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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Swing Trading Strategies – “Action-Reaction” Market Timing Intelligence at work in Coffee and Gold. [chart]
Swing trading has emerged as the fastest growing trading strategy in the industry today. Long preferred by professional traders, swing trading is being discovered by whole new generation of serious traders and investors.
Everyone knows the old adage “Follow the trend”. Traditional swing trading strategies were developed to take advantage of the trend and attempt to capture the price swings that occur between levels of consolidation inside the trend. However, most traditional swing trading strategies fall short of achieving that goal because they rely on lagging indicators, such as SSTO, RSI or moving averages. These indicators are known as lagging indicators because they do just that, they lag behind the market. They are late to enter and late to exit. In the fast pace markets of today, you can’t afford to lag behind!
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“Action-Reaction” uses the markets own recent price action to identify “sweet spots” where markets build energy inside a trend that precede explosive market moves, and then attempts to capture the entire price swing from beginning to end.
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While most traders put their emphasis on the timing of the entry “Action-Reaction” puts just as much emphasis on the exit. The wrong “exit” strategy can ruin a good trade, while the correct “exit” strategy can turn a marginal trade into a successful trade. Unlike other swing trading strategies that only give you half the information needed for a successful trade signal, the “Action-Reaction” swing trading strategy provides all the information for a swing trader to succeed.
While most swing trading strategies are forced to wait for the trend to mature before any signals can be taken “Action-Reaction” swing trading strategy provides the tools to take advantage of the entire trend, from the beginning to the end. “Action-reaction” allows the trader to enter early and be positioned before other swing traders begin to enter and exit before the market loses momentum and begins to correct…therefore, taking advantage of the entire trend.
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“Action-Reaction” with Market Timing Intelligence is the strategy used in the Traders Market Views Swing Trading Report. He are two recent examples of “Action-Reaction” at work in two very volatile markets.
First a look at the latest trade recommendation in December Coffee. The market formed a bullish reaction swing between October 25 and November 3, with a spike down to support on November 3. This pattern is considered a TC pattern (trend continuation) and signaled a new upward price swing in Coffee. The buy signal was triggered at 201.05 on November 4. The “Action-Reaction” reverse/forward count was used to make two projections, a future reversal date for November 9 with a target objective at 217.55. You can see on the December Coffee chart below, that Coffee rallied to a high of 218.70 and reached the downward sloping reaction line target objective on November 5…one day after the projected reversal date! A few hours later, the market was trading at 212.40! “Action-Reaction” Market Timing Intelligence got it right!
"Action-Reaction" for December Coffee
For the second example, I will take a look at December Gold. Gold formed a bullish reaction swing between October 29 and November 3. The pattern confirmed and triggered the buy signal on 11/4, when the market traded above the swing pattern high of $1366.40. The “Action-Reaction” time and price projections indicated Gold should continue to trade higher into the November 1o reversal date with a target objective at $1424.00 to $142500, identified by t he intersection of the ascending upper parallel line and the downward sloping reaction line. Gold traded to a high of $1424.30 on November 9, before reversing and falling over $40.00 during the before the end of the November 1oth reversal date.
"Action-Reaction" for December Gold
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ERICA SYNTHS ON THE MOON workshop
ERICA SYNTHS ON THE MOON!
We are happy to announce about a workshop from the beloved Latvian synthesisers brand! Welcoming Girts Ozolins, with the Synthesis Methods masterclass - as a part of the curriculum of the Modular Synthesis School for the Students and a public workshop. Welcome dear sonic seekers !
Date: 28 th October 2021
Time: 17:00 - 22:00
Place: Kaleidoscope room (A Lab), Overhoeksplein 2, 1031KS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Entry Fee: 12,10 Euro (for Students of all cycles - Free Entry)
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Loveridge’s Limbless Skink or Black Legless Liza
** *Common Group:** Skinks * Common Name: Loveridge’s Limbless Skinks, Black Legless Lizards * Scientific Name: Melanoseps loveridgei * Distribution: East Africa
An uncommonly kept species in captivity, these small, nondescript little lizards are not often studied. They are burrowers and can be found throughout East Africa from the sub mountainous region down to coastal forests. They may inhabit dryer regions in Africa but they spend almost their entire lives underground, where ambient humidity is significantly higher. They are slim, black creatures that are entirely smooth. Like many other skinks, they can lose their tails if threatened, but they do not regrow them back.
Size and Longevity
Adult specimens can reach 8 inches total length. Longevity is unknown.
As small, burrowing lizards, Loveridge’s Limbless Skinks should be housed in cages that can accommodate their need to bury themselves. A 10 gallon tank is adequate for one or two skinks, although they can also be comfortably placed in larger living vivariums with deep enough soil. Substrate
Substrate used for these little skinks should be able to hold moisture without becoming overly soggy or moldy. It also should not dry out too easily, as they require higher ambient humidity to maintain good skin condition. Ideal substrates include compressed coconut bark such as Eco Earth or Bed A Beast, as well as Orchid bark, Cypress Mulch, or any of the mixed beddings such as Jungle Bedding or Forest Bedding. Your skinks should have at least an inch of bedding to burrow in, with much more being preferred.
Decor and Cage Furnishings
Since your skinks will be spending almost all of their time underground, feel free to decorate the cage how you wish! If you would like to find them easily, use of Cork Flats, half buried Half Logs, Caves, and other types of hiding places placed snugly against the substrate will provide ideal hiding spots for your skinks to come to the surface and hang out in. Fake plants, live plants, and vines will make your cage more interesting to look at, but your skinks are unlikely to utilize foliage. However, when the mood strikes them, occasionally they will emerge from the substrate to clamber towards a basking light or other heat source. This means if you place Grapevine or Cork Flats directly under your cage’s lighting source, you are likely to see your skinks a little more often.
Heating and Lighting
Heating for these comical little lizards is fairly easy and straight forward. They do not need particularly high temperatures and in fact seem to avoid overly warm areas in the substrate. If they are housed alone, a simple 10 gallon under tank heater should be adequate for providing them warmer temperatures should they desire them. While they do not seek out high temperatures for extended periods of time, they do seek them out to digest food and should be provided with at least a small area of somewhat elevated temperatures. This “basking” area should reach between 85 and 90 degrees, with the rest of the cage dropping to the mid 70s or even cooler.
Little is really known about these skinks in the wild, and they are still fairly new to the reptile keeping hobby, so the question of what lighting is really necessary is one that is still being answered. At this time, it is recommended to provide them with at least some UVB to aid in calcium absorption and D3 production. Use of a single 5.0 or 10.0 compact fluorescent (depending on cage height) should provide adequate light to meet their needs. They have also proven to do extremely well in large, planted living vivariums lit with Mercury Vapor Bulbs.
Water and Humidity
Since Loveridge’s Limbless Skinks spend a majority of their time underground, humidity in the air of the cage is not nearly as important as humidity in the substrate of the cage. Care should be taken to keep at least part of the substrate moist at all times, although the entire cage does not need to be soaking wet. Ideally, about half of the cage should be kept at least damp, while the other half is allowed to dry out. This lets the skinks choose the exact humidity they need, without too much tinkering or fussing. When the substrate is kept sufficiently humid, your skinks will seldom need to drink from a water dish, but a dish full of fresh, clean water should always be provided to them nonetheless.
Again, because little is known about these skinks in the wild, their dietary preferences in their natural habitat are unknown. However, in captivity they cheerfully consume small mealworms and crickets, as well as reptiworms, waxworms, silkworms, and hornworms. It is recommended to dust their feeder insects in a high quality calcium powder containing D3 at least every other feeding, and a multivitamin should be provided about once a week. Variety is the spice of life and will likely prove integral to successfully keeping these lizards long-term, so experimentation with other types of feeder insects is highly recommended.
Handling and Interaction
As one of the smaller creatures found in their natural habitat, it is likely that they are commonly preyed upon by other species. Because of this, they do not seem to appreciate regular handling and typically squirm and writhe frantically to escape. It is not recommended to handle them often, as the stress will likely shorten their lifespan over the long run. Despite their panicked attempts to escape being handled, they rarely even attempt to bite, so their lack of aggression should not be considered as proof they do not mind being handled.
Because they spend so much time underground, it should not come as a surprise that if your cage is set up correctly you will rarely see your skinks out and about. However, they do occasionally venture out to the surface of their terrarium, and will squirm around the cage looking for food. This can be the most entertaining part of owning these strange little skinks - they completely lack any grace when not underground, and typically spend several minutes flopping around the cage before disappearing back into their burrows.

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The Second Awesome trailer for ‘Attack The Block’ Invades the Internet
A new trailer from the Joe Cornish sci-fi-action-horror-comedy Attack The Block has been released. The film received much praise from the screening at this year’s SXSW film Festival. Our very own Alice Gray reviewed it saying, “Attack the Block is alien-adventure gold” (read the full review here).
The film eventually got picked up by Screen Gems and will see a North American released, although no date as yet been announced. I think if your a fan of genre film, Attack The Block is a must see. Check out the trailer below.
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Robert Satchell designed a pilot test for Birch Aquarium which is the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. The test pilot was in compliance with Fish & Game Wild Life, San Diego County Wild Authority and California Coastal Commission Regulation. Robert designed and tested a system that kills off all non-native species to California waters. In Robert’s previous career as a carpenter and concrete formwork, he worked with the general contractor (GC) that built the aquarium so he has experience from construction to design operations for all projects.

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The Hearty Breakfast Hamper will be delivered to the chalet at the start of your stay and will contain enough food to fill you up each morning. In addition you can book our daily delivery of freshly baked bread and pastries (see above).
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Vaginal rings are available for contraception and hormone replacement, and are being developed as HIV/STD or multipurpose prevention technologies. A comprehensive understanding of women's expectations of and experiences with rings is urgently needed to inform product development and to optimize ring use.
Three databases (PubMed, Global Health and CINAHL) were searched for English‐language, peer‐reviewed articles published between January 1996 and November 2017 that reported qualitative data on barriers to and facilitators of use of female‐controlled contraceptive methods. Data on study methods, findings and conclusions pertaining to contraceptive rings were extracted, organized and analyzed.
Twenty‐six articles, all published since 2008, met the inclusion criteria. Seven studies focused largely or entirely on rings (and involved current, former or potential users), while the others focused on other contraceptive methods but included ring‐specific data. Familiarity with the ring was low, and women commonly had initial concerns about the method—often related to insertion and removal, cleanliness and discomfort with touching their vagina—that were typically overcome over time. Other major themes were issues related to ring use and discontinuation, the importance of ring‐related properties and characteristics, and considerations related to sexual partners and health care providers.
Qualitative data have the potential to inform ring design and promotion. Future research should further explore women's expectations and experiences with the ring, the value of involving male partners in ring evaluation, and evaluation of interventions to improve patient–provider communication concerning ring choice and use.
Sara E. Vargas is research scientist, Melissa Guillen is project director and Kate M. Guthrie is senior research scientist—all at the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. Miriam M. Midoun is a graduate student, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago. Melissa L. Getz is a graduate student at Simmons University, Boston. Kristen Underhill is associate professor, Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Caroline Kuo is associate professor (research), Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence.

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By Jim Karpen on Thu, 03/22/2012
The website Macgasm recently pointed out that the new iPhoto app for iOS has been purchased over 1 million times in 10 days — and that the $5 million in revenue is likely more than RIM took in on sales of its PlayBook. This is one more bit of evidence highlighting the amazing popularity of the iPad and iPhone.
The new iPad has gotten off to a tremendous start, but there continue to be isolated reports of various issues. The fact that it runs a bit warmer doesn't seem to be a problem, and that issue has sort of died down. There are now reports that some of the new iPads have trouble getting a WiFi signal. You can read more on AppleInsider. One purchaser found that his new iPad couldn't get a signal. He returned the iPad, and the replacement worked just fine. You can also read about it in the Apple Support Forum.
The most interesting issue is the fact that 4G LTE on the new iPad can cause you to burn through your monthly data allotment if you aren't careful. The Wall Street Journal tells about one user who spent two hours streaming the NCAA basketball tournament to his iPad — and used up his 2GB in two hours. I also read that if you watch a high-definition movie over 4G, you could use up 2GB in an hour. So if you have the new iPad and are planning to use it for something data-intensive, like watching a movie, you'd better be in the vicinity of a WiFi hotspot.
Also, the New York Times reports that while the retina display is great, it's not likely that many websites will upgrade the quality of their images to accommodate the higher resolution.


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Windows 2008 DNS server forwarding issue ???
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I'm running SBS 2008 domain and I use SBS inbuilt DNS server to forward my external requests. I have added my ISP's DNS server in to the "Forward" list. Both DNS server are identifying and this was working fine from past couple of months. But from yesterday users are getting time outs (DNS issues) when they are browsing.
I have added ISP DNS to client's machine then and then situation will be ok.
how do I troubleshoot this ??? Please advices ??
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This special day rolls around just once a year, reminding us to be thankful for everything we have. But just what is it that we should be most thankful for? Some thoughts:
Most often our appreciation centers around the things we enjoy as possessions. We have been taught in our culture that material wealth brings happiness. Oh, we wouldn’t be so crass as openly broadcast this, but what message does Black Friday really send? We also center thankfulness on our relationships with family and friends, which is, of course, much more admirable but still often flirting with self-centeredness.
What about peace? What about security? As I look at Tahrir Square or Syria, I am instantly reminded that much of the world lives with the daily fear of instability and turmoil. We have very few of these problems as a nation, though some do their best to make it so. But why have we been given the blessing of peace and security? Why are we so privileged? It’s because of those who have gone before us, laying solid ground both on which to stand and to build.
We often forget that all we have come to enjoy has been made possible by the sweat and tears of our ancestors. We tend to think that it is our right to enjoy such a privileged lifestyle. Yet we never would have what we do if it were not for their dedication and perseverance. We would be where they once were, needing to build for our own future and the future of our descendants.
And this brings us to what should be a logical conclusion: what are we doing to build not only for ourselves but also for future generations? Are we merely thankful for what we enjoy while ignoring our responsibility to others? Have we come to take entitlements for granted? Are we a part of the solutions to our country’s challenges, or are we a contributor to its problems.
Our thankfulness not only on this day but each and every day needs to be centered in our ability to give, not merely what we have given, rememering that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”

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Emerald (Jewel Trilogy, Book 2)
- Sales Rank:14,489
- Format:Kindle eBook
- Language:English (Published)
- Media:Kindle Edition
- Publication Date:January 27, 2012
England and Scotland, 1667
Jason Chase, the Marquess of Cainewood, is out to bring a blackguard to justice when he crosses paths with a woeful Scottish lad. When the lad turns out to be a lovely Scottish lass, he realizes she must be the notorious bounty hunter Emerald MacCallum. Convinced they're after the same man and her very life may be in danger, Jason decides he must keep Emerald close...
In Caithren Leslie's view, there couldn't be enough distance between her and the handsome but overbearing Englishman. She's searching for her wayward brother, but Jason won't let a little thing like the truth interfere with his absurd conviction that she's living under an assumed identity. Mindful of the dangerous traveling conditions, Cait grudgingly accepts his protection. Until, that is, she begins to suspect that mistrust isn't the only emotion between them...and their mission for justice just might turn out to be a quest for love...
Book Two of Lauren Royal's Jewel Trilogy
Special Author's Cut Edition (fully revised in 2012)
A full-length novel of 118,200 words (about 475 printed book pages)
R-rated content: Steamy love scenes!
Originally published by Penguin Putnam (Signet)
This Author's Cut Edition e-book has been completely revised from the original and includes Bonus Material: an Author's Note, a sneak preview of Lauren's next book, and a link to an online contest where you can enter to win a piece of jewelry featured in the book.
Finalist for the Booksellers' Best Award and RWA Award of Excellence!
While EMERALD can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of my books feature Chase family members, Ashcroft family members, or both. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:
THE JEWEL TRILOGY
1666 - AMETHYST (Colin Chase)
1667 - EMERALD (Jason Chase)
1668 - AMBER (Kendra Chase)
THE FLOWER TRILOGY
1673 - VIOLET (Ford Chase & Violet Ashcroft)
1677 - LILY (Lily Ashcroft)
1677 - ROSE (Rose Ashcroft)
THE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY
1815 - LOST IN TEMPTATION (Alexandra Chase)
1816 - TEMPTING JULIANA (Juliana Chase)
1817 - THE ART OF TEMPTATION (Corinna Chase)
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Jan Vriends has worked as an illustrator, writer and graphic designer since 1991. Between 1994 and 1998 he was present in the monthly Webber with comics like 'Wijk 13', 'Lex', 'Hendrick Pickedick', 'De Man Die Alles Kan' and 'Zep'. He published 'Lisa en Lola' in the magazine Fancy (1995-2006) and has produced 'Janjaap' and 'Cowboy John' in Zone 5300 from 1998. In his 'Janjaap' comics, Vriends experimented with various styles of texts and graphics. 'Janjaap' was also published in newspaper Algemeen Dagblad in 2002 and 2003, and in a book collection by Bries.
For the Kletskoek magazine of grocery store Albert Heijn, Vriends made the comic 'Suus en Joost' from 2000 to 2004. His daily 'Jan' cartoons were published on the Eindhovens Dagblad Portal in the period 2001-2003. For the monthly magazine Zo Zit Dat, he developed the character of 'Hank Spencer' in 2004, initially only in illustrations, but later also as a comic until 2011.
He is one of the regular artists for the girl's magazine Tina with his comic strip 'Roos' since 2007. He also developed the magazine's new mascot character in 2013, and has continued to write and sketch a weekly page starring Tina and her friends Puck and Fabio since then. In 2008, he made a comics drawing course for Nickelodeon Magazine, and published the graphic novel 'De Man Die Het Niks Doet' with Oog en Blik in commission of the Board for the Chronically Ill and Disabled.
He is a member of the Nukomix collective and in addition, Vriends is active in the fields of music, cabaret and theatre. Following his book about creative thinking, 'Hoe verzin je het?' (2010), he has been giving many workshops and motivational speeches for entrepreneurs.

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State Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz is using Veterans Day to highlight a couple of new military initiatives.
A literacy program called Boots for Books puts Indiana National Guard soldiers in the classroom to ensure students are reading by third grade.”
Soldiers are set up to work with students in 30 schools in 30 after-school programs.
Ritz also plans to introduce legislation that would expand a veterans-to-teacher scholarship program called Combat to Classroom.
“We have found that go on to get an education degree have extremely good classroom management because of their work in the military,” she says.
The Combat to Classroom program funds two and four year scholarships, and translates military training and experience into college credits for Hoosier veterans who are earning an education degree from universities in Indiana.


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We first met Benyfit at Paws in the Park and we were thrilled to see a different raw food supplier at a show, the big three are often at events but it is rare to see any of the smaller suppliers. Mum got chatting about our blog and our Raw Reviews and they asked if we’d like to give their new, high quality raw food a go. Of course, we said yes! We later found out that the pet shop local to our Grandparents’ house, Pawfect for Pets, also now stocks Benyfit which is a great endorsement for them as Pawfect for Pets only stocks products of the highest quality.
Benyfit Natural is a small independent company started by Ben Van Pragg based in East Sussex, UK. Ben grew up with dogs as part of his life, when he started trialling his dogs he realised that there was not a dog food on the market that he was happy to feed his dogs. For his dogs to be the best, he felt it was necessary for them to have the best possible diet and so Benyfit began. Using his chef background Ben started to develop the food, based on the principles of BARF, in consultation with vets, canine nutritionists, experienced working dog competitors and trainers. Today Benyfit has a small team, including Ben’s son Greg, who are all passionate about dogs and what they are fed.
We received a selection of minces for Benyfit and some yummy bones (Mummy lost them in the bottom on the freezer for a while and she cant remember what kinds of bones they were – oops!). We tried their Chicken & Tripe, Chicken, Turkey, Premium Blend and Tripe Complete minces.
Pup appeal: how much Colin and Rhapsody liked the food (10/10) – Colin and Rhapsody loved their mince from Benyfit. They went totally crazy at dinner times, even by their standards, and ate all the mince varieties almost impossibly quickly. As expected, the mixes containing tripe were the most popular, no big shock there for anyone that already feeds raw I’m sure! They also loved their Benyfit bones, Rhapsody guarded hers for a full half a hour before admitting she was full and letting me put it back in the fridge!
Poop rating: what it says on the tin, how good their poop is! (4/5) – overall there were very few poop issues which is always nice, a couple of off days but nothing to worry about in the long run!
Packaging rating: how easy the food is to use/store and labelling (4/5) – All of the mince from Benyfit come in either 500 g or 1 kg tubs. They are currently redesigning their packaging so I won’t bore you with details of the old packaging but we are happy to report no leakages! The new packaging is as below, we think it looks fantastic! Benyfit’s mince is labelled as 80% raw meat, bone and offal which is great is you are feeding them as a complete but not ideal if you wanted to use it as part of a DIY diet.
Price: value for money (7/10) – this is the only downside of Benyfit; it is the most expensive food we have trialled, only between 50p and £1 per kg more expensive, but that does add up pretty quickly! Their minces start at £3.50/kg up to £4.95/kg in their 1 kg tubs, this rises minimally if you chose the 500 g tub option (50p/kg or less). Their bone prices are in line with the big three companies.
Quality: quality of the mince (sloppy vs chunky), meatiness of bones (10/10) – the Benyfit mince is just the way we like it; chunky, chunky, chunky! Their complete minces contain 100% British meat as well as heart, liver, carrots, broccoli, swede, whole eggs, kelp, herbs and flax seed oil and you can see all the ingredients (within reason) in their mince packs without a doubt. The mystery bones were fab, just loads of meat on them, Rhapsody’s even had to go back in the fridge as she couldn’t eat a whole one in one sitting and I’ve seen her demolish an entire chicken carcass! Overall the quality of Benyfit Natural’s food is second to none.
Variety of products (3/5) – Benyfit Natural offer good variety of minces and provide options for both seniors and puppies. They have seven options in their Adult range; Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Just Tripe, Chicken & Tripe, Premium Blend (contains rabbit, venison and turkey) and Tripe Complete. As a smaller company they cannot match the variety offered by the three major companies but we are sure this will come in time. Bone-wise they only offer a small range of turkey options and whole wild rabbit, again this range will likely increase as the company grows.
Delivery and ordering: ease of ordering and quality of the delivery (4/5) – the website is easy to navigate, very clear information and some great FAQ’s. As we picked up our Benyfit at Paws in the Park we are unable to comment on the delivery service the Benyfit provide but we got the following information from their website: delivery is next day and costs £6.75 for 0-8 kg, £9.25 for 16-24 kg, £12.00 for 24-32 kg, £15.00 for 32-48 kg and free for over 48 kg.
The dogs loved their food from Benyfit and, if price were no object, then they would definitely be chowing down on it every night. Currently I, their human, am a student teacher so price does play a massive part in my decision of what to feed the pups so it’ll be a treat of Benyfit every now and then for them at the moment! Having said that, to anyone who has the budget to do so, we will wholeheartedly recommend Benyfit Natural, their food is of the highest quality and you couldn’t ask for a more lovely, caring company.


Open Space Grants help fund the acquisition and protection of unique open space and natural areas of statewide significance through fee acquisitions or conservation easements.
Land acquisition projects intended for low-impact, passive recreation with very limited facilities should be submitted through our Open Space Program; acquisition projects intended for high-impact, active recreation with significant facility development should be submitted through our Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant Program.
Project areas include:
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Who Can Apply
Non-profit land-conservation organizations, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions of the state, and the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife are eligible for Open Space Grants.
How To Apply
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Open Space Grants are offered annually. Consider submitting a draft application to GOCO staff no later than two weeks prior to the application due date for feedback and comments. Feel free to contact us at any point during the application process. We are happy to assist you.
- June 30, 2016: Application posted
- August 5, 2016: Draft applications due (optional)
- August 19, 2016: Applications due
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The Ukrainian parliament has repealed the law barring participation in NATO. As a sovereign state Kiev is entitled to ask to join the transatlantic alliance. The U.S. has an equal right, even duty, to answer no.
Throughout most of its young life Ukraine has looked both east and west. People wanted to take advantage of the bountiful economic opportunities in Europe and America while preserving commercial and cultural relations with Russia. The majority wanted to join the European Union but not NATO.
President Viktor Yushchenko, the disastrous 2005 election winner backed by the U.S., unsuccessfully pushed his country to join the Western military alliance. In 2010 his successor won approval of legislation promoting “nonalignment” and mandating “nonparticipation of Ukraine in the military-political alliances.” But after months of conflict and a revolution in government this week Ukraine’s Rada repealed that law. “Finally, we corrected a mistake,” said President Petro Poroshenko. “Ukraine’s nonaligned status is out.”
The vote is not the same as an application to join NATO and Ukrainian officials admit that their country will not soon satisfy alliance requirements. However, Poroshenko favors membership, as do a majority of Ukrainians. An application undoubtedly will be forthcoming if Kiev believes it will be approved.
Unsurprisingly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the move “counterproductive” and one that “only escalates confrontation.” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said a formal application “would turn Ukraine into a potential military adversary for Russia.”
NATO officials responded to the Rada’s action with bland generalities. An alliance spokesman said “we respect the decision,” adding that “Our door is open and Ukraine will become a member of NATO if it so requests and fulfills the standards and adheres to the necessary principles.” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a group of visiting Ukrainian journalists that “Ukraine is a very valued partner of NATO.” State Department spokesman Marie Harf said: “Countries that are willing to contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic space are welcome to apply for membership.” However, no one actually issued an invitation.
In fact, joining could be counterproductive for Kiev. No doubt some Ukrainians imagine that NATO would protect them from Vladimir Putin, recovering lands lost to Russian-backed separatists and regaining Crimea from Moscow. In theory the world’s most powerful military alliance could do so. But if the consequence was a full-blown war, as is likely, it would be a disaster for Ukraine.
Moreover, capability is not enough. Also required is will. In 2008 Georgians looked to their rear expecting the American military to come to their rescue in their war with Russia. However, President Mikhail Saakashvili learned a painful lesson: U.S. President George W. Bush was willing to visit Tbilisi and whisper sweet assurances in Saakashvili’s ear, but Washington would not fight on Georgia’s behalf. Even most war-happy Neoconservatives did not advocate that step.
The Americans and Europeans were forced to reckon both costs and benefits. The allies had no principled objection to Russia supporting South Ossetia’s and Abkhazia’s bids for independence, since NATO had done essentially the same for Kosovo. Nor could Western leaders make a plausible case for going to war with Russia over such minimal geopolitical stakes after successfully avoiding conflict with Russia during the Cold War.
The allies made a similar assessment of Ukraine. Western officials have bestowed numerous international kisses on Kiev’s Poroshenko, but have provided his nation only limited practical support. The financial transfers have been modest, the “non-lethal” military shipments lackluster, real weapon provisions minimal, and troop deployments nonexistent.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has violated international norms, unleashed bitter conflict, upset the regional order, and disturbed his European neighbors. Despite the resulting sturm und drang, however, his actions have had little impact on America and Europe. Keeping Ukraine whole simply doesn’t matter enough to any NATO member to play international chicken with a nuclear-armed power. Brussels and Washington hope that Russia’s economic problems will force Putin’s retreat, but backing him into a corner is dangerous.
Thus, Ukraine might rue being inducted by NATO. The alliance would discourage Kiev from doing more for itself and addressing Russia directly, leaving Ukrainians even more vulnerable than before. Yet Kiev might find its allies to be as inconstant as Moscow was antagonistic.
The fact that Western states will not take serious risks for Ukraine means they must reject any NATO application from Kiev. Whatever the desire of Ukraine’s Rada, no country has a right to join the alliance. The U.S. should take the lead and indicate that membership ain’t going to happen. Encouraging unrealistic expectations is unfair, especially to a desperate government like Kiev. Washington and Brussels aren’t going to rescue Ukraine from its unfortunately geographic circumstances. How Ukrainians respond is of course their choice, but they should have no illusions about the Western cavalry showing up on white horses to defeat the Cossack hordes.
Past NATO expansion has added members with minimal militaries and extensive problems. Today’s least bad current candidates are nations such as Serbia and Macedonia, which don’t matter much to American security but at least aren’t likely to get into war with anyone. The worst cases are Georgia and Ukraine, which won’t defend the U.S. from anyone but have poor relations with Moscow. Providing small troop contingents for Washington’s unnecessary Third World wars (Afghanistan and Iraq, so far) isn’t nearly enough recompense to America for defending countries from a nuclear-armed power. Indeed, Ukraine is a security black hole, something to be avoided.
NATO countries should take all expansion proposals more seriously in the future. Membership should be a matter of security, not charity. New members should contribute to Americans’ safety.
Some alliance advocates contend that membership in the NATO club would encourage political and economic reform. Perhaps, though alliance membership hasn’t done much to improve affairs in Bulgaria and Romania. In any case, the proper way to promote general liberalization is through European Union membership and reduced U.S. trade barriers. Washington may have pushed NATO expansion as a means to sustain its influence, since the U.S. has no say in the EU. However, that’s a very bad reason to promise to go to war.
The most dangerous alliance illusion is that the faintest whisper from Brussels is enough to cause potential opponents to retreat in fear. If NATO would just say the word the Russian invaders would turn tail and race back to Moscow, cowering in fear. At least if the U.S. possessed more “credibility,” perhaps by bombing a few more small, defenseless states or groups. With a “stronger” president than Barack Obama, runs the argument, the U.S. would exercise “leadership” and Moscow wouldn’t dare test Western “resolve.”
Yet deterrence works both ways. Vladimir Putin is no friend of liberty, but that doesn’t make him irrational or stupid. He has taken a nation in collapse and retreat under Boris Yeltsin and restored it to something like Imperial Russia (though without its many non-Russian dependencies). Moscow desires respect from other great powers, consideration in decisions affecting its interests, and especially secure borderlands affecting the Russian state. The West challenged all of these concerns by expanding NATO (an alliance always directed against Moscow) to Russia’s borders, forcibly dismantling Serbia (a country for which Imperial Russia went to war in World War I), and pressing to incorporate into the Western bloc both Georgia and Ukraine (historically part of Imperial Russia as well as the Soviet Union).
Nor were Moscow’s antagonists as innocent as they claim. In Kosovo America’s ethnic Albanian allies ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Serbs and others. Georgia started the 2008 war, bombarding Russian troops in South Ossetia. In Ukraine the West backed the ouster of the elected government which was leaning toward Moscow; the new regime refused to consider self-determination in Crimea and responded to separatist activity by launching indiscriminate attacks on ethnic Russian areas.
None of this justifies Ukraine’s forcible dismemberment, but it is important to understand why Russia acted. As my colleague Ted Galen Carpenter has pointed out, long ago Washington issued the Monroe Doctrine, under which Washington ordered the Europeans to stay out of the Western hemisphere. Such an approach may seem three centuries out of date, dismissing moral considerations and ignoring the desires of Russia’s neighbors. But Washington hardly can proclaim itself to be shocked, shocked when Moscow also trumps moral principles with practical interests.
Moreover, Russia is better able to deter the West than vice versa in Ukraine. The geopolitical stakes are far greater for Russia than for the U.S. and Europe. It doesn’t matter how often the American president talks about Ukraine. The Putin government remains willing to spend and risk more than the U.S. and Europe. Moscow already has demonstrated its “resolve” by going to war overtly against Georgia and covertly against Ukraine. The costs of retreat for Russia would be much greater than for the allies since their success likely would lead America and Europe to make even more expansive geopolitical demands in the future. Washington is not the only capital in which policymakers consider such concepts as government credibility, national will, and red lines.
In fact, history is filled with examples of alliances which failed to deter. Never mind the threats and commitments of adversaries. Countries believe they will win, their opponents will back down, their adversaries will be forced to negotiate, and, if nothing else, they have no alternative but to fight. In World War I, for instance, military relationships intended to prevent conflict instead acted as transmission belts of war, bringing in most of Europe as well as America and Japan.
Washington should issue security guarantees alone or through the alliance—despite Europe’s abundant population and wealth, NATO still stands for North America and The Others—only if it is prepared to put its citizens’ lives on the line. Fear of a hostile hegemonic power dominating Eurasia animated the promise to protect war-torn Western Europe. The Cold War is over. Russia has not replaced the Soviet Union, Ukraine is no substitute for Western Europe. Contrary to Poroshenko’s claim that his nation’s fight is the West’s fight, Kiev is not key to any Western nation’s security.
In short, NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg was correct that there is no military solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Bringing Kiev into the alliance would solve nothing. Introducing Western weapons and especially forces would not bring peace today. The most likely outcome would be a more extensive and intensive conflict. The peace achieved would be the kind that no one wants, the peace of the grave. It would be a tragedy for the West to survive the Cold War without significant combat with Moscow and afterwards initiated such a conflict for no good reason.
Recognizing the problems of military action, the allies seem inclined to take a middle course, emphasizing economic pressure. However, a potentially permanent conflict also is in no one’s interest. Ukraine is closer to collapse than is Russia: the problem is not just the cost of trying to sustain Kiev but the impact on Ukraine’s domestic institutions.
Moreover, economic warfare rarely yields positive political change. To the contrary, authoritarian governments like that in Moscow are more likely to retaliate than capitulate. Liberalism rarely emerges from catastrophic collapse. The Europeans, especially, should beware creating “Weimar Russia.” A similar screenplay seven decades ago ended badly.
Better for all to seek a negotiated settlement. Ukraine decentralizing power in return for separatists accepting Kiev’s formal authority. Ukraine acquiescing in Crimea’s separation and Russia holding an internationally monitored referendum on separation. Most important, Kiev forbearing all military ties to NATO and the U.S. and the allies dropping sanctions in return for Moscow accepting a united Ukraine and Ukrainians looking both east and west economically. Assuring Russia’s security is critical. Last month Putin spokesman Dmitri S. Peskov said: “We would like to hear a 100 percent guarantee that no one would think about Ukraine’s joining NATO.”
The Rada’s vote to end military neutrality is a desperate move, one likely to worsen Ukraine’s problems unless the Poroshenko government uses it as a bargaining chip with Russia. The U.S. and Europeans should do the same, indicating that they have no interest in adding new military clients bordering Russia and will make that commitment as part of any settlement. The latter actually is in the allies’ interest as well: Kiev is a security consumer, not provider.
Expanding NATO never benefited Washington, which bore the bulk of the added financial burden and defense risk. Adding Ukraine as a defense client makes even less sense for America. The U.S. should warn Kiev not to look to NATO for the solution to its Russia problem.