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Gold opened flat when trading began in New York on Wednesday evening. Then starting just before 9 a.m. Hong Kong time, a rally began that grew stronger as the Far East trading session unfolded. It was up a decent amount by the London open---and then went vertical at 8:00 a.m. GMT, but ran into the usual not-for-profit sellers less than fifteen minutes later---and by 9 a.m. in New York, "da boyz" had the price bank under control, as most of the gains vanished.
The low and high tick were reported by the CME Group as $1,193.80 and $1,219.50 in the April contract.
Gold finished the Thursday session in New York at $1,204.10 spot, up only $9.00 on the day. Gross volume was over the moon at 372,000 contracts, but it netted out to only 118,000 contracts, with a decent chunk of the latter amount used up to cap and then kill the big price spike around the London open.
Here's the 5-minute gold tick chart courtesy of Brad Robertson. The New York open on Wednesday evening shows as 16:00 on this chart, which is Denver time, so add two hours for EDT. Don't forget the 'click to enlarge' feature.
The silver chart was similar in most respects, but came close to being closed back below the $17 spot mark, but a rally in electronic trading on Thursday afternoon EDT prevented that occurrence.
The low and high were reported as $16.91 and $17.405 in the May contract.
Silver finished the Thursday session at $17.10 spot, up 14.5 cents from Wednesday's close---and one can only fantasize what the closing price would have been if JPMorgan et al hadn't put in an appearance when they did. Ditto for gold. Net volume was 38,000 contracts---and about a third of that was used to put out the silver fire in early London trading.
Platinum had a similar price path---and also got capped shortly after 8 a.m. in London as well. The secondary rally after that got dealt with at the COMEX open in New York. Platinum as closed at $1,148 spot, up 7 dollars on the day.
Palladium was the same---and it closed at $768 spot, up 5 bucks from Wednesday's close.
The dollar index closed late on Wednesday afternoon in New York at 96.93---and immediately began to head lower. That slide turned into a rout starting around 2:30 p.m. Hong Kong time, with the final 96.20 low tick coming at the London a.m. gold fix at 9:30 a.m. GMT. From there it rallied strongly to its 97.53 high tick very shortly after the 1:30 p.m. COMEX close in New York. It sold off a bit after that, but finished the Thursday session at 97.42---up 49 basis points.
Here's the 1-year U.S. Dollar Index chart.
The gold stocks opened higher---and managed to stay above the unchanged mark until 2 p.m. EDT---and then rolled over, hitting their low ticks around 2:50 p.m. From there, they recovered a hair into the close. The HUI finished down 1.79 percent.
The gold price has closed higher for the last three days in a row, the gold stocks have closed lower each of those days. The only up day they had was on Monday.
The silver equities follows a very similar pattern, except they closed even lower than the gold shares, as Nick Laird's Intraday Silver Sentiment Index closed down 2.61 percent.
The CME Daily Delivery Report showed that 43 gold and 68 silver contracts were posted for delivery within the COMEX-approved depositories on Monday. In gold, the only short/issuer was HSBC USA---and the only long/stopper was Canada's Scotiabank. In silver, there was one short/issuer---and that was HSBC USA. JPMorgan picked up another 48 of those contracts---27 for its in-house [proprietary] trading account, along with 21 for its client account. The link to yesterday's Issuers and Stoppers Report is here.
The CME Preliminary Report for the Thursday trading session showed that gold open interest for March fell by 49 contract down to 43 contracts still open. With that amount, March delivery in gold will be done by the close of business on Friday. In silver, March o.i. dropped by 66 contracts---and is now down to 146 contracts still open, minus the 73 contracts posted above.
There was another big withdrawal from GLD yesterday, as an authorized participant removed 191,934 troy ounces. There was also another withdrawal from SLV. This time it was 1,434,783 troy ounces. The amount of gold and silver in GLD and SLV have continued to decline over the last seven days despite the fact that the prices of the underlying metals has been rallying for the past week.
There was a tiny sales report from the U.S. Mint. They sold 1,000 troy ounces of gold eagles---and that was all.
There was very decent gold movement at the regular COMEX-approved depositories on Wednesday---and almost all of it was in in kilobar form, as 97,738 troy ounces were received---and 3,552 troy ounces were reported shipped out. Most of the activity was at Scotiabank's depositories. The link to that activity is here.
At the Gold Kilo Stocks depositories, there was more action once again at Brink's, Inc.---as they received 1,906 kilobars---and shipped out 6,686 kilobars. The conversion factor from troy ounces to kilobars is 32.151. The link to that action is here.
Ted and I have been trying to make some sort of sense out of this frantic in/out activity at Brink's since the depositories were launched ten days ago---and we're drawing a blank.
And much to my surprise, there was absolutely no in/out movement in silver at the COMEX-approved depositories on Wednesday.
I have fewer stories today, which suits me just fine.
After last week's initial jobless claims drop - which nevertheless held the 4-wk average above 300k - this week saw the number drop once more. Against expectations of 290k, claims printed 282k, leaving the 4-week average at 297k, conveniently below the 300k mark. Continuing claims continues to flat line at an elevated level. This means that since the end of QE3, initial jobless claims are unchanged as the trend of improvement has clearly stalled.
This brief Zero Hedge article, with two excellent charts, showed up there at 8:37 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning---and today's first story is courtesy of Dan Lazicki.
How can it be? Services PMI was at 6-month highs. The Kansas City Fed Index tumbled to -4 in March (against expectations of +1) and was last below this level in Feb 2013. KC Fed has now missed for 6 of the last 8 months and the report is a disaster across the board. New orders plunged to -20 (2nd lowest print since Lehman), order backlogs imploded, average workweek collapsed to -17 (lowest since Lehman), and future capex expectations fell to a five-year low. As one respondent noted, "we do not see the economy as being as strong as a portrayed in the national media reports."
This Zero Hedge story is also chock full of charts that are worth your while. It was posted on their Internet site at 11:17 a.m. EDT yesterday morning. It's another offering from Dan L.
There might be a train wreck ahead — investors should look out for withering corporate profits when first-quarter results start pouring in, with some companies' profits expected to vanish entirely, according a USA Today review of S&P Capital IQ data.
In fact, at least 19 companies in the bellwether S&P 500 are expected to see their profits plummet by 90 percent or more, according to analyst projections.
Analysts' consensus projects that overall S&P 500 earnings will slump by almost 3 percent for the first quarter of this year. All 10 recessions since 1945 were preceded by downward trending growth in earnings per share during the previous 12-month period, said Sam Stovall, managing director of U.S. Equity Strategy at S&P Capital IQ’s Global Markets Intelligence group.
This business-related news story appeared on the newsmax.com Internet site at 6:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning---and I thank West Virginia reader Elliot Simon for sending it along.
With Trannies now down almost 6% year-to-date, the S&P just fell back below the red-line for 2015, joining the Dow. Small Caps and NASDAQ remain up 2% for now. Bonds, gold, and silver are back in the green for 2015.
Year-to-Date, stocks not happy...as PMs and bonds push back into green.
This is another short, 2-chart Zero Hedge story from yesterday morning EDT---and this one is courtesy of Dan Lazicki as well. It's certainly worth a peek.
James Grant of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer discusses risk in the markets and the Fed.
This 4:41 minute video clip took place on the Fox Business website on Wednesday---and once again I thank Dan Lazicki for sharing it with us.
Something highly unusual, and potentially quite bearish, has just happened to the stock market. The S&P has closed on its absolute low three days in a row---and the pundits over at CNBS are fraught with worry.
But never fear, the President's Working Groups on Financial Markets---a.k.a. The Plunge Protection Team---will not allow things to get out of hand in the equity or bond markets to the downside, just like they're not prepared to let the precious metals get away to the upside.
This 2:36 minute video was posted on the CNBC website yesterday---and once again I thank Dan Lazicki for sharing it with us.
Professor Michel Chossudovsky is the author of many important books. His latest is The Globalization of War: America’s Long War Against Humanity. Chossudovsky shows that Washington has globalized war while the US president is presented as a global peace-maker, complete with the Nobel Peace Prize. Washington has military deployed in 150 countries, has the world divided up into six US military commands and has a global strike plan that includes space operations. Nuclear weapons are part of the global strike plan and have been elevated for use in a preemptive first strike, a dangerous departure from their Cold War role.
America’s militarization includes military armament for local police for use against the domestic population and military coercion of sovereign countries in behalf of US economic imperialism.
One consequence is the likelihood of nuclear war. Another consequence is the criminalization of US foreign policy. War crimes are the result. These are not the war crimes of individual rogue actors but war crimes institutionalized in established guidelines and procedures. “What distinguishes the Bush and Obama administrations,” Chossudovsky writes, “is that the concentration camps, targeted assassinations and torture chambers are now openly considered as legitimate forms of intervention, which sustain ‘the global war on terrorism’ and support the spread of ‘Western democracy.’”
Chossudovsky points out that the ability of US citizens to protest and resist the transformation of their country into a militarist police state is limited. Washington and the compliant foundations now fund the dissent movement in order to control it.
This absolute must read commentary by Paul showed up on his Internet site yesterday sometime---and I thank Roy Stephens for bringing it to our attention.
A lack of data on foreign buyers scooping up property in Canada has made it tougher for the central bank to understand housing market and financial system risks, a senior bank of Canada official said on Wednesday.
Overseas home owners could respond more quickly to house price shocks, potentially exacerbating price moves, Deputy Governor Tim Lane said.
But he also noted any indebtedness they have would have less impact on the Canadian financial system assuming their money comes from abroad.
Foreign buying has helped pump up Canada's housing market, particularly in major centers like Toronto and Vancouver.
This Reuters article appeared on their Internet site at 5:40 p.m. EDT yesterday afternoon---and it's the second offering of the day from Elliot Simon.
"We have an interest rate environment that is causing huge problems for us in Germany," Wolfgang Schaeuble said at a banking event in Berlin.
However, he added that he was not criticising the European Central Bank (ECB), which needed to defend its inflation target.
"A low interest rate leads to a misallocation of resources with all the risks and side-effects that you see when bubbles are forming," he said, adding that there was too much central bank money and debt in the world.
Mr Schaeuble also said that bond buying by the European Central Bank meant countries had less incentive to reform.
This Reuters article found a home over at the telegraph.co.uk Internet site at 4:37 p.m. GMT yesterday afternoon, which was 12:37 p.m. in New York. It's courtesy of South African reader B.V.---and it's worth reading.
Nearly a month after the Hype Alpe Adria bad bank Heta Asset Resolution "unexpectedly" imploded under a house of non-GAAP and misreported cards, and which led to only the second European creditor bail-in after Cyprus in what until then was considered the safest European nation, unleashing a herd of black swans which will result in not only the insolvency of one of Austria's provinces, Carinthia, but a week ago led to its first foreign casualty, German Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG which had to be bailed out by the German FDIC-equivalent, the ECB has finally realized it may have a major problem at hand.
So, doing what it does best, a month after the fact and long after the black swans have left the stable so to speak, Mario Draghi's ECB has asked Eurozone banks "to detail their exposure to Austria and provisions they plan to make after the country halted debt repayments by a "bad bank" winding down defunct lender Hypo Alpe Adria," financial sources told Reuters.
This Reuters article from yesterday gets the Zero Hedge treatment. It was posted on their Internet site at 10:36 a.m. EDT yesterday---and it's another contribution from reader Dan L. It's also worth reading.
With Washington throwing its full faith and credit behind a new Ukrainian bond issue, it appears it’s time for Moscow to play spoiler to current debt restructuring talks between Kiev and its creditors. Russia is the country’s second-largest creditor after buying $3 billion in bonds back in the days of Viktor Yanukovych (who was once the victim of an attempted assassination by egg and who famously fled the country amid widespread protests last year) and now the Kremlin wants its money and isn’t likely to be amenable to any haircuts imposed on private creditors. Here’s more from Bloomberg:
Ukraine, after gaining a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund, included Russia’s bond among the 29 securities and enterprise loans it seeks to renegotiate with creditors before June. Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko has promised not to give any creditor special treatment. The revamp will include a reduction in the coupon, an extension in maturities as well as a cut in the face value, she said.
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Storchak said March 17 that the nation isn’t taking part in the debt negotiations because it’s an “official” creditor, not a private bondholder.
Should Russia decide to stick with a hardline stance on the negotiations (and it’s likely they will) it could not only embolden other prospective holdouts, but may indeed force Ukraine into a default.
This very interesting news item appeared on the Zero Hedge Internet site at 11:30 a.m. EDT yesterday morning---and I thank Dan Lazicki for digging it up for us.
Panic reached the inner sanctum of the Russian central bank.
It was Dec. 16 -- the day Russian traders would later christen Black Tuesday -- and the ruble was in a free fall.
“Intervene! Intervene!” a central bank official shouted.
Governor Elvira Nabiullina watched the currency on her tablet screen react to her emergency rate increase. No, she said, not this time: Russia would no longer fight the market. Speculators needed a cold shower, she said.
That daring decision, related by two people with knowledge of the meeting, has begun to pay off for Nabiullina, 51, and her patron, President Vladimir Putin. Despite sanctions meant to punish Russia for its foray into Ukraine a year ago, the ruble has stabilized. Since Black Tuesday, when it plunged to a record low, the ruble has rebounded 19 percent against the dollar, the most among 24 emerging-market currencies.
As this Bloomberg article states shortly afterwards---"While her central bank is nominally independent, analysts agree Putin is ultimately in charge. Yet Nabiullina has emerged as a power in her own right, with a direct line to the president." This very interesting article, filed from Moscow, appeared on their Internet site at 3 p.m. Denver time on Wednesday afternoon---and I thank Elliot Simon for his third offering of the day.
Iran and Russia have called on Saudi Arabia to halt airstrikes on Yemen as supporters of Yemen’s ruling Houthi militants stage demonstrations throughout the country, protesting against the Saudi-led military intervention.
Speaking to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russia’s Vladimir Putin called for an "immediate cessation of military activities" in Yemen and increased efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that military operations against Yemen will only lead to further destabilization of the region, which has fallen under Houthi control after an onslaught of increased violence in recent months.
Iran is suspected of providing supplies and training to the Houthi rebels, but Tehran has publicly denied these claims.
This news item put in an appearance on the Russia Today Internet site at 5:34 p.m. Moscow time on their Thursday afternoon, which was 9:34 a.m. in Washington. I thank Casey Research's own Bud Conrad for passing this story around yesterday.
The U.S. approaches towards the ousted Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych represent double standards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
"A much-employed cliche has to be used: obvious double standards, but we clearly did not want neither what is happening in Ukraine, nor what is happening in Yemen," Lavrov said at a press conference.
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia-led coalition which includes Bahrain, Qatar and Egypt launched airstrikes against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen following a request by Hadi. The United States is not participating in the military operation, but agreed to provide logistical and intelligence support.
It is necessary to renew the negotiations process in Yemen, as playing political games between Shiite and Sunni Muslims is too dangerous, Russian Foreign Minister said.
This story showed up on the sputniknews.com Internet site at 12 minutes to midnight Moscow time on their Thursday evening---and it's another article that's courtesy of Roy Stephens.
The long-simmering struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for Mid-East supremacy has escalated to a dangerous new level as the two sides fight for control of Yemen, reminding markets that the epicentre of global oil supply remains a powder keg.
Brent oil prices spiked 6pc to $58 a barrel after a Saudi-led coalition of ten Sunni Muslim states mobilized 150,000 troops and launched air strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, prompting a furious riposte from Tehran.
Analysts expect crude prices to command a new “geo-political premium” as it becomes clear that Saudi Arabia has lost control over the Yemen peninsular and faces a failed state on its 1,800 km southern border, where Al Qaeda can operate with near impunity.
Over 3.8m barrels a day (b/d) pass through the 18-mile Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen, one of the world's key choke points for crude oil supply. While there is little likelihood of disruption to tanker traffic, Saudi Arabia is increasingly threatened by Shiite or Jihadi enemies of different kinds.
The Ambrose Evans-Pritchard offering turned up on the telegraph.co.uk Internet site at 8:41 p.m. GMT last night, which was 4:41 p.m. EDT. Once again I thank Roy Stephens for sending it our way. It's certainly worth reading, but it's hard to keep all the waring factions straight as you read on. A printed program would be nice.
The AIIB Charter is still under discussion. The media report that China is not seeking a veto in the decision-making comes as a pleasant surprise.
Equally, China is actively consulting other founding members (who now include U.K., Germany, France, Italy, etc). These would suggest that Beijing has a much bigger game plan of scattering the U.S.’ containment strategy. Clearly, the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal is already looking more absurd if China were to be kept out of it. The point is, AIIB gives financial underpinning for the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, which now the European countries and Russia have embraced, as they expect much business spin-off.
China has said that its Silk Road projects are not to be confused as a latter-day Marshal Plan for developing countries, and that, on the contrary, the projects will be run on commercial terms. Which opens up enormous opportunities for participation by western companies. In geopolitical terms, therefore, China hopes that the ‘win-win’ spirit that permeates the AIIB and ‘Belt and Road’ will render ineffectual the American attempts to hem it in on the world stage and compel Washington to revisit a ‘new type of relations’ with China.
This short commentary by career Indian diplomat M.K. Bhadrakumar appeared on the Asia Times website yesterday---and it's a must read. I thank reader M.A for finding it for us.
Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen calls attention to a segment of the "Business Middle East" program on the French-based Euronews television network that this week asked whether gold market manipulation would diminish under the new gold price-fixing mechanism in London. Looks like gold market manipulation can get into the mainstream financial news media ... at least in Arabic.
The video clip has an English voice-over translation, so you can follow along. This news item was embedded in an article that Koos Jansen posted on the Singapore website bullionstar.com yesterday. I found it in a GATA release---and I thank Chris Powell for the above paragraph of introduction.
China should increase its gold holdings to around 5 percent of its total foreign exchange reserves to help diversify currency risks, the World Gold Council (WGC) said.
China currently holds about 1.6 percent of its foreign exchange reserves in gold, which is relatively low compared with developed countries and some developing countries, WGC China managing director Roland Wang said.
"The ideal amount should be at least 5 percent of its total forex reserves," Wang told Reuters in an interview in Hong Kong.
China's holdings as a percentage of total reserves in Q4 2014 compare with 2.4 percent for Mexico, 5.7 percent for Australia, 6.7 percent for India and 12.1 percent for Russia, according to WGC figures.
Of course we know what the World Gold Council's "figures" are worth, don't we dear reader? I would guess that China holds at least 5 percent already, if not more---and probably much more. They'll let the world know the exact amount when it suits them. This Reuters article, filed from Hong Kong, showed up on their website at 2:19 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning---and I found it on the Sharps Pixley Internet site. Most of the article is the usual main stream media bulls hit, so be warned of that fact if you decide to read it.
Yesterday's concentration on gold at the spectacular Mines and Money Hong Kong conference may have inadvertently proved GATA's longstanding contention that gold market manipulation simply can't be discussed in polite company almost anywhere in the world.
For at the outset of a panel discussion described as a debate about the direction of the gold price, its moderator, Rod Whyte, a longtime gold advocate and member of the Board of Directors of Australia-based business information provider Aspermont Ltd., announced that the panelists had agreed that gold market manipulation would not be discussed because the topic is "too inflammatory."
Since Whyte has expressed support for GATA at other venues, the calculated avoidance of the manipulation issue would seem to have been someone else's idea. In any case the panel included two members who could not have been expected to want to discuss the issue: Philip Klapwijk, formerly an analyst for Gold Fields Mineral Services, now managing director of Precious Metals Insights Ltd. in Hong Kong, and Albert Cheng, Far East managing director for the World Gold Council.
While Klapwijk predicted that the price of gold will fall substantially, predictions for the gold price are of no particular concern to GATA. We recognize that as long as the futures markets are operating, central banks can drive the price down to zero or up to infinity.
This commentary by Chris Powell was posted on the gata.org Internet at 6:51 p.m. Hong Kong time on their Thursday evening---and it's a must read.
This fellow is a Costa's hummingbird.
And one of the rarest hummingbirds is the Marvelous Spatuletail, as it's only found in one small area of Peru---and its home turf is now very protected, as it's estimated that there are less than 1,000 of these birds left on Planet Earth. There's a short but excellent video of the male courting display linked here.
Avnel Gold (TSX:AVK) is a gold mining, exploration, and development company with operations in south-western Mali. The Company’s focus is to develop its 80%-owned Kalana Main Project into a low-cost, open-pit mining operation.
In Q1-2014, the Company reported the results of a PEA based upon a Mineable Resource of 1.58 million ounces at a diluted grade of 3.1 g/t. The PEA outlines a 14-year mine life recovering 1.46 million ounces at an average “AISC” of $577/oz with a capex of $149 million. At $1,110/oz and a 10% discount rate, the NPV was $194 million after-tax and imputed interest with an IRR of 53% on a 100% project basis. Similarly, at a 5% discount rate and at $1,300/oz, the NPV was $424 million with an IRR of 74%. Since the PEA, the open-pit diluted Indicated Resource has increased to 2.2 million ounces at a diluted grade of 3.06 g/t.
Avnel plans to complete its fully-funded 141-hole, 23,500-metre drill program in mid-2015, which is expected to provide for a steady flow of news over the coming months. This drilling will be form the basis for an updated Resource Estimate in Q3-2015 and DFS that is scheduled to be completed in Q1-2016.Please contact Jeremy Link with questions or for more information.
Undoubtedly, there has been deterioration or an increase in the total commercial net short positions in COMEX gold and silver as a result of the sharp increase in price in both markets during the reporting week that ended [on Tuesday at the close of COMEX trading]. It would almost be impossible that the technical funds weren’t buying or that the commercials weren’t selling on the price rise. It’s only a matter of how many contracts were positioned and who among the commercials the sellers were – the big shorts or the raptors. I’m hoping for an increase of no more than 10,000 contracts in silver and no more than 40,000 contracts in gold---and really hoping for no large increase in the big four short position in both COMEX gold and silver. - Silver analyst Ted Butler: 25 March 2015
The rallies and spikes in all four precious metals in the Far East and early London trading session yesterday were met by "all the usual suspects"---and they did what they always do.
Volume was very heavy during this time period---and it almost goes without saying that the Commercial traders, as sellers of last resort, were taking the other side of the trade against all comers in the precious metals, as the technical funds and small traders sold short positions and/or went long. Without doubt there was huge deterioration in the Commercial net short positions again yesterday, but that won't show up until next Friday's Commitment of Traders Report.
Here are the 6-month charts for both gold and silver---and as you can see, gold touched its 50-day moving average yesterday, but wasn't allowed to penetrate it,as JPMorgan et al showed up across the board in all the precious metals at that point.
As I type this paragraph, the London gold market open is about twenty minutes away. Needless to say, the price activity in Far East trading on their Friday was deathly quiet. Gold and silver got sold down a bit in the early going in Hong Kong trading, but have now 'rallied' back to unchanged. Platinum and palladium are each down a dollar or so.
Net volume in gold is the lowest I've ever seen it for this time of day, or month---around 7,200 contracts. Silver's net volume is 3,700 contracts. The dollar index has been chopping sideways since its close in New York late on Thursday afternoon---and is currently up 3 basis points.
All is quiet. Almost too quiet.
Today we get the latest COT Report for positions held at the close of COMEX trading on Tuesday afternoon. And as Ted said in his quote further up---"It would almost be impossible that the technical funds weren’t buying or that the commercials weren’t selling on the [5-day price rise during the reporting week]. It’s only a matter of how many contracts were positioned and who among the commercials the sellers were – the big shorts or the raptors." And that, dear reader, is the long and the short of it. I'm hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.
Unless they're standing for delivery, today is the last day for the big boys to get out of the April gold contract---and that's why I'm rather surprised at how quiet the volume is, in that metal at the moment. I expect that to change dramatically once London opens. However, looking at yesterday's monstrous volume numbers, a pretty decent percentage of these traders appeared to have hit the exits on Thursday.
And as I sent today's column out the door at 5:20 a.m. EDT, I see that all four precious metal prices are back to just about where they closed on Wednesday. It's almost like the early morning price action on Thursday never happened. Gold is back below $1,200 the ounce---and silver below $17 spot. Platinum and palladium are actually below their Wednesday closes.
Gross gold volume is sitting at 30,000 contracts, but over half of that is roll-overs out of the April contract, so net volume is extremely light. Based on that, not much should be read into the current price action in this metal. Silver volume is fairly decent at 7,200 contracts.
The dollar index caught a bid shortly after 3 p.m. Hong Kong time---and is currently up 38 basis points.
I'm not sure what to expect during the Friday session in London trading, or what might follow during the COMEX session in New York. But from what I see now, I'm prepared to be underwhelmed.
Enjoy your weekend, or what's left of it if you live west of the International Date Line---and I'll see you here tomorrow.


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Syrians outraged after British travel bloggers Simon Wilson and Bald and Bankrupt visit regime-held Syria
Vlogger Benjamin Rich - known as 'Bald and Bankrupt' - praised Syria as his "kind of country", as he dined in upscale areas of regime-controlled Aleppo.
Bald, as he is known by fans, has gained popularity due to his quirky videos of Russia and former Soviet states, gaining 3.5 million YouTube followers. He was joined by Simon Wilson, a video blogger from Wales.
The pair showcased their tour around Syria this week, where over 500,000 people have been killed since the Syrian conflict broke out in 2011 after the regime brutally crushed peaceful pro-democracy protests.
Wilson posted an image of himself and Rich in front of a 'Welcome to Syria' road sign on Tuesday to his Twitter account.
The travel vloggers visited wealthy areas of Homs and Aleppo eating at restaurants, drinking spirits, and playing loud music on their road trips.
Rich - better known as 'Bald' - told his followers that Syria is "not quite what you'd expect".
"Reality of Syria: guys inviting you to bars to drink and constantly telling you to go to Homs to see how hot the women are there," Rich wrote on his Instagram story, explaining he incorrectly expected his trip to "be a week of no alcohol" where he "must not look at girls".
Large swathes of Homs, a former rebel stronghold, were subject to a horrifying regime siege with artillery and barrel bombs dropped on crowded residential areas, killing thousands, including American journalist Marie Colvin.
Later in the conflict, the regime began to use chemical weapons on populated areas, killing thousands.
The regime assault on the city left Homs impoverished and devastated with many of its residents forced to flee from their homes and not allowed to return.
Many Syrians accuse the regime of trying to change the demographic character of Homs and other cities, with most of those killed and forced to flee being Sunni Muslim.
Syrians who are unable to return to their homes in Syria due to fears of regime persecution said the videos of the British tourists visiting restaurants and other places of entertainment could be considered propaganda for President Bashar al-Assad.
"Assad uses influencers to polish his image, which has been tarnished since he used violence against his people, killed hundreds of thousands of people and used chemical weapons," Majd Khalaf, a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defence - otherwise known as The White Helmets - told The New Arab.
The tour cames as Syria suffers a devastating economic crisis which has seen 80% of Syrians plunged into poverty, with many facing starvation.
There have been reports of children searching through bins to find food.
The Syrian regime has blamed US economic sanctions for the crisis, but many Syrians have pointed to systematic regime corruption and the destruction of much of the country's infrastructure as a result of the regime's indiscriminate bombardment of towns and cities.
The US says its sanctions, imposed under the Caesar Act, only target the regime and were in response to systematic human rights violations by the regime.
These include the detention, forced disappearance and torture of over 100,000 Syrians with thousands believed to have been executed in the notorious Saydnaya prison near Damascus.
Around a quarter of the Syrian population have fled overseas and are unable to return to their homes due to fears of detention by the regime's notorious security forces.
Since you can’t enter Syria without a government minder I hope you both realize that you are essentially aiding the regime in rewriting the past decade.— Sophie (@florida_sophia) April 12, 2022
Millions of Syria’s inhabitants can’t return home, why do you guys get a pass?
Media in Syria is strictly controlled and the regime has been accused of using video bloggers to boost its image overseas.
"Assad's image can’t be polished. His crimes against his people are recorded in history, and his crimes are etched in the memory of Syrians and the world," Khalaf said.
Atrocity tourism? Nice. Trampled on any mass graves yet?— Idrees Ahmad (@im_PULSE) April 12, 2022
You do know that more than half of the country's people have been forced from their homes and can't return, right?
Twitter users asked why the vloggers "get a pass" to Syria, when millions of Syrians are unable to return to their homes.
Some dubbed tours of Syria by video bloggers as "atrocity tourism".
The New Arab reached out to the vloggers for a comment but did not receive a response at the time of publishing.

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Updated at 2:30 p.m. with prosecutor's comment and to note that the charges against the coach and the players are misdemeanors.
A former soccer coach at Forney High School was booked into the Kaufman County Jail on Wednesday, more than a year after a hazing case led to sex charges against several boys on his team.
Kristopher Duplissey, 41, was arrested on a charge of failure to report the allegations of sexual assault among his players. The Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail. He remains in the Kaufman County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bail.
Court records made public more than a year ago showed that school officials, including the coach, knew of the accusations weeks before they were reported to authorities. Duplissey is the first educator charged in the case.
Marc Moffit, Kaufman County first assistant district attorney, said it took a year to arrest the coach because of the large number of people to interview. He declined to provide details of the investigation into the sexual assault allegations.
"These are always very complicated and time-consuming investigations," he said. "You want to talk to everyone you can who is involved."
Five team members — including one who was legally an adult — were taken into custody in January 2018 after at least two teammates said they were sexually assaulted. One said he had been sodomized in 2015 and again during the 2017 soccer season.
Forney ISD officials said in a written statement that the district made changes to increase safety and supervision after the allegations. The district did not detail the changes.
"The students who engaged in these behaviors were appropriately disciplined in accordance with the FISD Student Code of Conduct. Additionally, all FISD coaches, as well as all campus faculty and staff, completed refresher training regarding their obligations to report child abuse (including student-on-student hazing) to law enforcement and/or Child Protective Services," the statement said. "We understand that this ordeal has caused a great deal of heartache and pain within our community. Forney ISD recognizes our community is ready to move beyond this difficult experience, and we are continuing to focus on the safety and security of our students, both on and off the field."
Most of the team members accused were juveniles. The status of those cases was not immediately clear Wednesday.
Court records don't indicate whether Duplissey has an attorney. A woman who answered the phone at a number associated with Duplissey declined to comment Wednesday afternoon.
Duplissey resigned from the school district in March 2018, a district spokeswoman said.
On Jan. 17, 2018, the school district's human resources director reported to a Kaufman County sheriff's deputy that there may have been a sexual assault involving the soccer team.
A search warrant suggests that school administrators "unilaterally" continued looking into the allegations while law enforcement investigated. But that's not what then-Superintendent Suzanne McWilliams said in a letter to parents. She wrote that the district stopped its investigation after notifying authorities.
The district's written statement Wednesday said it has not conducted its own investigation. The district did not address whether school officials conducted an unofficial investigation.
The search warrant made public last year showed that the deputies were looking for electronic communications involving Principal Steve Whiffen, Assistant Principal Tim Cook, Athletic Coordinator Kevin Rush and Duplissey, the coach.
Whiffen, Cook and Rush are no longer in their positions. McWilliams retired, as did Rush. Whiffen left the school to become principal of the Forney Academic Center.
The warrant detailed the timeline of the investigation into the allegations. The day before the allegations were reported to authorities, the athletic coordinator wrote notes on a typed victim statement regarding the assaults.
On Jan. 29, 2018, the principal gave a sheriff's deputy a flagpole crank, allegedly used in the assault, that he had received from Rush, the athletic coordinator. The principal, Whiffen, told the investigator that he kept the crank in a safe in case "law enforcement deemed it of evidentiary value," a search warrant says.
The school district's code of conduct requires that administrators investigate reports of bullying and finalize a written report of the complaint and result of the investigation within 10 district business days.
It's unclear whether the principals, coach or athletic director completed a written report on the investigation during that time.
One soccer player alleged that 18-year-old Jacob Fisher and three other players attacked him about 10 times. The assaults happened between January and September or October 2017 in locker rooms used by the soccer team, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Fisher and the two others assaulted the teammate by pushing pens and fingers through the victim's soccer shorts while he was held down by the attackers, the affidavit said.
A second player made similar allegations about two teammates. Others have since come forward saying they were sexually assaulted, but it's unclear how many.
The assaults occurred weekly, according to court testimony.
Moffit, the Kaufman County prosecutor, said Fisher is no longer facing a felony charge. A Class B misdemeanor hazing charge is pending against Fisher.
He declined to discuss the cases against the juveniles.
Fisher was charged as an adult. The other four students were under 17 at the time of the alleged assaults and their cases were handled in juvenile court. The Dallas Morning News does not generally name minors accused of crimes.
Pete Schulte, an attorney for one of the juveniles, said the cases against the minors were reduced to hazing, a Class B misdemeanor. He said the cases against the minors have been resolved but didn't respond to questions asking for details about the outcome.

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Master Milliner 1966-2013
07 October - 26 November 2022
Opening event 5.30pm Friday 07 October | All welcome FREE
East Gippsland Art Gallery is thrilled to be exhibiting a retrospective of Paris Kyne's work. Born Micheal Francis Kyne, he spent his early years in Sale. In 1999, he changed his name to Paris - a nickname he had for many years prior - and in 2000 he launched ‘Paris Kyne - The Master Milliner’ in Toorak Village.
Paris Kyne was a renowned designer, highly regarded professional and one of Australia’s most flamboyant and talented milliners. In 2013, the year of his untimely death at only 47, he celebrated 25 years in the industry.
The world of Paris Kyne, Master Milliner was a land of colour, quality, style and imagination. He created big, striking, memorable hats, delicate headware and fabulous top hats, often seen at racecourses around the world. Paris was a regular at the Melbourne spring racing carnival and over the years, his clients won countless Fashions on the Field competitions.
Career highlights include joining a who’s who of Australia’s designers and fashion industry elite to be inducted into the City of Stonnington Fashion Hall of Fame; making the Moomba crowns for 2010 king and queen, Molly Meldrum and Kate Ceberano; and creating hats for Paris and Nicky Hilton to wear to the 2003 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
His hats have adorned celebrities including The Pussy Cat Dolls, Ashley Roberts, Melissa George and Kate Ceberano. A hat designed for Paris Hilton is now in the Australian Racing Museum.
Image: Paris Kyne Style Wars 1997
Paris Kyne's Hats on the Runway at La Riva
Saturday 8th October 2pm - 5pm
La Riva Luxury Retreat and Experiences, 95 Mathiesons Rd, Eagle Point, Vic 3878
View some of Paris’s most exquisite pieces as they are paraded around the beautiful La Riva Luxury Retreat.

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Jean E. Rhodes explores the experience of some different youth mentoring programs and concludes that not all approaches to mentoring are equal in impact.. She argues that mentoring programs are not a substitute for a caring family, community support, or a concerted youth policy agenda and that we should ensure that mentor programs are adequately implemented and evaluated, while broadening our efforts to strengthen the caring capacity of adolescents’ families, schools, and communities.
contents: introduction · volunteer mentoring · effectiveness of volunteer mentoring · relationship longevity · supportive contexts · conclusion · bibliography · links · how to cite this article
Supportive relationships with non-parent adults can powerfully influence the course and quality of adolescents’ lives. Indeed, researchers at the Search Institute identified “adult role models,” “supportive relationship with three or more other adults,” and “adults in community valuing youth” as essential to youth’s health and well-being (Benson, et al., 1998) and access to “ongoing relationships with caring adults” constitutes one the Five Promises of the Alliance for Youth. Moreover, researchers working from within a risk and resilience framework have repeatedly called attention to the protective influence of supportive relationships with adults (Masten & Coatsworth, 1998; Garmezy, 1985; Werner & Smith, 1982). Rutter & Giller (1983) highlighted the importance of “one good relationship,” and Gamezy (1985) discussed the critical importance of significant adults in promoting the healthy development of highly stressed youth.
Unfortunately, many adolescents never manage to form connections with caring adults. This is not surprising, given that traditional sources of intergenerational contact—extended families, schools, and neighborhoods—have changed in ways that have dramatically reduced the availability of caring adults (Scales & Leffert, 1999). Nearly a quarter of all American children are born into single-parent homes, and half of the current generation of children will live in a single-parent household during some part of their childhood (Dryfoos, 1998). Cuts in school budgets have resulted in even fewer adults per child, and declining neighborhood safety has led to social isolation and restricted opportunities for intergenerational contact (Lerner, et al., 2000). At the same time, changing economic, social, and cultural conditions have sharply increased adolescents’ vulnerability to negative life outcomes (Dryfoos, 1998).
To address the problems associated with the diminished availability of natural mentors, volunteer mentoring programs have proliferated in recent years (Freedman, 1993; Rhodes, in press). As with natural mentoring, volunteer mentoring typically involves relationships between youth and adults, who offer assistance in meeting the youth’s academic, social, career, and/or personal goals (DuBois, et al., in press). An estimated five million American youth are involved in school- and community-based volunteer mentoring programs, ranging from the prototypic Big Brothers/Big Sisters to other, less structured programs. Although mentoring programs date back to the early 1900s, interest in this intervention approach has intensified in the past fifteen years. In fact, nearly half of the current mentoring programs were established in past five years, and only 18% have been operating for more than fifteen years. More than 2,000 additional organizations have contributed to a significant growth in mentoring initiatives at the local, state, and national level. Although most local and state efforts are decentralized, national organizations, such as America’s Promise, have brought visibility, coherence, and momentum to the movement.
Effectiveness of volunteer mentoring
A growing number of evaluations suggest that volunteer mentoring relationships can positively influence a range of outcomes, including improvements in peer and parental relationships, academic achievement, and self-concept, as well as lower recidivism rates among juvenile delinquents, and reductions in substance abuse (Davidson & Redner, 1998; LoSciuto, et al., 1996; McPartland & Nettles, 1991; Reisner, et al., 1998).
The most influential evaluation of volunteer mentoring is the recent impact study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BBBS) which was conducted by researchers at Public/Private Ventures (Grossman & Tierney, 1998). The study included 959 10- to 16-year-olds who applied to a geographically diverse set of BBBS programs. Control participants were put on a BBBS waiting list for 18 months and experimental youth were matched with a BBBS for an average of 12 months. Although all youth showed gradual increases in problem behaviors over time, program participants increased at a slower rate than control group youth. At follow-up, youth who were matched with mentors reported lower levels of substance use and initiation, less physical aggression, more positive parent and peer relationships, and higher scholastic competence, attendance, and grades than control youth (Grossman & Tierney, 1998).
Although these findings are encouraging, caution should be used in generalizing them to other mentoring programs. BBBS affiliates tend to carefully screen, train, and support their volunteers, and maintain a degree of quality control. In fact, most BBBS programs require a year’s commitment of their volunteers, to whom they provide at least six hours of training and ongoing supervision. Unfortunately, this level of training and support is not available in many of the mentoring programs that have emerged in recent years. In fact, a survey of more than 700 mentoring programs found that 36% of volunteers received less than two hours of training and 22% received none at all. Similarly, 20% of volunteers “almost never” talk to staff people in their programs and 9% have no contact with staff at all.
Since mentoring programs vary considerably, it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions regarding its overall effectiveness. What is clear, however, is that the high level of enthusiasm among policy makers and practitioners is not always commensurate with actual evaluation findings. For example, after reviewing the current literature, Freedman (1993) concluded that volunteer mentoring programs with disadvantaged youth are, for the most part, a “modest intervention.” Similarly, in a recent meta-analysis of evaluations of mentoring programs, the study by DuBois, et al. (in press) found the effects of mentoring programs to be relatively small, particularly when compared to other interpersonal interventions designed to improve youth outcomes. They attributed the relatively small “effect size” (i.e., magnitude of program benefits) to wide variations in program quality. Their study revealed a range of program practices that were associated with stronger effects, including training for mentors, structured activities for mentors and youth, more frequent contact, the support and involvement of parents, and the monitoring of overall program implementation.
Taken together, these practices converge with those identified by other researchers, and are associated with more sustained relationships (Sipe & Roder, 1999). Relationship longevity is a particularly important consideration, especially since youth who are referred to mentoring programs often come from single-parent homes, and many have experienced multiple failed or disappointing relationships with adults in the past. For these youth, the failure of yet another bond with an adult can undermine their sense of wellbeing. Grossman & Rhodes (in press) recently explored the predictors and effects of relationship duration, testing the hypothesis that the effects of mentoring would grow stronger over time, and that relatively short matches would lead to negative outcomes. Youth who were in relationships that lasted a year or longer reported improvements in academic, psychosocial, and behavioural outcomes; and progressively fewer effects emerged among youth who were in relationships that terminated between six months and a year or between three and six months. Additionally, adolescents who were in relationships that terminated within a very short period of time reported decrements in several indicators of functioning.
Premature terminations can occur for a variety of reasons. Many volunteers don’t have time to meet the demands of the relationship (Freedman, 1993). Problems also arise from mentors’ expectations and goals. Some are overly critical and not sufficiently flexible, patient, or sensitive with their protégés. Mentors’ attempts to address problems can backfire if a trusting relationship has not first been established (Styles & Morrow, 1995). Logistical problems, stemming from interference from family members, unpredictable schedules, and a lack of telephones, permanent residences, or transportation frequently present formidable barriers to relationship formation. These and other obstacles are often compounded by a considerable lack of program infrastructure. As mentioned above, many programs are struggling with relatively few resources and insufficient personnel to provide mentors with ongoing support and supervision (Rhodes, in press).
These observations underscore the need for careful screening and training of mentors and for the provision of ample resources to support the development and management of mentoring programs. Fortunately, there is far more infrastructure to sustain mentoring programs than there was in the past. National mentoring organizations, such as America’s Promise, have flourished into a rich network of support, infusing programs with important training materials, resources, and organizational ties. Related to these efforts is the abundance of funding to support and sustain mentoring programs, available through a widening array of federal, state, and foundation sources. Evaluation efforts are also improving. Recent evaluations of mentoring programs have included strong designs, whereas earlier efforts rarely included comparison groups, statistical controls for initial differences, or follow-up evaluations. The growing attention among researchers to positive youth development and the increased number of university community alliances bode well for future mentoring program evaluations.
Beyond developing and strengthening mentoring programs, additional strategies for strengthening relationships between caring adolescents and adults deserve consideration. Meaningful relationships between adults and adolescents can occur in many contexts, ranging from highly structured, arranged relationships to the more spontaneous, yet influential, ties that sometimes arise with aunts, teachers, clergy, coaches, and other adults. Such relationships have certain advantages over those arranged through programs. Mentors from within youth’s extended reach may be more familiar with the cultural norms, circumstances, and constraints of the setting, and better positioned to offer credible advice. Moreover, even if such relationships fail to thrive, they are less likely to disappear entirely, potentially offsetting the negative feelings associated with assigned mentor terminations. As such, volunteer mentoring programs should be considered one of many ways to bring caring adults and adolescents together. Within this context, mentoring programs serve a broader goal of creating mentor-rich” settings, in which adult-adolescent relationships can thrive.
School Contexts. Beyond the immediate and extended family, school systems are an obvious place for adolescents to develop meaningful ties with adults. Relationships with teachers can take on great importance during adolescence. At the same time, middle and junior high schools often present formidable barriers to the development of close student-teacher relationships. A growing emphasis on high-stakes, standardized testing has given rise to curricular demands that have constrained teachers, leaving little room for the conversations and activities that typically draw them closer to their students. Moreover, larger student-to-teacher ratios have left each student with a smaller share of their teacher’s attention. Supportive bonds become particularly difficult during middle school when students no longer have a primary teacher with whom they spend most of the day. Rather than presenting barriers, schools should increase the likelihood of such occurrences through such practices as homeroom assignments, advising, multiyear teacher assignments, and smaller groups of students (Pianta, 2000).
Beyond the Classroom. In addition to school reform efforts, policy makers and researchers are increasingly turning their attention to adolescents’ needs for supervision beyond the confines of the school day. School and community-based after-school programs can promote learning, protect youth from negative peer pressure, and create opportunities for them to form relationships with caring, non-parent adults. In addition to the many school-based programs, community-based youth organizations are increasingly seen as important contexts for positive youth development. Such programs can provide youth with a sense of safety, adult guidance, and opportunities to take initiative and engage in prosocial activities. Youth who participate in community programs are not isolated, unsupervised, or on the streets with peers. Participants in such programs often describe them as safe havens from the pressures of the streets— places where adolescents feel comfortable expressing themselves and letting own their guard (Hirsch, et al., 2000). Providing youth with supervision and guidance beyond the narrow confines of the school day is a necessary response to the changing needs and configuration of American families.
Changes in families, work demands, and communities have left many adolescents without the adult supports that were available just a few decades ago. Both natural and assigned mentors have the potential to modify, or even reverse, the negative developmental trajectories of at-risk youth set in place by these changes. Although researchers, practitioners, and policy makers should acknowledge the potential benefits of both natural and assigned mentoring, we should be aware of its limitations. Mentoring programs are not a substitute for a caring family, community support, or a concerted youth policy agenda. With this in mind, we should ensure that mentor programs are adequately implemented and evaluated, while broadening our efforts to strengthen the caring capacity of adolescents’ families, schools, and communities.
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Masten, A. S., and Coatsworth, J. D. (1998) The development of competence in favorable and unfavourable environments: Lessons from research on successful children. American Psychologist 53 (2), 205-220.
McPartland, J. M., and Nettles, S. M. (1991) Using community adults as advocates or mentors for at-risk middle school students: A two-year evaluation of project RAISE. American Journal of Education 99, 568-586.
Pianta, R. C. (2000) Enhancing relationships between children and teachers. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Reisner, E., Petry, C. A., and Armitage, M. (1998) A review of programs involving college students as tutors or mentors in grades K-12. Washington, D.C.: Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
Rhodes, J. E. (in press) Older and wiser: Risks and rewards in youth mentoring. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Rutter, M. J. (1987) Psychosocial resilience and protective mechanisms. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 57: 57-72.
Rutter, M., and Giller, H. (1983) Juvenile delinquency: Trends and perspectives. New York: Guilford Press.
Scales, P. C., and Leffert, N. (1999) Developmental assets. Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute.
Sipe, C. L., and Roder, A. E. (1999) Mentoring school age children: A classification of programs. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.
Styles, M. B., and Morrow, K. V. (1995) Understanding how youth and elders form relationships: A study of four linking lifetimes programs. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.
How to cite this article: Rhodes, J. (2001) ‘Youth Mentoring in Perspective’, The Center Summer. Republished in the encylopedia of informal education, www.infed.org/learningmentors/youth_mentoring_in_perspective.htm.
The Center is Publication of the Center for 4-H Youth Development at the University of Minnesota. Issues of the journal can be accessed via: http://www.fourh.umn.edu/educators/research/center/
Jean E. Rhodes is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She has published a number of books including Stand By Me. The risks and rewards of mentoring today’s youth, Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press.
This article has been reprinted here with the kind permission of Jean E. Rhodes and Center for 4-H Youth Development at the University of Minnesota.
Picture: ‘Mentor’ by andyrobe. Sourced from Flickr and reproduced under a Creative Commons Attribution non commercial 2.0 generic license.
© Jean E. Rhodes 2001
Last Updated on July 10, 2019 by infed.org

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Legal matters often require the use of various forms and documents, such as affidavits. An affidavit is a written statement made under oath before a notary or other authorized officer that can serve as evidence in court proceedings. Affidavits can be used for a variety of purposes, including correcting errors, establishing ownership, confirming marriages, and identifying heirs.
A trampoline waiver form is a legal document that participants must fill out and sign before engaging in activities on a trampoline. The main purpose of the form is to inform participants of the potential risks associated with trampoline use, and to release the trampoline owner or operator from liability for any injuries sustained during use.
A basketball waiver form is a legal document that is used to release an organization or individual from liability in the event of an injury or accident that may occur during participation in a basketball event or activity. The main purpose of this form is to ensure that participants understand the risks associated with playing basketball and to protect organizations or individuals from potential lawsuits.
A homeowner liability waiver form is a legal document that releases a homeowner from liability for any injuries or damages that may occur on their property. This form is typically used by homeowners who are hosting events or allowing others to use their property for recreational activities.
The main purpose of the form is to protect the homeowner from any legal action that may arise from injuries or damages that occur on their property. The form consists of several parts, including a release of liability statement, an acknowledgement of risk, and a signature line.
A Fitness Waiver Form for Minors is a legal document designed to protect fitness centers and trainers from potential lawsuits in case of injuries or accidents that may occur while minors are participating in fitness activities. The form is an essential document that must be signed by parents or guardians of minors before they can participate in any fitness activities.
A Handyman Waiver of Liability Form is a legal document that releases a handyman from liability in case of any damage or injury that may occur while performing their services.
The main purpose of this form is to protect the handyman from any legal action that may be taken against them in case of an accident or damage caused during their work. It is important to note that this form does not absolve the handyman of all liability, but only limits their liability to a certain extent.
A Personal Training Liability Waiver is a legal document that is used to protect personal trainers and fitness studios from liability in case a client is injured during a workout session. The main purpose of the form is to inform clients of the potential risks involved in physical activity and to have them acknowledge and accept those risks.
The form typically consists of several parts, including a statement of risks, an acknowledgement of those risks, and a release of liability. Important fields include the client's name, contact information, and signature.
A bounce house waiver form is a legal document that is used to release a company or individual from liability when renting a bounce house to be used for events. This form is used to ensure that the person renting the bounce house understands the risks involved and agrees to take full responsibility for any injuries or damages that may occur during the event.
Affidavit forms are legal documents that allow individuals to make statements under oath. They are commonly used in a variety of legal situations, such as court proceedings, immigration applications, and business transactions. Affidavits must be completed accurately and completely to be considered valid and admissible in court. In this list, we will provide a brief overview of ten popular affidavit forms, including their purpose and requirements.
A Swimming Pool Waiver Release form for Landlord is a legal document that releases a landlord from liability in the event of an accident or injury that occurs in their swimming pool.
The main purpose of this form is to protect the landlord from legal liability in case of an accident or injury that occurs in their swimming pool. This form is important because swimming pools can be dangerous, and accidents can happen even when proper precautions are taken.


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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – If you live or work around Jackson, you are now required to wear a face mask in settings where you cannot always maintain social distancing.
Jackson businesses and city parks are back up and running as people try to get back to some sort of normalcy. But under a lot of circumstances if you go out in public you may be required to wear some sort of face covering.
“Everybody should not be able to go in unless they have a mask on,” Shirley Foster said before going into the Cornerstone Market off Old Canton Rd. “I think it should be mandatory.”
Next time you go out grocery shopping or in major department stores your mouth and nose area will have to be covered and already shoppers aren’t taking any risk.
“I take care of two of my grandchildren so that’s been a little difficult,” Foster continued. “But we’re ok with that. My mom’s in a retirement community so every day is a new challenge.”
“It’s just like smoking, you don’t want to get anything in your lungs,” Cecil Pozeman said. “So I try to stay healthy for an old man.”
Specifically under the “safer at home” order any individual who is over the age of two and able to medically or physically tolerate a face covering shall be required to cover their nose and mouth when in a public place unable to maintain a six-foot social distance.
“Any place where you would come into contact with other people within the six feet,” City of Jackson Attorney Tim Howard stated. “Of course, if you’re in your own garden and by yourself there’d be no need to wear a face mask.”
Under CDC guidelines cloth face coverage works the best slowing the spread of the virus by preventing those who may have it and not know it from spreading droplets through the air when coughing or sneezing.
“Seems like the virus doesn’t have many people catching it since they started social distancing and wearing these face masks,” David Wynn told us outside of Kroger. “It’s not every day where you got some staggering figures.”
All strip malls we visited off I-55 showed majority of shoppers wearing their face masks while going inside. Meanwhile at Parham Bridges Park several groups within a foot of each other had no face coverage including a big group of tennis players gathered on the same court.
This order will be in effect for at least two weeks. If you have any physical or medical problems from wearing a mask there are some exceptions. You can find out what those are click here and scroll down to page three.

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A Key Largo man died Thursday night when the motorcycle he was riding struck a tree in North Key Largo, the Florida Highway Patrol says.
Troopers say Curtis Belew, 59, of Key Largo was riding a 2001 Suzuki north on State Road 905 about a mile north of U.S. 1 at 9:40 p.m. He “traveled across the southbound lane and off the roadway to the left of the roadway. The motorcycle struck a tree on the shoulder of the road. The driver of the motorcycle was ejected back onto the roadway. He was pronounced deceased on scene by fire rescue.”


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Bus tours are usually the provenance of aging tourists, eager to move about in one big herd through various tourist landmarks in a city. This one, is not for the faint-of-pacemaker. Take a ride onboard the Circuit Safari bus tour from the Nismo Festival in Japan, which runs right alongside race cars on Fuji Speedway.
The Nismo Festival is a big celebration of Nissan’s coolest cars, both from the past and the present. The Circuit Safari bus goes out during practice sessions for the weekend to demonstrate just how much faster these cars are than your average means of transportation.
Everything from priceless classics to modern-day GT500-class Super GT racers and GT3 cars whizzes past this bus. With Mt. Fuji looming in the background, I’m not sure there’s a more scenic bus tour on earth.

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text: The poem, ‘Dust of Snow’ by Robert Frost, reiterates that the little things in life can bring about huge changes in the coming time. It also shows that if we can take the hard times of life in stride, eventually, something will happen to change our situation into happier times. The simple things we do for others can make all the difference. Just think about those random acts of kindness we do and how much they brighten a person’s day and sometimes change their future. Noticing and appreciating all the small things in life will make our life happier. It will also cause us to have a spirit that is willing to change and therefore succeed.

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BROCKVILLE – Something big is coming from Texas – in the form of a winter storm.
Environment Canada upgraded its winter storm watch to a winter storm warning around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon for Leeds-Grenville as a system develops in the state, which is approaching the Great Lakes and Eastern Ontario.
Forecasters are still trying to track the storm’s path, but it’s believed it will dump anywhere from 20 to 40 centimeters (8 to 15 inches) of snow, in addition to freezing rain.
It’s expected to arrive sometime early Tuesday morning and “linger” in the area much of the day, the weather agency said.
As with any major storm, it’s expected that travel conditions will get bad and visibility will be reduced when driving.


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Piz Gloria / Schilthorn summit, Switzerland with the revolving restaurant famous from the James Bond film website. The views are spectacular; check the webcam online to make sure the weather up top is clear before you go. The Bond movie is a must-see!
See why Switzerland is the Country where Splendor seems to be Endless
Castle of Chillon, Montreux, Switzerland - The Château de Chillon (Chillon Castle) is an island castle located on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. Chillon is amongst the most visited castles in Switzerland and Europe.


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“Week in Motion” is a series of posts where we will cover a few motion design related events that occurred during the past week. These might be bigger posts/announcements you have heard, or some smaller things that slipped through the cracks. This week:
Krakatoa for Cinema 4D was announced.
ArtSmart v2 was released on Cineversity featuring some nice updates.
Ryan Summers posted Crazy Robo – Animation Test featuring some nice C4D animation and particles created in Photoshop.
Shader Effector for After Effects. SHADER EFFECTOR. AFTER EFFECTS.
Video Copilot released a new model pack for Element 3D: Future City Pack. Oh, it’s free.
Beeple just being awesome again. This time for The Glitch Mob’s Can’t Kill Us music video.
Greyscalegorilla has 40% off everything today only using code “40OFFGSG”
The Mac Pro is finally available for order, though you might have to wait until February or March to actually get one.
What did you see happen this week?

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I recently decided that I’m sort of bored with posting just lyrics, so I’m starting a personal blog instead! I’ll mostly be posting about music and Harry Potter. So if you like the bands I’ve posted a lot of lyrics from (Kings of Leon, The Gaslight Anthem, Mumford and Sons, Bon Iver, etc…) I will definitely post a lot about them. And I won’t be posting here anymore, but I’m leaving this up for now anyway. So thanks to the 204 of you who currently follow me, it’s been a fun… 6.5 months! Follow my personal blog! Thanks again!
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White van in Jaffna. Seriously, there’s a lot of them.
Personally, I hate the white van metaphor. I mean, most vans are white, and there’s a lot of vans. If you want to see white vans, just go stand outside a school. Or my house, where they’re running an unzoned ‘international’ school next door. White van central.
This, however, does piss me off. It’s a report from the BBC, bias aside (you heard me Charlie), which highlights a number of ongoing abductions in Sri Lanka, especially Colombo. I remember during the war that Tamil friends would go home by seven out of fear. It’s not that anymore, but it’s not good.
Ramasamy Prabagaran, for example, is the dude who owns Panama Traders, an electronics shop in Majestic City. I’ve been there. A bit expensive but all right. He’s been abducted, rather conspicuously after previously (and legally) complaining about torture in police custody.
So anyways, he was abducted in front of his family by armed men.
In other instances, community organizers Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganathan disappeared in the north. I remember hearing about someone abducted from police at the courts.
The thing about the white van trope is that it conjures up images of death squads, which is not happening. There haven’t been abductions on a scale since the war ended, and the time of proper death squads was really under Premadasa during the Sinhala insurrection.
Regardless, even this scale of abductions is way too much. I don’t think the government is complicit, but they are implicit in that this is basic law and order. The streets are free of terrorism, so good job. Now they need to be free of fear in general.


Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 13 (ANI): Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham was delighted with his side’s fighting spirit as they came from behind to clinch full points in their 6-2 victory against Chennaiyin FC in matchweek 6 of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Chennai, on Saturday.
Buckingham applauded his players for the way they converted their chances while also heaping praise on the substitutes who made a crucial impact by netting the match-winning goals. He also laid emphasis on how this win will shape up to be a vital part in their ambitions for this season.
The 37-year-old wants his players to keep this momentum heading into their upcoming game and put up another great show in front of the fans in Mumbai. Buckingham addressed the media as he attended the official post-match press conference.
Talking about the match against Chennaiyin FC and the way his team made a superb comeback after 2 goals down, Des Buckingham was quoted as saying by ISL, “I’m actually very happy to come to a tough place here tonight. Another away game to pick up three points is very important for what we have to achieve this season, but I was very frustrated with the first half because I thought Chennaiyin FC started the game better than we did. I don’t think we started very well, they were actually better than us for the first 20 minutes and it took us some time to get going which was very different from the last two games that we played. What was pleasing is we stuck to what we wanted to do, we weathered the rain and got ourselves back in the game, 2-2 at halftime. Then, I’m really happy with the response from the team in the second half and I thought the second half was extremely strong.”
Speaking about being down in the first half and then drawing 2-2 at the break, Buckingham said that his team created a lot more chances than they have scored but the conversion rate was what the Mumbai City FC kind of needed to make sure we come away.
“It’s two things. I spoke after the ATK Mohun Bagan game about the number of chances that we created and needed to make sure that we convert a lot more of those chances, and I think we’ve done that tonight. We have created a lot more chances than we have scored but the conversion rate is what we kind of need to make sure we come away from this game in a much more comfortable position,” he added.
“The other point is that we started pretty much the same team for the last three games because the players had performed well and then we’ve got a very good squad of players that haven’t taken to the field or started. They have been very patient and worked extremely hard in the background. When you talk about the team, those players have certainly come on in the second half, they have waited, been patient, and to have an impact that they did (in the game) shows their quality of them as people. (It) also shows how important they are going to be going forward in the rest of the season,” said the Mumbai City FC head coach. (ANI)
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In this paper, one compares plastic bifurcation results concerning thin-walled members made of non-linear elastic-plastic materials, which are obtained by means of two independent approaches, namely (i) a Total Lagrangian thin shell finite element formulation, developed by the second author, and (ii) a computationally efficient beam formulation based on Generalised Beam Theory (GBT), developed by the remaining two authors it is worth mentioning that the latter neglects the effect of pre-buckling deflections. Initially, one addresses the fundamental concepts, procedures and underlying assumptions involved in the application of the above two formulations, focusing on the similarities and differences existing between them. Then, one presents and thoroughly discusses a set of numerical results, determined through analyses based on the two alternative approaches and concerning (i) aluminium lipped channel and (ii) stainless steel rectangular hollow section (RHS) thin-walled columns (i.e., uniformly compressed members). In the first case, a very good correlation was found between the results (bifurcation loads/stresses and buckling mode shapes) yielded by the two formulations (e.g., see Fig. 1). In the second case, a non negligible discrepancy was observed, as the bifurcation loads provided by the shell formulation consistently lay below the GBT values and the differences, due to the combined influence of relevant pre-buckling deflection and a high imperfectionsensitivity, reached 19% however, the RHS buckling mode shapes exhibited again an excellent agreement.
Plastic distortional buckling mode shapes of a lipped channel column of length
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Didn't like the 3 hour Glucose Test. I had to drink a bigger sugar drink of course and had to stay in the waiting room of the lab for 3 hours while they drew blood 4 times to measure the glucose level. This combined with the fact that I had to fast and it was early in morning made this a rather unpleasant experience but I did get through it better than I thought. I saw a lot of people coming and going during my 3 hour wait in the waiting room and met some nice people. Some people were complaining about their 15 minute wait and could not believe that I had to sit there for three hours. (That made 15 minutes sound rather easy I assume)
I could really do without this cold, but I guess my immune system is just really low like the doc said. I am trying to remember the daily vitamin at the moment and admit that I haven't been too good about taking it every single day.
We were so excited about our 3D/4D ultrasound appointment, however our little man didn't feel like it and instead was all balled up with his hands and legs in front of his face. We could see his little foot though. The technician was patient and we tried a couple of things but in the end it didn't work out. They offered us to come back in a week from now and try it again and hopefully it will work next time.
Mini weighs 3 pounds and 3 ounces now and his heartbeat was 146. He had the hiccups during the ultrasound and she confirmed with me that those rhythmic movements are indeed hiccups. I thought those were just kicks before but now I know how to distinguish it.
We will try it again next week when my sister in law is in town and hopefully he will let us take a sneak peek then. :)

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The Twilight Saga films came fast and furious, and so did their soundtracks. Just as the music for New Moon was an upgrade from the first movie’s soundtrack, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is another improvement, with more A-list names (Beck, Bat for Lashes) and a more confident feel. This set of songs may be even more indie-oriented than The Twilight Saga: New Moon was, but this direction feels a lot less forced here, possibly because it reflects the relatively adult and complex story Eclipse tells. There are some predictable song choices: Muse's exclusive track “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” is sweeping, swooning, and over the top, with the chorus “My love will be forever/We’ll die together” -- in other words, perfect for a Twilight movie (and more proof of why their music is so inspiring to Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer). Meanwhile, Florence and the Machine's “Heavy in Your Arms” and Sia's “My Love” provide plenty of dramatic, female-voiced balladry to which fans can daydream about being Bella Swan. However, unlike New Moon's almost unrelentingly moody and morose soundtrack, Eclipse offers more moods and sounds, from the Black Keys’ earthy “Chop and Change” to the pretty folk of Fanfarlo's “Atlas” and Band of Horses' sunny, hazy “Life on Earth,” which is perfect for sparkling in a meadow. Eclipse's exclusive tracks are among its best. Metric's “Eclipse (All Yours)” kicks off the album with dreamy and dramatic yearning that avoids being melodramatic, while Cee-Lo Green's “What Part of Forever” accomplishes the unlikely feat of bringing old-school soul-pop to Forks, WA. And though Vampire Weekend could be included for their name alone, “Jonathan Low” earns its place on the soundtrack by toning down the band’s exuberance for a wintry folk ballad complete with church bells. Meanwhile, the Dead Weather's “Rolling in on a Burning Tire” brings actual gothic darkness to Twilight with its slow-burning groove and sinister organ. UNKLE and the Black Angels' “With You in My Head” follows suit, its hypnotic loops verging on downright creepy. As weary a cliché as it may be, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse proves that the third time is indeed the charm for the series’ music; more than a few songs here sound like music vampires would enjoy, which is surely a step in the right direction.
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Do you have a favourite t-shirt that is getting too small? You could turn it into a scarf so that your child (or yourself) can enjoy it for longer. Just cut off the upper part and the bottom seam and then cut fringes into the top and the bottom part. You can use it like that or you can fold it in the middle and sew it together with the zig-zag stitch of your sewing machine. On top you can decorate it with pompoms or embroidery or whatever you like. This only works for t-shirt material as it won't fray.
I'm a German expat based in Hong Kong since March 2007. I love interior design, crafting, food, yoga, hiking, travelling, arts and painting and browsing through magazines in the sun shine or on my sofa. This is my home and living blog. Home means my husband, my daughter and my twin boys. I put my little DIY projects here and all the other things that cross my daily life. Enjoy!