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Watching the Tape Move for Nanotech Security Corp (NTS.V) – Stock Rover

Posted: June 8, 2017 at 11:22 pm

Nanotech Security Corp (NTS.V) shares are moving today onvolatility1.56% or $0.02 from the open.TheTSXV listed companysaw a recent bid of $1.30 and12900shares have traded hands in the session.

Some dedicated market watchers will preach the old adage, nothing ventured nothing gained. Some may adhere to the slow and steady mindset. The correct play for one investor may not be the same for another. Some may choose to be fully invested while others may keep some cash on the sidelines. Active stock market investors may have to find that perfect balance between being too risky or playing it too safe. If the market keeps charging higher in the second half of the year, investors may have to decide whether to take profits, or let it ride.

Digging deeping into the Nanotech Security Corp (NTS.V) s technical indicators, we note that the Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R currently sits at -17.65. The Williams %R oscillates in a range from 0 to -100. A reading between 0 and -20 would point to an overbought situation. A reading from -80 to -100 would signal an oversold situation. The Williams %R was developed by Larry Williams. This is a momentum indicator that is the inverse of the Fast Stochastic Oscillator.

Nanotech Security Corp (NTS.V) currently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 67.14. Active investors may choose to use this technical indicator as a stock evaluation tool. Used as a coincident indicator, the CCI reading above +100 would reflect strong price action which may signal an uptrend. On the flip side, a reading below -100 may signal a downtrend reflecting weak price action. Using the CCI as a leading indicator, technical analysts may use a +100 reading as an overbought signal and a -100 reading as an oversold indicator, suggesting a trend reversal.

Currently, the 14-day ADX for Nanotech Security Corp (NTS.V) is sitting at 14.96. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would support a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would identify a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would lead to an extremely strong trend. ADX is used to gauge trend strength but not trend direction. Traders often add the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) to identify the direction of a trend.

The RSI, or Relative Strength Index, is a widely used technical momentum indicator that compares price movement over time. The RSI was created by J. Welles Wilder who was striving to measure whether or not a stock was overbought or oversold. The RSI may be useful for spotting abnormal price activity and volatility. The RSI oscillates on a scale from 0 to 100. The normal reading of a stock will fall in the range of 30 to 70. A reading over 70 would indicate that the stock is overbought, and possibly overvalued. A reading under 30 may indicate that the stock is oversold, and possibly undervalued. After a recent check, the 14-day RSI for Nanotech Security Corpis currently at 54.42, the 7-day stands at 61.16, and the 3-day is sitting at 75.27.

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The forgotten role of a DJ John 00 Fleming – Trance Hub (satire) (press release) (blog)

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Veteran Trance Producer & DJ John 00 Fleming shares his view on the art of DJing. John is all set to embark on his Australia tour later in June. He will be playing at Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

I often fear were going to lose a generation of DJs, in todays world a producer makes a few popular tracks, gets signed to a management company then heads on the road touring having the DJ tag slapped on them. As with most musical genres, the DJ tag and meaning is now blurred. Playing a load of your own tracks crammed into an hour set is now classed as a DJ? But a DJ is a lot more than that, authentic DJs never had the need to produce music as they were too busy doing something a lot more important. DJs have always been the lead figures in creating new scenes, investing into a foundation for the future, finding new exciting music, exposing and supporting new music/producers and creating underground parties rebelling against the mainstream. I remember watching a documentary about a new style of music called Northern soul in the UK in the late 60s, the pivotal driving force leading this scene were DJs who traveled to the US to discover obscure offshoots of Motown, they put their own hi energy twist on it and created an underground dance movement that in return became a commercial success that boomed in the UK. Its no different as we move forward through the decades, I was part of a 90s rave culture, many DJs worked tirelessly against the mainstream machines to create new musical experiences. DJs were the foundation that created many scenes on a local level that in return built actual musical movements such as Chicago House, Detroit Techno, Spanish Baleric, Belgium Nu Beat and more. DJs worked hard getting this music onto radio to give more exposure thus helping these scenes grow and flourish. Eventually when a certain scene got embraced by the commercial masses, DJs were already two steps ahead creating the next scene.

Dont underestimate the importance of a DJ. Many of the most powerful figures in the music industry started their careers as DJs due to their knowledge in music, first hand historic experience in music culture along with being human musical encyclopaedias.

Myself being an authentic DJ , get extremely worried what the future holds as I dont see too many other authentic DJs breaking through and fear for the future of whom will move things forward. I see light in the Techno and Progressive House worlds as they have a lot more DJs involved in that scene and the boom and growth is testament to this. When I look at the Trance world, I worry its predominately producer driven, heavily weighed around self promotion, as a result things are going stale musically not moving forward and the next generation are heading to other places to experience forward thinking music. Again looking back, the most successful Trance brands were run and programmed by authentic DJs, today the musical curve and set time is dictated by an artists manager, then hijacked into it being their mini concert focused around them. Theres no collective input, no union focussed on investing back into the Trance scene as a team. Self promotion is the theme.

This is by no means a dig at producers, its highlighting a change in the buisness model. For years DJs have always worked closely with producers (and promoters) as we need each other and seen the rewards. Thousands of producers have been discovered and exposed by DJs, but DJs are nothing without the music. Were a team that need each other whom collectively create musical history. Today the important role of a DJ is completely overlooked. A DJ cant sustain a career without music production as promoters look at Beatports top 10 as benchmark, in many cases a DJ doesnt want to produce music, they want to move forward and create the next musical cycle and be apart of a movement offering something new. Authentic DJs like stepping into the musical future, to experiment with you on the dance floor and to push new boundaries testing those obscure finds, and thats a big part of what clubbers want too, being stimulated on the dance floor. A concert is a place to hear your all your favourite radio tracks performed live. Two very different things.

Im always thankful to those forefathers in the 60s/70s whom created Motown, Northern Soul then Disco that in return created House music and all its offshoots. They provided the platform for my career that Im enjoying today, something Ill forever be in debt. I also understand, respect and can relate to the dedication, the uphill struggle, financial sacrifices and fight against the mainstream they had to endear, without them we wouldnt be enjoying the scenes that we have today. Without my generation and our battles we wouldnt be were we are today and enjoying this huge electronic scene. Ill always continue that same ethos as they did, I dont care about fame, glory and domination, I care about the next generation and want to continue to lay these foundations knowing the baton will be passed on so that they can move things forward.

Take a moment to discover your local DJs. Take a moment to look around at the DJs whom run labels and offering a different take on the masses. Take a moment to discover those local parties and support them. Go get involved and support and enjoy what they bring musically.

Ill follow up this blog shortly, giving advice to the next generation of DJs and producers of how to get gigs.

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Co-Founder of Trance Hub, Curator of The Gathering events in India and ALT+TRANCE in Czech Republic. By day, a Digital Marketing Enthusiast with love for Food and Technology. By night, a dreamer who wants to grow the Trance scene in India.

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Watch Sleepmakeswaves Crush A ’90s Trance Classic For ‘Like A Version’ – Music Feeds

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News Written by Tom Williams on June 9, 2017

Aussie instrumental outfit sleepmakeswaves have taken to the triple j studios to rework a classic 90s trance track into all all-out post-rock banger for Like A Version, and no, its not Sandstorm.

Sleepmakeswaves used their debut Like A Version appearance to cover the 1995 Eurodance and dream trance classic Children by late producer Robert Miles, who died in May at the age of 47 after a nine-month battle with metastatic cancer.

The band gave the track their unique icy touch, complete with huge swells of guitar and complex rhythms. It was also the first time a Like A Version segment has featured both an instrumental original and instrumental cover.

While in the triple j studios, sleepmakeswaves also performed their original track Tundra, from their latest album Made Of Breath Only. Watch both performances, below.

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CD Projekt Red Reveals It’s Being Blackmailed For Stolen ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Files – Forbes

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TMS to debut SST truck race, June 7, 2017 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Fort Worth Star Telegram

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Slumping Nemechek Sets Sights On Fun At TMS – RacinToday.com

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John Hunter Nemechek is not having a great year in the Truck Series. (RacinToday/HHP file photo by Gregg Ellman)

By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com

FORT WORTH, Texas Teenager John Hunter Nemechek has the perfect attitude to deal with a promising NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season that has morphed into a slump.

I still have fun, no matter if its a bad day or a good day, said Nemechek, who will look to snap a 14-race winless streak during Friday nights 21st annual 400-miler at Texas Motor Speedway. You still have to take the positives out of it. You have to make sure youre having fun.

I wouldnt really say its a motivation thing to come back to the racetrack every week. I love going fast. I love driving race cars. Its just something Im very passionate (about) and determined to make it to the top. So the motivation is there 100 percent all the time. If you have a mechanical failure Id rather get right back in the race car and go show em what we really have.

What John Hunter has through the seasons first six races is two top-five finishes, two top-10s and two DNFs. He will tackle TMS repaved and re-profiled 1.5-mile oval after logging consecutive 22nd-place finishes at sister track Charlotte Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway. A season-best third-place result at Kansas Speedway and a fourth-place finish in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway have been offset by respective 29th and 28th-place results at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway.

Victories last season at AMS, another sister track to TMS, and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, locked John Hunter into the NCWTS playoffs. John Hunter currently sits 12th in the standings with 141 points, a distant 150 behind reigning series champion Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing.

At times like these, John Hunter knows where to turn for advice. The best piece of advice my dad has ever given me probably is to have patience, work hard, stay focused and never give up, said John Hunter, son of former NASCAR touring series regular Front Row Joe Nemechek. I wouldnt say theres one thing hes ever told me that you dont take into consideration every day.

The biggest thing is working hard and being at the shop every day, working on the race car, getting my hands dirty, being there with all the guys. I can make myself a better race driver by just learning what each component does _ it makes victory that much sweeter when you know youve had a part in it.

John Hunters career totals show one pole, three wins, 16 top-five and 29 top-10 results. My goal is to win, said John Hunter, who made his series debut at age 16 at Martinsville Speedway in 2013. We wouldnt show up at a racetrack if we dont think we can win. The overall goal is to just finish a race. Weve run six races this year and weve two DNFs and three mechanical failures. So it kinda stinks when weve been running top-five as we unload off the gate, with trucks I think could have won races, but the cards just havent played right.

John Hunter stood fifth after Thursdays opening 55-minute practice here with a lap at 180.246 mph in his No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado. The session was topped by Christopher Bell at 182.877 mph in the No. 4 JBL Toyota fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports. Bell also retained P1 after the second practice, raising the speed mark to 185.300 mph. Nemechek remained fifth, although improving his speed to 183.786 mph. Qualifying is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. (EDT) Friday.

John Hunter previewed TMS repaved surface during a promotional appearance here on May 23 via a lap or two in a rental car. In addition to a complete repave of the 1.5-mile oval and pit road, the banking in Turns 1 and 2 was reduced from 24 to 20 degrees and widened from 60 to 80 feet. Turns 3 and 4 remain banked at 24 degrees.

Its way smoother than the old surface, said John Hunter, who was voted the series Most Popular Driver in 2015. Its really not that abrasive compared to the old surface. I know watching the Xfinity and Cup races here (in April) its really fast but it took a little bit to get there, they had to put a lot of rubber down. Normally we dont put a lot of rubber down for the summer race, so hopefully we can scrub some tires. If not, its going to be a fun race and track position is really going to matter.

I dont see why our trucks wont run wide open for almost a whole fuel run. I think its going to be really aero-sensitive trying to pass guys, somewhat similar to what you saw at Kentucky (Speedway) last July. I know the past couple of years Ive run here you were able to run wide open for probably five or six laps and then youd have to start lifting because of tire wear. Lap times would drop off quite a bit. I dont think youre going to see tire wear come into a huge factor. I think its going to be wide open and very competitive.

In three starts at TMS, John Hunter has a best start of 12th (2015) with a single lap-led, and best finish of sixth (last June).

Fridays race, set for 167 laps/250.5-miles, will be televised beginning at 8 p.m. (EDT) on FOX Sports 1 along with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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In what has become a TMS June tradition, 18-year-old NCWTS rookieNoah Gragsonwill experience the pomp and circumstance of graduating from high school before Friday nights race.

Due to his racing schedule, Gragson did not attend a traditional high school in his hometown of Las Vegas, instead taking online courses at the K12 International Academy. TMS, however, has become a second home to Truck Series drivers caught in that predicament, so Gragson will get to enjoy that coming-of-age moment prior to Friday nights winstaronlinegaming.com 400.

During pre-race activities Gragson will walk the stage in cap and gown to Pomp & Circumstance and receive his on-line diploma from TMS PresidentEddie Gossage, decked-out in faculty cap and gown. Several of Gragsons family members will be present, most notably parentsScottandJill Gragson.

Having my graduation walk at Texas is going to be cool, Gragson said. A lot of my family is coming in for it, including my parents, grandparents and my sister (Addison) who goes to college in Texas (SMU in Dallas). Shes in a sorority, so Im trying to convince her to bring all of her sorority sisters so I can have a good-looking cheering section in the stands.

The high school graduation tradition at TMS began in 2014 when the speedway hosted a commencement ceremony forErik Jones, who graduated from Swartz Creek (Mich.) Community Schools. Last year, Cole Custerbypassed his graduation ceremony at Tesoro High School in Santa Margarita, Calif., to compete in the Truck Series race at TMS and received a ceremony as well.

I passed all of my finals, so now I just have to get the diploma and move the tassel from one side of the cap to the other to make my high school graduation official, Gragson said. Only a select group of graduates wear their gown over a fire suit and have Eddie Gossage hand them a diploma, so Im excited.

Following the ceremony, Gragson will slide into the No. 18Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports and make his first appearance on TMS 1.5-mile oval. Gragson, a NCWTS Rookie of the Year candidate, is 10th in points.

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Reigning NCWTS champion Johnny Sauter captured his first career win at Dover International Speedway after fuel strategy helped him hold off Rookie of the Year contender and GMS Racing teammate Kaz Grala last weekend.

Sauter, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet, was thrilled to get his first win at Dover and of this season. I cant say enough about the way this season has started and the work that Joe, the No. 21 team and everyone at GMS have put in, said Sauter, referring to crew chief Joe Shear Jr. The last four races Ive sat here and talked about how good things have been and how I felt a win was coming, but when it actually happens there is a bit of weight taken off our shoulders.

The win also was Sauters fifth consecutive top-three finish. Sauter is having another championship-worthy season, leading the standings by 52 points over Christopher Bell. Sauter has the most stage wins this season (three) and Truck Series playoff points (eight) of any driver so far. Sauter has yet to finish outside the top-15 this season, has led 169 laps and owns an average finish of 4.2.

At TMS, Sauter boasts the most wins among active drivers, with three, heading into Friday nights winstaronlinegaming.com 400.

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Two-time NCWTS champion Matt Crafton and 2017 playoff hopeful Ryan Truex both won their first race stages of this season at Dover International Speedway.

Truex won Stage 1 in the Bar Harbor 200 _ leading every lap in the stage after starting second. He ultimately finished 10th. The performance moved him from ninth to sixth in the standings. Truex is driving the No. 16 Toyota Tundra at TMS.

Crafton won Stage 2 at Dover and finished 11th in the race. Crafton has been a steady third in the standings and has yet to finish outside the top-16 this season through six races. Crafton is wheeling the No. 88 Toyota in Fort Worth.

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TMS’ Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg is a worldly creation – Fort Worth Star Telegram

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The BLT Dawg is the latest in the speedway's bacon-infused treats from Lincoln Engstrom, Levy Restaurants' executive chef. The BLT Dawg's ingredients are East-West Kobe beef frank, crispy thick-cut bacon, Italian-inspired double tomato bruschetta, and ...

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MLB Mock Draft 2017: Future All-Star CF Royce Lewis – Athletics Nation

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John Sickels and SB Nation's site Minor League Ball hosted their annual Mock Draft on Saturday, June 3rd. Guessatomo, Orodawg, and I represented the Oakland As, and we attempted to select a group of players that would be realistic targets for the As without doing anything stupid like taking Pavin Smith 6th overall. The surprise selection of OF Austin Beck #4 overall by the Tampa Bay Rays led Orodawg to redistribute the chairs in his domicile and presented us the opportunity to select SS/OF Royce Lewis with the 6th pick in the draft.

JSerra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano, CA

DOB: 6/5/1999 / Height: 61" / Weight: 185

Bats: R Throws: R

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Hit = 55 / Power = 45 / Run = 70 / Arm = 50 / Fielding = 50 / Overall = 55

Royce Lewis is ranked the 3rd-best amateur prospect by Perfect Game. FanGraphs rates him 4th overall, while MLB.com, Baseball America, and Herosports have him ranked #5. By all accounts drafting Lewis at #6 is good value and slightly fortuitous.

Lewis is arguably the best position prospect in the draft class. Scouts agree he can stay up the middle, with some thinking he can stay at SS and others projecting him to end up a plus CF. He was a SS for his high school team and a CF when playing on the summer circuit last year, so he has experience at both positions. He shows plus-plus bat speed (70 Grade)while flashing plus raw power (60 Grade)and 80 Grade speed. Baseball America considers him to have the best strike zone judgement among the prep bats and to be one of the best athletes as well. He hit .388/.569/.662 with 4 HR, 24 BB, 7 Ks in 30 games played this year. His make-up is described as off the charts.

Lewis background as a SS would (probably) compel the As to keep him in the infield through at least his first full season in the minor leagues. The power is below-average for now and might not project as more than average at maturity. The swing might need to be cleaned up as he advances up the minor leagues. Drafting prep talent typically means longer development time and more patience on the part of a Front Office.

The Athletics arent very athletic and they dont have a viable, long-term answer in CF. I believe Lewis would change that. His high-ceiling potential could add an All-Star level talent with plus defense at a crucial, up-the-middle position. The odds are low that hes actually available when the As get to select but if hes there hed almost certainly be the best talent on the board.

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The Technical Chart For CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) Is Speaking Volumes – NY Stock News

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Political Correctness Handcuffs Us in the War Against Islamic Jihad – Townhall

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Maybe we should have a Ramadan Alert. Every time this holy season comes up on the calendar, the attacks by the Jihadists increase.

This year, Ramadan began with a bang---actually several of them, as a number of Christians in Egypt were killed on their way to a monastery. On 5/26/17, they were murdered in cold blood by Islamic Jihadists who asked them to renounce Jesus Christ or die. The Christians refused---God bless them---and they were murdered for it.

Gary Bauer (Special Alert, 6/5/17) notes that about 150 people worldwide have been killed since Ramadan began on May 26. Bauer defines Ramadan as the time: when the Muslim faithful believe Allah handed down the first verses of the Koran to Muhammad.

Why are we now hearing about an increased number of attacks in the West? Robert Spencer, best-selling author on all things Islamic, told me in a radio interview that its because there are now more Muslims in the West.

I asked Spencer of Jihadwatch.org for a statement about political correctness and the war against Islamic Jihadists. He emailed me: Certainly the politically correct unwillingness to deal honestly with the motivating ideology behind the jihad threat hamstrings our ability to respond to that threat. Governments all over the West assume many Islamic institutions are moderate when they are anything but, but it would be Islamophobic to consider the evidence of that fact.

I also asked him about Ramadan and why theres so much violence during that time. He wrote me: Ramadan is the sacred month in which Muslims fast during the day and redouble their efforts to please Allah. Since warfare against unbelievers is presented in the Quran as a divine command, Ramadan sees more jihad violence than the rest of the year (which sees plenty).

The amazing thing about the Islamic Jihadist threat is the seemingly willful blindness on the part of so many in the West to see it. The radical Muslims can do anything and say, This is for Allah or Allahu Akbar, which they often do, and the willfully blind Westerners will say theres no connection between Islam and the killing. They dont acknowledge that its the Jihadists understanding of Islam that is the problem.

Spencer also told me: There are in the Quran 100 verses advocating jihad. They do not all explicitly advocate violence, but the only context in which the Quran discusses jihad is warfare against unbelievers.

A few years ago, I interviewed Andrew McCarthy, the prosecutor who put away the blind sheik for the first attempted blowing up of the World Trade Center, in 1993.

At the time, McCarthy noted a disturbing little trend---the initial voicing of the politically correct notion that Islam per se (at least the jihadists interpretation of it) had nothing to do with their violence, while they repeated the mantra, Islam is a religion of peace.

McCarthy told me: Now that seemed at the time, I thought, to be a harmless fiction because, whatever the government was saying in Washington and even whatever the government was saying on the steps of the courthouse, we were not prevented inside the courtroom from showing exactly why the terrorists committed the acts that they committed. We were never stopped from showing the nexus between Islamic ideology, Islamic scripture and Islamic terror. So whatever the government was saying outside the courtroom was a bunch of noise and propaganda, as far as I was concerned. But over time, this harmless fiction has grown to be a big problem, which today handcuffs us from dealing with a genuine threat.

McCarthy added, It started, I think, in their minds as a harmless fiction which was designed not to alienate our natural allies in the Islamic world, that is, pro-Western, pro-American Muslims who we dont want to drive into the arms of the bad guys, and there are hundreds of millions of [Muslims]. But there is a snowball effect, an avalanche effectYou keep doing this sort of stuff over the years and then the next thing you do is youre purging everything that Americans need to know about Islamic ideology. Youre taking Islam off the table, even though what any basic book of good intelligence, good warfare, good law enforcement would tell you is, its important to know what the other guy thinks so that you can anticipate what hell do next.

Today, that harmless fiction has grown, and it continues to blind many in the West. In the eyes of many liberals, Islamaphobia is worse than radical Islam. But Todd Starnes of Fox News (6/4/17) notes: You can't destroy the Muslim jihadists with candlelight vigils and benefit concerts.

May the true God keep us safe and spare us from political correctness.

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