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Politics over Ram Nath Kovind’s ascension as NDA candidate point to importance of presidential post – Firstpost

Posted: June 22, 2017 at 5:26 am

As some opposition parties led by Congress meet on Thursday to decide on their presidential candidate to take on Ram Nath Kovind, they face an uphill contest. While there is no doubt that the ruling NDA alliance has a significant majority in the electoral college (comprising all elected MPs and MLAs of India), one can never discount the possibility of an "upset". This is because unlike in voting by elected representatives in Legislative Assemblies and Parliament, party whips cannot be issued in voting for presidential elections. This means members of the electoral college can always exercise their choice as per "conscience".

Incidentally, it was this conscience voting that helped VV Giri get elected as president in 1969, even though he was not the official Congress candidate. That was Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy. But India witnessed theunprecedented spectacle of then prime minister Indira Gandhi openly defying the party directive and supporting Giri, and asking her followers to give a conscience-vote.

Incidentally, the 1969 elections also marked the beginning of the politicisation of the Office of President. Till then, India had outstanding men of intellect and integrity as presidents Rajendra Prasad, Radha Krishnan and Zakir Hussein. One is not belittling Giri's credentials, but the fact remains that his election marked the onset of the trend of the ruling party at the Centre installing party loyalists as presidents with a clear idea that the person occupying the highest constitutional position of the country will act not only as a rubber stamp of the government of the day but also be a symbolic factor to play nefarious identity politics of caste, creed and gender.

Ram Nath Kovind meets BJP president Amit Shah after being named NDA candidate for President. PTI

The importance of Kovind's caste has been argued in Firstpost, especially considering the forthcoming Assembly election in Gujarat. But we have seen how Indian presidents have been chosen in the past on the basis of them happening to be women or Muslims. It was only in 2002 that there was an exception to this trend when the then NDA government went for a consensus candidate in APJ Abdul Kalam, a non-politician (His predecessor KR Narayanan, though a career diplomat, had joined the Congress party and was a minister in the Narasimha Rao regime under the Dalit-quota).

In other words, the politicisation of the president's office has degenerated over the last 50 years. And nobody is talking of persons of eminence and competence occupying the exalted office. But it's fast becoming clear that the caste, gender and religion of a candidate now assumes more importance.And that is why we hear the need of a Muslim president, a woman president, ora Dalit president.

It's a great pity that this is the case, considering that thePresident of India is expected to play a very vital role as perour Constitution. If one reads the Constitution, the term "president" appears 598 times, compared to only 15 mentions of "prime minister". Under Article 53 of the Constitution, the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the president, and shall be exercised by him "either directly or through officers subordinate to him". The same article also vests in the president the "supreme command of the defence forces of the Union".

And if one goes by articles 75, 78 and 86 of the Constitution, the president can direct the Cabinet to discuss any subject, dismiss any minister, and address one or both Houses of Parliament to proffer opinion on any subject. The prime minister must brief the president on all administrative matters as directed by the latter. All promotions, transfers, demotions and dismissals of officials are under the president's name and subject to hisdiscretion.

But as we all know, the real power in the country is actually exercised by the prime minister and his Cabinet. The president does what the prime minister wants him to.That was not exactly the case when our Constitution was framed. There is a powerful school of thought that does not view the Indian president as a titular head of State likethe British monarch. One may not agree with this view, but there does remain a grey area that needs to be clarified by theSupreme Court.

One may cite here the debate between BR Ambedkar, the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution, and Rajendra Prasad, president of the Constituent Assembly, and the man who eventually became the first President of India,on 23 May, 1949:

"The president of the Indian Union will be generally bound by the advice of his ministers. He can do nothing contrary to their advice, nor can he do any thing without their advice. The President of the United States can dismiss any secretary at any time. The president of the Indian Union has no power to do so as long as his ministers command a majority in Parliament," Ambedkar had said.

To this, Rajendra Prasad pointed out, "I have my doubts if this word could bind the president. It (the draft Constitution) only lays down that there shall be a council of ministers with the prime minister at the head to aid and advise the president in the exercise of his functions. It does not say that the president will be bound to accept that advice."

Ambedkar then replied, "In all matters within the scope of the executive power of the Union, the president shall, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him, be guided by the advice of his ministers. We propose to make some amendment to the draft to make things very clear."

Interestingly, however, when the Constitution was finally adopted on 26 January, 1950, Ambedkar's promised amendment of the draft did not find any place. Article 74 only said, "There shall be a council of ministers with the prime minister at the head to aid and advise the president in the exercise of his functions." Nowhere did it say that the president is bound to accept this advice.

No wonder that, during Emergency, prime minister Indira Gandhi did bring out the 42nd Amendment (1976) of the Constitution that said: "There shall be a council of ministers with the prime minister at the head to aid and advise the president who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice."

However, under the subsequent Janata Party rule, when Morarji Desai was Prime Minister, the 44th Amendment of 1978 was passed, to take care of "the butchering of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment".

The powerlessness of the president in being bounded by the ministers' advice was diluted, and a second paragraph was added to give the president one chance at having the ministers reconsider the advice. It said, "Provided that the president may require the council of ministers to reconsider such advice, either generally or otherwise, and the president shall act in accordance with the advice tendered after such reconsideration."

Has the debate ended here? Not necessarily.

Words like "such reconsideration" are open to various interpretations. But one thing is clear: It will be wrong to say that the Indian president is exactly like the British monarch, who reigns but does not govern. After all, in this age of coalition politics, when no political party has the legislative majority to form the government on its own, the president can play a huge role in deciding who gets the first invitation to form the government. And this is one of the primary reasons why every party hopeful of forming agovernment after the next general elections will like to have its own person at Raisina Hill.

Even otherwise, under Article 78 of the Constitution, "it shall be the duty of the prime minister" to communicate to the president all decisions of the council of ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation; to furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation as the president may call for, and "if the President so requires, to submit for the consideration of the council of ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a minister but which has not been considered by the council".

Butconsider a situation when the president exercises the power inherent in Article 78, but the council of ministers headed by the prime minister do not follow this. Andsuch a thing has happened in the past; there were strong speculations that then president Zail Singh was contemplating sacking then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in the '80s, as communication between the two had broken down following the latter stopping hisweekly meetings with the former.

Obviously, the 42nd Amendment notwithstanding, there are some grey areas which a president can exploit to the great discomfiture of the prime minister. And this explains why the race to Raisina Hill is so interesting. Every prime minister will like to have a president who shares a common vision.

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The bots are coming – The New Indian Express

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Facebooks artificial intelligence research lab was training chatbots to negotiate. The bots soon learned the usefulness of deceit

Deceit & dealmaking The bots feigned interest in a valueless item, so they could later compromise by conceding it. Deceit is a complex skill that requires hypothesising the others beliefs, and is learnt late in child development. Our agents learnt to deceive without explicit human design, simply by trying to achieve their goals, says the research paper

Has Terminators Skynet arrived? The bots also developed their own language. The researchers had to take measures to prevent them from using non-human language. But the bots werent better at negotiating than humans. So the Terminators Skynet is not here yet, but should we be worried?

The fable of the sparrows A colony of sparrows found it tough to manage on their own. After another day of long hard work, they decided to steal an owl egg. They reckoned an owl would help them build their nests, look after their young and keep an eye on predators

But one sparrow disagreed, This will be our undoing. Should we not first give some thought to owl-domestication? But the rest went on with their plan. They felt it would be difficult to find an owl egg. After succeeding in raising an owl, we can think about this, they said. Nick Bostrom narrates this in his book SuperIntelligence to illustrate the dangers of AI

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is making an educational video game about space exploration – New York Daily News

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 2:16 PM

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is lending his increasingly famous name, and his expertise, towards the creation of a space video game that will be part mind-blowing adventure and part lecture hall.

The "awe-inspiring" game, Space Odyssey, based on real physics, real science, will deal with both exploration and colonization with Neil deGrasse Tyson's voice as your guide on various science-based missions.

It gives the gamer the ability to make planets, solar systems and even life. The built-in missions of the game will challenge players to figure out problems and explore while learning actual science.

"Develop planets, colonize worlds, nurture species, mine elements, build robots and discover unique life-forms as you coordinate with others in an intense game of real-time strategy," the Kickstarter for the project says.

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Based on real-life plans to one day explore further, players begin their "Space Odyssey" journey on Proxima B the closest known planet to Earth outside of our solar system, about four light years away.

Solo gamers or those playing online with friends on a Mac or a P.C. will then learn science-based physics, biology and chemistry while developing an outpost and colony on this planet and advancing the human race in space.

The companies behind the creation of the game, Big Red Button and Space Media Ventures, combine VR (virtual reality) technology with the visions of producers and comic creators who previously worked on other projects like "God of War 3" and the X-Men game, "Wolverine." Tyson will largely consult on the science within the game, ensuring its authenticity.

"I have no patience for people who say, 'I don't want the laws of physics to constrain me,'" Tyson said at a recent E3 video game convention in Los Angeles.

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The Kickstarter for the project has a goal of $314,159 that its hoping to reach by July 29 it's currently about a third of the way there.

Space Odysseys fundraising site invites gamers and fans to invest in its creation so they can then help "build the game suggest ideas, ask questions and participate in (its) development.

The game is hoping to launch in January 2019.

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New virtual approach to science in space | ASU Now: Access … – Arizona State University

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June 21, 2017

When Apollo astronauts on the moon spoke with Mission Control on Earth, there was a noticeable time gap between a statement from Tranquility Base and its immediate acknowledgment from Houston. The gap lasted almost three seconds, or 10 times longer than human reaction times would account for.

What was happening? The answer is simple: space. The moon orbits far enough from Earth that light (and radio) take 1.3 seconds each way to travel the distance. At exploration targets farther away, the delay increases; for exploring Mars, signals take between 5 and 40minutes, depending on the varying distance between the two planets.

"During the Apollo missions, the astronauts were making scientific observations and relaying what they saw back to scientists on Earth. Both were collaborating on decisions about observations and which samples to collect and bring back to Earth to yield the most scientific value," said Kip Hodges, Foundation Professor in ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration.

"This worked reasonably well for lunar explorations, but the time delay is likely to dramatically reduce the quality and scientific value of such collaborations in exploring faraway places like Mars."

So far, Hodges notes, fieldwork is being done remotely on Mars by scientists on Earth using robotic tools such as the Curiosity rover. But it's slow.

"Even though signals commanding observations and measurements take only minutes or tens of minutes to reach Mars, a single research activity on Mars, from command to data return, can take a day or more," he said.

In the June 21 issue of the journal Science Robotics, Hodges and collaborators Dan Lester at Exinetics and Robert Anderson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratorysuggesta new approach to scientific exploration that they call exploration telepresence.

"To the extent that much scientific research is a process where awareness drives action," the authors say, "the communications delay between humans on Earth and planetary exploration sites is limiting."

The ideal is to keep these delays, or "latencies," within the length of human reaction times. One approach is to have the astronaut scientists working directly on the surface of a planet. But landing humans and keeping them safe is an expensive and dangerous strategy.

A safer and less expensive approach, according to the authors, may be exploration science using telepresence, a strategy widely used on Earth now for activities as delicate and demanding as surgery.

"Telepresence means humans operating robotic systems from a distance close enough where the delay between human action and the robotic response is a fraction of a second," Hodges explained.

For Mars research, astronauts might go to Mars orbit, but not to the surface. From orbit, the communications travel time would be such that an astronaut/scientist could work with a robotic surrogate, experiencing the surface environment virtually, and doing scientific investigations as if she or he were on the ground.

Moreover, humans in Mars orbit could control instruments in real time at many different sites across the planet. And by preventing contamination of Mars with terrestrial biology, exploration telepresence from orbit also offers advantages overin situhuman explorers.

While the authors add that scientific research by humans working directly on the other planetary surfaces is the ultimate goal, exploration telepresence could be an important next step.

Today we do good science on Mars using long time-delay telerobotics, but we could do much better science much more quickly with humans on the surface, Hodges said. Exploration telepresence would be a reasonable compromise until that day comes."

Moreover, he said, "There are important targets for scientific exploration for which we currently don't have the technology to land humans safely. Exploration telepresence could greatly expand the number of destinations where humans can do great science."

Top photo:When scientists control Mars rover Curiosity, the turnaround time from deciding to examine a rock to getting the raw data back from the rover is one day at a minimum, due to the time delay for sending a command and getting a reply from the rover. But astronaut-scientists in Mars orbit could one day control, in real time, telerobotic landers, rovers and other surrogates all over the Martian surface. Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NTEK) at the Forefront of 4K Streaming Market – The Oracle Dispatch

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NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NTEK) trumpets itself as a pioneer in bringing the most visually stunning streaming TV experience to consumers focused on all aspects of the entertainment industry. The Company has created a number of products including the Nuvola NP-1 which is the worlds first streaming media player that supports 4K UltraHD movies. However, the companys UltraFlix 4k streaming service might have the highest ceiling (more on that below).

The Silicon Valley-based NTEKs Nuvola NP-1 is the worlds first streaming media player that supports 4K Ultra HD movies. It can connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to any network with 6Mbit/s or greater for watching TV in Ultra High Definition. Nuvola can stream 4K Ultra HD movies and videos from a variety of sources including the bundled NanoFlix UHD channel.

NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NTEK) operates a 4k movie streaming service called Ultraflix that they hope becomes the Netflix of 4k. The main hindrance seems to be lack of quality content but this is changing as more studios embrace the format.

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Not all HD is the same, and by starting with the highest quality master files available, UltraFlix streams are visually superior to those delivered by other services. With the worlds largest selection of 4K Ultra HD movies delivered to customers on devices from phones to the latest 4K Ultra HD televisions. UltraFlix is working to establish itself as the premiere destination for top quality video streaming.

UltraFlix says they already have 500 hours of 4K content, including films from the MGM library, 34 IMAX documentaries, 50 rock concerts, and 100 hours of free content and its already bundled with the new TVs from Hisense, Samsung, Sony or Vizio with the UltraFlix app.

NTEK has generated positive reviews and took home the Envisioneering Innovation and Design Award at the ShowStoppers event held during the 2015 International CES.

NTEK signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures that will give UltraFlix users access to over 950 films. This significant agreement will further establish UltraFlix as the leading provider of the best quality content of any streaming network.

NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NTEK) is an interesting gamble and they have been on a tumble since the start of the month. NTEK carries a $4.29 million marketcap with 143.84 million shares outstanding. The company is looking to expand and might be able to license out some of its technology if 4k does not catch on. There has not been mention of this by any means, but the company does have some debt ($2.8 million) on the books and might have to start to tackle that soon. For continuing coverage on shares of NTEK stock, as well as our other breakoutpicks, sign up for our free newsletter today and get our next hot stock pick!

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NanoTech Gaming Inc (NTGL) Shares Moving On Volume – Evergreen Caller

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Needle moving action has been spotted in NanoTech Gaming Inc (NTGL) as shares are moving today onvolatility-7.04% or -0.0004 from the open.TheOTC listed companysaw a recent bid of 0.0050 and300shares have traded hands in the session.

One of the most famous sayings in the stock market is buy low, sell high. This may seem like an oversimplified statement, but there are many novice investors who often do the complete opposite. Many investors may be looking too closely at stocks that have been on the rise, and they might not be checking on the underlying fundamental data. They may be hoping to ride the wave higher, but may end up shaking their heads. On the flip side, many investors may hold onto stocks for far too long after they have slipped drastically. Waiting for a bounce that may never come can cause frustration and plenty of second guessing. Successful investors are typically able to locate stocks that are undervalued at a certain price. This may take a lot of practice and dedication, but it may do wonders for the health of the portfolio.

Deep diving into thetechnical levels forNanoTech Gaming Inc (NTGL), we note that the equitycurrently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -128.43. 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.

NanoTech Gaming Incs Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R currently sits at -78.84. 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.

Currently, the 14-day ADX for NanoTech Gaming Inc (NTGL) is sitting at 68.80. 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 RSIforNanoTech Gaming Inc (NTGL) is currently at 43.81, the 7-day stands at 38.16, and the 3-day is sitting at 25.96.

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Spotlight on research: From – Dublin City University

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This week's Spotlight on Research is with Dr Padraig Murphy Lecturer in science communication at the School of Communications, DCU

You study science communication - how did you develop an interest in that?

I like it because it combines my interests in science and in the sociology and philosophy of how people talk about and understand issues.

When I was a teenager I liked biology and English in school and I chose science I did a degree in environmental and biological pollution sciences in Wales and I enjoyed it.

Then I worked in the pharmaceutical industry and I was even trying my hand at acting. I saw an ad in the paper for the Masters in Science Communication in DCU, so I decided that would combine my interests in communication and science.

Now you research and teach at DCU. What kinds of issues have you explored?

I now run the Masters in Science Communication and teach on the programme. Ive done a lot of research work on the environment and biotechnology, and how people perceive new technologies in those areas.

One project funded by the EPA was to set up a citizens jury to deliberate a new project that was starting in Ireland to grow GM potatoes that are resistant to potato blight. That was an interesting process.

People came forward from the local community to hear from experts about the project and its implications. In the end, people were quite comfortable with the project; they were more concerned about aspects like patenting discoveries arising from the work.

Another big area is climate change. I have worked with the FuJo Institute here in DCU to look at Irish coverage of climate change in media and social media.

We found that there were low levels of denialism but in general coverage has been low. That said, it spiked around the time of COP21 in Paris in 2015, and since then climate change has been covered more as a political issue in the media here.

Im interested now in looking at how popular broadcasts and services like weather forecasts could be used as a public engagement tool for increasing awareness of the science of climate change.

You have also looked at the sights and sounds of nanotech whats that about?

Nanotechnology has been a big interest of mine for many years, particularly because it was seen by some initially as a potentially dangerous thing but those fears dont seem to be as acute now, although they still exist.

"I have worked with Dr Norah Campbell from Trinity College Dublin Business School and Dr Cormac Deane from IADT on how nano is portrayed visually in TV programmes, films, ads and so on.

We have found that the visual aspects can represent nano in an alien way. Theres an element of strangeness there. We are now looking at sounds in nano media too."

You are part of big European projects to encourage responsible research and innovation what are you doing there?

Responsible research and innovation, or RRI, is a bit of a buzz term at the moment, and the underlying premise is to make sure that research and innovation is designed thinking about the outcomes and impacts on wider society.

DCU is involved in a European Horizon 2020 project called NUCLEUS (New Understanding of Communication, Learning and Engagement in Universities and Scientific Institutions) that looks at ways of embedding RRI in university research.

We look at how science can be more responsive to grand challenges like population growth and food and water security and constantly asking are we doing the right kind of research for society and how we can involve the public.

We have 17 institutions across Europe and also institutions in South Africa and China involved.

RRI is a really prominent area of interest for me, as it brings in the philosophical and ethical dimension of how we talk about science, and how it cant be too teachery and removed, and how it could engage all aspects of society.

You were also a co-editor of the 2017 book Little Country, Big Talk: Science Communication in Ireland. How did that come to be?

The book celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Masters in Science Communication in DCU and it features contributions from graduates.

It also showcases some research conducted by our Celsius research group on engagement with science and technology.

Brian Trench was the driving force, and with Dr Declan Fahy here at DCU and myself we brought it together reflecting on how the landscape of science communication has changed in Ireland over those decades.

And how has it changed?

There is definitely greater public engagement with science in Ireland and researchers are being encouraged to communicate more, but I think we need to develop better forms of engagement around more politicised issues like water, wind farms and incinerators, and we need more of the media engaging in serious coverage of science.

What do you do when you are not teaching and researching?

I still have the theatre bug, and Im currently involved on the production side of a play called An Experiment with an Air Pump by Shelagh Stephenson, which explores science and ethics and will be performed in Smock Alley in Dublin from July 4th.

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Active Stock on Watch: NanoTech Entertainment Inc (NTEK) – Lenox Ledger

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June 21, 2017 Lenox Staff

NanoTech Entertainment Inc (NTEK) shares are moving today onvolatility-4.18% or $-0.0011 from the open.TheOTC listed companysaw a recent bid of $0.0252 and177991shares have traded hands in the session.

Investors may be trying to define which trends will prevail in the second half of the year. As the markets continue to chug along, investors may be trying to maximize gains and become better positioned for success. Technical analysts may be studying different historical price and volume data in order to help uncover where the momentum is headed. Coming up with a solid strategy may take some time, but it might be well worth it in the long run. As we move deeper into the year, investors will be closely tracking the next few earnings periods. They may be trying to project which companies will post positive surprises.

Digging deeping into the NanoTech Entertainment Inc (NTEK) s technical indicators, we note that the Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R currently sits at -74.00. 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 Entertainment Inc (NTEK) currently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -121.07. 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 Entertainment Inc (NTEK) is sitting at 18.72. 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 Entertainment Incis currently at 35.53, the 7-day stands at 32.26, and the 3-day is sitting at 36.02.

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WW3 IMMINENT: Russia says tensions with NATO troops ‘likely to deteriorate’ – Daily Star

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RUSSIA has warned the tensions between itself and NATO are "likely to deteriorate" as total war in Europe looks ever more likely.

Sergey Shoigu, Russias defence minister, said the growing NATO presence in Eastern Europe demonstrates blatant unwillingness of Western nations to stop pursuing an anti-Russian agenda.

Shoigu also said Russia would be forced to beef up its defence preparations amid the increased threat of war.

It is related to the growing military activity of NATO countries in Eastern Europe, Shoigu said.

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The T-90 tank: equipped with a 125mm smoothbore cannon and remote controlled anti-aircraft gun

The ongoing developments clearly indicate blatant unwillingness of the Western partners to stop pursuing the anti-Russian agenda.

"The NATO summit in May also demonstrated that, when international terrorism and Russia were placed on the same list of threats.

The NATO buildup includes the modernisation of airfields, ports and other military sites, as well as the deployment of new US missile defence systems.

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NATO forces have been despatched to Estonia, on the Russian border, as a deterrent to increasing Russian aggression. The Ministry of Defence are calling it the largest NATO deployment to Eastern Europe since the Cold War

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20 Armoured Infantry Brigade arrive in the port of Emden, Germany to be loaded and transported to Estonia

The defence minister said NATO's enormous military drills, which involve thousands of troops as well as dozens of military planes and ships, had forced Russia to react.

Such unjustified actions of our Western colleagues lead to erosion of the global security system," he added.

"[These actions] raise mutual suspicions and push us to undertake retaliatory measures, mainly in the western strategic direction.

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