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Five inspirational angles on Christmas (Matthew 2)
Allen Browne 2 months ago
Christmas proclaims the best news ever: God sent his Son. What the Son does is restore heaven's reign to earth.
Matthew lights up his portrait of the Christ-child from five angles. All of them highlight a single message: heaven's authority arriving in the Christ-child.
This is the good news, the enduring wonder of Christmas. Watch how Matthew progressively illuminates his portrait of the Christ-child:
The first is starlight. Centuries before, the light of heaven's leadership had gone from Israel. Now, representatives of the kingdoms that had conquered them arrived to recognize the Star rising to rule God's people (Numbers 24:17). Led by heaven, they came to give their allegiance to the Christ-child: Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. (Matthew 2:2)
The second is a spotlight from heaven (Micah 5:2-4). By divine decree, this seemingly insignificant child was to rise and represent the throne of God on earth as his father David had done: You, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel. (Matthew 2:6)
The third glow is the pillar of fire that led Israel out of oppression in Egypt to establish them as God's firstborn nation (Exodus 4:22). When they fell back under the power of the nations, God promised to restore them as his child (Hosea 11:1). In the Christ-child, God has come to make that journey with them: Out of Egypt I called my son (Matthew 2:15)
The fourth is a distant light at the end of the tunnel. Jeremiah heard Rachel's voice grieving across the centuries for her children who had died at the time of the exile (Jeremiah 31:15). The Christ-child is born into the threatened existence of his people: A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more. (Matthew 2:18) But death will not be the last word (Jeremiah 31:16-17, 31ff).
The final light is broad daylight. The Christ-child grows up in plain sight, but not in the capital where all these power machinations take place. He grows up among the God-fearing peasants of the backwater of Galilee, as a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23)
All five illuminations from the Law and the Prophets form a single portrait. This child has received authority to restore heaven's reign to the earth. Rulers who do anything to keep their power will attempt to get rid of the prince of heaven, but they will fail. The conflict against divine authority reaches its apex in him, yet he establishes heaven's reign.
This child is born to liberate the earth from evil and oppression, to restore the earth to heaven's reign.
So, c'mon! Let's celebrate Christmas. The war against God is over. The reign of God has begun in Christ.
Is that how you tell the Christmas story?
R. T. France, The Gospel of Matthew, NICNT (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007), 40:
These 31 verses [Mt 1:18–2:23] are one of Matthew's most distinctive contributions to the Christian story. Their narrative content is largely unparalleled in the other gospels (see below for the limited area of overlap with Luke), and in any case it is not narrative which is their main focus, but rather a series of quite creative and sophisticated arguments to show how in the coming of Jesus a wide range of scriptural material finds its destined fulfillment. If the "formula-quotations" are one of the most distinctive features of this gospel (see above pp. 11–14), then it is surely significant that five of them (nearly half of the total) occur in these 31 verses alone. Their function here is not merely that of incidental editorial comment; rather these quotations form one of the key structural principles of the whole section. Each of the five scenes into which the narrative divides focuses on one of the formula-quotations, in such a way that it seems that the incident is narrated for the purpose of demonstrating the fulfillment of Scripture. In other words, Matthew's gospel contains different stories concerning the infancy of Jesus not only or mainly because Matthew had access to different traditions, but rather because he was mounting a carefully constructed argument from Scripture and it is these particular incidents which enable him to present it.
For more on each of these five illuminations, see:
King of the Jews (Mt 2:1-10)
How did the magi find Jesus? (Mt 2:1-12)
Jesus fulfils what? (Mt 2:13-15)
God as asylum seeker (Mt 2:16)
An unknown from nowhere (Mt 2:17-23)
And for background from Matthew 1:
Why ancestry.com? (Mt 1:1-17)
Immanuel (Mt 1:18-25)
Our king among us (Mt 1:22-23)
Merry Christmas as we celebrate the restoration of heaven's reign in him.
Seeking to understand Jesus in the terms he chose to describe himself: son of man (his identity), and kingdom of God (his mission). Riverview Church, Perth, Western Australia
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Used with permission of the author, Allen Browne.
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Q: How to make github (facing issue while getting result) example in fiddle? I am making the given example on fiddle .It is not working on fiddle I want to use i18next .so that my text will change when user change the language
so I found this solution
https://github.com/tabacha/javascript-i18n-example
Use this on fiddle .I drop all js in dropbox and use that link in external resource but that functionality not work for me.
Here is my fiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/dWq4E/1/
var text = document.getElementById("text").firstChild,
 title = document.getElementById("title").firstChild,
 instruction1 = document.getElementById("instruction1").firstChild,
 instruction2 = document.getElementById("instruction2").firstChild,
 num = document.getElementById("num"),
 lang = document.getElementById("lang");

i18n.init(function(t) {

title.nodeValue = i18n.t("title");
text.nodeValue = i18n.t("ball", { count: 2 });
instruction1.nodeValue = i18n.t("chooser.ball");
instruction2.nodeValue = i18n.t("chooser.lang");

});
num.onchange = function (e) {
  var t =i18n.t("ball", { count: parseInt(num.value) });
  text.nodeValue=t;

};

lang.onchange = function (e) {
   i18n.setLng(lang.value);
};

A: You have a few issues why the code is not working. The best way to figure out what is going on is look in the console. In your browser, press F12 for the developer tools. Chrome/Firefox and IE10+ have the best tools.
The first issue is that Dropbox is not a good place to host web files. When you are making a request for that file it is actually returning all the html to render the page as you see it if you go to the url. So it is not valid JavaScript. You really need some proper webspace to test this, or you can do it locally using web server (IIS,Apache,XAMP etc)

There are no elements in the HTML with an id of "text" or "title" so the code for document.getElementById("text").firstChild and title = document.getElementById("title").firstChild returns null, which means later code to set i18n text fails.
The closest I could get his to work in a jsFiddle DEMO but I can't set the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header on my hosting space to allow cross site json request.
There is a demo page on my hosting for you to see it working: http://www.forward-slash.co.uk/demo/i18ntest.htm
HTML:

Should be set by js

Should be set by js

Should be set by js

<input id="num" type="text" size="5" maxlength="5" value="2" />

Should be set by js

<select id="lang" size="1">
    <option>select language</option>
    <option value="de">German</option>
    <option value="en">English</option>
</select>

JavaScript:
// location of the translation files go here
i18n.init({ resGetPath: '/lib/__ns__-__lng__.json.txt' });

var text = document.getElementById("text").firstChild,
    title = document.getElementById("title").firstChild,
    instruction1 = document.getElementById("instruction1").firstChild,
    instruction2 = document.getElementById("instruction2").firstChild,
    num = document.getElementById("num"),
    lang = document.getElementById("lang");

i18n.init(function(t) {
    title.nodeValue = i18n.t("title");
    text.nodeValue = i18n.t("ball", { count: 2 });
    instruction1.nodeValue = i18n.t("chooser.ball");
    instruction2.nodeValue = i18n.t("chooser.lang");
});

num.onchange = function (e) {
  var t =i18n.t("ball", { count: parseInt(num.value) });
  text.nodeValue=t;
};

lang.onchange = function (e) {
   i18n.setLng(lang.value);
   // it appears the above sets a language cookie with the selected language
   // we can refresh the page for the correct translations, but e need to put in
   // a bit of a delay to allow the cookie to be set
   setTimeout("location.reload(true);",500);;
};

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Can the Xperia XZ2 Premium rival the Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
So, the Xperia XZ2 Premium certainly took its sweet time to arrive. The phone was announced way back in April and it will finally be launching on the 30th of July.
And, you know, being the Premium Sony phone, it'll also have a premium price tag. More to the point — it'll cost you $999 to get that sweet 4K screen.
We just reviewed the Xperia XZ2 Premium and, while we do like it, we are still not sure it'll convince a lot of people to drop $1k on it. To top it off, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is about to be unveiled in a couple of weeks and we can't help but feel that it'll steal all of the XZ2 Premium's thunder.
But hey, we could be wrong. Do you think the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has any chance vs the Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
Would you get the Xperia XZ2 Premium or would you rather wait for the Note 9?
Xperia XZ2 Premium all the way!
Sony's gonna have a hard time convincing the public to buy into the 4K res screen again. Have they even found a way to justify the need for a 4K screen despite the lack of supported content available? Why haven't they just decided to make this phone the next-gen of PSP...Yet?
There's no "need" for a lot of things on mobile phones, but they're there. Just like every other Android, it's a spec sheet bump. Something to add to the list of feats that Android manufacturers accomplish on a device so small.
VR apps with an appropriate headset can take full advantage of that 4k display. Plus with more and more AR apps arriving every week. Some AR apps can take advantage of a VR headset by using the rear camera to display the real world with mixed graphics. This stuff is already here today. If your in the Apple world, then you would probably say there is no "need", but there certainly is a need. Why do you think LG, Samsung, Google and a number of others are working on displays with 1400 DPI or 2200 DPI displays. Apple was an idiot when they said you don't need resolutions higher than Retina, which was 326 DPI. Look today with their iPhone X with a DPI of 458. If higher densities are not needed, then why is Apple following Android?
@sgodsell And how can the VR apps take full advantage of the 4k display if the phone isn't VR supported? And with the curved back on the 2018 phones. How can it fit on the VR headset without scratching it after too many instances of placing it on and off the headset?
- Faster performance - Faster updates ( android p in september/october) and 3 years of security. - Wider colour gamut screen, BT2020 certified and all vids played as HDR. - Better super slow-mo, 4K HDR, better vids with higher bitrate, limitless 4K recording - Better photos from.rear and front - Better audio ( should have jack) - Argumented reality - Battery care / qnovo - No need to crop vids while watching - Cheaper For me 32GB is enough , but I think it should have 128GB for the price. Both do not have nice design. One is a pillow , the other is TV control.
I said 32GB is more than enough for my needs.
It is a small difference ; but still useless. Most of the people still have a 1080 TV ; but sony its using a 4k panel for a tiny phone ; this is hilarious.
This is technology. Manufacturers are striving for better everything. We'll have to wait for both phones to hit the shelves to see which is better but they are rivals although Samsung will probably sell much more even if it's the lesser phone. So far the testing of the xz2p are making it worth the 1000$ (900€ here) more than the s9 did.
3 years of security updates? LOL! Stop lying!
Id choose third option.. Both will not sell well when you can get normal and easier phone to handle at third of the price. I do root for Sony but after having my xz1, i don't think i would go bigger than 5.2 inches screen (16:9) again. Xz1 screen is enough.
Sony xz2 premium all the way!!!! But I think sony xz3 should be eaven better.
The XZ2P has a 4K screen... The size of the battery doesn't matter, moreover Samsung this year is not that great in terms of battery life. And the XZ2P also has a SD card reader and 6GB of RAM. As I said, the S Pen and the Jack are the most noticeable differences between these two, but the camera itself is enough for me to go with the Sony.
S Pen and jack over useless 4K screen anytime for me. I need 4k resolution on my laptop or TV, but on my phone it doesn't make any sense. Regarding camera, it's yet to be seen what note9 has hidden under it's sleeve.
Of I'm going to spend 1k between these two, I'll go with the Note 9. At least the S pen got useful features that would benefit the buyers who will need them and it got some interesting tech if the rumors are true. On the other hand the Sony got a 4K screen and and a superb low light camera.... And that's about it. I don't think the Sony is worth the 1K price tag IMHO.
Both are not worth 1000$ . s9 and note 8 is around 500$ now.
"Can the Xperia XZ2 Premium rival the Samsung Galaxy Note 9?" Sadly, no.
What Sony should do is release it on all US carriers and promote promote promote!! The hell out of it on TV commercials maybe just maybe it will succeed here. Stop with all this unlocked only crap , release it on all carriers with a reasonable price .
Wow! I never expected to see a tie! let alone never expected to see how much support XZ2 Premium received here. How I just wish it'll translate the same in sales figures..


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Q: How does Azure Active Directory authentication for Azure API Apps work? I'm trying to call an Azure API App configured with Azure AD authentication. Assume for the purposes of this question I cannot use the Azure SDK and need to write code to get a token and insert it into the API request.*
I have established that there are two modes - 'client flow' and 'server flow', where client flow entails following at least one redirect to an issuer to get a token, and server flow where the server does this for you. Since I'm talking about doing this in code, following redirects would be possible but fiddly, so I'd prefer to use a mode where the URI or URIs to visit are known ahead of time and return content, rather than redirecting. The following diagram illustrates how the gateway routes all requests.

I think the mode I need is client flow, which would go something like:

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*Get an access token from the identity provider (which is what? how do I find out where this resides? what is the format of the request I have to send to the IdP?)

*Pass the access token to the gateway (in what format?)

*Receive another token in the gateway response

*Supply this token in a header when making an API request (which header?)

How am I supposed to do this? The Azure documentation doesn't give enough detail about how it works, and expects all users to just use the SDK, which hides what is actually happening.
The actual reason is that ultimately this will need to be called from BizTalk, which uses the WCF WebHttpBinding to call restful services. I'm writing a custom behaviour to insert a token header into the request, but I need to know how this token should be acquired. It's possible to run arbitrary code in BizTalk but trying to do this makes the solution complicated, and config-only or mostly-config with minimal, loosely-coupled code is the simpler solution

A: Just want to understand your scenario better, Because you are going to use it from BizTalk Receive Pipeline, The scenario can be simplified by enabling a customer authentication token right ? Basic username and password for your API you have hosted on the cloud. Does BizTalk want to authenticate it self with tokens for each AD User ?
To answer some of your questions

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*Get an access token from the identity provider (which is what? how do I find out where this resides? what is the format of the request I have to send to the IdP?)

After you have configured your AD configuration, Once you have completed the authentication, I am assuming your are using ASP.Net here, You can find everything you need about the claims on your Thread.CurrentPrincipal, You can convert it to ClaimsPrincipal like so var claimsPrincipal = Thread.CurrentPrincipal as ClaimsPrincipal; and then you will find a lot of good information on this object. Name of the user logged in, list of claims the principal has etc. I have not explored every avenue here, but this should be a good starting point.

Your API App is running on this process which means you have access to these claims in your API App code as well.
I would build a custom pipeline in BizTalk that uses Azure SDK to authenciate and build this scenario, it is a bit complicated but it will give you more control over what goes through the pipeline as well when authentication fails with permission issues and so on.


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FA Cup hits and misses: Underdogs and upsets light up third round | Football News
The upsets and the underdogs make the third round shine
And to think, people had openly stated that the FA Cup had lost its magic.
Few eyebrows were raised as the balls were pulled out of the hat in last month's draw, but from Tyneside to Turf Moor, Kidderminster to Boreham Wood via Oakwell, the 2021/22 edition of the FA Cup third round proved to be memorable – and it's not done yet!
This dramatic day marked every point an FA Cup traditionalist could wish for.
A plethora of homemade cardboard trophies, wrapped in tinfoil, on the terraces before kick-off? Check. Archetypal cups full of accidents, great goals, goals in the final? Check. A low-league opposition mowing down the giants of the Premier League? check. An absolutely ridiculous nine-goal thriller? Um, check it out. You name it, this round of games made it.
The only downside was that this thrilling third round on Saturday had to end – after all, all good things are done. But with Cambridge United, Kidderminster Harriers, Boreham Wood, Hartlepool and many more until the fourth round, this may just be an FA Cup campaign to remember.
Jack Wilkinson
Newcastle are in desperate need of a replacement for the injured Wilson
Eddie Howe during a 1-0 FA Cup third round defeat in Newcastle to League One side Cambridge United
The afternoon kicked off with Newcastle fans welcoming new signing Kieran Trippier for his debut. It ended with fans trudging away from St James' Park after a bad upset, well aware that their club is in dire need of many more signings this January if they are to stay in the Premier League.
A first FA Cup campaign under their new owners ended at the first hurdle at the hands of League One Cambridge – and there will be more disappointments in the league if they don't address their glaring weaknesses during this transfer window.
Again, their losing defense was all too easily opened, with Joe Ironside putting the finishing touches to an unlikely victory.
But the underdogs also had other chances, with Jack Lankester seeing a strike out for offside and Harvey Knibbs unlucky for not receiving a penalty when he fell under a challenge in Matt Ritchie's first half.
However, Newcastle's lack of cutting edge on the other side was also shown here. Without Callum Wilson, there was no target for their crosses into the box and no focus for their attacks.
Newcastle have failed to win 18 of the 20 Premier League games they have lost since joining the club and his calf injury – which could keep him out for a couple of months – definitely puts a center forward on top of the club. Eddie Howe's shopping list.
Trippier seems like a smart addition, but Newcastle need to make more money if they are to avoid days like this in the future …
Exciting talent Olise inspires Palace's return
Michael Olise draws for Crystal Palace
Last weekend, he scored and assisted against West Ham in the Premier League. This weekend, he scored and assisted against Millwall in the FA Cup. While his brace against the Hammers was in vain, his impact at The Den turned round three into the FA Cup against Crystal Palace.
All four of Michael Olise's goals came similarly, with the 20-year-old delivering real quality with his stronger left foot from the right channel. As with the best wings of the past, knowing what's coming is one thing; stopping it is another.
And Olise's rise seems unstoppable right now. He lit up the league last season with Reading and Palace's £ 8m deal to take him to South London already looks like a coup.
He qualifies for France, Algeria, England and Nigeria on the international stage and you can imagine that all four nations will be eager to have him available in the future if he continues on that trajectory. The next steps in his exciting rise will be fascinating to watch in the second half of the campaign …
Ziyech the answer to James' riddle for Tuchel?
Hakim Ziyech fitted well in the absence of Reece James on Chelsea's right
One of the key tasks a senior manager faces in his job is solving problems when injuries or loss of form affect a team's overall output. Thomas Tuchel must show his problem-solving skills at Chelsea with influential full-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell, both of whom are nursing injury problems of varying severity. James's torn hamstring could see him out of action for up to two months, while Chilwell's knee surgery means he's done for the season.
Similar substitutions possessing the same all-round game as those two players are scarce on the pitch for Tuchel, so he had to be flexible in moving away from his trusty 5-3-2 that led Chelsea to such riches in his 12 months in load.
Against Tottenham midweek and Chesterfield on Saturday, Tuchel managed to squeeze Hakim Ziyech into the flexible right-back role. With the ball, Chelsea are more of a 4-2-3-1 with Ziyech pushing as a right winger, but are equally adaptable to returning to 5-3-2 off the ball with Ziyech falling to support the right center back.
This was on display against Spurs, where Ziyech fielded a man on the pitch who showed himself to be fulfilling his defensive duties in a disciplined manner. He was given another chance to show his talent in that position against the National League Chesterfield and although the level of opposition meant he wasn't overly challenged in returning to his goal, it was another promising performance. . It was his cross shot that led to Timo Werner's first goal, setting Chelsea on the road to a 5-1 victory, and the Moroccan completed the scoring from the spot himself.
His tendency to cut right and find teammates with his left median is a weapon that has yet to be used consistently since his arrival from Ajax. However, in this role, where they have three forwards to look for, Chelsea appear to have more creative strength. The teams will have to find a way to stop it.
Palmer ready for big success
When you have talents like Phil Foden and Cole Palmer moving from the youth squad to the first squad, perhaps it explains why Pep Guardiola rarely gets too mad not to sign players to strengthen his attacking line.
Playing on the right of City's attack that once again lacked a true center forward, the 19-year-old made a performance beyond his years in what could have been a tough environment at the County Ground. He was the most inexperienced City player on the pitch, but he turned into a man of the match.
Palmer's influential first act came in the 14th minute when he passed his marker and served a tap-in for Bernardo Silva. Always positive and shrewd with his play, Palmer was a constant outlet and showed his eye for scoring in the second half with two screeching shots that just missed the crossbar. His time would come, however, when he unleashed a ferocious effort into the far corner for the 4-1.
"We hope he liked it," Palmer told ITV when asked what Pep Guardiola would have done with his performance.
"I just have to keep working hard. I have to go ahead and try to get more minutes and help the team."
Make no mistake, Palmer looks ready for a run on the City side. With Riyad Mahrez away to Algeria, Guardiola appears to have a similar replacement to include. Would a start against Chelsea next Saturday be too early? Guardiola has this decision to make.
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European eel larval migration animation from the Sargasso Sea to Europe: Why do some stay behind?
European eel Anguilla anguilla migrates 5 to 6,000 km from the European continent to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce (Schmidt, 1923). This animation based on length and distribution of the offspring shows how leptochephalus larvae of European eel pop up in the Sargasso spawning grounds at a size of ~3 mm. European eel was identified as having 112-119 myomeres and was therewith distinguished from the American eel A. rostrata with 103-111 myomeres (Smith, 1989). The growing European eel larvae also appear close to the coasts of the USA and islands such as Cuba. The larvae grow steadily up to a size of ~40 mm which they reach in September (Miller et al., 2015), and at this size they appear to leave the Sargasso. They migrate towards the European continent which they reach at a size of ~80 mm. Upon arrival at the continental shelf they metamorphose into small transparent eels called glass eels. Glass eels stay in the brackish tributaries or migrate upstream the fresh waters and start their growth stage as pigmented yellow eels. However, there is a group of larvae that does not migrate towards Europe and that stays behind in the Sargasso Sea. These individuals grow further over 90 mm. What will happen with these larvae? Will they grow even further and will they metamorphose? Will they migrate later and if so, when? A year later together with a new generation of eels? Or will they stay, and will they die?
This animation was made with Tableau (https://www.tableau.com) and based on data from the ICES data portal of eggs and larvae (http://eggsandlarvae.ices.dk/map.aspx).
Please cite as: Van Mil, J.G.M. and Palstra, A.P. (2018) European eel larval migration animation from the Sargasso Sea to Europe: Why do some stay behind? Retrieved from http://www.eelric.eu.
This publication was supported by the DUPAN foundation; the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the European Union, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The authors thank our partners of the international EELRIC consortium (www.eelric.eu).
Miller, M.J.,Bonhommeau, S., Munk, P., Castonguay, M., Hanel, R., McCleave, J.D. (2015) A century of research on the larval distributions of the Atlantic eels: a re-examination of the data. Biol. Rev., 90, 1035–1064.
Schmidt, J. (1923) Breeding places and migration of the eel. Nature 111, 51–54.
Smith, D. G. (1989). Family Anguillidae: Leptocephali. In Fishes of the Western North Atlantic (ed. E. B. Böhlke), pp. 898–899. Sears Foundation for Marine Research, New Haven.


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Crystallization of THCA
by Tamir Bresler
Written by Tamir Bresler
Crystalline THCA is a product of growing popularity due to its potential to reach extremely high potencies. There's even been a submitted patent to trademark a particular method for obtaining it. [1] The basic idea of this product probably came as a result of the technique for making shatter or other full spectrum extracts; it essentially uses the same appliances and materials, but the extract is instead subjected to different conditions to induce crystallization, and we will talk about what those conditions are below.
Ed Rosenthal, author of Beyond Buds, has recently explored these products in a potent online expose. As he points out, Diamond Mining, or Jar Tech, is really a derivative of the basic organic chemistry concept called "Recrystallization". Applying those techniques to full spectrum extracts, or Live Resin, is the key to learning how to crystallize THC-A, or its decarboxylated and activated derivative, THC.
When growing crystals, there are two concurrent processes that are kept in balance. Growth is the term that defines the rate at which individual crystals that are formed become larger. It depends on how soluble the desired molecule is in the solvent it's dissolved in, and on the amount of impurities that are in the solution alongside it. Nucleation determines how quickly new crystal "seeds" are formed in the container.
The way to induce crystallization is to lower a mixture below the freezing point of a particular constituent that can then precipitate out of solution as a solid. [2] The effect that this "undercooling" has on the type of crystals that are formed depends in part on how far below the freezing point the solution is driven down (ΔT), and in part by how fast that cooling temperature is applied and transferred to the solution (ΔT/Δt).
These factors can be thought of as putting a "crystallization pressure" on the dissolved compound, and they affect crystallizations by influencing whether Growth or Nucleation becomes the more important factor. At small to moderate values of (ΔT) and/or (ΔT/Δt), the "pressure" to crystallize can be thought of as being small. The Growth factor dominates Nucleation in the equilibrium that exists between the two, and the conditions favor the formation of few, but large, crystals. When the temperature is dropped either quickly or by a large amount, there is a much stronger drive towards crystallization, and Nucleation becomes much more important in the formation of crystals, leading to many small crystals being formed.
Dibble, Clare J. and Cole, Isaac B. "Methods for Obtaining Purified Cannabis Extracts and THCA Crystals". US Patent number US20170008870A1. Accessed May 1, 2019.
Shea, Thomas and Hammer, Julia E. "Kinetics of cooling- and decompression-induced crystallization in hydrous mafic-intermediate magmas". J Volcan Geotherm Res. 2013; 260: 127-145 [Times cited = 44, Journal impact factor = 1.483].
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Humans may have lived in the western hemisphere more than fifty thousand years ago as indicated by legends of ancient Lemuria or Mu and Atlantis. A land bridge from Asia to North America was apparently used by migrating hunters between 40, 000 and 8, 000 BC. The oldest physical evidence by radiocarbon dating is from southern Chile about 33, 000 years ago, though some archaeologists dispute this is human evidence. Generally accepted radiocarbon dating goes back about 19, 000 years. Paleo-Indian hunting peoples pursued large game between 30, 000 and 8, 000 BC. Stone artifacts have been found from about 15, 000 years ago. Stone spear points indicate that the Clovis people in the New Mexico area were hunting mammoths about 11, 000 BC. About 9, 000 BC as the glaciers were melting, the climate became warmer and drier. Mexica culture began developing about 7, 000 BC. The Mexico area cultivated maize (corn) by 5, 000 BC and beans by 4, 000 BC. These and squash became the staple foods. Chili peppers and avocados were also domesticated.
Another ancient culture developed between the Andes mountains and the Pacific coast in what is now Ecuador, Peru, and northern Chile. By 4000 BC settlers had established villages cultivating squash, gourds, kidney and lima beans, and cotton. Coincidental with similar activity in Egypt, pyramids were built between 2800 and 2600 BC by progressively filling in the lower rooms of the mounds. These pyramids indicate that there must have been a hierarchy of power, probably associated with religion, that could get workers to construct increasingly large public buildings. Irrigation must have been mastered to support communities in such arid country. About 2000 BC U-shaped buildings were built on top of the mounds at La Galgada. In the second millennium BC pottery became very refined, and intensive farming with corn (maize) developed with an improved variety used in the ninth century BC. Religion became even more important. Burials were deep in the ground with accompanying objects of art, and temples became larger.
The Chavin people apparently worshipped a feline symbol representing a jaguar or puma. Evidence of bows and arrows have been found, but the primary weapons were the spear and spear-thrower. To these people religion seems to have been much more important than war or widespread trade. Coca plants were grown, and an oracle was established at Pachacamac and other sites. Trade and communication seems to have been good along the central Peruvian coast. The Chavin culture spread from the northern highlands south and, after a devastating tidal wave inundated the coastal area about 500 BC, into that region following its climatic deterioration. However, after about two centuries of intensive influence in most areas the Chavin culture began to fade away. Unfortunately there is no writing describing this religious movement.
The Olmec culture developed civilization about 1500 BC. These people lived on the southern shore of the Gulf of Mexico where they practiced slash-and-burn farming. They supplemented their diet with deer, wild pigs, and fish. They built with adobe bricks, creating mounds and platforms for the dwellings of the elite who ruled. The Olmecs provided for most of their own needs but traded for obsidian to make cutting blades. They carved jade and stones and are perhaps best known for the colossal heads between five and ten feet tall. These heads, which seemed to be fitted with helmets, remind us today of football helmets, and they may have been used for a ball game that they played as well as for war. Respect for the jaguars of the jungle somehow developed into a powerful religious symbol, and the Olmecs may have been called the people of the jaguar. The terraced platforms eventually became large pyramids.
During the final centuries BC the Olmec culture gradually influenced and became absorbed by other people living nearby. The Izapa lived in the Pacific plain where the prized cacao grew. Izapan art depicts jaguars captured and used in human rituals, bird gods flying, gods in canoes on waves with fish beneath, gods descending headfirst, seated humans tending incense, and a warrior decapitating an enemy.
Pyramids were built in the Chiapas area in the sixth century BC. Pottery found there indicates a diversity of trading partners. A link between the Olmecs and the Maya seems to be the Zoque people who lived there and spoke a Mixe-Zoquean language that has a common origin with Mayan language. As population increased and spread, agricultural land became more valuable. Eventually elite groups of people formed to protect and manage the best land, as indicated by larger temples and funerary constructions. In the south Kaminaljuyu controlled the highland products such as obsidian and jade. Nakbe became a trading center by controlling the ports of the river routes at the base of the Yucatan peninsula in the lowlands. Colha provided quartz chert and Komchen salt. Gradually the Mayans absorbed or replaced the Mixe-Zoqueans and established their authoritarian political institutions with hereditary rulers, who began to commemorate themselves with dates and hieroglyphic texts in the first century BC.
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Q: Error: Cannot read property "name" of undefined. However, after the page is refreshed, the error is removed I have the following code for when the profile route is being called:
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
import { Row, Col, Form, Button } from 'react-bootstrap'
import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux'
import Message from '../components/Message'
import Loader from '../components/Loader'
import { getUserDetails } from '../actions/userActions'

const ProfileScreen = ({ location, history }) => {
  const [name, setName] = useState('')
  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
  const [confirmPassword, setConfirmPassword] = useState('')

  const dispatch = useDispatch()
  const userDetails = useSelector((state) => state.userDetails)
  const { loading, user, error } = userDetails

  const userLogin = useSelector((state) => state.userLogin)
  const { userInfo } = userLogin

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!userInfo) {
      history.push('/login')
    } else {
      if (!user.name) {
        dispatch(getUserDetails('profile'))
      } else {
        setName(user.name)
        setEmail(user.email)
      }
    }
  }, [history, userInfo, dispatch, user])

  const submitHandler = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    // DISPATCH PROFILE UPDATE
  }

  return (
    <Row>
      <Col md={3}>

Sign Up

        {error && <Message variant='danger'>{error}</Message>}
        {loading && <Loader />}
        <Form onSubmit={submitHandler}>
          <Form.Group controlId='name'>
            <Form.Label>Full Name</Form.Label>
            <Form.Control
              type='name'
              placeholder='Enter your Full Name'
              value={name}
              onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
            ></Form.Control>
          </Form.Group>

          <Form.Group controlId='email'>
            <Form.Label>Email Address</Form.Label>
            <Form.Control
              type='email'
              placeholder='Enter your email address'
              value={email}
              onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
            ></Form.Control>
          </Form.Group>

          <Form.Group controlId='password' className='my-3'>
            <Form.Label>Password</Form.Label>
            <Form.Control
              type='password'
              placeholder='Enter your password'
              value={password}
              onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
            ></Form.Control>
          </Form.Group>

          <Form.Group controlId='confirmPassword' className='my-3'>
            <Form.Label>Confirm Password</Form.Label>
            <Form.Control
              type='password'
              placeholder='Confirm your password'
              value={confirmPassword}
              onChange={(e) => setConfirmPassword(e.target.value)}
            ></Form.Control>
          </Form.Group>

          <Button type='submit' variant='primary' className='my-4'>
            Update
          </Button>
        </Form>
      </Col>
      <Col md={9}>

My Orders

      </Col>
    </Row>
  )
}

export default ProfileScreen

After the code is being executed, and the user goes to the profile route, at first it shows "Cannot read property 'name' of undefined"
however after the page is being refreshed, the error gets removed and the app then works completely fine.
This is the error being shown

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useEffect(() => {
    if (!userInfo) {
      history.push('/login')
    } else {
      if (Object.keys(user).length === 0) {
        dispatch(getUserDetails('profile'))
      } else {
        setName(user.name)
        setEmail(user.email)
      }
    }
  }, [history, userInfo, dispatch, user])


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For one night only, Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic, North by Northwest, will screen at Vancouver's historic Kiggins Theatre! Pulling in as the 55th greatest movie of all time, North by Northwest is Hollywood film making at its finest. As though Cary Grant's hokey pickup lines aren't reason enough to grab a pair of tickets ("Hmm, and [good] taste in women. I like your flavor."), NXNW will be an especially rare treat to see on the big screen.
NXNW is workshop Hitchcockian tension! It includes an attempted murder…by bi-plane! a tension-filled foot chase…across the faces of Mt. Rushmore! Murder! Romance! Mistaken identity! Spy vs. spy! HOOOOOOOOO-WEEEE!!!
Here's the story: A New York ad man (ala Don Draper) is mistaken for a CIA agent (ala Jason Borne) by foreign spies. He's forced to play along in order to save lives (most notably his own) and clear his name of a murder he's been framed for committing. Phew!
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Madison Avenue advertising man Roger Thornhill finds himself thrust into the world of spies when he is mistaken for a man by the name of George Kaplan. Foreign spy Philip Vandamm and his henchman Leonard try to eliminate him but when Thornhill tries to make sense of the case, he is framed for murder. Now on the run from the police, he manages to board the 20th Century Limited bound for Chicago where he meets a beautiful blond, Eve Kendall, who helps him to evade the authorities. His world is turned upside down yet again when he learns that Eve isn't the innocent bystander he thought she was. Not all is as it seems however, leading to a dramatic rescue and escape at the top of Mt. Rushmore. —from IMDB
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The Mystery of the 'Top Toilet in Ireland'
This is a true story that's probably not a true story so, by definition, a perfect example of how folklore is created. I originally heard this tale from my aunt so if you know the truth behind it do please let me know. I've always wondered. Anyway, it goes as follows.
Back in the late 1990's or early 2000's (depends who's telling the story), plans were drawn up for a public toilet at an isolated beauty spot in West Cork, the site of an ancient monastery set up by St Finbar. A large increase in traffic in recent times had meant a significant number of tourists were passing through (sometimes arriving in buses) and there'd been numerous complaints about the limited public facilities to cater for them.
In the version of the story I heard, a request for proposals for a new toilet block was sent out by Cork County Council. Several submissions were received, a decision was made and a contract finally drawn up and signed (or, possibly, not). A year or so later, the Council received an invoice from the architect/builder/supplier for an absolutely extravagant amount of money.
Flabbergasted, they immediately sent a man out to Gougane Barra to find out what the hell was going on and when he saw the finished product – an artistic combination of ancient Iron Age style and modern interior design – his jaw hit the ground with a thump. Apparently he sent a note to his superior along the lines of 'I thought we'd ordered a simple toilet block not a feckin space-age tribal hut!!'
According to my aunt, the Council would have taken action except for the fact that the toilet ended up wining an award for the 'Top Toilet in Ireland'. Naturally, this being Cork, word spread almost immediately and for years afterwards, people were traveling all the way to Gougane Barra to see the new, extremely expensive, award-wining toilet rather than the ancient monastery.
As I said earlier, I have no idea if this story is true or not. I suspect not but out of curiosity I did do some research to see if there actually was a Top Toilet Award in Ireland. I did come a similar award for a toilet in Kerry for the same year but the absence of any other reference does make me wonder. Two top toilets in the same year? The competition must have been fierce in 2002!
Funnily enough, I also came across the Toilets of Ireland Association website (Seriously! Who the hell knew!!) where a quote on the left hand side from the Chief Executive states:
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I get asked from time to time whether the actions of central bankers influence the way the market moves.
The "yes" part is that from 2009 to the present in the SP500 and related indices, we have a B wave, which is highly unusual; in fact, it's remarkable . But, let's look first at the bigger picture — using the DOW chart, because the data goes back the farthest.
You can see that 1929 was the top of a (circle) third wave and that in 2007, we topped out at the top of the final (circle) fifth wave. 2007 was both a projected 172 year and a 516 year cycle top. We expected the market to crash then, with a downside target of the previous fourth wave of one lesser degree, at approximately $570 (shown as a white horizontal line). After the final fifth wave, the market always returns to the area of the previous fourth of one lesser degree (which means it will get close to that target, but might not reach it exactly).
So, what happened — why didn't we keep on going down in 2009?
Central banks happened. Quantitative Easing, which was the injection of cash (with the Fed taking on the debt) into the commercial banking system "saved the day." In terms of how it affected the market, you can see the B wave on the chart, which is a corrective (based upon its subwaves — what I refer to as "unnatural wave" because it was, in a way, "forced").
B waves at the top of a market are not supposed to exist.
On page 58 of the Principle book, Prechter provides his opinion that this is impossible ("Erroneous Concepts and Patterns"). Ralph Elliott, on the other hand, believed they were possible. Elliott was obviously correct, as we have one across all NYSE related indices, obviously a result of the QE of central banks.
Above is the 7 day chart of the SP500, showing just the "B Wave" up from 2009.
The "no" part is this: The subwaves all play out as they should. The "B wave" up from 2009 is a B wave because it's clearly a corrective structure. Within that structure, Elliott wave principles hold true, as they always have and always will (until proven otherwise). The planets still revolve as they always have (and hopefully always will), influencing the emotions of humans on this tiny revolving rock called Earth, so the waves play out appropriately to the beat of the Universe.
I have seen no anomalies in the wave structure up from 2009 and I'm doing analysis daily at all degrees of trend across multiple assets classes (and following international indices).
The market was affected in each instance — QE2 and 3 had the effect of pushing the market up. What's interesting is that they happened at points of relative weakness, but didn't really affect "the count."QE1 was a different story, but still had a major influence, as the chart below shows.
Above is the daily chart of the SP500 (click to enlarge) spanning the period of mid-2007 (the top of the bearish wave down) to mid-2009 (a few months after the wave bottom).
What's important here are the purple letters. This is a zigzag. There's a purple A wave down of five waves, then a purple B wave in three waves, and finally a purple C wave that is exactly 2.618 X the length of the A wave, a typical length for an extended C wave. There are no fourth and fifth waves.
In fact, you can see that the wave structure changes near the bottom as QE1 kicked in. The drop from the high in 2007 began as a set of impulsive waves, but didn't complete near the bottom (that where the stimulus began — QE1 began in December, 2008).
As a result of QE1, the next set of waves down became a "three count" — an ABC ending wave. What had begun at the top as an impulsive set of wave down (wave 1 of the start of a larger downturn) changed at that point into a corrective wave. Almost everyone missed this event, but it's a clear indication as to how Elliott Waves are predictive.
So the entire wave down must be classified as a corrective wave. Although I didn't pay all that much attention at the time, it predicted another wave up to a new high. We're getting closer to the top of that "induced" B wave now. Although, we have one more all time high to go, the fifth and final wave.
[addition – PT] These "stimulus events" by central banks usually (if not always) take place at wave lows (additions on the above chart are in red). So, you can see that at the Federal Reserve March, 2008 meeting, after a surprise announcement of a 3/4 of a point interest rate cut, the market turned from the bottom of the first wave (or A wave — after 5 waves down — which is the normal place for a rally). The market first dropped a bit and then rallied 184 points to complete the second wave (top at 1440).
At that time, the Fed also allowed brokerage firms (for the first time ever) to borrow money directly from the Fed at lower rates, Well, we know where that money went! They actually cut the discount rate for banks twice in a three day period!
Likewise, in November, 2008, QE 1 was announced at the bottom of the third wave of the C wave and immediately rallied again (at the appropriate spot in the wave structure). However, the rally was short-lived and resulted in another low to complete a C wave before a much larger rally up, which has become our large B wave (where today, we're in a large 4th wave close to a top).
Following from this, if we're going to get QE 4, I would expect to see it at the bottom of the fourth wave, when we're under the 2100 level that I'm predicting.
In summary, central banks have affected the direction of the market overall (creating a B wave to new highs that we not expected at the time). But the waves reflected that financial injection and predicted another wave up.
But, the subwaves not affected; they still trace out their patterns as if nothing happened; they continue to follow the rules of the Elliott Wave Principle.
The market is influenced by the movement of the planets but nobody's done anything to change their timing or orbits. The market will continue to play out as it always has, hitting fibonacci ratios on schedule and tracing out Elliott Waves that are as predictable as they've always been.
Here is a page dedicated to a relatively basic description of the Elliott Wave Principle. You'll also find a link to the book by Bob Prechter and A. J. Frost.
We're still sitting near the top of a B wave that's risen to about the 76% level of the height of the previous set of waves down from the all-time high at October 3, 2018. Almost all the other assets I cover on a daily basis are hovering near inflection points.
The US indices are are working getting all "the gang" to a new high, as predicted in past weeks; progress is slow. That's because all asset classes I cover have to top (all the same market) before we they can all head down in tandem.
As I've been saying, IWM (Russell 2000) and the DOW both need new interim highs before everything heads down in a dramatic capitulation. The US Dollar Index also has another leg down before it turns up in earnest.
We're in the final bullish 5th wave in ES - a minimal new high to finish what appears to be an ending expanding diagonal.
The next major move is to the downside.
As I've been saying, the wave up from Dec. 26 is clearly corrective and, as a result, must fully retrace. This is supported by the US Dollar Index, the major USD currency pairs, WTI Oil, along with DAX and other international exchanges.
Summary: My preference is for a dramatic drop in a C wave to a new low that should begin sometime this week. The culmination of this drop should mark the bottom of large fourth wave in progress since January 29, 2018 - over a full year of Hell. It may be a dramatic drop that lasts multiple months, and will target the previous fourth wave area somewhere under 2100.
Once we've completed the fourth wave down, we'll have a long climb to a final new high in a fifth wave.
Get caught up on the market from an Elliott Wave perspective. There'll be a Q&A session during and at the end of the webinar and the possibility (depending on time) of taking requests.
that will be crazy..for oil..but a great trade..
Wow, I can't believe Charles called another target: ES just hit 2895. I'm really amazed. Not sure if his 2,900 or 2940 targets will be hit. Peter is saying we are so close to a top.
I'm finally on the right side of the market. Yay! I think Charles may be right with the markets going to new ATHs.
Yep Trump is calling for more QE now too. The bullishness in markets is reaching monstrously high levels and every man and his dog are buying shares. This is requirement for the sharp reversal we should see as per Peter's analysis. The more the bullishness the bigger the crash and that is needed as we have a 1000 point S&P drop ahead of us. By all means keep buying the dip as the market may have higher to run but please ensure you have a stop loss in place in case of a catastrophic drop.
I must honestly say I don't really have any confidence in the bearish thesis at this point. I know there will eventually be a day of reckoning with this rally, but I think Peter's count is off or something. I bought some ETFs this week and hope the markets continue up for a while.
Charles was able to predict this upward movement months ago. Go Charles Go! How was his Elliott wave count so different from Peter's? That's why I'm so on the fence about Elliott wave theory and it's predictability as it relates to the capital markets.
And why is Charles being "moderated" when he was so accurate?
He is being moderated because he is very confrontational at times and criticizes people who have different views to him. Whilst Charles has been correct about the upward trend he was not able to predict the down trend into December. When we do get the next down trend i will be keenly waiting for Charles's predictions to the downside and the specific targets. If he can nail those i will very impressed.
Oh I've always seen most of Charles' comments as helpful. He seems to be a very good trader based on what I've followed. His 5-min chart approach is the real deal. Maybe Peter doesn't like that Charles was getting all the attention?
Either way, it's his blog so I truly understand the nature of the beast.
He is free to comment, of course, if he adheres to the guidelines.
The way folks are talking on this site about the bullish market it reminds me of the dot com bubble. Back then all were saying it is a new economy and the market will magically go up and up. Guess what happened next!!!!!
What happened to "free speech"? We can only agree with you but can't disagree with your wave count?
Are you that dense? When you criticize people for no apparent reason and post comments with absolutely no educational value, I will delete them.
Let me spell it out. This is a business. If you sat in the lobby of your doctor's office and criticized his work for everyone to hear all day long, you would no doubt be escorted out.
yet this is a B wave .
The impulsive move I have been counting in the dow heavy weights as much as id like to change the wave count, I cannot change it . Call me stubborn but the Jan 22 lows in my view need to be re tested .
This Group is sitting Below Their respective Feb 25 high today .
another ATH set on Dec 3 2018 before the big down move.
The most recent high was March 19 2019, A lower high on April 1 and another lower high today.
The stocks that make up the dow may as a cumulative create a new all time high but the individual stocks with in the dow are not making new All time highs .
The move since then is therefore a B wave .
Going back to 25,625 would be a must .
Going back to 24,244 I still think can happen.
last week of april- Early may for me is best time to take on any shorts.
A few years back I noted the End of Quarter Plus 20 days scenario that had played out several times .
April 20th ??? I do not know, buts its probably the start of something.
Last thought don't quote me : What began as an impulsive looking move from the dec lows has morphed into a lot of 3 wave swings which I can only call Slop.
Going back to the Jan 22 lows so we can have a do over would clean up the wave count as far as im concerned .
New all time highs even if they do come ( and probably will ) will not change the fact that we have 3 wave swings so it cannot be labeled as an impulsive move .
This also opens the door for a much stronger decline later in the year .
My bet is regardless if we see dow 30,000 or 38,610 at some point in the future the dow goes back to those Jan 22 Lows at 24,244.
For now though im following the weekly chart and im going to patiently wait out Most of april before getting to excited about this market .
Ill post 1 chart at the end of the day today to show what im following .
with a warning. Don't trust anything I think or say . do your own research, past performance is not indicative of future results etc.
Doesn't apply to you, Joe. But I'm getting tired of this. This is worse than noise; it's just crap. People's kids!
Please realize Peter T created this site for educational purposes.
He also has allowed us to post on this blog .
Be respectful or we will all lose our ability to share information .
My kids are 29 and 30 soon to be 30 and 31 .
I remember one day when they were young .
I told my son please stop acting like a 3 year old.
He says back to me , but dad I am 3 years old .
at which point I laughed and said I know .
I don't remember if we spoke about this ..question to all..
I guess I still see a possibility for another sharp 3 wave pull back.. then another possible 5 wave up for another 3 wave to D? is that possible Peter? then a giant drop to E….
OR…because of the time length of this correction make that not possible..
Yikes! Everyone is starting to get bullish? When I was a young man at sea, I learned that you have to evenly weight both sides of the boat or it tips over. When everyone is on the same side of the market? We all know what happens next.
Just a question of when, which we all can concur, is the million dollar question. Stay focused Golden Traders: Peter steers a lean and mean ship!
Never in my wildest dreams did I think you'd be right, but I'm eating crow now. I personally thought 2820 would be the maximum height of this wave up. Your 2850, 2880, and 2895 were dead to center. Great calls. Simply astonishing! Not going to bet against your 2900 and 2940+. I'm a fan!
a reading at or below 4.00 is the typical for an overbought reading.
Many times the 4.5 – 4.25 readings tend to work .
This is a very very short term indicator and its saying we may have made a short term high today .
5 day moving average of the daily trin changed directions today giving a warning sign .
5 day and 10 day $add at plus 796 and plus 680 are now into their own typical overbought zone .
Up Vol minus Down vol is diverging ( bearish divergence showing ) and is also into its respective upper range giving another overbought reading .
These indicators are used for short term trading only .
No chart to post today .
the market ( dow ) does not break above this weeks high yet also fails to break this weeks low .
None of this to me gives me anything to go by longer term .
I still favor a higher market into august 13 – sept 6th .
Peter T has given us a roadmap for the market which imho is based on sound EW analytical acumen.
Yes, he has been early in his expectation of a market decline, but a plethora of other market indicators suggest a substantial decline is indeed coming. Keeping in mind the purpose of the site is to be educational, here is my suggestion for an exercise that might replace useless sniping. If we were able to suspend bullish giddiness for a moment and posit that Peter T is correct, how, again for educational purposed only, would you trade an SPX decline of almost 1K handles?
I have expressed my own interest in a long vol trade. I am also looking at delta for a number of ETF put option contracts and the trading universe is rich with opportunity.
We are here to encourage and learn from one another, and there are some very savvy folk who post here. Let's try not to foul the nest.
Be gracious to our host.
And have a restful and enjoyable week-end!
Mr Verne..many pin me as the bull..BUT imma neitha a bull nor a bear..simply a trend follower..
imma uber bullish when price action is to the upside & uber bearish when prices r breakin bad..i simply use support & resistance zones & know when my tech indicators tell me to b long or short..
Even..i..with my keen bullish eye..can see that this run..will NOT go foreva..i called 2850..2880..& 2895 & hit da bulls eye..BUT as you say Mr Verne..there will b at least a 200-300 point pullback..BUT it will take volume & breaking major support levels..
Imma tempted to look at some late June deep outta $ puts for spy & qqq..add some uvxy calls..its betta to be a little early..than a little late..
i didnt do as well..as i woulda liked in the dec decline cuz vol jumped making option prices much..more expensive so buying when volatility is low gives ya more bang 4 ya buck!
I really like SIR PETERS work cuz it gives me anotha perspective..my technicals dont tell me what wave counts are supposed to do..so its just 1 of my many tools i keep in my toolbox..
i 2 wish peeps would b more respectful of all the time SIR PETER puts in..showing his count..& much more of the background..which BTW..is much more than MOST EWers do! Plus its a free blog..dont spoil the milk & honey!


Anita is a Managing Director in Washington, D.C.
Each of the people mentioned have "MD" listed multiple times on their resume.
So how does and AI search and match tool, like DaXtra Parser, find and locate Anita, rather than John or Felicity? The answer lies in the branch of Artificial Intelligence called Natural Language Processing, or NLP.
Humans communicate using language which is usually made up of words, a form of unstructured data. Our brains have been trained through speech and then writing from early infancy onward and while we as humans usually understand the written word quite well, computers find a jumbled mess. Computers have been programmed or "trained," if you will, on sets of rules like Java, Python, C++ and so forth.
As humans, we are able to draw conclusions based on semantics and/or many things relevant to the subject being discussed through the context of a conversation or the text we are reading. There is a huge amount of information that the human brain is processing in order to understand what is being said, (e.g. who we are communicating with, the situation the conversation is relating to and subject matter at hand.) There are literally thousands of permutations of metadata our brains process to make sense of communication by words. It is also not unheard of for people to misunderstand or misinterpret what is being said.
Computers view human writing as unstructured occurrences of words and to a binary brain it's a very abstract concept. So, to be able to understand or make sense of any human-written text a computer must be given the unstructured data with as much context as possible in order to process that data in a meaningful way and that adds value. NLP is an attempt to bring computers closer to this human level of understanding.
By understanding this data, via contextual patterns, the parser is then able to sort and rank the candidates as to whom will fit the position best, based on many criteria. But where NLP makes the most difference, is its ability to draw out identifiers like how skills are described in context to the job role and the recency of a job role or skill in relation to the employment history.
How much easier and time-efficient is that than the old-fashioned way some of us may remember, of sorting through paper resumes to come up with the best candidate? Incomparable really! And yet there are those who are still not using NLP automation to parse.
While this is only the tip of the iceberg of what AI could offer in search and match, it is a huge step forward. That said, some parsers are better than others when it comes to accuracy. The best choice is a multi-lingual parser that operates as close to human-level accuracy as possible.
For recruiting firms, staffing agencies and in-house corporation recruiting departments large or small, whose success depends on speed and precision in finding qualified candidates, NLP search and match technology is a must-have tool.


Amid the struggles and challenges faced throughout the year, the River Valley Baptist Church still stood strong and unwavering as they celebrate their 38th anniversary in Bago City, Negros Occidental recently.
With the theme, "We honor God through unwavering faith and services", the RVBC members cherished their time as they listen to the Word of God through pastor John Palle Jr., who was their guest speaker.
The church is spearheaded by pastor Jimmy Rillo and his wife, Josephine. Together with other pastors from different local churches, the celebration was held to awake and strengthen the heart of each church member.
Activities during the celebration included preaching, worship, and praises all offered by the members for God's glory to show their gratitude and love to the Almighty Father; fellowship, and games such as balloon relay, eat what you get, trip to Jerusalem and message relay, that were participated with gusto by different church groups, such as the men's group, ladies group, young professionals, young people, and the juniors. Several prizes were prepared along with a raffle draw.


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heart's grown brutal
Posted on January 15, 2021 by greg
It's hard to believe, isn't it. Right now, today, we have about twenty thousand National Guard troops in Washington, DC to protect our government from our president. We have been forced to mobilize a military force larger than the military response we have stationed in Afghanistan or Iraq in order to insure that the insurrectionist followers of Donald Trump won't disrupt the inauguration of the legitimately elected President of the United States.
That is completely fucking insane–and yet here we are. We've arrived at this unnerving moment of history because Trump, supported by sycophantic Republicans in Congress and in coordination with a nexus of unhinged right-wing anti-government cranks and conspiracy theorists (fueled in part by Russian social media disinformation trolls), refuses to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election. Even though Trump has apparently abandoned the demented fantasy that he might somehow, magically, still be declared the winner, he hasn't yet abandoned his lies about the election being 'stolen'. That lie hangs in the air, fouling any hope for reconciliation.
We had fed the heart on fantasies,
The heart's grown brutal from the fare
Billy B. Yeats wrote that in 1922. Ireland, after a couple of years of open warfare against British troops, had signed a treaty with the United Kingdom, granting independence to all but six of Ireland's counties. The failure to establish full independence sparked the Irish Civil War, between those who insisted on full independence and those who were willing to accept partition in the hope that it would someday lead to a united Ireland. It led to Irish people fighting against "Irish soldiers of an Irish government set up by Irishmen."
The poem is called The Stare's Nest by My Window. Apparently in the west of Ireland 'stare' was the local term for a starling. I'd read the poem a number of times and loved the language of it, but it wasn't until I was living in DC and had the chance to hear the poet Seamus Heaney read it aloud, that it actually made sense to me.
When he wrote the poem, Yeats was living in a 16th century tower called Thoor Ballylee. Outside his window, honeybees were building a comb in the crevices of the crumbling masonry near an abandoned starling's nest. Yeats uses all that as a metaphor for the Irish Civil War. The old tower is falling apart, the nest where mother starlings brought "grubs and flies" to feed the nestlings is empty, but bees are still at work creating a home filled with the sweetness of honey.
My wall is loosening; honey-bees,
Come build in the empty house of the stare.
Outside his tower, in the real world, Irishmen were killing Irishmen. Yeats acknowledges that violence in the poem — "somewhere / A man is killed, or a house burned." "Last night they trundled down the road / That dead young soldier in his blood." He pleads for peace and rebuilding, for restoring the masonry of civil society, in a repeated refrain. "O honey-bees / Come build in the empty house of the stare."
This is where we find ourselves now, here in the United States. We're badly divided, but unlike the Irish in 1922, we're not divided by competing notions of independence; we're divided by willfully ugly lies, deliberately ugly rhetoric, and ugly conspiratorial fantasies created, spread, and often repeated by prominent Republicans.
The heart's grown brutal from the fare,
More substance in our enmities
Than in our love.
The masonry holding our society together has been eroded, often intentionally, by those who want to create uncertainty and fear in order to stay in power. Our hearts have grown brutal; our hate seems stronger than our love. We desperately want/need it to be repaired. I believe–I want to believe–it's possible to repair the damage. I see all those troops camped out in the ornate halls of our government, and the possibility of Americans fighting Americans fills me with dread and sorrow. Like Yeats, I feel we are "closed in, and the key is turned / On our uncertainty."
I have no clear idea what will happen over the coming months. I have hopes; I have fears. I take some small comfort in knowing that countless others throughout history have felt similar hopes and fears. The fact that we're able to read their writing today is proof that folks generally muddle through somehow.
Here's the entire poem, probably in violation of some copyright somewhere.
The Stare's Nest by My Window (1922)
The bees build in the crevices
Of loosening masonry, and there
The mother birds bring grubs and flies.
We are closed in, and the key is turned
On our uncertainty; somewhere
A man is killed, or a house burned.
Yet no clear fact to be discerned:
A barricade of stone or of wood;
Some fourteen days of civil war:
Last night they trundled down the road
That dead young soldier in his blood:
Than in our love; O honey-bees,
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10 thoughts on "heart's grown brutal"
Dr. Rex on January 15, 2021 at 11:45 am said:
I have hopes, I have fears too!! … it's amazing how the past can be used to illustrate the present we are collectively experiencing!!
Dreamer9177 on January 15, 2021 at 12:20 pm said:
This is the chance to STOP the Nazis. The Germans failed in the 1920s and we know how that turned out.
greg on January 17, 2021 at 9:01 am said:
I think the 1/6 insurrection has the potential to be a tipping point, but it's still too early to tell. It's critical to keep attention on what actually happened and not let it be just another vector of misinformation/disinformation.
Peter O'Callaghan on January 15, 2021 at 4:20 pm said:
Thanks Greg a couple of things
1. You heard Heaney recite Yeats? So jealous. Whilst he taught my uncle at teacher training college before becoming a fully fledged "proper" academic at Queens in Belfast, he'd scarpered to pastures new by the time I'd gained entry to that particular ivory tower. Thus I never got to hear him, read any poetry.
2. My favourite vignette from a piece written by the now retired Guardian journalist, Henry McDonald, about the mourners at Heaney's wake or funeral, tells the story of a young couple who had encountered Heaney in a Dublin restaurant, pausing by their table, he asked what it was they were celebrating, "our engagement" came the joyful reply. Heaney smiled bade the good luck and made his way back to his table, only to return some minutes later with a compendium of Irish poetry, a napkin for a bookmark inserte. He placed the tome on the table, smiled again and withdrew. Immediate rush to grab the book to see why it had been bookmarked. Heaney had turned to the book and had picked out one of his own poems, "Scaffolding". He had also signed the poem and penned some simple but witty advice about maintaing a happy marriage "Even when she's wrong, she's always right" or similar. "Scaffloding" was written and reflects upon a troubled time in Heaney's marriage which he and his spouse Marie, struggled through, partly helped by thoughts of their early lives together – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNYBwF7lKLA
3. I'd take slight issue with your "Dublin centric" take on our Civil War which the War of Independence morphed into. Carson the Westminster leader of the Unionists in the six counties felt he too was shafted by the Tories and as part of a long diatribe against them in Westminster "attacked the "Tory intrigues" that had led him on the course that would partition Ireland, an outcome he opposed almost as strongly as Home Rule itself. In the course of the speech Carson said:
'What a fool I was! I was only a puppet, and so was Ulster, and so was Ireland, in the political game that was to get the Conservative Party into Power.'" iki entry but an accurate one
100 years on the Tores are still pulling the same stroke, and people with a similar mindset as Carson's are still fools.
Yes, I was lucky to attend a lecture given by Heaney in DC several years ago. He mostly read his own work and explained how and why he'd written a few specific poems. But he spent maybe 15-20 minutes talking about his political poems as part of a tradition. It was a long time ago, but I recall him mentioning Padraic Colum who called the Easter Rising 'the poet's revolution' (or words to that effect).
clarelhdm on January 16, 2021 at 2:43 am said:
wonderful post Greg. I wish all my friends in the US better days and better times than these.
It'll take a chunk of time to undo the worst of the damage Trump inflicted on the US — and I'm not sure this country will ever by quite the same. But I DO believe things will get better for most people. Thanks for the good wishes.
MDavis on January 17, 2021 at 3:47 pm said:
No offence meant, Greg, but nothing is ever quite the same. That is not necessarily a bad thing.
I'm old enough to remember a time before Rush besmirched the honorable term "women's liberationist", but even when it was new that title had troubles of its own. When things are new or changing there are many mistakes made. We learn from them or we double down and refuse to learn.
Anne C. on January 16, 2021 at 4:35 pm said:
Thank you, as always, for your erudite weaving together of life and art, distress and hope, promise and warning. This is a wonderful poem, and one I might not have encountered except for you.
Life and art, distress and hope, promise and warning — that's just how the world works, isn't it? I suspect all of experience each of those things every single day, though they might be experienced on a small scale.
I'm glad you liked the poem. Heaney is a very accessible poet.


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Biography: Patrick M. Jenlink is a professor of doctoral studies in the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership and director of the Educational Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University. His research interests include teacher and leadership preparation, democratic education, and issues of social justice. Karen Embry Jenlink is a professor in the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership and currently serves as coordinator for Masters' Programs in Secondary Education at Stephen F. Austin State University. Her research interests include teacher leadership and teacher identity, teacher preparation, and democratic education.