's retail operation, FinGraphs.com, a visual and didactic chart analysis platform which presents trends over 3 time-frames completed with simplified automatic interpretations. Jean-François holds the CFTe certification and was awarded the Bronwen Wood award in 2012 by IFTA for the best CFTe paper of the year. He is also a certified risk manager holding the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) certification delivered by GARP (the Global Association of Risk Professionals).


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Not many would consider the Shooting Guard position in the NBA to be at a lost for talent. If I told you the top 12 Shooting Guards in the NBA were Kobe, D-Wade, Manu Ginobili, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Brandon Roy, Eric Gordon, Stephen Jackson, Demar Derozan, Joe Johnson, O.J. Mayo, and Kevin Martin, you would say that sounds about right. It is hard to count to 12 without the number 3. Behind Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade comes Monta Ellis. Continue reading
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Morehead State: More Than A 13 Seed
95.5% of the 5.9 million people who filled out a bracket on ESPN had Louisville beating Morehead State. 76 Percent of those had Louisville advancing to the Sweet 16. Its safe to say most brackets have been busted! Much credit given to the Morehead State players and coaching staff but this doesn't come as much of a surprise to Morehead followers. The Eagles went down to Florida in November to take on the 10th ranked Gators and lost a close one 61-55. Continue reading
Let the Madness begin!
Most would say that the NCAA tournament is the most exciting playoff system in sports. The upsets, players becoming a household name, knowing every game could be your last, the emotion, seeing match-ups you dreamt about all year, and filling out your bracket whether it be for money or bragging rights with your friends; all reasons you can't say March without Madness. Now, for the first time, every game will be nationally televised. Here are a few teams, players, and stories to watch for coming up in the tournament.