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Suits Postmortem: Rick Hoffman on Louis' "Intense Roller Coaster Ride" and What's Next
[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers about Thursday's episode of Suits. Read at your own risk.]
How much can Louis' heart take?
On Thursday's Suits, Louis (Rick Hoffman) suffers a heart attack in court and, in a seize-the-day moment, proposes to Sheila (Rachael Harris) - in an open hospital gown to boot. The engagement is short-lived though when neither decide to budge on their stance on kids (he wants them, she doesn't) - exacerbated by the fact that Sheila was willing to give up Harvard for Louis - and they tearfully break up.
"I was surprised they got a heart attack, a proposal and a breakup all in one [episode]," Hoffman tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. "I don't know how the writers did that and still made it plausible, but it all worked."
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Back at the firm, Louis' scare, naturally, has a ripple effect, as Jessica (Gina Torres), Harvey (Gabriel Macht) et al rally to cover his cases and check on him. Rachel (Meghan Markle), however, is stuck in a predicament after she gets her tuition payment schedule and asks Jessica for an advance per her agreement with Louis after he rehired her for Pearson Specter to pay for law school. Problem is, that was never in writing, and a recovered Louis tells her a verbal deal is moot when Rachel asks him for advice for her "friend." Fortunately, Rachel is able to negotiate a written deal with Jessica to pay for law school after Donna (Sarah Rafferty) clues her in that Jessica had paid for Harvey's law school.
So, did Louis really forget about his and Rachel's agreement? How will the heart attack and breakup change him? Will he keep investigating Mike (Patrick J. Adams) now? Hoffman answers our burning questions below.
That was quite the episode for Louis. What was you reaction when you found out what was going to happen?
Rick Hoffman: I know, right? I didn't really know what was going to happen at all. When I read it, I was incredibly excited because it was such an roller coaster of an episode and there were so many fantastic moments with everyone. It was really insanely scary for me. Whenever it comes to these moments of vulnerability, it's one of the biggest challenges for me as an actor to achieve. After seeing the episode and everyone's performance, I gotta say I'm really proud of this episode. It reminded me just how incredibly talented the other five people I work with are. This is one of my favorite episodes of the season.
It reinforced that they're a family unit even though Louis has been on the outside of it lately with the Mike thing.
Hoffman: Totally. It's interesting because you don't really expect the reactions the way they go when they're told. Who would think this type of news would bring out some emotion in Harvey Specter? I just think it's a testament to the writers and how great they are and how they surprise you quite a bit. Plus, the nuanced performances from Gabriel and Sarah and everyone are just great. ... There haven't been many [episodes], but when the focus is on the six and how they respond to one another, those are the best. It makes for tender, sweet episodes that are quite powerful. I'm glad they had this dead in the center of these six [episodes]. I'm anxious to see what fans think.
How will the heart attack and the breakup affect Louis? We already see him back at work and he says he was going to cut back.
Hoffman: As far as Sheila, are they done now? Yes. As far as what Louis is going to do in his love life, I think we'll take a break from that for a while. Rachael and I were definitely upset about not getting to work together, but I'm hoping Surviving Jack does incredibly well. Nobody deserves a successful series more than Rachael. As far as the heart attack, he's going to take it easy for his health.
Does it shift any of his priorities? Like investigating Mike? His "feud" with Scottie (Abigail Spencer)?
Hoffman: There's nothing in the final three episodes of Season 3 of any of that, but I think eventually there's some fun things to play with Louis' stress level and different things where he can make a conscious effort to change. All of this was such an intense roller coaster ride for him and I think ultimately, what you see in this episode is how everything continues, but that won't stay that way forever. We all know people stay who they are. I'm sure there'll be other curveballs that will cause some Louis drama in the future.
Has he dropped the Mike probe completely?
Hoffman: That was put to bed for now. Ultimately, if something were to come up again that sort of irks him, now the stakes are higher. Not only is it Mike, it's the entire firm and that makes it potentially catastrophic.
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He let Mike off the hook, but does he suspect that there's more to the story that him merely changing a grade?
Hoffman: No. Especially when he did that favor for Harvey, Louis is an incredibly gullible guy. He wants to believe that that was all it was. He has so much respect for Harvey and he also has respect for Mike, so the fact that he was lied to like that, it will definitely change things if he ever finds out the truth. But he's fine right now. God forbid he somehow finds out that it's not only Harvey and Mike, but Jessica? And everyone. It would be like end of days.
That has to happen eventually, right?
Hoffman: I don't know if that's a street they're going to be driving on for a while. If it's ever dealt with, there might be other factors at play. I already know getting ready for Season 4, that's not there right now. There are many, many other fish to fry at the firm.
I felt that Louis genuinely forgot about his deal with Rachel since they are such good friends. Did you immediately see it that way too when you read it?
Hoffman: Yeah, and it was just so smart to write it that way that he had this heart attack and she obviously couldn't outright confront him about it. People might [read the scene] differently, but as much as Louis is up to things, you can tell these relationships have evolved. He does love Rachel. He says, "Rachel, I care for you." He doesn't remember that agreement. He was not messing with her and I don't think it even crosses his mind that the "friend" she's talking about is Rachel. As Donna says, the Louis today would never approve of what the Louis did then. He's a different guy.
Will he find out?
Hoffman: That'll definitely be interesting. What if he does find out? I think he'd feel bad. But that whole scene was important for Rachel to evolve and take matters into her own hands, and it was a great performance by Meghan.
Speaking of finding out, Sheila still doesn't know that he snooped through her files.
Hoffman: That's right. That would be a great reason to bring her back.
We've always known Louis to be devoted to the firm, but it was nice to see that he wants more than that with a family.
Hoffman: Definitely. And he really means that. He wants a family. I love that it was him wanting one and not Sheila. And it shows another layer to him. As much as he's loyal to that firm, he's gonna be a dad. That's non-negotiable.
Suits postmortem: What's Louis' next move?
What can we expect the rest of Season 3?
Hoffman: After this, there's a life choice that needs to be made by one of the characters that has a serious effect on the firm from here on out. It's one of the six.
Does it have to do with Jonathan's job offer to Mike?
Hoffman: All I can say is... [Laughs] a choice needs to be made. I'm not going to say if it's made or not, but it will affect what you have once known as Pearson Specter.
My favorite scene was your proposal to Sheila and the wide shot of you in the open gown.
Hoffman: [Laughs] I think it's the third time total we've seen my butt. I think it's unanimous that the nation is disgusted. ... A lot of the Twitter responses I've gotten [in the past] are, "Oh, God, I didn't need that!"
They just love to hate it.
Hoffman: Yeah, I guess so. I thought it was a nice touch at the end of the scene. It kind of makes sense for Louis.
Suits airs Thursdays at 9/8c on USA.
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Kent Bush: Compromise must be reached on gun laws
Americans don't want a solution.
Working together, one could be found. But no one will work together, and no solution will be found to the problem of repeated gun violence that produces indescribable tragedies in our country every few months.
We rarely talk about it. We certainly never do anything about it.
We had a presidential election in which no candidate even discussed gun violence or how to stop it.
And it hasn't stopped. It won't stop.
Gun rights activists won't give an inch. They are taught to believe that somehow keeping a Connecticut teacher from having permits on several guns - including an assault rifle - and enough ammunition to kill 27 people with very little effort would somehow jeopardize their rights to kill a deer or protect their families with a handgun.
Those in favor of gun control refuse to understand that reasonable laws can be passed that would still leave real Second Amendment rights intact.
Guns aren't the problem. But they are tools used by crazy people to do crazy things because they are too accessible.
Both sides of this debate will man their battle stations on either extreme of the political spectrum and more and more psychos will grab their guns and walk right between them on their way to our nation's next bloodbath.
Failing to have this debate right now is not respectful to the victims of the latest mass shooting - it only preserves a status quo that we should have shattered years ago to prevent this from happening to them.
It's not too early to have the gun control discussion. It's too late.
We have spent decades watching news reports flood the airwaves after a gunman goes on a rampage. The vast majority of these guns are obtained legally.
This gunman took a legally owned assault rifle from his mother's stash and killed people with ease.
He had to look no further than his own home to steal an arsenal. He didn't have to find a black market gun dealer.
His mother was a gun enthusiast, so he had easy access. Her enthusiasm for guns probably waned when she saw her son pointing one at her.
We have to be reasonable. Guns aren't the problem. Crazy people with access to guns are. We need to make it more difficult for this to happen again.
We have to make sure that assault rifles are not accessible to anyone outside the military. We have to limit the number of bullets a handgun clip can carry. No civilian needs to shoot a dozen rounds per second or fire off 30 shots without reloading. No civilian needs armor-piercing bullets.
Doing nothing is giving tacit approval to mass shootings.
I don't care if you are a card-carrying member of the NRA or a gun-hating liberal who wants cops to carry only batons. The time is now to get to the table and join the discussion.
We can't stop horrible things from happening. With or without guns, horrific acts will shock our sensibilities.
But we can do everything possible to make the incidents less devastating and less frequent. Both sides need to come together to make it happen.
Kent Bush is publisher of the Augusta, Kan., Gazette.

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Breastfeeding week kicks off Wednesday
World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today with the theme "Breastfeeding: The First Hour-Welcome Baby Softly."
Breastfeeding provides nutritional and health advantages that last far beyond infancy, and offers health benefits for mothers as well, doctors say.
According to information provided by the health department, "Nearly all women are able to breastfeed when they receive consistent and accurate information and are supported by the healthcare team, family and community in an environment that is breastfeeding-friendly."
After a baby is born, breastfeeding in the first hour or so has been linked to positive health outcomes, including immediate protection from bacteria and viruses the baby is exposed to, less risk of jaundice and improved milk production and less blood loss in the mother.
"(Breastfeeding) is so important that 41 percent of infants worldwide who die between two to 28 days of life could be saved by this simple intervention of breastfeeding in the first hour," Newton County Health Department Board Certified Lactation Consultant Cherie Herron said. "And that is because of the protection that babies immediately receive from the medicine and antibodies that comes from the milk."
And babies instinctively know what to do.
International Lactation Consultant Association president Rebecca Mannel said, "Babies use all five senses to explore that world. They use their eyes to memorize their mothers' faces, their ears to associate her voice with her face, and their sense of smell to guide them in finding the breast. Their sense of taste is also at a heightened state, and they are particularly drawn to the flavor of breast milk."
According to health officials, here are some of the benefits of breastfeeding for children:
- Breastfed children are more resistant to disease and infection early in life than formula-fed children.
- Breastfed children are less likely to contract a number of diseases later in life, including juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and cancer before the age of 15.
- Studies have shown that diarrheal disease is three to four times more likely to occur in infants fed formula than those fed breast milk.
- Breastfeeding has been shown to reduce the likelihood of ear infections and to prevent recurrent ear infections.
- Researchers have observed a decrease in the probability of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in breastfed infants.
Some of the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother:
- Mothers who breastfeed are less likely to develop osteoporosis later in life, are able to lose weight gained during pregnancy more easily and have a lower risk of breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.
- Breastfeeding releases a hormone in the mother (oxytocin) that causes the uterus to return to its normal size more quickly.
- Diabetic women improve their health by breastfeeding.
- The emotional health of the mother may be enhanced by the relationship she develops with her infant during breastfeeding, resulting in fewer feelings of anxiety and a stronger sense of connection with the baby.
Does breastfeeding hurt?
"I breastfed my daughter," Newton County Health Department Breastfeeding peer counselor Sondra Williams said. "She breastfed during the first year. It may hurt at first just getting it figured out, but if everything is working right and you are doing it correctly, it shouldn't cause you pain. But everyone has circumstances that happen. But it should be pain-free after you get it figured out."
As a peer counselor, Williams discusses the benefits of breastfeeding, the "how-to's" of breastfeeding and tips if the mother is going back to work and breastfeeding as well.
On how often a woman should breastfeed, Williams said it depends.
"Early on, they breastfeed every two hours or so, depending on what your baby wants," Williams said. "As your baby gets older, like after six months, they start feeding solids, they are going to breastfeed less."
When should one stop breastfeeding?
"The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breast milk for the first six months," Herron said. "No other complementary foods and to continue nursing for at least the first year or longer if mutually desired by mom and baby. The benefit never ends."
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Tom Brady feeling like a rookie as Patriots camp kicks in
His 30th birthday is lurking in the weeds like a blitzing safety creeping up to the line of scrimmage. (It's next Friday, if you're thinking of sending cards or flowers or a used copy of "I, Robot.") A baby's on the way, too, but hold the mid-football-life crisis for Tom Brady.
He defied the odds in 2001. Now he's defying his birth certificate.
"I still feel like I'm 22," Brady said with a grin. "I don't know if that's good or bad."
Since the 22-year-old Brady was a scrawny, anonymous rookie, the Patriots probably prefer the more seasoned (and decorated) one. Of course, that accumulated knowledge (he's also accumulated some fancy rings and two Super Bowl MVP awards) comes at a cost. He's tossed 3,064 passes during the regular season, 486 in the playoffs and about a bazillion more out behind Gillette Stadium.
Now the old geezer admits he's started to keep count. Brady said he's "monitoring" his throws at training camp. That's a synonym for "reducing."
"We have three quarterbacks in camp," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Sunday, on the third day of workouts, "so that definitely means that both Matts (backup Matt Cassel and third-stringer Matt Gutierrez) have to throw a little more We've taken some throws away from Tom and pushed them to Cassel, especially in team settings."
Brady's arm weariness has been an occasional topic of conversation – either when he has taken days off early in camp or when he has struggled during the year (as he did at the start of the 2006 campaign). Consider this some preventative medicine.
"Before I'd come out and I'd throw 100 balls a day," Brady said. "After a while, you throw 100 balls here at practice, that's 200 balls a day in two-a-days, and you go, 'After four days, why is my arm sore?' Well, because you're throwing (so much). You think about what major league baseball pitchers do – they throw 100 pitches and take five days off."
So the next time Brady skips a practice, maybe it won't be a big story. Of course, it's not like the media vultures are dying for story lines about the All-American Thirtysomething. In fact, this is shaping up as a fascinating season for Brady watchers.
First, off the field. In case you've been in cryogenic sleep on one of the moons of Jupiter for the last few months, you know that Brady's former galpal, actress Bridget Moynahan, is preggers with the ex-couple's child. Brady, who has traded up to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, is about to become a daddy.
How's that going to affect his life and his quarterbacking?
"I don't know," Brady said. "I haven't had a child yet. I'll tell you when it happens."
Told that stars such as LeBron James, Tiger Woods and Jeff Gordon have seen a spike in their performance after babies came to town, Brady just laughed. "I hope that's a good omen, but I hope that doesn't determine whether I'm having a good year or not. As a team, we gotta come out here and make it a great year. As Coach Belichick says, you gotta earn it."
Coincidence or not, the entire Patriots offseason seemed like a long baby shower for Brady.
Here's Adalius Thomas to help keep points off the board. Here's Wes Welker and Donte' Stallworth and Kelley Washington. Randy Moss, too? Oh, you shouldn't have.
Think of all the thank-you cards he's had to write to Belichick and Scott Pioli.
"I'm excited," Brady said.
Moss, of course, is the big present. Yes, there's a well-documented downside. But the upside? Oooo-weee! Brady bragged Sunday that he's already beaten Moss in poker, and he's betting that his new best buddy can help him cash in on the field, too.
"He does a lot of great things out here," Brady said. "And he's a very, very smart football player. He's one of those guys who can see things on the field and react without you really having to tell him. He's very much like a quarterback in that sense. It's been good thus far. I'd like to hit him a few more times. I think I've missed him a few times."
One of those times came late in practice when Brady chucked one deep for Moss in the back of the end zone – a jump ball that fell to the ground as Moss tried to elevate between safety Eugene Wilson and cornerback Ellis Hobbs. Brady said he'd be judicious about throwing into double coverage, noting that it's his job to find the most favorable one-on-one matchup.
But figure the Patriots will roll the dice on that one-versus-two again, considering that skywalking is the 6-4 Moss' signature move.
"One of Randy's greatest strengths, I think, is he tracks the ball in the air very well," Brady said. "You guys see it. Everything looks effortless down the field. He really judges the height of the ball, like a center fielder. He knows when to put his hands out, knows not to do it too early because that really triggers the defensive back to put his hands up. That's a big strength of his game. I hope I can throw it as far as he can run."
The fans have embraced Moss like a long-lost son. The record-setting crowd at Sunday morning's session (7,975) exploded in cheers every time Moss hauled in a pass during skeleton (no defense) passing drills. No, they weren't very discerning. At one point the entire offense received a standing ovation as it took a group penalty lap around the field.
"I don't know if they know why we're running," Brady said. "I don't think they'd be cheering us if they did."
Who cares about transgressions? The sky's the limit for the Patriots – Asante Samuel or no Asante Samuel – and Brady is the trigger man. He has experience breaking in a slew of new targets, although last year's post-Deion Branch landscape was tough to navigate at first. For example, five weeks into the season, Brady ranked 26th in the NFL in completion percentage (54.3).
So what's the due date on this year's midseason stride?
"It's a process," Brady said. "Sometimes it happens sooner rather than later. I'd like to think we're going to pick it up pretty quick, though. I hope it doesn't take until the first game of the year. I hope that after 30 or 40 practices we have a pretty good idea of what we're all capable of."
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ALE(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual ALE(4) NAME ale -- Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit/Fast Ethernet driver SYNOPSIS To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: device miibus device ale Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5): if_ale_load="YES" DESCRIPTION The ale device driver provides support for Atheros AR8121 PCI Express Gi- gabit Ethernet controller and Atheros AR8113/AR8114 PCI Express Fast Eth- ernet controllers. All LOMs supported by the ale driver have TCP/UDP/IP checksum offload for both receive and transmit, TCP segmentation offload (TSO), hardware VLAN tag stripping/insertion features, Wake On Lan (WOL) and an interrupt coa- lescing/moderation mechanism as well as a 64-bit multicast hash filter. The AR8121 also supports Jumbo Frames (up to 8132 bytes), which can be configured via the interface MTU setting. Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the ifconfig(8) utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames. The ale driver supports the following media types: autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and options. The user can manually override the autoselected mode by adding media options to rc.conf(5). 10baseT/UTP Set 10Mbps operation. 100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. 1000baseTX Set 1000baseTX operation over twisted pair. The ale driver supports the following media options: full-duplex Force full duplex operation. half-duplex Force half duplex operation. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8). HARDWARE The ale device driver provides support for the following Ethernet con- trollers: o Atheros AR8113 PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller o Atheros AR8114 PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller o Atheros AR8121 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller LOADER TUNABLES Tunables can be set at the loader(8) prompt before booting the kernel or stored in loader.conf(5). hw.ale.msi_disable This tunable disables MSI support on the Ethernet hardware. The default value is 0. hw.ale.msix_disable This tunable disables MSI-X support on the Ethernet hardware. The default value is 0. SYSCTL VARIABLES The following variables are available as both sysctl(8) variables and loader(8) tunables: dev.ale.%d.int_rx_mod Maximum amount of time to delay receive interrupt processing in units of 1us. The accepted range is 0 to 130000, the default is 30(30us). Value 0 completely disables the interrupt moderation. dev.ale.%d.int_tx_mod Maximum amount of time to delay transmit interrupt processing in units of 1us. The accepted range is 0 to 130000, the default is 1000(1ms). Value 0 completely disables the interrupt moderation. dev.ale.%d.process_limit Maximum amount of Rx frames to be processed in the event loop be- fore rescheduling a taskqueue. The accepted range is 32 to 255, the default value is 128 events. The interface does not need to be brought down and up again before a change takes effect. SEE ALSO altq(4), arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8) HISTORY The ale driver was written by Pyun YongHyeon <email@example.com>. It first appeared in FreeBSD 7.1. BSD November 12, 2008 BSD
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The Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit youth running program started by the Pattison Sports Group to provide kids with a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running. To combat the increasing rates of childhood obesity in America, the Healthy Kids Running Series offers a running program that motivates kids to be healthy and active and provides a fun environment to improve children's self-esteem. Healthy Kids Running Series encourages kids to adopt a "Get Up and Go" attitude.
The Healthy Kids Running Series is a five week running program for kids Pre-K to 8th grade. Each Race Series takes place once a week and offers running events such as the 50 yard dash, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1-mile run. Kids will compete each week of the Series based on their grade level. Score is kept, but the goal is to help kids improve their times every week and have fun!


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At the Conference of the Parties (COP15) held in December 2009 in Copenhagen developed country Parties pledged to provide new and additional resources, including forestry and investments, approaching USD 30 billion for the period 2010 - 2012 and with balanced allocation between mitigation and adaptation. This collective commitment has come to be known as "Fast-start Finance" (FSF).
Following up on this pledge, the COP in Cancun, in December 2010, took note of this collective commitment by developed country Parties and reaffirmed that funding for adaptation will be prioritized for the most vulnerable developing countries, such as the least developed countries, small island developing States and Africa.
Further, the COP invited developed country Parties to submit information on the resources provided to achieve this goal, including ways in which developing country Parties access these resources by May 2011, 2012 and 2013.
At COP 17 Parties welcomed the fast-start finance provided by developed countries as part of their collective commitment to provide new and additional resources approaching USD 30 billion for the period 2010 - 2012, and noted the information provided by developed country Parties on the fast-start finance they have provided and urged them to continue to enhance the transparency of their reporting on the fulfillment of their fast-start finance commitments.
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This module comprises of information submitted in 2011, 2012, and 2013 by developed country Parties in relation to the implementation of their FSF commitments. The module allows users to search information of contributing countries , as well as on recipient countries. It also allows users to search for information on specific projects and programme, recipient countries/regions activities, and channels of resources whenever they are provided in the FSF submissions.
The data presented in this module has been extracted from the FSF submissions and related updates provided by developed country Parties and every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and consistency of the information presented. Users may wish to read the full reports and visit the country websites for more detailed and comprehensive information on the implementation of FSF.


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Interview with Alexander Tatarsky, creator of the quantum fundsubmitted by Golden_Island_Club to u/Golden_Island_Club [link] [comments]
How well do you know artificial intelligence? Perhaps you have never heard of it, or maybe it's quite the opposite and robots are already managing your capital.
We were able to interview Alexander Tatarsky — an experienced trader, co-founder and financial director of the Mercury Foundation — a fund that manages capital through A.I.! Alexander introduced us to the concept of his organization and explained the unique idea behind the project.
Alexander, why did you start trading? How did you start and why did you decide to choose this particular field?
Many people know that the Chinese word "crisis" consists of two hieroglyphs. One means "danger", and the other one — "opportunity." I considered a global financial crisis of 2008 an opportunity. That's when I began my professional career in the financial markets. Before those events, I was always very interested in economics (thanks to my economic education!) and financial markets, but I focused on 2 aspects: first is financial markets as an instrument of global management of peoples and their well-being, second — financial markets as an example of the fundamental laws of nature. I always wanted to get closer to understanding the essence of these processes.
However, until 2008, I was just a curious observer. I read books, watched major events, learned to compare facts. I was running a business that had nothing to do with the markets. The events of 2008 encouraged me to make my first profitable deals. And then I realized that this field is not only about self-development and curiosity — it could also become a source of permanent income. With the right approach, this income can be much higher than in other sectors of the economy. So the choice was made.
What were the reasons for creating an Investment Foundation managed by artificial intelligence?
Anyone who is professionally engaged in money management considers automation at some point. Computers are much more efficient than human when it comes to assets management. Robots are taking over, so it was a logical step for us. From the very beginning, we realized the inferiority of the ready-made solutions on the market and did not even consider using other people's services. We could use the A.I, and we did. It was actually not even a question, it's like asking an artist — why are you painting? Because we are the best at managing money.
What is the market share (in particular, on cryptocurrency market) of the investment funds (including funds managed by artificial intelligence) and how do you handle the demand?
If we talk about traditional financial markets, then, according to the latest data, the share of investment funds in the total volume of transactions amounts to 70%. At the same time, quantum funds account for at least 27% of all transactions on US exchanges. As for the cryptocurrency market, they are so riddled with fraud and unrealized projects that we have long since ceased to care about the competitors.
There are many ordinary funds, but 80% of them close in a year and 95% of them — in three. We do not consider them competitors, as we are focused on long-term work. All their clients will eventually come to us. In long-term, the manual traders do not stand a chance against the robot.
Are there any companies similar to yours in the world?
Yes, sure. In our industry, only a few succeeded in achieving the degree of automation that we have. The most successful of our colleagues use qualitatively different algorithms that still require regular manual testing and customization. In most cases, those "algorithm factories" constantly have to adapt to the new market conditions. Our algorithms require human participation only at the development stage. Simply put, in most cases, operators with remote controls always follow their robots, but our robot can walk on its own.
The market offers a huge number of different robots that promise to increase your capital in Forex, binary options, cryptocurrency. How are you different from them? Is it possible to earn money with such robots?
Yes, certainly. If you are good at trading and investing. If you have clear money management rules backed by math. If not, you can only lose. And robots have one more limitation — they cannot bring you the profit all the time. Such robots offer a huge number of strategies, half of which is profitable, and the other half is not. Because a person is ultimately responsible for choosing strategies. That is, it is not the robot that makes the decisions, but the user who sets the trading rules. In some cases, it helps to earn quickly, and in others — to lose quickly. Such robots do not guarantee earnings, they only ensure fast trading. We have a radically different approach. Bruce Lee said: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times". Therefore, instead of ten thousand strategies, we have been developing only one strategy for several years.
The robots you are talking about are the first level. There are many of them and to me they are useless. Among our competitors, there are funds that trade in traditional markets using second-level robots. There are not many of them, but they all deliver consistently good results. One of the leaders in our industry is the Medallion Foundation, created by Renaissance Technologies. For several decades, their mathematical model has been continuously multiplying their capital.
We consistently implement the same model of asset management, completely removing a person from decision-making process. Development will take a few more years, but even now, our robot is already trading at the professional level. The robot needs a person only for controlling and learning new functions.
Some believe that technical analysis does not apply to cryptocurrency, what do you think about this statement?
I actually do not care; it is rather a question of how competent is the person who said this. If it works for you, you can use it. I think you will agree that a professional can play even on one string, and the amateur can find a thousand reasons to give up. The only thing I can do is ask in return — what can the market offer instead of technical analysis? Intuitive news trading? Fundamental analysis? Neural network?
Technical analysis is a complex discipline and it takes a lot of time and mental strength to fully master it. It could take a trader 10 years to learn it. Not everyone succeeds, so technical analysis does not work for everyone.
I favor a more specific approach: if it doesn't work for someone, they should figure out why, because it is working for us quite well.
Where does your Foundation operate?
We advertise ourselves as a global foundation. In today's world, good business has to be global. Among our clients are representatives of the Russian Federation, the European Union, Great Britain and China. We continue to expand our reach. As for trade, over the next 6 months we will be able to manage capital on all largest exchanges of the world.
Why is there a minimum deposit amount of $ 10,000?
There are several reasons. First, we need funds to maintain client accounts. We do not charge a monthly fee, only a percentage of the profits. Therefore, the size of the deposit has a lower limit.
Second, $10k is not much for our target audience. It also acts as a filter that shows the solvency and how serious the intentions of a potential client are. We do not target the mass market and do not deal with dumping. On the contrary, we provide long-term, high-quality services for those who can afford it.
Third, the robot independently manages risks and simultaneously controls all portfolios. We don't like it if someone can't enter the position because the share calculated for him by the robot is not allowed on the exchange due to restrictions.
Are there any differences in the management of different amounts of investment? If yes, what are they and are there any similarities in the management of investments of one quantitative segment?
Our job is to describe all the differences with strict mathematical formulas and test them thousands of times under all possible conditions. Therefore, there is no big difference for us between a 5 mln purchase or 5k purchase. Everything is described, tested, calculated, everything works.
Differences in the management of large capital are even more drastic. The psychological factor in this case becomes critical. The same trader managing a demo account or a million dollar account will behave like two completely different people and make fundamentally different decisions. Our task is to completely eliminate the human factor from the money management process.
What are the chances for new instruments to get into the Foundation's portfolio? What is the basis of the selection of certain tools? Are there any common priority tools for different segments of investors?
Any promising liquid instrument can be included in the portfolio of the Foundation, and the choice depends on many factors. The robot evaluates and filters the instrument on the basis of special algorithms and determines the share of an asset in the portfolio based on the results of the evaluation. All decisions must be mathematically justified, taking into account the analysis of the maximum possible amount of data. The more data on the instrument we have, the higher the quality of the decisions made and the share of the instrument in the portfolio. The choice does not depend on the category of investor. If the instrument is promising and liquid, all our clients will get profit.
Can you tell more about the terms of settlements between the Foundations and investors?
If someone in our market guarantees you a good profit and even specifies when you could get it, then I in turn guarantee that this is a fraud. We are most interested in customer profits, as this is the only way to offset the costs of managing his account. Imagine the following situation:
The new client opened a 10k deposit and a month later, he had a total of 12k in his account. At the beginning of next month, we will ask you to transfer us 1k as a fee. 11k remains on his account, but a month later, suppose, unsuccessful deals were made and there is 10k on his account again. In this case, we do not require any payments until the deposit exceeds 11k.
Suppose a month later he has 12k again. Then we will charge 50% of the difference between 11k and 12k, i.e. $500. The fact that the entire team of our foundation has long transferred the management of all its assets to our robot could also count as a guarantee. We have a direct motivation to make trading as successful as possible. We do not use the services of other funds or managers. And the second fact is that the portfolios of all clients, including our personal ones, are managed simultaneously.
Can you share the success stories of the Foundation?
We want to implement a demo account for this purpose. We plan to fill it with transactions and statistics from 2017, copied from real accounts, but without disclosing personal data. The demo-account will include a history of the average client from the beginning of 2017.
It will explain how the robot trades and what profit you can expect from it.
Do you believe that private investors, to some extent, are competitors to investment funds? What, in your opinion, is it more efficient and profitable: being a private investor or investing with funds?
No, we consider them not competitors, but clients. The vast majority of our clients already have experience in investing. Beginners often think they are the smartest, that they don't need to pay someone 50% of the income when they can easily buy and sell themselves. I admit that in the short run a private investor can earn more than a robot — but definitely not over a long period. The robot ensures a stable result day after day, year after year, while people are prone to stress, illness and psychological weakness.
Also, funds, compared with private investors, have more compelling ratio of risk and return. At some time, a private investor may gain the same profit as a fund. However, the fund will achieve the same profit with much less risk. My money is controlled by a robot, although I believe in my capabilities as a trader.
Does the Foundation have an affiliate program?
Yes, we have an affiliate program, and at the same time, we are interested in collaborating with specialists for mutually beneficial cooperation. For example, we could consider providing service for the service for really good experts in design, advertising and marketing. If you have such specialists, let them send me their proposals and CVs. See contact details on our website.
What kind of future do you see for ordinary investment funds and funds like the Mercury Foundation?
It is clear to me that the share of funds managed by robots will grow steadily. Most likely, in a couple of decades only old-timers will manage money manually.
Robotization applies to all spheres of life and investment has already come into play. For example, the head of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund — the world's largest pension fund — believes that artificial intelligence will soon completely replace asset managers. And I fully agree with him.
And the largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates is developing a decision-making algorithm that can replace all management personnel over time.
How do you look at the cryptocurrency market from a global perspective? Will the Bitcoin climb to 20,000$ again? And what will happen to the altcoins?
If we talk about the long term prospect, like 3–5–7–10 years, then I'll say that today we see the early stage of the cryptocurrency market. Over time, its capitalization will be measured in trillions of dollars. The best projects of this field will become an integral part of our lives. Many of them will become new Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon.
However, this will happen gradually. In order to become a mature sector of the economy, this market will have to go through many challenges. It will face issues of legislative regulation and technical problems. The scaling and bandwidth issues of most networks are still relevant, as well as legal issues. Most states are just beginning to explore the risks and opportunities associated with these technologies. And the promotion of such technologies is still very dependent on states and supranational bodies. If we talk about the short and medium terms, the prospects are not very bright.
I think that in the near future the bitcoin will certainly not reach the 20,000$ mark. We are witnessing the strongest bear market and must act accordingly. The time for positive medium-term forecasts has not yet come. The industry was severely overcrowded in 2017. There was too much hot money, many economically unfeasible projects and excessively high expectations. The market will need time to stabilize and consolidate. Most likely, we are in for a rather complicated and dangerous period of instability in the market. Obviously, this will be accompanied by some cleansing of the market from weak, incompetent and unclaimed participants.
This is a necessary stage on the path towards development. I think that 80% of altcoins known to us will depreciate and disappear in the next year or two for objective reasons. It will be a time of natural selection. However, strong players will only strengthen their positions in the market. Unfortunately, there will not be many of them. Therefore, in the near future, all investors will need to take a good care of the management of their portfolios. Despite the rather grim short-term and medium-term expectations, there will be some positive developments on the market. Some cryptocurrencies are likely to exceed their all-time peaks next year. And some will just look stronger than the market. This will be enough to generate profitability even under such difficult conditions. Therefore, the main task for the near future is to manage risks in a competent and very conservative manner and select the best ones on the market for investments.
From a professional point of view, what would you wish to partners of our club?
Depends on their goals. If they invest for the sake of emotions, then I wish them good luck and health. If they do it to earn money, I advise you to consult with professionals. This applies not only to investments, but also to any area of life. If you want the task to be solved as accurately as possible — always contact the best professionals available. And always keep learning. Your knowledge is your most reliable asset.
What books would you recommend for beginner traders?
If you decide that you are ready to turn trading into your profession, then start eagerly exploring everything available to you. Everything about financial markets, about macroeconomics, about psychology, about analysis and forecasting. Do not forget that money management skills play a huge role here. Ralph Vince will help you figure it out. Even if your analysis of the markets is very good, you will lose everything eventually if your money management skills are subpar. Now is a great time to learn, you have hundreds and thousands of books available on all aspects of this profession. Someone will enjoy the works of John J. Murphy or Jack Schwager, someone will learn from William D. Gann or Robert Prechter. And remember: knowledge is more important than capital!
We thank Alexander for such a detailed story about the Foundation, as well as for his sincere desire to share his opinions and forecasts. If you want to entrust the management of your funds to the Mercury Foundation, type "I want to invest in the Mercury Foundation" in the personal messages of the group.
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Today we're going to step away from our normal topic of WoW just a bit and talk once again about blogging itself. I might not be an expert in the realm of blogging, but I've done enough "blog leveling" of my own to know a few things that I can pass on to other people. If you've done some research on blogging before, then you may recognize a lot of what I'm going to talk about here. For that matter, this may all be a repeat of things you've read elsewhere. There are only so many types of "blogs" that exist, after all.
What I want to talk about here is some tips for helping you blog in a way that will help you and help your readers. I haven't decided whether I want to turn this into a series or what, so I guess we'll just see how it goes. Here are some of the things that we're going to talk about today:
- Lists
- Paragraphs
- Pictures
- Topics
- Writing Frequency
You know, like the one right above here that listed the things we're going to talk about? Lists are a great way to keep things organized, or more specifically to appear organized. It can serve several different purposes depending on how and where you use it: a guide or outline to the article you've written, steps you need to take in order to accomplish something, a collection of URL links, or nothing more than a simple list.
Lists are important because they show that sense of organization, and they can help you as the author just as much as they can your readers. You can take this article itself as an example. I started this post with that list, though not exactly with those items on the list. I added some and took others away as I was writing.
It's a simple fact that many readers do not bother to read everything that you've written. The more you write, the more they skip. Having a list gives your readers an idea of what to look for and where to look for it. You can see from my list that maybe you already know about lists and pictures, and you've already decided on a topic and your writing frequency, so you know you can skip down to the subscriptions section and just ignore the rest of this post.
I would almost be willing to bet that most of the people that read this will skip over the lists section here in particular because it's such a simple thing. Yet for being such a simple thing, you'll notice a lot of bloggers never bother with lists at all.
Paragraph Size
Here's another topic that shouldn't be much of a shocker to you. How big you make your paragraphs also has a profound impact on how much readers actually read and how much they simply skim or just skip over all together. Paragraphs that are too small tend to get skipped because they're small and thus insignificant, while paragraphs that are too large get skipped because of the "wall of text" feel of it.
Generally speaking you want to keep your paragraphs short. Somewhere around three to five sentences works well in most cases. The reason is that it makes things easier to read and because it offers more breaks in the overall text it's easier for readers to stop reading and come back to it later, or finish up a paragraph real quick before stepping away, and so on. Short paragraphs doesn't necessarily mean short sentences, though. Say what you need to say, keep the sentences in the paragraphs related to one another, and put the breaks in where they're needed.
This tip goes back to making things easier for your readers and giving them more control over their reading experience.
Every blog post needs a picture.
This was one of the hardest concepts for me to really grasp the importance of. I just didn't see why they were important. Sure, they were typically entertaining or helpful in expressing thoughts or demonstrating, but their importance escaped me. I had read in other blogs that offered advice much the same as this article here, and seen that other authors talked about pictures and how they needed to be there even if the picture had nothing at all to do with what you were talking about. It just didn't really click with me until I started paying attention.
I want to give you some examples here, so I'm going to give you some links to blogs that use pictures and how they use them. Some of them will be WoW/gaming blogs and some will be programming/database related. Those are the only blogs I care to read, so they're the only ones I'll be linking for you here. Take a look at the articles I have linked here and notice how the pictures are used.
You'll see that pictures are used to give you a relative sense of what the article is about, as with Made2Mentor. Though the article in question isn't related to the picture itself, it's the concept behind the picture that relates to the concept of the article.
In Big Hit Box you'll see that pictures are used for several reasons, especially if you look at multiple posts. They're used to show who the author is or which class the posts are about, they're used to help explain portions of the article or to emphasize certain points, and they're used to separate one section of the article from another giving you a bit of a road map to what's going on.
In Cynwise's Battlefield Manual you'll find pictures that help you visualize what Cynwise is talking about. Some things just don't translate well into words, especially when the thoughts expressed can have different meanings based on perspective.
Mend Pet gives an excellent example, and the reason why it's there as well. (Go read it, I'll wait.)
Brent Ozar and The SQL UPDATE Statement are good examples of blogs using pictures to help in explanations to give you a visual idea of what's being talked about and why.
Tim Mitchell.net gives another example where pictures are used to help give you the feeling that you were there to participate as well. It helps you put yourself into a similar setting or situation so that you can get a clearer picture of your topic.
All of these are merely examples of how you can use pictures in your blog. I use pictures for a number of different things here. I screenshot how I suggest spending talent points so that you don't have to keep track of a written list. I do my goofy MSPaint pictures to help visualize certain spells or classes, or just to give a little entertainment. As I tend to write huge blocks of text using pictures really helps to break things up as well. In person you almost have to beat conversation out of me because I'm just a quiet kind of guy, but when you give me something to write it's hard to shut me up.
Some people like to plan out their topics way in advance while others like to come up with them on the fly. Some people like to keep their entire blog focused on a single subject while others like to blog about whatever happens to be on their mind. How you you go about deciding on topics is entirely up to you, it is your blog after all.
What you write about is also your call. How wide a range of topics do you want to discuss and how tightly do you hold to that. My blog is about leveling characters in World of Warcraft, but I have several posts (this one included) that aren't about leveling or even that aren't about WoW at all. Sometimes I don't blog about the leveling so much as I do gearing or farming.
You'll need to think about these things at some point in your blogging life or you'll end up struggling with yourself about whether or not you should blog about something because you aren't sure if it fits in with your blog. Remember that your readers are just as much here for you and who you are as they are what you're actually writing about. Often you'll find that your readers care more about you and your valued opinion or perspective than they do the actual topics themselves.
But, the more professional you are in your blogging, the more strict you'll tend to be towards sticking to specific topics.
Writing Frequency
How often you write is directly linked to how long you continue blogging. When we first start blogging most of us get really excited and start popping the articles one after another. Depending on what goal you set for yourself it may be one post per day, five per week, once per month, two per day, or any other posting rate you can imagine.
There for a while you'll probably even be able to maintain that speed. Eventually though, you're going to run into something that sets you back and for whatever that reason is you're not going to post on the day you wanted to. A lot of people get so discouraged by this that they stop dead in their tracks right there. The blog dies, no new posts come out, no goodbye post, just over and done. Some people will instead see this as soon of a break from blogging, impressed with their success enough that they don't mind taking a few days off before getting back to it; and then two months later they post again with "Wow, it's been a while. Sorry about that!"
The most important thing about how frequently you write and post your articles is that your blog belongs to you and your readers are faithful to you, not your frequency. If you need to take a break, go ahead and do it. If you fall behind in posting for a few days, don't worry about it. The only blogs that "need" to have a fast, consistent posting rate are ones that are used to generate revenue.
If you've fallen behind for a couple of weeks and feel like you need a "filler post", something that you can post that's not exactly your greatest work but you need to get something out there, then try to make it something that has at least some amount of value to it, and don't make promises of when the next post is going to be. The value in the post can be anything, upcoming topics or changes to the blog, something to help us (the readers) get to know you better, your suggestions (and why) for other blogs or articles related to your blog's focus – basically anything at all that you want to write about that isn't just "Sorry I missed a couple of days there, I'll get something new on Monday."
I don't know that my thoughts are expressed in the best way here so let me summarize. Basically, write for yourself and don't worry about sticking to a schedule. Have a schedule so that you have goals to aim for, but don't worry if you miss one now and then. I started off planning to write one post every day of the work week and I did a decent job of that for a while. Eventually that number dwindled down to a few per week, then to one per week, then to one per two weeks, and it's been all over the place in between since then.
You also need to realize that the topic of your blog will impact how frequently you can write. My blog focuses on leveling characters, but the problem with that is that there are only so many classes to choose from so while I was able to get a good start at first it eventually started to dry up. There are still several things for me to blog about, but I can't do it every single day and still post something with enough value to it for me to be willing to put my stamp on it.
Now I just post whenever I want to post, and I've loosened my focus just a bit so that I'm not specifically leveling any more though that still remains my primary focus.


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Keeping things short and sweet my friends : this Raw Coconut Cream Pie rules.
It's obviously something special because I never post twice in the same day! But since today is #rawwednesday on twitter, I thought I share this for any of my tweet-pals who wanted to give it a go. There's no soaking required, and it takes all of 5 or maybe 7 minutes!
I feel like some kind of raw foodist super-hero chica extraordinaire (which I am *so* not!) because it's really that good. I obviously can't take credit for fruits and nuts being so delicious, but I can be thankful I took a risk and tried to create something I was craving! So easy, so quick, you've no excuses not to make one yourself!
Raw Coconut Cream Pie
- 3 small or 2 large Very Ripe Bananas
- 1.5 cups coconut, shredded
- pinch Celtic Sea Salt (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoons each of nutmeg and cinnamon
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped.
Toss everything into your food processor and blend to desired consistency, stopping to scrape down the sides. Place in a bowl and let chill in freezer while you make the crust…
Raw Coconut Cream Pie Crust
- 1/2 cup almonds (unsoaked)
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup walnuts (unsoaked)
- 3 or 4 of your favourite dates (soaked in water for about 30 mins if they aren't moisty-sticky
- pinch Celtic Sea Salt
- 1/4 (or more) cinnamon
- perhaps a bit of water
Toss everything into the food processor (no, you don't need to wash or rinse it, save the water, kids!), adding a little water if you need to. If you feel it needs a little more walnut goodness than add in another 1/2 cup. Pat pie crust into a 17cm/7in custard dish (or even on a plate, whatever's clever!) and top with chilled Coconut Cream Filling. It'll taste better if you let the whole thing chill for a little while, but it's ok if you can't wait – I couldn't.
Makes aprox. 4 servings


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Summer Dairy Treats
Mocha Floats
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