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|January 29, 1999, 09:33 AM
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Location: Texas
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I've always followed the poor man's route to gun storage - find a very unusual, but secure spot in the house, and hide the gun. Not too sophisticated. So, I decided to invest in some better storage equipment.
I'm planning on installing a Gunlocker safe for quick access - see http://www.gunlocker.com/ . Fits between the studs in a wall in your home - seems like a better alternative than the small, nearly portable 'tactile' safes. I would be concerned about how to secure those from theft.
And, we're getting a large safe as well. Talking to a rep for Fort Knox - we need a custom size. In another application, we're also considering Liberty, American Security and Frontier.
In both cases I plan to do my best to hide the safes. Seems like the best approach is to keep a low profile.
I can't seem to find much research on any of these products, that is, for comparison purposes. It's a fairly large investment, and I want to get the right gear. Anyone had experience with these companies? Thanks.
|January 29, 1999, 11:33 AM
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I bought a Liberty last year. I got the half gun - half shelf version. I bought a 72 " tall model. That gave me an extra shelf above for a total of two full shelves plus four half shelves and long gun storage. I've put the long guns in cloth bags so I can stuff them in the 17 gun EZ out interior. I've got about 30 or so long guns in there now (haven't counted lately). I pull each one out occasionally and wipe it down and check for rust. Also have several desicant packs in there. The shelves are full of handguns, camera equipment, important papers, etc. This is the best investment I've ever made in that I have peace of mind about something "walking" out of my house. The way I figure it is if someone can carry that thousand pound safe, there's nothing in this world that I can use to stop them short of a tactical nuke and maybe I'll even hold the door for them.
|January 29, 1999, 12:48 PM
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Jeff, you may also consider buying used. A guy I met has a turn of the century bank vault, about 5'x 3' and 4' tall, that is beautiful, just as well made and secure as the new ones, and he got it for about $600, if I remember correctly. A piece of history to keep you pieces in! (sorry, could't help it!)
|January 29, 1999, 09:19 PM
Join Date: December 16, 1998
Location: Cupertino, CA, USA
Posts: 26
I bought an 11 gun American Security. Four months later, some punks broke into my house but didn't even touch the safe. I used to keep my rifles in the corner in the closet.
Anyway, I recommend buying a safe that's bigger than you think you will need. You can fit an amazing amount inside one but once it's full, it's FULL. Another consideration is if you have assault rifles or hunting arms (shotguns). Two different requirements. The assault rifles have pistol grips that take up space. You can't necessarily stack them in the way the manufacturer of the safe intended (you'll need to buy even bigger then). If you have long barreled shotguns also, you'll have to find a compromise on the shelf height.
The American Security seems to be one of the cheaper made safes. Fit and finish aren't as good as the Libertys or Brownings but it qualifies as a real safe (not a locking, sheet metal gun cabinet). The function of the combination and locking handle/lugs seems comparable to the more expensive models.
About keeping a low profile, a simple tarp or sheet of some sort works suprisingly well for 'camoflage'. I keep my small safe inside my closet and throw a shop coat over it. My friend has a huge safe in the garage and drapes it with one of those cheap, plastic blue tarps. It just looks like some garage "junk" and it doesn't catch the eye (no tumbler or vault handle to see). I prefer to keep the safe inside. Ask the rep for his recommendations on location, and securing tips. Hope this helps.
|January 29, 1999, 11:57 PM
Join Date: October 13, 1998
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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My safe is the size of a small gunsafe but it's a commercial Jewlery safe. weighs 1500 lbs. Most gun safes in the same size were 800-900 lbs. I got mine used from a locksmith company. I had an interior built and it holds about 12 rifles and 15 handguns. Check with your locksmiths in the area they sometimes have great buys on used clean safes.
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|February 3, 1999, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: October 28, 1998
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Hi all,
I'm new around here, but just wanted to pass on my safe experience. Just took delivery of a wide body Browning fire safe on Monday and I'm very, very pleased. Fit and finish is superb; this thing is beautiful (as far as big metal boxes go .
I did quite a bit of research and what I found is that if you go with any of the big name safes (i.e. Liberty, Ft. Knox., Browning, American, etc.) and are careful to get the features you want (like fire protection), you can't really go wrong. All have their pluses and minues, but in the end, the higher end quality ones are all very stout and will deter the average amateur burglar. We can't kid ourselves; if a professional wants to get into a safe, he will...a better safe just buys a little more time. Look for thick bodies and doors, lots of thick door bolts, lock with a drill plate/relocker to thwart attacks on the lock, etc.
If fire protection is your concern, however, I'd be careful to look at what type of protection your getting and if the safe has been rated by UL or some other independent lab. For instance, what Liberty calls "double wall" protection is really just one layer of insulation, not two. You have to get their "triple wall" to get the equivalent of Brownings "double wall".
I chose the Browning because of its security features, superb fit and finish and because I got a great deal on it! I ordered it from an out of state dealer (no sales tax) and it was drop shipped directly from the factory (only have to pay shipping once) saving me several hundred dollars. If anyone is interested, I can give you the dealer's info..He's a great guy and a pleasure to deal with (didn't want to post it now lest I be stepping on anyone's toes). Take care,
PS I agree...definitely get a bigger one than you think you'll need!
|February 3, 1999, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: December 9, 1998
Location: Texas
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Thanks to everyone for your help. I also found some info at http://www.recguns.com/XIIIB1b.html , and a list (albeit incomplete) of manufacturers at http://www.gunsgunsguns.com/gunhoo/a.safes.htm .
I have two separate applications. In one case I can put in the largest gun safe I can buy. In the other, I have an unusual and limited space, and I'm still trying to find a quality company that will build the right size for us. In each case, to the extent possible, we'll follow the advice to maximize the size of the safe, and include fireproofing as well.
Ringo, one question. I found 'Brown Safe Manufacturing' on the web at http://www.imall.com/stores/brownsafe/ . Is this the same company you refer to as Browning? Whether it is or not, please post the name / contact info on your dealer, and a web site for Browning if it exists.
Thanks again.
|February 3, 1999, 11:57 PM
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|February 4, 1999, 09:41 PM
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Jeff, the Browning website posted above is the correct one (never hear of Brown, but they look strong). When you get there, there's a description of the "Gold" series safe which I bought on the "New Products" section, and a more detailed description of the safe construction in the "Hunting/Shooting Catalog" section.
One thing to note is that the catalog is from 98 when Browning still used a steel liner in their fire safes. They no longer use them in 99 safes, but have beefed up the door considerably, added 4 more bolts to the door, fully carpeted the inside, supposedly increased fire resistance 10% and included the previously optional deluxe exterior. Personally, I would have preferred the steel liner for some extra resistance to drills and torches, but hardly any of the other mfrs. even offer steel liners and if they do (like Ft. Knox), they are mucho $$$. Life's often about trade offs, I suppose.
Dealer's name is Doug Whiton and his phone # is 603-924-9800 (NH). He's a locksmith, so he may be out on a call..just leave him a message and he'll get back to you. Again, he's a great guy (very mellow and grandfatherly) and I can just about guarantee you he'll give you a price that will make your decision easy once you consider the quality of Brownings and look at what it will cost you to get a similar quality safe. At least that's what happened to me! Please tell him Stan in California sent you.
The only drawback is that depending on the model, your safe is basically made to order, so you'll have to wait about 4-5 weeks. But, this means you can have it just the way you want it with regards to color, interior, etc. and best of all, you get to choose the combo! Much better than having to remember another random set of numbers. If you're interested, I can also give you some tips I've learned on delivery, installation, etc. Hope this helps!
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The WSJ is confirming what we all saw in Sony's slick video teaser for its upcoming February 20th event: Sony will be announcing the PlayStation 4. Citing the ol' reliable 'people familiar with the matter', the WSJ says that the PS4 will be announced on February 20th and be released later this year.
The WSJ also reports that Sony will try to throw in more "social gaming aspects" in the PS4, focusing more on how people "interact with the machine" than the sheer hardware power of the system. Sony had considered ditching the disk drive and using game downloads but decided that video game file sizes would be too large and Internet connections may be too slow to handle the load. Which means we can still expect the ol' disk bay to be in the PS4. The announcement of the PS4 will beat Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor to the punch, it's unclear if the actual next generation system will too. Both are expected to launch by this holiday season. [WSJ]
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Wood-rail bird spotted in US. Birders go nuts.
Wood-rail bird is causing a stir in the birding world. The rare Rufous-necked wood-rail bird has never before been spotted in the US, but for the last two weeks one of the birds has been right at home among the cattails at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
There's a frenzy erupting in thebirding world, and the Rufous-necked wood-rail is to blame.
Never before has there been a recorded sighting of a Rufous-necked wood-rail in the United States, but for the last two weeks one of the birds has been right at home among the cattails at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Typically, the species is found along the coasts and in tropical forests in Central and South America, far from parched New Mexico.
The sighting has prompted emergency plane reservations and impromptu road trips reminiscent of "The Big Year," the comedy starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson that brought to life the annual competition among birders to identify the most species of birds in North America in a year's time. The difference here is that no one expected they would get to check the wood-rail off their list.
It didn't take long for Jeffrey Gordon, president of the AmericanBirding Association, and his wife to jump in their car and make the nearly seven-hour drive from Colorado to the southern New Mexico refuge. He said seeing the wood-rail was like being dealt a royal flush.
"Rails kind of have a reputation for being secretive and staying out of sight," he said. "To see a big, colorful rail and to see it walking around out in the open is just really special. Then, you can add the dimension that it is not only far, but hundreds if not thousands of miles from where you would typically see it."
The phones have been ringing off the hook at Bosque del Apache since the bird, about the size of a small chicken, was first spotted on the morning of July 7.
Matt Daw, a member of the Bureau of Reclamation's southwestern willow flycatcher survey team, was getting video of a least bittern at the edge of the marsh when the wood-raildecided to interrupt. Daw was so startled that he turned off the camera after a few seconds.
"The bittern literally got photobombed. This thing came running out of the cattails and the camera kind of shakes. It's really kind of funny," said Aaron Mize, the refuge manager. "In the birdingworld, they're saying it's the best photobomb in history."
Since then hundreds of birders have shown up at the refuge to get a glimpse and take the bird's picture.
As the sun rises and sets each day, Mize said the boardwalk grows crowded with spectators wanting to see the bird strut out from behind the cattails and hunt for crayfish.
One of the nation's premier bird-watching spots, the refuge attracts tens of thousands of people over the fall and winter months as throngs of snow geese and sandhill cranes migrate through the Rio Grande Valley. Now, Mize said it's hard to believe just one bird has captured all the attention in the offseason.
"It's way cool. We have people flying into Albuquerque every day, from Florida, California, the East Coast," Mize said. "There are people coming in renting cars and driving down because it's such a neat and rare event."
Legendary birder Sandy Komito was there last Tuesday and Wednesday to see the wood-rail. He holds the "big year" record for seeing or hearing the largest number of bird species in North America in a single year.
Throughout his 73 years of bird-watching, Komito had seen only one other Rufous-necked wood-rail. Last Tuesday, he gave up after spending 11 hours at the refuge and getting more of a suntan than he wanted. He wasn't happy. He heard it was spotted again late in the evening so he raced down the next morning and there it was. His camera sounded like a pneumatic jackhammer as the shutter fired, capturing close to 200 shots of the bird.
"There seems to be a great deal of delight in seeing something and then trying to figure out what it is you've discovered," Komito said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "In a sense, when you're going for rare birds it's almost like panning for gold and the bird represents a nugget."
Refuge officials also recalled the story of an Iowa man who flew into Denver, rented a car and drove down to see the wood-railonly to be disappointed. After driving back to Denver and turning in his rental, he got a phone call that the bird had reappeared. It was enough for him to change his flight, get another rental and drive back down.
"Serious, serious lengths," Mize said when asked about the efforts by some to see the bird.
"It's a great thing for birders to be able to check this bird off of their life list where otherwise they would have had to travel to Belize or Costa Rica or South America to see it," he said.
The big question though is why New Mexico.
Some theorize that it could be climate change, others point simply to the bird's wings.
"Birds, with their power of flight, do this kind of thing regularly and it's just one of the really cool delightful things about birding," Gordon said. "It's just like this super cool Christmas present when something like this turns up."
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I'm calling this an easy choice because each time I have to go someplace and don't know what to wear, I reach for this. 🙂
My relatively large decant came through a split and the speed I'm going through it, makes me think I will have to start looking for another one soon.
Notes: Labdanum, tonka beans, vanilla, castoreum, patchouli.
If I were to describe this perfume in one word, I'd say it smells ambery. 🙂
Lately, I realized I write down my notes on a perfume, then I go see what are the notes listed and then I go investigate which parts combined to get me the smells I was getting.
One of the good things about Labdanum 18 is that I believe I know what castoreum smells like. The process of elimination brought me there. 🙂
So, the vanilla, labdanum and tonka beans are responsible for the ambery feel but all very nicely tempered so no note overpowers the other. I also detect light whiffs of some herbal sharpness and I thought that came from patchouli but cannot really say for sure.
The problem with this perfume is that it is better smelled around you than on you. I mean, for reviewing purposes, I get less when I smell it on my wrist than when I smell it around me when I wear it. Then it sort of jumps out at me at all times. Not that this perfume jumps, it's more like it suddenly stealthily overpowers you and you are left wondering how you didn't know it was there a second ago.
It's an aural perfume to me (you know, it has the amount of sillage like an aura – just right).
Which brings me to the last note and castoreum. I have a problem detecting that particular tinge to this perfume on my writs, but when I catch a whiff of my "aura" there is a light sexy, possibly dirty or animalic to some, tinge to this perfume. But when you want to take a better look, it's gone. And then when you're not watching, it hovers around the edge of your vision, only to disappear when you take a better look.
There doesn't seem to be much development to this perfume (at least not to me) but I don't mind that because I really love the way it starts and those "sleight of hand" changes it does so it remains smelling the same with some minor changes for the duration.
P.S. I just checked the Le Labo site and they list more notes than Luckyscent.
The ones missing up there are: cista, civet, musk aubepine, birch tar, cinnamon, gurjaum balsam.
Can't say I got any cinnamon but the first 3 could be all responsible for what I thought was solely castoreum's part. Oh well, I guess I still need to learn how it smells then. 🙂
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We had our first big NBA trade this week, so since cutie Sasha Vujacic has to give up the Lakers and sunny LA for moribund (and currently freezing) New Jersey, I thought I'd give him the consolation prize of being ACoH.
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NBA Haiku Preview Part 1: Atlantic and Central Divisions
Here at Ladies … we've been a bit consumed with the end of baseball season and the start of football and hockey season, but the NBA season also starts in just under three weeks. We may not be the biggest pro basketball fans around these parts, but we certainly have an appreciation for the finer points of the game — especially since it's the only one of the major sports in which so much of the players, uh, "finer points" (arms) are visible during the game.
Because we've got a lot of ground to cover in the next three weeks, I decided to write each team's preview in haiku because 1) they are short and 2) I wanted to do this for baseball season but forgot. Oh, also there are pictures of my favorite hotties on each team, if you are not into poetry.
First up, the Atlantic and Central Divisions in the Eastern Conference, in order of last year's final regular season standings.


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As I stood outside the Broadway Theatre, my original thought was maybe the name for this production should've been changed to lines, lines. The appeal of this play was obvious from the procession of people with tickets in hand anticipating the opening of the doors. While I slowly made my way inside the venue, I had another thought. I realized that every time the curtains rise on a stage a promise is made. So what do you get when you combine a concept based on a Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond screenplay, a book by Neil Simon, music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David? You get a formula for success, success. And that is exactly what the revival of Promises, Promises is.
Sean Hayes, Kristen Chenoweth and cast had huge shoes to fill. The original 1968 production garnered a Grammy award for Best Cast Recording and two Tony awards. The simple, soft, yet potent elegance of Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's music is deeply woven in the fabric of pop culture. Songs like "I Say a Little Prayer", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Promises, Promises", and "A House Is Not a Home" have been indelibly ingrained on the psyche of any music lover thanks impart to iconic singers like Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin. The musical is based on the hilarious, Oscar winning comedy, The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley McClain. Although I was not alive when the original musical appeared on Broadway, the music and movie it was based on is very familiar to me. Needless to say, I had high expectations and I was not disappointed.
From the opening overture to the reprise of "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", Promises, Promises delivered absolute amusement. What a joy it was to witness Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's music come alive in a way I had never experienced before. Sean Hayes was born to play the charming, ambitious to a fault Chuck Baxter, a young bachelor that works at Consolidated Life. Will & Grace showed he had the comedic chops, but his overall talent shines in this musical comedy. He is exceptional in his Broadway debut, so much so that his portrayal of Chuck has garnered a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. His constant breaking of the fourth wall in order to narrate the story was a scream.
Kristen Chenoweth is simply adorable as the sadder but wiser Fran Kubelik, the young waitress that has an affair with a married executive, played by Tony Goldwyn, and is the girl of Chuck's dreams. Her renditions of "Whoever You Are", "A House Is Not a Home", "I Say a Little Prayer" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" are heavenly. She and Sean are a delight to watch and have great chemistry.
The slinky, Fossesque choreography of Rob Ashford was right on queue. The hip-swiveling, energetic moves harkens back to a time when the mash potato, frug and monkey ruled. Rob Ashford received a Tony nomination for Best Choreography and it is well deserved. Combined with the orchestrations of Jonathan Tunick, 2010 Tony nominee for Best Orchestrations, Promises, Promises provides its audience with a knock out punch.
For me the breakout star of this musical comedy is Katie Finnerman. She is a sensation as the brassy, sex-crazed Marge MacDougall. She delivers some of the most side-splitting lines of the show and is one of the reasons why "A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing" has become my favorite number. Tony Goldwyn and Dick Latessa also give stand out performances as J.D. Sheldrake, the womanizing executive, and Dr. Dreyfuss, Chuck's cynical neighbor.
Set in Manhattan during the early 60s, Promises, Promises transports the audience back to a simpler time just before the nation lost its innocence from the eruption of Vietnam War protests, assassinations and riots. The show is filled with unethical and immoral subject matter, yet in the wake of all the ills that plague us today, infidelity, nepotism, attempted suicide and turkey lurking hardly seems like issues that would raise any eyebrows. Besides, I so entertained by the performances of the cast that the depravity of the show themes did not register. Sexy…witty…gut-busting humor…memorable music Promises, Promises has it all. It is a tremendous triumph.
After seeing Promises, Promises I walked the streets of the new Times Square floating on a cloud of Bacharach. Once you see it, you will fall in love and stay in love with the revival of this groovy musical. I promise.
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►Greek Mythology: "The Sirens, Muses of the Lower World":
The Sirens were sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song.
They parents were River Achelous and the Muse Melpomene (Pseudo-Apollodorus). For Euripides, they were virgin daughters of Gaia (the Earth).
Their number is variously reported as between two and five.
In the "Odyssey", Homer says nothing of their origin or names, but gives the number of the Sirens as two on an island in the western sea between Aeaea and the rocks of Scylla.
Hesiod says that they were three and that their names were Thelxiope or Thelxinoe, Molpe and Aglaophonos.
They are mantic creatures like the Sphinx with whom they have much in common, as they also were believed to combine women and birds in various ways.
In early Greek art, Sirens were represented as birds with large women's heads, and bird feathers. Later, they were represented as female figures with the legs of birds, usually playing musical instruments, especially harps.
Pausanias in his book "Description of Greece" makes reference to a contest between the sirens and the muses. He states that the Muses won, plucked out the Sirens' feathers and made crowns for themselves out of them.
→The Sirens are also connected with the legends of the abduction of Persephone, with the story of the Argonauts and with Homer´s "Odyssey".
•According to Ovid ("Metamorphoses" V, 551),they were formerly handmaidens of Persephone.
When the goddess was secretly abducted by Hades, Demeter gave the sirens the bodies of birds, and sent them to assist Demeter in the search of her daughter.
This version explains why the Sirens were called "the Muses of the Lower world".
They eventually gave up and settled on the flowery island of Anthemoessa.
In some versions, Demeter turned them into birds to punish them for not guarding Persephone.
•When the Argonauts passed by the Sirens, the latter began to sing, but in vain, for Orpheus rivalled and surpassed them ; and as it had been decreed that they should live only till some one hearing their song should pass by unmoved, they threw themselves into the sea, and were metamorphosed into rocks.
The Sirens were later encountered by the Argonauts who passed by unharmed with the help of Orpheus, the poet drowing out their music with his song. The sound of their songs was once thought to be a reason for sailors meeting disaster, as their haunting voice was heard coming from the waves forecasting bad weather.
•In Homer's Odyssey, Book XII, Odysseus, escaped the danger of their song by stopping the ears of his crew with wax so that they were deaf to the Sirens. Odysseus himself wanted to hear their song but had himself tied to the mast so that he would not be able to steer the ship off its course.
The siren song was a promise to Odysseus of mantic truths; with a false promise that he will live to tell them, they sing:
"Once he hears to his heart's content, sails on, a wiser man.
We know all the pains that the Greeks and Trojans once endured
on the spreading plain of Troy when the gods willed it so
all that comes to pass on the fertile earth, we know it all!"
(Homer's "Odyssey" 12.188–91).-
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►Last but not Least: Three Awards:
"Very Inspiring Blogger Award, Liebster Award
& Hearts As One~ Dreamwalker's Drum Beat Award!":
I) I want to thank Micheline from Micheline´s Blog for nominating me for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Please make sure to visit her blog as it is erudite and informative. A real a treat to the mind!.
II) Secondly, I also want to thank Becker A. Fernández from Mis Poemas for nominating me for a Liebster Award. Check out his blog… You'll find impressive poems in spanish which you may enjoy as much as I do.
III) Finally, I particularly want to thank Sue Dreamwalker from Dreamwalker's Sanctuary for nominating me for an awesome and beautiful award named Hearts As One~ Dreamwalker's Drum Beat Award.
This award was created by Sue herself and therefore has a powerful meaning. You can check out the meaning of the totem animals on the award here. Please make sure to visit Sue Dreamwalker's Sanctuary, a great blog in which you may find inpiration and wise messages!.
►I) Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
►Here are the Awards Rules for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
1) The nominee shall display the respective logo on her/his blog and link to the blogger that has nominated her/him.
2) The nominee shall nominate fifteen (15) bloggers she/he admires, by linking to their blogs and informing them about the nomination.
3) The nominee has to answer these seven (7) questions.
1. Who is your favorite public figure?. Pope Francis.
2. What do you like most?. Too many things… Don't get me started!.
3. Do you follow trends?. It depends on my mood … Or personal trend, I guess
4. What do you do when someone gets angry?. I get angrier?… Or just try to be rational.
5. What have you loved most?. Being born. No doubts about it! 😛
6. Do you have causes?. Yes, Humanity in general. Justice and Peace are my consequences, though.
7. What quality do you admire most?. Intelligence… But also Beauty.
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►These are my nominees for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
1. Let the Images Speak 2. Venomous Scribbles 3. Truel´s Blog 4. Poetic Parfait 5. Anettes Garten 6. Margaret Lynette Sharp 7. Mis Poemas 8. Biobioncino´s Blog 9. Goal Habits 10. Edge of Humanity. 11. Karen's Nature Art 12. Words that flow like water 13. Soul Healing Art 14. Tales of a North Shore Princess 15. Love and biscuits blog.
►II) Liebster Award:
►Here are the Award Rules for the Liebster Award:
1) The nominee shall display the respective logo on her/his blog and link to the blogger that has nominated her/him.
2) The nominee shall nominate ten (10) bloggers she/he admires, by linking to their blogs and informing them about the nomination.
►And, these are the nominees for this Award:
1. The Last Half... 2. Stelle Lontane 3. Dreamwalker's Sanctuary 4. Poesie Visuelle 5. UpChucking Words 6. Impresii din călătorie 7. Henry West 8. Micheline's Blog 9. Gypsy in Jeans 10. Papillon 1961.
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►III) Hearts As One~ Dreamwalker's Drum Beat Award:
►Here are the rules for the Hearts As One~ Dreamwalker's Drum Beat Award:
In Sue's words: "This is an award to pass along to bloggers who are sharing posts which are helping show our empathy, Love and Kindness, or who Highlight injustice who beat their own Drum to bring awareness to the world".
I'll then nominate ten (bloggers) which I believe follow these special requirements.
1) The nominee will have to nominate ten (10) bloggers under the same terms.
2) The nominee shall display the award's logo on her/his blog and link to the blogger that has nominated her/him.
►So, without further ado, hese are the nominees for this Award:
1. JeriWB, Author and Editor 2. D. G Kaye Writer 3. Shehanne Moore 4. Kone, Krusos, Kronos 5. En Humor Arte 6. Blue Butterflies and Me 7. Inesemjphotography 8. Kev's Blog 9. Petals Unfolding 10. Elizabeth Melton Parsons.
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Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and Moby come out to play in the first trailer for vampire comedy Suck, about a struggling rock band that finds vampirism might be their ticket to the top of the charts.
As we mentioned earlier this week, Suck follows The Winners, a roadtripping rock band that just can't seem to catch that big break. But when their female bassist joins the ranks of the bloodsucking undead, she becomes and instant crowd favorite, prompting the rest of the band to follow her lead. Soon they're playing to packed houses, but their new hook has attracted more than just fans. They're haunted by Alice Cooper in the form of a creepy bartender, and stalked by vampire hunter Eddie van Helsing (an eyepatch-wearing Malcolm McDowell).
Some of the scenes in the (very, very bloody) trailer below have slightly off production values, but the movie might well prove an absurd and off-beat guilty pleasure:
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Once in a while you come across a game that is so much fun to play that you just can't put it down. I recently came across the title Terraria which was produced by a small team of programmers a couple of months ago this game has quite often been the reason for some really late nights.
Recently I have been making a return to indy games and moving away from the more serious titles that I usually play like Counter-Strike, Call of Duty and Starcraft and I am glad I found Terraria.
It is the kind of game you sit down to play for 5 minutes but end up playing for hours. A word of warning, if you get addicted to video games easily approach this one with caution because you might end up wasting away glued in front of your computer screen! Continue reading "Terraria: So Addictive It Turns Minutes Into Hours"


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Thorndike, Dame Sybil
Thorndike, Dame Sybil (Agnes Sybil Thorndike), 1882–1976, English actress. Thorndike made her debut with the Ben Greet Players and toured the United States with them (1904–7). She worked with the Old Vic (1914–18) in Shakespearean repertory and thereafter played hundreds of classic roles. Thorndike was acclaimed for her performances in Euripides' Medea and The Trojan Women and created the title roles in Shaw's Candida (1920) and St. Joan (1924). She was made Dame of the British Empire in 1931. In 1969, Thorndike performed at the opening of the London theater named for her.
See biographies by her brother, Russell Thorndike (2d ed. 1950), by her son, John Casson (1972), and by E. Sprigge (1971).
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2023, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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CALIFORNIA, February 27, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The California Department of Public Health has begun a program of providing free condoms by mail to children as young as twelve.
The Condom Access Project (CAP) was rolled out the week of February 14th in Alameda, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Kern and parts of San Francisco counties under the direction of the California Family Health Council. These areas were chosen, according to the STD Control Branch of the Department of Public Health, because of the high rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and infections among teens in these counties.
Teenagers are directed to a website, TeenSource.org, where, after filling out the request form, they can have a free package of ten condoms along with lubricant and sex-ed literature mailed to their home addresses in a plain yellow envelope.
Supporters of the program admit that while abstinence is the only sure way of preventing teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, they believe that providing more free condoms will help to decrease California's staggering teen pregnancy and STD rates.
"Usually when we see high numbers, there's a lack of access to comprehensive sex education and reproductive services," Amy Moy, vice president of public affairs for the Family Health Council, told the Bakersfield Californian. "There may also be a culture in the community where things like comprehensive sex education and related issues aren't discussed and resources aren't available."
"We can't keep our heads in the sand and pretend there isn't a problem. We know teens are engaging and we want to make sure they're as safe as possible," Moy added.
However, a spokeswoman for the Bakersfield Pregnancy Center, a group that promotes abstinence, said that parents will object to the scheme and teens will get the message that the state is encouraging them to engage in sex.
"I would think the overwhelming majority of parents in Kern County wouldn't think this is a good idea," Linda Davis told the Bakersfield Californian. "And I don't think their kids would have the nerve to request them."
Across the West attempts at reducing STDs and unintended pregnancies by making condoms and other contraceptives easily available to children and teens, has not resulted in the anticipated reduction in teen pregnancy, abortion and disease.
In one case, a report on a massive sex-ed and contraceptive program carried out in Scotland and aimed at children aged ten to 18 said the initiative failed and that teen pregnancies and rates of sexually transmitted diseases continue to climb. Another study in Spain found that as contraceptive use increased, the rate of unintended pregnancy and abortion rate climbed right alongside.
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Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner. Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), Playboy played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium.In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are published worldwide.


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America's Scariest Home Haunts has a new episode called "Gore Galore" and they paid me a visit in the shop to talk about guts, butcher shops, sheep's hearts, and what's the best thing to use for painting blood splatters. There's also lots of fun footage from inside haunts where people get live autopsies, covered in maggots, and beaten in cages.
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If you believe it's impossible to spread AIDS with a handshake, then you might have missed a recent episode of the "700 Club." Televangelist Pat Robertson threw science aside by claiming gay men are spreading the disease using sharp rings that pierce any hands they shake. Sound crazy to you? Wait until you hear what else Robertson has to say in tonight's RidicuList.
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Mr. Cooper, It was interesting to hear your remarks about Pat Robinson on your "Ridiculous" segment.
I must say that I was shocked and dismayed to hear these remarks made by Pat Robinson.
But, I was more surprised with the irony that you, a world class news anchor would act like a school child, acting as if you are un-trained in the art of spewing infertile corruption from the same stagnant sepulchre you literally eat it with. Take a mint.
Not all Christians are like that. If you were to put up a news story about a crazy Muslim, you would explain how they are making good Muslims look bad... why the double standard?
I am a 50 year old gay man. I have lost two partners from AIDS. Since the 80s I have watched all my friends die off until I can count on one hand the number of friends who have survived. I don't think my story is unique; most gay people can claim the same statistics to varying degrees. For Pat Robertson to claim that we intentionally spread this disease to innocent people is just unconscionable and against all logic. He needs to do what the Archbishop of Canterbury tasks all professed Christian homophobes to do: repent and do it immediately!!
AID have been known to spread, through unprotected intercourse, as well as the transfer of body fluids, I believe people with aids and other contagious infections and deseases have a moral obligation to be clean about themselves and what they do , to prevent the further spread of the desease, eventually they will find a cure for it. 25% of people with aids are not aware they have aids.
When other territories start bombing or invading Israel. Israel answers,by forcing them to retreat, and this seems to work for a while.
Wow!!! I'm at a loss for words, other than he needs to retire from TV!!
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5 questions for: wine country wizard ERIC BECHARD
Eric Bechard, commander-in-chef of wine country's classy Thistle, will be opening a new establishment in McMinnville this February. Sporting a more casual, everybody-knows-your-name vibe, Community Plate will cater to the area's indigenous populace—cellar rats, tasting room kids, wine makers, Linfield College students, restaurant industry folk, and neighborhood peeps. Well, and any out-of-towners who want to drive over and appreciate the cornucopia of native food and drink that spilleth over in Oregon's wine country.
According to the 32-year-old restaurateur, his new venture's cuisine will be an extension of the philosophies that guide Thistle, namely a fierce passion for cooking with meat, fish, cheese, and produce that is only a hop, skip, or short drive from its origins.
The Morning Menu (8-11:30am) will feature Stumptown coffee and treats like baked eggs and house-made scones, croissants, and breakfast breads. For Lunch (11:30am-4pm), expect seasonal salads, soups, and sandwiches, as well as a Ploughmans plate and small bites such as deviled eggs and spiced filberts. At Dinner (5-10pm) you can select a protein like roast chicken, meatloaf, or rockfish to pair with sides like mashed potatoes, collard greens, and spring peas. And it's all served in airy, refurbished 120-year-old historic building in Old Town (3rd Street) with antique industrial décor, communal tables, and an open kitchen, natch.
We caught up with the busy Bechard and asked for an insider's POV on Community Plate and the region he holds so dear.
1) With one successful wine country restaurant already under your belt, why this style of restaurant in this location right now?
Because it doesn't exist. Made up of many communities, wine country is not just a tourist destination. The locals want something that can offer the quality of a "wine country restaurant" without the price tag—a casual neighborhood eatery that appeals to everyone who calls the Willamette Valley home.
2) You refer to the menu as "Old School Cookery"—what exactly does that mean?
Classic Americana, pork chops and applesauce, the dishes and foods our grandmothers made for us as children. The twists will be in the techniques and ingredients, making these dishes new and exciting while at the same time familiar.
3) If someone was going to eat breakfast, lunch AND dinner at Community Plate in one day, what eats are too awesome to be missed?
Start with an espresso and a bowl of steel-cut oats with buckwheat honey and dried figs. Midday, get the thick-cut bacon and soft-boiled egg sandwich with a cup of green tomato soup. To end the day, have the burger (1/3 pound ground chuck, horseradish mayo, caramelized onions, white cheddar, and arugula) and house-cut fries or roast chicken with baked mac and cheese and vinegary greens. Either way, finish with a slice of huckleberry pie and loose cream.
4) Who do you look to for culinary inspiration?
I am inspired by farmers, winemakers, and chefs who are passionate about their craft. Farm: Kullas (Oakhill Organics), Mike (Gaining Ground Farm), Mckibbons (McK Ranch), and Judy (Slow Food Yamhill County). Wine Industry: Tad (Ransom Wines & Spirits), The Myers (Vinetenders), and Remy (Remy Wines). Chefs: Matt Lightner (Castagna) and Ben Meyer (Grain & Gristle). Individuals who are striving to make their culinary scene and community more interesting and diverse get me excited to be part of this field.
5) What are some other wine country restaurants you're loving right now?
The Blue Goat in Amity (amazing vegetarian empanadas), El Paraiso Taco Truck (the beef tongue and goat torta is happiness on a bun), and Kame—the udon noodle soup with a poached egg is Japanese comfort food.
Community Plate hours: Tues & Wed, 8am-4pm, Thurs-Mon, 8am-10pm.


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Ron Zacapa rums are made from sugar cane harvested in southern Guatemala, which is pressed into virgin sugar cane honey. The fermentation process (which takes approximately 5 days) uses a yeast strain (saccharomyces cerevisae) isolated from pineapples to transform sugars within the cane honey into alcohol. After fermentation, the fermented 'wine' is distilled in a single continuous column. (A distillation by-product called vinasse which contains the fermented must, yeast and other non-fermentable products which are rich in sugars and minerals is recycled and used to nourish and irrigate the Guatemalan sugar cane fields.)
The Ron Zacapa Centenario 15, is produced from rums which range in age from 5 years to 15 years. The barrels used for aging are a mixture of American Whisky casks, and Sherry and Pedro Ximenez wine barrels. The combination of high altitude aging and the variety of reused oak barrels creates a complex rum with a rich aroma and flavour. This rum is bottled at 40 % alcohol by volume, and available through the duty-free trade (at major airports).
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"… The aroma which rises from the glass is full of rich brown sugar, dark tobacco, molasses, baking spices and wiffs of chocolate. As I let the glass sit, I seem to be able to distinguish spicy hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vanilla as well as the Christmas-like scents of dark fruitcake and fresh broken nut shells …"
Here is the link to my full review:
Review: Ron Zacapa Centenario XO 15
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There's a pot of nearly half a billion dollars in unspent federal highway money. And the Obama administration wants to give it to you, just in time for the election.
The $473 million is unspent earmark money, some of it sitting in federal coffers since 2003. Now, states have until Oct. 1 — five weeks before the Nov. 6 presidential election — to tell Uncle Sam how they'd spend the money on unfinished highway projects.
"Particularly in these difficult fiscal times, Texas will be able to put these dollars to good use," said Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez. "These funds will create jobs in the short term and help bring about what President Obama called 'an America built to last.'"
Texas is eligible for $31 million from the unspent earmark pot, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today. The money can be spent by Texas and other states on any eligible highway, transit, passenger rail, or port project.
"We're releasing these funds so Texas can get down to the business of moving transportation projects forward and putting our friends and neighbors back to work," LaHood said.
The unspent earmark money represents a double-edged sword to both the White House and Republican-controlled states such as Texas.
Congress has agreed to temporarily halt earmarks — those local projects that are added to budget bills on Capitol Hill. President Obama has pledged to veto any measure that includes earmarks. Obama and some Republicans favor a ban on earmarks.
But nearly a half-billion in used earmark money is just sitting at the Transportation Department, so Obama has decided to risk criticism from Republicans — by giving states a say in how the money would be spent.
Republicans would like to accuse Obama of being a big-spender, and an earmark money spender, as well. But they'd have to explain to their drivers why they chose not to take "free money" to build or fix roads and bridges.
If any money is left by Dec. 31 — because states decline to request it this year — the administration says the money "will be proportionally redistributed in Fiscal Year 2013 to states that met the deadline."
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DENVER — A civil unions law for same-sex couples was a top promise made by Colorado Democrats who took control of the state Legislature.
It's little surprise, then, that the legal recognition for gay couples is on pace to become one of 2013's first new laws. The Colorado Senate takes up the measure Friday, with passage almost certain.
The civil unions bill is expected to sail through the Senate and then head to the House, where ruling Republicans defeated the measure the last two years.
Democrats now control the House and vow speedy approval.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper urged lawmakers last month to move quickly on civil unions. His signature would make the change complete, seven years after voters banned gay marriage in the state constitution.
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On Developer.com today there's a new article talking about some of the PHP-related improvements in the latest version of the PHP Development Tools (PDT) extension for Eclipse including template assistance and improved debugging.
Among the 39 projects included in Eclipse Helios is the PDT (PHP Developer Tools) 2.2 release. The PHP Eclipse project was first announced back in 2005, with version 1.0 coming in 2007. With the PDT 2.2 release, the project has continued to evolve with new features as the project's popularity has grown.
New features include a template content assist feature that will help make it easier for developers to get an application up and running quickly and better debugging support via a new inspection tool to help evaluate PHP expressions. The post also includes some quotes from Andi Gutmans of Zend on the progress PDT has made and some thoughts on one of its competitors, Netbeans.


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Every photographer has a favorite subject. For me, that subject has always been the city. I grew up here, and have been admiring this city's architecture and skylines since I was a kid. I have boxes of old photos shot with Kodak Instamatics, 110 film cameras, and old manual 35mm systems. Chicago is a city that is constantly changing. Buildings go up, their names change, and slowly but surely the city evolves into something new. My goal with these images is to show the very best of Chicago, in what I hope is the most interesting light. A common theme in my city photos is the overall lack of humans. This is by design, and requires some very early morning shooting at times. All images in this gallery are high resolution, and are well suited to large prints! Panoramic (ultra-wide) images cannot currently be printed through this site, but I have another lab set up to provide them for you. Contact me for details!
This is another image I worked on with the help of Nick Burwell. This was taken in July of 2008, using a 50mm lens and 7 vertical images stitched together in Photoshop. Camera work by PJ Matthews, all processing by Nick Burwell. Thanks again Nick! This is another very large file, and is heavily compressed to be shown on your monitor. Click on the photo for the larger sizes! This will easlily print to 36" or more wide, by approx. 8" high!


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Fun Fact: I was almost born in Texas, and I've always secretly wished I had been. I mean come on, Texas is the land of ranches, steak, beer, and of course the epitome of cinematic coolness: The Alamo Drafthouse. Seriously, the Alamo is number one reason why I'm jealous of anyone who lives in Austin. (That, and Zach Anner of course – *swoon*)
Well this summer, The Alamo is proudly presenting its Texas Monthly Rolling Roadshow, a series of events held around the state of Texas where they will be screening movies that take place in and celebrate Texas! Check out below the jump for the full dates and info. Also below the jump are a series of posters that the Alamo had created for the events, and they're awesome. I love the way the earthy-toned color palates just scream south western U.S. landscapes. Apple is also hosting a special page on their trailers site where you can watch the trailers for all the movies in the Alamo Roadshow screenings. If you live anywhere near these events, check 'em out![via Collider, via Apple]
June 3 – The Searchers in Groesbeck, Texas
Old Fort Parker – Inspired by the true story of a young girl's kidnapping during a Comanche raid on Fort Parker in 1836, director John Ford's iconic tale of mercenary obsession has been called "the most influential film in American history". John Wayne stars as anti-hero Ethan Edwards, a man consumed by longing, hatred and a destructive quest for vengeance.
June 4 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in Kingsland, Texas
Junction House – Join us where it all began. Tobe Hooper's great American classic still packs a punch of feral, inbred madness. The original house of horrors, since transplanted some 80 miles east of the original shooting location in Williamson County, now offers up tasty Texas-style comfort cuisine. Come and get it.
June 5 – Blood Simple in Austin, Texas
Dessau Hall – Joel and Ethan Coen's seamy redneck noir (and their directorial debut) was shot on location in this landmark Austin music venue, which doubles as Marty's bar in the film. Over the years, Dessau Hall has hosted the likes of Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and a young Elvis Presley.
June 11 – Hud in Claude, Texas
Railroad Tracks – Paul Newman stars as Hud Bannon, the arrogant son of a Texas rancher whose family and livelihood are torn apart by circumstance and long-held resentments. Although well into adulthood, Hud is still sowing wild oats, spending most of his time drinking, fighting, seducing women and pulling reckless stunts in his Cadillac – usually while driving over the train tracks.
June 17 – Red River in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Stockyard Exchange – Before the establishment of a railway system throughout the state, Texas cattle drivers made the treacherous journey up the Chisholm Trail to sell their livestock in Abilene, Kansas. Howard Hawks dramatizes the history of the trail in this 1948 Academy Award nominee starring John Wayne as the pioneering rancher who makes the first journey. Fort Worth's historic stockyard exchange was the final junction for real-life drovers on the Chisholm Trail before crossing the Red River into Native American territories.
June 18 – Bonnie and Clyde in Pilot Point, Texas
Farmers and Merchant's Bank Building – "They're young. They're in love. They kill people." Reimagining this infamous depression-era criminal duo with notes of sympathy and a touch of New Wave glamour, Arthur Penn's 1968 film was controversial for its violence yet embraced by a generation of moviegoers who identified with its themes of rebellion. Join us in Pilot Point for a celebration of this landmark motion picture at the bank where the first major heist scene was filmed.
June 19 – Tender Mercies in Waxahachie, Texas
Ellis County Courthouse – Robert Duvall's understated performance as a faded country music star and recovering alcoholic earned him an Academy Award for best actor in 1983. To prepare for his role as Mac Sledge, Duvall used to practice playing guitar with local Waxahachie musician Mike O'Daniel on the steps of the Ellis County Courthouse in the town square.
June 24 – No Country for Old Men in Marfa, Texas
Marfa – Shot on the seemingly endless state highways and vast ranch lands just outside the city of Marfa, this contemporary Western classic earned the Coen Brothers many well-deserved accolades for the film's technical and dramatic achievements. Perhaps most judicious of all their creative choices however was the instruction to hairstylist and longtime collaborator Paul LeBlanc to create the "strange and unsettling" Prince Valiant bob worn by star Javier Bardem in his role as the murderous Anton Chigurh.
June 25 – Giant in Marfa, Texas
The Paisano Hotel – This beautiful, historic hotel in the center of Marfa served as the residence of the cast and crew of GIANT throughout the film's lengthy production in 1955. Guests of the hotel can request to stay in the rooms once occupied by stars Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean.
July 1 – The Last Picture Show in Archer City, Texas
The Royal Theater – Archer City and the restored Royal Theater on South Sycamore Street are the inspiration for author Larry McMurtry's semi-autobiographical novel The Last Picture Show and director Peter Bogdonovich's 1971 film of the same name. Shot in gorgeous black-and-white at a time when it had been completely phased out of practice, the film explores the restive lives of youth in a small Texas town in the 1950s and launched the careers of Cybil Shepard, Jeff Bridges, Randy Quaid and Cloris Leachman.


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How to buy, sell or trade AstraZeneca AZN stocks and shares.
The highest price AstraZeneca stock has been at in the last year is 12828.45 GBP and its lowest price the last year was 9399.00 GBP.
You can buy/sell AstraZeneca shares with one of the brokers below depending on the type of trading you wish to conduct. You can buy/sell AstraZeneca shares with a broker like eToro or you can trade AstraZeneca CFDs with XTB you can begin trading AstraZeneca shares right away.
If you are buying shares in UK or Europe eToro offer 0% free commission on stocks. This is a big eToro selling point.
when a client buys AstraZeneca stock at 1x leverage with eToro its completely free and they are buying the underlying stock. Also with eToro, clients can buy fractional shares - Min deposit is $200, but $50 is the minimum trade on stocks. eToro are one of the cheapest places to buy stocks.
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*losses can exceed deposits when trading AstraZeneca stock CFDs. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. upto 80% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Scroll down to read our indepth article on How To Buy Astrazeneca Shares. What you should know, Types of AstraZeneca stock trading. Pros and Cons, everything is explained below.
You can purchase AstraZeneca shares directly through a brokerage account or one of the various investment applications available. These systems allow you to buy, trade, and keep AstraZeneca stocks from the comfort of your own home or smartphone. The primary distinctions between different AstraZeneca stock trading brokers are primarily in fees and resources supplied. Many of the best AstraZeneca stock trading platforms offer zero commission trading. Make sure you only buy AstraZeneca stock with a well financially regulated AstraZeneca stock broker. You should also spend some time conducting quantitative research (analyse the revenue of AstraZeneca, their net income and earnings) and qualitative research (find out what the AstraZeneca management is like, the competition they face, and how they make money).
When choosing a AstraZeneca stock broker, make sure you consider the variety of exchanges that the broker offers through which to buy and sell individual AstraZeneca stocks and securities, the commissions and fees charged by the broker for conducting trading in AstraZeneca, and what margin rates the broker offers. You will also need to check that you can open a brokerage account with the broker considering your citizenship status.
Several brokers can be extremely expensive for certain types of citizens if they wish to buy AstraZeneca shares once in a while, whereas other brokers offer their services for free. Not every broker you find online will allow you to buy shares of AstraZeneca; this is because they do not have access to the NASDAQ.
You will need a broker that definitely provides you with access to this exchange. In addition, you should factor into your decision the types of research, educational materials, and account types that the online broker offers to help you meet your investing goals.
If you are hoping to invest to fulfil long-term goals, such as a child's college education or your own retirement, you may wan to buy AZN through a tax-advantaged account, such as an individual retirement account (IRA) or 529. On the other hand, if you require money for larger short-term purposes, such as buying a home or investment property, a taxable investment account may be a more suitable choice.
Finally, make sure you consider the broker's reputation and safety features, as this is highly important. Choose a broker with good reviews or one that is trusted and regulated by a financial regulator.
Full-service AstraZeneca stock brokers personalise their recommendations and charge extra fees, service fees, and commissions. Because of the research and tools that these companies give, most investors are ready to pay these higher costs.
With a AstraZeneca stock discount broker, the investor is responsible for the majority of their own AstraZeneca AZN research. The broker only provides a trading platform and customer support when necessary.
When it comes to trading, risk is the potential that your AstraZeneca investment might fail to deliver any anticipated monetary gains. This could mean receiving lower returns than expected, or losing the original AstraZeneca investment itself. In very particular forms of trading such as AstraZeneca leveraged trades, this may even mean a loss that exceeds the original deposit.
It can seem particularly exciting to buy shares of an company like AstraZeneca, especially one that is as big and well-known as a company such as AstraZeneca. Therefore, you should take a moment to conduct due diligence regarding AstraZeneca and its stock price history. Stocks of AstraZeneca are exposed to credit risk and fluctuations in the value of its investment portfolio. AstraZeneca investments can be negatively affected by credit deterioration, liquidity, political risk, financial results, interest rate fluctuations, market and economic conditions, sovereign risk, or other factors.
In order to mitigate some AstraZeneca trading risks, evaluate the company by reviewing the documents that they are required by law to file regularly. Annual reports, such as the Form 10-K, and quarterly reports (e.g., Form 10-Q) disclose detailed performance and financial information. Typically, they are referred to in the financial press as earnings reports or quarterly earnings.
Finally, in order to make sure the risks are continually monitored, you should review your AstraZeneca position regularly. Monitor your investments by following your own established investment strategy. If you bought a AstraZeneca share with the idea of holding it over the long term, you should participate in the AstraZeneca annual meeting and analyse any news and information about the company.
some AstraZeneca stock brokers are currently offering low or no trading fees for trading AstraZeneca. There is also no account minimum, but there are a variety of promotional offers that you should be aware of before investing in AstraZeneca stock. For instance, eToro is offering commission free stock trading when users sign up for a trading account.
At the time of writing AZN is worth 11152.00 GBP per share.
You can buy/sell AstraZeneca stock in one of two ways: by putting a AZN market order on a stock trading platform, which is executed as soon as possible at the current market price, or by placing a AZN limit order, which allows you to designate the highest price you are ready to pay. Choosing how many AstraZeneca shares to purchase is likely to be a more difficult task and depends greatly on your budget and AstraZeneca investment strategy.
Buying real AstraZeneca shares means you are buy a 100% of each single AstraZeneca AZN share you buy. When you buy a real AstraZeneca stock you own the AstraZeneca stock in your name as an underlying asset. You will have to make sure your trading account has adequete funding to for your AstraZeneca stock bid price.
When you purchase a share of stock in AstraZeneca, you are effectively becoming a part owner of that company. Depending on the volume of AstraZeneca shares you own it may entitle you to certain benefits offered by AstraZeneca. Some companies may choose to pay dividends to shareholders or reinvest income in order to expand further.
AstraZeneca Fractional shares allow for investors to buy a certain portion of a stock. This makes it easier for investors to diversify their portfolio, even with small amounts of money. Fractional shares let investors purchase stock based on a dollar amount that they select rather than a AstraZeneca share's whole price.
Be careful when buying AstraZeneca fractional shares, as they are harder to sell. This is because you need to sell them within the same brokerage account you bought them from, and demand for the purchase of fractional shares is not always at a high point. Fractional shares come in a variety of different increments, so finding a buyer for your AstraZeneca stock and fraction may take longer.
On the other hand, buying AstraZeneca fractional shares do offer an investor increased control over their portfolio. fractional shares can allow a AstraZeneca stock trader to create a strategy based on desired amounts of each stock. Through this type of method, investors can more easily purchase a variety of different stocks that they can then develop into a diversified portfolio.
Fractional shares also pay proportionate dividends. This means that if you own 50% of a AstraZeneca share, you will receive 50% of the dividends that a full share pays. Depending on the broker you use, it is possible to start investing in AstraZeneca with as little as $5 when employing a fractional share investing strategy.
You can buy AstraZeneca fractional shares with eToro.
CFD stands for 'contract for difference'. A CFD is a derivative product that enables traders to trade financial markets, including stocks, Forex, indices and commodities, without having to own the underlying assets. CFD trading lets you speculate on AstraZeneca share prices without having to actually own AZN stock. CFDs are complex investment products and they present a high risk to any trader. There is an ever-present threat of unlimited losses for positions that go wrong. On the other hand, buying CFD share in AstraZeneca can be advantageous if you are a trader with a short-term outlook. This is because CFD trading enables a trader to speculate on the price of an asset by going long (buying) or going short (selling).
CFD trading is quite much like stock trading except when you exchange a CFD you do not actually own any AstraZeneca stock.
If you buy AstraZeneca shares with a stock broker you actually own a share of AstraZeneca. When you trade a contract for difference (CFD) you have an agreement with your CFD broker and are speculating that the AstraZeneca price will change up or down.
Lets explain why you would buy AstraZeneca as a CFD instead of as a share.
If you went and brought 100 AstraZeneca shares at 11152.00 GBP a share with a stock broker you own 1100 GBP of AstraZeneca. The main difference when trading AstraZeneca as a CFD and buying AstraZeneca as a share is contracts for difference offer increased leverage.
Contracts for difference are traded on margin which means to have $1000 invested in AstraZeneca you would not need to invest the full amount as you would with a stock broker. You could invest a fraction of the amount ( known as the CFD margin ) with a CFD to hold a similar position in AstraZeneca. Trading an AstraZeneca CFD allows investors to hold larger positions than their invested amount. Be aware that although investing in an AstraZeneca CFD like this amplifies any potential profit. It always exaggerates your potential losses which may exceed your amount invested.
If you invested in an AstraZeneca share with a stock broker you would only lose the amount you invested as you pay the total cost of your position to your broker upfront. There is no leverage.An AstraZeneca CFD long would be hoping to profit from a rise in the AstraZeneca share price. An AstraZeneca CFD short would be aiming to profit from a fall in the AstraZeneca stock price. Trading CFDs allows traders to profit from both directions of the AstraZeneca price on the financial exchange. Giving traders greater chance to move with the financial markets.
With traditional AstraZeneca shares you can only profit from a rise in the AstraZeneca stock price. You can trade AstraZeneca CFD stocks and tradional stocks with eToro or XTB
When investing in AstraZeneca you have several options as to what type of investment you wish to conduct. You can buy/sell traditional AstraZeneca shares with one of our listed brokers or you can trade what is known as CFDs or contracts for difference.
We explain in detail the difference between buying AstraZeneca shares with stock brokers and trading AstraZeneca with CFDs below.
*All values below are estimates and are for illustrative purposes only. Please visit a broker for correct prices.
CFD and Share deals differ from broker to broker so check you are aware of the actual costs with your brokers.
|AstraZeneca CFD trade example
|AstraZeneca Share deal example
|Market price
|Broker Deal
|Invest $2230.4 at 1:5 Margin (20%)
|Buy at $11152.00 a share
|Deal size
|100 shares
|100 shares
|Initial outlay
$223040(Margin = exposure x 20% margin factor)
$1115200(100 shares at $11152.00)
|Stamp duty
|Close price
|Sell at $13382.4
|Sell at $13382.4
|Estimated Profit
(2230.4 point increase x 100 shares = $223040)
*Not including commission fees and taxes
($1338240 - $1115200 = $223040)
*Not including commission fees and taxes
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When trading in traditional AstraZeneca shares you are limited to when the LSE (The London Stock Exchange) stock exchange is open which is 8:00am to 12:00pm GMT on trading days. You can only buy and sell with your broker when the market is open. With CFD trading you can deal 24/7 around the clock.
Buying shares with a stock broker limits your risk to your initial investment as stock brokers require you to pay for the total amount of your investment. Stock brokers offer no leverage or loans when buying AstraZeneca stock. This limits your risk to your initial amount invested in AstraZeneca. You can only lose the amount invested with traditional AstraZeneca shares. Another benefit of buying AstraZeneca shares with a broker is that you may be eligible to receive AstraZeneca company dividends if applicable.
If you Invest in AstraZeneca via a CFD you have no shareholder privileges as you don't actually own any underlying assets in AstraZeneca. If you buy AstraZeneca stock with a broker you may receive shareholder perks and benefits. There are certain requirements to be eligible for some of these AstraZeneca benefits as in owning a certain amount of stock for a set period.
If you own shares in AstraZeneca you may be eligible to voting rights at AstraZeneca shareholder general meetings.
You should confirm with your local tax office but CFDs are free from capital gains and stamp duty tax in the United Kingdom. When trading CFDs losses can be offset against profits when submitting your tax return.
Investment in AstraZeneca Stocks and shares are only exempt from tax if the AstraZeneca shares were brought through an ISA ( Individual Savings Accounts ) or SIPP ( Self Invested Personal Pensions ).
There are pros and cons to trading in both AstraZeneca Stocks and CFDs. Which is better depends on each investor and a few factors.
Investing in AstraZeneca stocks and shares is better suited for long term investments. Historically AstraZeneca shares provide better returns over the long term, usually a 10 year period.
AstraZeneca CFD trading is more suited to intra day and mid term traders. Wth intra day trading on an AstraZeneca share investors aim to profit on the fluctuating highs and lows of the AstraZeneca price throughout the day. Day trading as you can imagine focuses on profiting from the daily AstraZeneca stock price change.
Both types of trading have different benefits and risks. Make sure you have a good understanding of what you are doing before you invest.
With CFD trading as you can short or long an AstraZeneca stock you can hedge a trade against another trade.
A hedge is an investment that protects the money you have invested from risk. Traders hedge to minimize or offset a loss in value of an AstraZeneca share price for example to a known amount.
If you're thinking about buying AstraZeneca stock, you should first think about how much of your portfolio is already invested in it. If you increase your AstraZeneca holdings, you may be at risk if the company's performance deteriorates, as it has in the past. Furthermore, you may miss out on the benefits of diversification that come from investing in a number of different equities. You should get investing counsel from a financial expert before making any big changes to your portfolio, whether AstraZeneca-related or not.
Focus on developing a well-diversified portfolio that includes stocks, bonds, funds, and alternative assets if you're new to investing. Make sure the money you want to put into the market isn't needed for something else, like building up an emergency fund that can cover at least three months of costs or paying off high-interest debt (like credit cards).
keep in mind that even the best success stories in the market might turn sour. Consumers are notoriously fickle, and another company could emerge in the future to challenge AstraZeneca. Investing in the market itself, rather than picking the hottest stocks at any one time, is a proven long-term approach.
Finally, keep in mind that the AstraZeneca stock's performance in the past may not be an indicator of future AstraZeneca financial market stock price performance.
Total volume is made up of buying volume and selling volume. Buying volume is the number of shares, contracts, or lots that were associated with buying trades, and selling volume is the number that were associated with selling trades. Investors will know when to buy AstraZeneca if they have conducted appropriate research and feel confident that the price of that stock will rise in the short or long term. If they are willing to hold onto the stock until it does, then you will know that it is the right time to buy AstraZeneca stock.
In order to determine if AstraZeneca stock is over or undervalued, one should utilise the P/E ratio. Earnings per share is the amount of a company's net profit divided by the number of outstanding shares. Therefore, the higher the P/E ratio, the more overvalued a stock may be. Conversely, a lower P/E might indicate a more undervalued stock. You should consider the P/E ratio of AZN before investing in AstraZeneca stock.
A AstraZeneca stock is thought to be overvalued when its current price does not line up with its P/E ratio or earnings forecast. For example, if AstraZeneca stock price is 50 times higher its earnings, it is likely to be an overvalued stock compared to one that is trading for 10 times its earnings. Other factors to consider when deciding whether AstraZeneca stock is over or undervalued is the change in AZN fundamentals, the amount of free cash flow that AstraZeneca has, and their price to book ratio. AstraZeneca has a P/E ratio of 65.03.
Founded in 1992, AstraZeneca has a 52 week high price of 12828.45 and a 52 week low price of 9399.00. AstraZeneca has a marketcap of 2,147,483,647 and an average trading volume of 1,672,884. AstraZeneca has 1,549,833,487 shares on the LSE (The London Stock Exchange). AstraZeneca has a P/E ratio of 65.03 and a EPS of 1.72.
The P/E ratio aids investors in determining the AstraZeneca stock market value in relation to its earnings. A AstraZeneca high P/E ratio indicates that a stock's price is high in comparison to its earnings and may be overvalued. A AstraZeneca low P/E, on the other hand, may imply that the present stock price is cheap in comparison to earnings.
In layman's terms, you learn how much the market is willing to pay for AstraZeneca stock based on previous and prospective AstraZeneca earnings.
The AstraZeneca current share price (11152.00) divided by its per-share earnings (EPS 1.72) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 65.03. In other words, AstraZeneca shares trade at around 65.03x recent earnings. That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 end of 2023 was around (37.69).
The P/E ratio aids investors in determining a stock's market value in relation to its earnings. A high P/E ratio indicates that a stock's price is high in comparison to its earnings and may be overvalued. A low P/E, on the other hand, may imply that the present stock price is cheap in comparison to earnings.
AstraZeneca currently has 1,549,833,487 active shares in circulation traded through the LON exchange.
AstraZeneca market capitalization is $2,147,483,647 with an average daily trading volume of 1,672,884 shares.
Trading volume is the amount a security that was traded during over a certain duration. When talking about shares volume refers to the number of shares that have been bought and sold during a given day.
AstraZeneca has a Price Earning Ratio ( PE ) of 65.03 and earning per share ( EPS ) of 1.72. Generally speaking AstraZeneca having a high P/E ratio means that AstraZeneca investors forsee increased growth with AstraZeneca in the future. Companies that are losing money do not have a P/E ratio.
AstraZeneca earnings per share is company profit that's allocated to every AstraZeneca common stock. Earnings per share is calculated by taking the difference between AstraZeneca's net earnings and dividends paid for preferred stock and then dividing that amount by the average amount of AstraZeneca shares outstanding.
A "good" AstraZeneca P/E ratio isn't always a high or low ratio in and of itself. A higher AstraZeneca PE ratio than that may be regarded bad, while a lower AstraZeneca PE ratio could be considered better. The market average P/E ratio now runs from 20 to 25, thus a higher PE ratio above that could be considered bad, while a lower AstraZeneca PE ratio could be considered better.
EPS is a widely used indicator for measuring AstraZeneca stock price value since it shows how much money AstraZeneca produces for each share of its stock. Investors will pay more for a AstraZeneca share if they believe AstraZeneca profits are higher than the AstraZeneca stock price, so a higher AstraZeneca EPS signals more value.
AstraZeneca has an earnings per share (EPS) value of 1.72.
Stocks with EPS growth rates of at least 25% over the previous year's levels indicate that a company's products or services are in high demand. If the EPS growth rate has been increasing in recent quarters and years, that's even better.
The PEG ratio, or price/earnings-to-growth ratio, is a measure that helps investors value a business by taking into consideration the company's market price, earnings, and future growth potential. The PEG ratio can show if a stock is overvalued or undervalued in a more comprehensive way.
AstraZeneca share price/earnings-to-growth ratio is computed by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth. A PEG ratio greater than one indicates that shares are overvalued at their current rate of growth, or that they may predict a faster rate of growth.
The PEG ratio, rather just the P/E ratio, provides a more comprehensive picture of AstraZeneca's potential profitability. It could also assist you compare the share prices of different high-growth firms by accounting for growth.
AstraZeneca stock trading volume can assist an investor in determining the strength of AstraZeneca stock price momentum and confirming a trend. AstraZeneca stock prices tend to move in the same direction as AstraZeneca trade volume increases. If a AstraZeneca stock price continues to rise in an uptrend, AstraZeneca stock trading volume should rise as well, and vice versa.
AstraZeneca has a trading volume of 1,672,884
The sentiment driving AstraZeneca stock price movement is measured by AstraZeneca trading volume. It informs you of the number of persons involved in the AstraZeneca stock price movement. When AstraZeneca stock trades on low volume, it signifies that only a small number of people are involved in AstraZeneca stock buying and selling transactions. The market interest in AstraZeneca stock can be measured by its trading volume.
The AstraZeneca stock price has fluctuated in value during the last year, ranging from 9399.00 GBP to 12828.45 GBP. The larger the range between the 52 week low and 52 week high price is a prominent metric for determining its volatility.
Once you have found your AstraZeneca stock broker, opened an account and deposited money, you will be ready to begin investing in AstraZeneca stocks.
From this point onwards, you will have to navigate to the stock within your trading app or on a browser, enter the amount of shares (or dollars you would like to invest with fractional shares) you want to buy, select your preferred order type (e.g., market, limit, etc.) and execute the trade.
For greater control of your money and AstraZeneca shares, you may wish to use a limit order as opposed to a simple market order. Limit orders will allow you to specify the price at which you would like to buy AstraZeneca stock, while market orders automatically execute at the price available from sellers.
In thinly traded securities with large bid-ask spreads, this can result in a fairly sizable difference between what you see the stock trading for and what you actually pay. On your brokerage platform, input a request to buy AZN stock at the best current price, or use a more advanced order type mentioned like limit or stop orders. These help purchase shares once the stock price falls below a certain threshold.
AstraZeneca is traded on the LSE (The London Stock Exchange) exchange meaning that it can be bought or sold between the LSE (The London Stock Exchange) trading hours which are 8:00am to 12:00pm GMT.
You may be able to access this service through your online AstraZeneca brokerage. The LSE (The London Stock Exchange) pre-market trading hours terms are 5:05 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. GMT, and after-hours trading conditions are 4:40 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. GMT. If you place an AstraZeneca stock order outside of available LSE (The London Stock Exchange) trading hours it will be processed once LSE (The London Stock Exchange) trading resumes.
AstraZeneca stock market prices are primarily affected by supply and demand economics. In simple terms, when demand for AstraZeneca stock exceeds supply, there is often seen a rise in the price of a stock. The more drastic the demand-supply gap, the higher the AstraZeneca stock price. When there is more AstraZeneca available than people want to buy, however, the price of AZN will go down. When there is not enough AstraZeneca stocks for everyone who wishes to buy them, its price will go up. The price of AstraZeneca stock fluctuates based on the number of people who want to buy AstraZeneca stock versus shares those stocks that are available for sale.
The release of an innovative and revenue-driving products or services is one way that AstraZeneca has influenced the AZN stock valuation.
The AstraZeneca market capitalisation (or "AstraZeneca market cap") of a AstraZeneca stock is calculated by multiplying the total number of shares outstanding by the AstraZeneca share price. If a corporation has one million outstanding shares priced at $50 apiece, its market capitalization is $50 million. AstraZeneca has a market cap of 2,147,483,647.
Knowing the marketcap of AstraZeneca allows you to analyse a company in the context of like sized companies in its industry, market cap has greater meaning than share price. A small-cap firm with a $500 million market capitalization should not be compared to a large-cap corporation with a market value of $10 billion.
AstraZeneca volume is counted as the total number of AstraZeneca shares that are actually traded (bought and sold) during the trading day or specified set period of time. It is a measure of the total turnover of AstraZeneca shares, and while the same AstraZeneca shares may be traded back and forth multiple times, the overall volume of AstraZeneca stocks is counted during each transaction. The high volume of AstraZeneca stocks is an indicator of its market strength. This is because rising markets with an increasing volume are typically viewed as financially healthy.
The number of AstraZeneca shares bought and sold each day in any given financial instrument, known as volume. Volume is one of the most accurate ways of gauging the money flow of AstraZeneca. Because AstraZeneca is appreciating on high volume, it demonstrates investing in AZN as a sustainable move. If you see AstraZeneca stock appreciating on low volume, it could be an unwise move to invest in it. When more money is moving a stock price, it means there is more demand for that stock.
The stock price of AstraZeneca has nothing to do with its worth. Because the AstraZeneca share price represents nothing on its own, a 11152.00 stock could be more valuable than a 111520 stock.
What decides whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued is the relationship between price-to-earnings and net assets. Companies can artificially keep stock prices high by avoiding doing stock splits, but they will lack the underlying basic underpinning. Make no judgments based just on the pricing.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders on a quarterly basis by many companies. Dividend investing is the practise of building a portfolio of stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis over time. These stocks provide a steady source of passive income, which can be useful in retirement.
However, you can't judge a stock only on its dividend. When the underlying company is in jeopardy, companies will sometimes increase dividends to entice investors.
There is a big difference between AstraZeneca stock value and AstraZeneca stock price. The price of AstraZeneca stock only tells you the company's current value or its market value. So, this price represents how much AstraZeneca stock trades at, otherwise known as the price agreed upon by a buyer and a seller. On the other hand, the intrinsic value of AZN is the AstraZeneca stock actual worth in dollars. In simple terms, AstraZeneca price is what you pay for the AstraZeneca stocks you acquire and AstraZeneca value is what the AstraZeneca company gives you in goods or services, i.e., their worth. The value of AstraZeneca tends to be more important for investors, but AstraZeneca price matters more for traders who wish to buy and sell AZN
While there is no set quantity of AstraZeneca stocks that every investor should own, there are some guidelines to follow. The general rule is to strive to obtain adequate diversification in your portfolio to protect yourself from losses while not overstretching your investments. The number of stocks that will help you attain your goal is the appropriate number for budget and investment strategy.
It's just as vital to know when to sell AstraZeneca as it is to buy AstraZeneca stocks. Most investors purchase when the stock market is rising and sell when it is falling, but a sensible investor uses a plan that is tailored to their specific financial goals.
If they enter a AstraZeneca correction or a crash, don't be alarmed. These occurrences rarely persist long, and history has shown that the market will eventually recover. Losing money is never nice, but it's a good idea to ride through the downturn and keep your assets because they'll most likely increase again over the very long term.
Stock market investments have historically provided much higher returns than savings accounts, making them the favoured method for increasing your retirement savings. Some stocks are more volatile than others so if you want to buy a specific stock like AstraZeneca as part of your retirement portfolio you will have to do you own research on its long term volatility. Stocks can provide tax-advantaged growth of your investment funds, but you get to choose whether you want a tax cut now or later. Investing in any stock like AstraZeneca as a retirement strategy in a very long term investment strategy. At least over 10 years.
Before you can begin buying and selling AstraZeneca stocks, you must first comprehend the various sorts of AstraZeneca stock orders and when each is appropriate. We explain the various types of AstraZeneca stock orders below.
A AstraZeneca market order is a instant purchase or sale of a AstraZeneca stock at the current best available price on the market. A market order almost always guarantees execution, but not at a certain AstraZeneca stock price. When the primary purpose is to execute a AstraZeneca stock trade as soon as possible, market orders are the best option.
One of the most significant advantages of a AstraZeneca stock market order is that it allows an AstraZeneca investor to enter the AstraZeneca stock at any moment. The AstraZeneca stock buyer need not wait for the order to be completed. A AstraZeneca stock market order has an almost 100 percent likelihood of being carried out. The AstraZeneca stock market order will almost likely be fulfilled as long as there are AstraZeneca stock buyers and sellers.
The most significant disadvantage of a AstraZeneca stock market order is that you cannot define the AstraZeneca trade's price. If the AstraZeneca price moves quickly, you may find yourself trading at a price that is much different from what you paid when you placed the AstraZeneca stock order. Be careful of high AstraZeneca stock price volatility and low AstraZeneca stock liquidity and trading volume.
A AstraZeneca limit order is an order to buy or sell a security at a specific price or better. A buy limit order can only be executed at the limit price or lower, and a sell limit order can only be executed at the limit price or higher. A limit order is not guaranteed to execute. For instance, if you wish to buy AstraZeneca shares for no more than $10, you could submit a limit order for this amount and the order will only execute if the price of AstraZeneca stock is $10 or lower. It should be noted that even if AstraZeneca stock reaches the specified limit price set by an investor, the order may not be filled as there may be orders ahead that eliminate the availability of shares at the limit price. In this way, AstraZeneca stock limit orders are executed on a first-come, first served basis. Also note that with a limit order, the price at which the order is executed can be lower than the limit price, in the case of a buy order, or higher than the limit price, in the case of a sell order.
Using limit orders when purchasing AstraZeneca stock can be beneficial if it is thinly traded, highly volatile, or has a wide bid-ask spread: the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset in the market and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept. As well as this, a limit order can help if you are looking to receive a specific price for your AstraZeneca stock. It will ensure that the trade does not happen unless you get that price or better. You are able to wait for your price.
A buy limit order does not guarantee execution of your AstraZeneca stock. Execution only occurs when the asset's price trades down to the limit price, and a sell order transacts according to the buy limit order. In this way, you are not guaranteed to trade AstraZeneca stock. If the stock never reaches the set limit price, the trade will not execute. Even if the AstraZeneca stock hits your set limit, there may not be enough demand or supply to fill the order. This is, however, more likely for small, illiquid stocks.
An AstraZeneca stop order, also referred to as a stop-loss order, is an order to buy or sell a stock at the point in which the price of the AstraZeneca stock reaches a specified price. This is known as the stop price. When the stop price is reached, a stop order becomes a market order. A buy stop order is entered at a stop price above the current market price. A stop order is therefore a type of instruction to trade AstraZeneca shares if its price becomes lower than a specific price that is set, known as the stop price. For example, a stop order at $50 placed by the owner of AstraZeneca stock currently trading at $53 means that it will sell this stock at the market price if the stock price hits $50.
The main advantage of using a stop order when purchasing or selling AstraZeneca stock is that it provides you with the ability to enter or exit your AstraZeneca stock trades at a future stop price which you can set. The primary benefit of a stop-limit order on your AstraZeneca stock, therefore, is that you can control the price at which the AZN order can be executed. Investors should use a stop order to limit a loss on their AstraZeneca stock or to protect a profit on it that they have sold short.
The main disadvantage of a AstraZeneca stock stop order is that it functions like a Market order and does not guarantee the price that you set it at. This depends on the asset's availability at each price level at the moment of execution. Short-term fluctuation in AstraZeneca stock's price could activate the stop price that is set, which is a big disadvantage. The key to success is picking a stop-loss percentage that allows AstraZeneca stock to fluctuate day-to-day, while also preventing as much downside risk as possible. In addition, investors have to make the call themselves on whether or not to take a call on AstraZeneca stock stop orders, meaning that they could sell stocks too soon, or too late. Finally, stop-loss orders used on AstraZeneca stock can also trigger a stock sale, even if the price of AstraZeneca stock dips slightly below the trigger price before quickly recovering.
A buy stop order on AstraZeneca stock is entered at a stop price above the current market price. Investors generally use such a technique to limit a loss or to protect a profit on a stock that they have sold short. AstraZeneca stock buy orders are the price levels set by a trader when they wish to buy AstraZeneca assets in the future. A sell stop order is entered at a stop price below the current market price of AstraZeneca stock. An AstraZeneca stock sell order is the price level set by a trader when they wish to sell an asset in the future.
It is crucial to periodically review your AstraZeneca investment portfolio and its performance. Once you have bought your AstraZeneca stock alongside other suitable investments, you can use stock tracking apps to follow its progress over time.
Evaluate the performance of your AstraZeneca stock by looking at their annual percent return. This will allow you to compare your AstraZeneca stocks with other investments and gauge how well your investment has performed. You may also wish to look back at the fundamental data gathered at an earlier date to see how it has developed over time. You can compare the information gathered about AstraZeneca stocks to other stocks or benchmarks, such as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Index.
By analysing these benchmarks you are able to obtain an idea of how your AstraZeneca investment is performing relative to certain industries or the market as a whole. For instance, if you bought AstraZeneca shares in the hope of holding it for a long period of time, you could participate in annual meetings find out about any important news with regards to the company.
If you plan to sell your AstraZeneca stock shortly after witnessing an increase in its price, you may wish to use different position management tools. For instance, you can set a target price at which you want to sell your AstraZeneca share for a profit, or use a stop-loss tool to set a price at which you want to sell a AstraZeneca share to avoid further losses.
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Financial Details
|AstraZeneca Stock symbol
|AstraZeneca Sector and Industry
|Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
|AstraZeneca Exchange
|Current AstraZeneca Stock Price (*delayed)
|Stock Open Price
|52 Week High
|52 Week Low
|AstraZeneca Market Capitalisation
|AstraZeneca Average Volume
|AstraZeneca PE
|AstraZeneca EPS
|Stock Currency
AstraZeneca is an American Healthcare Pharmaceuticals company currently traded on the LON.
AstraZeneca trades under the stock symbol AZN on the LON.
AstraZeneca shares are exchanged in USD on the LON.
AstraZeneca has a current share price of $11152.00 USD dated 31/01/2020.
The highest AstraZeneca share price over the last 52 weeks was $12828.45 USD and its lowest price over the last 52 weeks was $9399.00 USD. That is a 52 week price range of $9399.00 - $12828.45.
|AstraZeneca Employees
|Year Founded
|AstraZeneca IPO
|AstraZeneca Head Quarters
|1 Francis Crick Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB2 0AA GB
|AstraZeneca Industry
|Healthcare - Pharmaceuticals
|Website URL
|Mr. Pascal Soriot M.B.A.
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