As noted, assessing homogeneity for preclinical dose formulations is typically assessed by analyzing samples taken from the
top, middle, and bottom of a formulation batch using a validated analytical method. Two samples are removed from each stratum,
for analysis resulting in a sampling size of n=6. The sample results are compared with standard acceptance criteria for precision
(percent relative standard deviation or % RSD). Typical acceptance criteria are featured in Table I.
Table I: Typical acceptance criteria.
On rare occasions, homogeneity assessments fail and it is necessary to modify the procedure for the preparation of a dosing
formulation. For example, a feed study being dosed at 1 mg/g produced the following homogeneity results: The variability observed
in Table II indicated the possibility that the material was not sufficiently mixed or the test article was not uniform. Homogeneity
was improved significantly by grinding the test article in a pestle with a mortar, followed by sieving the material to ensure
uniformity prior its addition to feed.
Table II: Homogeneity results. RSD is relative standard deviation
A second example of a failed homogeneity assessment involved a suspension. A test batch was prepared prior to the study to
establish an appropriate preparation procedure. Analysis of the test batch indicated that the material was homogeneous. However,
analysis of the initial study batch indicated the dose formulation was not homogeneous. Observed differences between the test
and study batch were batch size, mixing techniques (related to batch size), and lot of test article.
Following an extensive investigation, it was determined that the lot of test article adversely affected homogeneity. The test
articles used in the preparations were sourced from two different manufacturers; the one used for the study batch was not
of uniform particle size. To prepare a homogenous dose formulation using the second lot of material required grinding with
a mortar in a pestle and then using a sieve to ensure uniform particle size.
In another example, a dose formulation suspension prepared in 0.5% aqueous methylcellulose, required several modifications
prior to successfully preparing a homogenous dosing formulation. In this instance, multiple test batches were prepared using
various homogenization and sonication times. The final preparation required dry grinding of the test article using a pestle
and mortar. The material was subjected to additional grinding after the addition of small volumes of vehicle to form a smooth
paste. The remaining volume of vehicle was added and the formulation was mixed for 5 min using a Silverson homogenizer, sonicated
for 30 min and then stirred for 1 h. Subjecting the formulation to extensive mixing and sonication were required to prepare
a homogenous material.
The preparation of a homogeneous dosing formulation is a critical component of any preclinical study. Homogeneity depends
upon various factors, including batch size, mixing and blending techniques, and particle size. Accurately determining homogeneity
depends upon standardized sampling techniques and using appropriate analytical methodology.
If possible, the use of test batches prior to study initiation can go far in predetermining homogeneity. If the preparation
methodology is appropriate, it can facilitate successful study execution.
Amy Smith is director, and Melissa Whitsel is analytical manager, both with MPI Research; headquarters located at 54943 North Main Street, Mattawan, MI 49071.
1. FDA 21 CFR Part 58, Good Laboratory Practice Regulations, Final Rule.
2. M. Whitmire et al., AAPS Jrnl.,
12 (4), 628–634 (2010).


LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The financial crisis is sure to be on the minds of voters when they head to the polls next year. The debate is already raging in states like Indiana, where Senator Richard Lugar is in the fight of his political life.
The Tea Party wants to end Lugar's 30-plus year Senate career, and the economy will be central to the campaign so I asked Lugar to talk debt, spending cuts and his Tea Party challenger.
"I'm not certain I need to prove how conservative I am," said the six-term U.S. Senator who is locked in a tough campaign with his Tea Party opponent for the Republican nomination, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
Lugar voted in favor of the deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling to more than $14 trillion to avoid default. Within days, Mourdock's campaign launched a campaign ad inferring Lugar opposed deeper budget cuts and spending controls. But Lugar said that's not true.
Lugar told me supported the Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan's plan, which would reduce the debt by $4 trillion over 10 years through reductions to entitlements like Medicaid and Social Security. Lugar also said he favors a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. But with default imminent, Lugar said he voted in favor of the compromise plan to cut $2.4 trillion now and another $1.5 trillion down the road to avoid further damage to U.S. and global markets.
"I felt it was very important to at least pin down the gains that we had and not rattle the markets further," said Lugar. "Some feel that we should have got to $4 trillion and I am one of them."
The debt deal calls for a bi-partisan committee to negotiate further spending reductions, possibly to agencies like Medicare, Social Security and unemployment benefits. If no deal can be worked out, the deal automatically triggers across the board cuts that would heavily target defense spending.
As a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Lugar believes defense cuts would not cripple U.S. efforts to fight terrorism. However, he said lawmakers need to be careful.
"As one who has been fighting the situation with regard to nuclear weapons and biological chemical weapons for the last 20 years, I would just say only a very few terrorists having those weapons of mass destruction could create havoc in any one of our cities in America," Lugar warned.
Lugar, who will likely be painted as an ally of President Obama by Mourdock in an effort to damage his conservative credentials, said he has met with the President four times this year. In one of those conferences, Lugar told the President he disagreed with his decision to launch military strikes against Libya. Lugar does not view Libya as a threat to U.S. security.
With nine months to go until Indiana Republican primary, Senator Lugar is already taking his message to Indiana voters. He has had phone banks up and running for months as he said he has raised close to $2 million already this year.
"We're doing over 2,000 telephone calls a night in phone banks and this gives us a pretty good indication first of all of the issues that Indiana voters are interested in, and where they are going to come out in the primary race," he said.
It's a race Indiana's senior senator feels confident he will win for a 7th time.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Friday afternoon two home invasions are reported to police less than an hour apart. Police are trying to determine if the same group of people are responsible. The first robberyMore >>
Two home invasions are reported to Louisville Metro Police less than an hour apart and now officers are trying to determine if the same group of people are responsible.More >>
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LOUISVILLE, KY – A large heroin sting took place in the parking lot of a Dairy Queen. According to an LMPD arrest report, the bust took place last night at the Dairy Queen on Manslick Road. Officers reportedMore >>
Louisville Metro Police have busted a couple for heroin possession at a Louisville area Dairy Queen after they tried to hide the drugs in the floor of their vehicle.More >>
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JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - A major drug bust unfolded Friday in a quiet Jeffersonville neighborhood not far from an elementary school. It happened around 2 p.m. at a home in the 3100 block of ClearstreamMore >>
A major drug bust unfolded Friday in a quiet Jeffersonville neighborhood not far from an elementary school. It happened around 2 p.m. at a home in the 3100 block of Clearstream Way.More >>
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Battlefield 3 DLC to come to PS3 first
EA DICE has announced that they have forged and agreement with Sony to launch the DLC for Battlefield 3 on the PS3 first.
DICE's Tommy Rydling revealed that PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to pick up the Back to Karkand DLC pack a week earlier than Xbox 360 gamers.
He said: "But that's not all for our PlayStation fans! Youll be happy to know that beginning with our first expansion pack Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (to be released later this year), all full-blown upcoming expansion packs for the game will appear one week early exclusively on PS3, brought to you by Sony!"
"As you may or may not have heard, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a themed expansion pack containing four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine. It also features new weapons and vehicles, unique in-game dog tags, new persistence, as well as new Trophies," added Rydling.
Battlefield 3 is out on PS3, PC and Xbox 360 on October the 25th in North America and October the 28th in Europe with the PS3 version featuring a free copy of Battlefield 1943.
Thanks PlayStation Blog.
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- Capcom details the Ultra Street Fighter IV PS4 upgrades
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- Warner Bros bringing Batman's cowl and cape from Batman: Arkham Knight to MCM Comic-Con this weekend
- Red Thread gives an update on Dreamfall Chapters Book Three
- Sony releases a pretty 1080p gameplay video of God Of War III on PS4
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With Thanksgiving around the corner, it will be a different season for everyone. You may be away from home this year when you’re usually together with your family, or you may still be spending time with a smaller group of people, with extra safety precautions; this supposedly festive season is clouded by the shadow of the pandemic.
Along with all of this, you may also be feeling some holiday stress -- with reconciling whether to go to a friend’s gathering or to remain socially distanced, deciding how much to spend on that Thursday night meal, or getting stressed about putting a fake smile in front of people when times are definitely rough. You’re not alone -- one study found that 62% of people also have the holiday blues and feel stress during seasons like Thanksgiving.
There are three quick coping tips I want to share with you if you’re facing these stressful situations this Thanksgiving:
1) Recognize that there are other virtual ways to connect with your loved ones during this holiday without needing to see them in person.
Most of you have probably changed your original plans to opt for a safer Thanksgiving this year. You may be spending this holiday alone, have had to cancel flights, or are quarantining back home after your travels for the safety of your family. These changes in themselves may have caused you to feel stressed and anxious. In addition to that, there will be smaller, or even no gatherings; and all of this may cause you to feel lonely especially with the social-distancing we have experienced for the past eight months.
However, despite all of these changes, there is not much stopping you from checking in on someone as you normally would before the world turned virtual. Whether it’s video-calling someone, doing a Zoom dinner with extended family, or a virtual baking session with your friends. These online social interactions will help you feel less lonely and foster those meaningful connections you have. You can also get creative with these new ways of interaction through the screen-- for example, you can make a “best Zoom background” competition or have Thanksgiving-themed backgrounds!
While no call will compensate for an actual hug, reaching out to someone who is also longing to have a conversation, will benefit both of you. Hopefully by next November we will have returned to a time when meeting up with each other in person is safe.
2) Know your boundaries and communicate them. It’s okay to say “NO”.
It’s important for you to communicate with those around you about what you’re comfortable with in terms of social interaction. If you’re uncomfortable with attending a larger gathering, explain your perspective to other people so that they understand your choices. . It’s better to be clear with them in advance, rather than giving yourself additional stress leading up to the gathering.
Contrastingly, if someone decides not to show up to your planned event, do not be offended or disappointed. Even if you are following each recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outline for gathering, people (may even be within your family) have different risk preferences and varying degrees of anxiety when it comes to the virus.
Communicating your decisions and aligning your expectations to others will release any tension you may have previously held in. Not only will this minimize any miscommunications or conflict this Thanksgiving, but also help protect your mental health from any additional lingering stressful thoughts.
3) Remember to find rest this Thanksgiving and take care of yourself and your mental health.
Take this holiday as an opportunity for you to take a break from work and reset. Working from home has blurred the lines between your personal life and work life. In fact, a study of 3.1 million people around the world showed that our work days during the pandemic is now 48 minutes longer! It’s easy to keep your computer logged in when you're in your bedroom to finish that one or two extra tasks.
Use this break to actively rest, especially if your body is telling you to do so. And one way to intentionally rest is to sleep earlier. People tend to sleep less during holiday seasons like Thanksgiving due to all the planning and preparation beforehand. However, maintaining a healthy sleep schedule will also help maintain a more positive mood and a better mental health. If you really don’t have the time to take a few hours off to sleep, I recommend you spending 15 minutes by yourself in a quiet space, whether to reflect on your past week, think of happy memories, or let your mind rest.
Also, taking care of yourself means knowing what makes most sense for you and how to prioritize. Rather than doing things that are for the sake of it, ask yourself if that particular activity is something you want to spend your time and effort on. Observe how you react when thinking about the activity - Are you dreading it? Are you always thinking about it in a way that makes you anxious? Or alternatively, excited? Know what is important to prioritize the activities that will benefit your mental health -- those that bring you joy and meaning to your life.
During this holiday season, taking care of yourself is also a form of celebration.

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Electronics. Pharmaceuticals. Medical devices. Cosmetics. Foods and beverages. These are just some of the products requiring careful control of rela- tive humidity levels in controlled environments.
Failure to properly measure and control relative humidity
in the cleanroom can result in lower yields, increased scrap
and waste, contaminated product inadvertently reaching
consumers, customer lines down, increased liabilities and
decreased revenues—among other situations best avoided.
Carefully monitoring and controlling the relative humidity in a cleanroom is an absolute requirement—with no
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is
usually less than that required to saturate the air. According
to Georgia State University1,the relative humidity is the
percent of saturation humidity, calculated in relation to saturated vapor density.
Relative humidity (RH) can be defined as “the amount
of moisture in the air compared to what the air can ‘hold’
at that temperature. When the air can’t ‘hold’ all the moisture, then it condenses as dew.”1 However, the argument
continues that, “The air doesn’t ‘hold’ water vapor in the
sense of having some attractive force or capturing influence. Water molecules are actually lighter and higher speed
than the nitrogen and oxygen molecules that make up the
bulk of the air, and they certainly don’t stick to them and
are not in any sense held by them.”1
Why is relative humidity important?
Particulate count. Temperature. Airflow. Humidity. These
five words are among the environmental factors that must
be measured and controlled in the cleanroom environment.
Sometimes the ‘stickiest’ of these is humidity. Measuring and
controlling it within prescribed parameters can be a challenge.
Too little or too much RH can impact much more than the personal comfort of cleanroom employees. Too little humidity can
be quite electrifying—creating issues of static build-up and discharge. Too much humidity brings its own woes: encouraging
the growth of bacteria and microbes, corroding sensitive metals
whether in products or equipment, and manifesting itself in
moisture condensation and water absorption. Then there’s photolithographic degradation. Photoresist processes are among the
most sensitive to humidity, and can be among the most costly
to control for, due to their tightly required parameters. The bottom line: any of these conditions can result in cost overruns,
scrapped products, and shortened equipment life. In short, the
diminution of cleanroom performance, which is costly in itself.
Some of these evils deserve a bit more discussion, as the
cleanroom facilities staff finds itself in a role not unlike that
of the carnival plate spinner—trying to balance sometimes
conflicting, and certainly not aligned, humidity requirements
for different control factors.
For employee comfort working in a controlled environment, the generally accepted ideal range for humidity levels
is 40 to 60 percent. The ‘bunny suits’ worn by cleanroom
employees exacerbate warmth and moisture effects so it’s
important not to discount employee comfort and the impact
that can have on productivity. High levels of humidity can
depress even the most energetic employee; levels that are too
low are clinically proven to increase the rate of respiratory
infections, skin issues, and general discomfort.
The Sticky Challenge of Relative
A host of evils lurk within the realm of humidity control. Maintaining the integrity
Target humidity and temperature control decisions impact costs in both
construction and operating budgets. (All images courtesy SMRT; Randall
Consistent accuracy—over an extended period of time—is the most important factor in selecting RH monitoring equipment.
Brad Hodges, PE
Relative Humidity = actual vapor density x 100% saturation vapor density c u apor u t v de t

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BEBIG CIB 298 Measurements
All of the required measurements are provided in the data sheets that come with your plaque. You will need to find these three documents that came with your plaque:
- Certificate for sealed radioactive sources
- Protocol of measurements page 1
- Protocol of measurements page 2
On the certificate for sealed radioactive sources you will find the measured activity in the plaque and its calibration date. In the example below for plaque CIB 298 the measured activity was 19.9 MBq on March 2, 2004.
On page 1 of the protocol of measurements (appendix to the certificate) you will find a central axis calibration graph and a table. In the example below for plaque CIB 298 the measured dose rate is 105 mGy/min at 0.6 mm, 101 mGy/min at 1.0 mm, and so on. The measurements hilighted in yellow are the ones that are used by PS. You will need all the measurements from the upper table (0.6 to 10.0 mm) and the extrapolated dose rate at 0.0 mm from the lower table (119 mGy/min in this example).
On page 2 of the protocol of measurements (appendix to the certificate) you will find surface homogeneity measurements. The measurements hilighted in white, yellow, pink and blue are the ones that are used by PS. The measurements hilighted in purple lie beyond the edge of the plaque and will not be used.
Now that you have accumulated all of the necessary measurement data you can create a model of the plaque. Click on this link to proceed to enter the measurement data.


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Vampire Knight, Vol. 1
Story and Art by Matsuri Hino
Rated T+ for Older Teen
Yuki has no memory of her life before the day she was saved from a vicious vampire attack. Now, ten years later, she’s the teenage ward of the headmaster of Cross Academy, an unusual school attended by two groups of students. The Day Class is like any other group of teenagers, but the Night Class is full of vampires. As one of the Guardians of the school, Yuki works to protect the Day Class from its own dangerous interest in the Night Class and to keep her adoptive father’s dreams of peaceful coexistence between vampires and humans alive.
This shojo manga series takes all your favorite vampire clichés and runs with them. The vampires of Cross Academy are gorgeous, alluring, and slightly vicious, while humans are inevitably drawn to them. Yuki, our heroine, is caught between her fascination with Kaname, the darkly handsome vampire who saved her so many years ago, and her loyalty to Zero, her fellow school Guardian. As you might expect, both Kaname and Zero have secrets of their own. Kaname’s reciprocal interest in Yuki is slightly unsettling, while Zero has his own private pain, going back to the night his vampire hunter family was murdered by vampires.
Hino’s art embraces the gothic premise of the story. The main characters are all suitably beautiful, right down to their artfully disarranged hair, and clothed in elaborately designed uniforms. In a nice touch, the Day Class uniforms are mostly black while the Night Class uniforms are mostly white. Hino makes heavy but skillful use of screen tones, and the art is generally easy to follow and understand.
This is not by any means a subtle or restrained work of fiction—the first volume contains a moment of high drama and angst that another series would probably save for volume 4 or 5—but its shamelessness is awfully entertaining. It might be a good read-alike for any Twilight fans who happen to read manga.
Some other shojo manga series with similar gothic elements include:
- Godchild and The Cain Saga by Kaori Yuki
- Cantarella by You Higuri

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Gang violence didn’t soar with the heat this summer the way it did in 1993’s “summer of violence,” but a June shooting incident on an RTD bus is a clear indication that gangs remain a problem.
On June 25, a member of the Crips street gang fired a bullet that narrowly missed an RTD bus passenger after a brawl broke out on an eastbound Route 44 bus about 10:15 p.m., police said.
No one was hurt in the incident and police arrested the suspected shooter and two others after they boarded a westbound Route 43 bus.
About a dozen people, including those involved in the fracas, were on the first bus when Jammal Hopkins, 23, allegedly fired a shot from a pistol that went through the windshield, said RTD spokesman Scott Reed. It was the first time he knows of that someone fired a gun on an RTD bus or rail line.
“That is pretty brazen when you start seeing violence like that. That is a disregard for anybody,” said Sgt. John Bronson, who was among police who arrested Hopkins and two others.
A police report of the incident describes Hopkins and those who boarded the bus with him as known Crips who were fighting with “possible Blood gang members.”
“Initially the altercation was verbal and then escalated to a physical one where the unknown victim was assaulted and then a suspect attempted to shoot the victim in the head,” according to a second police report.
Arrested were Hopkins, Tevon Dwayne Thomas, 19, and Julis Robinson, 30. The Denver gang unit works with the community as part of the Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver to tamp down gang violence, said Regina Huerter, executive director of the Crime Prevention and Control Commission. The effort is going well, she added.
But “there is always going to be ongoing conflict between different groups. Certain things may flare up but I can’t say things have gotten worse.”
Gangs also continue to be an issue in nearby Aurora, said Aurora police spokesman Bob Friel. There were 25 gang-motivated crimes in 2010, up from the 17 reported in 2009. However, incidents of gang-motivated crimes were down from the 40 reported in 2008, and 46 reported in 2007.
Gang-related aggravated assaults in 2010 accounted for 14 percent of total aggravated assaults, he said. Gang-related incidents are those that involve any gang members. Gang-motivated incidents are those committed by known or suspected gang members to further the intentions of the gang.
“It’s important to understand that gang crime is just a small slice of the total crimes we investigate,” Friel said.
Of 1,581 gang members tracked in 2010 by Aurora police, a significant number reside outside Aurora, and some outside the state, Friel said. Many are from Denver or elsewhere in the metro area.
With so many gang members, it isn’t surprising that shots would be fired on a bus, said Leon Kelly of Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives. “Some of these guys can’t drive legally and they use public transit, and some of them go strapped.”

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The facility has 100 rooms in total but Dr. Aileen Brion, chief of Sarangani Healthcare Facility (SHF), said some of the rooms have to be utilized as offices and for other needs.
The facility was inaugurated on September 21 through a simple blessing ceremony and a walk-through to the rooms, doctors’ quarter, kitchen, administrative office, donning and doffing area, the nurse station and triage, and to its other features.
Governor Solon, some of the provincial officials and employees, barangay officials of Kawas and Ladol, and representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways which funded for the construction of the P55-million Covid center graced the ceremony.
The facility is modular type with rooms fully air-conditioned and have individual comfort room and television set. It is also equipped with CCTV and wifi.
According to Dr. Brion, they also designated an area for those waiting for referral “for an ICU in a higher facility.” This room, she said, has been set-up with “a ventilator, cardiac monitor, and a separate nurse to attend. Parang ICU set-up.”
Also, five rooms with oxygen are assigned for “confirmed cases and probable cases that need oxygen” Brion said, She emphasized the need to anticipate cases similar to those admitted at the Sarangani Healtcare Facility at the Capitol compound where “most of our patients are on oxygen. Kahit sabihin pa nating moderate lang but has pneumonia or maglisod ug ginhawa, so we have to put oxygen.”
The provincial government, according to Assistant Provincial Administrator Engr. Gerald Faciol, had initially allocated P9 million from supplemental budget (SB) No. 1 and P14 million from SB No. 2 for the maintenance and other operating expenses of the Covid center like medicines and manpower requirement.
It is manned by a team of two doctors, six nurses, an administrative group, three utilities, and an orderly.
Brion however stressed their “no walk-in” policy. “They have to communicate with the MESU. The MESU will communicate with the PESU to communicate with our team. Kasi, diri mismo naa mi infection control nurse.”
“Mao ni ang nakagwapo sa Sarangani kasi kabalo mi kung asa itawag. So, kung ikaw halimbawa may Covid ka, naa nay point person kung kinsa lang ang pwede nimo matawagan,” Brion added.
The center is a “convenient facility for the Covid patients. Pero, of course, mild level lang ang ma-cater kay ang severe kinahanglan g’yud ug higher level care facility,” Faciol said,
As per Dr. Brion the center is originally designed to cater to mild to moderate patients only. However, she pointed out the surge of Covid cases that overwhelmed hospitals in the province and the nearby General Santos City steered them “to upgrade (our) criteria.”
From the six provincial-run hospitals in Sarangani municipalities, already three were upgraded to a Level 1 while Faciol said they targeted the Sarangani Healthcare Facility “to be Level 1 by October then Level 2 early next year.” (Beverly C. Paoyon/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)
Photo by Joshua John Pantonial taken on September 21 at Barangay Kawas during the inauguration of Sarangani Covid Center.


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The change in sentiment comes with the change in price. Though the bond rout continues, the S&P 500 tacked on 1.79% last week, closing on Friday, down "just" 4.68% year to date and 5.7% off of the January 4th intraday high for the index. Is it safe to say that the bottom is in? Safe? Can't go there. Easier? Yes, it is easier than it was to say that the bottom is in... for now.
Note that after four consecutive days last week of either finding resistance or support at its own 200 day SMA, the US equity market's broadest large-cap index traded freely and clearly above that line on Friday. Readers will also see the 21 day EMA approaching the 50 day SMA, which is something that some traders refer to as a "baby" or "swing trader's" golden cross.
Market impacting headline news has come at a frenetic pace. This, despite the fact that the market is in between earnings' seasons and the fact that the macro calendar (beyond last week's durable goods orders and this week's expected jobs data) has been rather thin. The US has announced an LNG deal with the EU, President Biden met up with EU, NATO and G-7, and specifically Polish leadership in a rapid fire visit to Europe last week. Words were spoken, and then walked back.
In addition, Russia appears to be refocusing their mission in Ukraine on securing the eastern Russian speaking Donbass region after what has been a humiliatingly poorly planned, and poorly led military "misadventure" in and around the rest of that country. While this is a positive development, the Russian military in response to almost constant "conventional" failure when confronted by the Ukrainian armed forces, has relied more heavily on the indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian civilians. Obviously, that is a negative, and an aspect of this war that will prolong the condition of global shortages impacting global markets for energy and agricultural commodities.
Readers will also see that the Nasdaq Composite has, to this point, had an easier time tackling it's 50 day SMA than the S&P 500 did in taking its 200 day SMA. The Nasdaq Composite now stands -9.43% for 2022, as well as 12.6% off of the all-time high for the index, which came back in November. Trading volume thinned a bit last week, not all that light relative to 10 and 40 week averages, but the lightest we have seen in March 2022.
Is It Fear?
What has driven investors back into equities? Certainly it can not be FOMO, can it? What it might be is a fear of both being in and not being in equities. That could explain to some degree last week's lighter trading volumes. Wednesday morning, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release their third and final publicly released estimate for fourth quarter GDP. Expectations are for growth (q/q SAAR) to have been revised from 7% to 7.1%. Are we sitting on an economy that's on fire? Labor markets seem to think so. Job creation and wage growth are both expected to remain strong when the BLS releases those numbers (for March) this Friday.
Still, it's hard to say for sure that this economy is even hot despite the low unemployment rate. Wage growth is nowhere even close to keeping pace with rising consumer level prices. In addition, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model currently has a real-time estimate for first quarter growth that stands at a quite paltry 0.9%. All as Fed speaker after Fed speaker spreads the hawkishness that currently has futures markets trading in Chicago pricing in a 70% probability of a 50 basis point rate (Fed Funds rate) hike on May 4th, a 79% probability of a second consecutive 50 basis point hike on June 15th, and then a 61% chance for a third consecutive such hike on July 27th. That's what causes fear in Treasury markets, and still investors are afraid to not be in equities. Even with the Dow Transports and the small-cap indices (Russell 2000, S&P 600), the kinds of equities that would be more responsive to economic growth or the lack thereof, underperforming broader markets.
For 10 of the 11 S&P sector-select SPDR ETFs put in a green week over the past five trading sessions, led by Energy (XLE) and Materials (XLB) , up 7.61% and 4.09% respectively. Health Care (XLV) was the only sector to share red for the week, down 0.21%.
It was the kind of week where growthy type stocks did well, but Utilities (XLU) did better. I think... or was it value type "growth" stocks... hard to figure. Apple (AAPL) , up 6.55% over five days (but down this morning) led the Dow Jones US Computer Hardware Index, which was up 6.25%. Intel (INTC) ran 9.23%, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gained 5.47%, leading the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 2.71% for the week. The Dow Jones US Software Index, however... gained just 0.09% for the entire week.
Readers will notice this morning that the yield of the US 30 Year Bond at 2.603% has inverted against the yields of the US Five Year Note (2.634%) and the US Three Year Note (2.627%). This is a first since at least 2006 for the 30 Yr/5 Yr spread. No, it's certainly not positive for investors to be pricing in a better return over three to five years than for over 30, or for a better return over three, five or seven years than over 10.
The more closely watched spreads, the 10 Yr/2 Yr spread by the financial media and the 10Yr/3 Mo spread by the central bank both remain positive. The 10 yr/2 Yr spread closed on Friday at 18 bps...
.... but has collapsed to an almost dangerous 12 bps this morning. However, the 10 Yr/3 Mo spread, which is the one that we know the Fed focuses on as it's most accurate predictor of economic contraction, has been expanding.....
... and that spread is up to 197 bps as I type out this piece at zero dark-thirty. Does that embolden policy makers? It might. Basically, debt markets are telling us that recession is coming, but not now, and maybe not this year. Time to engineer that soft landing? Maybe just time. That said, these markets are pricing in anywhere from a multi-year economic downturn later on or more optimistically... long-term sluggish economic growth.
Hence, besides what one might think... TINA (There is no alternative) remains a factor for now... in equity markets. Over the past two weeks, the S&P 500 has gone from trading at 18.5 times forward looking earnings (versus a five year average of 18.6 times) to trading at 19.8 times. Something has reweighted the value of US equities. TINA? Or safe-haven? Perhaps the latter is but part of the former.
So, What's Cheap?
While five sectors are trading below 20 times forward looking earnings, only Materials at 16.2 times is currently trading below its sector-wide five year average of 17.7 times. What's not? Even at just 12 times, Energy is trading at almost twice its five year average. Hmm.
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08:30 - Goods Trade Balance (Feb-adv): Expecting $-106.1B, Last $-107.63B.
08:30 - Wholesale Inventories (Feb-adv): Expecting 0.9% m/m, Last 0.8% m/m.
10:30 - Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index (Mar): Expecting 15, Last 14.
The Fed (All Times Eastern)
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Today's Earnings Highlights (Consensus EPS Expectations)
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Salman Khan, who is back here after the shooting of "Ek Tha Tiger" in Cuba, Friday came out in support of his fellow actor Saif Ali Khan, saying that media should have waited for his version and dug out the facts before running what was carried on television.
"Even the press yesterday was all for the other guy. They didn't even bother to ask what happened to Saif. Did Saif got wacked first or not? We should have waited for Saif to come out and say what he had to say," Salman told reporters after he was aksed to comment on the incident.
"We are actors and we have been in the industry for the longest time. Saif has been in the industry for 18 years. We knew the guy," added the actor.
Salman is the face of the History channel and was attending the unveiling of TV 18's Big initiative.
Saif was involved in a scuffle early Wednesday at Wasabi, the Japanese restaurant at Taj Mahal Palace with South Africa-based Indian businessman Iqbal Sharma. The latter alleged that Saif abused and assaulted him and his father-in-law and filed a complained at the Colaba police station, the actor said he was provoked to do so.
Following Sharma's complain the 41-year-old actor was arrested Wednesday evening with two others -- Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi.
Police detained the trio at the Marine Drive police station and later brought them to the Colaba police station. The interrogation of the trio lasted an hour. Later, the actor and his two friends were freed on personal bonds of Rs.3,000 each.
According to Sharma, Saif called him an "idiot" for complaining about the actor's loud conduct at the restaurant. He said he and his family had requested the restaurant manager to ask Saif and his friends, which included Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora and Malaika Arora Khan, to keep their voices down.
Salman said: "If you have gone into a restaurant, you are not there to manao matam (mourn). You are there to have dinner and drinks. My family was there, everybody was there. I am sure he (Sharma) might be right, but my point is that find out the entire thing and then come on TV."
When CNN-IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai asked Salman if recently he created any historical moment by bashing up someone in a restaurant, Salman replied: "Other people are making history it seems."
The actor, who himself has been involved in hit and run case, and scuffles, says the blame always comes on actors.
Salman said: "Always the actors have been blamed, why so? It has always been us," he said.
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Yes because they are also human beings and the cheap dirty Indian media wont let them stay at peace so this is bound to happen...Leave them alone...And also one fan group's will point finger at the other actor when they don't like that particular actor and vice- versa..please don't jump to conclusion with out seeing it your self(which sometime may very well be wrong also) and don't believe what media says about the actors they will show only the masala just to get the trp's or make money using that news...and when its your fav star who is in this kind of news the fans completely deny as if they were present during that situation...
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i agree with salman
its very usual that media completely goes against the one who is being accused or something without knowing or considering everything
Is it this article, or is Salman Khan's sense of tenses so off?!
Yes the media jumps at news - but someone must make news for them to jump at! The Khans seem to be making it their personal business to get back the limelight by hook or by crook. Personally, this incident is too perfectly timed before Saif's Agent Vinod to ignore all the publicity he's getting in a flash... Innocence is not really a virtue of the glam-shams!
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Salman supporting Saif? Is that supposed to come as a surprise? Salman is very well experienced in clashes with members of the public, particularly when it comes to physical fights so naturally he'll support Saif lol
The media can be biased but let's not blame the media every single time you get portrayed in a negative light.
he does hav a point...media jus jumps at the 1st piece of news tht reaches thm without considering 2 c the other side of the coin...
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Washington, DC—Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01), and Don Young (AK-AL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to exempt Hawaiʻi and Alaska from regulations that threaten federal funding for the states’ Essential Air Service (EAS) communities. Essential Air Service communities in Hawaiʻi include Waimea-Kohala Airport on Hawaiʻi Island, Kalaupapa Airport on Molokaʻi, and Hana Airport on Maui.
"#Hawaii is a leader in clean, renewable energy – moving our country to a better, brighter, and more sustainable future. Our islands continue to push forward towards our 100% clean energy goals as #Maui’s 1st utility-scale solar project becomes fully operational this spring.
Washington, DC—In an interview today on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) called on the State of Hawai‘i to immediately address the failures that led to the false missile alert and correct them.
Washington, DC—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today joined a coalition of lawmakers in reintroducing the Compact Impact Relief Act to increase federal funding and resources for Hawai‘i and Pacific U.S. territories that provide health care, education, social, public safety, and other services to migrants of Freely Associated States (FAS) living in the United States.
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In the physical world this dream indicates that you are taking in more oxygen.
Whether you did the yawn yourself or you observed others yawning, this generally suggest that you are going to think negatively in the future which may hold you back.
Detailed dream interpretation
Since yawning in a dream can portend negativity, the message of this dream is that you must remain positive in the future, especially if you had to go through difficult circumstances. In the animal kingdom the yawn is associated with warnings against aggression, and if you dream of yawning then this it may be a way of controlling yours or someone else's abusive or controlling behavior. Dreaming about a yawn announces little troubles ahead. To dream of someone else yawn it means you must pay attention to infectious diseases.
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Syracuse, NY -- Bryant & Stratton College will hold a workshop and fair Wednesday for students and others to learn about employment opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Canyon area of the Destiny USA shopping mall in Syracuse. It is free and open to everyone.
Speakers at the event will include David Holder, president of the Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau, and David Heymann, president of the Greater Syracuse Hospitality & Tourism Association.
Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with employers, learn about potential job opportunities and network with local businesses including Dave & Buster's, Café Kubal, Turning Stone Resort Casino, Vernon Downs, local hotels, and event and travel companies.
Shaunna Plank, associate director of career services at Bryant & Stratton, said employment opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry have been growing in Central New York. The jobs run the gamut from hotel managers to accountants, human resource managers and front desk managers, she said.
The leisure and hospitality sector is the fastest growing industry in the Syracuse area. There were 2,200 more jobs in the industry in June than there were in the same month last year, according to the state Department of Labor. That's an increase of 7.5 percent -- far more than any other sector.
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Capital and global cradle of Voodoo, Ouidah is unique in its history and its specificities. A short stop, we make you visit Ouidah. Follow the guide.
This "slave route" is not symbolic, it is a real trail that drove slaves to slave ships. It consisted of 5 stages: the auction place, the tree of oblivion, the Zomai box, the tree of the return and the door of no return.
On leaving Zomai, the slaves had to go around this tree three times. This ceremony meant that the breath of the slaves would return here after their death. The return in question here is not physical but mystical.
Raised along the 3 km of road that separates the place CHACHA from the coast, sculptures but also pits, rivers, fetish trees take us back step by step in the perilous journey and in the pain of the blacks. Chained to each other, they should follow rituals, to forget their origins but also for the spirits to return. Let the departed bodies prevent the hearts from returning.
The whole memory of Ouidah is unique in itself. The Gate of No Return inaugurated on the initiative of UNESCO
marks the symbol of the deportation of which the beach of Ouidah was the theater. It's just a little path that stretches
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in the holds of ships that were to take them to the new world.
SACRED FOREST KPASSEZOUN
In the sacred forest of King Kpassé, there are representations of the '' Lègba '' (benefactor god), the '' Tchango '' (god of thunder), the '' Sakpatassi '' (adept of the god of the earth), "Dansi" (adept of the deity Dan), "Kpamègan" (General of the army of King Kpassè), "Agbadjigan" (the man with two heads and spy of King Kpassè) these gods who fix you with their stone eyes. . Under the century-old irokos, Tokoudagba recounts with the Dakpogan brothers the legend of the voodoo pantheon.
This forest is also home to hundred-year-old trees (up to 650 years old). A mysterious and extraordinary event occurred in 1988 in the forest, giving it more sacred value. The guide confesses: "On June 4, 1988, a sacred tree was felled, but forty-one (41) days later, on July 14 of the same year, the tree stood up on its own and at the same in law. This has caused amazement throughout the city and has strengthened the belief of people in this sacred forest.
TEMPLE OF PYTHONS
In 1717, following a fratricidal war between the kingdom of DANXOME and that of HOUEDA, the defeated king of Ouidah took refuge in the forest to escape the warriors who pursued him. He was protected by the pythons who attacked the mercenaries of the Danxome kingdom, and he was saved. In honor of his protectors, he erected at Ouidah three huts in the forest and a totem.
You can discover the temple, inhabited by pythons of any size, snaking freely in the alleys. The boa or the royal python are two of the most represented species and are the object of the greatest cult. Located in the heart of the city, opposite the basilica of Ouidah, the temple of pythons remains a sacred place.
The Portuguese fort São-Jão-Batista-de-Ajuda was built in 1721. It was a fortified trading post until 1816 and then became a Catholic mission until 1893. It later served as the headquarters for the representation of the Portuguese state. In 1961, to celebrate the independence of the country, the government of Dahomey annexed the Portuguese enclave. Before leaving, the occupants burn the buildings.
By decree of November 13, 1964, the fort is classified as a historical monument. It is restored with financial assistance from France and the United States. A museum is built on the history of Ouidah, and opens on September 6, 1967.
THE VILLAGE OF SALT DJEGBADJI
You will not leave Ouidah without visiting Djègbadji "the land of salt". Where women work manually and traditionally the mangrove of Ouidah and the salt lands to produce salt for households in Benin. The beauty of their gestures, their archaism and the charm of the place are a must for any visitor ...


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Mel Sykes shows off her incredible six pack as she sunbathes in a bikini
The star showed off the impressive results of her exercise regime
MEL Sykes has shown off the impressive results of her exercise regime with a sizzling new selfie.
The TV presenter, 46, displayed her incredible six pack in a bright pink strapless bikini today.
Mel was enjoying catching some sun with a female friend.
She captioned the Instagram shot: “Had a meeting at school this morning then cleared the diary sunbathing with Karen while she works!”
The stunning star works out five times a week and sticks to a healthy diet, cutting out sugar, dairy, gluten and alcohol.
Unsurprisingly, she regularly shares the results of her strict regime on Instagram, posting a slew of bikini snaps.
Mel Sykes shows off boxing skills in tiny crop top during fitness bootcamp
Meanwhile, Mel is set to replace “Our Graham” as the voice of the dating show, which relaunches on Saturday with Paul O’Grady filling the late Cilla Black’s shoes as host.
She said: “It’s an honour to be joining such an iconic show and to be working alongside my dear friend Paul.
“I can’t wait to help a new generation find love.”
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But twice-divorced Mel admits she’s in no position to help others with their love life.
She recently told Bizarre: “It’s pretty ironic that I’m doing Blind Date. I wouldn’t give advice to anyone.”

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The NFL Network’s NFL Draft Show takes listeners inside the NFL Draft and breaks down how it went down and how the players made it.
In the first episode of the show, the network’s Matt Miller breaks down his first draft with an NFL team.
It is also the first time he will ever be in front of the draft room and has to be the only guy in there.
Miller talks about how he got drafted, what he saw in the scouting report, how he thought about what he was going to be doing and how he handled himself after he was drafted.
Miller also talks about the draft process, what it’s like to sit in front the draft board, the draft itself and the player he had the most fun watching.
Miller is excited to finally see how much the players are invested in him after he is drafted.
After the first round, the show goes over how the draft went down.
Miller goes over the top players that the draft ended up with, including some of the best players that were not drafted.
The first pick of the second round was another big surprise, but Miller was excited to see what happened with him.
Miller went on to have a great day and was very impressed with the rest of the players that he got to watch on the draft.
He also talks a little bit about the restructure of the NFL draft, which has seen teams cut some players to help their rosters.
Miller says he didn’t have much of an issue with the changes, but he thinks it would have been better if the teams were more transparent.
Miller talks about some of his favorite draft picks, including running back Adrian Peterson, receiver Sammy Watkins, wide receiver Marques Colston and cornerback Quincy Wilson.
He also discusses his favorite rookies, which he thinks were the best.
The NFL Draft shows is an informative look at the NFL Scouting Combine, as well as the NFL Combine itself, which is where many players get their first look at NFL teams.


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Popular Japanese news app SmartNews has announced its official rollout in the US, giving users a hub of information across a variety of topics, from popular news sources around the web. The app doesn’t display every news story from every outlet; instead, it uses “proprietary algorithms and real-time analysis” of web pages to determine the day’s top stories, presenting those to users three times a day.
While SmartNews updates with new content throughout the day, users can assign three specific delivery times for notifications on top news stories. A morning delivery can present news at 7:30 AM, for instance, just in time for users to read while commuting on the bus or train to work. Users can customize the midday report to arrive during their lunch break, while the evening news can come right before going to bed, or just after getting home from work (as examples). ]
Further customization options allow users to follow or unsubscribe from the app’s general topics, which range from entertainment and lifestyle to world news and sports. If someone isn’t a sports fan, for instance, turning this off eliminates sports stories from being populated within the app (unless they also coincide with another followed topic, like entertainment).
While users can browse stories from multiple sources based on the theme of that content, users can also follow individual news sites for additional stories. Doing so adds outlet-specific tabs to the dial at the top of the screen. If someone is really into sports, for instance, they can add specific SB Nation and Bleacher Report tabs to their news catalog. As of right now, the selection of available publishers is limited, but users have access to major outlets like The Los Angeles Times, NBC News, the Associated Press and more, depending on the category.
When browsing news, users receive the headline, outlet name and a small image for (most) stories, and can tap to go to the original publisher’s website to read the full story. Any advertising revenue generated through the app goes to the publisher, not SmartNews. If the user desires, they can tap on the “SmartView” button to view a cleaner version of the article with any bells and whistles stripped away, leaving behind only the article’s text and images. It should also be noted that this SmartView button eliminates the loading time that might be associated with loading a full webpage.
“SmartNews’s goal is to help publishers gain a larger audience and additional revenue from mobile,” said Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president for content at SmartNews. “In Japan, respected names like Asahi and Yomiuri are seeing the benefits of partnering with SmartNews. In the U.S., we can be a key ally for publishers as they navigate the shift of consumers from desktop to mobile.”


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10/2014 - present, Community & Social Media Marketing Manager, El Velo Photography & Video, San Jose, Costa Rica
Responsible for managing the online community and social media marketing. Created, managed and grew the company’s presence through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. Uploaded content to company’s website through Wix. Supported customers. For leads captured through social media, answered customers’ questions by phone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.
02/2015 - 07/2015, Inbound Agent, Terranova Diseño de Viajes, San Jose, Costa Rica
Design, plan, coordinate and operate trips for inbound and corporate services.
10/2013 - 06/2014, Community Manager, SERMATEC S.A (Grupo Columbia), Zapote
Editor for Radio 2 Facebook page. Editor and Facebook manager for Columbia Estéreo. Editor for 95.5 Jazz. Achievements: Self-taught employee. More than doubled likes by users in 4 months. Totally organic. Gave radio stations’ Facebook pages a boost (especially Radio Dos), by using creativity, music knowledge, hard work and radio booth skills (please see 1995-2002). Photoshop basics and some design graphic skills needed for this position.
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Planned, described, arranged and sold itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by the company. Opened communication with customers to determine destinations, mode of transportation, travel dates, finances and accommodation required. Quoted cost of travel and accommodation or quoted package tour costs.
08/2009 - 03/2011, Administrative Assistant, Inversiones Indiana, Guanacaste
Administrative and office support activities for the general manager. Prepared reports and supervised other support staff. Responsible for customer relations.
11/2007 - 07/2008, Travel Planner (Sales), Costa Rica Expeditions, San Jose
To provide the Legendary Service and to create Unforgettable Memories. (Sales Executive) Arranged and sold itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by the company. Collected payments for transportation and accommodation from customers. Determined destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, finances and accommodation required. Booked transportation and hotel reservations, over Internet or by telephone.
03/2005 - 10/2007, Travel Planner (Sales), Costa Rica Online Travel, San Jose
Planned, described, arranged and sold itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by the company. Conversed with customers to determine destinations, mode of transportation, travel dates, finances and accommodation required. Computed cost of travel and accommodation or quoted package tour costs.
06/2003 - 07/2004, Customer Service Rep, Western Union, San Jose
Responsible for delivering good customer service and making money transfers by phone.
06/1996 - 11/2002, Radio Presenter, Power 95- Radio Uno- Radioactiva- Radio Dos, San Jose
Radio presenter and show announcer.
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When Marvel wants to tell zombie tales, writer Frank Marraffino has been a go-to person in recent years, as exemplified first by last year’s Marvel Zombies Supreme miniseries as well …
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The newly full time freelancer spoke about returning to the acclaimed CrossGen comic "Ruse" at Marvel, why Simon Archard's detective skills are sharper than ever and how the relaunch is better suited to the series concept.
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The 1st part of this tour was awesome. Guide was wonderful and had a great personality. The underground porti kn is handed off to another group and guide. There radios were horrible and the guide talked so fast i got little out of it. Our 1st guide indicated his company was mot authorized to do the under ground part. So sad. He actually hung around until we were done to help 1 couple get to where they needed to be.
Amazing tour would definitely recommend!!!!
English speaking guide Cecilia who was really informative and very attentive to the incredible History we were witnessing.
A Must Do in Rome!!!
Cannot recommend this tour enough. We went on an early tour 8.30 which was ideal the place was cooler and wasn't too busy. Our guide was fab he really bought ancient Rome to life you could easily transport yourself. I totally recommend the whole tour of the Colosseum the under ground part was the highlight for me. The only down side was we couldn't go on the arena floor as they were setting up a concert for Andrea Bocelli. But totally loved it!!
Our tour guide was great! We were lucky to be in a small group of about 12 people. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The worst part of the tour was the tour guide assigned to us by the Colosseum not part of this tour company, but works for the Colosseum. She seemed put out to have to take us around.
This tour was wonderful. I have done a tour of the middle levels before but this tour was far more interesting. the guides were very informative and personable. We toured all levels including the underground as well as the Roman forums. Very comprehensive and well paced
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Fantastic! Our guide was very knowledgeable and interested in making sure we had a great time.
This was an amazing tour. Our small group of 8 saw and walked everything!!! We went from the underground to the top tier the 5th tier. Our guide was outstanding. She made the history of the Colosseum come alive. The views from the Forum and Pallatine Hill were incredible. Wear comfortable shoes... it is a lot of steps! A Highlight of our trip!!!
excellent!!! the experience being on the 5th tier was unforgettable, thank you! Would definitely use Viator again
The tour guide was really great. There were only 5 people in the tour and we went slowly enough that she was able to explain the history and significance of what we where seeing. Her tour of the Capitoline Hill and Forum were actually more interesting than the Colossuem which was packed with people. Although the tour was to have included the up to the 3rd level our group was allowed up to the 4th and 5th level which had opened 2 days before. The best thing about the 3rd, 4th and 5th level was that not crowded as the public was not allowed on those levels without a guide.
Excellent tour, the guide was very good and so knowledgeable. I would recommend it to anyone. You just need some stamina as it was none stop for 4 hours
Great tour. The forum tour with Arriana was great, she was so extremely knowledgable of the history of the Forum.. This package allowed you to see things in the Colosseum you wouldn't ordinarily get to see.
Fabulous day! Our tour guide Bernice was a wealth of knowledge. Tier 4 and 5 recently opened was an added bonus to the day!
Wow! What a great tour. Amazing and knowledgable guides. Would have struggled without them.
Great tour! Very knowledgeable tour guides. Would highly recommend.
My husband and I loved this small group tour. Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable! Would definitely recommend this tour!
Awesome! We toured Palentine Hill, The Forum and the Colosseum. Very knowledgeable guide. Worth th money.
A really informative and super interesting tour. I can't have imagined going there without doing a tour. Our guide was great and answered lots of our questions...
We learned so much and were amazed at how much the tour encompassed. Our guides were professional, knowledgeable, sensitive to the heat of the day, and very open to answering questions. Not a tour for young children, but I highly recommend it for teens to adults of any age as long as they can tolerate walking on uneven pavement and steep steps. We saw things that we did not know were even in Rome because much of the Forum is hidden from street view. Great tour: we got our moneys worth.
This tour was amazing, we visited the underground passages of the Colosseum and the upper most tier, which had a great view of the Forum. Neither the underground nor the upper tier are open to the public without a tour. What I loved the most however, was visiting the Palatine Hill, from which you can see the Circus Maximus, and the Forum. Daniel, our tour guide, was incredible! He was unbelievably knowledgeable and an actual archaeologist, as well as native-born Roman. Daniel was able to answer all my many questions and took the time to let us linger at spots. We took this tour on the very first day we arrived in Rome and I absolutely loved it, it was a great introduction to the history of the city. I would highly recommend this tour, especially if you get Daniel as your tour guide.
This tour was truly amazing because it wrapped so much ancient Roman history into one manageable tour. Our guide's prior experience as an archaeology student added significant value to the tour. In addition to her pride in taking part in the actual digs at the Forum, she was able to provide details that only someone with her background could have. Her description of the Forum and Palatine Hill transformed them from ruins to living structures in our minds. The guide within the Colosseum itself also did a wonderful job of explaining the history and social aspects of that structure.
The tour was led by an archeologist and you can really feel the passion he has for the Colosseum and the ruins. He had a wealth of knowledge and made us feel as if we were back in time. We skipped the long lines which was also a plus!
This was something I was looking forward to seeing, and it didn't disappoint. This tour is fantastic, I would highly recommend it. Starting at ground level then going underground and then finishing on the top tier was not only interesting, but also great to see. I would do this tour again if I returned to Rome.
This was an excellent tour and would high recommend it. The visit to Ancient Rome was perhaps a bit long and tiring in the heat. Good walking shoes a must. The Colosseum was terrific with access to the upper and lower ground level. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Blasting with corund
For 2 years now, WINOA, the world’s largest manufacturer of steel shot and steel grit, has developed and marketed a new product. Straaltechniek has been a distributor of their steel shot and steel grit for 40 years. The brand name of this new product is Stelux. It exists in both round and angular shapes and is available in various grain sizes. The angular Stelux CG is a stainless steel blasting grit that serves as a preparation for wet paint, powder coating, and is suitable as a preparation for metallization.
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Dust on the floor after blasting with Corund
Rust formation due to wet floors when blasting with Corund
Stainless steel Stelux vs. Corund
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- The expected use of this stainless steel blasting grit is 10 times less than Corund. Companies that operate as contractors only have to replenish 25 to 50 kilos every week to maintain the business mix.
- This stainless steel grit extends the life of the filter cartridges greatly compared to Corund.
- Companies that blast steel grit can also benefit from it compared to Corund.
- No rust will occur outside the blasting cabins due to wet floors, which is often the case with Corund now.
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Commentary: Why I miss Bastrop’s former mayor
If you told me last year that I would miss the former mayor (who I tried to recall), I would have asked you to see a doctor quick. But after witnessing the Bastrop City Council meeting Tuesday, I realized it’s some top city officials who need a reality check.
Let me cut to the chase: I came to the meeting already having asked the mayor and City Council in writing to slow down a complete “repeal and replacement” of the city’s Ethics Ordinance. These are the rules that govern the behavior of elected city officials.
I had asked for this two weeks earlier but agreed to try to participate via email. This simply wasn’t working for a very complex document that deserved careful review by outside attorneys. Instead, I got the same “ugly” (in the mayor’s words) treatment I received two weeks earlier.
This had me thinking about what came early in the meeting. It was the mayor circling the wagons around City Manager Lynda Humble. This was the response to the allegations raised by seven-year receptionist Kay Revetta a few weeks ago. Revetta spoke forcefully about the alleged “hostile and toxic work environment” and racial insensitivity brought on by Humble. I thought the mayor’s response on Tuesday was defensive and unnecessary as she unloaded both barrels on Revetta.
However, it wasn’t until the wee hours of the night, after 11 p.m., when I really got a sick feeling. Item 8C on the consent agenda truly turned my stomach. Thanks to some concerned citizens, this item was taken off the consent agenda for discussion. Turns out that Item 8C eliminates appeals by city employees to anyone other than the person who already has the power to fire them. That’s the city manager.
I asked a municipal attorney friend about this. The response I received Wednesday was, “Every city I know of (and have worked for) recognizes that there is no due process for the top administrative folks if they cannot appeal the city manager’s actions — based on illegality — to the council. From my position, it is unheard of for employees not to have a route to the council when their city manager is acting illegally.”
Though I think the mayor and city manager are both very capable and doing many good things, I also see them as human. Most humans do not handle power well. Many engage in amassing more power than they really need. And I believe the new city attorney, who works in tandem with the city manager, is willing to engage in business that serves the citizens less than serving his colleague.
Though the council voted unanimously for all of these items, in my heart, I know there is independent thinking on this council. Group think is easy. Being independent is not easy.
These folks need to know you are with them if they’re willing to help get this situation under control. Please contact the council and talk to the mayor.
I also want to hear from you. I’m cooking up some plans that also might be of help and I want to know what you think of the council’s actions regardless of your party or politics. You may contact me at 512-535-0989 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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SKIP MARLEY & H.E.R. – SLOW DOWN
Skip Marley releases a new single titled “Slow Down” with two-time 2019 Grammy© Award-winning artist H.E.R. via Tuff Gong/Island Records. The amazing chemistry between Skip and H.E.R. was on full display when they performed “Slow Down” live for the first time, stopping the show at H.E.R and Lauryn Hill’s historic Hollywood Bowl concert last month. Today’s release of “Slow Down” is a much-needed breath of fresh air from Skip and H.E.R. as Skip gears up for the release of his much-anticipated forthcoming project.
Earlier this year, Skip Marley issued “That’s Not True,” a collaboration featuring Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (his uncle). They performed the track together at Kaya Fest in Miami, where the VIDEO was shot. Skip Msrley’s follow up, “Can’t Take It From Me” featuring Major Lazer was first performed live onstage at New York’s Governors Ball fest this summer. Along with “Enemy,” which was also released earlier this year, he earned critical acclaim in different magazines. Last month, he also released “Call Me Human,” the buzzed about track with French Montana from the hit EPIX original series “Godfather of Harlem” soundtrack.


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Been a fan of Wax (pictured above) ever since he dropped "2010 'til Infinity" and have recently become a fan of Dumbfoundead as well. They have come together to create the group Clockwise and dropped their album back in May of this year. I'm a little late but they have recently released a video for the track "Walking In the Rain" from the album and this is for those who haven't been exposed to either artist or just need new material from them. The track and the video have styles all to their own and this track really shows off the talent of both artists and neither comes away "on top". You will appreciate both artists after this. Check out the video below.
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Powder coated steel frameheavy-duty powder coated steel framework. The poles are connected by convenient three-corner and four-corner joint, making the product stronger and very easy to set up, save time on installing. 10 bases and 20 stakes for stability included, so that can increase the resistance ability of snow and wind. Overlong pe cover design you can put bricks or boards down to seal the bottom or just bury it in the soil. Greenhouse will be better sealed.Heat preservation and air tightness good in it, high humidity and high temperature are provided in winter. Gives seeds, seedlings, and young plants an early start.
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