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Moments after becoming the Australia's fastest-ever woman, Melissa Breen tongue-in-cheek thanked Athletics Australia for cutting her funding and "hardening her up".
The 23-year-old Breen broke Melinda Gainsford-Taylor's 20-year-old national 100m record when she clocked 11.11 seconds in her heat at the ACT championships in Canberra on Sunday.
Gainsford-Taylor tweeted her congratulations soon after news broke of that Breen had bettered her by one hundredth of a second.
"Congratulations Mel for breaking the record. I am really proud of you," she wrote.
Breen then capped off a banner day before hometown supporters at the AIS track by beating Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson to win the final, clocking 11.15 to runner-up Pearson's 11.27.
It was the first time Breen had beaten Pearson in 30 head-to-head clashes.
Her two times were a huge improvement on the personal best of 11.25 that she set last March.
"I just smashed it," she said.
"I'm the fastest Australian ever, that's just insane.
"I'm so proud to do it on my home track in front of my friends and family."
Breen's road to national record holder has been a rocky one.
Athletics Australia last year cut her funding after deeming she hadn't shown enough improvement to suggest she'd make the final at either the next two world championships or the 2016 Olympic Games.
"When that decision came to fruition I honestly didn't train for a week, it messed with me massively," said Breen.
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Breen said she "absolutely" believes she can break the 11-second barrier by the year's end, and hopes her continued improvement will sway Athletics Australia to send funding back her way.
"Running under 11 seconds is more than possible in the next year, it's obviously very early in the season," Breen said.
"I hope they change their decision, but if they don't it's their loss.
"But right now, I'm not focused on (the funding), it's just about seeing everyone that's come to support me."
Breen and Pearson were neck and neck at the 50m mark before the new Australian record holder edged out in front.
"I was actually more nervous for the heat, because when I got to the final I was like 'I'm the Australian record holder, I've got this'," she said.
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I was tired of the same old glass frames. I felt that I needed to create a new 'style' and that the look of my glasses was a big part of that look. After all, where do people look when they meet me or when I communicate with them?
As I am a publisher of many magazines, with an emphasis on style and fashion I knew I needed to find not only a well made pair of glass frames but one that had great style.
I wanted to create my own identity, something other people hadn't already been jaded by due to over exposure, something that was me. But what exactly would be me? Sporty, round or oval, simple or trendy - what should I choose? Are people that wear oversized frames fundamentally different than those sporting aviators or light weight wire frames? Well, the way I saw things, a conversion was in order, from the same old, conservative, dressy looking glasses, to something still classic but that exuded a different aesthetic.
The glasses that I chose were OTE Arnel. I'd often noticed this look on celebrities at the gala events my line of work allows me to attend. As of late, I've taken to wearing my hair long, at times suitably hatted and donning jeans with printed t-shirts - a fashion choice that reflects a state of mind rather than my age. The beautiful Italian plastic finish of Arnel complimented this style better than anything I've seen.
I was assisted in choosing this wearable work of art by the owners of Tart Optical Enterprises - David and Zoila who made an appointment with me and arrived at my home, carrying graded cases that opened into display shelves with the many styles I was about to try.
The consultation began, by seeing what glasses I currently wore and then choosing styles and colors similar to those the process began. Gradually we worked up to a style that was a much different and better look. At first I wasn't sure if I would like them, and I looked at myself in the mirror, asking my assistant what she thought. She looked at them and then had me try another and another and then back to the OTE Arnel. I tried the different styles and colors with and without the hat I like to wear, and I felt like I was at an eye doctor appointment, '1 or 2, 1 or 3.' We narrowed the choices down to three different styles with similar colors before I made my final decision. The OTE Arnel, black and clear frames became the new style that I will be able to wear for years without going out of style.
Timeless stylish eyewear has long been the favorite accessory to Hollywood celebrities. James Dean sported the Tart Optical "Arnel" frames. Johnny Depp wore the "Arnel" in the 2004 movie "Secret Window" and the glasses have become part of his distinctive retro look. Other celebrities who wear the "Arnel" include: Harrison Ford (in the 2013 film "Paranoia"), Brad Pitt (in the 2008 film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ben Affleck, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Jeff Goldblum, Carson Daly, and Demi Moore. Aficionados of the "F.D.R" style include: Gene Hackman (in the 1998 film "Enemy of the State"), Lady Gaga and Mindy Kaling. International boxing star Manny Pacquiao enjoys wearing the "Surfer" frame, as did his idol Bruce Lee.
OTE announces that along with its bestselling and timeless vintage "Arnel" and "F.D.R." frames, it will be launching additional styles for the brand worldwide by November 2013: the legendary Ful-vue P-3 shape, Countdown, Ex-Man, T-Round, Bryan and the Arnel '55, which comes with anti-reflection polarized lenses clip-on as a tribute to James Dean. Asian fit is offered in the collection, ranging in a variety of sizes.
Founded in Middletown, New York in the mid 1940's, Tart Optical Enterprises was a small but legendary manufacturer of eyewear. Plastic frames became more popular during the late thirties, in part because World War II created a scarcity of traditional materials. OTE's experience in the manufacture of metals and plastics put the company in a position to create innovative combination frames in the 1940's.
OTE is synonymous with extraordinary fashion-forward eyewear. The sturdy 7 barrel hinge made from nickel silver makes the eyewear durable for years to come. The miter cut, a technique mastered by true craftsmen, gives extraordinary detail to the frames. Other significant features include the keyhole nose bridge design and the raised rivets that are precisely pinned down by hand. Premium materials are used from the famous Mazzucchelli Plastics Company, such as Zyl (zylonite), which is known for its firmness and luster. The entire high-end eyewear collection is handcrafted in Italy and comes with rich genuine leather cases.
Tart Optical Enterprises attended SILMO Paris, the International Optics and Eyewear Fair, in Sept. 2013, and were a huge hit.
Visit online, Tart Optical Enterprises, for more information.
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Description: Well guys, I have officially seen the second saga to Twilight, which is why I chose to upload this lesson that will teach you "how to draw Jacob Black from New Moon". I have to say, New Moon was by far way better than Twilight and I suddenly realized that Taylor Lautner is a really good actor. He stole the whole movie along with Kristen Stewart who also did an awesome job. New Moon was such a good story that it left me wanting more at the end. One of the more emotional parts is at the end which I will not write about because I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone that hasn't seen it yet. I do however have another lesson on Jacob Black, and that is on what he looked like in the first movie Twilight. In New Moon he looks older, and more buff. I mean I can't really say too much about his character because I don't know who watched it and who didn't. For those of you that did watch New Moon, I hope you agree when I say "wow". I was totally not expecting the movie to be that good. Even the Volturi Clan were awesome characters especially the leader Aro. Aro's character is played by the same guy that played Lucian in "Underworld", his real name is Michael Sheen. Anyways, I choose to reference a picture of Taylor that shows him looking all sparkly and happy. I have to say, he is probably the only actor I know of that has some of the whitest teeth in existence. Please tell me your secret! Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this tutorial on "how to draw Taylor Lautner step by step". I know there are a ton of members that have been waiting a long time for this lesson, and I am happy to submit to you now. Peace out and have fun you Twilight saga lovers!


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Hallo Frosties!
We are continuing in our countdown to the release of Jeaniene Frost's final installment in the Night Huntress series titled Up from the Grave. And because we know you love the little snippets to whet your appetite, we have selected a handful of quotes to give you a sneak peek and have left it up to you to figure out who said what and to whom! We hope you enjoy figuring it out in the days leading up to January 28th.
*drum roll*
For today's quote of the day you get a special surprise…you get two!
"Cat,"…"Did…it work?"
"I can't wait to find out, which is why I'm starting now."
Any guesses who is speaking and to whom?? Also, we don't know if either of the quotes has anything to do with the other…or they in fact just may. 😉
It's been a fun month watching everyone guess at the quotes. Be sure to watch your e-readers tonight and pick up your pre-orders tomorrow and join us on the frost fans forums for discussion.
And here's the list of Quotes already revealed:
Quote #1: "Missed me, Kitten?"
Quote #2: "You must be taking a piss on me."
Quote #3: "You know family." My tone was clipped. "Always a pain in the ass."
Quote #4: My queen, his thoughts said reverently.
My ass, I didn't reply out loud.
Quote #5: Spade let out a sound; half growl, half hiss.
"Don't threaten me, Crispin."
Quote #6: Of course. Because a six-foot-two, muscled, Master vampire known to be a centuries-old badass was the picture of helplessness.
Quote #7: "Why do you bother, Crispin? You married a fighter, so stop trying to convince her that the sidelines suit her better."
Quote #8: "And you're the same overbearing asshole you've always been," Tate replied, eyes glinting green. "But you're right. For this, I'm your man."
Quote #9: "I'm on the clock here. Besides, I thought you'd like this. There's a True Blood panel starting soon."
"Really?" I blurted.
Bones's raised brow had me reluctantly adding, "We're not here for fun. We came to ask if you'd help us find someone."
Quote #10: "Wow," I whispered.
"Showhound," Bones muttered in reply.
Quote #11: "Sorry, but I don't think you and I would have a healthy working relationship, so I'll have to decline the job offer."
Quote #12: "You deserve to remain a ghost forever."
"People like you and I don't get to choose our fates."
Quote #13: "You're alone in the dark with a vampire and your first concern is whether I'm packing weapons?"
Quote #14: "Two can play at teasing, luv."
Quote #15: "I told you that you didn't know the half of what Madigan had done."
"For the thousandth time, I'm fine"
Quote #16: "I used to stab vampires first and introduce myself afterwards, too."
"…I'm not going to hug you…I know you'll like this better."
Quote #17: "He thinks he's escaped us, but perhaps not."
Quote #18: "Oh HELL no, bolted across his mind."
Quote #19: "This wasn't the first time Bones had gotten pissed enough to walk out on me."
Quote #20: "I didn't expect her to have spent the past hundred years knitting."
Quote #21: "Have that spatula ready when I return."
Quote #22: "Holy crap, you're a closet Trekkie!"
Quote #23: "You're too pretty for me to refuse, Bonsey"… "But not so pretty that I'm doing it for free."
Quote #24: "Get off, luv, I'm high as a bloody kite. No telling what I'll do."
"You'll do it because if you don't, I can tear your head off from two cities away."
Quote #25: "Quiet. I sense something."
"That tickles in all the right places."
"Touch me again and I'll do this…."
Quote #26:"Why is she here?"
"She's my second chance"


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Eu Legislation
European Fund for Refugees (2008-2013)
Decision 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC [See amending act(s)].
This decision sets out the objectives of the European Refugee Fund (ERF) and the rules for its management. It also sets out the available financial resources and the criteria for their allocation.
Target groups
The fund is targeted at persons having refugee status as defined by the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 or enjoying a form of temporary or subsidiary protection, or who are being resettled in a European Union (EU) country. Persons who have applied for refugee status or for one of these forms of protection are also included.
Eligible actions
The ERF finances national and transnational actions, as well as actions that are of interest to the EU as a whole. National actions are implemented by EU countries within the framework of multiannual programming consistent with the EU's strategic guidelines for the intervention of the fund (shared management). The budget allocated for EU level actions is implemented by the Commission (direct management).
The ERF supports national actions relating to:
reception conditions and asylum procedures, especially infrastructure and the provision of material, medical and legal aid;
the integration in the host country of persons in the target groups, especially measures relating to education, participation in civil and cultural life, access to the labour market, language training and assistance with housing;
the enhancement of EU countries' capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies, and the collection, compilation, analysis, use and dissemination of country-of-origin information and statistics on asylum, reception and integration procedures;
resettlement, particularly the development of resettlement programmes and the provision of pre-departure information and material support;
the transfer between EU countries of applicants in the target groups.
The ERF supports transnational and EU level actions relating to the:
creation of cooperation networks between bodies located in two or more EU countries;
setting up of awareness-raising campaigns;
dissemination of good practice;
launching of pilot projects on EU level cooperation;
development of networks linking non-governmental organisations (NGOs) present in at least 10 EU countries and whose objective is to facilitate such exchanges.
The ERF also provides for a financial reserve for implementing emergency measures to provide temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons within the meaning of Council Directive 2001/55/EC. This reserve can also be used to support EU countries' efforts to address situations of particular pressure that result from the sudden arrival of large numbers of persons who may be in need of international protection and that place significant and urgent demands on their reception facilities or asylum systems.
Principles governing the fund's actions
In line with the priorities and objectives laid down by the EU, the ERF will provide grants to support actions of a non-profit nature already co-financed by public or private sources.
Support from the ERF may not exceed 50% of the total cost of national actions. Exceptionally, this may be increased to 75% for projects addressing specific priorities identified in the strategic guidelines. The EU contribution is increased to 75% in the EU countries covered by the Cohesion Fund.
The Commission will adopt strategic guidelines for the period 2008-13, defining EU level priorities for each of the objectives of the fund.
The Commission will approve EU countries' multiannual programmes setting out, on the basis of the Commission's strategic guidelines, a strategy for and a description of the actions designed to achieve their objectives and additional indications regarding project financing. It will also adopt annual financing decisions approving each annual programme implementing the multiannual programme.
Committee, review and repeal
The Commission is assisted by the Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows Committee.
This decision repeals Decision 2004/904/EC establishing the ERF for the period 2005-10. It must be reviewed by the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2013.
This decision furthers the actions implemented by the earlier decisions establishing the ERF. It repeals Decision 2004/904/EC so that the ERF financial planning period coincides with the current multiannual programming period. As part of the general programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows", established by the communication of 6 April 2005, it provides for resources totalling Ђ614 million for this period.
ActEntry into forceDeadline for transposition in the Member StatesOfficial Journal
Decision No 573/2007/EC
OJ L 144 of 6.6.2007
Amending act(s)Entry into forceDeadline for transposition in the Member StatesOfficial Journal
Decision No 458/2010/EU
OJ L 129 of 28.5.2010
Commission Decision 2008/22/EC of 19 December 2007 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" as regards Member States' management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co-financed by the Fund [Official Journal L 7 of 10.1.2008].
Commission Decision 2007/815/EC of 29 November 2007 implementing Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adoption of the strategic guidelines 2008 to 2013 [Official Journal L 326 of 12.12.2007].
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Established in 1930, Corby of Windsor has supplied quality products to the hotel and hospitality industry for 80 years. Internationally famous for the eponymous Corby Pants Press, Corby of Windsor is eminently proud of its long and extraordinary history and the reputation for quality and service which the Great British brand has established. The calibre of Corby's international clientele, including leading industry brands such as Hilton, Marriott and Intercontinental, only serves to demonstrate this strong reputation.
Now in its 80th year, Corby of Windsor is delighted to announce that its wide range of pants presses, bedroom and bathroom amenities and high quality electrical appliances are available both to the hotel and home buyer to purchase from our online stores.
After 80 years serving the world's premium hotels we remain committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality and service.


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Oregon holds off USC rally to go to 4-0 in Pac-12
- Oregon beat USC%2C 76-74
- The Trojans%2C down 8 with 2%3A11 remaining%2C pulled within a point
- The Ducks opened with four straight conference wins for the first time in 39 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Damyean Dotson scored 16 points and No. 21 Oregon overcame poor shooting night and the hot hand of USC's J.T. Terrell to win its sixth straight game, 76-74 on Thursday night.
The Ducks (15-2, 4-0 Pac-12) opened with four straight conference wins for the first time in 39 years when they started 4-0 in the Pac-8.
USC (7-11, 2-3) was coming off a victory over Utah last week, but it marked the final game for coach Kevin O'Neill, who was fired on Monday. Bob Cantu, in his 12th season as an assistant with the program, is the interim coach.
The Trojans were down 75-67 with 2:11 remaining. Terrell, who had 22 points, made two free throws to cut Oregon's lead to 75-74 with 33.1 seconds left. USC was able to get the ball back but missed a 3-pointer and a couple of putbacks with Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi finally grabbing the rebound.
The Ducks began the night with all starters averaging double figures in scoring. E.J. Singler had 14 points, while Dominic Artis, Carl Emory and Tony Woods each added 10, but the Ducks shot just 42.9 percent (27 for 63) from the field.
Eric Wise had 17 points for the Trojans.
USC led for just 30 seconds of the first half, but got in position to take the lead early in the second half when Terrell hit a 3-pointer from the left baseline, was fouled, then made his free throw to complete the four-point play and cut Oregon's lead to 45-44. In the ensuing minutes, the Trojans had several chances to tie the game or go ahead, but missed shots and turned the ball over.
The Trojans got a boost early in the second half from 7-footer Dewayne Dedmon, who scored seven points in the opening 4 minutes of the second half after going scoreless in the first half.
Neither team shot well in the first half, Oregon making 12 of 29 field goals (41 percent), slightly better than USC's 11 for 28 (39 percent). But the Trojans got a strong first half from Terrell, who rejoined the starting lineup last week. Terrell was 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 of 6 on 3-pointers, and led all scorers at halftime with 15 points.
Johnathan Lloyd, who went into the game averaging 2.9 points, provided a spark off the bench in the opening half for the Ducks, hitting two 3-pointers and getting a steal that led to a basket. Woods led the Ducks' balanced scoring attack (eight players scored) with eight points at the half.


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Google China cyberattack part of vast espionage campaign, experts say
Computer attacks on Google that the search giant said originated in China were part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort that exploited security flaws in e-mail attachments to sneak into the networks of major financial, defense and technology companies and research institutions in the United States, security experts said. At least 34 companies -- including Yahoo, Symantec, Adobe, Northrop Grumman and Dow Chemical -- were attacked, according to congressional and industry sources. Google, which disclosed on Tuesday that hackers had penetrated the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights advocates in the United States, Europe and China, threatened to shutter its operations in the country as a result.
Human rights groups as well as Washington-based think tanks that have helped shape the debate in Congress about China were also hit.
Security experts say the attacks showed a new level of sophistication, exploiting multiple flaws in different software programs and underscoring what senior administration officials have said over the past year is an increasingly serious cyber threat to the nation's critical industries.
"Usually it's a group using one type of malicious code per target," said Eli Jellenc, head of international cyber-intelligence for VeriSign's iDefense Labs, a Silicon Valley company helping some firms investigate the attacks. "In this case, they're using multiple types against multiple targets -- but all in the same attack campaign. That's a marked leap in coordination."
While it's difficult to say with certainty where a cyberattack originated because the Internet allows hackers to seemingly crisscross country borders and time zones in seconds, the issue is quickly turning into a source of diplomatic tension.
The standoff between Google and China touches on the most sensitive subjects in U.S.-China relations: human rights and censorship, trade, intellectual property disputes, and access to high-tech military technology.
"The recent cyber-intrusion that Google attributes to China is troubling, and the federal government is looking into it," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said. He added that President Obama made Internet freedom "a central human rights issue" on his trip to China last fall.
Since it began operations in China five years ago, Google had agreed in theory to filter sensitive searches but clashed with the Chinese government on what material was covered, and the company regularly found its service blocked when it defied its hosts.
China's state media reported that the government is looking into Google's claims. In China, news about Tuesday's public rebuke by Google was heavily censored except for a stinging opinion piece in the official People's Daily that called the Silicon Valley tech giant a "spoiled child" and predicted that it would not follow through on its ultimatum.
The recent attacks seem to have targeted companies in strategic industries in which China is lagging, industry experts said. The attacks on defense companies were aimed at gaining information on weapons systems, experts said, while those on tech firms sought valuable source code that powers software applications -- the firms' bread and butter.
"This is a big espionage program aimed at getting high-tech information and politically sensitive information -- the high-tech information to jump-start China's economy and the political information to ensure the survival of the regime," said James A. Lewis, a cyber and national security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "This is what China's leadership is after. This reflects China's national priorities."
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Family Medicine Residency Program
The Wright State University Family Medicine Residency Program continues its long standing commitment to community-based education. The residency combines a rich tradition of family medicine with exposure to:
- a range of clinical services seldom found outside academic medical centers
- a comprehensive variety of medical disciplines
- a diverse patient population
- an active inpatient service
- continuity patients in the Five Rivers Family Health Center
- faculty with expertise in sports medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychology, geriatrics, hospitalist practice and pharmacology.
The result is a unique blend: the services and attitudes seen at community hospitals, and the educational experiences often available only at university medical centers. The WSU Family Medicine Residency Program trains residents to excel in their roles as concerned, competent physicians who function well in the full realm of family medicine, whether in inpatient or outpatient, rural or urban settings.
Graduates of our program will achieve the following objectives:
- technical competence in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad array of illnesses that constitute the majority of health visits to family physicians
- growth as individuals in a professional and personal manner
- experience with implementing the biopsychosocial model as a means to understanding and therefore treating the whole patient
- ability to care for the individual and the family in a community-responsive manner
How to Apply
Applications for the residency program are being accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The residency is listed in ERAS as the Wright State University program in Dayton, Ohio. Students can link to the ERAS web site or check with the administrative offices of their medical schools for details.


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As of today Mexico is a more dangerous place in which to live
Justice? We don't need no stinkin' justice. English language story here.
The Friday OT: Karl Jenkins; Alegretto from Palladio
I got turned onto this by reader PK a while ago, very catchy modern piece:
The biog of Karl Jenkins is interesting stuff too, I knew precious little about the guy until late last year but thanks to Spotify I'm getting into his work quickly. Recommendations for those of you who'd like more include the full length piece 'Palladio' (which includes the above). 'Sarikiz' (concerto for violin and orchestra), 'La Folia' (concerto for marimba and strings, which for what it's worth is coming out of my speakers as I write these words) or his album 'Quirk', as well as his better known works such as 'Adiemus' or 'The Armed Man'.
Gold: Lawrence Williams may have a point here
"Yesterday saw purchases of 4.166 tonnes into the SPDR gold ETF and a relatively massive purchase of 3.87 tonnes into the Gold Trust. The holdings of the SPDR gold ETF are now at 645.131 tonnes and at 156.42 tonnes in the Gold Trust. These two purchases confirm a change in attitude towards gold by U.S. investors."
*Or Lawrie to his friends and as I have no friends, Lawrence.
Kaminak (KAM.v) and the sad reality of our current market
Yes, that's B2Gold under U$1.00 today
All the proof you need:
PS: I have no problem in admitting that all this BTO selling has me scratching my head. It's clearly driven by a New York seller, though.
UPDATE lunchtime: And down and down and down again.
It just bounced of U$0.91 (!!). I own plenty, it's getting tempting to own a bit more. Catch another falling knife?
UPDATE 2: And under U$0.90! Impressive. Watch out anal ysts, The Clive might be ready to punch somebody if this continues...
Lake Shore Gold (LSG.to) 4q15 production: the skinny
Production slightly light but acceptable.
2016 guidance solid.
The 144 Gap zone starting to gain traction.
Plenty of clues on costs.
Q4 will most probably be anothet modestly profitable period.
What with stock's recent market-fave status, price reaction today will be interesting to follow. Betcha it gets support once the post-open is done with.
Bottom line: In line.
In IKN348 on Sunday...
...we'll be taking time to do two main things:
1) Explaining why B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG) is an excellent risk/reward bet going into its production news release due next week.
2) Explaining why Focus Ventures (FCV.v) has been way oversold this week and is a great bet at its current level.
Other stuff too.
Less posting Thursday
Eldest daughter's birthday. Will be back tomorrow evening.
Lake Shore Gold (LSG.to) (LSG) doing volume
UPDATE lunchtime: LSG.to has now done 8m+ share volume and is on track for a multi-year volume record. Don't say you weren't warned.
Tahoe Resources (THO.to) (TAHO): Hi Scotia!
Nice to see you naming your sources, guys. Not.
This from today's "Scotia Scoop" thingy:
"Scotia Mining Sales this morning noting that Tahoe Resources is set to kick off the year on the right foot with good news coming out of the company's newest gold mine, Shahuindo, located in Peru. First of all, we're expecting the company to announce first substantial gold production from the mine in the next couple of weeks – rumour has it that the company has actually already "technically" poured its first gold from the operation (and before Christmas to boot!), however the amount was miniscule enough to not make a big deal about it (ie. a major press release)."
1) On Tuesday IKN breaks news that should have been broken by the company
2) All the brokerages read the IKN post and immediately speed-dial THO HQ
3) Kevin, Ira and all their friends cover their embarrassing tracks by telling the callers the first pour was "miniscule" (sic) and "not worth mentioning" (which is total bullshit of course, it was a sizable pour and 100% material)
4) On Wednesday the lapdog sellside community fall into line.
PS: By the way Scotia, it's not "miniscule", it's "minuscule". And don't bother me about the frequency argument either, ok? The disadvantages of a classical eddycation, innit.
UPDATE 10:45am local time.
Venezuela: Well, that didn't take long
IKN December 27th, in prediction number 6 of the "ten random predictions for 2016" post:
6) Venezuela's government to implode. Maduro won't be President this time next year. It's likely to be very messy too. Venezuela has been the butt of annual "teetering on the brink" type of op-eds and articles every year for the last ten years with the right-wing press getting it wrong every time, but this time around things are obviously deteriorating and the opposition victory in the December elections just gone is a telling moment. Oil prices where they are could be straw that breaks this camel's back as China won't be so quick to bail them out this time. I don't know whether the PSUV party will fall from government, but the call is "govt implode" and "Maduro out", that's the thing.
Ten days later, on January 5th in Caracas Venezuela:
In its first day with majority power in Venezuela's legislature, the opposition coalition of parties Tuesday threw down the gauntlet before socialist President Nicolas Maduro, saying it would try to legally remove him from power within six months.
The declaration from new National Assembly President Henry Ramos Allup came at the end of a raucous day during which opposing sides exchanged catcalls and in which the socialist faction led by former assembly President Diosdado Cabello left the hall en masse before adjournment.
"We will recover our autonomous power, pass laws of amnesty and national reconciliation and look within six months for a constitutional, democratic, peaceful and electoral means of ending [Maduro's] administration," Ramos Allup said in his address to deputies. Continues here
Chart of the day is...
Continental Gold (CNL.to): Scratching an itch
UPDATE: Reader LF sends in this link, which is simply wonderful. It's a video of Ari Sussman at an investor event dated November 2015 saying that CNL.to (and to quote the lying piece of excrement):
"...is cheap, really as a direct result of our change in permitting strategy. A lot of people misinterpreted that, that there's a complication in permitting in Colombia, that is not the case at all....this is the result in a change of strategy which ultimately resulted in a delay."
Class action, anyone? Thank you LF.
Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.to) pours gold at Shahuindo, tells nobody
Focus Ventures (FCV.v) delivers a pre-feas
Charts of the day are...
...copper. All about what it's been doing so far in this youthful year of 2016:
Bottom line: Smacks of market BS to me. As you were, people.
Kip Keen leaves Mineweb, joins CEO.CA
Because "sponsored coverage" is the innovative leading edge of the internet disruption of mining sector business, folks. Oh well, another trade journalist about whom Frank Giustra will never have to worry again.
So it goes.
Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.to) worker death still unreported
Kyrgyzstan horse penis sausage mining risk update
PS: Turns out McFeat is Scottish, a place that really knows about food.
LADB on Venezuela
Continental (CNL.to): Errr...no Daniel
This translated from this in El Colombiano, dated December 29th:
The other side of the coin"...this newspaper consulted the director of Corantioquia, Alejandro González Valencia, who answered that even though the permit application was presented on December 23rd 2013, the mining company only handed in its complete environmental impact study (EIA) on 24th June 2014. He added that on January 5th 2015 a resolution was emitted with 63 observations (requirements) that had to be complied with by the company, which replied on April 8th 2015. Finally, on September 11th 2015 the environmental impact permit modification was denied (by Corantioquia)."Easily, of the two years that this process took, half of it is the direct responsibility of the company and the other half the time we took evaluating a licence that asked to move from processing 60 tonnes per day of material to 2,000 tonnes per day", the functionary said.In broad terms, Corantioquia argued that the licence was denied for hydrogeological reasons (more water was being released than the estimated), non-conformity with the management of the surrounding tropical woodland area and inadequate compensation to biodiversity"."Many times the delays in environmental permitting are due to information presented (by the solicitant) that is not complete", said González.
Gotta love Nevada Copper (NCU.to)
"The Loan Agreement amendment also required that, prior to December 31, 2015 the Company would complete an equity and/or subordinated debt financing transaction for proceeds of US$20 million".
"If the Company does not complete the 2016 Financing by April 15, 2016, all amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will be immediately due and payable by the Company and Red Kite will be in a position to exercise all remedies available to it under the Loan Agreement and related security agreements."
The IKN Weekly, out now
Brent Cook does BNN
"I've never seen it this bad""Majors have really cut back""...only ten percent (of juniors) have the cash to do something""...geologists saying there's no point in exploring any longer""...I think it's gotten so bad...that we've seen the worst"
PS: Gary does Otto does Brent does BNN, because I'm feeling silly. Here.
"A Briton working at a gold mine in Kyrgyzstan has been detained and faces up to five years in jail for comparing a local delicacy to a horse penis, according to authorities."Police detained Michael Mcfeat, an employee of the Toronto-based Centerra Gold, after he posted the comment on Facebook, which caused a temporary strike at the mine, an interior ministry spokesman said on Sunday."


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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Search for every ancestor, don't play favorites
Unfortunately, this bias is prevalent for royal lines and other quasi-historical pedigrees. Many times the wives are omitted altogether, as if they didn't matter. I fully realize that in some cases the wives were not identified in the existing records, but I found this tendency to list only direct line ancestors at times and in places where there were plenty of possible records to supply the entire family. I also found this genealogical narrow-mindedness when people were trying to "prove" a relationship to a famous person.
It is also altogether too common to open a file from a patron at the Mesa FamilySearch Library and find the same situation, generation upon generation where only one member of the family is identified. Sometimes the names are the same from generation to generation, i.e. William Smith with a father named William Smith and so forth. I submit that is virtually impossible to keep that kind of pedigree accurate. Without the confirmation of the names of other family members, keeping this same name situation correct presents almost insurmountable problems.
So the principle here is to search for everyone in every family. Don't play favorites. If you are going to do the job, do it right. In cases where the wife is unidentified there are huge resources for finding the wive's name. If you have your pedigree back to the point where you are copying a royal line or some other ready-made pedigree, then make sure you are dealing with real people and not someone's hoped for relationship to royalty. As a general rule, any pedigree going back before 1550 A.D. is suspect, unless there are substantial and specific sources accompanying the pedigree.
Listing just the male direct line is not the only way of playing favorites. One of my ancestors was locally very famous and influential in a large city. The trouble is that he had three wives at a time when that was legally suspect. Two of the wives were socially placed in the society but the third wife came from a small town and had no economic connections in the big city. So what happened? When the biographers wrote the book about my ancestors wonderful accomplishments, they conveniently left out almost every reference to his third wife. The authors did not even go so far as to acknowledge her three children by this famous person. Rewriting history to support our own personal world view is rampant in genealogical publications. Any irregularity in the relationships between the individuals can become an excuse to write them out of the history altogether.
But you say, "Oh, my ancestors wouldn't rewrite history." Well, the truth is that they probably did. One great-grandfather had the family tradition of being adopted. My research did not show any support for supposed adoption theory but it did indicate that the great-grandfather in question was the son of one of the daughters in the family out of wedlock. I haven't gotten any positive proof, but the age of the mother (grandmother) and her daughters seem to make that a distinct possibility. In this case, the true mother of the child has simply been written out of the historical record and any reference to the incident conveniently eliminated.
Many times researchers will choose one line to follow and ignore the remaining lines. I need to speak up in support of exhaustive research. Don't play favorites.
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I totally agree! I was once given a tree where women were mentioned at birtth then nothing else. I kept it as an example of misogynism (as well as inferior and limited research). The person's goal was to establish himself as the head of the family whichneven then took some complicated gymnastics. Add to that we can be slightly more certain of our maternal line. Adoption is tricky especially when it is hearsay.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 6:32 AM
"Rewriting history to support our own personal world view is rampant in genealogical publications." An excellent point and an excellent blog James. Aside from the practical reasons that others in the family are important (siblings can help you find the parents, etc.) it doesn't seem like a real tree if only direct ancestors are included - more like a family stick!ReplyDelete
Thanks for this post. I have been following the siblings of my recent relatives and wondered if I was being a little obsessive. I am glad to find out that I have not been, I have found a lot of information with the names of sponsors at each of Baptisms of my great grandparents children.ReplyDelete
James, an excellent post, but you say, "...I found a large number of family group records with only the direct line ancestor listed as a child. So the pedigrees went back a number of generations showing only son to father and then to grandfather and so forth."ReplyDelete
Why are you calling the ~male~ line the "direct line"? The only parent of whom one can be 100% certain, without DNA testing of *all* parties, is the one who gave birth (until recent technological developments made surrogate pregnancy possible).
This is a solid topic for blogging to share with newer researchers and even some of us seasoned ones too. This is exactly the reason why the Genedocs Hybrid Chart revolves around the skeleton of both ancestor and sibling information in birth order. If I had overlooked the sibling branches in any of my research thus far, I would never have made the cousin connections that resulted in all of the amazing ancestor and relative protraits, stories, documents, and personal experinces that bring a family tree to vibrant life.ReplyDelete
One of the first things I learned after "beginning genealogy" was: research the siblings.ReplyDelete
A few years back (when I first learned this) I was researching an ancestor (Gladys Lillian Foster), and I couldn't find her anywhere prior to her at age 38 in the 1900 census -- as if she popped out of nowhere. I looked everywhere.
Around that time is when I learned the sibling trick, and so I researched a brother. I found him pretty easily, and within a few hours pushed back about five (!!) more generations. A for Gladys Lillian, she had been hiding as a sibling under the name "E. G. Foster" (later revealed to be "Elizabeth Gladys").
In short, she changed the name that she went by -- and only by researching the sibling did I find her -- or, more precisely, her ancestors. (I still haven't found her in the 1870 census!)


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My partner sent me this article about the furor over a public school field trip to a local Muslim community center.
Folks seem to be upset because a few kids participated in religious observances / prayer. Personally I'm not too bothered by that — it appears to be voluntary participation at the event, and likely the field trip itself was voluntary. Prayers should not be sponsored by the school, but kids are free at school to engage in non-sponsored religious rituals should they choose; so why not on a field trip?
But what I am bothered by is the below paragraph, which doesn't seem to have excited much controversy:
The 10-minute video, which weaves the words of a narrator and video of activities at the center, says that during the field trip, girls and women were instructed to stay at the back of the room during the prayer service — as per Muslim custom — and the boys were allowed to stand side by side with mosque members during prayers.
Letting kids see folks at religious observances, and learn about said religion, is one thing. Encouraging them, or requiring them, to participate in sex discrimination is quite another. wtf?!? Seriously, there are all sorts of institutions that are sexist and racist in practice. We ought not be taking kids to them. Find a Muslim cultural center that does not practice sex discrimination, or keep the kids out of the religious chambers in this center. Similarly if you have to cover a girl's hair to take her into a Church of Christ cultural center, or make her wear a dress to visit an Orthodox Jewish facility — this is the definition of gender discrimination. And this religious-based sex discrimination is the imposition of religious practices and beliefs, not the voluntary prayer. I say again, wtf?
Let's just picture the teasing between the kids about this enforced gender division, and how the individual kids felt to be sent to the front of the room or the back of the room based on gender.
Participating in prayers, voluntarily, is not illegal. Being discriminated against on the basis of your gender is illegal.
I say again, wtf?!?


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In the early morning light, a lone Oryx grazes on sweet seasonal grass on the gravel plains beneath the towering dunes lining the road to Sossusvlei. For anyone wishing to see the wonderful contrasting light on the dunes this is the time of day to be there. By mid-day the colours are leached from the landscape
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adidas5nb (5743) 2013-11-30 2:25
this is an amazing shot,with beautiful golden light,.and what a place this is.amazing pov.
parvatibb (1387) 2013-11-30 2:27
An Unbelievable color tone! Need to see it with my own eyes. Love the lıght on the dunes.
Enjoy your WE
snunney (130967) 2013-11-30 2:35
Hello Rosemary,
A fascinating landscape with almost surreal colours. The oryx is very well placed and sort of counterbalances the sunlit portion of the dunes, which take on a sculptured look. A well constructed landscape composition that merges minimalism with the abstract.
fds (9963) 2013-11-30 2:39
dear patrice great composition with this solitary antilop and great mountain in the foreground
i licke very much this light over the green fields
great landscape
mesutilgim (0) 2013-11-30 2:49
Hello Rosemary,
Very nice capture from Sossusvlei with perfect pov and good layout.
Srrong side light from left creates perfect shadows and the yellow and orange stripes nice graphism.
TFS and have a nice weekend
papagolf21 (149095) 2013-11-30 3:18
Bonjour, chère Rosemary,
Paysage fantastique, merci, Rosemary, de nous faire partager ces moments d'une grande beauté.
Pur régal à contempler.
timecapturer (49288) 2013-11-30 3:22
Hi Rosemary
I love shots like this, not something you see in England! It is the light and shadows here that make this so attractive and beautiful. Such elegant curves and shapes that tantalise the viewer. Add a little element of wild life to give scale and you have a winning image. Love it!
Enjoy your weekend - B.
yquem46 (38752) 2013-11-30 3:29
Hi Rosemary
Typical Namibian scenery
The yellow grass is really amazing, almost fluo !
have a nice WE, best regards
carlo62 (81237) 2013-11-30 3:39
Ciao Rosemary
bellissima composizione, è molto interessante il contrasto tra la linearità della pianura e la dolcezza delle curve create dalle dune, la luce amplifica l'effetto splendidamente.
Eccellente la presenza dell'orice.
Buon we
PS Lucca è splendida in ogni angolo, Lajatico non è distante dal percorso tra Lucca e San Gimignano.
Subhogen (4067) 2013-11-30 4:33
Hello Rosemary,
Though the title is Lone Oryx, the eye catching part of your shot is the wonderful shadow light play on the dunes. Great contrast between the light side and the shadow side brings out edge of the dune perfectly. Beautiful shot with vivid colours and light.
trevormoffiet (3112) 2013-11-30 4:39
Hello Rosemary,
Beautiful light, colours, contrasts and shapes. Namibia must be on every photographer's bucket list and you have it at your backdoor. The image is well proportioned using rule of thirds. Even the Oryx is perfectly positioned on a third-by-third crosshair.
Well-captured and framed.
Warm regards,
dkmurphys (77640) 2013-11-30 5:01
Hi Rosemary,
Amazing colors and contrasts in this scene. Wonderful place, well spotted wildlife too.
Enjoy a great weekend.
Sergiom (117241) 2013-11-30 5:06
Bonjour Rosemary
Une superbe photo, surtout au niveau de la lumière qui illumine la prairie en diagonale surtout au niveau de la colline qui semble en or. Tout cela pour un unique oryx qui semble complètement aveugle à un aussi beau spectacle.
Bon samedi
fotka (7005) 2013-11-30 5:14
Hi Rosemary,
It is beautiful combination of light and shadow in early morning sun. I like the vivid strong colors. The single Oryx added life to this wonderful landscape.
Well done, congratulations!
rbassin (27464) 2013-11-30 6:14
hello Rosemary
c'est une superbe prise de vue, la lumière sur le flan de la colline fonctionne comme un spot.
Le paysage est vraiment magnifique.
Bon W-E
willperrett (13863) 2013-11-30 6:48
Hello Rosemary
Such dramatic lighting. And the placement of the lone oryx balancing the diagonal sunlit slope is masterly. Great work.
olive224 (2719) 2013-11-30 7:37
HI Rosemary
Those bright and saturated colors are great, the oryx seems really lost in this immensity
holmertz (88427) 2013-11-30 7:42
Hello Rosemary,
The oryx is a nice detail, and you placed it very well in the composition, but it really meets tough competition for our attention from the spectacular colours and light of the huge dunes and the grass. It's a fabulous photo,
Kind regards,
No_One (4) 2013-11-30 8:09
Hi Rosemary,
Big smiley face on me looking at this :)
Your gallery is making a mission for me to get to Namibia and see this for myself some day, and if the day comes and I can take a shot half as good as this, I will be very pleased. These dunes just fascinate me, the way they play with light, their ever evolving shapes, and the lunar landscape that surrounds them.
A major bonus in this to have the Oryx too, it is an important element in the scene, and its size shows really well the immense scale of the dunes. I am eternally fascinated by these kind of shots. Thanks as always for sharing, have a great weekend!
All the best
aleXundar (1256) 2013-11-30 9:54
I don't know how these colors can be captured in a chip. I don't know how such uniform sharpness can be achieved throughout the whole frame. I don't know how long one should wait till only one object is to be found in such a vast panorama.
And I am not going to spend any adjective to appreciate this piece of art, because my stock of adjectives is limited.
I will only say - Thank you Rosemary for your presentation that I will remember for years to come.
With warm regards,
Silvio1953 (199058) 2013-11-30 12:06
Ciao Rosemary, fascinating landscape, fantastic light and wonderful warm colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
krzychu30 (15512) 2013-11-30 13:49
Hello Rosemary,
beautiful and fascinating photo!
The combination of so soft and warm light and strong,vivid colors make your composition really exceptional!
Kind regards
jjcordier (79299) 2013-11-30 23:33
Vision étonnante de cet oryx isolé près de ces dunes immenses. Pour mon goût, tu as un peu trop poussé le contraste et la saturation des couleurs...mais je suis le seul à le penser apparemment -)
lousat (125821) 2013-12-01 1:51
Hi Rosemary,great contrast and very high saturation to create the best effect from this spectacular place and hour,maybe over the limits of real but really beautiful and with a special atmosphere,i like it! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
Romano46 (18472) 2013-12-01 4:53
Ciao Rosemary
i colori e la vastita dei paesaggi sono la cosa più conosciuta della Namibia edin questa tua foto non mancano di certo.
Ad una composizione che racchiude molto bene un paesaggio desertico grandioso dai colori e dalla luce stupefacente si inserisce una presenza animale che nella sua solitudine diventa insieme alle dune soggetto di questa immensa visione.
Ciao e buona domenica
Hi Rosemary
I was not sure of the title looking at the thumnail where the big orange diagonal line was bursting out of the dark shadow; Opening the image, I discovered the antilope quietly eating the yellow grass. A superb light well caught, a well managed and forecast picture.
Highmountains (2674) 2013-12-01 7:29
We don't usually see hills rise out of flat plain ground. The scene itself is extraordinary.
Then the colours and image - sharp, saturated and deep. The sun and shade creates on the hills is almost breathtaking...
The yellow green grass of the plains with the lone oryx makes the photograph mesmerizing...
Excellent composition and great work.
Thanks for sharing, Rosemary.
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-12-01 7:55
Beautiful lighting of this awesome landscape! This oryx must feel very lucky to have this whole place to himself. Good pov and sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.
marabu61 (11587) 2013-12-01 10:23
Hello Rosemary
The wonderful early morning light has rendered the landscape and the imposing dunes soft as a painting. The lonely Orynx is well camouflaged in the landscape and what a beautiful animal it is.
have a great sunday
Angshu (56760) 2013-12-02 2:22
Hello Rosemary!
Fascinating shot...a cracker at least!
While the lone Oryx is definitely one of the main attractions, to me the cherry on the cake is how the light falls the left side of the dune and the contrast with the shaded parts creates a fine 3D effect. Loved the layers on the ground as well. Congratulations for this super shot!
This is a fav for me!
Best Regards
mkamionka (56659) 2013-12-04 6:39
Hi Rosemary,
the landscape itself is so beautiful and would be spectacular alone but the animal adds so much life and interest here. Amazing wildlife photo and captured in a beautiful light as well. I like the smooth lines made by the sand dunes. Very attractive play of the light and shadow.
Excellent work!!
ChrisJ (156539) 2013-12-07 14:35
Hi Rosemary
The solitary 4 legged antelope like oryx (good word for a scrabble game) animates the scene and provides a centre of interest. Wonderful warm cold color contrast between the yellow green tussock grass, the red earth and dunes and the blue sky. Punchy light contrasts with nice sharpness. Tfs and a great weekend to you!
delpeoples (60326) 2013-12-07 23:26
Dear Rosemary
The landscape really dwarfs this lone Oryx. What a stark, barren landscape it looks too. Hard to imagine being able to get any nourishment out of it at all. I love the stark colours, the textures and the Rule of Thirds framing. Excellent work, thanks for sharing, have a great Sunday.
rigoletto (34279) 2013-12-09 8:02
that thin line of bright yellow and the sunlit face of the dune... once again the marks of a talented eye. very elegant nature photo. brava!
seb1lopez (187) 2013-12-13 1:21
u choosed the right moment, and the right light! this is the kind of place that can look as an usual african pic, but u did it the right way, and ur title focus the eye on the animal;) ... just that I would have loved to see this animal lill more on the right and closer, but we don t choose! great and strong pic anyway
adores (46979) 2013-12-16 15:57
Hi Rosemary!
This is fantastic, the landscape, the composition with the oryx and the fantastic morning light. Such a magical moment, great work!
Photo Information
- Copyright: Rosemary Walden (SnapRJW) (31631)
- Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2012-04-12
- Categories: Nature
- Exposition: f/10.0, 1/320 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Versions: version originale
- Thème(s): Namibian Landscapes 2, CLODO"s selection XV [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2013-11-30 2:11
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