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Africa in the News: South Africa Elections Announced, African Athletes Compete in Sochi, and Amadou Sy Speaks on Power Africa
Africa in focus
Christina Golubski Friday, February 7, 2014
South Africa Sets Date for General Election
On Friday, South African President Jacob Zuma announced that the next general elections for his country will take place on May 7. Recently, Zuma’s African National Congress (ANC), though still predicted to win, has been beset by scandals and its popularity is on the decline. At the end of last month, two major opposition parties, the Democratic Alliance and Agang, agreed to work together to challenge the ANC. The pact, which stated that Agang leader and antiapartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele would serve as president should the two parties win a majority together, fell apart after only five days, with both sides blaming the other.
Africa at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Though African countries rarely participate in the Winter Olympics due to the continent’s minimal snowfall and the continent has yet to medal at the Winter Games, Africa will be represented by five tough competitors in Sochi this year. Togo’s Mathilde Amivi Petitjean and Alessia Afi Dipol will be competing in cross-county skiing and alpine skiing, respectively, while Zimbabwe’s Luke Steyn will be competing in the slalom and giant slalom events. Morocco is also sending alpine skiers Adam Lamhamedi and Kenza Tazi to the Games.
AGI’s Amadou Sy Speaks on Power Africa
On Thursday, February 6, the Africa Growth Initiative’s Amadou Sy appeared on The Kojo Nnamdi Show to speak on President Obama’s Power Africa initiative as well as the other infrastructure needs across the continent. Amadou argued that Africa’s infrastructure needs are vast, with $93 billion needed to solve the current gap. Though African governments usually can bring in $45 billion through taxes and aid, a lot is still needed, largely from the private sector, to support and scale up these projects, Sy said.
From Summits to Solutions
Edited by Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur
Sy was joined by Todd Moss, senior fellow and director of the Emerging Africa Project at the Center for Global Development; Agnes Dasewicz, director of the private capital group for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Zemedeneh Negatu, managing partner and head of transaction advisory at EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in Ethiopia.
Christina Golubski
Assistant Director - Africa Growth Initiative
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Stakeholders evaluate regional health care
Kara Morgan / Brush News-Tribune
East Morgan County Hospital hosted a Hospital Transformation Program presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
By Kara Morgan | kmorgan@fortmorgantimes.com and Brush News-Tribune | The Fort Morgan Times
PUBLISHED: February 5, 2019 at 7:29 pm | UPDATED: April 1, 2019 at 12:00 am
Health and wellness stakeholders from across Morgan County were on-hand at a Hospital Transformation Program presentation Wednesday, Jan. 30.
The East Morgan County Hospital hosted the presentation, their first meeting for ‘Community Health Neighborhood Engagement’, to evaluate the health challenges and opportunities for the HTP program.
Once it is set up, HTP is the program through which the hospitals will receive their supplemental funding from the state for the Colorado Medicaid program, Health First Colorado.
Collecting this input is part of the HTP goals for hospitals to evaluate their health challenges to provide care more effectively, collaboratively and efficiently.
The state department that provides the supplemental funding for Medicaid to the hospitals, like EMCH and the Colorado Plains Medical Center, will evaluate each hospital based on the community public health information collected, as part of the HTP.
Attendees included representatives from S.A.R.A., Inc; the Northeast Colorado Health Department; Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center; Centennial Mental Health Center; the City of Brush; Morgan County Commissioners; Brush City Council; the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation; S.H.A.R.E., Inc; Morgan County Sheriff’s Office; Morgan Community College; Brush Police Department; EMCH and CPMC, among others.
The Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Finance and the Northeast Health Partners, LLC discussed the HTP program and the state’s Medicaid system, while Northeast Colorado Health Department, CPMC, and EMCH presented their own recent findings on the health challenges of the county and northeast Colorado region.
What is the HTP?
The HTP program, which hospitals can apply for starting in October 2019, first requires hospitals to engage with community partnerships and come up with an action plan for how they plan to connect with the community throughout the five-year HTP period.
This engagement is a part of the hospital’s process this year to collect their baseline information for the five-year HTP program. Using that, the state will evaluate how each hospital is doing and reimburse the Medicaid’s funds based on certain requirements on the quality of care, Chief Nursing Officer Linda Roan for EMCH explained.
To put it simply, Roan said, it is a type of “positive reinforcement for hospitals.”
“You want people to have a reason to do better,” Roan added.
Both Roan and Matt Hayes, a special finance projects manager with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Finance, said this new HTP program is focused on ensuring hospitals are providing quality care in an efficient manner.
Part of that process, Hayes said, is engaging with community organizations and institutions before the program begins, to figure out the ‘needs and opportunities’ in the area to understand what programs are already happening in the community and where the hospital needs to prioritize their work or can partner with others.
Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Finance
Hayes began the meeting to explain to the community stakeholders why they were there.
East Morgan County Hospital held Wednesday’s meeting as they put together their own action plan for HTP, the first to connect with community members. Hayes explained that from October 2018 to November 2019, the hospitals are expected to conduct an ‘environmental scan’ of community health needs in one phase, then in phase two ‘drill down’ and set specific priorities for the five year HTP. Hayes said each hospital is required to create an action plan, mid-point report and final report.
Roan said on Thursday that EMCH and CPMC, like hospitals across the state, will create their own plans for the HTP, but their work may overlap or they may partner on projects.
Hayes outlined five goals and six priority areas for the HTP across the state.
Those goals include several ways to improve patient outcomes: integrate patient care in multiple settings – in the hospital or outside – as appropriate; lower the state’s Medicaid program costs by reducing avoidable hospital costs; and for hospitals to collaborate with other community organizations.
The priority areas Hayes described include behavioral health and substance abuse disorders; care costs; birth outcomes; and ‘social determinants of health’, including the social and economic factors that impact health outcomes.
Northeast Health Partners, LLC
Kari Snelson, executive director of Northeast Health Partners, LLC, updated the stakeholders on the Colorado Medicaid program, Health First Colorado.
Snelson explained that the state Medicaid program is now organized by seven ‘Regional Accountable Entities’, or RAE’s. The state Medicaid service is divided into seven regions statewide. Northeast Health Partners is the entity accountable for the ten-county region which includes Morgan County.
The Colorado Health Institute’s website describes what the RAE’s are tasked with doing for Medicaid members in Colorado. It states that “they are responsible for coordinating members’ care, ensuring they are connecting with primary and behavioral health care, and developing regional strategies to serve Health First Colorado members.”
The CHI says the RAE’s structure process was launched in July 2018.
Snelson explained that the RAE’s replaced two different organization’s structures to address Medicaid care across the state: Regional Care Collaborative Organizations (RCCOs) and the Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs).
Snelson said the goal with the new structure is to cover physical and behavioral health under a single entity, the RAE, and deliver better, more efficient service for ‘members’ of the state Medicaid program.
Snelson said they are the only RAE in the state that is owned solely by health providers. The different providers that make up the Northeast Health Partners include the Centennial Mental Health Center, North Range Behavioral Health, Salud Family Health Centers, and Sunrise Community Health.
Snelson explained their link to the HTP program, with their shared goal of working with providers to ‘coordinate’ care, to ensure they have the resources needed for members of the Medicaid program to access the care they need. Snelson said accessing specialty care is a challenge for this region.
Their goals include the consideration of the ‘social determinants of health’ as well, Snelson said. She gave a quick definition of these determinants: “where we live, where we work, where we go to school, our economic status, are all areas that impact our overall well-being.”
On the subject of potentially avoidable costs, Snelson said the two highest areas of cost in the region for the NHP are substance use disorders and maternal health care. Snelson named several other common health challenges in the area, including upper respiratory infections and high levels of adolescent tobacco use.
Later in the meeting, Brush Mayor Rick Bain said the apparent increasing use of handheld tobacco devices, including vape pens, e-cigarettes or juul devices, and the lack of education or misinformation surrounding them was a concern for him.
Snelson concluded her section by reiterating a theme of this community stakeholder meeting and a goal of the HTP in general: healthcare providers, community organizations and institutions working together to ensure that they build on existing programs and provide better quality care more efficiently.
“We’re all going to really need to work together, and also map out our different systems,” Snelson said.
Northeast Colorado Health Department
Public Health Planning and Grants Specialist Michelle Pemberton with the NCHD presented their Public Health Improvement Plan. She said after taking in community input from the six counties they cover, discussing internally, and forming and hearing from a steering committee, they put together a plan.
Pemberton said their top three issues of need identified from community input were behavioral health, chronic disease prevention and access to care.
Behavioral health is an area of health that encompasses mental health and other areas.
With these findings, Pemberton said they decided to focus the plan mainly on behavioral health and chronic disease prevention.
Pemberton reported that they plan to implement different evidence-based strategies and programs across each county, especially in these two areas of behavioral health and chronic disease prevention, since they cover six counties with unique health needs.
For example, though the most common chronic diseases across the six counties were cardiovascular or heart diseases, some of the healthcare providers may decide to focus on diabetes, depending on their specific county needs.
Part of their plan to address these challenges is to collaborate and support hospitals and their programs with their unique underlying challenges, Pemberton added.
“We’re trying to support each of our communities, while working with all of the hospitals in our six-county region,” she said.
She explained further that their broad focus areas were intentional to encompass the different challenges across the several counties.
“We kept it broad so that we can work with each specific community and support you in what you identify as the top issue,” Pemberton added.
Pemberton said information about their Public Health Improvement Plan is available on the NCHD website.
Colorado Plains Medical Center
Sonya Bass, chief nursing officer with CPMC, explained their findings from community input and the healthcare areas they have decided to focus on specifically.
From a constituency survey from August 2018, Bass said they found the top two challenges were behavioral health and access to primary care – two challenges similar to those Pemberton presented earlier.
Bass explained the extent of these challenges for CPMC in Fort Morgan. She said that nine percent of their emergency room transfers, emergency room visits that are transferred to other facilities, are behavioral health related.
She said many of them need to go outside the community in order to access the behavioral health care needed. For those who need to be transferred, she said they found that their average length of stay in the ER is about 18 hours.
Bass highlighted that the behavioral health-related hospital or ER visits at CPMC are often linked to substance use disorders, including opioids. She said that for healthcare providers to treat people for these disorders, it needs to be considered as a physical problem to be treated.
Regarding the challenges of access to primary care, she discussed a lack of primary care physicians in the county. She also said there is currently only one psychiatrist in Morgan County, and that their specialty is geriatric patients.
The result of this, Bass said, is that people are “driven out of the community” to access primary care. Connecting to the topic of cost and efficiency of care, Bass said this also motivates residents and community members to go to the ER for urgent matters that could be addressed by a primary care doctor.
She pointed out that the ER is one of the most expensive places to access healthcare, and drives up costs of the care for the person.
Part of addressing that challenge will be attempting to pull in more physicians into the community, Bass said.
East Morgan County Hospital
EMCH Chief Executive Officer Linda Thorpe discussed the challenges the hospital faces in the community – the same as some of the others brought up earlier – and how they are attempting to address them.
Thorpe also highlighted the areas of access to care, chronic disease and behavioral health as challenge areas.
Thorpe spotlighted some of their recent work on chronic disease, including a now-ended chronic support group; diabetes education; their health fair work and a ‘Wellness Wednesday’ on the third Wednesday of the month where EMCH Chef Peter Cisneros gives a lesson on nutrition and wellness and cooks a meal with attendees.
On access to care, Thorpe said that the recruitment and retention of providers is a challenge for their hospital and in the area in general.
Thorpe reiterated similar sentiments on behavioral health as earlier speakers. She said instances of behavioral health challenges, substance use disorders and suicide are increasing in the area. She also pointed to a lack of resources and a lack of beds in these situations.
After presenting on the EMCH-specific challenges and success, Thorpe opened the meeting up for questions and comments from the different stakeholders. Attendees were also provided forms to fill out on the health and wellness-related work they were each doing and their thoughts on where they could complement the work presented at the meeting.
Mayor Bain again brought up the need for tobacco use education as youth tobacco use increases.
Morgan Community College Center for Arts and Community Enrichment Coordinator Suzanna Spears highlighted a need for infant and child daycare, and healthcare in general in the county.
Executive Director Faye Barnhart from A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center discussed their free services for expecting and current mothers.
A representative from S.A.R.A. House said they would be holding a human trafficking training on April 11.
Thorpe said the next Community Health Neighborhood Engagement meeting would be held at the end of February or early March, depending on the input from attendees.
Kara Morgan: kmorgan@fmtimes.com or 970-441-5103
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Tasheen Shah roped in for 'Mere Sai'
He has often hit the jackpot with his directorials but there were times when his movies went unnoticed. Director Anees Bazmee says having a hit is very important, not only to boost one's career, but self-confidence as well.
Bazmee made a name for himself by making people laugh with his entertaining projects like "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha", "No Entry", "Welcome", "Singh Is Kinng" and "Ready". He failed to elicit the expected response with "Deewangee", "Sandwich", "No Problem", "Thank You" and "Mubarakan".
But how important is it to have a hit added to one's resume in Bollywood?
"It is very important because people start trusting you, thinking that you make good films. And everything else falls into place easily. Otherwise, it becomes tough when films are not working well," Bazmee told IANS on the phone.
"People get confidence in your work after you deliver a hit. You can make a film on the scale you wish to as people are willing to invest money in your project. Otherwise, they start cutting on all these things.
"I think having a successful film is also very important for self-confidence because you think that people have accepted your vision and that means you are on the right track," he added.
And then there are days when he revisits the idea of his old projects and thinks that he could have done a better job.
"But every film comes as an experience, and there is no shortcut to that."
Looking forward, he is working on "Pagalpanti", which stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Ileana D'Cruz and Arshad Warsi. This will be followed by "Aankhen 2" -- a sequel to the 2002 heist thriller drama film "Aankhen".
Talking about "Pagalpanti", he said: "Everyone is so excited about the film. We are leaving to shoot the film in London soon. We will be shooting there for more than two months. As the name suggests, the film will be high on 'masti' (fun). It will be a hardcore commercial film, full of madness, lots of comedy, good songs and action."
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat and Abhishek Pathak, the comedy also features Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla. It will go on the floors from February 17, and is slated to release on December 6 this year.
(Sugandha Rawal can be contacted at sugandha.r@ians.in)
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Two-thirds of Venezuelans say Maduro presidency should end this year: poll
Mar. 26, 2016, 12:52 PM
Venezuela's President Maduro waves next to his wife and deputy of Venezuela's (PSUV) Flores and in front of a picture of Venezuela's late President Chavez, during a rally in Caracas
By Alexandra Ulmer
CARACAS (Reuters) - Just under two-thirds of Venezuelans think Nicolas Maduro's presidency should end this year as the opposition pushes to oust him amid a grueling economic crisis, a survey by a leading pollster said.
Socialist-run Venezuela's struggling state-led economic model and a fall in the price of oil, its biggest export, have led to acute shortages of everything from rice to contraceptives, galloping three-digit inflation, and a profound recession.
Some 63.6 percent of Venezuelans say Maduro should quit this year or be removed via a recall referendum, versus some 29.3 percent of Venezuelans who want him to keep governing until 2019, when his mandate ends, according to the poll seen by Reuters on Saturday.
A whopping 90.9 percent of those surveyed by pollster Datanalisis in February viewed the country's situation as negative.
But Maduro's approval rating edged up to 33.1 percent from 32 percent in January, with negative views slipping to 63.4 percent from 66.4 percent.
The opposition's December legislative victory has re-polarized parts of the OPEC-member nation and Maduro has reaped rewards for labeling some of his political rivals as divided elitists incapable of solving the economic crisis.
RECALL MADURO?
The opposition, which retorts that Maduro's unwillingness to reform is pushing Venezuela toward an economic disaster, is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to oust him via protests, a constitutional amendment to cut his mandate, and a recall referendum, as allowed under the constitution half-way through a presidential term.
In the event of a referendum, 52.1 percent of Venezuelans would vote to remove him from office, up from 44.5 percent in January, while 30.1 percent would vote to keep him on, down from 37.7 percent, according to the poll.
The opposition needs to collect some 3.9 million signatures in three days, ratified by the national electoral board, to trigger a referendum within the next three months.
But the number who vote against Maduro would need to be more than the roughly 7.5 million who backed him in the 2013 election.
Based on voting patterns in the Dec. 6 legislative elections, Datanalisis said just 7.49 million people would vote to remove Maduro, a whisker below the threshold.
But when using abstention patterns from the April 2013 presidential elections, some 7.9 million Venezuelans would cast their ballots against Maduro.
Maduro has scoffed at the opposition's plans to remove him.
Polls in Venezuela are notoriously divergent and controversial, but Datanalisis has become the most closely watched by both sides.
The survey of 1,000 homes was conducted from Feb. 18-27 and has a 3.04 percent margin of error.
(Reporting by Alexandra Ulmer; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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This Might Be The Lamest Interview With Donald Trump So Far
"You're called all the time a really great television producer. Is that true?"
By Kyle Blaine and Ciara Allen
Kyle Blaine BuzzFeed News Reporter Ciara Allen BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on August 1, 2016, at 10:43 p.m. ET
After the Republican National Convention, Mark Halperin of Showtime's "The Circus" conducted an interview with Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Halperin's questions were pretty lame.
1. "Just tell me your overall view of how the week was for you personally. Not politics — personally."
2. "Talk more specifically why your parents would be proud of this."
3. "Whenever I ask you to talk about your feelings...and you quickly veer off."
4. "You're in the history books now. Personally, do you get satisfaction out of that?"
5. "What are the memories do you think that will stick with you?"
6. "You're called all the time a really great television producer. Is that true?"
7. "Did you have any conversations with people this week that are memorable to you?"
8. "Are you looking forward to their (Democratic) convention at all?"
9. "I'm eager to see what your speech did. It should be pretty good."
10. "This week you were more the center of attention really than you've ever been in your whole life. What did that feel like?"
11. "Talk specifically about the convention experience."
12. "For four days on the news, it's TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP."
13. "Are there any other moments in the convention that stand out to you?"
14. "Any update on the audit of your tax returns?"
16. "Last question: What are things that you hope people learned about you this week that they didn't know before?"
17. Watch Halperin's riveting questioning here:
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CC Allen is a video producer for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Ciara Allen at Ciara.Allen@buzzfeed.com.
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What causes earthquakes?
The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. The two outer layers make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. This skin is made up of many pieces like puzzle pieces (known as plates) covering the surface of the earth. These puzzle pieces continuously move around, slowly sliding past one another and bumping into each other. The surface where the pieces slip and slide is called the fault or fault plane. The boundaries of these pieces are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they can get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults and there is a sudden release of energy which we call an earthquake.
Sometimes there are smaller earthquakes that happen before a larger earthquake in the same location (called foreshocks). Scientists can’t tell if an earthquake is a foreshock until a larger earthquake happens. The largest earthquake in a series is called the mainshock. All mainshocks are followed by numerous aftershocks (smaller earthquakes in the same place as the mainshock). After a large earthquake, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years.
Earthquake Magnitude
The magnitude of an earthquake describes its size. There is only one magnitude for each earthquake. Scientists also talk about the intensity of shaking from an earthquake, and this varies depending on where you are during the earthquake.
The magnitude of an earthquake depends on the size of the fault and how far the plates move. This is not something scientists can measure with a ruler or measuring tape, since faults are deep beneath the earth’s surface. So how do they measure an earthquake? They use recordings (known as seismograms) made on the surface of the earth to measure motion and determine how large the earthquake was.
The recordings look like a series of wiggly lines that appear during ground vibration (see image below). A series of short wiggly lines means a small earthquake, and a series with long wiggly lines means a large earthquake. The length of the wiggle depends on the size of the fault, and the size of the wiggle depends on the amount of slip.
The magnitude of an earthquake describes how much energy was released based on the maximum motion recorded. There are different scales used to convey this information, but the moment magnitude scale, abbreviated MW, is preferred because it works over a wider range of earthquake sizes and is applicable globally.
Magnitudes are based on a logarithmic scale (base 10). What this means is that for each whole number you go up on the magnitude scale, the amplitude of the ground motion recorded by a seismograph goes up ten times. Using this scale, a magnitude 5 earthquake would result in ten times the level of ground shaking as a magnitude 4 earthquake (and 32 times as much energy would be released).
Earthquake Intensity
Intensity measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location. Intensity is determined from effects on people, human structures, and the natural environment. This means, how strong an earthquake FEELS to people in a certain location or was there damage to buildings or other structures. Intensity is measured using a descriptive scale called the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. One earthquake will have numerous values for intensity, as it will feel stronger and cause more damage in areas near the epicenter and lessen for areas further away. Information gathered from people near the earthquake, combined with damage reports, is gathered by zip code and assigned an intensity value (see chart below). This information is then mapped to get an overall picture of the earthquake's strength.
Real Time Earthquake Information
As soon as an earthquake shakes, an enormous amount of information is gathered from people, equipment and first response organizations. This information is interpreted by scientists and computers, and then a number of products are available from warnings to maps of the impacted area. Many of these products are available in seconds or minutes, what is referred to as “real-time”. Alerts may even be produced before your location is impacted (see earthquake early warning).
In most cases, you can sign up to receive real time information through your cell phone, social media, email, etc. Check with your local county emergency management office (see Tools and Resources below for websites) to see how to sign up. Other information is accessible virtually immediately online, on television or on the radio.
Doorways are no stronger than any other part of a structure so don’t rely on them for protection! During an earthquake, get under a sturdy piece of furniture and hold on. It will help shelter you from falling objects that could injure you during an earthquake.
To date, no one has predicted an earthquake. To do so requires to identifying the fault, giving the magnitude, and limiting the time period when the event would occur.
Most homeowners insurance does not cover damage caused by earthquakes. Read your policy carefully. Go to the California Earthquake Authority for more information on obtaining earthquake insurance in California. Emergency loans or grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) do not take the place of earthquake insurance. Read up on it at FEMA.gov.
Mobile homes and homes not attached to their foundations are at particular risk during an earthquake.
Buildings with foundations resting on landfill and other unstable soils are at increased risk of damage.
Using a cell phone takes up the same bandwidth as 800 text messages. After a disaster, use of cell phones can shutdown wireless phone service and prevent 911 calls from getting through. To communicate after an earthquake, send a text, don’t call. Even if your text gets a “busy signal” the phone will continue attempting to send the message.
Tools and Resources
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Mobile Homes in Earthquakes: How to protect your home and family
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ABC’s of Post EQ Evacuations – A Checklist for Administrators and Faculty (CalOES)
Resources for K-College Teachers (USGS)
Learn About Quakes and Get Prepared! (ABAG)
Non-structural Earthquake Hazards in California Schools (CalOES; DGS, Div. of State Architect; Seismic Safety Commission; Dept. of Education)
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ShakeOut Publications, Multimedia Products, Flyers and Posters
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Helping Children Cope with Disaster (FEMA/American Red Cross)
Earthquake Publications for Individuals and Homeowners (FEMA)
Earthquake Publications for Community Planners and Public Policy Makers (FEMA)
California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) The Study of Household Preparedness:
Preparing California for Earthquakes (Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission)
California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) Recommendations to Guide Future State Preparedness Efforts
California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) Press Release, March 5, 2010
California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) Findings
California Earthquake Preparedness Survey (CEPS) Facts
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California Geological Survey Earthquake Program
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After Thumbs Down, Banks Are Considering Snap a Good Investment
March 28, 2017 By Cliff Jenkins Scott
Underwriters have finally recognized Snapchat as a good investment for Wall Street firms.
Wall Street was buzzing on Monday with the array of banks that gave their blessings to Snapchat. While they highly advised their clients against this initial public offering in the beginning, the vanishing messaging app has just received an impressive number of “buy” ratings. There were a few “hold” ratings among them. As a consequence, several small Wall Street companies considered Snapchat a good investment and hurried to buy some shares.
Snap Had its Shares Soar to $23.83 which Signaled a Good Investment
On Monday, the shares of Snap Inc. soared almost 5%. The event came soon after several IPO underwriters reevaluated the company and gave it a much needed “buy” classification. It did not pass an entire month since Snap went public.
While this was the boldest IPO move coming from the tech industry over the past three years, the trading was unstable. Many investors frowned upon the company losing massive waves of users. They were enticed by the upgraded copycats over other social media platforms that offered them more features than Snap.
In light of the lost momentum, analysts registered either neutral or negative ratings. Despite a powerful start, Snap turned out to be one of the most disapproved stocks on Wall Street. However, things changed for the better on Monday. At least eight banks related to IPO released positive ratings. Some of them were even Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. As a consequence, Snap had its shares soar 4.79% to $23.83.
Analysts Changed their Ratings Due to Large Snap Potential
The reason behind this sudden change in the evaluation was the potential of the company. Snap Inc. is currently dealing with an accelerated decrease in users number, strong rivals, and negative revenue because of massive expenses. However, analysts expect for all this to turn for the better.
Their explanation lies in the difference between complex business formats like Facebook and the startup Snap. While others tapped into a large list of monetization strategies, Snapchat is still at the beginning of converting its business into a profitable one.
Thus, Snap won the day by revealing its growth potential. Moreover, analysts consider that the remaining community that chose not to leave Snapchat is loyal to their favorite social media. Once the number of users grows steady, publishers will start asking for more ad spots on the ephemeral messaging chat.
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About Cliff Jenkins Scott
Cliff likes to describe himself as made for the hard road. Freelancing is taking off across the world. And yet, valuable opportunities are hard to find he thinks, particularly when it comes to writing. After graduating with an MA degree in Communication as a major and Technology and Writing as minors, Cliff decided to give his own website hosting creative writing a boost and engage in an overwhelming number of projects, all of them focused on writing. He didn’t look for a quick burnout, but his eagerness to learn as much as possible as rapidly as possible kept him going.
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https://www.careersinfosecurity.co.uk/
Matthew Rosenquist
Barbara Pacheco
Jerry Jeschke
Christos Dimitriadis
ISACA International
DDoS Protection , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development
StarHub Attack Raises IoT Security Questions
Volume of Infected Devices, Lack of IoT Standards Are Cause for Concern Varun Haran (APACinfosec) • November 2, 2016
Security experts are concerned that there may be millions of infected internet of things devices, given the intensity of recent distributed denial-of-service attacks such as the one that hit Singaporean ISP StarHub last week (see: DDoS Attacks Also Slammed Singapore ISP's DNS Services).
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Investigations continue to determine whether any links exist between the StarHub attacks and previous Mirai botnet assaults that hit DNS service provider Dyn on Oct. 21. The perpetrators and motives as yet remain unknown (see: Mirai Botnet Pummels Internet DNS in Unprecedented Attack).
More such attacks can be expected unless IoT device security is ramped up and standardization enforced. An attack this severe means millions of connected devices may now be outside the control of the original owners, says Pierre Noel, chief security and privacy officer at communications technology vendor Huawei. For instance, in the case of the Dyn attack alone, in a blog post following the attack, Dyn shared analysis that it had observed "tens of millions of discrete IP addresses associated with the Mirai botnet that were part of the attack."
DDoS affects two categories of users: the targets and the owners of the devices used to launch the attack. "Let's make no mistake: The problem for me is not so much DDoS on the receiving end - DDoS attacks are very well known, not very sophisticated in their nature, and can be deflected reasonably easily," Noel says. "The problem is those millions of devices that are infected, and therefore controlled by the 'bad guys.'" He says this will affect societies like Singapore that are experiencing a pervasive use of internet and technology.
StarHub Background
Following close on the heels of the Mirai botnet DDoS attack on DNS service provider Dyn, Singaporean ISP StarHub was hit by two separate DDoS attacks that affected its DNS services for several hours, bringing down its home broadband service. In a statement, StarHub said it was able to mitigate the attacks within hours and restore services on both occasions and blamed the attacks on malware-infected IoT devices owned by customers. StarHub confirmed in a follow-up statement that it would send technicians to help customers secure these devices.
However, Michael R. K. Mudd, managing partner at Hong Kong-based Asia Policy Partners, says the problem cannot be blamed on the consumer if they are buying products in good faith. StarHub shifting blame to their customers will not prevent it from happening again; customers buying a device or using a service have the reasonable expectation it will be safe, he says.
"It reminds me of Ralph Nader's expose of the 1960s U.S. car industry that were making cars the way they always had without making them safe for the new high speed freeways that had just been built. It was not the consumer's fault they were poorly engineered," Mudd says.
Mudd says he believes that a core requirement for IoT to gain widespread acceptance is that manufacturers need to build devices that are secure by design, and can be updated automatically whenever the device connects to the internet - seamlessly and without human intervention. There is a need today for a standardized enforcement mechanism for IoT - or indeed any connected device, he says (see: IoT: How Standards Would Help Security).
IoT: Security Nonexistent
Aloysius Cheang, executive vice president and managing director APAC , of the not-for-profit industry group Cloud Security Alliance, agrees that security on IoT devices is nonexistent. "The CSA had predicted this new attack vector two years ago," he says. "With number of smart devices set to hit 15.7 billion by 2018, the traditional vectors via mobile and PC combined at 10.4 billion, will pale by comparison," Cheang says, citing the 2016 Ericsson Mobility Report. "We are going to see a tsunami of attacks with similar footprint, and we are all going to be collateral damage."
While the StarHub incident may have only affected IoT devices in households, Cheang says that as connected devices increasingly find use in the enterprise, the threat will become much more relevant to enterprises. Besides, he says, many of these consumer devices such as televisions and refrigerators can also be found in offices today.
Raise Security Visibility
Tom Wills, director at Singapore-based Ontrack Advisory, agrees, saying: "More such attacks can only be expected to continue in the future, and no country on earth is immune. The StarHub incident highlights the global nature of cyber threats against operators of critical infrastructure services."
While security readiness across Asia against DDoS, data breach and other key threats varies greatly by country, in general a high state of readiness is only developed after a major incident has taken place, he says. This results in a far more costly program of security controls than would be necessary had a proactive approach been taken.
Wills advises that practitioners build adequate defenses proactively, through an continuing process of risk assessment, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, and deployment of comprehensive enterprise security controls in line with global standards such as COBIT and ISO 27001.
"Most security practitioners are already well aware of this: The issue they face is a lack of adequate funding and top management support for their programs, without which strong security to prevent, detect and respond to the kind of incident that StarHub suffered is very difficult to put in place," Wills says, adding that security professionals should work to raise the visibility of security issues to the top management - in business terms, not technical terms.
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Varun Haran
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East, ISMG
Haran has been a technology journalist in the Indian market for over six years, covering the enterprise technology segment and specializing in information security. He has driven multiple industry events such as the India Computer Security Conferences (ICSC) and the first edition of the Ground Zero Summit 2013 during his stint at UBM. Prior to joining ISMG, Haran was first a reporter with TechTarget writing for SearchSecurity and SearchCIO; and later, correspondent with InformationWeek, where he covered enterprise technology-related topics for the CIO and IT practitioner.
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MANAGER: We have a healthy squad to choose from
An injury update from the Friday afternoon press conference
Manager Keith Curle brought us up to date with the latest news on the injured players at his Friday afternoon press conference where it was revealed that Jason Kennedy had been through a surgical procedure on a troublesome groin injury.
“Danny Grainger and Jason Kennedy are our only absentees,” he said. “Everybody else trained yesterday [Thursday] and there have been no complaints. That gives us a very healthy squad to pick from.
“Mike Jones has trained solidly all week and he got another 45 minutes in the reserve game against Burnley on Tuesday. Other players have had days off, but Mike passed that up so that he could keep on top of things.
“His reward is that he’s ready to start on Saturday if we feel we need him to do that. It was interesting to find from the Tuesday bounce game that his stats for distance travelled matched what Luke Joyce had done at Orient on Saturday. That proved to us that he’s chomping at the bit. It’s good to see him back and involved with no fear.
“It’s always good to see good players coming back into the group. Likewise with Danny, he is back out on the grass and doing some straight line running. As and when Neil Dalton and Lee Fearn deem him to be fit and available, that’s when we’ll bring him back.”
“With Jason Kennedy, it’s a case of waiting to see,” he commented. “He’s under a specialist and rather than have me guess you are more than welcome to speak to Dolly to get an explanation of where he’s at, because it’s possible that it isn’t a straightforward situation [Jason Kennedy underwent an operation on a groin problem today and will now be subject to a period of rest, followed by rehabilitation, with a view to getting him back as and when the surgeon feels he’s ready to cope with the day-to-day rigours of football – editor].
“The only other one was Shaun Brisley. He trained well on Thursday so he’s back and ready. He’s working hard and, having had the situation where he was placed on the available for transfer list, his reaction has been to work as hard as possible to try to get back in the team.”
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Bimota V Due 500
Published: 1st June 2008
Bimota were once perhaps the most innovative motorcycle manufacturers in the world, with designs that inspired a dozen imitators.
Things gradually went sour in the 1990s however and the Vdue two stroke race replica was an error which practically bankrupted the Italian concern. Like most acts of flawed genius, the Bimota Vdue was inspired by a good idea; make a genuine GP replica for roadgoing use. A high performance two stroke V-twin engine, designed in-house and utilising direct fuel injection to both cylinder heads and barrels, to meet strict emissions laws. Set this inside a lightweight chassis and Bob’s your uncle. Except, the fuel injection and digital ignition set-up had some serious glitches, which made the Vdue almost unrideable in traffic. Oh well, it looked very nice…
Eight years in development, and Bimota´s clean green two-stroke is here at last – so what´s the most impatiently awaited motorbike for ages like to ride? The short answer is that it´s like a conventional two-stroke race-rep from Suzuki or Aprilia or Yamaha – just more so.
The 500 V Due (Bimota insist that this, not V-Due, is the bike´s correct name) is more powerful, more agile, more exciting and more demanding than any roadgoing stroker that has gone before. This bike simply delivers more of the sensations that make two-strokes – in the right circumstances, at least – so compelling.
So it´s ironic that the V Due is so significant not because of what it does more of, but what it does less of. Thanks to its direct-injection intake system, the Bimota´s 499cc engine uses less fuel and produces less pollution than any of its fire-every-crank-turn predecessors. The V Due, the first Bimota with a powerplant of the Italian firm´s own design, puts two-stroke sportsters back on the map.
If its technology is what makes the V Due such an important machine, after riding the bike it´s the way it moves that sticks in your mind. The Bimota is simply in a league of its own in terms of sound, performance and feel. Yet despite that, my main impression is not of how different to other strokers it is but, in many ways, how similar.
The V Due fires-up with a unique but distinctly two-stroke exhaust note. For all its impressively green credentials, the Bimota has that unmistakable two-stroke pong (and, say it quietly, also kicked out a very visible cloud of smoke when it was first started). Like any sporty stroker, too, it´s light, responsive and needs revving like crazy to give of its best.
And if you do just that, the Vdue will blow your mind. With a claimed 110bhp pushing a bike that weighs just 145kg and has a compact, state-of-the-art chassis, this bike comes closer than any other to putting grand prix performance on the street. (Compared to a works 250cc V-twin racebike, it has roughly similar power and 50 per cent more weight.)
The GP feeling starts as soon as you pull away. You´ve already been dazzled by Sergio Robbiano´s classy styling package; all gentle curves and flowing, wind-cheating shapes. You´ve thrown a leg over the self-supporting carbon-fibre seat unit, reached across the tank to the low clip-ons and felt for yourself that the Vdue is not just stunningly light but, with a wheelbase of just 1340mm, very compact too (although, with an 810mm seat height, not particularly low).
Unlike a racebike the Bimota has an ignition key and starter button, but the twin-crankshaft, crankcase reed-valve motor busts into life with the rattle of dry clutch audible above a distinctively low, almost harsh two-stroke exhaust note. You dial in a healthy handful of revs with the throttle (slightly stiffer than expected, because it has four butterflies to open), and slip the clutch. The bike leaps forward, flicking up an unprovoked wheelie as the revs hit 7500rpm and the motor comes into its power band.
Those first few yards set the tone for the rest of the ride, because the Vdue is one rev-happy, aggressive little bike. It´s not that the two-stroke doesn´t run properly at low and medium revs; it does. The Bimota ticks over happily, trickles along in traffic with 4000rpm on the clock, and even attempts to pick up speed if you crack open the throttle at six grand. But to find some serious action you´ve got to keep the revs between about 7500rpm and the 9400rpm limiter at all times.
Do that, and the Vdue is a hell of a weapon, its exhaust note rising in pitch as the bike streaks through its six close-spaced gears towards a top speed of over 150mph. Best I saw on the smaller of the Bim´s pair of white-faced clocks was almost 140mph, at which point there was still a bit to come. With “only” 110bhp this bike doesn´t kick you in the back at ton-plus speeds in the way that a 140bhp four-stroke would, but its lack of weight means it accelerates harder than its power output suggests.
What the 500´s peaky power delivery means is that to go super-fast you´ve got to come out of every corner in the right gear: great fun if you´re in the mood, but more difficult on an unknown road than on a racetrack. This was emphasised on the bike I rode because the gearbox, a racer-style side-loading cassette unit, wasn´t too clever, feeling notchy on downchanges and having trouble finding neutral. Bimota insisted this was because it was a faulty pre-production box. After my test they sent me round the block on a second Vdue with a production gearbox which, sure enough, worked perfectly well.
The test bike also gave a very occasional hiccup under hard acceleration, due to a fuel-injection glitch that Bimota said will be fine-tuned away before production of this year´s 600 units commences. The rest of the time the bike ran crisply, at least by two-stroke standards. Although the Vdue is certainly not the bike to choose for rush-hour commuting, it wasn´t too much of a pain in traffic.
The 90-degree V-twin is pretty smooth, too, its contra-rotating crankshafts effectively cancelling out most vibration despite the lack of a balancer-shaft. At high revs (and that´s where you´re going to want to spend most time) there´s a slight tingle through handlebars and footpegs, but at those speeds you´re likely to be concentrating too hard to notice it.
If the Bimota´s engine performance keeps its rider´s mind on the job, the bike´s ultra-responsive chassis hones reflexes to new levels. The engine is set well forward in the aluminium frame, putting 55 per cent of the weight on the front wheel. With its light weight, short wheelbase, top-notch cycle parts and uniquely racy steering geometry (just 23 degrees of rake and 89mm of trail), the V-due takes full advantage of the inherently light, compact two-stroke engine format.
Predictably, given those dimensions, the Vdue is supremely agile; the merest hint of pressure on the clip-ons being enough to make the bike change line with instant and effortless precision. What was more surprising was how stable and well-balanced it felt at higher speeds, too, even on less than racetrack-smooth surfaces. Aided by the steering damper on its left side, the Bimota tracked through fast sweepers without even so much as a twitch.
Suspension is a combination of 46mm Paioli forks and an Ohlins rear shock that, in SB6R style, is horizontally mounted on the right of the bike and worked by a linkage. Both ends are multi-adjustable and as standard are reasonably firm. You feel big bumps through the thinly padded single seat – from which narrow twin pipes emerge on the right, leading to carbon cans – but on normal roads I found the Bimota reasonably comfortable.
Not that the Vdue´s handling is perfect in all situations, because this is a bike that works better the harder it´s ridden and didn´t feel too good on the busy bends of urban Rimini, where I began the test. At less committed speeds the Bimota tended to drop suddenly and rather disconcertingly into corners, even though its front Michelin Hi-Sport is the 120/70-section cover that generally gives a more neutral cornering feel than the lower-profile 120/60.
The Hi-Sports gripped with their normal tenacity on tight hairpin bends and sweeping curves later on, but I was less impressed by the Vdue´s brakes. The combination of 320mm Brembo discs, four-pot calipers and this bike´s lack of weight should have meant eyeball-loosening stopping power. But Brembo are no longer able to supply Bimota with cast iron discs (for this bike or any other), and with steel rotors the system didn´t have quite the bite I´d expected.
Other complaints? Just that surprising cloud of smoke that the bike made on starting, due to a small amount of oil that drains into the front cylinder when the motor is switched off. Bimota´s engineering chief Pierluigi Marconi is working on a cure. The bike also used more oil than normal when warmed-up because for running-in its oil/fuel ratio was set at five per cent. Bimota say that as little as 1.5 per cent will be possible when fully run-in; the exhaust should be virtually smokeless.
I would have needed a longer test to confirm Bimota´s claim that this engine uses only 30-40 per cent as much fuel as a comparable traditional two-stroke, but even if the figure is close it´s a fantastic achievement. The Rimini firm say that they´re about to put the Vdue through the emissions tests that should allow it to be sold everywhere from California to Switzerland, confirming that an exciting new era in motorcycle design has begun. The high-performance two-stroke is back; leaner, greener and even crazier than ever before.
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Engine Liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin
cc 499
Claimed power (bhp) 110bhp @ 9000rpm
Maximum torque 65.5 lb.ft @ 8000rpm)
Compression ratio 12:1
Transmission Six Speed
Front suspension 46mm telescopic Paioli, 120mm wheel travel, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound damping
Rear suspension One Ohlins damper, 130mm wheel travel, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound damping
Front wheel 3.50 x 17in; cast aluminum
Rear wheel 5.50 x 17in; cast aluminum
Wheelbase 1340mm
Rake/trail 23 degrees/89mm
Seat height 805mm
Dry weight 145kg
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Net Net: Promoting innovation and managing change
Soros: Why Financial Markets Can Predict the Future
John Carney | @carney
Published 1:48 PM ET Mon, 22 Aug 2011 CNBC.com
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George Soros is interviewed in Der Spiegeland says all sorts of entertainingly outrageous things, but my favorite line is about whether the U.S. will have a recession.
"The indebtedness of the U.S. is not all that high, but if a double-dip recessionwas in doubt a few weeks ago, it is less in doubt now, because financial markets have a very safe way of predicting the future. They cause it. And the markets have decided that America is going to see a recession, particularly after the recent downgrade of the U.S. by the rating agency Standard & Poor's," Soros says.
That's the shortest version of the concept of reflexivity I've ever come across.
In that interview, Soros also pins the European financial crisis squarely on the back of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
SPIEGEL: Is the current crisis even worse than the one in 2008?
Soros: This crisis is still the continuation of the same crisis. In 2008, the financial system collapsed and it had to be put on artificial life support. The authorities managed to save the system.
But the imbalances that caused the crisis have not been removed.
SPIEGEL: What do you mean?
Soros: The method the authorities rightly chose three years ago was to substitute the credit of the state for the credit in the financial system that collapsed. After the failure of Lehman Brothers, the European financial ministers issued a declaration that no other systemically important financial institutions would be allowed to fail. That was the artificial life support; it was exactly the right decision. But then Chancellor Merkel stated that such support would only be granted by each EU member state individually, and not by the European Union.
SPIEGEL: That undermined the concept of a strong European response to the crisis. Has that been the biggest mistake so far?
Soros: That Merkel statement was the origin of the euro crisis. It shattered the vision that the EU will protect the euro in a joint effort.
Oh, and he also hints that China is propping up the eurobecause it wants an effective alternative to the U.S. dollar.
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Computer freezes at "Intel Pentium 4" screen. Please help!
by blaster66 | July 21, 2006 5:32 AM PDT
Hi there, I took a hard drive outta my Pentium 3 computer and put it in my Pentium 4 computer. When I try to boot the Pentium 4 up though, it freezes at the first screen that shows - the "Intel Pentium 4" screen.
My friend tells me that you can't expect a Pentium 3 hard drive to boot after you stick it in a Pentium 4 computer, but he says it should at least get to another screen and tell you that that OS doesn't load. Because of this, he doesn't think that it's a problem with the hard drive.
Can anyone please help me? Thanks.
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Reporting: Computer freezes at "Intel Pentium 4" screen. Please help!
What OS?
by John.Wilkinson | July 21, 2006 8:35 AM PDT
First, let me say there's no such thing as a ''Pentium 3 hard drive''...Pentium 3 is an architecture of processor that used to be offered by Intel.
That said, I have a couple of questions:
1.) Is the P4 system known to be good or has it been pulled from the basement? Can you boot from CD? (Such as a Linux distro or your XP CD.)
2.) What OS is this and is it retail or OEM? The OS may be locked to the hardware and therefore be unbootable when transplanted to another system. (This may be what your friend was referring to...the OS won't boot if the motherboard, processor, etc are not the same.)
3.) Can you access your system BIOS? (Click here for more info.) If so, is the hard drive, RAM, etc. detected properly?
Answers.
by blaster66 | July 21, 2006 10:46 AM PDT
Thanks for replying!!!
A: The P4 system is good. It had worked fine with the hard drive that was installed in it before. The problems occured after I installed another hard drive, one that had been used in a P3 system. Yes, I could boot from a CD.
A: Windows XP Professional Retail. Yeah I think it is, but still, shouldn't it at least get to another screen?
A: I can't access my system BIOS because it freezes before it gives me an option to press F8 to load the BIOS.
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Freescale chip aims at 1GHz, $199 Netbook
While Freescale, like Intel, sees Netbooks as companion devices to the PC, it also envisions devices that are more frugal with power and that run Linux.
Brooke Crothers
January 5, 2009 5:11 AM PST
Freescale Semiconductor is expected to launch new silicon for Netbooks--devices that it believes will come in below $200--at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas.
The ARM chip architecture-based i.MX51 processor is designed to enable "low-power, gigahertz performance netbooks at sub-$200 price points," according to Freescale, formerly Motorola's chipmaking arm.
Freescale envisions sub-$200 Netbooks Freescale Semiconductor
The definition of a Netbook seems to get redefined every month, as different companies push their distinct vision of the device. And Freescale is no different. While Freescale, like Intel, believes the Netbook is a companion device to the PC, it envisions devices that are more frugal with power consumption and run the Linux operating system. Intel-based Netbooks using the Atom processor typically offer better performance than ARM-based devices and run the Windows XP operating system.
"Because the primary function (of a Netbook) is accessing the Internet, Linux and Firefox are a good operating system and application for that purpose," Glen Burchers, director global marketing for Freescale's consumer products group, said in an interview.
He doesn't see ARM competing directly with Intel Atom processors, which target a higher-end Netbook segment. "ARM based processors can have a play, in addition to x86 (Intel)," Burchers said. 'We don't believe ARM processor will replace x86, but will augment them for a certain segment of the market." Ideally, the Freescale chip would be used in Netbooks that get about eight hours of battery life and sport an 8.9-inch screen.
And ABI Research, a market research firm, forecasts that there should be plenty of space for competing visions of the Netbook over the next several years. ABI expects consumers to purchase 60 million netbooks in 2013, compared with only 182,000 sold in 2007.
Freescale has been working with Pegatron, a wholly owned Asus subsidiary, to develop a reference design that features the 1GHz ARM Cortex A8-based i.MX51 processor, Canonical's Ubuntu operating system, Adobe's Flash Player software, a new power management chip, and the SGTL5000 ultra low-power audio codec.
Freescale's netbook reference design is available now. The company says it is currently sampling the i.MX51 processor and MC13982 power management device to tier-one Netbook customers. Volume production for the i.MX51 device is planned for Q2 2009 to power netbooks designed for the 2009 holiday shopping season, Freescale said.
(Note about Apple Netbook speculation: Freescale says that the "speculation is inaccurate" that its i.MX51 chip will be used in an Apple Netbook, as some reports have stated. "Freescale's netbook approach is unambiguously an ARM/Linux play, and any suggestion otherwise is inaccurate," a Freescale spokesman said Sunday night.)
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Nokia expected to launch Comes With Music today
Crave is expecting Nokia to officially unveil its Comes With Music service later today, which should offer unlimited free downloads for 12 months, as part of the cost of the handset
Nate Lanxon
October 2, 2008 3:49 AM PDT
Crave is expecting Nokia to unveil its Comes With Music service to the world later today, launching on a Nokia 5310 XpressMusic handset, and possibly on the N95 8GB, too.
Comes With Music is Nokia's plan to offer unlimited music downloads to mobile phones, with the cost of each track built into the price initially paid for the phone, thereby appearing 'free' to the end user.
Over two million songs will be available for the snagging, and the songs should be yours to keep -- coated in cancerous DRM, naturally -- after the 12 months of Comes With Music service bundled with the handset expires.
It's not clear whether 'unlimited downloads' will truly mean 'unlimited free downloads', however. The Guardian's Helienne Lindvall has reported a frankly pathetic 120-song limit. Not per day, not even per month -- per year. Nokia has yet to announce official download restrictions, if indeed any exist.
We expect Lindvall to be correct, however, or at least pretty damn close on the money, as history is replete with offers of 'unlimited' service transpiring to be, in fact, very limited indeed, or at least bound by 'fair use' policies.
One of us here at Crave has even asked the Oxford English Dictionary to change the official definition of 'unlimited' to avoid future confusion as a result of the telecoms industry abusing the word.
We'll have more from Comes With Music as the week progresses, once Nokia officially unveils the service. -Nate Lanxon
Big four US carriers face off over 5G: We compare their peak speeds: We tested Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile's early 5G network speeds two ways.
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[Federal Register: August 30, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 169)]
[DOCID:fr30au01-27]
Cash Settlement and Regulatory Halt Requirements for Security Futures
Products; Proposed Rule
RIN 3038-AB86
[Release No. 34-44743; File No. S7-15-01]
RIN 3235-AI24
Cash Settlement and Regulatory Halt Requirements for Security
Futures Products
AGENCIES: Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and
Exchange Commission.
ACTION: Joint Proposed Rule.
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (collectively
"Commissions") are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange
Act ("CEA") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act") generally to provide that the listing standards of national
securities exchanges and national securities associations trading
security futures products establish a final settlement price for each
cash-settled security futures product that fairly reflects the opening
price of the underlying security or securities, and a halt in trading
in any security futures product when a regulatory halt is instituted by
the national securities exchange or national securities association
listing the security or securities underlying the security futures
product. The rules proposed today would set forth more specifically how
the exchange's or association's rules can satisfy the statutory
provisions of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
("CFMA").
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to both agencies at the addresses
listed below.
CFTC: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington,
facsimile transmission to (202) 418-5521, or by e-mail to
[email protected]. Reference should be made to "Cash Settlement and
Regulatory Halt Requirements for Security Futures Products."
SEC: All comments concerning the rule proposal should be submitted
in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. Comments
also may be submitted electronically at the following e-mail address:
[email protected]. All comment letters should refer to File No. S7-
15-01; this file number should be included on the subject line if e-
mail is used. Comment letters will be available for public inspection
and copying in the SEC's public reference room at the same address.
Electronically submitted comment letters will be posted on the SEC's
Internet web site (http://www.sec.gov). The SEC does not edit personal
identifying information, such as names or e-mail addresses, from
electronic submissions. Submit only the information you wish to make
publicly available.
CFTC: Richard A. Shilts, Acting Director, at (202) 418-5275; and
Thomas M. Leahy, Jr., Financial Instruments Unit Chief, at (202) 418-
5278, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581. E-mail: ([email protected])
or ([email protected]).
SEC: Alton Harvey, Office Head, at (202) 942-4167; Terri Evans,
Special Counsel, at (202) 942-4162; Michael Gaw, Special Counsel, at
(202) 942-0158; and Cyndi Nguyen, Attorney, at (202) 942-4163, Division
of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-1001.
The Commissions today are requesting public comment on proposed
Rule 41.1,\1\ 41.25(a)(2),\2\ and 41.25(b)\3\ under the CEA and
proposed Rule 6h-1 under the Exchange Act,\4\ that generally provide
that the listing standards of national securities exchanges and
national securities associations trading security futures products
establish (i) a final settlement price for each cash-settled security
futures product that fairly reflects the opening price of the
underlying security or securities, and (ii) a halt in trading in any
security futures product when a regulatory halt is instituted by the
national securities exchange or national securities association listing
the security or securities underlying the security futures product.
\1\ Proposed 17 CFR 41.1, hereinafter referred to as proposed
CFTC Rule 41.1.
\2\ Proposed 17 CFR 41.25(a)(2), hereinafter referred to as
proposed CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2).
\3\ Proposed 17 CFR 41.25(b), hereinafter referred to as
proposed CFTC Rule 41.25(b).
\4\ Proposed 17 CFR 240.6h-1, hereinafter referred to as
proposed SEC Rule 6h-1.
I. Executive Summary
A. Settlement Prices for Cash-Settled Security Futures Products
B. Regulatory Halts
II. Discussion of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Staff Interpretive Guidance
B. Settlement Prices for Cash-Settled Security Futures Products
1. Prior Problems With Closing--Price Settlement Procedures
2. Requirements for Security Futures Products Using Cash
a. Single-Stock Futures
b. Narrow-Based Security Index Futures
c. Exemption
d. Request for Comments Relating to Final Settlement Prices
C. Regulatory Halts
a. News Pending Halts
b. Circuit Breaker Halts
2. Trading Halt Coordination in Security Futures Products
a. Trading Halt Coordination in Single-Stock Futures
b. Trading Halt Coordination in Narrow-Based Security Index
c. Request for Comments Relating to Trading Halts
III. Request for Comments
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
V. Costs and Benefits of the Proposed Rulemaking
A. Benefits of Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 Under the Exchange Act
B. Costs of Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 Under the Exchange Act
C. Request for Comments
VI. Consideration of the Burden on Competition, and Promotion of
Efficiency, Competition, and Capital Formation
1. Effects on Competition
2. Effects on Efficiency and Capital Formation
B. Trading Halts for Security Futures Products
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
VIII. Statutory Basis and Text of Proposed Rule
The CFMA \5\ authorizes the trading of futures on individual stocks
and narrow-based security indexes, and puts, calls, straddles, options,
or privileges thereon (collectively, "security futures products").\6\
CFMA defines security futures products as "securities" under the
Exchange Act,\7\ the Securities Act of 1933,\8\ the Investment Company
Act of 1940,\9\ and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,\10\ and as
contracts of sale for future delivery of a single security or of a
narrow-based security index or options thereon under the CEA.\11\
Accordingly, the regulatory framework established by the CFMA for the
markets and intermediaries trading security futures products provides
the SEC and the CFTC with joint jurisdiction.
\5\ Pub. L. No. 106-554, Appendix E, 114 Stat. 2763.
\6\ However, no person may offer to enter into, enter into, or
confirm the execution of any option on a security future for at
least three years after the enactment of the CFMA. See Section
2(a)(1)(D)(iii) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(iii); Section
6(h)(6) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(6).
\7\ See Section 3(a)(10) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(10).
\8\ See Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C.
77b(a)(1).
\9\ See Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(36).
\10\ See Section 202(a)(18) of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, 15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(18).
\11\ See Section 1a(31) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 1a(31).
Under the Exchange Act, it is unlawful for any person to effect
transactions in security futures products that are not listed on a
national securities exchange \12\ or on a national securities
association registered pursuant to Section 15A(a) of the Exchange
Act.\13\ In addition, Section 6(h)(2) of the Exchange Act \14\ provides
that such an exchange or association may trade only those security
futures products that conform with listing standards filed by the
exchange or association with the SEC under Section 19(b) of the
Exchange Act \15\ and that meet certain criteria specified in Section
2(a)(1)(D)(i) of the CEA \16\ and the standards and conditions
enumerated in Section 6(h)(3) of the Exchange Act.\17\ In particular,
the CEA and the Exchange Act stipulate that the listing standards of an
exchange or association trading security futures products shall, among
other things, require that trading in the security futures product not
be readily susceptible to manipulation of the price of such security
futures product, nor to causing or being used in the manipulation of
the price of any underlying security or option thereon.\18\ In
addition, listing standards must require that the market on which the
security futures product trades has in place procedures to coordinate
trading halts between such market and any market on which any security
underlying the security futures product is traded and other markets on
which any related security is traded.\19\ The rule proposed today would
set forth more specifically how the exchange's or association's rules
can satisfy these statutory provisions.\20\
\12\ Section 6(g) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78f(g), allows
a designated contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 7,
or a registered derivatives transaction execution facility under
Section 5a of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 7a, to register as a national
securities exchange solely for the purpose of trading security
futures products ("Security Futures Product Exchange"). See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44692 (August 13, 2001), 66 FR
43721 (August 20, 2001) (adopting, in part, requirements for
designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction
execution facilities to register as national securities exchanges).
By definition, the phrase "national securities exchange"
encompasses these notice-registered entities. For simplicity, this
rulemaking will refer to national securities exchanges and national
securities associations. But it should be noted that the CFTC's
rules govern designated contract markets and registered derivatives
transaction execution facilities, and therefore, the rule proposed
today by the CFTC contains language that differs from the rest of
this proposed rulemaking.
\13\ U.S.C. 78o-3(a). See Section 6(h)(1) of the Exchange Act,
15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(1). It should be noted that in an earlier release,
the SEC stated its belief that Section 6(h)(1) is designed to ensure
that a regulated national securities exchange or national securities
association establish terms for security futures products and
standards for the selection of underlying securities, consistent
with the Exchange Act's listing standard requirements. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44434 (June 15, 2001), 66 FR
33283 (June 21, 2001) (order approving the Options Clearing
Corporation's ("OCC") proposed rule change allowing it to clear
transactions in security futures products effected on any national
securities exchange or association registered under Section 6(a) or
15A(a) of the Exchange Act or any designated contract market that is
registered as a national securities exchange under Section 6(g) of
the Exchange Act). Further, the SEC stated its belief that, as long
as the security futures products satisfy these requirements and the
coordinated surveillance and trading halt protections in Section
6(h)(5), they need not be cleared by OCC or any other specific
clearing organization. Id.
\14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(2).
\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b).
\16\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i).
\18\ See Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C.
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII); Section 6(h)(3)(H) of the Exchange Act, 15
U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(H).
\19\ See Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C.
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X); Section 6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C.
78f(h)(3)(K).
\20\ Section 9(b) of the Exchange Act states in part that "[i]t
shall be unlawful for any person to effect, by use of any facility
of a national securities exchange, in contravention of such rules
and regulations as the Commission may prescribe as necessary or
appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of
investors (1) any transaction in connection with any security
whereby any party to such transaction acquires * * * any security
futures product on the security; or (2) any transaction in
connection with any security with relation to which he has, directly
or indirectly, any interest in any * * * such security futures
product; or (3) any transaction in any security for the account of
any person who he has reason to believe has, and who actually has,
directly or indirectly, any interest in any * * * such security
futures product with relation to such security." 15 U.S.C. 78i(b).
In addition, Section 9(h)(1) of the Exchange Act states that "[i]t
shall be unlawful for any person * * * to use or employ any act or
practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any equity
security in contravention of such rules or regulations as the
Commission may adopt, consistent with the public interest, the
protection of investors, and the maintenance of fair and orderly
markets to prescribe means reasonably designed to prevent
manipulation of price levels of the equity securities market or a
substantial segment thereof." The SEC believes that the proposed
rule is necessary in the public interest, for the protection of
investors, and the maintenance of fair and orderly markets.
In the mid-1980s, the closing-price settlement procedures used by
cash-settled stock index futures and options \21\ often severely
strained the liquidity of the securities markets and raised concerns
that such liquidity constraints could provide opportunities for
manipulative or abusive trading practices. Consequently, markets
trading the most actively traded futures contracts and many stock index
option contracts moved to opening-price settlement procedures. To avert
similar liquidity constraints and to minimize opportunities for
manipulative and abusive trading practices, the Commissions
preliminarily believe that cash-settled security futures products
should be required to use opening-price settlement procedures.
Moreover, the Commissions preliminarily believe that opening-price
settlement procedures are consistent with the provisions of Section
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII) of the CEA \22\ and Section 6(h)(3)(H) of the
Exchange Act,\23\ because they would permit a national securities
exchange or a national securities association registered pursuant to
Section 15A(a) of the Exchange Act \24\ to trade only security futures
products that conform to listing standards that, among other things,
require that trading in a security futures product not be readily
susceptible to manipulation of the price of such product, nor to
causing or being used in the manipulation of the price of any
underlying security, option on such security, or option on a group or
index including such securities.\25\ Accordingly, proposed SEC Rule 6h-
1(b) and CFTC Rule 41.25(b)(1) would require that the final settlement
price of a cash-settled security futures product based on a single
security fairly reflect the opening price of the underlying security.
Similarly, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(c) and CFTC Rule 41.25(b)(2) would
require that the final settlement price of a cash-settled security
futures product based on a narrow-based security index fairly reflect
the opening prices in the index's underlying
securities. The Commissions also are proposing that they may grant
exemptions to national securities exchanges or national securities
associations from such requirements.
\21\ Index products are cash-settled, not physically settled.
\22\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII).
\23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(H).
\24\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(a).
\25\ See proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(f) and proposed CFTC Rule
41.25(b)(3), and infra discussion at Section II.B, Settlement Prices
for Cash-Settled Security Futures Products.
The securities markets have long-established procedures that
require cross-market trading halts in an equity security, related
equity securities, and related options whenever the market trading and
listing the equity security ("listing market") imposes a regulatory
halt in that security.\26\ The most common type of regulatory halt is
one that prevents trading in an equity security for a short time
(usually less than an hour) while material news about the security's
issuer is disseminated to investors. The markets coordinate cross-
market "news pending" regulatory halts to promote investor protection
and fair and orderly markets.\27\
\26\ Cross-market halts are not required for non-regulatory
halts, such as when one market halts trading because of an imbalance
of buy and sell orders in a particular security or when trading is
disrupted on one market due to a problem in its systems or on its
trading floor.
\27\ See, e.g., infra note and accompanying text.
The Commissions believe, therefore, that it would be appropriate
for news pending cross-market halt procedures to apply to security
futures products. The Commissions also believe that the application of
these procedures to security futures products is necessary to satisfy
the provisions of Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA \28\ and Section
6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act,\29\ which permit a national securities
require procedures to "coordinate" trading halts between the listing
market for the underlying security and other markets that trade the
underlying security or any related security. The definition of
"regulatory halt" set forth in proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(3) and CFTC
Rule 41.1(l) would include a delay, halt, or suspension of trading of a
security by the listing market as a result of pending news.\31\
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2)(i) would require
that trading on a security futures product based on a single security
be halted at all times that such a news pending regulatory halt has
been instituted by the listing market for the underlying security.
\28\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X).
\29\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(K).
\31\ Under the proposed rule, a pending news regulatory halt
includes halts that are the result of a determination that there are
matters relating to the security or issuer that have not been
adequately disclosed to the public, or that there are regulatory
problems relating to the security which should be clarified before
trading is permitted to continue. See proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(3)
and proposed CFTC Rule 41.1(l).
The other type of regulatory halt currently used by the securities
markets involves "circuit breaker" procedures.\32\ Since October
1988, the stock, options, and index futures markets have had in place
circuit breaker procedures that would impose brief cross-market trading
halts at predetermined thresholds during a severe market decline. The
coordinated cross-market trading halts provided by circuit breaker
procedures are designed to operate only during significant market
declines and to substitute orderly, pre-planned halts for the ad hoc
and destabilizing halts that can occur when market liquidity is
exhausted. The circuit breakers also protect investors and the markets
by providing opportunities for markets and market participants to
assess market conditions and potential systemic stress during a
historic market decline.\33\ In approving the original circuit breakers
proposed by the securities markets, the SEC noted that the circuit
breakers were not an attempt to prevent markets from reaching new price
levels, but an effort by the securities and futures markets to arrive
at a coordinated means to address potentially destabilizing market
volatility of the severity of the October 1987 market break.\34\
\32\ See infra notes 77 and 78 and accompanying text.
\33\ See Circuit Breaker Report by the Staff of the President's
Working Group on Financial Markets dated August 18, 1998 ("Circuit
Breaker Report").
\34\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 26198 (October 19,
1988), 53 FR 41637 (October 24, 1988).
For these same reasons, the Commissions believe that it is
important to require the application of cross-market circuit breaker
regulatory halt procedures to security futures products. Moreover, the
Commissions believe that such a requirement is necessary to satisfy the
requirements of Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA\35\ and Section
6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act.\36\ If cross-market circuit breaker
regulatory halt procedures were not applied to the security futures
products, such a failure would undermine the use of a trading halt in
the underlying securities. The definition of "regulatory halt" set
forth in proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(3) and CFTC Rule 41.1(l), therefore,
would include a delay, halt, or suspension of trading of a security by
the listing market as a result of the operation of circuit breaker
procedures to halt or suspend trading in all equity securities trading
on the listing market. Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and CFTC Rule
41.25(a)(2)(i) would require that trading on a security futures product
based on a single security be halted at all times that such a circuit
breaker regulatory halt has been instituted by the listing market for
the underlying security.
Index futures and options also have been subject to the markets'
circuit breaker procedures since their adoption in 1988.\37\ In view of
the broad-based indexes underlying current futures and options,
however, these products generally have not been subject to news pending
regulatory halts in the underlying securities. Nevertheless, the
Commissions believe that, under some circumstances, trading should be
halted in a security futures product based on a narrow-based security
index when a substantial portion of the underlying securities is halted
due to circuit breaker or news pending regulatory halts. Proposed SEC
Rule 6h-1(e) and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2)(ii), therefore, would require
that trading on a security futures product based on a narrow-based
security index be halted at all times that news pending or circuit
breaker regulatory halts have been instituted for one or more
underlying securities that constitute 30 percent or more of the market
capitalization of the narrow-based security index.\38\
\37\ See Circuit Breaker Report, supra note.
\38\ For a further discussion of the 30 percent threshold, see
infra discussion at Section II.C.2(b), Trading Halt Coordination in
Narrow-Based Security Index Futures.
Before a national securities exchange or national securities
association lists or trades security futures products, it is required
to file, pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Exchange Act,\39\ a proposed
rule change with the SEC establishing listing standards that comply
with Section 6(h)(3) of the Exchange Act.\40\ Generally, a national
securities exchange registered under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act
\41\ or a national securities association registered under Section
15A(a) of the Exchange Act \42\ must file proposed rule changes with
the SEC pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Exchange Act \43\ for
notice, comment, and SEC approval, prior to implementation, unless the
rule is otherwise permitted to become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3) of the
Exchange Act.\44\ A Security Futures Product Exchange \45\ or a
national securities association registered under Section 15A(k) of the
Exchange Act \46\ must generally submit, pursuant to Section 19(b)(7)
of the Exchange Act,\47\ proposed rule changes relating to certain
enumerated matters, including listing standards.
\41\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(a).
\43\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\45\ See supra note 12.
\46\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(k).
Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i) of the CEA and Section 6(h)(3) of the
Exchange Act enumerate the standards and conditions that these listing
standards must meet.\48\ The rule being proposed today would identify
certain requirements that the Commissions believe are necessary to
satisfy these provisions. Because national securities exchanges and
national securities associations may desire to begin trading security
futures products prior to the Commissions taking final action on the
proposed rule, the SEC staff believes that a proposed rule change filed
by a national securities exchange registered under Section 6(a) of the
Exchange Act \49\ or a national securities association registered
pursuant to Section 15A(a) of the Exchange Act \50\ regarding listing
standards for security futures products would satisfy, in part, the
criteria enumerated in Section 6(h)(3)(H) and (K) of the Exchange Act
\51\ if such listing standards conformed to the proposed rule.
Therefore, until such time as the SEC acts on proposed SEC Rule 6h-1,
if those proposed listing standards are consistent with proposed SEC
Rule 6h-1, the SEC staff would recommend to the SEC that it approve
proposed rules to establish listing standards filed by national
securities exchanges and national securities associations and would not
recommend to the SEC that it abrogate proposed rules to establish
listing standards filed by Security Futures Product Exchanges.\52\ If,
after receiving comment on their proposal, the Commissions determine to
adopt a rule that is different from that proposed today, or to not
adopt a rule, exchanges and associations would be free, or may be
required, to propose changes to their listing standards.
\48\ Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i);
Section 6(h)(3) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3).
\51\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(H) and (K).
1. Prior Problems With Closing-Price Settlement Procedures
All currently traded index futures and options are cash-settled.
When stock index futures and options began trading in the mid-1980s,
virtually all of these products used closing-price settlement
procedures. Closing-price settlement procedures in index futures and
options generally base the index settlement price on the execution
prices from the last regular session trades in the underlying
securities. The cash settlement provisions of stock index futures and
options contracts facilitated the growth of sizeable index arbitrage
activities by firms and professional traders and made it relatively
easy for arbitrageurs to buy or sell the underlying stocks at or near
the market close on expiration Fridays \53\ in order to "unwind"
arbitrage-related positions. Because of cash settlement, the amount of
cash received by an arbitrageur by selling long positions (or the
amount of cash paid out to buy or cover short positions) in underlying
stocks at the close on expiration Friday would exactly match the amount
of cash that would have to be paid out to cover short positions (or
received from the sale of long positions) in the expiring index futures
or options.
\53\ The term "expiration Fridays" refers to the third Friday
of each month that marks the expiration date for that month's
individual stock options, stock index options, and stock index
futures contracts. On the expiration date, options and futures
contracts cease to exist. Some stock index futures and options
expire on a quarterly basis, with their expiration Friday occurring
on the third Friday of the last month of the quarter (March, June,
September, and December).
These types of unwinding programs at the close on expiration
Fridays often severely strained the liquidity of the securities
markets. Because unwinding programs sometimes consisted of large sell
(or buy) orders in individual securities, the securities markets often
found it extremely difficult to solicit sufficient buy or sell interest
to absorb the expiration-related programs within the limited time
permitted to establish closing prices shortly after 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern). It was not uncommon, therefore, for stock specialists to
have to drop share prices sharply at the close to establish sufficient
buy-side interest to draw in matching buy orders or to raise prices
sharply at the close to establish sufficient sell-side interest to draw
in matching sell orders.\54\ The time constraints faced by specialists
to establish closing prices that would reflect an equilibrium between
buy and sell interest resulted in sharp price movements in the indexes
underlying the futures or options. In addition, regulators and self-
regulators were concerned that the liquidity constraints faced by the
securities markets to accommodate expiration-related buy or sell
programs at the market close on expiration Fridays could exacerbate
ongoing market swings during an expiration and could provide
opportunities for entities to anticipate these pressures and enter
orders as part of manipulative or abusive trading practices designed to
artificially drive up or down share prices.\55\
\54\ Steep discounts (premiums) were necessary in part because
traders who bought (sold) stocks to offset unwinding programs had to
maintain their newly acquired long (short) positions over the
weekend--during which time, they were subject to considerable market
risk.
\55\ The liquidity constraints faced by the securities markets
due to unwinding programs used in closing-price settlement
procedures were discussed by the SEC staff in its report on the
market decline on November 15, 1991. See SEC Division of Market
Regulation, Trading Analysis of November 15, 1991 (October 1992)
("Trading Analysis of November 15, 1991"). With respect to
concerns regarding manipulation, the Commissions note that the
Intermarket Surveillance Group ("ISG") was created under the
auspices of the SEC in 1981 as a forum to ensure that national
securities exchanges and national securities associations adequately
share surveillance information and coordinate inquiries and
investigations designed to address potential intermarket
manipulations and trading abuses. All national securities exchanges
and national securities associations are full members of the ISG.
Full members routinely share a great deal of surveillance and
investigatory information, and the SEC believes that this framework
has proven to be an essential mechanism to ensure that there is
adequate information sharing and investigatory coordination for
potential intermarket manipulations and trading abuses.
Since 1987, several futures exchanges and non-U.S. exchanges and
associations have been affiliate members of the ISG. Affiliate
members are required to share information on a more limited basis
with the ISG. To fulfill the requirement of the CEA and Exchange Act
that listing standards of exchanges and associations trading
security futures products "require procedures be in place for
coordinated surveillance among the markets on which the security
futures product is traded, any market on which the security
underlying the security futures product is traded, and any other
markets on which any related security is traded to detect
manipulation and insider trading," the Commissions believe that it
is essential that all such exchanges and associations be full
members of the ISG. In view of the essential role that the ISG
plays, the Commissions also believe that the ISG should grant full
memberships to all national securities exchanges and national
securities associations registered pursuant to Section 15A(a) of the
Exchange Act trading securities futures products, including Security
Futures Product Exchanges, upon a good-faith showing that the
entities meet the criteria for full membership.
To reduce such expiration-related strains on market liquidity, the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME") in 1987 switched from closing-
price settlement procedures to opening-price settlement procedures for
certain stock index futures. The CME's products included
the industry's most actively traded index futures contract, which was
based on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("SPX Futures").\56\
Because SPX Futures were employed in the vast majority of index
arbitrage trading programs at that time, the adoption of opening-price
settlement procedures for these contracts had a significant effect on
unwinding programs in the securities markets on SPX Futures' quarterly
expirations.
\56\ The New York Futures Exchange also shifted its stock index
futures to opening-price settlement procedures in 1987.
Most other market participants began moving to opening-price
settlement procedures for stock index options contracts. For example,
the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the Chicago Board Options
Exchange ("CBOE") implemented opening-price settlement procedures for
certain index options in 1987.\57\ Other exchanges adopted similar
procedure \58\ for some of their index options.\59\ Exchanges also
incorporated opening-price settlement requirements as part of their
listing criteria for index options.\60\
\57\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 30944 (July 21,
1992), 57 FR 33376 (July 28, 1992); see, e.g., Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 24367 (April 17, 1987), 52 FR 13890 (April 27, 1987)
(approving CBOE proposal to list an option on an index that settled
based on the opening prices of component securities); Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 30944 (July 21, 1992), 57 FR 33376 (July
28, 1992) (approving CBOE proposal to, among other things, phase out
all index options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index using
closing-price settlement procedures); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 24276 (March 27, 1987), 52 FR 10836 (April 3, 1987)
(permitting NYSE to base settlement on opening prices for options on
two indices); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 25804 (June 15,
1988), 53 FR 23474 (June 22, 1988) (approving NYSE proposal to,
among other things, provide for opening-price settlement of stock
index options).
\58\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 26653 (March
21, 1989), 54 FR 12705 (March 28, 1989) (approving the American
Stock Exchange's ("Amex") proposal for options on an index using
settlement based on opening prices); Securities Exchange Release No.
31330 (October 16, 1992), 57 FR 48408 (October 23, 1992) (approving
Amex's proposal to, among other things, phase out certain options
where the settlement value upon expiration is based on the closing
prices of component securities); Securities Exchange Act Release No.
36236 (September 14, 1995), 60 FR 49031 (September 21, 1995)
(approving Pacific Stock Exchange ("PCX") proposal to revise the
terms of certain options contracts from closing-price settlement to
opening-price settlement); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 35131
(December 20, 1994), 59 FR 66990 (December 28, 1994) (giving
immediate effectiveness to a Philadelphia Stock Exchange's
("Phlx") proposal regarding options on an index using settlements
based on opening prices and satisfying generic listing criteria).
\59\ Some index options, such as CBOE's options contracts based
on the Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index ("OEX options") retained
closing-price settlement procedures. CBOE believed that these
settlement procedures were appropriate for OEX options because these
contracts were used primarily by retail investors and were not
actively used in the types of index arbitrage unwinding programs
that had strained the liquidity of the securities market at the
close on expirations.
\60\ See Amex Rule 901C, Commentary .02(c) (listing requirements
for stock industry index groups pursuant to SEC Rule 19b-4(e)); CBOE
Rule 24.2(b)(1) (listing criteria for narrow-based security index
options under SEC Rule 19b-4(e)); PCX Rule 7.3(b)(1) (listing
criteria for narrow-based security index options); Phlx Rule
1009A(b)(1) (listing criteria for narrow-based security index
options pursuant to SEC Rule 19b-4(e)); see also Commentary to Phlx
Rule 1000A(b)(8) ("For any series of index options first opened
after March 30, 1987, the Exchange may, in its discretion, provide
that the calculation of the final index settlement value of any
index on which options are traded at the Exchange will be determined
by reference to the prices of the constituent stocks at a time other
than the close of trading on the last trading day before
expiration").
Opening-price settlement procedures offered several features that
facilitated the ability of the securities markets to handle expiration-
related unwinding programs. For example, the NYSE was able to use its
existing electronic order-routing systems and electronic specialist
books to process and match incoming unwinding stock orders before the
opening of the regular trading session at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern).
Specialists could then utilize long-standing procedures to disseminate
price indications in an orderly manner before index component stocks
opened for trading. Moreover, smaller price discounts or premiums were
needed to draw in orders to offset unwinding programs because traders
who entered the offsetting orders understood that they would have the
remainder of the trading session to trade out of any long or short
positions acquired at the opening. As a result, it appears that the
widespread adoption of opening-price settlement procedures in index
futures and options has served to mitigate the liquidity strains that
had previously been experienced in the securities markets on
2. Requirements for Security Futures Products Using Cash Settlement
In view of the experience gained with settlements in cash-settled
stock index futures and options in the 1980s and in light of the
potential for manipulation of the underlying securities markets, the
Commissions preliminarily believe that it would be prudent, at the
outset of trading in these products, to require exchanges specifying
cash settlement in lieu of physical delivery for security futures
products to use a final settlement price that fairly reflects the
opening price of the underlying security or securities as the basis for
cash settling positions at contract expiration.\61\
\61\ See proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and (c) and proposed CFTC
Rule 41.25(b).
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and CFTC Rule 41.25(b)(1) would require
that the final settlement price of a cash-settled security futures
product based on a single security fairly reflect the opening price of
the underlying security.\62\ While the emphasis in the proposed rule is
on cash settlements based on the opening price(s), the Commissions'
proposal would leave national securities exchanges and national
securities associations trading security futures products with some
flexibility in adopting rules that determine how the opening price is
defined for this purpose. For example, under the proposed rule, a
national securities exchange or national securities association could
define the opening price for a single-stock future as the trade-
weighted average price of the underlying security during the first few
minutes of trading of a regular trading session. Alternatively, the
opening price for a security futures product could be defined as the
price reported for the first trade in that security at the beginning of
the regular trading session.
\62\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(1) and CFTC Rule 41.1(j) would
define "opening price" as the price at which a security opened for
trading, or a price that fairly reflects the price at which a
security opened for trading, during the regular trading session of
that lists the security. Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(2) and CFTC Rule
41.1(k) would define the "regular trading session" of a security
as the normal hours for business of a national securities exchange
or national securities association that lists the security.
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and CFTC Rule 41.25(b)(1) also would
require that, if an opening price for an underlying security is not
readily available, the final settlement price of the overlying cash-
settled security futures product must fairly reflect the price of the
underlying security during its most recent regular trading session. The
Commissions believe that, if the opening price for the underlying
security is not readily available, a price derived from the most recent
regular trading session of that security would be an appropriate
substitute.\63\ Again, the Commissions' proposal would provide national
securities exchanges and national securities associations with some
discretion to implement this general rule without dictating how the
settlement price for a security futures product is derived. For
example, while one national securities exchange or national securities
association may decide to establish rules that would use the closing
price from the most recent regular trading session if an opening price
for a security underlying a security futures product is not readily
available, another exchange or association could establish rules that
would use a trade-weighted average over some portion of that session in
such circumstances.
\63\ Although proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and (c) and CFTC Rule
41.25(b)(1) and (b)(2) would not define when an opening price would
not be "readily available," national securities exchanges and
national securities associations would have to establish, as part of
their listing standards, rules that interpret this term. The
Commissions' overriding concern is that settlement prices for cash-
settled security futures products be established in a fair and
predictable manner.
The Commissions do not believe at present that national securities
exchanges and national securities associations should trade security
futures products that settle at prices established by other than the
most recent regular trading session. The Commissions believe that the
final settlement price for a cash-settled single-stock future should
reasonably reflect the opening price of the underlying security or, if
that is not readily available, a price fairly reflective of the price
in a liquid market for the underlying security. The Commissions believe
that a price derived from the regular trading session of the national
securities exchange or national securities association that lists the
underlying security would have the greatest likelihood of reflecting
the most reasonable price for that security, unlike a price generated
from an extended trading hours session.
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(c) and CFTC Rule 41.25(b)(2) would require,
absent an exemption, national securities exchanges and national
securities associations to establish that the final settlement price of
a cash-settled narrow-based security index future reflect the opening
prices of the underlying securities. As with single-stock futures, the
Commissions are proposing that, if prices for one or more underlying
securities were not readily available, the settlement prices for those
securities would be derived from their most recent regular trading
session. For the securities that did open normally, the settlement
prices would be their respective opening prices.
Proposed paragraph (f) of SEC Rule 6h-1 and paragraph (b)(3) of
CFTC Rule 41.25 would permit the Commissions to grant a national
securities exchange or national securities association an exemption
from the above requirements.\64\ The SEC would grant such an exception,
either conditionally or unconditionally, if it were necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, and consistent with the protection
of investors.\65\ The CFTC would grant such an exemption if the CFTC
determines that it would be consistent with the public interest, the
protection of investors, and otherwise furthers the provisions of the
CEA.\66\
\64\ See proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(f), and proposed CFTC Rule
41.25(b)(3).
\65\ See Section 36 of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78mm. In
granting the SEC broad exemptive authority in Section 36, Congress
intended to incorporate flexibility into the Exchange Act regulatory
scheme to reflect a rapidly changing marketplace. See H.R. Rep. No.
104-622 (1996).
\66\ Section 8a(5) of the CEA allows the CFTC to make and
promulgate such rules and regulations as, in the judgment of the
CFTC, are reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the provisions
or to accomplish any of the purposes of the CEA. 7 U.S.C. 12a(5).
The CFTC believes that granting an exemption to the use of opening
prices for cash settlement is consistent with Section 8a(5) of the
CEA, so long as the exemption is consistent with the public
interest, the protection of investors, and otherwise furthers the
provisions of the CEA.
The Commissions welcome comment on all aspects of the proposed rule
as they relate to final settlement prices for cash-settled security
futures products, including the following matters:
Q1. Commenters are requested to submit their views on whether cash-
settled security futures products should be permitted to trade with
closing-price settlement procedures. If so, commenters are asked to
provide policy arguments in support of their views.
Q2. If commenters believe that cash-settled security futures
products should be permitted to settle at the closing price, what
characteristics of security futures products would justify a
determination that the liquidity pressures on the underlying securities
market, associated with closing-price settlement procedures in index
futures, would not present opportunities for manipulative activities in
security futures products and their underlying securities?
Q3. Are there any additional safeguards that would be appropriate
for security futures product cash settlement procedures to ensure that
the anti-manipulation mandates in Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII) of the CEA
and Section 6(h)(3)(H) of the Exchange Act are satisfied?
Q4. Would any additional safeguards for cash settlement procedures
for security futures products be appropriate to promote the maintenance
of fair and orderly markets under the Exchange Act?
Q5. In view of the use of opening-price settlement procedures in
most actively traded index futures, what characteristics of security
futures products and the manner in which they trade would indicate that
opening-price settlement procedures would be inappropriate or
unworkable for security futures products?
Q6. Should the proposed rule provide national securities exchanges
or national securities associations any additional flexibility to
determine settlement prices when the regular session opening prices are
not readily available in one or more of the underlying securities?
Q7. Should the proposed rule require the use of only closing prices
from the most recent trading session when regular session opening
prices are not readily available in one or more of the underlying
securities?
Generally, there are two types of regulatory halts used in the
equity and options markets: news pending halts and circuit breaker
halts. News pending halts are designed to protect the interests of
current and potential shareholders by facilitating the orderly
dissemination of potentially market moving information and the
discovery of fair and reasonable prices for securities based on new
information. A news pending halt benefits current and potential
shareholders by halting all trading in the securities until there has
been an opportunity for the information to be disseminated to the
public. It also helps to ensure public confidence in the market and
promotes the integrity of the marketplace by giving the public an
opportunity to evaluate information in making investment decisions.
Circuit breakers are brief, coordinated cross-market trading halts used
by the major stock, options, and index futures markets to mitigate
systemic stress when a severe one-day market drop of historic
proportions prevents the financial markets from operating in an orderly
manner.\67\
\67\ See Circuit Breaker Report, supra note 33.
Currently, national securities exchanges and national securities
associations may impose brief trading halts in specific securities
pending the release of material information that would reasonably be
expected to affect the prices of those securities.\68\ Trading
halts give investors an opportunity to learn of and react to material
news. The NYSE and Amex, for example, follow procedures for regulatory
halts contained in the Consolidated Tape Association Plan ("CTA
Plan").\69\ Under the CTA Plan, a regulatory halt occurs whenever the
listing market (termed the "primary market") for any eligible
security, in the exercise of its regulatory functions, halts or
suspends trading in the security because the primary market has
determined (i) that there are matters relating to the security or
issuer that have not been adequately disclosed to the public, or (ii)
that there are regulatory problems relating to the security which
should be clarified before trading is permitted to continue.\70\ The
Commissions preliminarily believe that it may be appropriate to include
this definition of a news pending regulatory halt under the proposed
rule \71\ because the exchanges already have experience in applying the
requirement. When a regulatory trading halt is initiated by the primary
market for a security, the regional exchanges and Nasdaq Intermarket
also halt trading in the security, and the options exchanges halt
trading in related options. The options exchanges also halt trading in
an equity option when the underlying security has ceased trading.\72\
\68\ See, e.g., Amex, Listing Standards, Policies and
Requirements, Section 402(b); Boston Stock Exchange ("BSE") Rules
of the Board of Governors, Supplement to Chapter XXVII, Section 4;
National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") Rule 4120; and
NYSE Listed Company Manual, Sections 202.06 and 202.07.
\69\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 41315 (April 20,
199), 64 FR 23142 (April 29, 1999) (noting that the NYSE follows the
CTA Plan when instituting a regulatory halt); and Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 41877 (September 14, 1999), 64 FR 51566
(September 23, 1999) (noting that Amex follows the CTA Plan when
instituting a regulatory halt); see also CTA Plan (Second
Restatement), Section XI(a). The CTA Plan is a joint industry plan
that governs the consolidated transaction reporting system, and each
of the participants agrees to comply with the provisions of the
plan. Recognizing the importance of disseminating information with
respect to trading halts in certain securities, the CTA Plan imposes
notification obligations upon the primary market whenever a
regulatory halt occurs.
\70\ See CTA Plan (Second Restatement), Section XI(a). For
example, an event that may qualify under this standard and call for
a regulatory halt is when it is unclear whether a security continues
to meet the listing standards of the market on which the security is
\71\ See proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(3) and proposed CFTC Rule
41.1(1).
\72\ The rules of the options exchanges generally provide for
halts in options whenever it is appropriate in the interests of a
far and orderly market and to protect investors. See Amex Rule
918(b); CB0E Rule 6.3(a) and .04 of the Interpretations and Policies
of CBOE Rule 6.3; International Securities Exchange ("ISE") Rule
702; PCX Rule 6.65(a); and Phlx Rule 1047(b).
The options markets also have in place rules regarding trading
halts on index options.\73\ Several of the options markets will halt
trading when, for example, a certain fixed percentage of the index
halts trading or when it is appropriate in the interests of a fair and
orderly market and to protect investors. For example, trading on the
PCX in any index option is halted whenever trading in underlying
securities whose weighted value represents more than 20 percent of the
value of a broad-based index or 10 percent of the value of other
indices is halted.\74\
\73\ See Amex Rule 918C(b)(3); CBOE Rule 24.7; PCX Rule 7.11;
and Phlx Rule 1047A(c).
\74\ See PCX Rule 7.11. Similarly, under Phlx Rule 1047A(c),
trading in any index option may be halted whenever trading on the
primary market in underlying securities representing more than 10
percent of the current index value is halted or suspended, and there
is approval from two floor officials and the concurrence of a market
regulation officer. See Phlx Rule 1047A(c).
The Commissions approved various exchanges' circuit breaker
proposals in response to the October 1987 market break to permit these
brief, coordinated cross-market halts to provide opportunities during a
severe market decline to reestablish an equilibrium between buying and
selling interests in an orderly fashion, and help to ensure that market
participants have a reasonable opportunity to become aware of, and
respond to, significant price movements.\75\ The coordinated cross-
market trading halts provided by circuit breaker procedures are
designed to operate only during significant market declines and to
substitute orderly, pre-planned halts for the ad hoc and destabilizing
halts which can occur when market liquidity is exhausted.\76\
Currently, all stock exchanges and the NASD have rules or policies to
implement coordinated circuit breaker halts.\77\ The options markets
also have rules applying circuit breakers.\78\ Finally, the index
futures exchanges have adopted circuit breaker halt procedures in
conjunction with their price limit rules \79\ for index products.\80\
1988), 53 FR 41637 (October 24, 1988) (Amex, CBOE, NASD, NYSE).
\77\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39846 (April 9,
1998), 63 FR 18477 (April 15, 1998) (order approving proposals by
Amex, BSE, Chicago Stock Exchange ("CHX"), NASD, NYSE, and Phlx).
See also Amex Rule 117; BSE, Rules of the Board of Governors,
Section 34A; CHX Rule 10A; Cincinnati Stock Exchange ("CSE") Rule
12.11; NYSE Rule 80B; PCX Rule 4.22 (a), (b), and (c); and Phlx Rule
133. CSE Rule 12.11 gives the chairman or the president of the CSE
the power to suspend trading whenever he or she believes that such
suspension would be in the public interest, which has been
interpreted as requiring the CSE, as a matter of policy, to halt
trading in all equities traded on the CSE in conjunction with halted
trading at all other U.S. equity and equity-related markets. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 26440 (January 10, 1989), 54 FR
1830 (January 17, 1989). The NASD also recognizes the risks imposed
on any single market that remains open while all other U.S. markets
have halted trading in response to extraordinary price movements,
and maintains a market closing policy to halt, upon SEC request, all
domestic trading in both securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock
Market and all equity and equity-related securities trading in the
over-the-counter market should other major securities markets
initiate market-wide trading halts in response to extraordinary
market conditions. See NASD Rule 4120; NASD IM-4120-4. The SEC notes
that it has a standing request with the NASD to halt trading as
quickly as practicable whenever the NYSE and other equity markets
have suspended trading. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
39582 (January 26, 1998), 63 FR 5408 (February 2, 1998).
\78\ See Amex Rule 950 (applying Amex Rule 117, Trading Halts
Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility, to options transactions);
CBOE Rule 6.3B; ISE Rule 703; PCX Rule 4.22 (which applies to
options contracts through Rules 6.1(a) and (e)); and Phlx Rule 133.
\79\ A price limit, in itself, does not halt trading in the
futures, but prohibits trading at prices below the pre-set limit
during a price decline. Intraday price limits are removed at pre-set
times during the trading session, such as ten minutes after the
thresholds are reached or at 3:30 p.m., whichever is earlier. Daily
price limits remain in effect for the entire trading session.
Specific price limits are set for each stock index futures contract.
There are no price limits for U.S. stock index options, equity
options, or stocks.
\80\ See, e.g., CME Rule 4002.I. The CME will implement a
circuit breaker trading halt in SPX Futures if the 10 percent
circuit breaker halt has been imposed in the securities markets and
the futures are "locked" at their 10 percent price limit. Trading
will not reopen in SPX Futures until the circuit breaker halt has
been lifted in the securities markets and trading has resumed in
stocks comprising at least 50 percent of the index capitalization.
The CME will implement another circuit breaker trading halt in SPX
Futures if the 20 percent circuit breaker halt has been imposed in
the securities markets and the futures are locked at their 20
percent price limit. Once again, trading will not reopen in SPX
Futures until the circuit breaker halt has been lifted in the
securities markets and trading has resumed in stocks comprising at
least 50 percent of the index capitalization.
The current circuit breaker procedures call for cross-market
trading halts when the Dow Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA") declines
by 10 percent, 20 percent, and 30 percent from the previous day's
closing value. At the beginning of each quarter, the markets use the
average closing value of the DJIA for the previous month to establish
specific point-decline triggers for the quarter.\81\ Specifically, a
one-hour cross-market halt will be implemented if the DJIA declines by
10 percent prior to 2 p.m., and a one-half hour halt will be
implemented if the DJIA declines by 10 percent between 2 p.m. and 2:30
p.m.\82\ If the DJIA declines by 10 percent at or after 2:30 p.m.,
trading generally will not halt when the 10 percent level is reached.
If the DJIA declines 20 percent prior to 1 p.m., trading will halt for
hours; trading will halt for one hour if the DJIA declines 20 percent
between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; and trading will halt for the remainder of
the day if a 20 percent decline occurs at or after 2 p.m. If the DJIA
declines 30 percent at any time, trading will halt for the remainder of
the day.
\81\ See Circuit Breaker Report, supra note , p. 2.
\82\ See, e.g., NYSE Rule 80b.
As discussed above, Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA \83\ and
Section 6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act \84\ provide that listing
standards for security futures products must require procedures to
"coordinate" trading halts between the market that trades the
security futures product, the market that lists and trades the
underlying security, and other markets on which any related security is
traded. Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2) would help
assure such coordination, as well as preserve the investor protection
and market integrity provisions of regulatory halt procedures in the
securities markets.
Specifically, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and CFTC Rule
41.25(a)(2)(i) would require national securities exchanges and national
securities associations to halt trading in a single-stock future while
a regulatory halt has been implemented by the listing market for the
underlying security.\85\The halt in the security futures product market
would have to occur during the same time as a regulatory halt
instituted on the listing market. Thus, if the listing market halted
trading in a security for 30 minutes, the security futures product
market could not institute a halt and then reopen trading in the
security futures product after two minutes. The Commissions believe
that the purpose of halting trading in the underlying security would be
frustrated if market participants could circumvent this halt by trading
during the halt in the related security futures product.\86\
\85\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a)(3) and CFTC Rule 41.1(l) would
define "regulatory halt" as a delay, halt, or suspension in the
trading of a security that is instituted by the national securities
exchange or national securities association that lists the security,
as a result of: (i) pending news, or (ii) the operation of circuit
breaker procedures to halt or suspend trading in all equity
securities trading on that national securities exchange or national
securities association.
\86\ The trading halt provisions of proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d)
and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2)(i) would not be exclusive. The proposed
rule is not designed to preclude a market trading security futures
products from halting trading for other appropriate reasons, such as
operational difficulties being experienced by the market or its
automated systems or concerns over clearance and settlement
b. Trading Halt Coordination in Narrow-Based Security Index Futures
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(e) and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2)(ii) would also
require national securities exchanges and national securities
associations to halt trading under certain circumstances in a security
futures product based on a narrow-based security index. Although broad-
based security indices have large numbers of component securities, so
that it is extremely unlikely that news pending regulatory halts would
be imposed simultaneously in securities representing a significant
portion of any index, this may not be the case with all narrow-based
security indexes. Accordingly, the proposal would require trading to be
halted in a narrow-based security index futures product when securities
representing 30 percent or more of the market capitalization of the
narrow-based security index \87\are subject to a regulatory halt.\88\
\87\ The Commissions jointly proposed rules to establish the
method of determining the market capitalization of a narrow-based
security index. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44288 (May
10, 2001), 66 FR 27560 (May 17, 2001).
\88\ As with proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and CFTC Rule
41.25(a)(2)(i), the trading halt provisions of proposed SEC Rule 6h-
1(e) and CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2)(ii) would not be exclusive. The
proposed rule is not designed to preclude a market trading security
futures products based on narrow-based security indexes from halting
trading at a threshold of less than 30% of the market capitalization
of the index or for other appropriate reasons, such as operational
difficulties being experienced by the market or its automated
systems or concerns over clearance and settlement operations.
The Commissions do not believe that trading of a security futures
product based on a narrow-based security index should necessarily be
halted because a trading halt has been instituted for only one, low-
weighted component security. However, regulatory halts of components
could affect a sufficiently large portion of an index to make continued
trading of the security futures product a means to improperly
circumvent regulatory halts in the underlying securities. For example,
if a security futures product is based on a narrow-based security index
consisting of two stocks and regulatory halts have been imposed by the
listing market in one of the component stocks for pending news, the
halt would be undermined if trading continued in the security futures
product, because the security represents a substantial portion of the
index value. Under these circumstances, the Commissions do not believe
that trading halt procedures would be coordinated, as contemplated by
Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA \89\ and Section 6(h)(3)(K) of the
Exchange Act,\90\ if the security futures product continued to trade
while investors were precluded from trading the underlying securities.
Moreover, the SEC believes that continued trading in the security
futures product under these circumstances could undercut key provisions
in the securities laws designed to protect investors and promote the
fair and orderly operation of the markets.
The Commissions preliminarily believe that the 30 percent threshold
is appropriate because it appears to be sufficiently large to avoid
imposing trading halts in security futures products unnecessarily when
halts have been implemented in a few isolated underlying securities. In
addition, the Commissions believe that the proposed 30 percent
threshold is consistent with the definition of "narrow-based security
index" under the CEA and the Exchange Act.\91\ In general, indexes in
which a component security is more than 30 percent of an index's
weighting are considered narrow-based and, therefore, futures on such
indexes are "securities." This 30 percent threshold represents, in
part, a determination by Congress as to when an index becomes so highly
concentrated in one security that trading in a future on that index
becomes a surrogate for trading in the underlying security. For this
reason, the Commissions preliminarily believe that when trading is
halted in a component security or securities of an index that represent
30 percent or more of that index's weighting, trading should also be
halted in the futures overlying that index.
\91\ See Section 3(a)(55) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(55), and Section 1a(25) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 1a(25). The
Commissions jointly proposed rules to establish the method of
determining the market capitalization of a narrow-based security
index. See supra note 87.
as it relates to trading halts for security futures products, including
the following matters:
Q8. Do commenters believe that there are circumstances in which
permitting a single stock futures product to trade while the underlying
security is subject to a regulatory halt in the listing market would be
consistent with the mandate
in Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA \92\ and Section 6(h)(3)(K) of
the Exchange Act,\93\ requiring a national securities exchange or
national securities association on which security futures products
trade to have procedures to coordinate trading halts with the listing
market of the underlying security?
Q9.If a regulatory halt is in place for securities representing 30
percent or more of a narrow-based security index's capitalization, do
commenters believe that there are circumstances in which permitting a
security futures product based on such an index to trade would be
consistent with the mandate in Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA \94\
and Section 6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act,\95\ requiring a national
securities exchange or national securities association on which
security futures products trade to have procedures to coordinate
trading halts with the listing market of the underlying security? Do
commenters recommend using a higher or lower threshold percentage of an
index's capitalization before an index future must halt trading?
Q10. If so, would trading halts in securities representing a larger
percentage of the index capitalization warrant a halt in the overlying
narrow-based security index future? For example, would halts in
underlying securities representing 50 percent \96\ of the index
capitalization warrant a halt in trading the narrow-based security
index future?
\96\ The Commissions note that, following a circuit breaker
trading halt in SPX Futures on the CME, trading would not reopen
until the circuit breaker halt has been lifted in the securities
markets, and trading has resumed in stocks comprising at least 50
percent of the index capitalization. See supra note 80.
Q11. If continued trading in security futures products were
permitted even if halts had been instituted for most or all of the
underlying securities, would this put additional price pressure on the
underlying security or securities when reopenings are attempted after
the halts were lifted? How would this promote the maintenance of fair
and orderly markets under the Exchange Act?
Q12. Is the proposed definition of "regulatory halt" sufficient
to address all instances in which trading in security futures products
should halt when trading is unavailable in the underlying security?
Q13. Do commenters believe that the Commissions should apply a
standard, other than a percentage threshold of an index's
capitalization, in determining whether a trading halt is appropriate
for a narrow-based security index?
The Commissions solicit comments on all aspects of proposed CFTC
Rule 41.25(a)(2) and 41.25(b) under the CEA and proposed SEC Rule 6h-1
under the Exchange Act. In addition to the questions posed above,
commenters are welcome to offer their views on any other matter raised
by the proposed rule.
CFTC: The Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) imposes certain requirements on federal agencies (including
the CFTC) in connection with their conducting or sponsoring any
collection of information as defined by the PRA. This proposed
rulemaking contains information collection requirements within the
meaning of the PRA. The CFTC has submitted a copy of this part to the
Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for its review in accordance
with 44 U.S.C. 3507(d).
Collection of Information: Part 41, Relating to Security Futures
Products, OMB Control Number 3038-XXXX.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The CFTC is currently requesting a control
number for this information collection from OMB.
As noted above, the CFMA lifted the ban on trading single stock and
narrow-based stock index futures and established a framework for the
joint regulation of these products by the CFTC and the SEC. In
addition, the CFMA amended the CEA and the Exchange Act by adding a
definition of "narrow-based security index," which establishes an
objective test of whether a security index is narrow-based.\97\ Futures
contracts on security indexes that meet the statutory definition are
jointly regulated by the CFTC and the SEC. Futures contracts on indexes
that do not meet the statutory definition remain under the sole
jurisdiction of the CFTC.
\97\ See Section 1a(25)(A) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 1a(25)(A);
Section 3(a)(55)(B) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(55)(B).
The effect of proposed CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2) and 41.25(b) will be
to increase the burden previously submitted to OMB by 68 hours
resulting from the preparation of materials to be filed with the CFTC
in connection with the listing of security futures products by
execution facilities.
The estimated burden of proposed CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2) and 41.25(b)
was calculated as follows:
Estimated number of respondents: 17.
Total annual responses: 850.
Estimated average number of hours per response: .08.
Estimated total number of hours of annual burden: 68.
This annual reporting burden represents an increase of 68 hours as
a result of the proposed new rule.
It should be noted that proposed CFTC Rule 41.25(a)(2) and 41.25(b)
is part of a larger proposed rulemaking that will require designated
contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution
facilities to certify that they meet the listing standards criteria of
part 41. Specifically, proposed CFTC Rule 41.23 will require that
before these boards of trade list a new security futures product for
trading, they certify that they comply with a number of listing
standards set forth in proposed CFTC Rule 41.22, as well as the
additional conditions for trading set forth in proposed CFTC Rule
41.25. In a previous notice of proposed rules, the CFTC estimated that
the burden of each submission under proposed CFTC Rule 41.23 would be
approximately one (1) hour. The extra burden imposed on designated
facilities in certifying that they meet the criteria of proposed CFTC
Rule 41.25(a)(2) and 41.25(b) should be minimal, since this
certification will be a part of a larger certification. Nevertheless,
the CFTC estimates that the additional burden imposed by this rule will
create a burden of no more than .08 hours (approximately five (5)
minutes) per response.
Organizations and individuals desiring to submit comments on the
information collection requirements should direct them to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Room 10235 New Executive
Building, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The CFTC considers comments by the public on this proposed
collection of information in:
Evaluating whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the CFTC,
including whether the information will have a practical use;
Evaluating the accuracy of the CFTC's estimate of the
burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Enhancing the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimizing the burden of collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses).
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information contained in these proposed regulations between 30 and 60
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. A
comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication. This does not affect the
deadline for the public to comment to the CFTC on the proposed
regulation. Copies of the information collection submission to OMB are
available from the CFTC from the CFTC Clearance Officer, 1155 21st
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5160.
SEC: Certain provisions of the proposed rule contain "collection
of information requirements" within the meaning of the PRA.\98\
Accordingly, the SEC submitted the collection of information
requirements to the OMB for review in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507
and 5 CFR 1320.11. The SEC is revising the collection of information
titled "Rule 19b-4 and Form 19b-4," OMB Control No. 3235-0045. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
\98\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
The Exchange Act, as amended by the CFMA, provides that a national
securities exchange or national securities association may trade
security futures products only if the listing standards for such
products conform with the requirements set forth in Section 6(h)(3) of
the Exchange Act.\99\ These listing standards must, among other things,
require that: (1) trading in security futures products not be readily
susceptible to price manipulation,\100\ and (2) the exchange or
association on which the security futures product is traded has in
place procedures to coordinate trading halts with the market listing
the security or securities underlying the security futures
product.\101\ To further these statutory mandates, the SEC is proposing
SEC Rule 6h-1, which would provide that the listing standards of
national securities exchanges and national securities associations
trading security futures products establish: (1) A final settlement
price for each cash-settled security futures product that fairly
reflects the opening price of the underlying security or securities
rather than the closing price, on the grounds that settlement based on
the closing price creates greater volatility and more opportunity for
price manipulation; and (2) a halt in trading in any security futures
product when a regulatory halt is instituted by the national securities
exchange or national securities association listing the security or
securities underlying the security futures product.
\100\ See 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(H).
\101\ See 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(K).
The SEC anticipates that national securities exchanges and national
securities associations that wish to trade security futures products
would file with the SEC proposed rule changes, pursuant to Section
19(b) of the Exchange Act,\102\ to establish listing standards that are
consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 6(h)(3) of the
Exchange Act.\103\ The SEC would review the proposed rule changes
submitted by national securities exchanges and national securities
associations in the manner prescribed by Section 19(b) of the Exchange
Act.\104\ In addition, the SEC would publish these proposed rule
changes to afford the public an opportunity to comment on the listing
standards adopted by exchanges and associations with respect to
security futures products. The SEC estimates that there would be 17
respondents to the proposed rule: 9 currently registered national
securities exchanges, 1 national securities association (the NASD) that
operates a securities market (Nasdaq), and an estimated 7 futures
markets that are expected to register as Security Futures Product
Exchanges. The information collected pursuant to proposed SEC Rule 6h-1
would not be kept confidential and would be publicly available.
\102\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b).
\103\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3).
The SEC estimates the paperwork burden for each respondent, to
comply with proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 would be 10 hours of legal work at
$128/hour,\105\ for a total cost of $1280 per respondent. The SEC
estimates that the total burden on all respondents would be 170 hours
(10 hours/response x 17 respondents x 1 response/respondent), for a
total cost of $21,760 ($1280/response x 17 respondents x 1
response/respondent). These burdens would be incurred on a one-time
basis and would not recur.
\105\ The estimated rate of $128 per hour is derived from the
SIA Management and Professional Earnings, Table 107 (Attorney, New
York), and includes a 35 percent differential for bonus, overhead,
and other expenses.
As set forth in SEC Rule 17a-1,\106\ a national securities exchange
or national securities association is required to retain records of the
collection of information for at least five years, the first two years
in an easily accessible place. However, Rule 17a-1 requires a Security
Futures Product Exchange to retain only those records relating to
persons, accounts, agreements, contracts, and transactions involving
security futures products.\107\
\106\ 17 CFR 240.17a-1.
\107\ See 15 U.S.C. 78q(b)(4)(B).
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(B), the SEC solicits comments to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information would have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the SEC's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collections of information;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Persons wishing to submit comments on the collection of information
requirements proposed above should direct them to the following
persons: (1) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; and (2) Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 450 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609, with
reference to File No. S7-15-01.
information between 30 and 60 days after publication, so a comment to
OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within
30 days of publication. The SEC has submitted the proposed collections
of information to OMB for approval. Requests for the materials
submitted to OMB by the SEC
with regard to these collections of information should be in writing,
refer to File No. S7-15-01, and be submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Records Management, Office of Filings and
Information Services, 450 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549.
CFTC: Section 15 of the CEA requires the CFTC to consider the costs
and benefits of its action before issuing a new regulation.\108\ The
CFTC understands that, by its terms, section 15 does not require the
CFTC to quantify the costs and benefits of a new regulation or to
determine whether the benefits of the proposed regulation outweigh its
costs. Nor does it require that each proposed rule be analyzed in
isolation when that rule is a component of a larger package of rules or
rule revisions. Rather, section 15 simply requires the CFTC to
"consider the costs and benefits" of its action.
\108\ 7 U.S.C. 19.
Section 15 further specifies that costs and benefits shall be
considerations. Accordingly, the CFTC could in its discretion give
greater weight to any one of the five enumerated areas of concern and
could in its discretion determine that, notwithstanding its costs, a
particular rule was necessary or appropriate to protect the public
interest or to effectuate any of the provisions or to accomplish any of
the purposes of the Act.
The proposed rule constitutes one part of a package of related rule
provisions. The rule provides guidance and establishes procedures for
trading facilities in order to facilitate compliance with governing
laws related to security futures products.
The CFTC has considered the costs and benefits of the proposed rule
as a totality, in light of the specific areas of concern identified in
section 15. The proposed rule should have no effect, from the
standpoint of imposing costs or creating benefits, on the financial
integrity or price discovery function of the futures and options
markets or on the risk management practices of trading facilities or
others. The proposed rule also should have no material effect on the
protection of market participants and the public and should not impact
the efficiency and competition of the markets.
Accordingly, the CFTC has determined to propose the rule discussed
above. The CFTC invites public comment on the application of the cost-
benefit provision of section 15 of the CEA in regard to the proposed
rule. Commenters also are invited to submit any data that they may have
quantifying the costs and benefits of the proposed rule.
SEC: The CFMA \109\ authorizes the trading of futures on individual
stocks and narrow-based security indexes, and puts, calls, straddles,
options, or privileges thereon (collectively, "security futures
products").\110\ The CFMA requires, among other things, that trading
in the security futures product not be readily susceptible to
manipulation of the price of such security futures product, nor to
underlying security or option thereon.\111\ In addition, listing
standards must require that the market on which the security futures
product trades has in place procedures to coordinate trading halts
between such market and any market on which any security underlying the
security futures product is traded and other markets on which any
related security is traded.\112\
\109\ Pub. L. No. 106-554, Appendix E, 114 Stat. 2763.
\110\ However, no person may offer to enter into, enter into, or
\111\ See Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C.
\112\ See Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C.
Accordingly, the SEC is proposing new SEC Rule 6h-1 under the
Exchange Act generally to provide that the listing standards of
trading security futures products establish (1) a final settlement
reflects the opening price of the underlying security or securities,
and (2) a halt in trading in any security futures product when a
regulatory halt is instituted by the national securities exchange or
national securities association listing the security or securities
underlying the security futures product.\113\
\113\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1.
Specifically, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a) would provide the
definitions of the terms "opening price," "regular trading
session," and "regulatory halt." \114\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b)
would require that the settlement price of a cash-settled security
futures product based on a single security fairly reflect the opening
price of the underlying security.\115\ Similarly, proposed SEC Rule 6h-
1(c) would require that the settlement price of a cash-settled security
the opening prices in the index's underlying securities.\116\
Furthermore, the SEC is proposing SEC Rule 6h-1(d) to require that
trading on a security futures product based on a single security be
halted at all times that a regulatory halt has been instituted by the
listing market due to pending news or the operation of circuit breaker
procedures for the underlying security.\117\ Likewise, proposed SEC
Rule 6h-1(e) would require that trading of a security futures product
based on a narrow-based security index be halted at all times that a
regulatory halt has been instituted for one or more underlying
securities that constitute 30 percent or more of the market
capitalization of the narrow-based security index.\118\
\114\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a).
\115\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b).
\116\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(c).
\117\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d).
\118\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(e).
The SEC is considering the costs and benefits of proposed SEC Rule
6h-1 and requests comment on all aspects of this cost-benefit analysis,
including identification of additional costs or benefits of the
proposed rule. The SEC encourages commenters to identify, discuss,
analyze, and supply relevant data concerning the proposed rule.
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a) would define the terms "opening price,"
"regular trading session," and "regulatory halt," and, therefore,
the SEC preliminarily believes that there would be no costs imposed on
the respondents arising from proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a). However, in
providing the definitions of the relevant terms, the SEC preliminarily
believes that proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(a) should benefit respondents by
providing legal certainty to respondents when complying with the rule.
The SEC also preliminarily believes that the provisions for cash-
settled security futures products under proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and
(c) is necessary to minimize opportunities for intermarket
manipulations and to promote the fair and orderly operation
of the securities markets. In particular, opening-price settlement
procedures appear to be necessary to satisfy the provisions of Section
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII) of the CEA \119\ and Section 6(h)(3)(H) of the
Exchange Act \120\ that listing standards for security futures products
must require that trading in a security futures product not be readily
index including such securities.
\119\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII).
\120\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(H).
Furthermore, the SEC preliminarily believes that using opening-
price settlement procedures should avoid the problems caused by
arbitrageurs unwinding large arbitrage-related positions at the market
close on expiration Fridays that would severely strain the liquidity of
the securities markets. Closing-price settlement procedures often made
it extremely difficult for the securities markets to solicit sufficient
buy or sell interest to match up with the expiration-related programs
that often created buy or sell imbalances within the limited time
(Eastern). Therefore, it was not uncommon for stock specialists to drop
share prices sharply at the close in order to provide sufficient
discounts to draw in matching buy orders or raise prices sharply at the
close to provide sufficient premiums to draw in matching sell orders.
Furthermore, closing-price settlement procedures imposed time
constraints on specialists to establish closing prices that would
result in an equilibrium between buy and sell interest, which in turn
produced sharp price movements in the indexes underlying the index
futures or options contracts. In addition, the SEC preliminarily
believes that the liquidity constraints associated with expiration-
related buy or sell programs at the close on expiration Fridays would
aggravate ongoing market swings during an expiration and provide
artificially drive up or down share prices.\121\
\121\ The liquidity constraints faced by the securities markets
market decline on November 15, 1991. See Trading Analysis of
November 15, 1991, supra note 55.
The SEC preliminarily believes that proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and
(c), which require opening-price settlement procedures for cash-settled
security futures products, should facilitate the ability of the
securities markets to handle expiration-related unwinding programs and
should mitigate the liquidity strains that had previously been
experienced in the securities markets on expirations. It is likely that
smaller price discounts or premiums will be needed to draw in orders to
offset unwinding programs since traders who enter the offsetting orders
will have the remainder of the trading session to trade out of any long
or short positions acquired at the opening.
Furthermore, the SEC preliminarily believes that the language of
the proposed rule will provide national securities exchanges and
national securities associations with flexibility in establishing the
procedures for determining the opening price at which to settle for a
particular security futures product. For instance, a national
securities exchange or a national securities association would be free
to define the opening price as a trade-weighted average price of the
underlying security during the first few minutes of trading of a
regular trading session or the price reported for the first trade in
the underlying security at the beginning of the regular trading
session. In addition, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and (c) also would
readily available, the settlement price of the overlying cash-settled
security futures product or the cash-settled narrow-based security
index future must fairly reflect the price of the underlying security
or securities during its most recent regular trading session. Again,
the proposal would provide national securities exchanges and national
securities associations with some discretion to implement this general
rule without dictating how the settlement price is derived for a
security futures product.
Further, the SEC believes that the exemption provided for in
proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(f), which allows the SEC to provide exemptions
from this section,\122\ would provide national securities exchanges and
national securities associations with sufficient flexibility to use a
price outside of the opening price for cash settled security futures
products. Accordingly, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(f) would benefit national
securities exchanges and national securities associations by providing
them with flexibility in responding to changing market conditions, as
well as provide the SEC with continued oversight over the respondents
by granting an exemption when it is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest and is consistent with the protection of investors.
\122\ The SEC may grant an exemption, either unconditionally or
on specified terms and conditions, from using an opening price
settlement for cash settled security futures products if it finds
that such exemption is necessary or appropriate in the public
interest and consistent with the protection of investors. See
Section 36 of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78mm.
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and (e) would require trading to be
halted on security futures products at all times that a regulatory halt
has been instituted for the underlying security or for one or more
capitalization of the narrow-based security index. The proposal would
help preserve the investor protection and market integrity provisions
of regulatory halt procedures in the securities markets. The SEC
preliminarily believes that the close relationship between the
underlying security or securities and the pricing of the overlying
security futures product generally justifies a regulatory halt of the
security futures product at all times that a regulatory halt has been
instituted for the underlying security or securities.\123\
\123\ The trading halt provisions of proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d)
With respect to regulatory halts due to pending news, proposed SEC
Rule 6h-1(d) and (e) would benefit current and potential shareholders
by providing an opportunity for material information about the
underlying security or securities to be disseminated to the public.
Pending news development may have a significant effect on trading, and
the SEC believes that all investors should have an opportunity to learn
of and react to material information in order to make informed
investment judgments.\124\ Accordingly, such news pending regulatory
halts would foster public confidence in the market and promote the
integrity of the market place. Furthermore, the SEC preliminarily
believes that requiring an exchange or association to halt trading on a
instituted for the underlying security or securities should contribute
to the maintenance of an efficient market.
\124\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 32890 (September
14, 1993), 58 FR 48916 (September 20, 1993).
In addition, the SEC preliminarily believes that instituting a
regulatory halt in the trading of security futures product due to the
operation of circuit breakers would further protect investors and the
markets by mitigating potential systemic stress during a historic
market decline and allow for the reestablishment of an equilibrium
between buying and selling interests in an orderly fashion. The SEC
generally believes that pre-determined, coordinated, cross-market
operations of circuit breakers would effectively address market
declines that threaten to result in ad hoc and potentially
destabilizing market closings. The SEC preliminarily believes that the
circuit breakers levels are sufficiently broad enough to be triggered
only on rare occasions and represent a reasonable means to protect the
nation's financial markets and participants from rapid market
declines.\125\ Circuit breaker procedures would also help to ensure
that market participants had a reasonable opportunity to become aware
of, and respond to, significant price movements.
\125\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 27370 (October 23,
With respect to narrow-based security indexes, the SEC believes
that trading should necessarily be halted when a trading halt has been
instituted for a sufficiently large portion of an index in order to
prevent continued trading of the security futures product from becoming
a means to improperly circumvent regulatory halts in the underlying
securities. If trading in only one component security is halted,
continued trading in a security index future in which such a security
represents a substantial portion of the index value could also
undermine the trading halt in the underlying security. The SEC
preliminarily believes that trading halt procedures also would not be
coordinated, as contemplated by Section 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X) of the CEA
\126\ and Section 6(h)(3)(K) of the Exchange Act,\127\ if the security
futures product continued to trade while investors were precluded from
trading some or all of the underlying securities. Moreover, the SEC
preliminarily believes that continued trading in the security futures
product under these circumstances would undercut key provisions in the
securities laws designed to protect investors and promote the fair and
orderly operation of the markets. Accordingly, the SEC believes that a
general practice whereby trading is halted for the security futures
product when investors lack access to current pricing information in
the primary market for the underlying security should contribute to the
maintenance of fair and orderly markets. Therefore, proposed SEC Rule
6h-1(e) would require a trading halt in the security futures product
overlying the index when trading is halted in a component security or
securities of an index that represents 30 percent or more of the
index's weighting. Moreover, the SEC believes that this coordination of
trading halts, as contemplated by proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and (e),
would generally benefit investors and the market by providing less
opportunity for abuse and manipulation.
\126\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X).
\127\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(h)(3)(K).
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and (e) also would further increase
investor confidence in the stability of the markets by assuring
investors and the public that the national securities exchanges and
national securities associations trading security futures product are
reasonably equipped to handle market demand and pending material news.
Furthermore, in order to be effective, circuit breakers have to be
coordinated across stock, stock index futures, and options markets in
order to prevent intermarket problems of the kind experienced in
October 1987.\128\ Since the markets currently coordinate regulatory
halts between the listing market for the underlying security and other
markets that trade the underlying security or any related security in
order to promote investor protection and fair and orderly markets,
proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(d) and (e) would help ensure such coordination
and effectiveness through the use of regulatory halts in the markets
trading security futures products.
\128\ In response to the events of October 19, 1987, when the
Dow Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA") sustained a one-day decline
of 508 points (22.6%), the nation's securities and futures markets
in 1988 adopted rules that provide for coordinated, cross-market
trading halts in all equity and equity-derivative markets following
specified declines in the DJIA. See Circuit Breaker Report, supra
note. See also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 38080 (December
23, 1996), 61 FR 69126 (December 31, 1996) (citing the SEC's desire
to have coordinated mechanisms across these markets to deal with
potential volatility that may develop during periods of extreme
downward volatility).
The SEC also preliminarily believes that the proposed rule will
provide all market participants a clear guideline of when regulatory
halts are to be observed for trading in the security futures products.
B.Costs of Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 under the Exchange Act
The SEC estimates that there would be 17 respondents to the
proposed rule: 9 currently registered national securities exchanges, 1
national securities association (the NASD) that operates a securities
market (Nasdaq), and an estimated 7 futures markets that are expected
to register as Security Futures Product Exchanges.
may file proposed rule changes pursuant to Section 19(b) of the
Exchange Act \129\ to implement proposed SEC Rule 6h-1.\130\ However,
the SEC notes that even in the absence of proposed SEC Rule 6h-1,
pursuant to the CFMA, to trade security futures products, each of the
respondents would have to file one or more proposed rule changes to
adopt listing standards for security futures products.
\130\ The SEC has adopted Rule 19b-7, which would direct
Security Futures Product Exchanges to file proposed rule changes on
Form 19b-7. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44692, supra
note 12.
Under Rule 17a-1 of the Exchange Act,\131\ a national securities
exchange or national securities association is required to retain
records of the collection of information for at least 5 years, with the
first 2 years in an easily accessible place. However, Rule 17a-1
requires a Security Futures Product Exchange to retain only those
records relating to persons, accounts, agreements, contracts, and
transactions involving security futures products.\132\ As discussed
above, the SEC also does not believe that the collection of information
required by proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 would result in any additional
clerical work or miscellaneous clerical expenses since these clerical
burdens would be incurred even in the absence of proposed SEC Rule 6h-1
\133\ and are actually due to the statutory requirement. The SEC
preliminarily believes that respondents would not incur any additional
capital or start-up costs, nor any additional operational or
maintenance costs to comply with the collection of information
requirements under proposed SEC Rule 6h-1.\134\
\133\ See Paperwork Reduction Act discussion at Section IV.
\134\ Id.
In addition, proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 would require respondents that
chose to trade these products to develop a system for determining the
settlement price of a cash-settled security futures product
to fairly reflect the opening price of the underlying security.
However, because respondents to the proposed rule currently have
systems in place to determine opening prices, the SEC preliminarily
believes that respondents complying with the settlement provisions of
proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 would only incur minimal operational or
maintenance costs to reconfigure their current settlement procedures to
fairly reflect the opening price of the underlying security.
Finally, the SEC preliminarily believes that national securities
exchanges and national securities associations would incur operational
costs in developing a system to monitor when other markets have
instituted a regulatory halt for an underlying security of the security
futures product in order to comply with proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and
(c). However, the SEC notes that 9 of the estimated 17 respondents are
already required to provide notification of regulatory halts since they
are participants of the Consolidated Tape Association Plan ("CTA
Plan") \135\ and thus, should already have systems in place to monitor
each other of regulatory halts being instituted. The SEC also estimates
that each of the remaining respondents will have to develop a similar
system to monitor when regulatory halts have been instituted by the
primary market of the underlying security. The SEC requests comments on
the number of respondents who will actually have to develop a
monitoring and notification system and the estimated costs in
developing such a system.
\135\ The CTA Plan is a joint industry plan that governs the
consolidated transaction reporting system. Parties to the CTA Plan
are as follows: the American Stock Exchange, Inc., Boston Stock
Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock
Exchange, Inc., Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc., National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc., and Philadelphia Stock Exchange,
Inc. See CTA Plan (Second Restatement), Section III (a).
The SEC requests data to quantify the costs and benefits above. The
SEC seeks estimates of these costs and benefits, as well as any costs
and benefits not already described, which may result from the adoption
of this proposed rule.
The SEC requests comment on the estimate of the number of
respondents that would be affected by proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 and the
costs and benefits associated with complying with the proposed rule.
The SEC specifically requests comments on the operational and
maintenance costs associated with the proposal and whether these costs
would be significant. Commenters should provide analysis and empirical
data to support their views on the costs and benefits associated with
the proposal.
SEC: Section 3(f) of the Exchange Act \136\ requires the SEC,
whenever it is engaged in rulemaking, and is required to consider or
determine whether an action is necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, to consider whether the action will promote efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. In addition, Section 23(a)(2) of
the Exchange Act \137\ requires the SEC, when promulgating rules under
the Exchange Act, to consider the impact any such rules would have on
competition. Section 23(a)(2) of the Exchange Act further provides that
the SEC may not adopt a rule that would impose a burden on competition
not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Exchange Act. The SEC has considered the proposed rule in light of the
standards set forth in Sections 3(f) and 23(a)(2) of the Exchange
Act.\138\
\136\ 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\137\ 15 U.S.C. 78w(a)(2).
\138\ 15 U.S.C. 78c(f) and 78w(a)(2). The CFTC is not required
to evaluate proposed rules under these standards.
Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1(b) and (c) would require national securities
exchanges and national securities associations that trade security
futures products to trade cash-settled security futures products only
if the final settlement price for each cash-settled security futures
products fairly reflects the opening price for the underlying security
or securities. If adopted, the proposal may affect competition, as
would not be able to choose between using opening prices and closing
prices for settlement of cash-settled security futures products.
However, as discussed above, the SEC preliminarily believes that the
benefits to be gained by such restriction justify any potential costs,
and that any such restriction is appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Exchange Act, particularly the purpose of reducing
market volatility and the opportunities for market manipulation. The
SEC solicits comment on the impact on competition of the proposed rule
regarding settlement prices for cash-settled security futures products.
The SEC preliminarily believes that, as addressed above, the
proposal regarding settlement prices for cash-settled security futures
products would reduce market volatility and opportunities for market
manipulation of security futures products and would ultimately improve
efficiency and capital formation by strengthening investors' confidence
in the market for these products. Commenters are invited to submit
comments on the effect of the proposed rule regarding settlement prices
for cash-settled security futures products on efficiency and capital
The SEC acknowledges that the proposed rule establishing a criteria
for trading halts for security futures products could impose a burden
on competition, because national securities exchanges and national
securities associations that trade a security futures product would not
be permitted to act as a surrogate market for an underlying security or
securities when such security or securities are subject to a regulatory
halt on the listing market. However, as discussed more fully above, the
SEC preliminarily believes that any burden on competition as a result
of a trading halt is appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Exchange Act. The SEC solicits comment on the impact on competition of
the proposed rule regarding trading halts for security futures
The SEC preliminarily believes that the proposal regarding trading
halts for security futures products, which would require national
securities exchanges and national securities associations to halt
trading in security futures products when trading is halted in the
underlying security or securities, will ultimately improve efficiency
and capital formation by creating a fairer and more orderly
marketplace. Commenters are invited to submit comments on the effect of
the proposed rule regarding trading halts for security futures products
on efficiency and capital formation.
For purposes of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996, the SEC also is requesting information regarding the
potential impact of the proposed rule on the economy on an annual
basis. Commentators should provide empirical data to support their
views.
CFTC: The Regulatory Flexibility Act ("RFA") requires federal
agencies, in promulgating rules, to consider the impact of those rules
on small entities.\139\ The rule adopted herein would affect designated
facilities. The CFTC has previously established certain definitions of
"small entities" to be used in evaluating the impact of its rules on
small entities in accordance with the RFA.\140\ In its previous
determinations, the CFTC has concluded that contract markets are not
small entities for the purpose of the RFA.\141\ The CFTC has also
recently proposed determining that the other trading facilities subject
to its jurisdiction, for reasons similar to those applicable to
contract markets, would not be small entities for purposes of the
RFA.\142\
\139\ 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
\140\ See 47 FR 18618-21 (April 30, 1982).
\141\ See id. at 18619 (discussing contract markets).
\142\ See 66 FR 14262, 14268 (March 9, 2001).
Accordingly, the CFTC does not expect the rule, as proposed herein,
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Therefore, the Acting Chairman, on behalf of the CFTC, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), that the proposed amendments
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. The CFTC invites the public to comment on the finding
that this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
SEC: Section 3(a) of the RFA \143\ requires the SEC to undertake an
initial regulatory flexibility analysis of the proposed rules on small
entities unless the SEC certifies that the rule, if adopted, would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.\144\ Proposed SEC Rule 6h-1 would require national security
exchanges and national security associations trading security futures
products to trade cash-settled security futures products only if the
final settlement price for each cash-settled security futures product
fairly reflects the opening price of the underlying security or
securities, and to halt in trading in any security futures product when
a regulatory halt is instituted for the underlying security or
securities of the security futures product. There are nine currently
registered national securities exchanges, one national securities
association, and seven futures markets that are likely to register as
Security Futures Product Exchanges, all of which would be subject to
the proposed rule and none of which are small entities. The SEC has
certified that the proposed rule, if adopted, would not have a
\143\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
\144\ 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
A copy of the certification is attached as Appendix A.
Security futures products, Trading halts and Settlement provisions.
Securities.
17 CFR Chapter I
The CFTC has authority to propose these rules pursuant to sections
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII), 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X), and 8a(5) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C.
2(a)(1)(D)(i)(VII), 2(a)(1)(D)(i)(X), and 12a(5).
In accordance with the foregoing, Title 17, Chapter I of the Code
of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended by amending Part 41 as
PART 41--SECURITY FUTURES PRODUCTS
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1a(25), 2(a), 6j, 7a-2(c) and 12a(5).
2. Section 41.1 is amended by adding paragraphs (j), (k) and (l) to
read as follows:
Sec. 41.1 Definitions.
For purposes of this part:
(j) Opening price means the price at which a security opened for
trading, or a price that fairly reflects the price at which a security
opened for trading, during the regular trading session of the national
(k) Regular trading session of a security means the normal hours
for business of a national securities exchange or national securities
association that lists the security.
(l) Regulatory halt means a delay, halt, or suspension in the
trading of a security, that is instituted by the national securities
exchange or national securities association that lists the security, as
a result of:
(1) A determination that there are matters relating to the security
or issuer that have not been adequately disclosed to the public, or
should be clarified before trading is permitted to continue; or
(2) The operation of circuit breaker procedures to halt or suspend
trading in all equity securities trading on that national securities
exchange or national securities association.
3. Section 41.25, as proposed on July 20, 2001, 66 FR 37932, is
further proposed to be amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (b) to
Sec. 41.25 Additional conditions for trading for security futures
(a) Common provisions. * * *
(2) Regulatory Trading Halts. The rules of a designated contract
market or registered derivatives transaction execution facility that
lists or trades one or more security futures products must include the
following provisions:
(i) Trading of a security futures product based on a single
security shall be halted at all times that a regulatory halt has been
instituted for the underlying security; and
(ii) Trading of a security futures product based on a narrow-based
security index shall be halted at all times that a regulatory halt has
been instituted for one or more underlying securities that constitute
30 percent or more of the market capitalization of the narrow-based
security index.
(b) Special requirements for cash-settled contracts. For cash-
settled security futures products, the cash-settlement price must be
reliable and acceptable, be reflective of prices in the underlying
securities market and be not readily susceptible to manipulation.
(1) The final settlement price of a cash-settled security futures
product based on a single security shall fairly reflect the opening
price of the underlying security. If an opening price for the
underlying security is not readily available, the final settlement
price of the security futures product shall fairly reflect the price of
the underlying security during its most recent regular
trading session; and (1) The final settlement price of a cash-settled
security futures product based on a narrow-based security index shall
fairly reflect the opening prices of the underlying securities. If an
opening price for one or more underlying securities is not readily
available, the final settlement price of the narrow-based security
index future shall, for the underlying securities for which opening
prices are not readily available, fairly reflect the prices of those
underlying securities during their most recent regular trading session.
(2) The Commission may exempt from the provisions of paragraphs (b)(1)
and (b)(2) of this section, either unconditionally or on specified
terms and conditions, any designated contract market or registered
derivatives transaction execution facility, when the Commission
determines that an exemption is consistent with the public interest,
the protection of investors, and otherwise furthers the purposes of the
Issued in Washington, DC on August 24, 2001 by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary.
17 CFR Chapter II
The SEC is proposing the rules pursuant to its authority under
Exchange Act Sections 6, 9, 15A, 19, 23(a), and 36, 15 U.S.C. 78f, 78i,
78o-3, 78s, 78w(a), and 78mm.
In accordance with the foregoing, Title 17, Chapter II, part 240 of
the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 240--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1. The authority citation for part 240 continues to read, in part,
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3,
77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 77ttt, 78c, 78d, 78f, 78i, 78j, 78j-1,
78k, 78k-1, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o-3, 78p, 78q, 78s, 78u-5, 78w,
78x, 78ll, 78mm, 79q, 79t, 80a-20, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37, 80b-3,
80b-4 and 80b-11, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 240.6h-1 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 240.6h-1 Settlement and regulatory halt requirements for security
futures products.
(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) Opening price means the price at which a security opened for
(2) Regular trading session of a security means the normal hours
(3) Regulatory halt means a delay, halt, or suspension in the
(i) A determination that there are matters relating to the security
(ii) The operation of circuit breaker procedures to halt or suspend
(b) The final settlement price of a cash-settled security futures
the underlying security during its most recent regular trading session.
(c) The final settlement price of a cash-settled security futures
product based on a narrow-based security index shall fairly reflect the
opening prices of the underlying securities. If an opening price for
one or more underlying securities is not readily available, the final
settlement price of the narrow-based security index future shall, for
the underlying securities for which opening prices are not readily
available, fairly reflect the prices of those underlying securities
during their most recent regular trading session.
(d) Trading of a security futures product based on a single
instituted for the underlying security.
(e) Trading of a security futures product based on a narrow-based
(f) The Commission may exempt from the provisions of paragraphs (b)
and (c) of this section, either unconditionally or on specified terms
and conditions, any national securities exchange or national securities
association if the Commission determines that such exemption is
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, and consistent with
the protection of investors.
By the Securities and Exchange Commission.\145\
\145\ Chairman Pitt did not participate in this matter.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Note: Appendix A to the preamble will not appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") hereby
certifies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that proposed Rule 6h-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), which
generally would provide that the listing standards of national
security exchanges and national security associations trading
security futures products establish (i) a settlement price for each
cash-settled security futures product that fairly reflects the
opening price of the underlying security or securities, and (ii) a
halt in trading in any security futures product when a regulatory
halt is instituted by the national securities exchange or national
securities association listing the security or securities underlying
the security futures product, would not, if adopted, have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Proposed Rule 6h-1 under the Exchange Act likely would
apply to nine currently registered national securities exchanges,
one national securities association, and an estimated seven futures
Exchanges, none of which is a small entity for the purpose of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act. Accordingly, proposed Rule 6h-1, if
adopted, would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
By the Commission.
Jonathan G. Katz,
[FR Doc. 01-21886 Filed 8-29-01; 8:45 am]
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Emotional Wells claims individual dressage gold
Equestrian Rider Sophie Wells MBE, (Individual Championship Test - Grade IV - Mixed), from Lincoln, wins a gold medal for ParalympicsGB at the Rio Paralympic Games 2016. Pic credit: onEdition.
Sophie Wells and horse Valerius held their nerve in searing temperatures to claim Paralympic individual (IV) dressage gold.
Wells, 26, who trains at Papplewick Equestrian Centre, claimed team gold at London 2012 and won two silvers in her individual events on former horse Pinocchio.
She posted a score of 74.857 in her test at the Olympic Equestrian Centre to finish ahead of Belgium’s Michele George by just half a point.
She said: “I’ve been crying a lot, it feels pretty good. To be Paralympic champion is amazing and we’ve worked so hard as a team to get here and this is for everyone who has helped me.
“My aim was individual gold in London and that got away from me. When you’ve not got something, you want it even more and work so hard for it.
“He was brilliant. He’s such a talented horse, he knew what he had to do and I’m really proud of him.”
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Walmart Pickup store a step closer after Lincolnwood grants approval
By Kyra Senese
Oct 15, 2018 | 12:35 PM
A Walmart Pickup store could soon be coming to the 6800 block of North McCormick Boulevard in Lincolnwood in the building where a Dominick's grocery store once operated. Lincolnwood trustees approved a special use request Oct. 3. (Linda Girardi / The Beacon-News)
Lincolnwood village trustees recently approved special requests from Walmart that pave the way for the big box retailer to open a pickup store in the north suburb.
Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart is planning to open a store in the former Dominick’s grocery store building, in the 6800 block of North McCormick Boulevard, where customers pull in, get groceries and be on their way — without ever walking inside the store, corporate and village officials said.
Trustees approved measures at the Oct. 3 meeting to allow for new signage and canopies needed at the site as well as for truck deliveries to take place outside of the village’s usual hours allowed.
Walmart had been seeking a special use permit to have deliveries start as earlier than the current rule of 7 a.m. Aso, they have asked for internal operations to be permitted until midnight, instead of the currently allowed 11 p.m.
Though Walmart representatives requested that the store be allowed to accept truck deliveries beginning at 4 a.m., the village’s Plan Commission had recommended a delivery start time of 4:30 a.m. But the Village Board voted to allow for the deliveries to begin at 5:30 a.m. due to the potential for noise related to the trucks to wake nearby neighbors in residential homes close to the future store site, officials said.
Walmart had to seek village approval for a special use to have the hours of operation it wants. Additionally, the parking, structures, signage and parking lot landscaping the retailer wants required an amendment to existing ordinances.
The Plan Commission made a recommendation to approve the requests at its Sept. 12 meeting.
Trustee Jesal Patel said at the Village Board meeting that he used to be able to hear trucks beeping at the former Dominick’s site when deliveries took place, and he is worried that any delivery sounds taking place before 6 a.m. may be disruptive to nearby neighbors
While the mayor and other trustees decided that 5:30 a.m. was a compromise, Patel voted “no” on the delivery time request as he said the village code allows for deliveries at the area beginning at 7 a.m., so 6 a.m. would be enough of an allowance in his opinion.
“Beeping at 6 a.m. … it’s time to get up. At 4:30 a.m., it’s unreasonable,” Patel said.
He said he feels that time is too early, especially because the delivery trucks are required to make beeping sounds due to safety regulations. Patel said he could hear the same sounds during the early morning hours from his home two blocks away when Dominick’s was in operation at the site, but the previous store was not accepting deliveries as early as Walmart requested.
Trustees Ronald Cope, Georjean Hlepas Nickell and Jean Ikezoe-Halevi voted in favor of Walmart’s request. Trustees Renan Sugarman and Jennifer Spino were not present for the vote.
For Walmart, the proposed pickup spot gives customers “yet another location close to where they live or close to where they work where they can go online, order their groceries and pick it up at this location. They don’t have to get out of their car,” said company spokeswoman Ann Hatfield.
For Lincolnwood, the new store would fill an empty retail space and provide sales tax revenue, albeit in a different format than the grocery store that was there before.
“It’s a grocery store, it just operates in a more contemporary way,” said Lincolnwood Community Development Manager Doug Hammel. “It appears to be a compatible use and a way to occupy a long-vacant space.”
Walmart is proposing a “drive-up grocery store” for the retail space that remains vacant, which covers about 41,700 square feet. Planet Fitness would stay where it is, according to village documents.
The store would be open to customers from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the retailer’s plans. Customers would order groceries from the Walmart website or mobile app, and then show up at the assigned bay at the assigned time to pick up their purchases.
While the store would largely stock groceries, customers could order other items and have them delivered to Lincolnwood for free pickup, the plans indicate.
Walmart officials have proposed covered parking spaces to protect people and purchases from inclement weather, Hatfield said. She said Walmart staff would load the items into customers’ vehicles.
According to the retailer’s special use and ordinance amendment application, the building would “remain largely unchanged” on the outside, with the exception of new signs and a few improvements to the doors.
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Hatfield said she did not know how much the new Walmart Pickup project will cost, but that it is part of $56 million that the retail giant is planning to spend on upcoming improvements and expansions in Illinois.
Patel previously said he lives about two blocks from the site of the proposed Walmart Pickup store and believes it would be an asset to the village.
“It’s exactly what we’d want to have there, a grocer and a sales tax producer,” Patel has said.
Company officials say Walmart is eyeing a spring 2019 opening.
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Bulk Water Shipping Company Misses Deadline to Export From Alaska
December 13, 2010 /2 Comments/in North America, Water News /by Brett Walton
The breach of contract will most likely result in a deadline extension, Sitka city officials say.
By Brett Walton
Circle of Blue
For the third time in four years, True Alaska Bottling (TAB)–a company attempting to pioneer regular bulk water shipments from a lake near Sitka, Alaska to a distribution hub on the west coast of India–has missed the deadline for a minimum annual shipment.
Alaska Resource Management LLC plans to ship bulk water bought from the city of Sitka across the Pacific Ocean to eventually be sold in the Middle East. The above 42-inch-diameter pipeline links Blue Lake to Sitka’s deepwater harbor to load water onto tanker ships.
The contract stipulated that TAB and its San Antonio-based partner, S2C Global Systems, move 50 million gallons by December 8, but no water has been shipped in the four years since a contract was first signed with the city.
The Sitka assembly has sent a cure letter to TAB, according to Garry White, executive director of the Sitka Economic Development Association. The letter gives 45 days upon receipt to fix the default. The assembly can then decide to either cancel or extend the contract.
“I don’t know what the assembly will do,” White said in an interview with Circle of Blue. “In the past, they have [extended the contract]. I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t again, but it’s up to them to make that decision.”
Jim Dinley, Sitka’s municipal administrator, said the city will likely amend the contract.
“Why wouldn’t we?” he told Circle of Blue. “There is an indication that TAB will apply for an extension, but that’s still a month and a half away.”
TAB’s chief executive, Terry Trapp, declined an interview request from Circle of Blue.
In 2006, TAB first signed a contract with the city of Sitka. The company missed its first shipping deadline in 2008 and another in 2009. The city extended the contract each time, and last year it increased the export minimum from 20 to 50 million gallons, imposing a $100,000 fee for amending the contract.
The contract gives TAB the rights to nearly 3 billion gallons of water from the Blue Lake reservoir, annually. While other companies have shown interest in the 6.2 billion gallons remaining for export, White said the city has not received any serious formal proposals.
The high cost of shipped water, daunting logistics, and concerns about relying on foreign suppliers have many water experts skeptical that shipments from Alaska will happen. In an interview with Circle of Blue in August, S2C president Rod Bartlett said the cost of buying water from Sitka, loading it, shipping it, and unloading it in India would total $0.07 per gallon–significantly more than desalinated water, which is produced for around $0.01 per gallon at its most expensive price.
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Online education bill passes in state Senate despite opposition
By Chris Yoder | Staff
Last Updated June 7, 2013
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California state senators unanimously passed a controversial online education bill Thursday that creates a grant program for faculty at the state’s higher education institutions to develop online courses.
Despite opposition from UC officials and faculty members in recent weeks, SB 520 passed in the Senate by a vote of 28-0 — with 11 senators not voting — and will now be sent to the state Assembly for review. Authored by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, the bill introduces an incentive grant program that would allow faculty at state public colleges and universities to develop courses with private online providers such as Coursera and Udacity. Critics have said the bill is overly prescriptive and relies too much on private companies.
Previous versions of the bill required that the 50 most impacted lower-division courses in the state be made available online — in part by developing partnerships with private course providers. The bill passed on Thursday, however, reflects new changes that relax previous requirements, offering grants for 20 “high-demand” lower-division courses in each state system. Both versions aim to relieve enrollment pressures and cut costs at higher education institutions.
Rhys Williams, Steinberg’s press secretary, said the bill helps standardize education across public educational institutions in California. Although faculty members will not be required to develop courses on private platforms, they still have the option of using them.
“By creating a framework from which the faculty lead the decision-making, the decision is being taken to scale,” Williams said. “The faculty has the ultimate decision as to whether they want to proceed to the online option or not.”
But Robert Powell, chair of the UC Academic Senate, said the most recent version of the bill fails to address long-standing concerns about the use of private contractors in public education, especially at the University of California.
“The bill has not met the criticisms that we’ve had of the bills since the beginning,” Powell said. “They undermine the efforts that the university has been making … It’s overly prescriptive.”
UC spokesperson Shelly Meron also criticized the bill, citing the existence of similar plans, such as the Innovative Learning Technology Initiative, which could use $10 million in state funds to increase access to high-demand classes in the UC system. Although the language of SB 520 has changed, the content of the bill remains largely the same, she said, adding that the changes haven’t fully addressed the concerns that the UC has.
The bill’s emphasis on partnering with private contractors continues to be a problem for the university, Meron said.
According to Williams, the bill is a response to long waiting lists at UC campuses rather than a replacement for classes taken in person. But Nolan Pack, ASUC executive vice president, said that the bill is an attempt to address a problem that the Legislature created.
“The problem is that they’re advertising it as a way to solve the problem of long wait-lists,” Pack said. “I think the takeaway is that the crisis in higher education and in public education is not going to be solved through online education.”
Contact Chris Yoder at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @christiancyoder.
A previous version of this article misquoted Meron as saying “Those changes haven’t fully addressed the concerns that UC Berkeley has.” In fact, Meron said the changes did not fully address concerns that the UC has.
The article also incorrectly quoted Meron as saying “The contract providers are still definitely a part of the bill, and that remains a problem with the university.” In fact, the private contractors remain a problem for the UC.
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Boeing is moving space division headquarters to Florida
TITUSVILLE — Boeing says it is moving the headquarters of its space and launch division to Florida.
The company said Tuesday that it was moving the space division headquarters from Arlington, Virginia, to Titusville on Florida's Space Coast.
Boeing official Leanne Caret says it makes sense to move Boeing's space headquarters to Florida, where so much space history has taken place and the company is working on several future launches.
Florida's Space Coast is home to the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base.
Company officials say the move won't affect space operations in other states, such as Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana and Texas.
Boeing spokesman Daniel Beck says the company isn't saying how many jobs will move to Florida, but the number will be small.
Volusia County is also getting a taste of the renewed interest in Florida's Space Coast. California developer Chad Hagle is proposing to convert the aging Volusia Square shopping center at the corner of International Speedway and Williamson boulevards in Daytona Beach into an aerospace-oriented research-and-development park called Space Square.
READ: Developer eyes Volusia Square shopping center for aerospace hub
And in Port Orange, Orbit Beyond Inc., a New Jersey start-up that recently won a $97.7 million contract from NASA to design and build lunar landers capable of delivering commercial payloads, plans to set up manufacturing operations in a portion of the Raydon Corp. building off of Williamson Boulevard, according to company CEO Siba Padhi.
READ: Company lands NASA deal, to build moon landers in Port Orange
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Stars may be called in Snipes trial
Muhammad Ali and Spike Lee may be among several celebrities called as character witnesses in actor Wesley Snipes' tax fraud and conspiracy trial.
Celebrities could be called as character witnesses for Snipes' trial
Snipes faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted.
During jury selection in Florida, Snipes' lawyers listed more than 70 potential witnesses, including actors Woody Harrelson and Sylvester Stallone and director Gus Van Sant.
Journalists Tom Brokaw and Barbara Walters could also be called.
Snipes and two co-defendants, both known tax protesters, are accused of conspiring to defraud the US of millions of dollars.
Snipes allegedly first collaborated with Eddie Ray Kahn and Douglas Rosile in 2000, then stopped filing tax returns. Prosecutors say he fraudulently tried to retrieve 11 million dollars (£5.6m)in paid 1996 and 1997 taxes and directed his film companies to stop withholding taxes from employees.
Kahn and Rosile face up to 10 years if convicted.
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Mark Allison
Ballet Tutor
Mark began his performing career touring the UK after training at Liberatus School of Performing Arts.
Having taken his major ISTD exams in Modern Theatre and Imperial Ballet, Mark soon decided to turn his attention to teaching and completed his Diploma in Dance Education.
Since then Mark has taught within both junior and vocational settings and is currently the Head of Ballet at Junior Masters Performing Arts, as well as being a Ballet faculty member at Performers College and Wilkes Academy. Mark is also an Associate Dance Artist for the Royal Ballet’s Chance to Dance programme.
Mark is currently in the final stages of completing his BA through Middlesex University and very shortly due to take his licentiate within the ISTD’s Imperial Ballet Faculty.
Lucy Blazheva
Dance Tutor, Contemporary Technique
Lucy was awarded a full scholarship from Trinity Laban and embraced the BA (Hons) Dance Studies course, focusing her specialism within Release, Graham and Contact Improvisation alongside nurturing an interest in costume design. After graduation, Lucy went on to teach at EssexDance, leading parent and toddler classes and Adult contemporary. She then worked within the Essex community, teaching creative dance and contemporary dance technique.
In 2008, Lucy returned to Trinity Laban to continue her professional development, studying the Post-Graduate: Dance in Education certificate. Since then she has taught movement and introductory choreology at E15 Acting School, adult Contemporary Technique at Trinity Laban and has previously worked at DanceEast as the Community Dance Artist and practitioner for the CAT scheme, delivering classes in contemporary release technique.
Tom Bowes
DanceEast Centre For Advanced Training Manager
I studied at the University of Roehampton and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (Transitions Dance Company). Recently relocated to Ipswich, I previously worked at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, Fylde Coast Youth Dance Company in Blackpool and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in London. I feel very privileged to manage the fantastic Centre for Advanced Training, I am delighted to be a part of the wonderful team here at DanceEast!
tom.bowes@danceeast.co.uk
Andrew Burke
A lifelong resident of Ipswich, Andrew studied at the Royal Academy of Music as a composer and pianist. Much of his spare time is spent conducting, playing and arranging music, and – when the mood takes him (which it doesn’t much these days) – composing. Locally he is involved principally with the Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society (as Musical Director), Ipswich Operatic Society and Trianon Music Group.
In 2000 Andrew appeared with Trianon as soloist in the Warsaw Concerto, but since then has contributed mainly as an orchestrator and arranger. Recent arrangements have included selections from MGM Musicals, Abba, James Bond and also a selection of popular music to commemorate Trianon’s 50th anniversary in 2009. Andrew also arranged and orchestrated William Godball’s Ipswich New Town Hall Polka for Trianon’s September concert in 2013. In recent years he has given piano recitals for Ipswich Arts, and at Wingfield Barns, Suffolk.
Katie Cambridge
Dance Tutor, Contemporary Technique & Creative Dance
Katie trained at London Contemporary Dance School and graduated in 2009. Katie joined Tavaziva Dance in 2009. She danced toured and taught for the company for over five years.
Katie has worked as a freelance dancer for Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, Pagrav Dance, ArtsCross, and Moxie Brawl to name a few.
Katie has taught extensively throughout her career both in education and to professionals and was the Creative Director for Shuffle Youth Dance Company, before taking on Suffolk Youth Dance from 2015-2016.
Katie has worked as Dance Artist for Rosie Kay and New Arts Club creating work for their community casts. She also now teaches at Performers College and works as an Animateur for Rambert.
Rachel Canavan
Health Tutor
Rachel Canavan graduated with a first class degree from Brighton University in Dance & Visual Art in 2003. From an early age she trained as a competitive gymnast and later in Contemporary Dance at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Following her degree she won the Burt, Brill and Carden’s Award and was commissioned as a Dance Artist by the National Review of Live Art in 2004. She was a finalist in the Dazed and Confused & Topshop Re-Creation Awards in 2005 and has worked with internationally acclaimed dance artists on various screen dance commissions for the Art’s Council of England. Rachel continues to develop her artistic practice within dance film, choreography and photography.
Rachel is also a Physiotherapist with a special interest in dance fitness, dance injury and Clinical Pilates. She is a qualified Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute (APPI) instructor and teaches all levels of Clinical Pilates including Pilates for Dancers.
In 2011, Rachel was funded by the Private Physiotherapy Education Foundation to train with the Mark Morris Dance Company in New York in Dance for Parkinson’s to extend her research following her Masters degree. Rachel then established Dance And Parkinson’s in Norwich in 2011.
As part of the health team at the Centre of Advanced Training (Dance East) Rachel applies her contemporary dance training and extensive gymnastics coaching directly to her physiotherapy practice to offer the CAT students functional performance enhancement and rehabilitation classes in a contemporary dance context. Rachel strives to find innovative methods of delivery to help reduce injury through adherence, to improve fitness, strength and flexibility and to ultimately benefit dance technique.
Rachel works alongside Elsa Urmston (CAT Manager), Jonathon George (Physiotherapist) and Sarah Lewis (Dance Tutor) and screens the dance students for injury risk by assessing each individuals strengths and weaknesses. Personal exercise programs are then designed to optimise the dancers function and performance and to rehabilitate following injury.
Kate Durrant
Kate trained at London Studio Centre, gaining a BA Hons in Theatre Dance. During her time there she was a member of Intoto Dance Company, working with choreographers such as Rafael Bonachela, Jonzi D, Vivienne Newport and Michael Popper.
Through her performance career Kate has worked with the Royal Opera House, Foot In Hand Dance Company, Ruff Cut Dance Theatre, Turbulance Dance Company, Base Dance Company, Sol Dans Company and Helix Dance.
Kate has taught extensively throughout her career, working with schools, youth groups and vocational schools. In 2016, she set up Cambridge Youth Dance Company, for 15 – 19 year olds, to train and perform in contemporary dance. As a member of the faculty on the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training, Ipswich, she has worked as Rehearsal Director to Joss Arnott, Tim Casson, Sarah Dowling, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Yael Flexer, Michaela Meazza, Alexander Whitely and Re:bourne.
Kate has choreographed pieces for Bodywork Company, Chrysalis London, DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training, Shift West for DanceDigital, Move IT!, as well as corporate events and charities.
Khyle Eccles
Khyle Eccles is a movement, dance and performance specialist with a varied portfolio career – and is one of very few dance specific strength and conditioning specialists in the UK.
Khyle received his BA(hons) at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, and his MSc Dance Science at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
As a strength and conditioning specialists for dancers, Khyle works to provide specific prehabilitation and performance enhancement training strategies to support dancers in training and performance, helping to establish a high athletic capacity to support genre specific technique and reduce physical limitations to creative work. His research looks into the athletic development and competency of dancers.
As a performer, Khyle has performed internationally with numerous makers and companies; working with STREB Extreme Action, Dance Theatre of Ireland, Upswing Aerial, Generating Company, Luca Silvistrini, Arthur Pita, Liam Steel.
Khyle is also creative collaborator, maker, choreographer, and rehearsal director in dance theatre and musical theatre genres. He has worked extensively with British Youth Music Theatre; and Rachel Birch-Lawson, touring their work internationally.
Khyle teaches across multiple institutions including Trinity Laban, Urdang Academy, Academy of Dramatic Arts Zagreb, DanceEast, and many more in-between.
Jonathan George
Jonathan is a Physiotherapy Extended Scope Practitioner and specializes in musculoskeletal disorders. Jonathan qualified with an Honours degree in Physiotherapy from Brunel University. Having completed a Masters degree in Neuromuscular Physiotherapy as well as successfully completing the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapy exams, Jonathan is considered an expert and specialist in his chosen field. Jonathan has extensive experience in the public and private sector both in London and the East of England and was Head Physiotherapist at QPR Football Club and has previously worked at Ipswich Town Football Club. Jonathan has treated elite athletes in golf, motor racing, skiing, water skiing, athletics, rugby (men and women’s) and tennis. Additionally he has experience of treating elite dance and performing artists having worked for and with the Royal Academy and Dance and Performing Arts. Jonathan’s key areas of interest and specialism is in spinal and knee disorders.
Nicky Gibbs
Dance Tutor, Ballet Technique
Nicky studied at the Northern Ballet School and then went onto further study at London Contemporary Dance School. She has performed with numerous companies covering a wide range of dance styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Flamenco, Physical Theatre and even Circus! Nicky is an experienced dance tutor and also a trained Pilates instructor. She has worked for a wide range of organizations including Northern Ballet Theatre, Opera North, Eidotrope Dance Company, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Laban Community Education and Norfolk Dance. Nicky has established a strong reputation for delivering energizing, imaginative and inspiring dance classes.
Calvin Goymer
Calvin started playing for the Suffolk County Council Ballet Scholarship Scheme with DanceEast in 2001. He was subsequently invited to play for a variety of additional classes such as Adult Tap, Adult Ballet and the Ballet Enrichment classes.
Calvin has worked for The Royal Ballet School through the Partnership and Access Programme in various schools in Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds and has also played for workshops run by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). As well as his daytime job (part time civil servant), Calvin has recently begun playing for Performers College in Essex.
After studying and gaining piano accompaniment diploma ALCM, he has played for many small choirs around Suffolk and is assistant accompanist for the St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir in Bury St Edmunds. He is also organist in Woolpit parish church Suffolk.
Tom Hobden
Dance Tutor, Creative Dance
Tom Hobden is a choreographer, educator, dance education consultant, mentor and co-artistic director of UNIT and has successfully been working in dance industry since 2002. He is regarded as a national leader in community dance practice and most known for his exceptional intergenerational performances and is ability to work with anyone.
Tom is the co-artistic director of UNIT which he co-founded in 2014 with film director Kate Flurrie. The company produces touring productions and projects involving participatory casts, stand alone films presented in film festivals across Europe and creative learning projects and consultancy for young dancers, graduates, and dance organisations.
He was the Associate Artist at Dance East (2015 – 2017), Clore Short course recipient 2017, Part of Dance UK’s mentoring programme (Paul Russ, Jonathan Burrows) and consultant for the Ballet Boyz, Alexander Whitley and Start East.
He currently lectures for Trinity Laban, and ISTD as well as the University of Suffolk and is the lead mentor and curator of Overture for New Adventures (a programme to support early career Dance Artists), Lead Artist for Chance to Dance (ROH), Lead Creative Tutor for the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training and has recently been selected to be part of Quest Lab With Studio Wayne McGregor.
Manassah (Keith) Jackson-Crosse
Keith Manasseh Jackson is a self taught Drummer /Percussionist from Leeds, who started off playing in local bands, playing various genres of music such as; Reggae, Soul, Funk, Indie and African Percussion.
From 1988 to 1995 he was the resident percussionist at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance. During his time at NSCD he also accompanied classes at London School of Contemporary Dance, Dance City Newcastle, Cheshire Dance and Phoenix Dance Company.
In 1991 he was invited to Zimbabwe along with Neville Campbell the Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre to work with the National Ballet of Zimbabwe. 1995 he worked with Derek Williams Dance Theatre of Harlem, to accompany classes at The Folksvan Hoch Schule in Essen Germany.
In 1997 he joined the theatre company Stomp and was part of their world tour until 2002 when he moved to the West End opening of the show until 2008.
In 2008 he joined DanceEast as percussionist for the CAT classes.
Gary Leach
Gary Leach is drummer, percussionist and teacher with a range of styles from swing to Afro-beat, pop to jazz. He specialises in drumming for dance and has worked with DanceEast and The Royal Ballet School’s regional dance programmes since 2008.
He is also an experienced workshop facilitator in digital film production, working with young people on sound development and film editing, producing small-budget films and award nominated projects.
Gary regularly gigs around the region in many bands and runs drum classes and rhythm workshops in clubs and schools including Colchester 6th Form College and Colchester Institute.
Health Tutor & Technique Tutor
Sarah works with professional artists, students and community dancers, teaching and choreographing regionally and nationally, both as an independent choreographer and for international companies.
After training at London Contemporary Dance School, Sarah performed with Verve, the graduate performance company at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, winning best international performance at the ITS festival, Amsterdam.
Over the last decade Sarah has taught for international companies including Richard Alston Dance Company, English National Ballet, Rambert, and Gecko and has performed in rural and national touring productions with SMITH dancetheatre.
In 2013, Sarah set up Glass House Dance, with co-director Laura McGill to make interactive dance performances for public spaces which have toured to large and small scale festivals across the UK.
Her interests and continued training in anatomy, yoga, play based practices such as clowning, social dancing and resilience based practices including breath work and mindfulness, makes Sarah’s workshops playful, interactive, thought-provoking and fun; an investigation towards understanding yourself better.
Sandra Madgwick
Trained at The Royal Ballet School Sandra was chosen by Sir. Frederick Ashton in her graduation year to dance the lead role of Lise in his ballet La Fille Mal Gardee at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Her professional ballet career was with Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) spanning 19 years, with 15 of those years at principal level dancing most of the major roles in the repertoire, including Swanhilda in Coppelia, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, The Girl in The Two Pigeons, Poll in Pineapple Poll and Vicky Hobson in David Bintley’s Hobson’s Choice together with the principal role in Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room. Sir. Kenneth MacMillan also personally chose her by to dance his Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. During her time at BRB Sandra also worked in many local and international community outreach programs, including a dance project in the townships of South Africa and being on the original panel to assess children with no prior dance experience for a place on the BRB Dance Track Scheme.
Guest appearances include The International Dance Festival in Vail partnered by Kevin O’Hare, and lead roles with ballet companies in Turin, Essen and Hong Kong. Television credits include The Hot Shoe Show with Wayne Sleep, Swanhilda in the BBC Christmas production of BRB’s Coppelia. DVD’s of Hobson’s Choice and Clara in The Nutcracker. Guest teaching includes The Mark Morris Dance Company, Matthew Bourne’s Company (The Car Man & Red Shoes) together with international Summer Schools for English National Ballet School, Central School of Ballet and The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).
Since her retirement from professional dancing Sandra has been teaching ballet at Performers College and for the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training whilst also being a tutor for the University of Chichester BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Dance) Degree and for the RAD Dance Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies. Sandra is also a panel member at Trinity College London as an Assessor and Moderator for the Professional Performing Arts Diplomas (PPAD). Sandra has an M.A in Dance in the Community and Education, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education PGCE (Lifelong Learning) and the Royal Academy of Dance Ex-Professional Teaching Diploma (London) with Distinction.
James Muller
Raised in Ipswich, James started dancing at the Linda Shipton school of Dance and went on to train full-time at the Royal Ballet School, graduating from Central School of Ballet in 2006 with a BA (hons) degree in Professional Dance. After joining Northern Ballet that same year he went on to work with Peter Schaufuss Ballet in Denmark and Theater Ulm in Germany.
In 2013 James returned to the UK to join Richard Alston Dance Company (RADC). Since then he has toured extensively in Europe and the USA performing in a wide variety of work by Alston and associate choreographer Martin Lawrance. In 2019 he also performed the role of interim Rehearsal Director for RADC.
James is currently a faculty Contemporary tutor on the Central School of Ballet associate programme and Ballet/Contemporary tutor for Swindon Dance pre-vocational programme.
In 2017, James created ‘Symbiotic’ for the Resolution Dance festival and since 2018 has choreographed numerous works for ‘Multiphonic Arts’ performances at the Asylum Chapel in Peckham.
Richard Pye
CAT Teaching Assistant
After graduating from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training, Richard attended Purchase Conservatory of Dance New York and London Contemporary Dance School graduating with First Class Honours. During his studies, Richard performed with Lea Anderson on Hand In Glove at The Victoria and Albert Museum, She Painted Flowers by James Cousins and Jose Limon’s A Choreographoic Offering at the Joyce Theatre Limon Festival. After graduating he was a PEER Artist with Studio Wayne Mcgregor, worked with Choreographer James Cousins on his work Rosalind , and Tanztheater Adrian Look. He has also worked with Opera, under Artistic Director Stephano Poda, and has most recently danced with Sonia Plumb Dance Company in New York. Richard is excited to be embarking on the restaging of Two with Russel Maliphant Company later this year.
Morgann Runacre-Temple
Dance Tutor, Ballet Technqiue
Morgann is a freelance choreogapher and teacher. She graduated from Central School of Ballet in 2004 and has been choreographer in residence at Ballet Ireland since 2009, making over nine works for the company including four full length ballets.
Elsewhere, Morgann has created works for The Curve Foundation Dance Company, Ballet Central, London Children’s Ballet, The Print Room, Nottingham Youth Dance, Images of Dance and several works for the Chance to Dance Company at Royal Opera House. In partnership with Jessica Wright, she makes dance films, most recently commissioned by Channel 4 to make a new short film The Try Out.
Morgann has performed as a dancer for Ballet Ireland, English National Ballet, Rosie Kay Dance Company and the Curve Foundation Dance Company. www.morgannrunacre-temple.com. She has taught ballet at Glenthorne High School and West Thames College and has delivered numerous education workshops in choreography and dance for the camera.
Chloe Travers
Centre For Advanced Training Coordinator
My love of dance developed through my involvement in community performance projects throughout my youth. I have been fortunate to pursue this passion through my education and career so far. During my dance degree, at Middlesex University, I developed an interest in talent development and training methodologies used to enhance dancers’ performance and well-being. This led me to complete my Masters in Dance Science at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. I have worked professionally as both a performer and dance teacher. Most recently I have been working alongside the Learning and Participation team at DanceXchange, assisting on both the South Asian and Contemporary CAT schemes there. I am thrilled to be part of the DanceEast’s CAT team and working alongside such talented students and staff.
chloe.travers@danceeast.co.uk
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Silvia Mabel Appleby and Robert Frederick Freeman Bailey
3-Silvia Mabel Appleby was born on 15 Feb 1888 in Exton, Tasmania and died on 15 Nov 1960 at age 72. Another name for Silvia was Silvi.
Silvia married Robert Frederick Freeman Bailey, son of William Houston Bailey and Dinah Louise Elliot, on 5 Feb 1908 in Methodist Church, Penguin. Robert was born on 5 Mar 1875 in Campania, Tasmania and died on 1 Dec 1951 in Wivenhoe, Tasmania at age 76.
They had seven children:
Marjorie Joan
Jack Trevor
Allan Murray
Raymond Burdwood French
Robert Sidney and
June Silvia.
Silvia later married Peter Quill at the Glenorchy Methodist Church on 24 Apr 1957.
During the time they lived at Natone (1915) a big bushfire swept through the district. They had just had a new house built out of green timber and because the timber was green the house didn't catch on fire, even though the wood burnt on the wood heap. The fire started at Hampshire and burnt everything in its path to Cuprona. Horses let loose as the fire advanced had their tails singed and could only just keep ahead of the fire being driven by the wind.
Robert was a very good paling splitter. Times were hard during the War years, they sold rabbits for sixpence a pair and four top quality skins would be worth one pound Australian. Silvia was a very skilled dressmaker and also an excellent cook. She at one time had a boarding house known as "Park House'', Wivenhoe. Robert died at the age of 72.
4-Marjorie Joan Bailey was born on 28 Aug 1908 in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Marjorie married Bernie Meredith Fidler, son of Joseph Fidler and Hanna Eliza Quin. Bernie was born on 19 Jun 1904 in Burnie, Tasmania and died on 20 Apr 1971 at age 66. They had one son: Trevor.
5-Trevor Fidler was born on 24 Mar 1936. Trevor married Colleen Pryde. Colleen was born on 20 Jan 1934. They had four children: Roseanne, Brett, Allison and Denise.
6-Roseanne Fidler was born on 10 Apr 1955. Roseanne married someone. She had one son: Francis.
7-Francis Fidler was born on 29 Sep 1982.
6-Brett Fidler was born on 13 Jun 1957.
6-Allison Fidler was born on 18 Oct 1959.
6-Denise Fidler was born on 21 Nov 1960.
4-William Robert Bailey was born on 12 May 1910 in Ulverstone, Tasmania and died on 17 Jun 1975 at age 65. He served in the Second World War. William married Freda Murial Willie. Freda was born on 29 Sep 1912. They had two children: Vonda June and William Charles.
5-Vonda June Bailey was born on 26 Sep 1932.
5-William Charles Bailey was born on 2 Oct 1937. William married Beryle Smith. Beryle was born on 4 Oct 1935. They had one daughter: Lisa Marie.
6-Lisa Marie Bailey was born on 29 Aug 1965.
4-Jack Trevor Bailey was born on 10 Dec 1912 in Burnie, Tasmania. Jack married Melba Laura Stafford. Melba was born on 28 Jun 1917. They had two children: Barry and Campbell William.
5-Barry Bailey was born on 20 Feb 1937. Barry married Helen May Emmerson. Helen was born on 22 Jan 1942. They had three children: Steven John, Maree Lyn and Sandra Leanne.
6-Steven John Bailey was born on 20 Apr 1966.
6-Maree Lyn Bailey was born on 28 Jun 1967.
6-Sandra Leanne Bailey was born on 2 Feb 1971.
5-Campbell William Bailey was born on 16 Apr 1938. Campbell married Margaret Ellis. Margaret was born on 25 Aug 1942. They had four children: Shane William, Glen Anthony, Garry James and Paul Campbell.
6-Shane William Bailey was born on 24 Jan 1963. Shane married someone. She had one son: William.
7-William Bailey was born on 19 Jan 1984.
6-Glen Anthony Bailey was born on 18 Jun 1965.
6-Garry James Bailey was born on 18 Jun 1965.
6-Paul Campbell Bailey was born on 27 Jun 1968.
4-Allan Murray Bailey was born on 1 Nov 1914 in Natone and died on 18 Jul 1921 in Latrobe Hospital at age 6.
4-Raymond Burdwood French Bailey was born on 28 Sep 1916 in Natone and died on 28 Sep 1979 at age 63. Raymond married Ivy Evelyn Fulford. Ivy was born on 13 Nov 1921. They had two children: Patricia June and Robert Paul.
5-Patricia June Bailey was born on 27 Nov 1945. Patricia married Robert Ian Butcher. Robert was born on 12 Jun 1939. They had two children: Brett Anthony and Mellissa Marie.
6-Brett Anthony Butcher was born on 7 Jan 1964.
6-Mellissa Marie Butcher was born on 9 Mar 1969.
5-Robert Paul Bailey was born on 17 Aug 1954.
4-Robert Sidney Bailey was born on 5 Apr 1919 in Natone and died on 23 Jun 1942 at age 23.
4-June Silvia Bailey was born on 28 Jun 1924. June married John Bateson. John was born on 27 Jul 1925. They had two children: William and Marjorie Ann.
5-William Bateson was born on 29 Aug 1953. William married Dorothy May Grant. Dorothy was born on 13 Oct 1953.
5-Marjorie Ann Bateson was born on 3 Jan 1955. Marjorie married Tana Joseph Osborne. Tana was born on 24 Feb 1954. They had two children: Siamon William and Melanie June.
6-Siamon William Osborne was born on 22 Nov 1977.
6-Melanie June Osborne was born on 19 Jan 1980.
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Following win, marijuana activists debate how hard to push
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Colorado marijuana activists, empowered after backing a successful legalization effort in the state, are in the midst of a dialogue about how far to press their success.
At a recent forum, advocates talked about whether the movement should continue to step lightly in Colorado politics — being accommodating toward law enforcement and welcoming of strict regulations — or act like a political powerhouse whose measure garnered more votes than any presidential, gubernatorial or U.S. Senate candidate has ever received in Colorado.
“We have a mandate,” said attorney Christian Sederberg, one of the legalization campaign’s chief organizers. “We need to lead, and we need to flex that muscle — with deference to certain things.”
It is a classic political dilemma: If election wins can be said to grant political capital, how, then, is it best spent?
That is new territory for marijuana-legalization supporters, who have never before won such widespread support for such widespread change. Amendment 64, the initiative that legalized limited possession and retail sales of marijuana in Colorado, passed in 34 of the state’s 64 counties. It won in liberal Denver by more than 90,000 votes and in conservative El Paso County by 10 votes.
Statewide, 1.36 million voters cast their ballot for the amendment.
Buoyed by those figures, lawyer Rob Corry said he believes activists should move aggressively to implement Amendment 64 to what he says is its full extent.
“This is a lot better than it was even advertised,” Corry said at the forum, attended by medical-marijuana business owners interested in transferring to the recreational market.
For instance, the measure gives individuals the constitutional right to grow up to six marijuana plants and keep all of the harvest from those plants without fear of state prosecution. There are no limits on how big the plants can be, Corry said. The measure also allows people to join together to grow marijuana — meaning people could form large-scale cooperatives that produce marijuana by the pound without needing a license so long as none of the marijuana is sold, Corry said.
Enthusiasm was tempered by those who cautioned that implementing marijuana legalization too brazenly could cause a backlash.
“That’s the riskiest place you can be,” of Corry’s vision for Colorado’s cannabis future.
“Part of what’s going to allow this system to go forward is responsible behavior,” lawyer Sean McAllister said. “While I want you to be aggressive and assertive, you also have to be responsible.”
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ZURICH, Swizerland — Dutch impact organization Tony’s Chocolonely, retailer Albert Heijn and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut have forged a strategic partnership to end child labor and modern slavery in the chocolate industry. Together the companies are setting a new industry standard that increases pressure on the wider chocolate industry to drive structural change to work towards a more equally divided cocoa chain.
With a mission to make 100% slave-free the norm in chocolate, for years Tony’s Chocolonely has been calling on companies to follow their example for cocoa sourcing based on direct relations with cocoa cooperatives, traceable cocoa and a living income for cocoa farmers.
The company shares full details of its transparent supply chain under Tony’s Open Chain – an open-source platform where chocolate companies can access all the expertise needed to eliminate social issues from their own supply chain.
The platform includes tools such as Tony’s Beantracker and the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System that has been implemented at all Tony’s partner cooperatives.
Dutch biggest retailer Albert Heijn is the first company to sign up for Tony’s Open Chain, while world-leading chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has enabled the partnership with its expertise in processing the segregated cocoa to chocolate.
“This is a giant step for the chocolate industry, and an important move towards making sustainable chocolate the industry standard by 2025,” says Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of Barry Callebaut. “It’s an amazing opportunity to collaborate with both the biggest retailer in the Netherlands and a company as committed to its slave-free mission as Tony’s Chocolonely, and we look forward to expanding this success story through our logistical expertise.”
The partnership between Tony’s Chocolonely, Albert Heijn and Barry Callebaut shows it is possible to make a difference on a large scale, and calls on other companies in the industry to join.
“Together we make more impact. I’m thrilled that Albert Heijn and Barry Callebaut are joining us on our roadmap towards slave-free chocolate,” says Henk Jan Beltman, Chief Chocolate Officer with Tony’s Chocolonely.
“We have always aimed to be exemplary and inspire others to act. Today our impact is bigger than our chocolate alone. We’re certain that this is just the first step on the journey to change the industry – together make chocolate 100% slave-free.”
From March 2019 Delicata will hit Albert Heijn shelves with chocolate made exclusively from fully traceable cocoa, bought at a higher price from Tony’s Chocolonely partner cooperatives in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Tony’s Chocolonely’s five sourcing principles enable cocoa farmers to earn a livable income and remove anonymity from the supply chain, knowing exactly who grows the beans and under which circumstances.
According to Tony’s Chocolonely, extreme poverty is the main cause of lasting social issues in the cocoa industry, issues which will only be resolved when companies go beyond certifications and are willing to pay a higher price than the certification premium. The three parties unveiled the news of their partnership today at the Tony’s FAIR, Tony’s Chocolonely’s annual meeting in Amsterdam.
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The following truths about history are typically denied by liberal history textbooks:
#That "Yankee ingenuity" (American inventions) far surpassed the rest of the world, and brought great wealth to it.
#That military battles are an essential part of history, and of preserving freedom.
#That the only vote in Congress against declaring war on Japan the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor was by the first woman congressman, a suffragette.
#That there were valid reasons for past opposition to immigration which had nothing to do with racism; immigration did not enable the North to beat the South.
#That unions caused great harm, including senseless violence and lost jobs.
#That hard work was the key to the success of many Americans.
#That most great Americans, from Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Edison, were homeschooled.
#That most of the greatest Americans, from the author of the Constitution ([[Gouverneur Morris]]) to [[Abraham Lincoln]] to [[Thomas Edison]] to [[George Patton]], were all [[homeschooled]].
#That [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s [[faith]] grew while he was President.
#That [[Benjamin Franklin]] abandoned the [[Deism]] of his youth later in his life.
#That [[Rhode Island]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]], and their view of a "separation of church and state," had no role in the formation of the [[Constitution]].
#That there were [[conservative]] Presidents before [[Ronald Reagan]], such as [[George Washington]], [[James Monroe]] and [[Grover Cleveland]].
#That "anti-imperialism" movements against the United States were really communist or Muslim movements against Christianity, as in denying the Islamic basis for the Philippine insurgency around 1900.
#That the colony and state of "Virginia" was named after the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth.
#That the colony and state of Maryland was named after Queen Henrietta Maria.
#That President [[FDR]] did not end the [[Great Depression]], and may have prolonged it.
#That President [[LBJ]]'s [[Great Society]] did little to alleviate poverty.
#That President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s foreign policy was key to ending the Cold War.
#That President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s foreign policy was key to ending the Cold War and alleviating poverty worldwide.
#That NO "[[triangular trade]]" existed in the 17th and 18th centuries with the New World<ref>In fact, no specific "triangular" trade route has ever been identified and it is unlikely that there was significant sale of goods to Africa at that time. The term was invented by an historian more than 100 years later.</ref>
#That the [[Catholic Church]] has a history of promoting science, not suppressing it.
#That European Colonialism actually greatly helped people all over the world. Including brought Western technologies to uncivilized areas, spreading of the democratic ideas and saving of millions of people’s life by Western medical technologies.
#That as an Intelligence agency, CIA was crucial for the Free world to defeat communism and their agents made huge sacrifices to defend our freedom.
#That The Crusades are holy and noble movements to protect Christian pilgrims and taking back Christian holy lands which invaded and occupied by Muslims previously. Although some of them joined by selfish motivates.
#That America's involvement in World War II was the key to ending the Great Depression.
== General bias ==
#Standard textbooks mislead students into thinking that contributions to history were somehow based more on status than by effort or Providence. This bias is a form of [[Essay:Status Worship|status worship]].
#Standard textbooks emphasize material things (like race, gender, wealth, scarcity) at the expense of the more important role played by ideas and "the power of the pen."
#Standard textbooks overemphasize the significance of popularity (e.g [[JFK]]).
#Standard textbooks overemphasize the significance of popularity (e.g. [[JFK]]).
#Standard textbooks mislead students into thinking that presidential elections (which are usually just determined by the economic cycle) are more significant than warranted.
#Standard textbooks ignore or deceive students about the fact that most great contributions to western society have been made by conservative Christians.
#Standard textbooks portray all presidents have being comparable in effectiveness and accomplishment, when in fact some were successful and some were failures.
== Specific truths that history books deny or distort==
#[[Rhode Island]] was the only state to separate church and state, and as a result it became the biggest importer of slaves.<ref>"The largest slave trading ports in America were located in Rhode Island and soon rivaled those of Liverpool. The wealth and economy of New England was based solely on slave trading and exporting rum; and the southern most colonies were NOT part of that odious slave trade."[http://www.floridareenactorsonline.com/realslavetraders.htm]</ref>
#[[Rhode Island]] was the only state to separate church and state, and it became the biggest importer of slaves.<ref>"The largest slave trading ports in America were located in Rhode Island and soon rivaled those of Liverpool. The wealth and economy of New England was based solely on slave trading and exporting rum; and the southern most colonies were NOT part of that odious slave trade."[http://www.floridareenactorsonline.com/realslavetraders.htm]</ref>
#[[Thomas Jefferson]] was not as successful or important as liberals claim;<ref>For example, Jefferson was given a wealthy estate but died in substantial debt.</ref> He failed personally and as president, especially in his second term.
#[[Chivalry]] was customary throughout most of American history.
#The greatest corruption in government during the Grant Administration was by the Democratic-controlled "[[Tammany Hall]]."
#The misnamed "[[Gilded Age]]" generated tremendous prosperity for the world, thanks to an absence of stifling regulation.
#The misnamed "[[Gilded Age]]" generated tremendous prosperity for some, thanks to an absence of stifling regulation.
#[[Public school]] education in its current form in the U.S.A. is less than 100 years old.
#[[Atheist]] materialism lay behind the genocidal crimes of the [[Nazi]]s
#[[Martin Luther King]] was a Republican who preached Conservative values.
#[[Martin Luther King]] was not a democrat.
#[[Lenin]] was a ruthless and violent dictator who oppressed the people of the [[Soviet Union]] as thoroughly as [[Stalin]].
#[[Lenin]] was a ruthless and violent dictator who oppressed the people of the [[Soviet Union]] almost as thoroughly as [[Stalin]].
#[[Nazism]], with its insistence on the collective, was a [[left-wing]] doctrine.
#That the Democratic Party supported slavery, while the Republican party opposed it. It should be remembered that the platforms of the parties have flip-flopped at the time. At the time, the Democratic Party was the conservative party.
#The history of the "[[State of Franklin]]."
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[[Category:United States History Essays]]
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Here are liberal denials about history, with the result that virtually no textbooks teach them.
1 General denials
2 General bias
3 Specific truths that history books deny or distort
General denials
That military battles are an essential part of history, and of preserving freedom.
That the only vote in Congress against declaring war on Japan the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor was by the first woman congressman, a suffragette.
That there were valid reasons for past opposition to immigration which had nothing to do with racism; immigration did not enable the North to beat the South.
That unions caused great harm, including senseless violence and lost jobs.
That hard work was the key to the success of many Americans.
That most of the greatest Americans, from the author of the Constitution (Gouverneur Morris) to Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Edison to George Patton, were all homeschooled.
That Abraham Lincoln's faith grew while he was President.
That Benjamin Franklin abandoned the Deism of his youth later in his life.
That Thomas Jefferson's religious beliefs were not representative of the other Founding Fathers.
That Rhode Island and Thomas Jefferson, and their view of a "separation of church and state," had no role in the formation of the Constitution.
That there were conservative Presidents before Ronald Reagan, such as George Washington, James Monroe and Grover Cleveland.
That President FDR did not end the Great Depression, and may have prolonged it.
That President LBJ's Great Society did little to alleviate poverty.
That President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy was key to ending the Cold War and alleviating poverty worldwide.
That NO "triangular trade" existed in the 17th and 18th centuries with the New World[1]
That the Catholic Church has a history of promoting science, not suppressing it.
That as an Intelligence agency, CIA was crucial for the Free world to defeat communism and their agents made huge sacrifices to defend our freedom.
That America's involvement in World War II was the key to ending the Great Depression.
General bias
Standard textbooks mislead students into thinking that contributions to history were somehow based more on status than by effort or Providence. This bias is a form of status worship.
Standard textbooks emphasize material things (like race, gender, wealth, scarcity) at the expense of the more important role played by ideas and "the power of the pen."
Standard textbooks overemphasize the significance of popularity (e.g. JFK).
Standard textbooks ignore or deceive students about the fact that most great contributions to western society have been made by conservative Christians.
Specific truths that history books deny or distort
Rhode Island was the only state to separate church and state, and it became the biggest importer of slaves.[2]
Thomas Jefferson was not as successful or important as liberals claim;[3] He failed personally and as president, especially in his second term.
Chivalry was customary throughout most of American history.
The greatest corruption in government during the Grant Administration was by the Democratic-controlled "Tammany Hall."
The misnamed "Gilded Age" generated tremendous prosperity for some, thanks to an absence of stifling regulation.
Public school education in its current form in the U.S.A. is less than 100 years old.
Atheist materialism lay behind the genocidal crimes of the Nazis
Martin Luther King was not a democrat.
Lenin was a ruthless and violent dictator who oppressed the people of the Soviet Union almost as thoroughly as Stalin.
Nazism, with its insistence on the collective, was a left-wing doctrine.
The history of the "State of Franklin."
↑ In fact, no specific "triangular" trade route has ever been identified and it is unlikely that there was significant sale of goods to Africa at that time. The term was invented by an historian more than 100 years later.
↑ "The largest slave trading ports in America were located in Rhode Island and soon rivaled those of Liverpool. The wealth and economy of New England was based solely on slave trading and exporting rum; and the southern most colonies were NOT part of that odious slave trade."[1]
↑ For example, Jefferson was given a wealthy estate but died in substantial debt.
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Contractor UK Bulletin Board > Contracting > General > AIBU - To want to tell people like this reporter to F OFF!
View Full Version : AIBU - To want to tell people like this reporter to F OFF!
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Are Tom & Katie a pair of dummies? | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3451517/Are-Tom-Katie-a-pair-of-dummies.html)
"Opinions differ on the subject but it's generally accepted that children should not use a dummy much past the age of six months. "
What a load of rubbish.
You must breast feed a child otherwise you will do them harm
Must be quiet at the table and not take them to a restaurant where other miserable people may be eating
They mustn't be too thin or too fat
Cannot suck their thumb as that's bad for their teeth.
Shouldn't have a bottle after a certain age.
Must read at age 4
Plus, just had to get a form signed by the teacher at the local school that says I am allowed to take my four year old daughter out of school, but if absences are not recorded than I am committing a legal offense!!!!!!!!!
Who the **** do these people think they are????!!!!!
MF in (can't be bothered to post this on Mumsnet as they're all a little too nasty while compared to fluffy bunny posters on CUK) Mode.
cailin maith
I wish they would leave that child alone.
FiveTimes
and you have to send a letter in to the school saying that your child will be wearing goggles during the class swimming lessons.
FFS the goggles were recommended by the swim club they go to. But for some reason you need to send a letter in to school to "protect" them in case something happens.
sasguru
Send them to public school.
(See post about Public School earlier) :winker:'s
But, but...dummies shut them up?
[url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3451517/Are-Tom-Katie-a-pair-of-dummies.html]
to be fair my sister sucked her finger when she was young and it acted like a reverse-brace and pushed her teeth out so she was buck-toothed, she then wore a brace for about 4 years to correct them
DimPrawn
I might be reading this wrong, but I have a feeling MF has a house full of illiterate, fat, dummy sucking, anti-social, buck toothed kids.
Well, he is a yank :winker:
But, but...dummies shut them up? Exactly!
Now Dim, pop this in your mouth and we can all get some rest.
http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/Dummy_554_18189992_0_0_14317_300.jpg
(It's one of Suityou's he spat out)
We're discussing thumb sucking here Churchy, you're in the wrong thread, bedwetting is next door.
Does your wife know you're on the charlie when you're supposed to be looking after the kids?
<snort>
It's well documented that extended periods of dummy / digit sucking can hamper the development of children's teeth and may require corrective treatment later.
The BDA recommend limited use of dummies and to try and wean children off them at a young age.
However no doubt you know best Ham Shank.
It never did this child any harm
http://www.testmonkeydesigns.com/blogPhotos/buck-teeth.jpg
TykeMerc
What does AIBU stand for? Seen it posted a couple of times and I've no idea what it's supposed to mean.
Pondlife
Am I Being Unreasonable. It turned up after we went on holiday to mumsnet I think.
As for the OP. It's probably the least of this kids' issues.
eek. you got me there.
I had to do a double take on that one:emb
Here's another little darling
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F1F_HHfCPWQ/SPPv6IVlHyI/AAAAAAAAAEw/gRNOm0bSXQg/s320/Buck+Teeth.JPG
I gotta get me a novelty dummy. Do they do them for cats ? that would really sh1t the missus up, hehhe
Old Greg
To be fair to the teacher, the form wasn't given to any other parents, so it sounds like well-targeted risk management, rather than nanny state.
Ah thanks, that particular acronym has passed me by.
Dunno, but they do do them for naked mole-rats:
http://michna.com/images/molerat_handheld.jpg
Not sure why they're called "naked" mole rats :rolleyes:
Naked Mole Rats (http://michna.com/molerats.htm)
Women, you may wince now.
good luck with getting your cat to wear a dummy :happy
If you want to take your children out of school during term time you must fill in a request form and get a teacher to sign it. You are only allowed to take your kids out of school for two weeks in any year, and the school can reject the request. WHO THE **** DO THEY THINK THEY ARE??
They get Inset days(5 per year), 6 weeks in the summer, numerous half terms, strike at the drop of a hat and finish at 3.30. ******* spongers. Come the revolution teachers, estate agents, traffic wardens and hairdressers are all top of my list.
thats your saus with a novelty 'japs eye' dummy
Cliphead
Which end?
No, really, it's just you. They've assessed your anger management issues.
why hairdressers? I would rather cull postal workers...
When I worked at a school it was unarguable that the teachers there worked very hard and many did a lot of extra-curricular activities as well so worked evenings and weekends - that said they are a very institutionalised bunch the younger ones fresh from uni seemed to have had no exposure to a world outside of education - made them a rather strange and insular bunch - but hard workers! :grin
£12 for a trim! £60 to do a perm for a women. ******* shysters. Line them up. Line them up I say!!!
You've got in the wrong way round. Come my revolution, first up against the wall will be Rolf Harris holding a poorly little kitten. Then you will all know that I mean business.
It goes without saying that the Aussies and kittens will be first against the wall.
How could you possibly associate a naked mole rat with a saus? I bet the women all want one now. They like burrows.
http://images.sciencedaily.com/2009/02/090224133328.jpg
jeez. it would take some woman to get the wrinkles out of THAT rascal
Funny I used to think that until I started going out with a primary school teacher. She doesn't get home until 7 of an evening and then she's sat marking books and planning the lesson for tomorrow. By the time she's off the laptop it's past ten at night.
The better part of Sunday night is spent scheduling the week as well. It doesn't help she has year six which apparently is Sats hell.
Who'd be a teacher, you'd have some wanky yank** moaning at you because they want to take their kids out of school during term time because the tat shop hasn't been generating top dollar and so they can't afford holidays during the statutory holiday season. Then complaining because their kid flunks their Sats because they were sunning it up in Benidorm instead of learning about angles and fractions.
Oh and if his kids want to suck a dummy at the age of four then they damn will suck a dummy at the age of four because he's an American and he knows his rights goddammit.
:eyes
** entirely fictional person and author does not intend this to reflect on any poster past or present on this here messageboard.
First job is to get the teeth out...
You are Wayne Rooney and I claim my free interview with Sir Alex....
Some bollocks
Oh woe is me. Incognito once managed to get his leg over with a primary school teacher and is now an expert on the world of teaching.
It's not rocket science. Bit of colouring in, counting to ten, making sure they don't fall in the sandpit. To be a primary school teacher you need to have the educational equivalent of a C at GCSE , be able to gurn at small children and be handy with crayons. I can see why she was attracted to you. :eyes
I think that's applicable to university lecturers these days too.
Coalman
You really don't have a clue do you?
Not quite, she's one of those new fangled Maths specialists the last government pushed through. Course seems to have a lot of emphasis on child psychology as well.
You keep scrabbling away at the tat son.
Meet MF, he has many guises you'll soon get to know them. Basic test -> if the character is irritating then chances are he's pulling the strings.
He definitely doesn't.
Even better he can try teaching around one of those sh*tholes around London where people think it's acceptable to send their children to school at age 4 in nappies, unable to eat with cutlery, unable to talk and with a dummy.
BTW it's amazing how many parents don't know that shouting "Shut the **** up" to their child doesn't equal engaging in conversation with them.
Oh. So you've met Incognito as well. Small world.
You clearly haven't seen his CRB report.
You're losing this one, quick throw in some random comment about licking chutney spoons, that one went down a treat quite well last time you used it.
heh heh, fair play - I do my own so it's free!
You really are quite clueless. :eyes
No darling being female I have quite a few teacher friends plus friends and acquaintances who work in the social work and medical child development and abuse areas. I also had the pleasure of house sharing with some teachers (male and female) a few years back.
All I learnt if you want to do that shit job in the public sector then teach in a Girls' secondary school in a wealthy area if you want an easy life.
You do your own perm :eek:
damn scooby! why not? although to call it a perm would be an insult to Michael Bolton, it's more of a crimp :puke:
Yes, I'm the one without a clue.
All I learnt if you want to do that tulip job in the public sector then teach in a Girls' secondary school in a wealthy area if you want an easy life.
Jeez. I only said I think that being a Primary school teacher is only a step up from being a childminder and you get rounded on. It's not like I put a cat in a bin is it?
You're just an easy target, deal with it.
:winker:
Well if you make comments without speaking to more than one person who deals with the children that shit parents drag up in this country what do you expect?
Even being wealthy is no guarantee that your child won't act like a shit. One of my mates got threatened by a 7 year old because she told him off. He was going to set his dad - a doctor on her. Luckily she worked in a school where the parents didn't retaliate. In another of my mate's schools it was common to have the police in everyday due to the parents threatening the teachers.
Well if you make comments without speaking to more than one person who deals with the children that tulip parents drag up in this country what do you expect?
Even being wealthy is no guarantee that your child won't act like a tulip. One of my mates got threatened by a 7 year old because she told him off. He was going to set his dad - a doctor on her. Luckily she worked in a school where the parents didn't retaliate. In another of my mate's schools it was common to have the police in everyday due to the parents threatening the teachers.
I didn't say that there are not crappy kids in the world, I said it's a piss easy job, consisting of colouring in and making hats out of paper with lots of time off and that you need the educational standard of someone who would be interested in getting their leg over with Incognito and who are they to tell me when I can take my kids out of school when I pay there wages.
Anyway I'm in the right, but as you're a women I apologise.
Who needs a holiday in Mumsnet eh
I think we all do.
Do I need to get Sue Ellen to sign off the absence form?
:tongue
You do, yes.
Well for a start I hope they're teaching your children all about homophones and the correct context in which to use them.
To think, you're trying to make a point on other people's educational standards. Oh the ironing. (TM Churchill)
Well considering his children still use dummies and are noisy in restaurants they probably being told why they don't need a dummy (without damaging their self-esteem) plus how to sit down at a table, use cutlery and engage in polite conversation at the dinner table at an appropriate volume.
Have you got / met small kids, SueEllen?!
My children are happy, healthy, intelligent and loud. A chip off the old block.
Later today I will be teaching them on how to spot Liberal bedwetters and Nanny State Nazis. If both yourself and the deluded idiot above would like to PM me your linkedin accounts I can show them real pictures instead of using the Daily Mail insert.
I have friends whose kids are impeccably well behaved. I also have friends whose kids are terrors. All in the parenting I suppose, but I'm not there yet so can't really say.
But it's a continuum, isn't it? Imagine what MF's are like.
'Can I have a fag, Dad?'
'No, fack off and wait 'til you're five, like your brothers.'
Don't be ridiculous. Smoking is bad for them.
They do want to meet Uncle Charlie that daddy is always talking about though.
An entirely subjective view and bound to be skewed. I for instance think you are quite a good stereotypical example of a prize cock and the forum was a better place when you weren't here. An old assertion I know, but I'm sure you've heard it quite a few times by now it's almost getting like a mantra.
Is that not telling you something CyberMan?
Sure, sure - but it's always fun to guess I suppose.
Are you SueEllen's sockie then?
The door is over there. Don't let it hit on you on the way out. :wave:
Do you scare them off to bed with your flappy septum?
I can confirm that SueEllen has never had her hand up me jacksie.
Not for the want of trying, eh?
Yesterday she wanted to do something like this :bang: to my private bits :eek
No - let MF take his kids out of school in term time - it is actually illegal but not always enforced.
Permission for Child's Time Off in Term Time Due to Holiday - Education Letters (UK) (http://www.educationletters.co.uk/permission-for-childs-time-off-term-time-due-holiday.html)
BTW I am a parent and my wife is a primary school teacher so I do know a little bit about this subject.
And I also know that MF is a complete windup merchant and the forum cock but this attitude to teaching does piss me off.
I was just confused as to why you'd answered a question directed at her!
My point simply being (as per the original thread on the matter) that taking small kids into a non child friendly restaurant is not really appropriate, given the very fact that it's rather difficult to force small children to use cutlery and engage in polite conversation at the dinner table at an appropriate volume.
Ok, define "small" as an age.
My parents used to take my brother and I to restaurants certainly when I was 4 and my brother is 15 months younger than I am.
Where did she say non child friendly restaurant?
I replied as I happen to agree with her.
I was thinking two and under, really. Teeny totters.
I could take my mate's little four year old anywhere, she's reached an age where it's possible to explain things like this to her. And bribe her.
Permission for Child's Time Off in Term Time Due to Holiday - Education Letters (UK) (http://www.educationletters.co.uk/permission-for-childs-time-off-term-time-due-holiday.html).
And that's the point. Illegal. You deem to take your children out of school, then this is deemed illegal.
So what happens if you did decide to take them out of school. Firstly you ask the permission of the school, they say no. Some teacher deems it unnecessary and says 'No'. So you go against that, and do so. It's illegal remember.
So the next thing, do you have social services around? Do they turn up mob handed to read you the riot act? You take a quick trip to Benidorm for the week in a nice all expenses 3 star hotel. What next, they take the kids off you? It's ******* stupid. My point is, the letter I was given made a big issue about it.
As it happens the school will allow a child to be out for two weeks in term time. In our case we are going last week of the school holidays and a week after(which fits in with my contracts). The cost of the holiday is £4.5k, if out of term time it's £2.5k. Either way I can afford it, but the point is, it is illegal in the UK to take a four year old out of school, while in Scotland they don't even start until five.
I think we are talking about over 4 years old as this all started because MF was bitching that he couldn't take his kids out of school.
In my opinion, at the age of four children should be using cutlery. Keeping children entertained at a dinner table is a different argument all together. Whatever is done to entertain them shouldn't be disruptive, that's bad manners. However it seems manners is a dying concept in the UK.
4 is a good age where the kids can understand being bribed and of course the death stare that means they'll be put in the cupboard under the stairs if they are bold.
She didn't. She was referring to a previous thread on kids and restaurants.
It's a brilliant feeling being a parental expert without kids isn't it? I remember those days fondly.
I thought you were going to the Canaries, not Benidorm :confused:
Ah, that's where we all seem to be on a tangent. I'm definitely thinking four and over.
I'm not a parental expert, I have my views. That may change as I have children.
However, in life you have good parents and bad parents and I believe the behaviour of a child is a reflection on the parenting.
I agree with you on the starting at 4 business, as does a lot of the education system (apart from the law makers who have no experience of teaching).
I don't care whether you take your kids out of school - that is your issue with the school (and yes we have done it for the odd day here and there as well). The school can sometimes be financially penalised if their attendance record is not at the level required by the local education authority. This means that you taking your child out of school could potentially effect other kids education.
Oh well, typical MF.
Yes - SE referred to the old thread which is the only reason I mentioned the teeny kids.
I think you may find that isn't the case either. Mine are quite well behaved, but we have friends where 2/3 children are all well behaved and the other is a little shit. I believe that's what they term ADD and another as a child slightly autistic. In both cases you would assume they were little shits and blame the parent.
I think you may find that isn't the case either. Mine are quite well behaved, but we have friends where 2/3 children are all well behaved and the other is a little tulip. I believe that's what they term ADD and another as a child slightly autistic. In both cases you would assume they were little tulips and blame the parent.
Well in that particular example I'd be wrong, however I'm studying law and I'm always taught to remain objective. Which means I'm still right.
Hang on. I'm not a women, you can't use that line on me. :wink
That's my point. Before you have kids you assume it is as black and white as that.
I did, definitely. I sneered at the idiots who couldn't control their kids in supermarkets etc; assumed that because I have good morals and intentions, it would all be fine if I ever reproduced.
I can honestly say that as my offspring reaches that mystical 'terrible two' age bracket, in reality it's fooking carnage on a day to day basis. :happy
Take my advice, a day without beating your child is a day wasted!
YMMV :wink
There is no grey.
Oh okay then, how about "do you come here often?" :wink
YMMV - "Your Methods May Vary"
Oh... ta :smile
You don't control kids you reward them or punish them as appropriate. They choose which they want and generally they learn with me if they want to be taken out again* they behave. Behaving includes purposely getting lost in museums when I've told them what to do if they get lost. :laugh
Oh and I would have a tantrum in a supermarket too. They are horrid places particularly if you are not allowed to touch anything, everyone is bigger than you and you aren't allowed to do some "shopping". Coming out with 3 different types of apples or some odd fruit you never tasted is a small price worth paying to keep the peace. ;)
*Punishment is not being taken out to the same place again and sticking to your word.
*Punishment is being hobnailed. Rewarded is not being hobnailed.
Ftfy :D
...Come the revolution teachers, estate agents, traffic wardens and hairdressers are all top of my list.“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”
Sounds like a contrast between IT contractors and teachers. Better stand against the wall yourself.
“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”
Sounds like some shit Mother Teresa or Princess Diana would say. :sick
Seriously if you invented mass produce soap, engineered or constructed the sewers, worked out a way to clean drinking water or similar you are damn important. As without you most people wouldn't be around to reproduce.
Right. Cheers for that. :eyes
I think she's saying your a bad parent.
MP is (from the sound of it but correct me if I'm wrong) a single parent, and therefore some kind of super hero. I can't imagine what that must be like.
Try wearing your underpants outside of your trousers and rescue a cat
from a tree.
You're thinking of 'superhero', not 'super hero'. It's a shame that you're so determined that your little ones should be 'chips off the old block' in the illiteracy department.
Childline beckons!
Great retort springs to mind :eyes
Esther Rantzen has to this day never formally denied that she lures these poor vulnerable kids and turns them into to tins of London Grill.
Like I give a damn. You're an unpleasant individual and as has been mentioned by others the forum was a better place without you.
Blessed relief I should imagine given some of the parenting skills prevalent in some of todays society.
Incognito has your bandwagon at the moment. If you hang on for 1/2 an hour he may let you have it back. :eyes
But then they get fed to the next generation as an unhealthy meal and the cycle of deprivation continues. At least if they were made into lean ham slices, we'd have a chance of improving society. But then, where would Esther get next year's crop from?
If only it was thus. Then we could probably get rid of a whole trenche of society.
The one hope we do have though on a serious note is that some of the kids of bad parents will know first hand how not to ***** things up when they have kids.
Then things are worse than I feared.
But it's that cycle that continues. The argument is around education and wealth.
Whereas you can come from a poor, ill-educated background, with most likely only one parent and have a good decent up bringing, we are led to believe that lack of access to money, education & two parents is what leads us to bad kids. That is why, in the first point of this thread, the nanny state believes it can interfere in every small facet of your lives.
It is of course a load of BS, and within the UK, this is down to a lack of moral guidance caused by an atheist agenda IMO.
Ah the fear of God.
Do you not think that a man can have morals without a belief in God?
Whereas you can come from a poor, ill-educated background, with most likely only one parent and have a good decent up bringing, we are led to believe that lack of access to money, education & parenting leads is what leads to bad kids. That is why, in the first point of this thread, the nanny state believes it can interfere in every small facet of your lives.
It is of course a load of BS, and within the UK, this is down to a lack of moral guidance caused by an atheist agenda.
Of course there are badly brought up rich kids. They express their anti-social / sociopathic attributes by going into banking, and rarely trouble the crime statisitcs.
Of course this is not caused by an atheist agenda, but by the brave new world Mrs T brought in where we all have to look out for ourselves and f%ck everyone else.
You're blaming Margaret Thatcher for todays lack of moral fibre?
FFS, what next?
I believe that moral guidance stems from religion. I believe man can have morals without a belief in God, but it is religion that has drafted it and man benefits from it. Like it or not. True.
Ah!. The worship of Mammon. :wink:
We've got kids, parenting, religion & politics in the mix so far. What else is there to throw in? :rollin:
Of course. Don't tell Dodgy, though, as he gets all upset.
Dodgy is the bastard offspring of a drunken rutting between Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbitt, he's a little biased. It's not his fault.
His wallet is in the right place.
It's kind of wrong that he fancies them both.
I never said he wasn't "a little confused"!
Anyway, he's hedging his bets.
Where the **** did I say that about MP?
Now I have implied that about you.
Oi MF! She called your pint a poofter!
It's better than being stuck with the turd that fathered him, in all honesty. :happy
But even so, parenthood has made Mrs OG and me in absolute awe of single parents. We can barely manage as it is and at least we can set up a rota system for emotional breakdowns. You always have to be on form.
Look out Mary. It's a trap!
I don't know any different, so it's a lot easier for me than a single mother who's previously had the support of a partner.
I have to admit (in a rare moment of honesty) that it was a pretty bleak time when he was a tiny baby - it's much easier now.
I remember having a similar conversation with a mother of new twins.
'How do you manage?'
'What is the alternative?'
DodgyAgent
And what's more I got to watch the conception too
mudskipper
Did Maggie strap it on then Norm sh1t you out?
See, who needs mumsnet?
doodab
So do tits.
Dummies are probably a bit easier when on the move though.
Ooh, you'll make me blush :o
Don't you bring the Romans into this.
What did the bloody Romans ever do for us.
DaveB
There's a reason Calpol sells so well.... :rolleyes:
and/or whiskey
and grandmothers.
Where the **** do you grasp that believing in some mythical omnipotent bearded man bestows on you the concept of morality?
Pedophile priests, 9/11, Omagh bombing, Waco tragedy, Srebrenica massacre. Notice the link?
Hitler was a Catholic, Saddam Hussein was a Muslim, Jim Jones was a Protestant. Were they all moral?
A little quote for you:
With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil — but for good people to do evil — that takes religion.
You can google who said it.
Notice the link?
Terrible grammar?
Is there such a thing as moral weetabix?
For the pedant.
Pedophile priests, 9/11, Omagh bombing, Waco tragedy(,) and the Srebrenica massacre (serial comma included seeing how you are quite old).
Although being pedantic myself, terrible grammar didn't link those incidents; there was a single mistake. If you're going to try and be a smartarse then try and get it right.
Could we have British English spelling please?
I'd have to translate for MF. Much easier this way.
If I was going to construct it in my native tongue then my reply to her would have been something along the lines of:
Away an fuk yerself ye smartarse
If the poster believed in God, then an Angel would have come down and corrected his spelling before he pressed 'Submit'.
It was correct actually. Pedophile / Paedophile are both correct spellings.
He did. God is American.
I'll be the judge of that.
All hail the mighty dollar.
Definition of pedophile noun from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/pedophile)
Definition of paedophile noun from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/paedophile)
'paedophile
noun UK (US pedophile)'
Good job I'm in charge or standards would slip badly.
It's in the Cambridge dictionary, which means it's a legitimate scrabble word. Handy if you're missing the 'a'.
I'm not disputing it is the American spelling, I am claiming it is spelled correctly. Difference.
That won't wash with us paedants.
Very good. You quoted me mid edit though.
We like British English spellings here.
Is that the proverbial 'we'?
I represent the Cabal on spelling matters.
Are you saying you're an expert on this subject?
Wodewick
Is he the Frog Rugby player CM fancies?
I didn't know there was that many Jews on this site.
Don't let EC2Y root you out.
He had it drilled into him as a child.
I'm not the religious one.
No access to priests then :laugh
In more ways than one. :D
(and posters with a sense of humour)
It wasn't funny. :wink
But not humor.
Well that's how it's spelt?
Don't you start coloring it any other way.
I have to email in septic, lots of z's instead of s's :eyes
You're the expert.
I am indeed.
There is order in the universe, and that order came from a source, and that source was called God.
Man has to live by a moral code, the Bible is as good as any, and better than most.
Don't think we haven't spotted your Freemasonry twaddle. And when it comes to moral codes, can we have one without 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.' (Exodus 22.18)?
There's a witch living down the road. Am I sinning by not killing her?
An expert on what's not funny?
Not a sin. But if the milk goes sour andnyour
Crops fail you only have yourself to blame.
I can confirm this is the case.
I'll just skim the cream off the top of the milk of human kindess, and I'll be fine.
How do you know she's a Witch, does she weigh the same as a duck?
As for Freemasonry twaddle, the first line regarding order in the Universe is a quote from one of Tom Clancy's books "The Bear and the Dragon".
The latter was from the "Books to Read" section of an employee manual from a company I used to work for.
How foolish do you sound?
Freemasonry twaddle, I say. How does that quotation align with the Freemason views of the supreme being as 'Great Architect of the Universe'? The quotation may come from elsewhere but the concept is the same.
And, I still need your advice. You've promoted the bible as a moral code but I'm still not clear on the 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live'. She proclaims herself a witch and practises witchcraft, so it's as open and shut a case as the Witch of Endor.
You mean she's a Pagan.
Also there are many forms of 'witchcraft'. What type does she profess to practice?
Who cares. Let's burn her.
Exactly, right now you're hitting all the right buttons.
That's not very Christian is it? Or is it!
She's Wiccan and calls herself a Witch.
Glad to hear it darling.
Why pick on Freemasonry? That twaddle could be the beginning of an epic film about any of the major 'barking at the moon' rituals peddled to the easily influenced. What's your beef with Freemasonry. Bigot!
I thought it was the Ewoks that were from Endor. Were the witches not from Eastwick?
Yup, you've still got it baby.
Well in that case, point her in my direction, I sell these doormats
http://www.fredfabulous.co.uk/ekmps/shops/fredfabulous/images/neighbourhood-witch-coir-doormat-882-p.jpg
Who cares, I'm evil don't forget.
Well this hit 20 pages quite quickly didn't it.
Good trolling MF. What next?
I've just applied for a shotgun license as it happens and need some advice on what make to go for and where to put the gun cabinet? Will ask the advice of the board later.
I've just applied for a shotgun license as it happens and need some advice ... where to put the gun cabinet? Will ask the advice of the board later.
Would the gun cabinet fit up SasG's arse?
But the twaddle was being promoted by a Freemason, so he needs to be teased.
The Witch of Endor was from Endor.
You sound jealous.
I think Incognito is someones 'wannabe' sockie troll. It's been poor so far though.
2/10. Could do better, but coloring in is very good.
'Colouring', not 'coloring'.
'colouring' not 'Colouring'
:wink
Look to your conscience.
I capitalised because it was as the beginning of my sentence fragment.
Is she in it just for the sex?
A lot of 'em are.
:spel
Epic fail. :wink
That's what I normally do! Then you started saying I need a moral code and that the bible might help with that. So I looked at the bible and it told me not to suffer a witch to live. Rather than act on that immediately, I thought I would ask for clarification. Now you tell me to look to my conscience. Can I do away with the moral code and instead suffer the witch to live, as my conscience dictates? Where does this leave the bible as a moral code?
It was only a gentle tease between friends.
Hence the :wink
speling bee
Well done, everyone.
That's how it starts. You'll be asking what he's wearing in no time.
I thought it was a masonic sign.
No need - trousers with one leg rolled up and a silly apron.
Another fail. :p
Getting near the truth, are we?
If Churchy has one trouser leg up too far it's probably because CM has had his work trousers on a hot wash again.
You'll never know. You may guess, you may have an opinion but and here's the good bit, you'll never know.
Who ever truly knows anything?
God, he knows everything. For instance he knows that MarillionFan is sat in front of his monitor watching youporn with one hand on his mouse, the other on his todger.
Not when I'm in the office I don't :eek
There's no point lying to God. He sees all. :eyes
Cool. I like being watched. :wink:
We all know that, so that is not a test.
I suspect that you are unable to prove this god, so all we have is something that you and other people happen to believe in and which is not impossible. We'll park it with the elves.
So you deny the possibility of 'A God' or 'Universal' power?
What part of 'which is not impossbile' do you not understand? I know you're thick, sweetie, but really!
Oh I do love the feeble minded. Please explain to me why, with 100% certaintity you can discount that the universe was created by Margaret Thatcher on the back of a Purple Dragon powered on Cheerios.
You cannot discount it. Same as I cannot prove it. Which means that it is an interderminate result, which in turn means a possibility.
Come back when you are all omnipotent and tell me I'm wrong then. :eyes
(Misread the bit above where you agreed with me, but my post was so good I'm not going to change it) :-)
Dear oh dear - the feeble minded indeed. My point was clearly stated - that we can say that it is possible that God exists. So we categorise the possibility that God exists, with the possibility that elves exist etc. etc. And then we get on with our lives.
Getting back on topic for the thread, I can very much see why your child's teacher is keen (with a view to giving your child the best possible educational start in life) to minimise the amount of time s/he spends with you.
Grammar, the list is not infinite therefore the correct question is:
Which part of 'which is not impossible' do you not understand?
You'll note I've corrected your spelling as well. Just call me the Paedant.
That's a bit of a silly analogy. You can determine the proportion of the radioactive carbon-14 to the stable isotope carbon-12 within the cells of MT's cortex and from that prove how old she is. If MT age < 100 then I'm pretty certain you can discount her creating the Universe.
Thanks, you don't know how much your praise means to me.
Should that not be...."You can't be certain just how much your praise means to me"??
But it is logically possible that the Universe was created with isotopes that gave the illusion of age. During the age of discovery of fossils, what we would now call 'young earth creationists' sometimes put forward the view that fossils were placed in the rock strata at the creation as a test of the unwary.
In which case, let's all get the mats out and pray to god CUK is not the answer to life.
I believe that mainstream epistemology would view certainty as a core component of knowledge (along with truth and belief). So the first statement (IMHO) stands.
In which case, lets all get the mats out and pray to god CUK is not the answer to life.
No, we ignore it all and get along with life as if none of it were true.
How many people are you hoping to convert to your crazy cult?
The cult of lots of things are logically possible, but we should ignore them all?
I don't know what it is. I'm not paying attention really. :emb
I'm just making polite conversation.
That crazy cult of his subscribe to the same belief in the same bearded old man that you goat fondlers adhere to my friend.
That's OK. I'd rather talk with someone who's not listening than with cretin-boy.
That's a bit harsh. MF hasn't really been that obtuse.
What bearded old man would that be?
Pick yer deity and admit your lack of knowledge in all things Goat Fondling.
This cult of 'Lots of Things' you've created. What do you believe in?How much is it to join? Do I get a return on any investments? And do I get a discount on the grey list?
I maybe interested.
I'm fairly certain that Buddha and Allah were clean shaven. Show me a picture of Allah where he has a beard?
My family were all Masons and I'm a Rangers fan who travels on a very large supporters bus where the sole purpose in life seems to be signing people up to the Lodge of both flavours.
You really thing I know nothing about your fondling ways?
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HIP 23743 (HD 32357, BM Cam). This star is of spectral type K0III. It varies between about 6.20 and 6.28 magnitudes, with a period of about 80.9 days. It is classified as an RS Can Ven type (eruptive) variable. The Hipparcos observations indicate that it is probably a binary, because the position of the star's photocentre changes with the amplitude. The star is at a distance of about 190 parsecs.
HIP 28360 (HD 40183, Beta Aur). This star is of spectral type A2V. It varies between about 1.89 and 1.98 magnitudes, with a period of 3.96004 days. It is classified as an EA type (Algol-type) eclipsing binary - the sharp and well-defined minima are caused by eclipses. The star is at a distance of about 25 parsecs.
HIP 28456 (HD 40632, DN Ori). This star is of spectral type A2. It varies between about 9.21 and 9.29 magnitudes, with a period of 12.96641 days. It is classified as an Algol-type eclipsing binary.
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HIP 59683 (HD 106400, AH Vir). This star is of spectral type K2V. It varies between about 9.19 and 9.92 magnitudes, with a period of 0.407528 days. It is classified as a W Ursae Majoris-type eclipsing binary. The star is at a distance of about 100 parsecs.
HIP 60455 (HD 107805, R Cru). This star is of spectral type F7Ib. It varies between about 6.483 and 7.318 magnitudes, with a period of 5.8257 days. It is classified as a Delta Cephei-type pulsating variable. The errors on the measured magnitudes are invisible on this plot.
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HIP 97649 (HD 187283). This star is of spectral type A7IV. It varies between about 0.82 and 0.869 magnitudes, with a period of about 7.945 days. It is classified as an Algol-type eclipsing binary. Although one of the brightest stars in the sky, its variability (and eclipsing binary nature) was unknown before its discovery by Hipparcos.
HIP 100859 (HD 195068, V2121 Cyg). This star is of spectral type F0V. It varies between about 5.74 and 5.84 magnitudes, with a period of 0.799678 days (its period was determined with an accuracy of a few seconds). It is classified as an RR Lyrae type pulsating variable. The discovery of its variability, and its classification as an RR Lyrae variable, was made by Hipparcos.
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Highlights and farewells, tour summary 2014.
I’ve managed to organise a tour for the new record which is meant to be ready in September. The collaboration between me and Juice vocal ensemble.
Show one is meant to be End of The Road festival!
All of us can make it! Anna and family are in The New Forest anyway, on holiday, so it all works out perfectly…. Until Anna gets really sick. The Snows have had to go home to York. Were down to two Juice. Nevermind. We have flexibility for accommodating any arrangement of people. And Sarah and Kerry have performed with me a couple of times before when I’ve passed through London. Cut to the Larmer Tree Gardens. I’ve been sleeping in a two man tent I bought that is not even big enough to accommodate me, my head pushes the thing one way and my feet the other, at least the rain is kept outside of it. That is until it drips in. With ample sleep I indulge in on-site breakfasts and lonely strolls. Occasionally familiar faces sit with me but I generally have my thoughts. I’m not performing until Saturday and The Juice pair are not arriving until then either due to other commitments. It’s been nice to catch up with people, Simon, Sofia, Sam, Zoe, James, Kai, Joe, Marissa, Hollie, Cass, Phil, Howard, Dave, Dave, Greg, Sarah, etc. Here is a summary of the show at the tipi tent as part of Mojo festival summary.
A small gathering saw us struggle on Sunday with unplugged set in the woods. Moving under the awning at the dance floor boat area in the woods helped out. During the rest of the day I also play a couple of songs for Line of Best Fit, which, you know, they’ll never use….and for the radio show of Bram Thomas Arnold, Trail Mix, which they all listen to in the Falmouth area. Missing some great bands was a downer. Seeing some great bands was a bonus! Insulting the headliners and some of the audience, great!
A shaky start to the rest of the tour ensues a week later…perhaps, but momentum is realised and accumulating feelings of success gather towards the end of the month of September.
Resuming.
The first meet up with Juice is in Eaglescliffe, near Stockton-on-Tees. I meet Anna in York to drive up to meet Kerry and Sarah from the train. They are already sat with a tea in the Waiting Room Restaurant. It is a nice intimate show to start the tour. People are eating the beautiful vegetarian food, while listening to the performance. I can’t recall the details, I know there was a bottle count and some squeals and a broken microphone. Fuelled with a delicious dessert we drive back to York for the night.
Kerry, Sarah and I train it up to Newcastle. The impressive reading room (library) of the Mining Institute is few seconds from the station and is our setting. Tall stained-glass windows, imposing portraits and shelves of books lining the walls. An industrial history of northern England staring down on us as we present some of my new songs, the songs I’ve done in collaboration with Juice. Themes running through of industrial decline and small town frustration seem slightly fitting. Unfortunately for most of Newcastle, they didn’t come to our show. The few that attended were polite enough to say some kind words about the show. Our show was opened by Nev Clay.
Shaun clears some spaces for us to sleep. We wind down with a chat and a glass of wine.
In the morning Kerry and Sarah dash off back to York for some work with Anna, I remain for the morning. Shaun and I breakfast at the Scrumpy Willow on vegan delights. And proceed to stroll the town, or ‘Toon’ as it’s known. Notably we take in the Laing gallery and luckily the last stop of a touring, Jeremy Deller curated, exhibition on the birth of the industrial working class. All That Is Solid Melts Into Air. Perusing the fascinating and humbling collection, we take in song sheets of worker songs and hit the jukebox of archive voices… darker than a dungeon and damp as the dew. I leave as inspired as I was after seeing Richard Dawson perform.
My turn to dash off.
From York station I’m collected by the Juice ladies. I have luncheon of vegetable pasty and potato wedges, and an earl grey tea. We drive to Sheffield. On the way, Sarah peruses the internet roaming from her phone. A review of the album has been posted. Clunky and shying from brevity. It proceeds to describe each song. Nevertheless positive. The outlook is good. We’ve been told of good pre-sales in Sheffield. Sofia treats us well indeed!
A photographer is there. He is the venue photographer. It had occurred to me that we had no group photos so I got him to take some promo snaps of us. Sitting on an oil can, propped up at the fireplace, sat by a piano, of course. Thanks Duncan.
A stream of people file in. I’m setting up my merchandise. Familiar faces arrive. juice prepare to take the stage. Hey are opening the show with their own set. A full room greets their pieces with appreciation. It’s a fine show.
It turns out that two people were brought here by false information. They leave after I’ve walked the room and placed my cassette player on their table. A very good show indeed. Everyone is boosted by this and looking forward to the rest of the tour…. We now have a few days off. Well I do. Juice have work to do elsewhere. We’re to meet again after I have collected the van. I’m scheduled for a couple of solo shows.
A last minute addition is a date in Dublin, with a lovely group of people putting on shows as Young Hearts Run Free presents Golden Factories, as part of Dublin Fringe. Siobhàn had contacted me about playing, and followed up this with a hello at End of the Road festival.
Dublin…. Greeted at Dublin airport, taken to festival office, check into hotel, meet Allan (Town Planners, Milton Keynes) and do an interview, I’ve known Allan for some time so I ramble on into his ’80’s cassette dictaphone. We then meet Mark (Woodpigeon, Calgary), whose flown in from Finland to play this show. We drop his stuff at my hotel for safe keeping and WALK the city for a quite a while. Allan entices us all the way to see a fountain of spurting penisies, which disappointingly are obviously bull rushes. Mark buys underpants.
At the venue… Meet Adrian (Crowley, Dublin), a pleasant chatter and chit. Soundcheck, a long list of acts pass through the stage this evening. Guitarists, fiddlers, passionate singers, Adrian’s spoken word, Roddy Doyle’s devastating story, Mark’s gentle sad songs and loops. The venue lent itself to a fairly sparse looping from me with much off-mic singing into the vaults. Mummified saints are held in the tombs beneath the church. Here be photos. A nightcap of an Irish single malt and I’m done.
From Dublin I fly to Edinburgh. I take the tram into town passing out-of-town science facilities and retail outlets… I’m directly heading to the Electric Circus. Waiting outside the door of which is Rob St. John and Robin Allender. I’ve cajoled them into playing with me in the absence of Juice. It seems all too rushed and I know I’m driving the van away first thing in the morning to get to Leicester via York and Nottingham. What fun!
Nevertheless something great will happen anyhow… Rob has brought a synth, and Robin a trusty guitar. They fill out my night and we have a fun time playing. The small audience seem to enjoy it. A full report was penned here.
So the morning comes and takes me driving south. The A1 all the way to York.
Anna jumps in with Imogen, were dropping her off with Anna’s parents before heading to Leicester for the show. Of the other two, only Kerry can make this show, in fact, she’s opening the show too, as You Are Wolf. Among many surprises was turning round to find them both on the floor as if sleeping. Before the show we had a panic then relief as our Magic Teapot promoter had booked hotels at great expense, that we didn’t need, glad he was able to get a last minute refund and not lose as much money on the (not very well attended actually Leicester, disappointing Leistonians don’t know a good thing when it comes to town) show as he could have done. Chat a while with some new fans. Drive back to Keyworth for our kip. It was, although I do say so myself, a really great show.
In the morning we set off for York. Our show is at City Screen Basement. This odd shaped cavern lends itself to a rather uncomfortable show and a polite York audience. I’m not sure what was taken away from it, but some kind people said thanks, maybe other were thinking hard about their decision to come that night. It turned out to lean more towards the comic this time. Again, only Kerry and Anna, and slightly more people than in Leicester. Thanks for Alicia Casper opening for us. And for the lovely food cooked by our host – heavy on the star anise! Disappointingly the night rounded off with Ed Snow’s bike being stolen!
I’m off to Liverpool for another solo show…
Solo again.
It’s interesting, I drive across the pennines and navigate successfully into Liverpool. Did I tell you I’m not using sat nav (or ‘nag’ as it is trying to autocorrect to)? I never have used it, we did used to do this without it. Anyway, I happily drove the wrong way, panicked, backed into a bollard, creating a lovely concave section of bumper. Don’t tell the bizzies! It was nice to meet some new folk, with his skewed pop tape cassette and organ fun, the multi-faceted artist Chiz Turnross kindly put me up the night and provided lovely conversation and we had a nice veggie breakfast in a pretty nice end of town. And it was nice to see old familiar faces. Haress is David And Liz, who had me over for their Sin-Eater festival in Shropshire…
The next day is spent in Manchester. It is a day off on Saturday, after hanging out with Nick Mitchell for a while I was encouraged to join in with Nick’s band at an all-dayer. The mistake was drinking beer and trying to compete with the cacophony of many guitars. My voice was not ready for the following night…
Recommenced.
…But soothed by some tea and a hot toddy mid set, Manchester, upstairs at Trof in The Northern Quarter, competing with the music on the stereo (riffing with Beck) proved to be one of the best shows yet. The intimate space seemed to lend itself to a shared warmth with the crowd. Juice surprised me by bringing some people up on stage to sing!
Anna has to leave to get back to York, she’s missing Mondays.
In the morning I’m picking Sarah and Kerry up from travelodge in Salford, to drive to Norwich. After a long drive from Manchester we are delighted by the quaint setting. The downstairs of the Bicycle Shop Cafe, a lovely room. And a lovely show. Not packed by any measure, but a nice space to play in. The delicious food we were served set us up nicely. Despite some difficulty regarding our accommodation for the night we set off for Cardiff rested. Swinging by Stevenage to collect Anna. Collecting a few groceries while we wait. we resume the trip to get to the M25, M4 then Cardiff. Joy Collective’s Will is ready with hotels for us to check into and a dish of hot food when we get to the venue. Feeling very well looked after, all three juice launch into a very cheeky mode during the set. Adjusting my clothes as I sang and swapping shoes and watches. All very surprising. And if you like birds, as I do, you may find this review as lovely as I did. Some of our party had not tried Wetherspoons’s breakfast before. We treated ourselves to such. A large vegetarian set me up right the way past lunch. we commence the short drive to Bristol.
Oh, Forgot to mention Oh Peas! who made the poster and played at this show, and Trust Fund.
Bristol, we are being given accommodation at a friend of a friend, the artist Kathy Hinde. Her bird based and musical installations are something of wonder. I need to investigate her work more. She is away at Ynis hir, on the west coast of wales, preparing an audio visual installation. Their home has been maintained in a kind of old-lady-died-and-never-redecorated-since-the-seventies style, complete with lovely avocado suite. Anyway. Onwards to the show, in the grain barge, the underbelly bar, fuelled with fish pie we have a great set, more wandering and magic. Juice were able to perform a set of theirs first. Brilliant stuff. Favourable reviews here and here.
Oh, I forgot to mention, on our way to Cardiff we heard news of our show with Hubby in Cornwall being pulled due to poor sales and general not knowing what to do. This did give us more than we bargained for in terms of rest days. We zoom up north. The girls use the time working in York, and I with family in Otley. Saturday we are to play Leeds.
Organised in association with Opera North, a contemporary folk type event as part of Recon festival. We are playing alongside James Yorkston. Suitably well treated and given enough cash to have a substantial (if overpriced) curry down Akbars. Some awkwardness and a quiet sound it seems. Sarah fell off a chair! Also, not often seen the need for four sound engineers!
London. Good to see a female sound engineer. Notably better than lots of the guys we’ve dealt with. I know I’ve kind of run out of steam trying to remember what happened during the sets, I think it is best left to others to provide reviews and ruminations. I know that Juice provided lots of additional delight, both sonically and visually. This show is the farewell to Anna, who has to zip up to York for her monday commitment and her lovely family, sad times…
Nottingham and Neil organises a swift transition throughout soundcheck, food and performance. All sublime of course. An odd kind of feeling is provided by the space and setting, I can’t describe it. Nevertheless something happens and I give what I can, Kerry and Sarah give what they can, there is a melancholy heavier than previous sets, a weight brought down by our consciousness that this is the last collaborative show we will do for some time perhaps.
More Farewells. It would be good to resume this collaboration at some point but we have commitments elsewhere.
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The DCI.org interview: Samantha Smith, Colts mellophone
Name, age, hometown: Samantha Smith, 18, from Hartsburg, Mo. What corps are you in and what is your role this summer? Colts mellophone Give us your full drum corps/marching music background. Three years of French horn/mello in marching band, three years avid fan of drum corps, and now I'm a rookie.
How did you decide to be a member of your corps? "American Overture" did it for me, and then in the fall when I was looking at nearby corps, I talked to a lot of people. The Colts struck me as the most tightly-knit, friendly group. What first attracted you to the drum corps activity? The pursuit of excellence -- those amazing sounds and moves, the color and pageantry. The percussion, the horn lines, and especially the guards were so intense, focused, and it produced something jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring. I wanted be part of it, but I definitely wasn't sure I'd be able to handle everything. Joining this relentless pursuit of excellence is difficult, but very much worthwhile. What advice would you give to young people who want to march? Go for it. Do you have any favorite road anecdotes? Getting lost trying to take "shortcuts" to camps has been most interesting. The last good book I read: "Fahrenheit 451" The last great film I saw: "Napoleon Dynamite" Where I go to school and what I'm studying, if applicable: I'm a senior in high school, not sure where I'll be at college yet, but I know it'll be in music education. Jobs I have/have had: Cleaning rooms after school. Three CDs I'd want on a deserted island: A master collection CD of Mozart including all the horn concertos, and then probably a couple mix CDs with the rest of everything I like. My favorite TV show: I'm not a fan of TV, but if the DCI broadcast counts as a TV show, there you go. Favorite performers: In any and all musical ensembles, but especially orchestras and concert bands, above all I just love the horns - the President's Own of the Marine Corps is awesome. How do you "blow off steam?" Pull out my horn, music, fake book, and just jam until I've poured everything into making some random song or concerto perfect. Or I go run and listen to angry music. What has been your formative drum corps moment? At drill camp, everyone's hard work paying off with an appreciative audience -- realizing how much everything will pay off in the end. Best drum corps show ever: I haven't seen that many shows, but going just on shows I've heard, I think Phantom Regiment of 1989 is amazing. What are you most looking forward to about the summer? The experience. Becoming a part of what I've admired. Best thing about being in a drum corps: Being with 100-plus other people in just as much physical pain and mental elation/overload as I'm in, knowing it will all pay off eventually. Worst thing about being in a drum corps: Waking up after a rough night of sleep. Favorite drum corps personality and why: Vicki Schaffer, operations director at the Colts. She's amazing -- she's always got an answer, even if it means helping search out someone else who will know the answer. What I want to be when I "grow up": Most likely a music educator of some variety, but possibly a vet, or some sort of other teacher. Describe what you think a typical DCI show will look in 2015. I think shows might be longer and they'll definitely keep on getting more intense, the guard even more wild -- bigger flags, more color. I think there might be some different music, exploring new varieties, but for the most part I think there will be a return to the roots of the activity.
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Our Story | Team Structure | Our Clients | Foot Prints | Partners | Awards & Recognition | Events | Management Team | Foundation
Kamal Budhabhatti
Kamal Budhabhatti is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Craft Silicon Ltd. He founded Craft Silicon in October 2000. Today, under his leadership and vision, Craft Silicon has been recognized as one of the biggest software house across the emerging markets with its other development center and relationship office in India and USA respectively. He is a voracious programmer with expertise in C#, Java and Mobile computing.
Kamal is actively involved in researching & crafting necessities of the organization to position Craft Silicon among the best financial technology companies in the world.
Priya Budhabhatti
Executive Director & Co-founder
Priya Budhabhatti is a co-founder and executive director of the company. As a person with a deep knowledge in areas of process and compliance, guides the company in those areas in many significant ways. Her vision to lead the business in an ethical and professional way helps the company to have a better corporate governance. Her keen interest in employee training and motivational needs, guides the organisation on improving employee performance. In addition, she also heads the social responsibility arm of the corporate – Craft Silicon Foundation. Under her guidance, the foundation has changed the life of thousands of under privileged Kenyan youths with computer literacy and relevant jobs. She started a mentorship programme through the foundation especially for orphaned girl children of the society and who have difficulties pursuing their educational dreams.
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Head of Development of Alternate channels
He joined Craft Silicon in 2004 and has held multiple roles in various projects. He started by working on product development for Bankers Realm for a period of 8 years. Currently, Pramoda is in charge of Mobile banking , Internet Banking and Bankers Realm Switch.
Moushmi Shah
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Head Of Development For Core Banking, Microfinance and Sacco
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Sasha Nelson
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Michelle Perry, executive director of Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership, listens to a question from the audience during a workshop of the broadband network blueprint presented to the Craig City Council and the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 10.
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Project Timeline July 10 – Craig City Council workshop presentation with Mammoth Networks regarding MCBI and Project THOR. Voting approvals to be completed during the regular meeting on the same day.July 17 – Moffat County Local Marketing District voting approvals to be completed.July 24 – Voting approvals at Moffat County Commission and Craig City Council meetings.August 1 – Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant deadline.End of August – U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) draft grant proposal submitted for review and feedback.Mid-September – EDA grant proposal submitted. End of October – EDA grant application submitted.First week of November – DOLA grant hearings.Last week of November – DOLA grant decision and letter of intent to fund (if successful).First/second week of December – EDA grant decision pending letter of intent from DOLA for match funds.January/February – Executed contracts with DOLA and EDA.Mid-February – Request for Proposals (RFP) for construction.Mid-March – Decision on construction vendor(s). May – Construction begins.July – Construction complete, ready for services. Source: Mammoth Networks
CRAIG — The city and county now have a network blueprint to develop broadband infrastructure in Moffat County.
The blueprint is a tactical plan with network designs. It is aligned with the community’s strategic broadband plan and includes a financial model for costs and revenues and long-term sustainability, a timeline and information needed for grant applications, said Evan Biagi, vice president of Colorado operations for Mammoth Networks, who has been hired as network operator.
Mammoth estimates construction of the network would cost about $4.1 million and about another $290,000 annually to operate.
The Moffat County Broadband Initiative — a joint effort of several local community anchor institutions, led by the city of Craig, Moffat County and the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership — plans to fund construction through a blend of state and federal grants, as well monthly service fees from anchor institutions — the city, county, hospital, college and school district.
“We intend to apply for grants from Colorado Department of Local Affairs and U.S. Economic Development Administration, with local match dollars to fund the construction phase,” said Michelle Perry, executive director of CMEDP. “I am pleased to see that we have found a way to make the MCBI network cash flow year over year with a one-time local contribution, and if we are able to secure grant dollars for the initial construction, we could have the local network ready to launch in a year’s time.”
The network will use a combination of existing and new fiber and microwave technology to create data infrastructure within and between anchor institutions in Craig, Hamilton, Maybell and Dinosaur and will connect, through a Craig-based “Meet Me Center,” to project THOR — a regional middle-mile backhaul network the countywide network will utilize for a redundant, high-speed, affordable connection to the rest of the world.
A schematic depicting the basic infrastructure in the construction of a municipally owned broadband network for Moffat County.
A schematic depicting Project THOR that would provide “middle mile” connectivity to connect the Moffat County network to the rest of the internet.
“This allows us to create a network that directly connects anchor institutions and allows internet service providers to tap into the infrastructure to serve our communities’ businesses and residents,” Perry said.
This model minimizes costs to the public, doesn’t force competition between public entities and private sector ISPs and leverages regional buying power to “get us closer to Denver pricing,” said Jon Stavney, executive director of Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, who presented on project THOR.
Biagi and Perry led a presentation of the blueprint documents at a workshop with the Craig City Council and the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 10.
“I am beyond satisfied with the work that Mammoth Networks has completed in a short amount of time. We now have a detailed network design and coordinating finance model for the initial capital costs and ongoing operating expenses that we can use to apply for state and federal funds,” Perry said.
The financial model will see the city, county and some of the other anchor institutions initially pay more in monthly internet fees. However, some of those costs will be offset by savings gained by using and maintaining one, instead of multiple, systems, as well as with fees paid by ISPs wanting to use the municipally owned network.
“For my office and my team, everything is connected to the outside world. … If we lose connectivity and don’t have a rollover, we are dark, and it’s a huge deal for us,” said Moffat County Sheriff KC Hume when council members asked for his opinion of the blueprint.
Council voted to accept the work at its regular meeting.
“I think that this is the single most important thing that we could do for our community,” said Mayor John Ponikvar.
Stavney asked for, and the council approved, a letter of intent to participate in the regional middle-mile network — Project THOR — to feed the local network.
The Phase 1 contract with Visionary Communications, dba Mammoth Networks, was executed on March 29. The city of Craig and Moffat County each contributed half of the expense of the $25,000 contract.
In addition, the city and county, Memorial Regional Health, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Moffat County School District and Moffat County Local Marketing District have made a three-year commitment in contributing money to CMEDP to complete the administrative work for the network.
“It benefits the schools through learning tools and resources like our i-Pad initiative. We send kids out to a community that doesn’t have the same capabilities as in the schools,” said Moffat County School District Superintendent David Ulrich. He added broadband needs to be thought of as a utility that is expected if the community wants to attract young families and businesses.
Once construction funds are secured, the city of Craig will be the network owner and fiscal agent for the project, which will run as an enterprise fund. Mammoth Networks will serve as the network operator, negotiating contracts and overseeing the development, maintenance and operations of the project.
“The support of the community anchors institutions and their purchase of services from the network will be critical to MCBI’s long-term success. The broadband project is critical infrastructure for Moffat County’s growth. This blueprint for development is a major step forward for our community’s economic future,” Perry said.
Moffat County Broadband Initiative documents can be found at ci.craig.co.us/government/broadband. For more information on the Moffat County Broadband Initiative, contact Perry at 620-4370 or director@cmedp.com.
Contact Sasha Nelson at 970-875-1794 or snelson@CraigDailyPress.com.
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Wild horse advocates preparing to haul water to Sand Wash Basin
Sasha Nelson and Eleanor C. Hasenbeck Craig Press/Steamboat Pilot & Today
Volunteers with Wild Horse Warriors called an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss concerns about lack of water for the wild horses in Sand Wash Basin.
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Managing wild horse populations About 750 wild horses live in the Sand Wash Basin herd management area. The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the appropriate management level — the number of horses the BLM says the land can healthily support — is between 163 and 362 wild horses.Last week, the BLM announced it was accepting public comment on a gather of wild horses in the Sand Wash Basin to bring the horses’ population closer to these lower numbers.The appropriate management level sets a population range at a level the agency decides wild horses and burros can be managed for in the long term. The appropriate management level is determined by the BLM through the agency’s land use planning process. Horses 1 year old and older are considered part of the population.Most, if not all, herd management areas have populations above their appropriate management level. The nationwide appropriate management level is 26,690. The BLM estimates that there are currently 81,951 horses and burros on the range.
CRAIG — The Wild Horse Warriors of Sand Wash Basin called a last-minute meeting Wednesday to coordinate hauling water to the Sand Wash Basin in western Moffat County to alleviate the group’s concerns that wild horses in the basin do not have access to enough water. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Loudy-Simpson Park near Craig.
To haul water, the volunteers would need approval from the Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with managing wild horses and burros.
About 750 wild horses live in the Sand Wash Basin herd management area — an area comprising about 150,000 acres under a federal designation that mandates the land be managed for wild horses and burros.
Wild Horse Warriors, a volunteer advocacy group, is growing increasingly concerned about drought conditions in the basin. Ponds and springs in the area are drying up, according to Cindy Wright, one of the group’s organizers. Though this happens every summer, ponds that are dry now typically don’t dry out until August or September, she said.
Three wells, two developed springs, five undeveloped springs and about 50 ephemeral catchment ponds provide water to wildlife, including horses, in Sand Wash Basin, said Steven Hall, communications director at the Colorado BLM state office. He added that, while ponds are drying up, springs are flowing, and well water is available.
“These ephemeral ponds, along with the developed springs and wells, have maintained horse populations within AML (appropriate management level), even during past severe drought,” he said.
The BLM may begin hauling water if the quantity of water is insufficient to support horse health, indicated by a loss of body condition, he added.
“I think there is a lot of confusion about the state of the horses in Sand Wash. Droughts impacts on wild horses become visible fairly quickly when the horses are not getting enough water,” Hall said. “We’re currently monitoring for those signs, and if we see those signs — that drought is having a negative impact on the wild horses — then we’ll determine what the appropriate measures are at that time to take. We’re not there yet.”
He explained that managing wild horses during drought is all about timing.
“Letting horses seek water as they naturally should prevents them from becoming reliant on artificially provided water. … It has been shown that horses can become reliant on hauled water and won’t seek it elsewhere, and also, if they get too dry, they won’t drink when (water is) provided to them,” Hall said. “Wild horses are managed to remain wild, and establishing reliant water sources too early into a dry season can be counterproductive.”
The Wild Horse Warriors is developing plans should water hauling be approved in the future, including possible sites to bring the water to.
“The Wild Horse Warriors wants to get ahead of the problem,” Wright said. “We don’t want Moffat County, Sand Wash Basin and our Little Snake River BLM office to be under the kind of scrutiny and negative comments coming to us that the other HMAs (herd management areas) are getting when horses are dying of thirst.”
The Wild Horse Warriors is raising funds and working to repair three watering locations in the basin. The group has been collecting donations to improve the horses’ access to water in the basin. Wright said they had collected $20,000 so far.
Volunteers have added new water tanks to a well, a new pump and tanks to another spring. Volunteers and the BLM worked to repair a pump system at one more pond, but Wright said the Wild Horse Warriors is concerned the water table is not recharging that spring enough to provide water to the horses.
The Sand Wash Basin is currently home to about 750 horses, twice the number the BLM has determined to be an appropriate number to manage, about 163 to 362 horses.
“The stress to resources like forage and water will be increased in an area where the population exceeds AML (appropriate management level) — in this instance, nearly double the number of horses the range can support,” Hall said.
Last week, the BLM announced it was accepting public comment on a gather of wild horses in the Sand Wash Basin to bring the horses’ population closer to these lower numbers.
“They’ve never had 750 horses that were fenced in this kind of drought condition,” Wright said.
Though the horses roam free in the basin, the boundary of the herd management area is enclosed by a fence.
Contact Sasha Nelson at 970-875-1794 or snelson@CraigDailyPress.com or Eleanor C. Hasenbeck at 970-871-4210. Follow her on Twitter, @elHasenbeck.
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Labor and Employment – The Spotlight Shines on Pay Equity
Contributor: Kris Meade.
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The issue of pay equity between women and men has been garnering a growing amount of attention from a variety of quarters, making litigation of pay-equity claims—from class actions to individual cases—an increasingly common occurrence.
The issue has been trumpeted by the White House, members of the U.S. women’s soccer team, even an actress accepting her award at the Oscars. At the same time, activist investor groups are pressuring companies for more transparency around pay equity, prompting corporate boards to explore the issue before it comes up at shareholder meetings.
At the federal level, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has been stepping up enforcement of equal-pay rules. “The OFCCP’s efforts have been accelerated through changes to standardized data requests at the outset of an audit, to an increasing unwillingness to share information regarding its compensation analyses during the course of an audit,” says Kris Meade, chair of Crowell & Moring’s Labor & Employment Group and leader of the firm’s Pay Equity team.
In Congress, efforts to amend the Equal Pay Act to render pay-equity provisions more plaintiff-friendly have long been stalled. But things are changing rapidly at the state level. Some proposals that have not made it past Congress have been incorporated in state laws in California, New York, Maryland, and Massachusetts. “The groups pushing equal pay on Capitol Hill have succeeded in those four states,” says Meade. California was the first to amend its labor laws, with the changes effective in January 2016. Now, he says, “we’re starting to see the first litigations filed under that law.”
These state laws include some provisions that differ from federal laws. For example, Meade says, “under federal law, a woman alleging discrimination has to be doing the same job as her male counterparts.” That is, a lower-paid female employee would have to find a higher-paid male employee in the exact same position to file a claim. The modified state laws have changed that standard, permitting that the work being performed need only be “substantially similar.” “That’s fairly vague terminology that leaves a lot of room for interpretation,” says Meade. “Plaintiffs can be expected to point to different jobs and claim they are quite similar in terms of scope, responsibility, and skills required. There is likely to be battling over who is really performing substantially similar work.”
Meade says that the amended state statutes will probably act as templates for other states revising their labor laws. “We’re likely to see more states making their pay-equity laws more plaintiff-friendly,” he says. “We think that’s a trend, with more allegations of pay inequality and pay discrimination growing out of these state laws, rather than federal laws.”
HERALDING JOINT EMPLOYMENT
More companies are relying on outside contractors for labor. As that happens, the federal government is scrutinizing “joint employer” situations, where two companies exercise control over the same employees.
In a 2015 case involving Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), the National Labor Relations Board formulated a new standard for determining when companies were joint employers—discarding three decades of NLRB precedent. The previous standard required companies to have “direct control” over employees in terms of hiring, supervision, etc. Now, “indirect control” is sufficient. In June 2016, BFI appealed the ruling, and the case is now before the D.C. Circuit.
“The NLRB’s standard makes it more likely the government will find companies that are joint employers” liable, for example, for one another’s employment-law violations, says Crowell & Moring’s Kris Meade. “A big question is whether the Trump administration will reverse course on this novel approach,” he says.
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Index: Litigation Forecast 2017
"Investigations – Under Pressure and Out of Time." — Kelly Curie, Kent Gardiner, Philip Inglima, Gail Zirkelbach, Angela Styles, Trina Fairley Barlow, Cari Stinebower, and Stephen Byers.
"Jurisdictional Analysis – Time to Trial, Favorable Courts & Other Litigation Trends." — Keith Harrison.
"Antitrust – The Return of 'Trial by Formula'?" — Chahira Solh.
"Environment – Climate Change: Evolving Strategies and Regulatory Upheaval." — Tom Lorenzen.
"Government Contracts – FCA Implied Certification and Materiality: Bad News, Good News." — Tully McLaughlin.
"Intellectual Property – The Defend Trade Secrets Act: What's the Big Deal?" — Michael Songer.
"Class Actions – Life After Class Certification." — Michelle Gillette.
"Labor and Employment – The Spotlight Shines on Pay Equity." — Kris Meade.
"Product Liability – Up Next: The Personal Care and Cosmetics Industry." — April Ross.
"White Collar – The Yates Memo: Presumption of Guilt?" — Thomas Hanusik.
"Recovery – Learning from Experience." — Deborah Arbabi.
Kris D. Meade
Email: kmeade@crowell.com
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Square Enix’s Left Alive Is Still Alive; Here Are Five New Screenshots and Details
Giuseppe Nelva
August 22, 2018 6:27 AM EST
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Not only Left Alive is still coming, but Square Enix finally revealed more juicy information about it, alongside a few lovely screenshots,
Remember Left Alive? If you need a refresher, it’s Square Enix’s Front Mission successor announced last year at Tokyo Game Show, and pretty much kept under wraps since then.
Well, it’s still coming, and today I sat with Director Toshifumi Nabeshima and Producer Shinji Hashimoto, who introduced me to the first look at gameplay.
While I can’t show you the actual gameplay, I have some screenshots, which you can see at the bottom of the post.
First of all, the game is most definitely not just a “boots on the ground” shooter, there will be plenty of sections in which one of the three protagonists will ride one of Front Mission‘s iconic Wanzer mechas (stolen from the armored forces that have invaded the city that serves as the setting of the game) in pitched robot battles.
Interestingly, players will often be able to choose whether they want to face the soldiers guarding the wanzer or take another approach on foot.
Foot combat is very tactical, with limited resources (the three protagonists found themselves in the middle of a war all of a sudden), and the necessity to play it smart and tactically, using traps, improvised weapons, and crafting to fight against enemies that often outgun you considerably.
Choice plays a large role in the game, part of which revolves around rescuing civilians trapped in the city. All of them have their own motives and backstory, and often it’ll take quite a lot of convincing to get them to follow you. You can also decide to abandon them to their doom if you can’t convince them, or even if you just decide that you don’t care.
At the end of the game, you won’t just know what happens to the three protagonists, but also to the civilians you rescue, altering the story with your own choices and actions.
Be ready, because I spent a whole hour with Nabeshima-san and Hashimoto-san, so I have a lot more to share very soon.
Left Alive still doesn’t have a firm release date, but it will come for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam). If you want to see more, you can check out an earlier batch of screenshots, the original teaser trailer and the first full trailer with a glimpse of gameplay from last year.
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FROM CORPORATE SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS
PG&E National Energy Group and PG&E Corp. Foundation recently awarded a total of $151,000 to 31 schools, community groups, and nonprofit organizations in 16 states to support environmental education programs. Each school received up to $5,000 to maintain and expand existing programs that teach students about their environment. The winning organizations and their programs follow, by state.
Alaska. The Boys and Girls Club of Kenai Peninsula-Homer Unit, Homer; Bay Explorers Expedition to Kachemak Bay. California. Fresno Unified School District, Fresno; Loggers on Loan. Los Angeles Conservation Corps' Science Education Adventure, Los Angeles; Plankton vs. Plastic: A Marine Science Education Project. Mira Vista Elementary School, Richmond; Mira Vista School Garden Project. Ocean View Elementary School, Whittier; Ocean View Gardens and Greenhouse Project.
Connecticut. Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret, Pomfret; Water Quality Monitoring. Killingly Memorial School, Danielson; Taking Care of the Earth. District of Columbia. Discovery Creek Children's Museum of Washington, Washington; Urban Safari. Florida. Mandarin High School, Jacksonville; Marine Science Environmental Discovery Experience.
Georgia. Tybee Island 4-H Center, Tybee Island; Adopt-A-Wetland. Maryland. The Key School, Annapolis; Campus Environmental Restoration Showcase. Massachusetts. Kelley School, Newburyport; Schoolyard Habitat Project. Town of Sturbridge Conservation Commission, Sturbridge; Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands Monitoring. New Jersey. Panther Academy-Paterson Public Schools, Haskell; City of Paterson and Passaic River Environmental Study.
New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn; Science Apprenticeship, New York Metropolitan Flora. Catskill Elementary School, Catskill; Outdoor Learning Center. Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York City; Online Mentor Program: What's Up in the Environment.
Oregon. Alpha High School Conservation Corps, Portland; Raising Salmon in the Classroom. Crater High School, Central Point; Rogue Ecology Academy. Eastham Community School Linkup Program, Oregon City; Neighborhood Ecology Tours. Estacada Future Farmers of America and Estacada High School, Estacada; Natural Science Outdoor Classroom. Oregon 4-H Education Center and Oregon 4-H Foundation, Salem; Up Close Science 4-H Outdoor Education Program.
Pennsylvania. Lourdesmont High School, Clarks Summit; Nature Trail. The Village of Arts and Humanities, Philadelphia; Native Urban Life Initiative. Rhode Island. Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence; Acting Locally. Texas. City of Brownsville, Brownsville; Adopt a Resaca Project. Donna Independent School District, Donna; Young Farmworkers' Academy.
Vermont. Readsboro Central School, Readsboro; The Deerfield River:Our Neighborhood. Washington. Deer Park High School, Deer Park; Preservation of Ponderosa Pine Woodland. Environmental and Adventure School, Kirkland; Native Plant Repository, Cultivation, and Restoration. West Valley High School, Spokane; Environmental Clean-Up Utilizing Oil-Eating Microbes.
GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION GRANT
New American Schools, an Arlington, Va.-based organization that promotes school improvement strategies, recently received a grant of $1 million from the Goldman Sachs Foundation. The foundation, a branch of the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., focuses on supporting excellence in middle and high school education worldwide.
The grant will be used to support the New Schools Services division of New American Schools. The division provides charter schools and charter school authorizers access to startup assistance and services to build capacity.
FROM FEDERAL SOURCES
STAR SCHOOLS GRANTS
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded two Star Schools grants to the JASON Foundation for Education. The JASON Foundation, based in Needham, Mass., is dedicated to improving science and technology education.
One grant will support a new program, Mathemagica, that is a professional-development and content-development initiative focused on K-8 mathematics education. The other grant will support Transitions Through Telecommunications, a program emphasizing videoconferencing and literacy development in urban, mid-Atlantic school districts.
UCSD GEAR-UP GRANT
The University of California, San Diego, recently received a five-year, $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant was awarded under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR-UP.
The grant supports various education services to Pauma Elementary School, which serves predominantly Native American and Mexican students, to encourage college preparation and attendance and to provide academic enrichment programs for the school's K-8 students.
GRANTS AVAILABLE
MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHING GRANTS
Applications are accepted at any time for small grants for programs that improve classroom teaching and learning of math, science, and technology for students in grades 7- 12, sponsored by the Toshiba America Foundation. Public and private schools, local education agencies, and youth organizations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico may apply. Projects should provide direct benefits to students and include teacher-led, classroom-based experiences. Grants of up to $5,000 are offered monthly throughout the year. Contact: TAF, Program Office, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10020; (212) 588-0820; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.toshiba.com/about/taf.html.
FROM PRIVATE SOURCES
* DISABILITIES EDUCATION GRANTS
Applications are due May 1 for grants sponsored by the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation. Eligible organizations must be nonprofit and led by or for the support of individuals with disabilities, with an emphasis on women. Programs with both local impact and national or international significance that are meeting needs of disabled individuals in the community will be considered. Grants from $1,000 to $5,000 are available. Contact: Deborah Lewis, Executive Director, ELA Foundation, 2460 N. Lake Ave., PMB #128, Altadena, CA 91001; (626) 398-8840; fax: (626) 398- 8843; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.ela.org/ada/frame_ada.html.
SPACE EDUCATION GRANTS
Applications are accepted at any time. Space Education Initiatives provides funding for Internet-based K-12 space education programs. The four programs sponsored nationwide are Moonlink, NEARlink, Marslink, and Orbital Laboratory. The availability of grant money varies by state. Educators may apply for funding through Space Explorers Inc. Contact: SEI, (800) 965-3763; Web sites: www.space- explorers.com/grantinfo; www.moonlink.com; near.space-explorers.com; www.marslink.com; www.orbitallaboratory.com.
TOLERANCE EDUCATION GRANTS
Applications are accepted at any time. The Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit group that fights discrimination, offers grants of up to $2,000 to K-12 teachers. The grants are awarded for activities promoting diversity, peacemaking, community service, or other aspects of tolerance education. Applications should include a typed, 500-word description of the activity and the proposed budget. The number of grants awarded depends on available funding. Contact: Teaching Tolerance Grants, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104; (334) 264-0286, ext. 374.
* TRAINING FOR FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS
Applications are due April 5 for grants from the Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs, sponsored by the office of postsecondary education. Grants support programs to improve the training of leadership personnel employed in federal TRIO programs, which help disadvantaged students move from high school to postsecondary studies. About 15 awards from $170,000 to $290,000 are available. Contact: Virginia Mason, Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs, USDE, Office of Federal TRIO Programs, 1990 K St. N.W., Suite 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510; (202) 502-7600; e-mail: [email protected].
COGNITION AND STUDENT LEARNING
Applications are due April 15 for grants from the Cognition and Student Learning Research program, sponsored by the office of educational research and improvement. Grants support research that applies learning on cognition and student learning to educational problems to improve student achievement. About 10 awards from $75,000 to $500,000 are available. Contact: Valerie Reyna, OERI, USDE, 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Room 600, Washington, DC 20208; (202) 219-1385; e-mail: [email protected].
* DISABILITIES RESEARCH PROJECTS
Applications are due April 15 for grants from the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, sponsored by the office of special education and rehabilitation services. Grants support research in four categories that aims to improve rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. About nine awards from $300,000 to $450,000 are available. Contact: Donna Nangle, USDE, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Room 3414, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2645; (202) 205-5880; e-mail: [email protected].
* STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS
Applications are due April 29 for grants from the Special Education: State Improvement Grants Program, sponsored by the office of special education and rehabilitation services. Grants support efforts by state education agencies to improve the education of individuals with disabilties. About 13 awards of roughly $1 million are available. Contact: Grants and Contracts Services Team, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2641; (202) 260-9182; TDD phone: (202) 205-8953; fax: (202) 205-8717.
Vol. 21, Issue 25, Pages 46-47
Published in Print: March 6, 2002, as Grants
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NEW REPORT: INSIGHT TO ACTION
Discover what the future holds for the professional services industry.
Thank you to our customers for honoring us with the J.D. Power Award for Assisted Technical Support.
Deltek Honored as a 2017 Achievement in Customer Excellence Award Winner
12th Annual Confirmit ACE Awards Recognize Outstanding Dedication to Improving Customer Experiences
HERNDON, VA. – June 27, 2017 – Deltek, the leading global provider of enterprise software and solutions for project-based businesses, has been awarded a 2017 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award in the Voice of Customer category. This honor demonstrates Deltek’s long-term commitment and strategic approach to listening to its customers, through multi-channel and multi-touch point programs.
Confirmit’s ACE Awards program honors a client’s outstanding work and meaningful contributions to the achievement of universal customer excellence. Receiving a Confirmit ACE Award demonstrates Deltek’s stand-out application of Voice of the Customer processes and its ongoing commitment to enhancing the customer experience and driving business and cultural change. Deltek earned the Confirmit ACE Award based on its commitment to improving overall customer satisfaction scores and to ongoing process improvement.
“Speaking on behalf of our entire Deltek team, we are honored to be a 2017 recipient of a Confirmit ACE Award yet again! This recognition reflects our dedication to delivering a world-class customer experience,” said Brian Daniell, Senior Vice President of Customer Care at Deltek. “Our Voice of the Customer program continues to be a key driver in delivering value to our organization from top to bottom, and this award from Confirmit will further fuel our efforts in customer experience excellence.”
“We’re delighted to honor Deltek as a 2017 Confirmit ACE Award winner for their proven innovation and excellence in their Voice of the Customer Program,” said Ken Østreng, President and CEO of Confirmit. “The customer experience is a critical component of the business, and Deltek continues to show their commitment to listening to their customers to better understand their needs, drive business change and deliver an exceptional experience.”
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About the Confirmit ACE Awards
The ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Awards program was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding achievement in customer excellence. Receiving a Confirmit ACE Award is a distinct honor that demonstrates both rigorous application of customer experience processes and outstanding performance as measured by those processes. All Confirmit customers are eligible for Confirmit ACE Awards for their company, business units, or segments of a business. To be eligible for a 2017 Confirmit ACE Award, organizations must have conducted one or more Voice of the Customer surveys between January 1 and December 31, 2016. For more information on awards criteria, visit www.confirmit.com/ace-awards.
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Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and solutions for government contractors, professional services firms and other project-based businesses. For decades, we have delivered actionable insight that empowers our customers to unlock their business potential. 22,000 organizations and millions of users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek to research and identify opportunities, win new business, recruit and develop talent, optimize resources, streamline operations and deliver more profitable projects. Deltek – Know more. Do more.® www.deltek.com
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Confirmit is the world’s leading SaaS vendor for multi-channel Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Employee, and Market Research solutions. The company has offices in Oslo (headquarters), Chengdu, Grimstad, London, Moscow, New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Vancouver, and Yaroslavl. Confirmit’s software is also distributed through partner resellers in Madrid, Milan, Salvador, and Tokyo.
Confirmit powers Global 5000 companies and Market Research agencies worldwide with a wide range of software products for feedback / data collection, panel management, data processing, analysis, and reporting. Customers include Aurora, British Airways, British Standards Institution, Copart, Cross-Tab, Dow Chemical, GfK, GlaxoSmithKline, GMO Research, KeepFactor, Morehead Associates, Nielsen, Research Now, RS Components, QRS, Sony Mobile Communications, and Swisscom. Visit www.confirmit.com for more information.
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GrooveMonster Tony Newton - Legacy of Gold Documentary
by Quantum Arts Media
(Venice, CA. U.S.A.)
Based on Newton's autobiography book "Gold Thunder", GROOVEMONSTER is a historical portrait and documentary of legendary bassist/pianist/composer/author and Funk-Rock-Fusion innovator TONY NEWTON.
The film covers Newton's start at 16 with Blues legend, John Lee Hooker, his discovery and time at Detroit's Motown records and the Funk Brothers, his classic fusion compositions and performances with Miles Davis drummer, Tony Williams and the Lifetime. From the 60's to the present, the many hits performed on from R&B to Rock, up to his latest 2011 project, "Thunderfunkfusion."
The film tells Newton's passionate and inspirational saga through live concert footage, interviews, narration, and historical photos.
GROOVEMONSTER uses a dynamic new format "Music Cinema" which features both live concert performances and recordings from the CD album. The GROOVEMONSTER movie will also come in an innovative "Xtreme Entertainment Bundle," including the "Gold Thunder Book," and the "Thunderfunkfusion" CD album from iconic Newton.
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Dawlish woman, 39, found dead in underground car park
An area of the seaside town was cordoned off yesterday (Thursday, April 11) after a body was found
Alex RichardsDeputy Head of Content
Richmond Place and Station Road in Dawlish (Image: Google Street View)
Police have issued further details about a tragic incident near Dawlish train station.
The body of a 39-year-old local woman was found at an underground car park at Richmond Place, off Station Road.
Emergency services, including police, paramedics and the fire service, had been notified at 9.10am with a 'concern for the welfare of a woman.'
Two fire engines, two rapid response paramedic ambulances, a police van and two police cars arrived at the scene.
Cordons were in place all morning as police carried out enquiries.
Inquest opens into death of GWR guard, 23, struck by train near Exeter
Police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Devon & Cornwall Police have made next of kin - who live outside the country - aware and a file will be prepared for the county coroner.
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Lexus unveils Back to the Future-style hoverboard
Dan Howarth | 5 August 2015 8 comments
Japanese car brand Lexus has revealed its eagerly anticipated hoverboard, which uses magnetic fields to carry its rider without touching the ground (+ movie).
Following previews earlier this year, the Lexus Hoverboard has been filmed in action at a specially designed skatepark.
Lexus worked with scientists from research institute IFW Dresden and magnetics specialists Evico to develop the board, which uses magnetic fields to levitate.
"Embarking on this project, we set out to push the boundaries of technology, design and innovation to make the impossible possible," said Lexus' executive vice president Mark Templin. "With this project we call Slide, we collaborated with partners who share our passion for creating enjoyment out of motion."
The concept of using a hoverboard as a method of personal transportation was popularised by the sci-fi movie series Back to the Future. The self-lacing shoes that also featured the franchise are due to be launched by Nike this year.
Floating skateboard ramp installed on Lake Tahoe for pro-skater Bob Burnquist
The Lexus Hoverboard is shaped like a skateboard without wheels, but with a deeper profile. Its base incorporates two cryostats – chambers designed to keep a "superconducting" material at -197 degrees Celsius using liquid nitrogen.
At this low temperature, the material expels a magnetic field. When placed above another magnetic field, like the one emitted from the surface of the bespoke skatepark, the repulsion that occurs between the two causes magnetic levitation.
"The magnetic field from the track is effectively 'frozen' into the superconductors in the board, maintaining the distance between the board and the track – essentially keeping the board hovering," said Evico CEO Oliver de Haas. "This force is strong enough to allow the rider to stand and even jump on the board."
Clouds produced by the liquid nitrogen are emitted from either side of the board, adding to its futuristic appearance.
Guy Hollaway plans to "put Folkestone on the map" with world's first multi-storey skatepark
To test and demonstrate the hoverboard, over 200 metres of magnetic surface was laid beneath a skatepark in Cubelles, Barcelona, where the promotional movie was filmed. The film shows riders gliding over the skatepark's surfaces and even across the top of a pool.
Although Lexus' hoverboard is one of the most innovative recent developments of the skateboard, other designers have also updated the standard model.
In 2012, a Royal College of Art graduate created a board with an eight-wheel mechanism that allows it to ride up curbs and descend flights of steps.
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New View of Cancer: Epigenetic Changes Come Before Mutation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 10 2006 - 9:57pm
A Johns Hopkins researcher, with colleagues in Sweden and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, suggests that the traditional view of cancer as a group of diseases with markedly different biological properties arising from a series of alterations within a cell's nuclear DNA may have to give way to a more complicated view. In the January issue of Nature Reviews Genetics he and his colleagues suggest that cancers instead begin with "epigenetic" alterations to stem cells.
"We are not contradicting the view that genetic changes occur in the development of cancers, but there also are epigenetic changes and those come first," says lead author Andrew Feinberg, M.D., M.P.H., King Fahd Professor of Medicine and director of the Center for Epigenetics in Common Human Disease at Johns Hopkins.
Cells affected by epigenetic changes look normal under a microscope at low levels of resolution, Feinberg says, "but if you look carefully at the genome, you find there are subtle changes." By tracking these changes, he suggests, doctors potentially could treat people before tumors develop in much the same way as cardiologists prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs to help prevent heart disease.
Epigenetic changes - those that don't affect the gene's sequence of DNA but change the gene in other ways - influence a wide variety of human diseases, including cancer, birth defects and psychiatric conditions. Epigenetic alterations include the turning off or quieting of genes that normally suppress cancer and the turning on of oncogenes to produce proteins that set off malignant behavior.
Epigenetic changes are found in normal cells of patients with cancer and are associated with cancer risk, Feinberg notes.
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As one example, in a study published in the Feb. 24, 2005, online version of Science, Feinberg and colleagues in the United States, Sweden and Japan reported that mice engineered to have a double dose of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) had more primitive precursor cells in the lining of the colon than normal mice. When these mice also carried a colon-cancer-causing genetic mutation, they developed twice as many tumors as mice with normal IGF2 levels. The extra IGF2 stemmed not from a genetic problem, or mutation, but from an epigenetic problem that improperly turned on the copy of the IGF2 gene that should have remained off.
Feinberg and his colleagues propose that cancers develop via a three-step process. First, there is an epigenetic disruption of progenitor cells within an organ or tissue, altered by abnormal regulation of tumor-progenitor genes. This leads to a population of cells ready to cause new growth.
The second step involves an initiating mutation within the population of epigenetically disrupted progenitor cells at the earliest stages of new cell growth, such as the rearrangement of chromosomes in the development of leukemia. This mutation normally has been considered the first step in cancer development.
The third step is genetic and epigenetic instability, which leads to increased tumor evolution.
Many of the properties of advanced tumors, including the ability to spread, or metastasize, are inherent properties of the progenitor cells that give rise to the primary tumor, Feinberg notes. These properties do not necessarily require other mutations to occur.
"Greater attention should be paid to the apparently normal cells of patients with cancer or those at risk for cancer, as they might be crucial targets for epigenetic alteration and might be an important target for prevention and screening," he says.
Authors on the review are Andrew Feinberg of Johns Hopkins; Rolf Ohlsson of Uppsala University, Sweden; and Steven Henikoff of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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The recipient of a shipment of goods.
[n] - the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
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Duty suspension - the person to whom duty suspended goods are consigned and who accounts for those goods in the member state of destination. This may be: a warehouse keeper who is approved to store the goods in duty suspension, a registered trader who accounts for duty on arrival or a non-registered trader who must have accounted for the duty to hi...
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Con`sign·ee' noun [ French consign... , past participle of consigner .] The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor . « Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and...
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noun the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
• (n.) The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor.
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The party named in the bill of lading to whom delivery is promised and/or title is passed.
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A person to whom goods are shipped.
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Party who is to receive good; usually the buyer. One to whom a consignment is made.
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The person to whom cargo is consigned as stated on the bills
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The party to whom goods are consigned.
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The party on a transport document to whom the goods are addressed for delivery
In a contract of carriage, the consignee is the entity who is financially responsible (the buyer) for the receipt of a shipment. Generally, but not always, the consignee is the same as the receiver. If a sender dispatches an item to a receiver via a delivery service, the sender is the consignor, the recipient is the consignee, and the deliverer is...
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A consignee is the party who receives goods from the owner, holds them, and agrees to sell them on behalf of the owner. In other words, it?s the entity that is in possession of consigned goods and agrees to sell them for the owner.
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A vendor who sells merchandise owned by another party, known as the consignor, usually on a commissi
The person to whom cargo is consigned as stated on the bills of lading.
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A person or business to whom something is consigned, typically goods for sale or delivery.
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FairPay is a radically innovative framework for relationship-centered, “customer-value-first” revenue strategies for the digital era. Its varying forms can be adapted across a wide spectrum of business contexts, both for-profit and non-profits. It is an open architecture in the public domain, not a product (and I am working on this as a pro-bono project).
At a narrow level, FairPay is a powerful unconventional strategy for mass-customized, value-based pricing of subscriptions and other recurring relationships.
In Techonomy, a recent concise overview of the specific strategy, Information Wants to be Free; Consumers May Want to Pay.
In the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, more substantively, A novel architecture to monetize digital offerings, still more in Australasian Marketing Journal, Pricing in Consumer Digital Markets: A Dynamic Framework, and an earlier introduction in Harvard Business Review.
The core of the full FairPay process: FairPay Changes the "Game" of Commerce
A detailed use case, Patron-izing Journalism -- Beyond Paywalls, Meters, and Membership.
A simpler and more conventional "80/20" step toward customizing digital subscriptions, "Risk-Free" Subscriptions to The Celestial Jukebox?
At a broad level, FairPay informs a “unified consumer relationship theory,” that puts the full spectrum of B2C revenue strategy options into a customer-value-based continuum (subscriptions, meters, memberships, voluntary/participatory crowdfunding, freemium, premium tiers, micropayments, dynamic pricing, bundling, acquisition, retention, advertising, etc. – across the entire customer lifetime journey). It draws on a set of key elements that can be applied in various combinations suited to diverse business contexts.
A big-picture overview post, The Relationship Economy -- It's All About Valuing Customer Experiences
A similar deck and video overview from my recent New York Angels Webinar, Rethinking Revenue Models for Digital Services
A more structured guide, The Elements of Next-Gen Relationships and Pricing -- A Unifying Framework
A short post that gets to the heart of the value-based approach, The Ghost of Pricing Future -- A Thought Experiment
Additional background is in this list of Selected Items.
FairPay has generated interest from major businesses, startups and VCs, and academia. It has strong foundations in behavioral economics, and sheds light on many knotty issues and perverse incentives that are often poorly understood.
The following is an older overview of FairPay
(primarily focused on the narrow level), yet to be fully updated:
FairPay is a new logic for conducting ongoing business relationships that adaptively seek win-win value propositions in which price = value. It takes the lesson of value-based pricing in relationship marketing contexts that has found great success in B2B markets -- and adapts that to B2C markets by applying a new twist.
It can resolve the revenue crisis for digital content and services (and applies more broadly), and create more customer/vendor lifetime value for all. It works by seeking value-based, customer-first relationships that build on a one to one "invisible handshake." It applies mass customization and learning to re-center commerce on a personalized human exchange of value, a center that was largely lost over the past century.
FairPay promises to transform how we do business in ways few imagine, because we have not fully come to grips with the fact that traditional economics does not work for pricing digital experiences in networked markets:
Replication is nearly free -- The invisible hand flails without scarcity, and freemium just begins to exploit this -- meanwhile many consumers question why they should pay at all
Value is experiential, personal, and context-dependent -- Freemium totally misses this
Relationships are the new marketing -- The Subscription Economy is the way of future, but freemium just scratches the surface
This has led to a crisis in many industries, and freemium is just one limited step in the right direction. The Subscription Economy is all about value-nurturing relationships to gain customer loyalty. Freemium fails to exploit networked relationships to seek value propositions (including pricing) that individual consumers recognize as being fair and worthwhile for them.
FairPay can be applied not just to digital, but to any service where marginal costs are low, value is experiential, and relationships can be leveraged -- including non-profits.
FairPay literally changes the "game" of commerce -- from a series of independent one-time games of individual transactions that center on price, to a repeated game of relationship that centers on value. This shifts the game from zero-sum toward win-win.
Climbing the Ladder of Value -- to Increase Customer Lifetime Value
Think of this is "value discrimination." Marketers and economists think about "price discrimination" as the way to be efficient about getting the most revenue from each customer. But in recurring relationships, what we really want is value discrimination -- finding the optimal value proposition for each customer. Value discrimination involves optimizing not only the price (for the seller), but the value of the product/service package that is provided for that price (for both parties). That drives toward win-win.
A full FairPay strategy applies three mutually reinforcing strategies in concert, to achieve high levels of value discrimination:
shifting from a short-term transaction-level focus to an ongoing relationship-level focus that motivates cooperation for mutual benefit over the life of the relationship (the repeated game)
determining price more individually and flexibly to better reflect the value to the customer based on the actual nature and context of their individual usage (as that becomes known)
enabling increased participation of the customer in the pricing process to enable value discrimination that is transparent and reflective of the customer's needs and values.
Short of applying all three of these in concert, the perspective that FairPay provides on value discrimination in general suggests ranking all pricing options as progressing up a ladder, from less value-based toward more value-based. Current practice already applies these strategies in partial forms. Even small, incremental moves up this ladder of value, using just some of these strategies, can help find more value in customer relationships -- and thus increase Customer Lifetime Value (CLV).
Building Profitable Relationships with FairPay
FairPay is a simple, but fundamental, rethinking of how businesses and consumers conduct business with one another. It offers a new kind of architecture for approximating an optimal price that is personal and dynamically context-dependent, by building a deep relationship that is based on dialogs about value.
FairPay makes dialogs about value a central feature of a new kind of emergent learning relationship that becomes an integral focus of each customer journey -- to shape what people are offered, what they buy, and at what price. It moves from the mass-market tyranny of set-pricing to personalized, dynamic pricing -- in a way that uniquely develops trust, fairness, loyalty, and profit -- to maximize CLV. This deep focus on value can factor in social values as well.
This has the promise to transform many markets, especially digital media. Many have seen potential in participatory pricing, but seller control and predictability has been a big stumbling block. FairPay adds dialog and reputation tracking to make this practical, controllable, and profitable for mainstream business use. It does this by using structured dialogs (choice architectures) plus Internet-enabled reputation tracking, to limit price-setting empowerment to those who price fairly over an ongoing relationship -- and to guide consumers to price fairly. These dialogs generate a whole new level of customer feedback on their experiences -- and their real willingness to pay for them -- as that evolves over the relationship.
FairPay embodies modern concepts of business as the co-creation of value by producers and consumers working cooperatively. It provides a new form of co-pricing. It builds better customer relationships for greater profit from a wider market.
FairPay re-envisions elements of freemium, paywalls, dynamic pricing, value/performance-based pricing, pay what you want, subscriptions, memberships, and loyalty programs, to provide a strong and sustainable customer revenue stream. FairPay solves the nasty problems of pricing digital products and other experience goods -- and does that in a way that assures customer buy-in.
We have been conditioned to think only of seller-set prices (the price tag) or traditional negotiation (haggling over price) in a context of isolated transactions. FairPay introduces a new kind of balance of powers that works over a series of transactions to build a relationship. A consumer is selectively granted new power to set prices, but the seller decides whether to continue granting that power to that consumer. The relationship continues as long a both are satisfied. This feedback control loop creates a new logic for adaptively seeking win-win value that grounds and enriches the customer journey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>"How FairPay Works" >>>>>>>>>>>>
The central process of FairPay is outlined in this sidebar
(see more on how)
Behavioral economics: FairPay builds on extensive behavioral economics research to give sellers control of how much power to yield to buyers, depending on how well they pay over an ongoing learning relationship, to segment buyers based on their payment behavior, and to nudge them to pay generously, using structured dialogs and incentives.
Many ask why consumers would pay if they do not have to, but extensive experience with "pay what you want" (PWYW) pricing shows that people actually do pay -- they want to be fair -- and the FairPay process adds strong motivation to pay fairly. FairPay builds on this by aligning values in ongoing cooperative relationships.
Game theory: Even the hard-headed homo economicus, the rational, self-interested utility maximizer of classical economics (not just the homo reciprocans of behavioral economics) will see the compelling logic of FairPay. FairPay is structured as a “repeated game” in which it is worthwhile to pay up, to invest in reputation building, in order to maximize FairPay access to future purchases. It is just a matter of careful and constantly adaptive game design to ensure that the game remains win-win (and that any losses from those who seek to play unfairly and then quit are limited to be acceptably small).
Economics: The most economically efficient prices are not uniform, but are customized for each consumer to the actual value they receive, and their willingness to pay for it. This is true in theory, and has been proven effective in high-end B2B businesses where actual value-in-use can be cooperatively determined and used in "value-based pricing" strategies. Doing that in mass consumer markets had seemed difficult, but FairPay now points the way to do just that, in a consumer-friendly way. (This contrasts to the deadweight loss of seeking to impose "artificial scarcity.") FairPay motivates businesses (and consumers) to move from short-sighted "price discrimination" to more sustainably win-win "value discrimination."
Customer journeys: Modern marketing practice is increasingly focused on fostering customer journeys that develop "loyalty loops" to maximize profitable repeat business. What better way to build strong loyalty loops than to center them on true dialogs about individual value perceptions?
Sustainability and Social Values: Consumers and businesses increasingly see the value in cooperating to "co-create value" in ongoing, sustainable relationships. This is a driver toward The Subscription Economy, as well as movements toward Creating Shared Value, and Social Bottom Lines. FairPay builds cooperative relationships that reflect the broad aspects of value that consumers seek -- and will happily reward.
Where it Works
FairPay promises to be useful for any product/service where low marginal costs apply, so a seller can afford to put a limited amount of product at risk in order to seek to build a profitable relationship with a consumer. This includes most forms of digital content (newspapers, magazines, music, video, e-books, games), software/apps, and services (of any kind) offered to consumers (or low-end B2B offers). It can also apply to perishing items of any kind (much like Priceline and Groupon offers) -- and to more costly items, when used with a minimum price floor that ensures variable costs will be covered.
FairPay can be applied by individual content/service businesses, but gains economies of scale when applied across a platform serving multiple provider/seller businesses. FairPay builds a new kind of database on each consumer’s fairness and willingness to pay for specific value propositions – that can become a very valuable resource for targeting marketing offers. For platform providers, this creates a network effect in which this detailed reputation data can be leveraged across the platform to predict how known customers will respond to new sellers (creating a valuable asset much like a credit rating database).
FairPay can become a primary pricing model, but can be trialed and tested at low risk:
Retention win-back programs are a particularly promising place to experiment at low risk -- selectively using FairPay to seek win-win value propositions for customers who reject the standard offer (such as light users for whom standard set prices are just too high).
Customer acquisition, premium tiers and loyalty programs are also good areas to begin tests -- or other selected product tiers or market segments.
FairPay is designed to coexist with conventional methods, which can continue to be used while the segments that most readily respond well to FairPay are identified and onboarded.
FairPay shows why a focus on value matters, and how even small and very conventional steps up the ladder toward a more value-based approach can be beneficial.
Beginning with receptive customer segments in selected businesses, FairPay can be proven and refined, and become accepted as a way to address an ever growing range of customers and businesses.
How do I get FairPay?
I have been working on FairPay on a pro-bono basis, and am available to discuss the concepts (which are in the public domain), and help companies develop applications of it, at no charge.
The concepts have been developed in depth and published. The key elements of FairPay have been proven in commercial use (including various levels of value-based consumer pricing), but the full FairPay feedback control process has not yet been implemented and tested. FairPay has generated wide interest, and discussions on implementation and trials of the full process are underway.
Basic forms of value-based pricing have proven highly successful in both B2B and B2C markets. (Even before trying FairPay, forward-looking businesses can begin moving up the "ladder of value" to build stronger and more profitable relationships using more conventional methods.)
I have had encouraging discussions with a wide range of companies and industry experts, including both vendors (such as NY Times, News Corp, Disney, Spotify, Rhapsody, IBM, Verizon, American Express, and many smaller companies), platform providers (such as Salesforce and Zuora), and market research firms (such as Forrester and MECLABS).
My collaborators include eminent marketing scholars who can assist in conducting and assessing trials.
My primary current objective is to develop opportunities to do proof of concept testing and refinement of the strategy, create effective implementations, and foster its wide adoption.
Please contact me at fairpay [at] teleshuttle [dot] com for information and assistance.
>>>More information and guide to selected posts,
with use cases...
The Elements of Next-Gen Relationships and Pricing...
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Chris Hemsworth Goes Wild Dancing to Miley Cyrus With His Kids
People on Twitter naturally loved seeing Thor in dancing-dad mode.
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It’s pretty hard not to love Chris Hemsworth. The Avengers actor is incredibly handsome, impossibly charming, genuinely funny, casually badass, and, on top of all of that, a delightfully dorky dad. Yesterday, Hemsworth showed off said dorkiness when he posted a video on Twitter of himself dancing and lip-syncing to Miley Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’ with his kids.
While this is hardly the first time the Australian actor has cut a rug with his kids, Hemsworth’s level of commitment has to be commended. He goes all out during the video, much to the delight of his three children. In fact, Hemsworth’s moves are so wild that they seem to have freaked out his dog.
What started as a ground breaking music video ended in a savage attack by a cowardly K9. Never work with Kids or Animals. #wreckingball #wreckingdog #daddydaycare #murderonthedancefloor @mileycyrus @liamhemsworth pic.twitter.com/1xuNLd3xdQ
— Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) May 24, 2018
Naturally, the internet went absolutely bananas for Hemsworth’s adorably fun video, including Miley herself, who gave her stamp of approval by retweeting the video with several heart emojis. A few fans noted that the song may have actually been written about Hemsworth’s younger brother Liam, who may or may not be engaged to Miley. But for the most part, people just celebrated a dad having an absolute blast rocking out with his kids.
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Given the fact that Hemsworth is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, it’s hardly surprising that the video ended up going viral. In less than a day, it’s been viewed nearly 800,000 times and received more than 22,000 retweets and 83,000 likes.
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Nathan Eovaldi continues impressive spring
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Working before a crowd that included the only other major leaguer to ever come out of Alvin, Texas -- a fellow named Nolan Ryan -- New York Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi continued to show a live fastball and a developing splitter. He held the Houston Astros to one hit (Jed Lowrie's second-inning double) in the first 3-1/3 innings. He allowed two singles in the fourth and both runners advanced on a wild pitch, but Eovaldi then quelled the threat with two fly outs. He got the first two hitters of the fifth inning and he was done, the only negative being that he needed 89 pitches to get there. Through three starts, his spring ERA is 0.66, he has struck out 14 in 13-2/3 innings and most impressively, has yet to walk a batter.
"All of my pitches are working really well right now. I’ve just got to work on rushing to the plate," said Eovaldi, who was not as thrilled about his high pitch count.
"I worked a lot of 3-2 counts. It was just tough for me to put them away," he said. "I felt like they were fouling off every pitch. I felt like I’d get ahead 1-2, 0-2 and then they’d work the count 3-2. It’s important to me to be able to put them away with one or two pitches."
"It's not what you want," Girardi said of Eovladi's pitch count. "But you're not always going to be perfect."
Hit parade: Among the Yankees 11 hits were three by Chase Headley, including a home run and a two-run single. Rob Refsnyder chipped in with a pair of doubles. Slade Heathcott also had an RBI single, raising his spring average to .321.
Also-rans on display: The two remaining runners-up for the No. 5 starter's job were in action today. Esmil Rogers threw 1-2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Chase Whitley struck out the only batter he faced when he relieved Eovaldi in the fifth. Chasen Shreve, who has had an erratic spring, threw a hitless and scoreless 1-1/3 innings with walk. Jose Ramirez threw a scoreless ninth despite allowing two hits.
Clean out your lockers: In addition to the three player moves they made earlier in the day, the Yankees announced after the game that OF Ramon Flores had been optioned to AAA Scranton, and C Francisco Arcia, INF Cole Figueroa, INF Jonathan Galvez, OF Slade Heathcott, C Kyle Higashioka, LHP Jacob Lindgren and RHP Nick Rumbelow were re-assigned to minor-league camp.
Vacation day: The Yankees have Monday off -- or as Girardi put it, "off-off,'' meaning no baseball activity at all. They resume Tuesday with Opening Day starter Masahiro Tanaka making his final spring start against the Minnesota Twins in Ft. Myers, Florida. Jacoby Ellsbury, who has been on the shelf since March 15 with an oblique strain, is scheduled to return to action in a minor-league game at the Yankees developmental complex in Tampa.
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- Pilkington Building Products -
The definitive Certass Thermal Rating Register
The Certass Thermal Rating Register (TRR) has launched a new initiative which will enable fabricators and installers to obtain a Window Energy Rating (WER) quickly and cost effectively.
The scheme, designed in association with Pilkington Building Products in the UK, enables registered companies to change IGU suppliers without the necessity of having to arrange and pay for another simulation In addition, the scheme will make it possible for an installer or trade supplier to buy frames and glazing separately and achieve a WER rating.
At present, in order for a WER to be awarded, each window design must be individually simulated by an accredited simulator. Once the configuration of window components has been approved the rating only applies to that particular window design. This means that in practice significant costs can be incurred when complex changes are required, which for smaller companies can become an obstacle to obtaining a WER
As a result of feedback from its members, Certass has recognised these problems and has agreed to the use of the independently verified WER V4 calculator from Pilkington Building Products. Barrie Smith-Wright, MD of Certass says: “This system can be used to identify a WER to any rating up to and including an A. The system will also free up installers who prefer to buy their own insulating glass units. There have been numerous tales of woe from IGU manufacturers that they are excluded from supplying glass to their existing customers due to restrictions placed on fabricators and installers regarding change of suppliers. Using this system all a company has to do is make sure its factory production control is formalised to allow for inspection by TRR.”
The TRR scheme will use the output of the Pilkington WER V4 to enable them to separately produce a label for the member company and carry out the company audit based on the produced window specification. This streamlines procedures for the registered company, allows choice, easy substitution and provides the most simple and effective solution for WERs in the industry to date. It will also remove one of the main difficulties experienced by IGU manufacturers and installers by encouraging free trade for IGU manufacturers.
Andy McDowell, national sales manager, Pilkington Building Products UK & Ireland says: “We are delighted that TRR has recognised the problems that our customers are facing to achieve a WER in the short time left to comply with the new regulations and that it has been able to use our data which has been independently calculated by Build Check within its scheme. WER Disk V4 data will be available free of charge for Pilkington customers and for a small fee to customers of other glass manufacturers.”
TRR is a division of Certass the government licensed competent person scheme for England & Wales. Certass is a member driven organisation that was brought to the market to increase competition following industry demand. Its presence has helped to reduce the cost burden of regulation for installers and, now, fabricators alike. Given the huge number of companies who have yet to do anything about gaining a C rating and will, potentially, be unable to sell windows after October, Pilkington and Certass both welcome the simplification of WER rating thus speeding up the registration process.”
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Bombshell: Charismatic Dell And Alienware VP And GM Frank Azor Departs For AMD
Dave Altavilla Senior Contributor
I cover break-out tech in mobile, on desktop and in the data center.
Frank Azor With Dell Alienware m15 Laptop
Dave Altavilla
In a move that almost no one in the PC industry saw coming, Frank Azor, Alienware Co-Founder, and current Vice President and GM of Alienware and Dell XPS, has announced he will be leaving the company as of July 3rd. What’s perhaps more impactful, however, is where he will be going in his next adventure, but more on that shortly.
When it comes to PC industry heavyweight product line GMs and marketing executives like Dell’s Frank Azor, people that drive his kind of impact are a rare breed. Azor is a highly influential and charismatic major player in the industry with deep relationships at Dell ecosystem partners on many levels, from chip suppliers to OEM and ODM partners, analysts, journalists and of course the Alienware and Dell customer base that he has worked tirelessly among for the past 21 years. In fact, Azor’s sense of customer relationship building and go-to-market strategy might be his best assets. I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a close relationship with Frank for the better part of a decade now, and Frank has a way of getting close with lots of people from all walks of life. He’s just one of those kind of people whose energy draws you into his orbit.
I got just a faint whiff that Frank might be looking for a new challenge back at Dell Technologies World this year in Las Vegas, and I thought to myself, if he decided to leave, it will be a major feather in the cap of any company that picks him up, from an outward-facing view in the industry, but more importantly a major win scoring such an effective, inspiring industry leader. He also has laser-sharp insight for industry trends and winning technologies, so it makes perfect that he’s making the jump to AMD as the company’s Chief Gaming Officer.
While I’m not privy to what exactly this role will entail for Frank, having built the Alienware brand up from scratch back in the day, then being acquired by Dell and rising through the company ranks as a premium gaming and consumer products VP and GM; it’s a hell of a track record to bring with you to any company. In fact, it sounds to me like Frank carved out the role and title of Chief Gaming Officer for himself in his deal with AMD.
Dell XPS 13 Premium Ultrabook
And for AMD that also makes perfect sense to me. Azor penned late yesterday in a blog post on the Alienware Arena site, “A few years ago, the XPS team was adopted into our family [Alienware and Dell Gaming] and the team grew the product line to be the envy of the PC industry. For our most recent feat, we launched our G Series mainstream gaming line and merged our gaming businesses under one unified strategy. Today, our overall gaming businesses combined tops over $3 billion in revenue! This success is a result of all of you and your passion for gaming and building the best products and experiences for our customers.”
In fact, when you look at what Dell is succeeding with most these days on the client computing side of its business, Frank has been in a leadership role for virtually all of the cool, sexy products that have won the company so many accolades in recent years. From iconic designs like the Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15 family of ultrabooks, to the company’s latest Legend design signature for its new line of Alienware m15, m17, and Area-51m gaming laptops, Frank’s teams have been at the forefront of not only design innovation but also product marketing that inspires a cult-like user base following, as well as straight up-and-to-the-right revenue growth.
So yes, in short, AMD just scored big by picking up Dell’s Frank Azor as its new Chief Gaming Officer. It’s also a ringing endorsement for AMD’s future roadmap efforts, as if the promise of its Zen 2-based Ryzen 3000 and EPYC Rome processor platforms weren’t proof positive enough. Word from sources close to the matter is that Frank Azor will report to Sandeep Chennakeshu, AMD's EVP of Computing and Graphics Business Group.
I've reached out to Frank for commentary and confirmation but other than his post at the Alienware site, he's not at liberty to offer any further detail currently.
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Yankee Stadium Sign, Ripped Off Right Field Wall In 1973 By Fan, Soars From $200 To $46K
David Seideman Contributor
The appropriated right field sign sat in a closet for 40 years.
The 296-foot sign may be one of the holiest in sports, marking the shortest part of Yankee Stadium’s famous “short porch
The right field sign from the original Yankee Stadium was stored in a closet for 40 years.
Photo by Clean Sweep Auctions
On September 30, 1973, the last game at the original Yankee Stadium before its first renovation saw a half-capacity crowd of 32,969. Most came for sentimental reasons, paying farewell to the 1923 "House that Ruth Built."
“Souvenir-hunting wasn't in vogue — [but some] players and fans took some keepsakes,” writes Anthony McCarron in The New York Daily News. “Some in the crowd came prepared…bringing screwdrivers and hammers to make sure they got mementos.”
One lucky fan made off with an extra special souvenir: the circa 1960 sign affixed to the right field wall designating the 296-feet distance from home plate. Eighteen bids have lifted the newly discovered holy relic from $200 to $46,120 in a spectacular Clean Sweep Auction ending tonight, June 6.
The 296-foot sign is visible is in this photo from a baseball game.
From the Frank Scalegnio collection.
The mementos that tool-wielding fans sought were primarily old wooden seats bracketed by cast iron stands. Back then, most stadium artifacts were virtually worthless and headed for the salvage yard or scrap heap, or sold for next to nothing. Getty Images sells photos of happy parents with small children hauling off seats like teddy bears from a carnival— kind of a dark inverse of a Norman Rockwell painting.
Although today it seems incredible that stadium security didn’t blink an eye about marauding hordes brandishing hammers and screw drivers in the South Bronx, law enforcement had more urgent matters on its mind. Homicide rates were through the roof and buildings were worth more torched for insurance than for being maintained. My Uncle Henry, a brave and noble sanitation truck driver in the South Bronx, then known as Fort Apache, kept a baseball bat at his feet, and it wasn’t for pick-up games.
Look closely for the 296-foot sign at a New York Giants football game.
The appropriated right field sign sat in a closet for 40 years. “The consignor's brother ripped it off the outfield fence at the end of the game as it was total chaos,” Clean Sweep President Steve Verkman told me. “The brother died and then left it to his brother, our consignor. He knew it was special and kept it until now.”
The 296-foot sign may be one of the holiest in sports, marking the shortest part of Yankee Stadium’s famous “short porch ”at the edge of right field foul line. Just think of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris wrapping their home runs around the foul pole in their mythical chase in 1961 to break Babe Ruth’s single season 60-home run record…and you can understand the bidding frenzy.
Measuring 61 x 29, the sign exhibits the wear-and-tear from dozens and dozens of seasons. Old photos of the New York Giants football team show it weathering snowy winter games.
“This is in at best VG [very good] condition with some peeling off the painted numbers, but the display value is simply tremendous,” notes Clean Sweep.
Since the sign is a singular object unknown to the hobby, the auction house had no idea how to assign a starting price. “We have decided to open it at an almost impossibly low minimum bid [$200!] and see what happens,” Clean Sweeps explained, in an understatement as classic as the first Yankee Stadium itself.
A 1961 Yankee Stadium postcard on eBay
Via eBay
David Seideman
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Hate Debit Card Fees? Prepaid Cards May Be Worse
Halah Touryalai Forbes Staff
Advisor Network
They say nothing in life is free. No where is that more true than in the business of finance.
That became very clear last year when big banks like Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo got caught up in the debit card fee debacle. The messy situation gave some consumers reason to to run to smaller banks and credit unions. The competition meanwhile tooted the benefits of the so-called prepaid debit card. But those benefits might not be all they are cracked up to be.
Consumer Reports is out with some analysis of the prepaid card world which, according to the Federal Reserve, is the fastest growing non-cash method of payment. The group says the problem is while prepaid debit cards are being marketed toward the un-banked and under-banked demographic--people who don’t have a bank account because they don’t feel they have enough funds and/or have mostly cash transactions and who say they can’t afford bank fees--they still can carry plenty of fees and have little protection.
From the report:
Prepaid cards can be inferior to debit cards linked to traditional bank accounts in several ways:
Fees can be high, multiple, and confusing
Not all prepaid cards provide adequate protection against theft of funds usingthe cards or card account numbers
Promised credit lines or features to build a credit record may be expensive and overstated
Federal deposit account insurance for prepaid cards applies differently than i does for bank accounts and may be capped at less than the value of all of the prepaid cards issued by a particular card program.
“Now that so many households are relying on prepaid cards to manage their finances, it’s time for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action to protect consumers,” said Michelle Jun, senior attorney for Consumers Union. “We need new rules that require fees to be disclosed in a simple format so consumers know the costs before they purchase a card. Prepaid cards should get the same strong protections as debit cards so consumers have the peace of mind that their money is safe if their card is lost or stolen.”
For its part the prepaid card industry has made moves to lower fees (if only for competitive reasons) and has said it wants to be more transparent about fees. In March the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) proposed a standardized fee box that clearly displays the true cost of prepaid cards. Three big name prepaid card providers have agreed to test the disclosure box included Green Dot which is one of the biggest providers of prepaid cards to retailers including Walmart. This fall Green Dot will introduce a new box on its card package this fall that is aligned with the CFSI's proposals about fee disclosures.
Still though Consumer Reports sampled 16 prepaid cards and found 13 of the 16 prepaid cards charge monthly fees, ranging from $2.95 for the nFinanSe card to $9.95 for the Vision Premier card and the Univision card. Want to take out cash? Twelve of the 16 cards impose a fee for checking balances at ATMs, ranging from 45 cents to $1 per balance inquiry.
Walmart is among the bigger retail players in the prepaid card arena and charges a $3 monthly fee. It does not disclose the size of its Money Card business but Ben Jackson of Mercator Advisory estimates that the total dollars loaded onto Walmart Money Cards totaled somewhere between $7 and $ 9 billion. Jane Thompson who ran Walmart’s financial services business until last summer, told American Banker recently that business brought in “many hundred of millions of dollars” in profit annually.
Here's what Walmart told me in February:
We know that many of our customers don’t have a bank account and are looking for alternatives that improve both the convenience and cost of every day money services. The Walmart MoneyCard gives customers who have traditionally relied on cash the safety of storing it in an FDIC-protected account with the convenience of a Visa or MasterCard-branded debit card. Our MoneyCard is a re-loadable prepaid debit card that provides many of the advantages of a checking account without overdraft fees.
But the problem with prepaid cards is not just the fees, Consumer Reports says. One of the features tooted by providers is that consumers can boost their credit by using their prepaid cards. "Close inspection of these features indicate that consumers should stay away from signing up for credit building and credit lines offered by prepaid cards. These prepaid products do not provide sufficient information to build the type of credit report that consumers get with mainstream credit products, nor will consumers obtain fairly priced short term credit lines. Unfortunately, with these products, consumers using prepaid cards to build credit may find themselves more deeply embedded in a more costly and less secure second-tier banking system," the report says.
The group is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to step up and require that prepaid cards have the same protections as bank-linked debit cards. "Until those protections are required, prepaid cards are second-tier substitutes for bank accounts which do not provide cardholders with the same stability or protections that all consumers expect
and deserve."
Halah Touryalai
I’m a deputy editor covering all things Wall Street and Investing. I joined Forbes in 2010. I am fascinated by the financial industry’s power and influence around the gl...
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How One Investor Built A Career In Venture Capital By Bridging Culture, Sports And Technology
Mark Hall Contributor
Technology business leader
Rashaun Williams
Photo Courtesy of Rashaun Williams
While recent volatility in the stock market illustrates some investor uncertainty in public companies, investors in private companies continue to push big chips into fast growing businesses that are becoming household names.
So who are these individuals who fund and invest in companies that the rest of us don’t have access to? The short answer is venture capitalists, accredited investors and people in private equity.
Because venture capitalists often focus on younger and earlier stage companies, they are frequently the big winners when a company goes from obscurity to being the icon on your phone’s homepage, for example.
According to a recent report from Pitchbook, the venture industry is on track to top $100 billion in investments in 2018.
Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Rashaun Williams, a Los Angeles-based venture capitalist and General Partner at the MVP All-Star Fund.
Williams, who’s notoriety comes in part from successful investments in companies like Casper, Coinbase, Ring, Lyft and Dropbox, among others, separates himself from others in the venture capital industry by being dynamic with the type of investors and companies he works with.
He is not a firm believer in keeping the historically traditional industry of venture capital traditional anymore.
From investing in high-growth companies alongside famous rappers like Nasir ‘Nas’ Jones to vetting investor pitch decks with retired NBA champions like Derek Fisher, Williams is leveraging his experience and network to open the doors to others who wouldn’t normally enter the space.
Williams and I discuss how he started investing, how others can get involved and what we should look forward to from his firm in the future.
Mark Hall: You are a successful investor with a number of well-known startups in your portfolio. Take us back to why you decided to get involved in the venture capital industry in the first place?
Rashaun Williams: Originally my company Value Investment Group was an investment and consulting company for urban businesses in Chicago. I started it while doing investment banking at Wachovia in Chicago. We had legal, financial and investment resources for SMBs in Chicago. I also started investing in companies in West Africa through a fund I launched called Dixsville Partners. We wanted to help countries like Liberia rebuild after civil war. Venture has always been my attempt to help communities and democratize wealth creation in the only way I know how – Finance.
Hall: How exactly does one become an investor or venture capitalist? What is truly needed? Tons of money? Access to people? Pedigree?
Williams: Anyone can become a VC if they have the following three things: 1. A process for evaluating companies that gives you the ability to pick winners who will go on and become successful companies. 2. Access to those types of companies to invest in. 3. Capital to invest in the companies. You can have the first two and raise the last one but can’t have the last one without the first two. I tell my mentees to start with a few hundred dollars while in college or high school, and when they interview for jobs in the future they will be able to discuss how they have been investing in companies for two to five years! Gives them a huge leg up.
Hall: You were recently awarded 'Investor of the Year' at the Black Enterprise TechConnect event back in October. Congrats on that. What do you think has separated your work from so many others in your space?
Williams: Thanks! It's good to be recognized. One of the things I think is different about what I am doing is you can trace it back for 18 years. I’m only 39 years old but I have been teaching founders and investors since 2001 when I launched The Kemet Institute. Actually teaching the same things I am teaching today but Instagram made it easier to deliver. I have also been investing personally for that long. I did my first LBO with my mentors back in 2003 when we acquired an industrial distribution company in Chicago. Today I think people see the personal passion, doing things my own way and how successful Queensbridge and Allstar Funds are.
Hall: The stories of wealth being created by either working or investing in tech startups is well-documented and glamorized by Hollywood. Do you think the 'cool factor' around startup investing will change anytime soon?
Williams: I think it’s the new luxury cars and jewelry for athletes and entertainers, and I love it! It's very healthy for us to finally put wealth creation as a cultural aspiration as opposed to consumerism. My job is for it to not change anytime soon. If it does, then I have not done my job. Be on the lookout for more ways I will try to push the culture forward and make investing more cool and accessible to our culture icons.
Hall: Who are the top five leading athletes and entertainers active in the investment world that you are impressed with and why?
Williams: This may be a shocker to you, but I will be completely honest and it’s not who you expect. The biggest names in sports and entertainment all partner with people who do all the work for them. Trust me I know - I did it myself for some of them! But there is an entire group that people don’t know about that are extremely impressive. 1. Retired NBA player Elton Brand. He interned at Morgan Stanley and is a great investor. Thad Young from the Indiana Pacers literally has his own VC fund, strategy and has invested in companies like Airbnb and SpaceX! Ray Lewis has a fund focused on tech, media and sports teams. Retired Super Bowl champ Ryan Mundy has Techlete Ventures, Derek Morgan from the Titans has Huddle Ventures and both can vet deals with the best of us. Retired Laker legend Derek Fisher and I spend hours reviewing pitch decks and financial models together! Ask any of them, all very impressive. I would put them up against any others any day.
Hall: I know you have your hands on a number of different projects and initiatives. Can you give us a preview on what we should expect from you in the coming months and years?
Williams: Three main things:
Launching my fifth Venture Capital fund, MVP Allstar Fund IV. It’s very well documented what we did with Queensbridge but what people don’t know is our Allstar Funds (we have done three in two years) are absolutely crushing it. The first one is up over 60%! Very excited to continue to build there.
I’ve noticed that the top 2% of athletes and entertainers have a full team to help them become great investors. I plan to solve that problem for the other 98%. I can’t allow another Kevin Garnett or Tim Duncan situation to happen where they get robbed for $15-77 million from their financial advisors. #noballerleftbehind lol
Not sure if people notice what I am doing on my Instagram, but I have helped over 25 founders raise capital, create pitch decks, data rooms, investor lists and find cofounders. My goal is helping 100 founders raise capital, all using social! Check out some of my posts and comments and you will see it yourself! Rashaun_williams
As I conclude the discussion with Williams, I can’t help but think we are just at the beginning stages of an industry shift where more participation in private investing is encouraged. If the passing of the JOBS Act is any indicator, things may be heading in that direction.
From my view, any environment where more people have more access to legitimate and vetted investment opportunities is a good thing.
Mark Hall is a sales leader at Google, contributing to Forbes on the topics of business, culture and leadership. He has been featured in The Huffington Post, Business In...
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For Less Than $10, Anyone Can Bypass Apple's Big iPhone Security Feature
Thomas Brewster Forbes Staff
I cover crime, privacy and security in digital and physical forms.
Apple firmware update after security leak
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto
Apple is causing real headaches for police trying to hack their way into iPhones with each iOS update. But according to one ex-cop, all it takes is a little ingenuity, some patience and less than $10 to bypass one of Apple's most significant barriers to entry and break open locked iPhones.
That was made apparent in a webcast with former West Virginia State Police forensics specialist Chris Vance on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of his current employer, government supplier Magnet Forensics, Vance talked about the problems police faced with Apple's USB Restricted Mode. The feature, introduced in the latest iOS release (11.4.1), kills any data connection between an iPhone and a computer once a device has been locked for an hour. If there’s no data connection, there’s no way an iPhone can be hooked up to a PC and have all the information inside transferred.
That's a big pain for police (or a thief who's pilfered an iPhone), as forensic software used to get the passcode for iOS devices requires a data connection. As far as Vance was aware when speaking this morning, USB Restricted Mode cannot be defeated by any known tool. That includes the super-advanced GrayKey, a technology first revealed by Forbes in March. But Vance admitted he didn’t have access to a GrayKey, and at least one source believes it can defeat Apple’s security. The tech’s manufacturer GrayShift had not responded to requests for comment asking for clarity.
But Vance has also been testing a known bypass of USB Restricted Mode, as revealed in a blog post on Wednesday. The hack delays the one-hour timer for seven days when an accessory (or what Vance calls a “delay dongle”) has been connected to an iPhone before it’s entered USB Restricted Mode (i.e., within an hour of the phone being locked). Though there’s a seven-day limit, just removing and reconnecting the accessory will restart the weeklong timer, Vance wrote.
In his tests, Vance hooked up various accessories to a locked iPhone running iOS 11.4.1, the version in which Apple turned on USB Restricted Mode. He then waited at least 60 minutes, removed the delay dongle and connected the iPhone to a PC. Many accessories were successful.
Vance found the cheapest working dongle was an $8.98 adapter, a splitter that allows for simultaneous charging and headphone use (the newest iPhone models don’t have a headphone port). In previous tests, the cheapest working adapter for the hack cost $39.
A host of other splitters like the $8.98 model were also successful in resetting USB Restricted Mode, though they cost a few dollars more. All were available to purchase on Amazon. Vance is now crowdsourcing a list of all working accessories, asking anyone who’s tested the hack to upload their results to an open spreadsheet.
“Should agencies buy these devices en masse and start tossing them out? It’ll depend on several factors like the agency and their policies,” Vance wrote. “Anyone who is planning on seizing an iOS device should at least have the knowledge to be prepared.”
It’s also possible to delay the one-hour window by simply connecting the iPhone to a Windows PC, Vance explained. But for law enforcement, that might not be an option. Cops have to put seized tech in Faraday cases, which prevent any outside sources tampering or altering the data (and possible evidence) inside.
Apple ‘aggressive’
During the webcast, Vance said it was highly likely police would be coming across a significant number of iOS devices running the latest security features. That’s because Apple has been increasingly “aggressive” in pushing updates, Vance said.
He also pointed to the so-called Emergency SOS mode in the latest iPhones. By rapidly pressing the power button five times, the mode is activated. It prevents TouchID and also turns on USB Restricted Mode.
“There's nothing we can do [if SOS mode is on]. ... If in SOS mode, it will stop your investigation at that moment,” he warned.
Apple hadn’t responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
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Thomas Brewster
I cover security and privacy for Forbes. I’ve been breaking news and writing features on these topics for major publications since 2010. As a freelancer, I worked for T
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Weekly Update: Secret Painting Edition
Format Team
What we were reading on the internet this week: from a Lucien Freud work found in strange circumstances to a story of mistaken statue identity.
US Postal Service ordered to pay artist $3.5M in copyright lawsuit
The Statue of Liberty has been in the news a lot this week, but anti-Trump protestor Therese Okoumou isn’t the only controversy around the monument. Hyperallergic reports:
“Sculptor Robert Davidson was awarded $3,554,946.95 in royalties plus interest by US Court of Federal Claims over the US Postal Service’s illegal use of an image of his work. The copyright infringement lawsuit focuses on the image of Lady Liberty that the USPS believed was of the original monument in New York harbor but it was in reality an image of sculptor Robert Davidson’s kitschy Statue of Liberty replica at Las Vegas’s New York New York hotel.”
Snapshots of 1980s London’s queer community
On Elephant Magazine, Louise Benson discusses a beautiful and poignant new photo book from David Gwinnutt. Titled The White Camera Diaries, Gwinnutt’s work offers a personal view onto queer life in 1980s London:
“Photography has the powerful ability to build nostalgia for a time and place—even if you were never there at all. The handheld camera in particular allows for unguarded, intimate shots, and the resulting images can create the uncanny illusion of proximity years after the fact. The men who lounge on crumpled sofas and languidly lean against a front door in the pages of David Gwinnutt’s deeply personal photobook feel as if they could be your friends, chatting for hours into the soft early morning light or arguing sleepily at the day’s end.”
Hidden Lucien Freud work unearthed under another painting
Hidden for more than 50 years, an early landscape painting by Lucian Freud has just been restored and is on sale at auction. The work was discovered underneath another landscape by his friend Tom Wright. ArtNet reports:
“In a twist to this already bizarre tale, during the conservation process several areas of the landscape attributed to Freud were also removed from the canvas revealing possibly a third layer of paint beneath it. This mystery third layer appears to be in a palette similar to that which Freud used in his early portraits.”
Call for entry: Aint-Bad’s What We’ve Found
Aint-Bad Magazine issues monthly calls for photography submissions, and this month their theme is Into the Night. Selected photographers will have their work published in Aint-Bad, and submissions are open until July 28:
“This month we want to see how you see the nighttime in your photographs. Is it an enigmatic realm of dreams and a wandering unconscious? A time of grit and seediness, dimly lit rooms and writhing cockroaches? A club with throbbing music and sweaty, glistening bodies? Bring it on!”
Call for entry: FotoRoom Open
Photo platform FotoRoom’s latest open call for entry is open for submissions until July 31:
“London-based agency Kiosk, the juror of the new #FotoRoomOPEN edition, is happy to offer a 6-month professional mentorship to introduce the winning photographer into the world of commercial and editorial photography: a fantastic opportunity for both young photographers looking to launch their career, and more experienced ones who would still benefit from some expert guidance.”
Have a tip or call for entry to share? Did you write an article or publish a project that you think we’d like? Let us know.
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Spatiality in Game Design
by Fabian Fischer on 01/07/19 11:13:00 am
I keep writing about "deep gameplay" and how it needs "complex verbs", i.e. mechanisms that go beyond probabilities, progress bars and damage numbers. But how exactly do those systems work then? This article will explore one possible answer to this question: space.
Goodbye math!
Gameplay can get strategically interesting when you cannot "simply" calculate everything, i.e. when factors are involved that cannot, or at least not easily, be turned into some kind of "points" or "score". If that would be possible, you would basically be facing a math puzzle. Of course that might be interesting in itself, but rather in terms of computing the correct solution and not so much in terms of intuition and decision-making.
Should the latter elements be supposed to be the game's core, offering strong spatial interactions can go a long way in moving it away from "flat" arithmetic. Positioning and movement in space or even aspects such as momentum or inertia are essentially complex resources that can, quite literally, be "played with". Obviously they are ultimately based on math as well, but a form of math that is both more complex than mere subtraction and yet also intuitively accessible for human beings.
Enter emergence!
This base complexity can furthermore be used to foster an emergent interplay between gameplay elements and thereby create even more depth without having to resort to more and more convoluted math. Of course the verbs in the game, i.e. the actions players are able to perform, have to be tightly connected to the game's spatial structure, so they can properly support it and give it meaning. Dealing damage, filling bars or the much-loved mass extermination of actors in the game world usually do not belong in this category. The same goes for mere asset tourism.
The following sections will take a look at some concrete examples on how to do it better. The games described below offer strongly spatial possibilities of interaction and consistently manage to align the design of all gameplay elements in support of this aspect.
Heat Signature: Moving through space...ships
In Heat Signature you enter procedurally generated spaceships and, by making use of a diverse set of gadgets, try to reach a specific target object or person. Almost everything in the game is centered on movement. For example, there are multiple types of teleport gadgets that e.g. allow you to swap positions with an enemy ("Swapper"), to instantly move through open corridors and doors ("Sidewinder"), or to jump to any position within a certain radius for a short amount of time ("Visitor"). The "Key Cloner" lets you steal key cards if the guard carrying them is in range. Luring enemies into the "Glitch Trap" will move them to another spot, often directly into outer space. And the "Slipstream" makes everyone act super slowly - except for yourself. More agility, more options.
These are just a few examples of the verbs in the game but one thing is pretty clear already: There is no flat number crunching. Enemies, just like your avatar, do not have "health points" or "stats" and do not "deal damage". The focus of the game lies on finding creative ways to bypass them or, if needed, take them out unnoticed in one hit. Most of the time you will not have a huge arsenal of weapons to achieve this. Hence one of the simplest tricks in the game is to let an enemy fire a bullet at you and then swap positions with him. A tactical option enabled by consistent rules and spatially meaningful verbs. Emergence.
Situations in the game can quickly get much more complex though. Therefore you always have the ability to pause the game, analyze what is going on, plan your next steps and even execute the first one of those directly from the pause menu. However, that will not make things super easy. It is just another design decision making perfect sense in the context of the core game and its depth. Players are supposed to plan ahead and think about which actions make sense in a given situation, instead of merely being challenged by their physical execution.
Spelunky: Up and (mostly) down
Spelunky is a modern classic and regarded as a game design masterpiece. Rightfully so, since basically all the elements in the game are tailored to interact with moving around its incredibly hostile environment. It starts with the two basic items: Bombs allow you to reach sealed off areas or create new connections. Ropes can be used to move upwards, which goes against the natural gravity-based direction the game usually takes. The same is true for climbing gloves and the iconic jetpack that additionally increases your horizontal reach. Jumping boots increase your jumping height. The mattock can manipulate a level's layout. Spike shoes prevent you from sliding over ice blocks.
But it is not just the items. The behavior of each enemy and every trap in the game has an immediate spatial impact and frequently forces you to reconsider how to move forward. You cannot land on spikes or stand next to a tiki trap for too long. Boulders need to be dodged. Arrow traps can be triggered by throwing rocks or other objects into their line of sight. Crush traps try to, well, crush you in a straight line. Spiders jump around, bats can fly. Tiki men throw boomerangs that return to them on the same path. Mummies vomit poison that can make a whole corridor impassable. And so on.
Again, all these elements are spatially meaningful and follow clearly defined rules that can then be combined in all kinds of ways to generate a large variety of interesting situations and confront players with new challenges. Therefore it makes perfect sense that the procedural level generation is often praised as one of Spelunky's greatest achievements.
Invisible Inc.: Knowledge is power
At first sight, Invisible Inc. and XCOM have a lot in common. You take turns, leading a squad of characters with certain specializations through a grid of square tiles. But that is basically it. Where XCOM goes on to rely on hit probabilities and rolling damage numbers, Klei Entertainment's title focuses much more on dynamics and level layouts.
Once again, enemies in Invisible Inc. have no hit points and lethal weapons are not only extremely rare, but also punish players by increasing the alarm level on every kill. Typically you will only use them in cases of emergency and try to deal with patrolling enemies in another way. The simples of which is to knock them out temporarily. However they then remain an active and spatially relevant element of the game world because they will wake up a couple turns later and furiously search their surroundings. Hopefully you took some precautions in the meantime!
In general traversing the levels of the game is based a lot on collecting information about the layout itself. Where are the cameras? Where can I catch enemies unprepared? Where should I place a trap? Which devices can I hack to increase my mobility? The alarm timer will also keep ticking up without you killing anyone. It pushes you forward and away from playing for safety. The game rewards clever, yet often risky maneuvers of efficient exploration. Of course the positioning of your units does play a role in XCOM as well, but one that is quickly reduced to mere arithmetic.
Card Games: A spectrum of spatiality
Other comparisons can be drawn within the realm of card games. Gwent for example has been hunting the holy grail of "row identity" for a long time now, trying to give the different rows on its battlefield as much meaning as possible. (By the way, this was a core design pillar of Crimson Company and also the recently released Artifact.) This aspect had taken a backseat during the game's development in beta, where in most cases it didn't really matter where you put a card on the board. With the recent full launch entitled "Project Homecoming" the team tried to put an emphasis on positioning again, e.g. by introducing effects that depend on which row a card is played on and by reducing the number of rows from 3 to 2, thus making the resource "space" more scarce.
The battlefield can get quite crowded in Minion Masters, too. However by making use of continuous space and real-time, it can go even further. Not only does the positioning of units matter when you play them, but also their autonomous behavior once they are in play. They follow very specific rules of movement. Some creatures are faster than others, some can fly past obstacles, some ignore certain enemies. The game quickly becomes a complex interplay of unit positions and mobility, always depending on the current state of the game.
Hearthstone does not have as much of a spatial structure: One row of up to 7 units, no movement. Compared to Magic: The Gathering though, the relative positioning of units can matter in some cases, e.g. when they buff adjacent targets. Prismata on the other hand refrains from using any kind of spatiality whatsoever. It simply arranges units and buildings on the screen in such a way that they can be easily perceived. Appropriately, it is the most mathematical of all mentioned examples, and arguably the least accessible.
Of course there are more examples worth discussing. The brilliant Portal is all about an unusual way of movement. Auro's design is a "clockwork" of spatial actions and abilities. The battle royale genre (Fortnite) is based on restricting players' freedom of movement over time. And the core of every MOBA (League of Legends), i.e. pushing lanes, is a fundamentally spatial mechanic.
However, the overarching point should be clear by now: A design that is tightly focused on spatial interactions can quite easily lead to interesting gameplay situations, incentivize intuitive decision-making over hard mathematical solutions, and foster systemic emergence. Praise space!
University of Exeter — Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Sucker Punch Productions — Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Wolfenstein: The New Order [Pre-Owned]
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Wolfenstein®: The New OrderTM reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Under development at Machine Games, a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games, Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
Intense, cinematic and rendered in stunning detail with id® Software's id Tech® 5 engine, Wolfenstein sends players across Europe on a personal mission to bring down the Nazi war machine. With the help of a small group of resistance fighters, infiltrate their most heavily guarded facilities, battle high-tech Nazi legions, and take control of super-weapons that have conquered the earth - and beyond.
Armed with a mysterious advanced technology, the Nazi's unrelenting force and intimidation brought even the most powerful nations to their knees. Awakened from a 14-year coma to a world changed forever, war hero B.J. Blazkowicz emerges into this unimaginable alternate version of the 1960s. One in which the monstrous Nazi regime has won World War II, and now rule the globe with an iron fist. You are B.J. Blazkowicz, the American war hero, and the only man capable of rewriting history.
The Action and Adventure: Wolfenstein's breath-taking set pieces feature intense mountain-top car chases, underwater exploration, player-controlled Nazi war machines, and much more - all combined to create an exhilarating action-adventure experience.
The Story and Characters: Hi-octane action and thrilling adventure weaved together into a tightly paced, super immersive game narrative featuring memorable characters.
The History and Setting: Set against a backdrop of an alternate 1960s, discover an unfamiliar world ruled by a familiar enemy-one that has changed and twisted history as you know it.
The Arsenal and Assault: Break into secret research facilities and heavily guarded weapon stashes to upgrade your tools of destruction. Experience intense first-person combat as you go up against oversized Nazi robots, hulking Super Soldiers and elite shock troops.
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Mario and Sonic get extra friendly in newest London Olympics trailer
By Henry Gilbert 2011-10-26T21:50:56.298Z News
Former rivals work together in new video for sportsmanlike fun
As Sesame Street so wisely put it cooperation makes it happen, so as strange as it must be for all the Sonic and Mario fans to see, the upcoming London Olympics game starring the pair has the former rivals working together almost as much as they’re competing. Sure, the two can square-off in sumo wrestling and bicycle races, but they can just as easily work together. In today’s gameplay footage you’ll see them collaborate in sports as diverse as crew, volleyball, and even synchronized swimming.
Though you’d think the novelty of seeing Mario, Sonic and all their friends would wear off by the third game, videos like these still have an effect on us, as we wish our nine year-old selves could see the two platform stars rowing a boat together. And Sega intends shake things up for its third Olympic mascot battle, with new events and even minigames filling the streets of London. You’ll find Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics in stores November 15.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Frame 42 box, light grey
Manufacturer: By Lassen
Design: Mogens Lassen
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The functional Frame shelf system by By Lassen consist of square boxes in black frames. The Frame modules can be hung on the wall or stand on their own. Create your own Frame shelf system according to your needs: options are endless. Available in many different sizes and colors.
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The Danish architect Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) was a pioneer of Danish functionalism. In 1927 he left to work for an engineering company, but he did not enjoy the work nor speak French. Paris however changed Lassen’s view on architecture and when he returned to Denmark he established his own studio.
Along with working in architecture Lassen also designed furniture and other objects, and his Kubus candlestick has become an icon of Danish design. Lassen started designing the first Kubus long before it was first produced in 1962 - the Kubus candlesticks were not put on the market, and Lassen gave them to family members and friends. The grandchildren and grand-grandchildren of Lassen established the design company By Lassen in 2008 to honor the work of Morgens Lassen and his brother Flemming Lassen.
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Private hospital placed in special measures following damning inspection
Cygnet Hospital in special measures after CQC inspection
By Robbie Bryson robbiebryson1 Reporter
Cygnet Hospital in Colchester
A PRIVATE hospital for people with severe learning difficulties and mental health problems has been placed into special measures after a damning report from the healthcare watchdog.
Cygnet Hospital, in Boxted Road, Colchester, has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection in April.
The report found there were “significant risks to patients’ safety” at the hospital due to a lack of permanent staff who knew clients’ needs.
Between January and March inspectors found there were 70 occasions when there were not enough nurses on shift, including incidents when there was a lack of female staff to observe patients.
The provider also did not “adequately check agency staff to ensure they were safe to work with vulnerable patients”.
Out of 50 agency staff records on file, 21 or 42 per cent, did not say whether they had current DBS checks.
Inspectors also found the provider had not taken action to ensure incidents at the hospital were thoroughly investigated.
The report states: “We checked a sample of 44 incident investigation reports.
“The provider had not ensured that the terms of investigation were clear or showed that the staff member had adequate training to completing the effectively investigate.
“The provider was not checking investigation reports identified adequate actions or were completed to reduce the risk of reoccurance.”
A backlog of 33 incidents which required investigation were found. Issues with the management of medication were also identified at the hospital and staff training was an area of concern.
Cygnet Hospital, run by Cygnet Health Care, was rated requires improvement by the CQC at a previous inspection in November.
READ MORE: Colchester's Cygnet Hospital rated 'requires improvement' by CQC
A spokesman said: “Last year we took a number of steps to address the issues raised, including updating the employee training programme and putting a refurbishment plan in place.
“We note the additional issues raised in the CQC’s most recent report and we have developed a comprehensive action plan to immediately address these concerns.
“As part of this improvement programme, we are reviewing our governance arrangements to ensure a robust incident management process that fosters learning of lessons for all staff.
“We will also be reviewing our staffing arrangements and are working hard to eliminate the use of temporary workers.
“We are determined to act on the recommendations of the CQC and will continue to work with them to improve this service and bring it up to the high standards our service users expect and deserve.”
The hospital will be inspected within six months and if improvements have not been made it could be prevented from operating.
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Home CONTESTS Postcard Story Contest Lady Cariboo
Lady Cariboo
by James Avramenko
Third Prize winner of the 12th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest
Lady came to Barkerville sometime in late 1862. I stumbled into the area mid-2011. Once it was the largest city north of San Francisco, gold riches in the mountains for any man lucky or foolish enough to go looking. When I came it was a living museum, a monument to a time no one remembers.
Lady was brought off a ship and bought, along with twenty-three of her pack, to walk the Old Cariboo Road. Camels are hardy beasts, able to haul five or six hundred pounds. Almost double what a mule could muster. I was brought in to work the forge. My first day, I worked the sledgehammer until there were blisters on top of my blisters. My hands bled for a week. All that summer, mouth-breathers would ask if I knew how to make a sword. All I knew was how to turn a horseshoe nail into a ring.
The day my boss told me of “The Lady” was the same day he told me about his time in the military. He was a sniper, named his rifle Courtney. Said it was a good name for a high-maintenance bitch. His platoon called it the Devil’s hose.
He said horses are naturally scared of camels. Said once a horse spooks, it always remembers, that’s why you sometimes see horses coming in backwards in the stables. They remember seeing the gate that caught them.
An actor playing the town lawyer stumbled by. A drunk. My boss sighed and watched the boy.
“That man walked here from California. Now he’s a clown. I pray to God I’m not remembered.”
Camels are resilient animals but that only goes so far. On the hard mountain terrain, their soft feet got chewed up. Canvas bags were made to cover them but those quickly tore. I tried to wrap my blistered hands in bandages but they just came off at the next hammer stroke.
The few camels that survived the first season camped at Quesnel Forks and were soon auctioned off as novelty pets. Judge Begbie, the Hanging Judge, had one spook his horse so bad he was thrown from his saddle. He was said to have hated camels for the rest of his days. Another was shot dead, mistaken for a bear. That night the local hotel served “bear” meat. They called the shooter “Grizzly” after that.
Me, I didn’t last the summer. My desire for rest outweighed my desire for money. I couldn’t make a fist for two months.
Some say Lady died on a ranch in Grande Prairie, the last of the Cariboo Camels. But some say she escaped one night. Maybe the call of the desert still sang in her ears. But the story goes, one night in 1905, a camel’s body was found in Manitoba, a tatter of canvas around her hooves.
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Martinique's stoppage-time goal stuns Canada
PASADENA, CA – It came out of virtually nowhere.
Fabrice Reuperne launched a left-footed blast from about 25 yards, sending the ball zooming past Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan into the left side of the net. He had just buried the game-winning goal three minutes into injury time to give Martinique a 1-0 win against Canada in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup opening match at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.
The 37-year-old veteran sprinted from where he sent the booming shot towards teammate Kevin Olimpa. He jumped into the goalkeeper’s arms as others piled on, including members from the bench.
The final whistle soon sounded, but the celebration continued on Martinique’s bench.
Les Matinino had earned three points in the Group A encounter in a matter of seconds after spending most of the match pressuring a young Canadian team that found it difficult at times to penetrate on the opposite end.
The game’s only goal came at a time in which Canada appeared to be holding on, hoping to preserve the draw and leave California with a point.
But it was not going to happen. Not with Reuperne finding the back of the net with a blast that even had fans of Mexico and Panama – opponents in the nightcap -- applauding.
After an entertaining, but scoreless first half, Martinique came out of the break in an attacking mood.
Yoann Arquin didn’t waste any time dribbling up field to fire a shot in the 47th minute, forcing Borjan to dive to his right.
Martinique continued pressuring Canada’s defense. Team captain Kevin Parsemain attempted a couple of dangerous shots, forcing Borjan into a good save with a left-footed effort from about 15-yards out. In the 53rd minute, he sent a blast bouncing near Canada’s left post.
David Edgar had what perhaps was Canada’s clearest opportunity at goal in the second half, floating a header off the crossbar.
But it was Martinique that continued most of the attacking late in the match. The Caribbean side kept trying through the flanks. Steeve Gustan sent a shot from about 16 yards straight at Borjan, who slapped it over the crossbar.
Martinique led in most statistical category including ball possession and shots with a 27-10 advantage. It will next face Panama on Thursday in Seattle. Canada will take on two-time Gold Cup defending champion Mexico at the same location later in the evening.
See also: Canada Martinique
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By Jaryd Cline
Cougs bounce back on the grid with big win over Mary M. Knight
Jaryd Cline
Cougar sophomore Robbie Dorr watches the ball in for a reception during the Sept. 22 win over Liberty Bell.
The Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat gridders got a taste of how it feels to be on the other side of a big win on Sept. 28 against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley in an 11-man game, but bounced back Saturday with a 65-6 eight-man win over Mary M. Knight in Elma.
The Cougars fell to Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 33-7 two weeks ago but bounced back Saturday with the big eight-man road win in their second trip to the western part of the state in as many weeks. They played in Menlo (186 mile drive from Lyle) in their loss two weeks ago and traveled to Elma (190 mile drive from Lyle) for the win against the Owls where the Cougs got contributions from the entire team.
LWK scored a touchdown on its first offensive play and led 22-6 after the first quarter before the team continued to score. The lead climbed to over 40 points in the third as the Cougs' second team came in and continued to move the ball on offense and hold the Owls on defense.
After winning the coin toss and choosing to receive, the Cougs were caught off guard after a squib kick that the Owls recovered. It took only four plays for them to get the ball back, forcing a turnover on downs and getting the ball near midfield. Their first play was a reverse that started with Sam McCullough, who gave it to Brandon Montoya, taking it the other direction for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Montoya scored another rushing touchdown, this one from 15 yards out, and the Owls drove the field and scored their only touchdown of the game with 2:30 left in the first quarter, but after that it was all Cougars. They ran off 51 straight points after the Owls found the endzone to close out the win.
After the Owls' scored, Montoya added touchdown rushes of five, 54, and five yards respectfully as the Cougs closed out the first half leading 37-6.
With the Owls driving the ball to the Cougar 10 on the first possession of the second half, Jarren Leslie recovered a fumble after Montoya's hit knocked the ball loose on a quarterback rollout, getting the ball back to the Cougs while taking away a scoring opportunity from the Owls.
Montoya scored again shortly after creating the turnover on an 85 yard run that put the Cougs up 43-6. They forced another turnover the next possession when DaSean Leslie intercepted a pass at the Cougs 23 that led to another touchdown, this time through the air. Quarterback Kurtis Billette hit Robbie Dorr for a 25 yard pickup before finding Jarren Leslie from 50 yards out for a touchdown, making it 49-6 LWK.
The second team came in shortly after and continued to move the ball. After a 50 yard run from Aaron Smith put the Cougs in scoring position, quarterback Cruz Montoya found Gerry Kindrick in the endzone from 10 yards out for another touchdown.
They turned defense into offense one more time when Smith forced a fumble that was recovered and ran back 57 yards for a touchdown by DaSean Leslie.
Brandon Montoya finished with 229 yards on the ground and the six touchdowns and had 10 tackles and a forced fumble on the other side of the ball. Billette completed eight of 12 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown with Jarren Leslie catching five of those passes for 124 yards and the score.
McCullough led the team with 13 tackles and also had a sack with Kindrick adding 10 tackles.
The Cougs have another road game this weekend before returning home. They play Oregon's Adrian High School on Saturday at noon in Jordan Valley, Oregon, a town named for Michael M. Jordan, a 19th century prospector.
After that, the Cougs are back at home for a Thursday, Oct. 18 game against Oregon's St. Paul High School starting at 4 p.m. St. Paul sits at 6-0 overall and lost in last year's Oregon Class 2A state semifinals.
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Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in California
The move will erase some of the price advantage Amazon enjoys over brick-and-mortar stores. But it will allow Amazon to blanket the state with distribution centers.
by Tribune News Service | September 12, 2012
Spurred on by fanatically loyal shoppers like Christine Dugger of Sacramento, e-commerce giant Amazon.com is doing something it spent years trying to avoid.
On Saturday, Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from California customers.
The move will erase some of the price advantage Amazon enjoys over brick-and-mortar stores. But it will allow Amazon to blanket the state with distribution centers -- the better to speed orders to consumers such as Dugger.
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"I get anywhere from two to four shipments a week," said Dugger, a new mom who shops Amazon exclusively for diapers, formula, sippy cups and other baby supplies.
With shoppers craving overnight and even same-day delivery, Amazon plans to build a network of warehouses, or fulfillment centers, in California. The first two will be in Patterson, southwest of Modesto, and San Bernardino.
Before the centers could open, the company had to make a deal with Gov. Jerry Brown. So it bowed to political pressure, backing a law requiring Internet merchants to collect sales tax if they have a warehouse or other major physical presence in the state. Amazon essentially traded taxes for warehouse space.
"They've taken a pretty calculated approach," said Scot Wingo, chief executive of e-commerce technology company ChannelAdvisor. "It's worth it to bite the bullet, collect the taxes (and) get a fulfillment center within a day of L.A., Sacramento and San Francisco."
It's doubtful that other online merchants will start collecting when the law takes effect Saturday. They maintain they don't have a physical presence in California.
Amazon, more than other Internet retailers, is in a rush to build warehouses.
That's true outside California, too, prompting Amazon to give ground on the tax issue in multiple states. The company still drives a hard bargain where it can, but is gradually conceding that the era of Internet sales tax is at hand.
In Texas, Amazon closed a Dallas-area warehouse last year rather than collect sales tax. But two months ago, it started collecting the tax and promised to create 2,500 jobs over four years.
In South Carolina, the company agreed to build two warehouses after being granted a five-year tax holiday. After lawmakers killed the deal last year, Amazon halted construction -- until the Legislature reversed course.
Amazon is also lobbying Congress in support of a nationwide law that would give states clear authority to tax Internet sales. Amazon realized it was losing the political battle over taxes and "turned this into a strategic advantage," said Bryan Gildenberg, an e-commerce analyst with Boston consultant Kantar Retail. "Kudos to Amazon for making ... a really good lemonade out of this brand of lemons," he said.
Amazon will open at least eight fulfillment centers in the United States this fall, including one in San Bernardino, expanding its distribution capacity by around 25 percent. The Patterson facility opens next spring.
The company offers same-day delivery in 10 U.S. cities, such as New York and Chicago. Wingo said same-day service likely will come to the Bay Area and Southern California once San Bernardino and Patterson are operational. Sacramento is less certain.
Shrinking delivery times is increasingly important in online retailing, Wingo said. Shoppers don't mind waiting a few days for computers or TV sets, but they want quick turnarounds on smaller items. And they're willing to pay for speed.
Dugger, like about 10 percent of Amazon's customers, belongs to Amazon Prime, in which shoppers pay a $79 annual fee and get free two-day delivery on most items.
To her delight, some of the shipments "come the next day," said the McGeorge School of Law student. "That's a huge benefit to us." Dugger said paying sales tax is her civic duty. Others don't see it that way, and might stop buying from Amazon once the company starts collecting.
Spencer Christy, a Sacramentan who spends $600 a year buying college textbooks on Amazon, said he'll now shop elsewhere. "When you're a poor college student like me, you have to pinch every penny," said Christy, a student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Overall, however, experts say Amazon's new strategy will boost sales. Its prices will still be lower than most competitors', and its speed will enhance customer loyalty.
Building more warehouses does more than just quicken deliveries; it also reduces shipping costs.
"We're trying to get geographically closer to customers," Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak told investment analysts recently. Company officials weren't available to discuss the warehouse strategy for this story.
Geography has always been important to Amazon.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled years ago that catalog retailers couldn't be forced to collect sales tax unless they had a physical presence in the state. It's the reason Amazon's home office is in Seattle, and not the Bay Area -- the company didn't want to collect sales tax in the state with the most customers.
California legislators for years pursued Amazon on the tax issue anyway, crafting bills aimed at getting around the Supreme Court case. Not only did Amazon represent an estimated $150 million in annual tax revenue, brick-and-mortar stores complained that online retailers had an unfair edge by not collecting tax.
The Legislature passed two bills taxing e-commerce; they were vetoed by former Govs. Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Last year, though, Brown sided with lawmakers. He signed a bill that said a retailer's California "affiliates" amounted to a physical presence, satisfying court requirements. Affiliates are websites that earn fees by referring visitors to Internet retailers.
Amazon refused to collect the tax and fired its affiliates. It also launched a ballot fight to overturn the law.
Then the company backed off and agreed to a compromise. The Legislature passed a new law. Amazon would collect the tax, following a one-year grace period that runs out Saturday.
Amazon rehired its affiliates and promised to bring 10,000 jobs to California. The Patterson and San Bernardino warehouses, announced in May, will employ 2,000 workers combined.
Will many other e-retailers collect the tax? Not likely.
The state has queried 200 Internet merchants. About 20 have responded, saying they won't collect taxes because they don't have a physical presence in California, said George Runner, a member of the Board of Equalization, the state's sales tax agency.
That's a concern for brick-and-mortar retailers, who believe all Internet merchants should have to collect.
"The playing field isn't level," said Rachelle Bernstein, tax counsel at the National Retail Federation.
Business Amazon Tax Deals
As it opens new warehouses, Amazon has made deals in the past year to collect sales taxes in eight more states, bringing the total to 13.
California: Begins on Saturday.
Nevada: Begins in 2014.
New Jersey: Begins in July 2013.
Pennsylvania: Began on Sept. 1.
South Carolina: Begins in 2016.
Tennessee: Begins in 2014.
Texas: Began on July 1.
Virginia: Begins in September 2013.
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McMafia is a new breed of Bond: A millennial Bond
By Anna Conrad 11 February 2018
There's been a lot of noise around James Norton's role in McMafia being an audition for Bond, but he's nothing like him – and that's a good thing
Throughout McMafia, even before McMafia started, a name was bandied around more times than an overzealous Alan Partridge impersonator. That guy, the one who likes to use his surname first, as though he’s constantly checking up on his dinner reservation, you know the one. The one with the specific drink requests. Yep, that one.
The BBC drama starring James Norton is a slow-building, crime saga – a bit Honourable Woman, with some Night Manager in there. The ethical lead character, Alex Godman, played by James Norton, is slowly seduced over to the dark side, because well, all the good stuff happens there. With trips to Tel Aviv, the south of France and the Cayman Islands, it seems being bad is just pragmatic these days. Imagine the air miles.
Over and over, we hear that this is Norton’s audition for Bond, except from what we’ve seen so far, it’s not, because Norton in McMafia isn’t even really like Bond. If anything he’s a new breed: sensitive; more likely to be pouring over spreadsheets than thinking of quick-fire quips to all those men sat around in big chairs stroking cats all day.
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In other words, he's really nothing like Bond and it’s actually a good thing.
He’s morally aware, mindful, but not too hard on himself, like a person who boycotts Starbucks on Twitter, but gets that flat white on the way to work because everywhere else is too far away. He’s most probably vegan. He’s also a proper slashie, juggling multiple jobs: working the nine-to-five grind (something to do with numbers and a corporate office cubicle), secretly leading a double life dabbling in a bit of money-laundering, Krav Maga expert, collector of air miles. Pretty much, a millennial.
McMafia teases a few Bond moments. Like that time when James Norton is standing knowingly in the middle of an ocean, somewhere exotic (remember, collecting those air miles), in trunks that leave virtually nothing to the imagination, starring into the distance. Or that other time, when he’s dressed to the nines in a snug tux, walking into parties with similarly snuggly dressed attractive people.
But it’s all just a ruse. A bit of a flirt. Like a strong opener on Tinder. Milleni-Bond could never be actual Bond, for one he couldn’t afford the hi-tech gadgets - he’s going through a housing crisis. The good news is that it's opening the door to a whole new breed of Bonds. Albeit ones who probably still live with their parents, while they build up their small consultancy firm, but who are potentially a little more varied and subtler. It was only a matter of time before a new Bond came along, a little more Gen Y, a bit more McMafia.
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Ghana Government, Development Partners meet on Funding for SADA
November 19, 2011 General News Comments Off on Ghana Government, Development Partners meet on Funding for SADA
Dr. Kwabena Duffuour - Finance Minister
The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Finance will on Monday November 21st hold a National Conference with its development partners to review the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) strategy and also explore mechanisms to raise both short and long-term funding for the authority.
According to a statement issued on November 18, 2011, the conference is expected to agree on the next steps for joint action in targeting development programmes and resources for the deprived areas of the Savannah zone and others meriting priority treatment.
It said this is in furtherance of plans set out in the 2012 budget announced by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Kwabena Duffour on Wednesday November 16th to resource the authority and further boost its full implementation.
The one-day conference is expected to discuss SADA’s agenda and priorities for accelerated growth in the Northern Savannah; private sector as a vehicle for transformation in the SADA zone, communication impacts and development results, as well as government’s long term priorities in accelerating growth in SADA and other deprived areas.
It will be jointly hosted by Vice-President John Mahama and the Minister of Finance and attended by all five Regional Ministers of the regions covered by SADA; Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions and their respective Regional Economic Planning Officers.
According to the statement, Mr. John Mahama through his keynote address, map out the policy priorities that have inspired the bold policy of SADA and its institutional set-up, while other discussions on the SADA priorities will be led by the SADA CEO, Alhaji Seidu Iddi and perspectives on private sector funding shared by the Chairman of SADA, Mr. Andani Alhassan.
On his part, the Dr. Kwabena Duffour is expected to present an elaborate mechanism for the long-term funding of SADA, followed by responses from various donor agencies.
The Finance Minister will also lead a dialogue with Development Partners on the proposed Investment Funding mechanism for SADA and engage them in discussing current and future pipe-line programmes and funding to enhance Government’s accelerated development programme for the SADA areas.
Other Ministries expected to attend the conference are the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Industries as well as the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
About 30 Donor Agencies and Foreign Missions are expected to be represented at the highest levels.
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African central banks invest in offshore Chinese bonds
August 13, 2012 Investment, Lead Comments Off on African central banks invest in offshore Chinese bonds
African central banks have invested in offshore Chinese bonds.
The Standard Bank Group acted as sole bookrunner for the latest placement of China Development Bank’s (CDB) RMB500-million worth of three-year offshore renminbi bonds to African central banks.
This was the first time that African central banks have participated in an offshore renminbi bond investment in primary markets.
“This landmark bond sale to Africa was a tranche of CDB’s recent RMB2.5-billion bond offering, in which Standard Bank Group was one of the seven joint bookrunners and lead managers, Standard Bank said August 6, 2012.
China Development Bank issued three-year and 20-year offshore renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong (the so-called dim sum bond), with participation from Asian and non-Asian investors.
About 60% of the total dim sum bonds were allocated to European, Middle East and African investors, and Standard Bank says its allocation, which was placed with African investors, accounted for one fifth of the total bonds CDB issued, and was the highest amongst all the bookrunners and lead managers.
The Managing Director at the Bank’s China unit, Mr Bing Fan stated that the allocation to African central banks is a reflection of the latest trend in the currency reserve strategies of some African nations, which have started to include the renminbi into their foreign exchange reserve portfolios.
Jeremy Stevens, a Standard Bank Group economist based in Beijing added that “The internationalisation of the renminbi is inevitable, and Africa is a fertile soil and important front for this process, with RMB36-billion in trade done in the Chinese currency already during 2011.”
Stevens urged Africa to use Beijing’s desire to broaden the geographical reach and use of the renminbi to reinforce its relevance.
“The internationalisation of the Chinese currency will lower transaction costs, enable better working capital and improve risk management practices, which along with various incentives, will support trade flows. Investment will find support through cheaper sources of funding, which is raised in Hong Kong or through loans, and better-protected capital with hedging instruments. This will result in more favourable terms for African projects,” Mr Stevens said.
The Standard Bank indicated that it is committed to promoting renminbi internationalisation by expanding and encouraging the use of the currency in trade settlement between China and Africa.
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Management Initiatives For The Trade
Marine ornamental fisheries, if managed sustainably and integrated with other resource uses, have the potential to provide many people in source countries with a stable source of income and thus a livelihood. Countries like the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have no specific management plans for the ornamental marine industry221. On the other hand countries such as Fiji, Palau and Australia have policies regulating collection of reef organisms6. Unfortunately, these often exist only on paper, are...
A potential solution to the localized depletion and habitat degradation that may result from extensive and unmonitored collection of marine ornamentals is the creation of marine reserves, areas where fishing is prohibited or controlled. Marine reserves have often been recommended, and suggested as useful tools in managing marine fisheries (usually food fisheries), for they have been shown to increase fish abundance and protect ecosystems from habitat destruction due to fishing . Hence, they...
Postharvesting Mortality
There are many factors that lead to post-harvesting mortality, such as physical damage and use of chemicals during collection, poor handling practice and disease. Even when collected in an environmentally sound manner, aquarium organisms often suffer from poor handling and transport practices resulting in stress and poor health of marine individuals30. Accurate figures of post-harvesting mortality are not available due to the sensitivity of such Bagging specimens for the ornamental trade....
Limiting the number of fish being exported from any source country is another way of reducing or limiting collecting pressure. Quotas are only likely to be effective if based on rigorous scientific research and implemented at a species-specific level6. Although relatively simple and easily enforced, general quotas are not advisable as they may simply encourage collectors to focus collection on the most valuable species, hence not ensuring protection of stocks overall and least so of vulnerable...
Sources of trade data
Unknown species of echinoderm (sea star) in an aquarium. Unknown species of echinoderm (sea star) in an aquarium. All species of giant clams and stony coral are listed in Appendix II of CITES, an international agree-_ ment that protects wildlife by ensuring that international trade is based on sustainable use and does not threaten the survival of a species in the wild. The treaty, established in 1973 and which entered into force in 1975, currently has 162 Member Parties. Species listed in...
According to CITES data, the global live coral trade rose steadily from 1997 to 1999 with 934,463 live pieces and 1,142,242 live pieces being traded worldwide respectively in those years. The trade decreased to 942,661 pieces in 2001. Since the late 1980s, Indonesia has become the largest coral exporting cou ntry32. CITES figu res show that direct exports of live wild-sourced coral from Indonesia represented 78 per cent (729,703 pieces) of the global total for all coral species in 1997, 66 per...
User Conflict
One of the most vocal complaints against the aquarium trade has been that it reduces fish populations in areas where tourism is thriving and constitutes an important source of revenue. This has been an issue of particular concern in Australia and Hawaii30 and more recently in Fiji35. In popular Australian tourist areas such as Cairns, Moreton Bay and Whitsunday tourists and recreational divers often interact with fish and coral collectors41. After a study was carried out in Hawaii showing a...
Sexselective fisheries
Thu, 25 May 2017 | Marine Aquarium
Males of many coral reef fish species tend to be preferred due to their distinctive coloration. Male mandarinfish, Synchiropussplendidus, for example, bear attractive dorsal fins and displays170. Male wrasses, such as the bird wrasse Gomphosus varius, and the sapphire devil Chrysiptera cyanea, are also often preferred to plain-looking females37. Such brightly coloured specimens are also likely to fetch higher prices on the market. Selectively harvesting for males of particular populations on a...
The SMART project
The South Pacific Forum Secretariat, together with the Marine Aquarium Council, has started a programme to implement marine ornamentals certification within the South Pacific Region. It will focus primarily on the islands of Fiji, the Cook Islands and the Solomon Islands and will address the negative impacts the ornamentals industry presently has or may have. It will also introduce market-driven third-party certification for established operators to ensure sustainable development of the...
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 | Marine Aquarium
The introduction of aquarium fish species to areas where they do not occur naturally is a problem more acute for freshwater species than for marine species. Reports have indicated that a number of individuals of the species Pterois volitans, lionfish (marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific region), have been observed on four wrecks and one natural hard bottom off the coast of North Carolina at depth ranges between 40 and 45 m during 2000 and Some individuals were also observed off the include...
Table 6 The top ten species of ornamental fish imported into the United States
Tue, 10 Jan 2017 | Marine Aquarium
Totals for number of fish are derived from importers' and exporters' data in GMAD for years 1997 to 2002. Species common to both datasets are in bold. The threespot dascyllus, Dascyiius trimaculatus. The threespot dascyllus, Dascyiius trimaculatus. EC Annex D data show that 106,662 seahorses were reported as imported into the EU between 1997 and 2001. GMAD data for this period show a total of 20,477 seahorses reported as imported into EU countries (or 24,647 specimens between 1996 and 2002)....
Impacts On Populations
Mon, 09 Jan 2017 | Marine Aquarium
Most traders argue that the collection of marine ornamentals for the aquarium trade has no negative impact on reef fish populations. This is likely to be true for fisheries that are fairly small in comparison to the available resource base (fish population). A study in the Cook Islands showed that the total catch per unit effort remained constant between 1990 and 1994114, an indicator that fish populations on these islands were probably being harvested sustainably. In Australia, through the use...
Life histories
While a huge diversity of species is demanded for the aquarium trade, a large part of the trade tends to be centred on individual species. These species' vulnerability to collection will depend on a number of life history parameters, in particular growth, reproduction and recruitment54. Overall, there is very little information available on the life history characteristics, growth rate or reproduction mode of most coral genera in trade. Environmental conditions influencing individual corals...
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 | Marine Aquarium
Size limits are another useful tool in managing aquarium fisheries. The marine ornamental fish trade tends to be highly selective in favour of juveniles due to their distinctive coloration, low transport cost for exporters and optimal size to fit in a home aquarium. However, the young of some popular fish species are easily stressed and hence may suffer high mortality during holding and transport6. Setting minimum size limits such as those encouraged by an Ocean Voice International-Haribon...
Live rock
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 | Marine Aquarium
CITES defines live rock as 'pieces of coral rock to which are attached live specimens of invertebrate species and coralline algae not included in the CITES Appendices and which are transported moist, but not in water, in crates71. Typical inhabitants of live rock are anemones, tunicates, bryozoa, octocorals, sponges, echinoids, molluscs, sabellarid and serpulid tubeworms, and calcareous algae. Besides the aesthetic role live rock plays in aquaria, the organisms which live in live rock, through...
Giant clams
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Giant clams represent an increasingly large proportion of the exports of live invertebrates destined as aquarium specimens. Although additional lighting is often required in order to maintain giant clams, they play an important role in removing nitrates, nitrites and ammonia from aquaria water, elements considered as The most commonly imported sea star in the aquarium trade is Linckia laevigata. According to exporters' data within GMAD this species accounted for 3 per cent 32,509 pieces of the...
Between 1.5 and 2 million people worldwide are believed to keep marine aquaria. The trade which supplies this hobby with live marine animals is a global multi-million dollar industry, worth an estimated US 200-330 million annually, and operating throughout the tropics. Ornamental marine species corals, other invertebrates and fish are collected and transported mainly from Southeast Asia, but also increasingly from several island nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, to consumers in the main...
Figure 5 Top three importers of live and wildsourced clams
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Totals are derived from importers' data. Several source countries have also implemented legislation to better manage and protect their giant clam stocks. In 1996, the Philippines, previously dominating exports for the international shell trade and one of the main suppliers of live clams for the international aquarium trade, adopted a total prohibition on all exports of giant clam82. The Solomon Islands reported that only exports of cultured giant clams were allowed, while with help from the...
Table 7 The top ten most commonly traded genera of corals worldwide
Sun, 04 Mar 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Totals for number of pieces are derived from importers' and exporters' data in GMAD for years 1988 to 2002 and 1998 to 2003 respectively. Genera common to both datasets are in bold. Totals for number of pieces are derived from importers' and exporters' data in GMAD for years 1988 to 2002 and 1998 to 2003 respectively. Genera common to both datasets are in bold. levels are sustainable and to agree a system under which export statistics reflect true imports. A recent audit at one of the largest...
Figure 4 Major exporters of live and wildsourced clams
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Totals are derived from importers' data as Viet Nam, Philippines, Fiji and Vanuatu report on the basis of permits issued and not on actual trade, and not all exporters are Party to CITES. Philippines Fiji Vanuatu Tonga Marshall Is. Viet Nam Philippines Fiji Vanuatu Tonga Marshall Is. Viet Nam
Soft corals and sea fans
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Most of the soft corals in trade originate from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Although soft coral farming is considered to be simple and straightforward70, very few specimens are of cultured origin. American Samoa represents an exception52. Despite high numbers of specimens being traded for use in aquaria, soft corals are not, unlike stony corals, covered under CITES54. No mechanisms other than GMAD exist to monitor quantity, origin and destination of species in trade. GMAD data indicate that a total...
The mandarinfish Synchiropus splendidus
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | Marine Aquarium | 1 comment
Extremely limited scientific information, particularly on its biology and fishery, is available for the small, benthic dragonet of the Western Pacific. All individuals traded for the aquarium industry are taken from the wild and the impact of heavy collection 21,458 individuals based on importers' data or 11,168 individuals based on exporters' data in GMAD, traded within the EU only on fish populations is unknown. It is subject to a sex-selective fishery up to 70 per cent of fish caught are...
Analysis of trade data
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 | Marine Aquarium
The following section will describe analyses of CITES data for trade in stony corals and giant clams, Annex D data for seahorses and GMAD data for fish, corals and invertebrates. Based on sales data supplied by the 58 companies in GMAD and applying the method described in Green8 the best estimate of annual global trade is between 20 million and 24 million for marine ornamental fish, 11-12 million for corals and 910 million for marine ornamental invertebrates. Records within GMAD for marine...
The scribbled angelfish Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 | Marine Aquarium
Anecdotal information has suggested that some populations of the scribbled angelfish Chaetodontoplus duboulayi, pictured may be depleted. Although this information has not as yet been validated by scientific surveys, local fishers in Queensland, Australia, have observed significant fluctuations in population densities over the years and thus have raised concerns. Population estimates between the Keppel Island group and the southern extent of the species in Hervey Bay, Australia, show lower...
Table 8 The top ten species of corals imported into the United States the EU and Japan
Totals for number of pieces are derived from importers' data in CITES for years 1997 to 2001. Japan's data are based on exporters' reports for 1997 and years 1999-2001, as Japan's Annual Reports for 1999-2001 are not available and they did not report any coral imports for 1997. Totals for number of pieces are derived from importers' data in CITES for years 1997 to 2001. Japan's data are based on exporters' reports for 1997 and years 1999-2001, as Japan's Annual Reports for 1999-2001 are not...
Transhipping
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 | Marine Aquarium | 1 comment
Transhipping is an activity that emerged during the 1970s and 1980s. It involves grouping the orders of several retailers and or wholesalers and placing them with an exporter, collecting the shipment at the airport, clearing customs and redistributing the boxes without opening Divers' breathing equipment hookahs on deck. Divers' breathing equipment hookahs on deck. them . The responsibility for the entire shipment falls onto the retailer. All transhippers require to operate is a telephone, fax...
Table 4 The ten most traded species of ornamental fish worldwide
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | Marine Aquarium
Totals for number of fish are derived from exporters' and importers' data in GMAD for years 1997 to 2002. Species common to both datasets are in bold. Table 5 The top ten species of ornamental fish imported into the EU Table 5 The top ten species of ornamental fish imported into the EU Totals for number of fish are calculated from exporters' and importers' data in GMAD for years 1997 to 2002. Species common to both datasets are in bold. For the years 1997-2002, Amphiprion ocellaris, Chromis...
The Global Marine Aquarium Database Gmad
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 | Marine Aquarium
Since April 2000, UNEP-WCMC and MAC have been collaborating with members of trade associations such as AKKII, PTFEA, SAFEA, OFI and OATA to establish GMAD as a freely available source of information on the global aquarium industry. The common objective of GMAD is to gather, integrate, collect, standardize and provide fast and easy access to data on the trade of individual species by placing this information in the public domain, through a web-searchable interface http www.unep-wcmc.org marine...
From Ocean to Aquarium
The global trade in marine ornamental species Colette Wabnitz, Michelle Taylor, Edmund Green and Tries Razak UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK Tel 44 0 1223 277314 Fax 44 0 1223 277136 E-mail info unep-wcmc.org Website www.unep-wcmc.org The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP , the world's foremost intergovernmental environmental...
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Osawatomie dance bands
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Hot Club KC
Jazz Band from Kansas City, MO (42 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
#1 rated band in Kansas City on Gigmasters in multiple categories! Hot Club KC is upbeat, light, and fun. A vintage acoustic jazz band with French-Parisian flair. Your guests will be asking, "Where did you find this band?!" Gypsy jazz is rousing and stimulating and captures the hearts of an unsuspecting audience. Hot Club KC also takes your requests (any genre including pop)! Rhythmic and toe-tapping yet without drums, you can hold a conversation without having to raise your voice. But... (more)
MultiPhonic
Variety Band from Kansas City, MO (47 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
MultiPhonic: High Energy Horns & Harmonies, Because Life is a Celebration! Packing dance floors since 2005. We play swing to current dance music, so there's something for everyone at your event. We can also provide classic jazz during cocktail hour and/or dinner. Multiphonic, a six piece variety band, has the widest variety of music available of any live act in the Midwest. We specialize in making wedding receptions and corporate events memorable. We feature both male and female lead... (more)
Sass Monkey
Variety Band from Overland Park, KS (32 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Sass Monkey is ready to make your event the ONE event that all your friends will be talking about for years to come! Our goal is to make sure all your entertainment needs are covered. We will work with you on every detail Your event could be a wedding reception, or a 60's themed birthday party......Sass Monkey will design the music to fit. Sure, we have a set-list of songs we know will keep the dance-floor full ALL NIGHT LONG....but you may have that special song.... and we are going to... (more)
Twice On Sunday
Make your event STAND OUT with this high-energy group playing music in a NON-STOP format so you never lose the dance floor. Surprise your guests when the band takes decades of chart topping songs and MASHES them with fresh radio chart hits. Service is booked by the event and not by the hour so you have the band at your disposal as you need. The band leader will meet with you prior to the event to create a script with timeline, music preferences, and other logistics so your event is handled... (more)
Big Time Grain Company
Country Band from Kansas City, MO (45 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Big Time Grain Company's show fronted by the Bourquin Brothers, Chad & Bret Bourquin, is full of energy! People have a blast because the band is having so much fun when they perform. Fans love to hang out with BTGC at shows due to their down to earth, western KS farm boys up bringing. Big Time Grain Co is one of the fastest rising country bands in the midwest. This act was the soul artist chosen to perform at the Royal's World Series Celebration Rally for a 800,000 plus crowd at Union... (more)
KC Prime
KC Prime is "THE" Variety Dance Band for people who know how to have fun! Your event will be a huge success with KC Prime! KC Prime is Kansas City's premier variety dance band & entertainment choice. A home-grown group of the most talented artists to be seen and heard anywhere. And they play it all: rock, pop, jazz, blues, oldies, country. Crystal Gatewood: vocals Don Desmond: guitar/vocals John Jones: bass/vocals Christy Breau: drums Kansas City is a music town, and this band... (more)
The M80s | Eighties Tribute Band
80s Band from Kansas City, MO (47 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
The M80s are the favorite 80s band in Kansas City! Get ready for an amped up, ragin' 80s adventure with the hottest dance hits of the iconic decade! A night with The M80s band starts with high-caliber, highly energetic group who know how to pack the dance floor and keep the totally righteous party going. The M80s are not just another 80s band. This is a nonstop, pumped up party to remember. No parking on this dance floor! You want it...we got it...and more! The M80s band has been... (more)
Diamond Empire Band
Cover Band from Kansas City, KS (48 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
High Energy Live Music to Pack Your Dance Floor! We're live music experts, wedding enthusiasts, and party starters, infusing every event with energy and full dance floors. We're here to make your wedding the greatest party of your life! The Diamond Empire are a premium, customizable 3-14 piece band specializing in high-energy music for festivals, weddings, corporate events and private functions–at a sensible price. Our talented and professional musicians have performed regularly with... (more)
Cover Band from Kansas City, MO (47 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
In Good Company is a cover band service the greater Kansas City area and we believe that you can still dance to live music! Started just last year in 2017, In Good Company, is made up of young, professional musicians, all with experience in the music industry. We are stoked to be playing weddings and events and seeing people experience the dance floor with live music! For weddings & events that are longer than 2 hours, we also provided a DJ for the remainder of the event. We can also... (more)
Dan Riggs Big Band
Big Band from Blue Springs, MO (52 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
We are a local swing band. We play everything from "In the Mood" to "I Feel Good". Can perform both instrumentals and vocals. Perfect for fundraisers, Las Vegas Nights, wedding receptions, anniversaries, concerts for an assisted living facility. Family appropriate and willing to work with the client to make their event memorable. We have played at Union Station, Westport Coffeehouse, and for the Raytown Parks and Recreation to name a few of our venues. (more)
Cover Band from Wichita, KS (139 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Mud Dogs Band - The Midwest's Top Rated Party Band
Dance Band from West Des Moines, IA (224 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
*Featuring the biggest song list in the Upper Midwest *Playing hits from multiple genres, including: Rock, Oldies, Pop, and Country *Customized set lists for your event *Guaranteed to keep people on the dance floor all night long Mud Dogs FAQ: Q: How much do the Mud Dogs charge per night? A: Exact pricing depends on the date, location, timing, and setup requirements--Please fill out our "request a free quote" for more information. Q: How far in advance does the band book... (more)
The Matt McCallie Orchestra, L.L.C.
Dance Band from Saint Louis, MO (246 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
The Matt McCallie Orchestra is the second largest professional orchestra in St. Louis, MO. We provide many types of ensembles covering: Top 40 Rock Pop Oldies Motown Soul R&B Funk Disco Classic Rock Country Folk Big Band Jazz Orchestra Jazz Combo String Quartet Classical Christmas Patriotic Memorial Services Our nationwide and regional accolades include: St. Louis Battle of the Bands Champion WeddingWire Couple's Choice Award Thumbtack Top Pro Singer/Songwriter... (more)
Pink Kadillac
Variety Band from Bennington, NE (208 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THE VERY BEST. PINK KADILLAC has been the premier true variety band in the Omaha area for over 35 years. Playing all your favorites from yesterday to today, they are a group of entertainers who know how to get people dancing and make your party or celebration one to remember. Strong instrumentation and tight vocal harmonies explain why this band is in high demand throughout the year. The most common comment about the band is that they make any event just plain... (more)
Top 40 Band from Tulsa, OK (174 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
· The Get Down is a collaboration of the region's most talented musicians for premiere events and venues. Can't decide between a live band or a DJ for your event? Think you can only afford one or the other? No problem! The Get Down is the best of both worlds delivering non-stop music with options for every budget. Every booking INCLUDES: ** Multiple sets of non-stop music performed by a live band. Absolutely no awkward silence between songs, so your guests won't want to leave the dance... (more)
Jimmy Lee Jordan Band
Country Band from Fairview, OK (246 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Jimmy Lee Jordan has been performing on stages, small or large, around Oklahoma, the surrounding states, and foreign countries for many years. Armed with a passion for music and the experience to back it up, Jimmy Lee formed what is known today as The Jimmy Lee Jordan Band with musicians that have shared the stage with regional/national artists such as Trick Pony, Blues Traveler, Phil Vassar, Heartland, Terri Clark and Ricochet to name a few. The “JLJB” is currently blowing up the Oklahoma,... (more)
Emerson Entertainment
Emerson Entertainment is a full service entertainment provider serving Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri for over 20 years! We provide live bands, DJ services, solo artists, and novelty entertainment such as clowns, jugglers, dancers, and comedians. Emerson Entertainment is unique because of our ability to provide a wide range of professional musicians and bands to customers. For example, we can provide a string quartet and a band/DJ for a wedding and the reception at great prices! Our... (more)
Marshall County Hangmen (cover) Band Or Duo
Cover Band from Des Moines, IA (227 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Professional, unique and entertaining is what the Marshall County Hangmen are all about. Anyone who has been to any of their shows will tell you that they are one of the few bands that really engage with their audience. Their unique and fun blend of classic HONKY TONK, ROCKABILLY, RHYTHM AND BLUES, along with their southern tinged versions of ROCK classics and ORIGINALS, will give your FESTIVAL OR BIKE RALLY audience an evening they won't forget. The Marshall County Hangmen have been... (more)
Red Ambition
Cover Band from Fayetteville, AR (173 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Red Ambition is one of the most entertaining and extraordinary variety dance bands in the Northwest Arkansas area. Two dynamic female lead vocalists ensure that the song list covers all your party needs, including favorites from Motown, Disco, R&B, and Classic Rock genres and moving into today's hottest dance hits. This five-piece band is a true ensemble, featuring strong vocals, tight harmonies, and great grooves by top-notch players that bring you the music you love - exactly as... (more)
Royal Dukes Band
Cover Band from Oklahoma City, OK (250 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
High Energy Live Music to Pack Your Dance Floor! We're live music experts, wedding enthusiasts, and party starters, infusing every event with energy and full dance floors. We're here to make your wedding the greatest party of your life! The Royal Dukes are a premium, customizable 3-14 piece band specializing in high-energy music for festivals, weddings, corporate events and private functions–at a sensible price. Our talented and professional musicians have performed regularly with... (more)
Anthony Koester Band
Country Band from Des Moines, IA (223 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Anthony Koester is a singer/songwriter from the heartland of Iowa. Growing up in the northern rural parts of Iowa and now in the capital city of Des Moines. Anthony Koester & The Band are based in Des Moines Iowa. Anthony's talented raspy vocals mixed with his talented team of musicians bring a high energy show! With influences from traditional country and rock n roll as well as modern day country music. Full band show or acoustic show they are sure to give you a taste as if you were in... (more)
Spectrum Band
Variety Band from Chesterfield, MO (239 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Spectrum is proud to announce that we are a recipient of the 2018 “Best of Weddings” award from The Knot! We were also inducted into The Knot "Hall of Fame" for consistently receiving outstanding reviews from past clients for so many years in a row. We were also honored to receive the WeddingWire 2018 "Couple's Choice Award" as well as this same award for the past 10 years. We are proud to be the only St. Louis band to win both of these awards for the past 6 years in a row! We also have... (more)
Cover Band from Omaha, NE (199 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
The "Diamond Empire Band" is the function band that is not a "Function Band". With regular showcase performances and a free demo CD you can see and hear them live before booking them, and pick and choose the size and configuration of your dream band. These full-time professional young musicians focus squarely on getting your night up and jumping, but without the cheese. Best of all, they are self-managed, so they are much less expensive than other bands in this quality bracket – you are not... (more)
Rhythm Kings
Dance Band from Milwaukee, WI (483 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
The Rhythm Kings are a 5 STAR GigMaster performer and your best choice for entertainment at your event. If you're looking for a top rated all Inclusive entertainment package to play your next wedding, corporate function, private event or festival…you've found the perfect group! Our band brings a interactive style to the stage and is guaranteed to have you and your guests dancing, singing and partying the night away! When you book The Rhythm Kings for your event you'll have all of your... (more)
ABC Band Chicago
Dance Band from Chicago, IL (449 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
#1 LIVE DANCE BAND IN SOLAR SYSTEM !!! (Light year weddings 2019!)... Well... who cares about rhetoric nowadays so just check our LIVE samples, see if you like it and give us a call! Our repertoire - top 40 plus the best hits of all times! Thanks for visiting the profile and have a great party!!! always your's ABC Band Chicago! (more)
The Beale St All-Star Band
Dance Band from Memphis, TN (353 miles from Osawatomie, KS)
Awarded "Best Wedding Band - 2017" - All Quotes are negotiable Proudly represented by Bandstand Entertainment, The WORLD FAMOUS Beale St All Star Band is "THE BAND" that will make your event exceptional. They are one of the hottest acts around and are in a class by themselves. The bands raw high energy, super tight vocal harmonies, rhythms bring your event to life like never before! They rock the classic covers that everyone loves to dance and sing along with..their energy is infectious... (more)
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Scientists Are Hunting For The 'Dark Photon', A Portal To The Dark Universe
Feb 10, 2018, 6:00pm
It appears that the universe is full of dark matter - around six times more of it than there is regular matter. It has obvious visible effects, such as the way it bends light from distant galaxies. Despite dedicated searches, no signs of a dark matter particle explaining these effects have turned up.
Image: Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Perhaps instead physicists will be able to find some dark force, a portal into the dark world. Such a "dark photon" would be dark matter's equivalent of a photon, in the way that dark matter particles interact with one another. Scientists are searching for such a particle. It hasn't turned up yet, based on new results from the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva Switzerland. But the search isn't over - and a lot of physicists are really excited about it.
"LHCb had to work really hard to get to this mass range," Caterina Doglioni, a researcher at Lund University who was not involved in the study, told Gizmodo. "The way they did it is quite cool. They reinvented the data taking of LHC experiments."
Physicists have been using plenty of methods such as big vats of liquid xenon to try and find dark matter particles directly, and still have no leads. Dark photons would take Dark Matter's story deeper, and imply that there's a dark universe governed by dark forces.
"What we now about dark matter is very little. One of the pressing questions is, how does dark matter interact with itself? That's a wide open space," study author Mike Williams told Gizmodo. He said that discovering this particle could open up an entirely new area of study.
Actually looking for this particle is a chore. Williams hoped that the LHC's high-energy proton collisions would result in dark photons that then decay into other particles called the muon and its antiparticle partner. But there are a ton of less-ghostly ways that particles in the searched-through mass range could decay into two muons. In some cases, hunting for it is like trying to find out whether someone dumped a bag of M&Ms into a vat of M&Ms at the lolly factory by comparing the contents of the vat to the factory's usual output.
Doglioni was especially impressed by how the team managed to get all their data. Particle physics experiments create so much data that they have triggers - initial detectors simply tell the experiment to keep all of the data in the collision or throw it all away, based on predetermined parameters. LHCb updated their data-taking scheme to allow the triggers to select only the data in the collisions they want, the two muons, for any events that contain them, rather than throwing away entire events that might have useful information.
After analysing data, they couldn't find dark photons with masses between 10GeV and 70GeV that immediately decay into the muon pair (a Higgs Boson weighs around 125GeV). They also didn't find a signal for longer-lived particles that weigh between 214 and 350 MeV (a proton weighs a little less than 1000 MeV), the first such search for these longer-lived dark photons. They published their results in Physical Review Letters.
But people aren't upset just yet. "I am specially excited with their results for 'long-lived dark photon' region, where the dark photon travels a finite distance in the detector before decaying," Suchita Kulkarni from the Institute of High Energy Physics in Austria told Gizmodo. "This constraint is really awesome! This region being searched for by LHCb... is really a sweet-spot accessible to very few experiments at this moment." Essentially, LHCb is looking for a kind of particle that other experiments might not be able to find. She also pointed out that more complicated photon models might require another look at this data.
CERN Physicist James Beacham from the ATLAS experiment was also excited by the result, and hoped it would motivate competing ATLAS and CMS teams to finish similar analyses, too. And this dark photon search, which has already been going on for a long time, will probably continue. "Dark photon searches are simultaneously straightforward and challenging, straightforward because the concept is general and simple enough that designing experimental searches is pretty easy, but challenging because we really have no clue where in parameter space the dark photon could live," he said.
Given all of the unknowns, physicists really need a sign. Williams said: "Any hook in would really help guide us to what to do next."
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GUEST POST: Youth and LGBTQ communities disproportionately victimized by revenge porn and cyber crimes
By Leah Juliett, GLAAD Campus Ambassador |
(The following is a guest post by Leah Juliett, a GLAAD Campus Ambassador, who attends Western Connecticut State University. GLAAD's Campus Ambassadors are a volunteer network of LGBTQ and ally university and college students activating to create change in their communities.)
In 2016, I founded the March Against Revenge Porn as a platform of advocacy for victims of cyber sexual assault. I was frustrated by underrepresentation in both law and society, after being victimized on a public website by a revenge porn perpetrator for over five years. Modern cyber America breeds anonymous imageboards and social media accounts dedicated to the exploitation of young people through nude photos and videos shared without consent. These acts of cyber sexual exploitation, nicknamed “revenge porn”, have become cultural phenomena - yet public discussion is rare. Perhaps even more rare is the understanding that LGBTQ communities, particularly LGBTQ youth, are disproportionately the victims of revenge porn and other cyber crimes. In order to understand the LGBTQ intricacies of these cyber crimes it is important to learn the current landscape of revenge porn in modern culture.
Revenge porn is the nonconsensual distribution of sexual images or videos with the intent to shame or humiliate the victim. For many, this form of sexual exploitation serves as revenge. Revenge is the act of avenging a wrongdoing, yet oftentimes victims have done nothing to warrant sexual exploitation. Similarly, nude images are not inherently pornographic, but by posting the content online, perpetrators attempt to pornogrify victims. Therefore, the name of the crime itself is somewhat of a misnomer, as the content is not intrinsically pornographic. The concept of revenge porn has less to do with revenge and pornography, than it does exacting control and extortion.
Content that is placed on revenge porn websites can be obtained through multiple outlets. Oftentimes, sexual photos and videos are taken consensually, as part of intimate relationships in which both partners trust that the content would never be shared. Sometimes, however, perpetrators obtain content nonconsensually: taking photos while the victim is intoxicated, hacking personal servers, and spying via webcam to record private moments. No matter how the content is originally obtained, the act of revenge porn occurs when the images and photos are then shared without the consent of the individual pictured.
The revenge porn community targets a vast pool of victims of every race, gender, and sexual orientation. Statistics from the Data & Society Research Institute and the Center for Innovative Public Health Research indicate that 17% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans have been threatened or victimized by revenge porn. This statistic, compares to the 2% of heterosexual people who are victims of this crime, and proves a statistically significant difference in discrimination regarding sexual orientation.
Further, The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative suggests 90% of victims are women, but does not specify whether this is limited to cisgender women. Studies documenting the sexual abuse of transgender people suggest, “the majority of transgender individuals are living with the aftermath of trauma and the fear of possible repeat victimization.” Because physical sexual violence mirrors cyber sexual violence, there is likely a large community of trans and non-binary victims of revenge porn, targeted because of their gender identity. Unfortunately, these factors have not studied enough in the available research to make conclusive arguments, due to various factors: underreporting, mis-gendering in reporting, and other resource and access issues faced by victims. Because of this conversations around revenge porn remain continue to center around the cisgender community, meaning that many of the most marginalized and exposed victims of revenge porn experience fundamental injustice.
Additionally, all young adults, LGB included, are more likely than older adults to have nude photos posted online without their permission (5% versus 1%). Notably, minors sampled in the study, in the 15 to 17 age range, were less likely to report the crime than those in the 18 to 29 age range. This signals that younger victims of these cyber crimes will not receive the same access to resources and support than older victims, leaving them further marginalized.
Another barrier to justice for most revenge porn victims is the sensationalizing of the crime as a celebrity issue. News of victimization often appears in news, media, and culture after a celebrity’s personal server has been hacked. In these scenarios, though, with help of paid private investigators and crisis counselors, these images are removed from the internet and the celebrity likely has access to support system to begin recovery processes. Yet, while all victims may experience emotional distress and other harmful effects, the average victim of revenge porn is less likely to have the requisite support systems and resources to combat their exposure, neither by having the support systems to heal, nor by finding justice in the criminal law system.
Mischa Barton opens up about being subject to "revenge porn." https://t.co/P582G3c6J4 pic.twitter.com/9dNGrFPP0o
— E! News (@enews) March 30, 2017
The exploitation of nude images and videos can lead to emotional distress, physical and mental trauma, harassment, stalking, relocation, unemployment, physical partner violence, and suicide. Victims often struggle to have their photos removed from anonymous websites, and receive little assistance from law enforcement due to lack of cyber awareness. Furthermore, with only 35 states with revenge porn legislation, victims who do come forward are not guaranteed justice. In states like Connecticut, revenge porn is a Class A Misdemeanor, which only warrants a year or less of imprisonment. For many victims, this is not adequate due process for what they endured. Moreover, because laws vary state by state, a victim living in states like New York will not have access to the same due process and path towards justice as a victim across state lines in Connecticut.
If as an activist community, we claim to care about enhancing the well-being of LGBTQ youth, we must focus on the issues that affect them most. Cyber warfare is the modern outlet for hate crimes targeted at marginalized communities based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Revenge porn is a gendered crime that occurs throughout the world on a daily basis. To combat global cyber injustice, we must speak up and start intersectional conversations destigmatizing sex, shame, and the taking of nude photographs.
While my photos may forever exist online, I have found my voice in fiercely advocating against cyber crimes.
Please consider getting involved with The March Against Revenge Porn is April 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM across the Brooklyn Bridge. For more information, visit: www.marchagainstrevengeporn.org
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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Are Married!
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo said "I do" Friday evening during a tropical island ceremony in front of just 35 friends and family members.
According to People, the pair, who became engaged in November, flew their wedding guests to the secret location as a surprise.
"Nobody knew where they were going," says Vanessa, who wore a two-piece Monique Lhuillier ensemble featuring an intricately embellished lace corset with rose and crystal detail, paired with a signature hand tufted skirt made of silk faille.
Adds Nick, "Our wedding invitations were in the form of a plane ticket. We told them they were going away and the attire was island chic.' It was all very vague."
Would you like to surprise your wedding guests with a plane ticket?!
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Experts expect drone use to surge
Use of drones for business extends beyond photography and agriculture.
Experts expect drone use to surge Use of drones for business extends beyond photography and agriculture. Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://gbpg.net/1bEWwwY
Nathan Phelps, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 2:00 p.m. CT March 28, 2015
While the Federal Aviation Administration continues to shape regulations guiding the operation of vehicles in the national airspace system, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts say adoption of the technology opens the door to a wide number of business applications utilizing drones and the data they collect.
Amazon via APAmazon says that its goal is to use drones to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less.(Photo: AP)
Federal Aviation Administration rules on small unmanned aerial systems are pending.
Group says drones could have an $82 billion economic impact by 2025.
Power line inspection, post-disaster insurance assessments, forestry, and mining are areas where drones have potential business applications
As the FAA shapes regulations for drones, entrepreneurs and advocates said the technology opens the door for a wide number of applications from scouting crops and infrastructure to inspecting homes after natural disasters.
The Virginia-based Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International estimates the initial three-year economic impact of drone integration in the national airspace system will be $13.6 billion, with the creation of 70,000 jobs. By 2025, the group projects an economic impact of $82 billion, according to 2013 report.
With the FAA close to establishing rules for the first time, experts expect to see drones used in a myriad of creative ways.
"With something like the insurance industry, after a disaster event, the industry will put tens of people into an area to look at a tornado path through town, and they're spending millions of dollars on the ground to go through and individually assess each house," said Joe Hupy, an associate professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and director of the university's unmanned aerial systems curriculum.
"Climbing up on the roof. Looking at shingles. Looking for potential hail damage. Often times address are obliterated when you have a large tornado, what you have the ability to... see the decimated area and see what it looked like before the disaster," Hupy said. "You're talking billions, upon billions of dollars in the insurance industry alone."
Photography and agriculture have been early adopters of small drones. Colin Piaskowski, owner of Green Bay-based Footprint Distributors, offers drones for sale to farmers at an average of $1,400. He's focusing his sales efforts on the agricultural market in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.
Equipped with a camera system, a drone allows farmers — especially those with more than 200 acres — to scout crops in a more efficient manner than walking.
"If you can shave 50 percent of the time you go out and scout your fields, that what this is going to do," Piaskowski said. "You'll have a video catalog... and 10 years from now you're going to see the erosion on the land and the encroachment of larger trees. A lot of farmers lose acreage by not trimming their tree lines."
Information collected by the drone may also help farmers decide where to apply more — or less — water from irrigation systems.
"It's going to allow you to be more efficient," Piaskowski said. "If you start seeing some pest of disease out there, maybe some weed infiltration, now you're not coating the whole field, now you can say 'We have this patch over here and it's two acres, let's get it treated before it spreads any further.'"
Hupy lists off other areas where unmanned aerial systems can be used ranging from power line inspection, military firing range maintenance, forestry, and inspection of bridges and other structures.
"If you take an ultraviolet bandwidth camera, put that on a UAV, and tilt it up, you can do a bridge inspection that once took days and was very, very dangerous," he said. "You can have all that video for someone sitting in an office to look through and find those cracks."
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said it hasn't yet adopted the technology.
"We're aware of the technology and do see potential uses for things like bridge inspections and some of surveying and mapping functions," said Peg Schmitt, a spokesperson with the department. "There is no current use of it in DOT. At this stage we're monitoring what's going on with this technology."
Nic Bernstein of Footprint Distributers.com shows off the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus drone to Dennis Robbins of Eldorado, WI during the WPS Farm Show. WPS Farm Show provides an opportunity for the agricultural community to check out the latest farming equipment, machinery, tools and services held at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture convention grounds. (Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz/Gannett Wisconsin Media)
Pending regulations
Pending federal regulations, costs that can run from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, and ongoing development of sensor systems has some taking a cautious approach to early adoption.
Last month , the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out proposed regulations for operating small unmanned aerial systems.
The FAA proposal would allow drones weighing up to 55 pounds to fly within sight of their remote pilots during daylight hours. The aircraft must stay below 500 feet in the air and fly less than 100 mph.
People flying drones would need to be at least 17 years old, pass an aeronautics test and be vetted by the Transportation Security Administration, but a certificate wouldn't require the flight hours or medical rating of a private pilot's license.
The agency opened public comment on the proposed rules for 60 days.
The FAA has been granting certificates for drone flight to public agencies such as local police departments for years. In September, the FAA began granting waivers for commercial uses such as filming on closed television and movie sets, bridge inspections and agricultural surveys.
Hundreds more companies have applications pending.
Bill Bongle, founder of the Green Bay Area Drone User Group, said he expects people will find a way to use drones for business once the regulatory scene is set and it becomes clear how insurance companies will insure businesses using the vehicles.
He also sees a secondary market for repair and training — one he plans to pursue with his own business.
"The primary interest now is aerial photography," Bongle said. "Where I'm seeing a hole in the market is everyone is buying these things ... and I'm looking at doing some training and repairs."
The new FAA proposal doesn't apply to hobbyists. The agency already issued a policy for recreational use, with rules calling for flying less than 400 feet high and within sight of the operator, while keeping clear of other aircraft and notifying air-traffic control when flying within five miles of an airport.
Andy Barta, assistant manager at Rio Creek Feed Mill in Kewaunee County, said the business anticipates it will buy a drone in the coming years, but would like to see further development of sensor systems to aid in agricultural production.
"Everybody wants one, and it's a great idea, until they see a price tag," Barta said. "As there are more features that become available — and those will be coming once all the legal stuff is shaken out — you'll see sensors that can detect crop heath and crop diseases that are maybe only in certain sections and we'll only have to certain spots of a field to correct an issue."
Colin Piaskowski and Nic Bernstein of Footprint Distributers.com show off the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus drone to Tom Cook of Oconto, WI and Walter Schuette of Unity, WI during the WPS Farm Show. WPS Farm Show provides an opportunity for the agricultural community to check out the latest farming equipment, machinery, tools and services held at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture convention grounds. (Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz/Gannett Wisconsin Media)
Planting a seed
Its not just business dreaming up ideas.
Jon Freis, owner and founder the of American Wild Turkey Hunting Dog Association in Maribel, sees the potential to use drones equipped with infrared cameras to detect, and shoo, turkey and other wildlife in farm fields ahead of approaching harvesting equipment.
"If you can just flush that nesting hen off the nest — if the eggs are gone —she'll do it again, you just don't want to kill her because she's probably an accomplished mother," he said. "Their number one mode of survival is to hide ... lay still and that hawk, crow, or fox can't find them."
Freis is realistic about the cost and legal changes needed to make his idea viable, but it's an example of the potential applications.
"I'm not saying I have all the answers, it just seems like a good application for a drone," Freis said. "I'm just planting a seed."
Hupy said business — including American companies — have adopted drones to business in other parts of the world, or under the radar domestically. He expects innovation will continue to move at a brisk pace once the legal environment becomes clear.
"There are these yet unrealized applications with UAVs," he said. "It's going to become part of the mainstream. This is where cellphones were back in the early 2000s."
— USA TODAY contributed to this report. Reach Nathan Phelps at nphelps@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @nathanphelpsPG or Instagram at Nathan_Phelps_PG
•Federal Aviation Administration (proposed rules): faa.gov/uas/nprm/
•Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International: auvsi.org
•Know Before You Fly: knowbeforeyoufly.org
•Footprint Distributors: footprintdistributors.com
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Home|Green car news|Hybrid Cars|Kia Niro hybrid crossover arrives
Kia Niro hybrid crossover arrives
Kia Niro Hybrid Crossover
Kia Niro, a new hybrid crossover, has gone on sale in the UK this week, priced from £21,295.
The new car combines a high-riding off-road stance with a hybrid powertrain and smooth body styling to achieve official CO2 emissions as low as 88g/km. Kia is pitching the car as a more stylish alternative to more “staid” hybrids, presumably aiming that barb at Toyota’s Prius.
Kia’s new hybrid will be offered in four relatively well-equipped grades, named 1, 2, 3 and, at the top of the range, First Edition. Starting prices run from £21,295 at the entry level to £26,995 for the First Edition.
Grades 3 and First Edition come equipped with 18-inch alloy wheels, which are presumably the main culprit behind reduced economy. The two higher grades are rated at 101g/km and 64.2mpg, rather than the 88g/km and 74.3mpg of grades 1 and 2, which are both fitted with 16-inch alloys.
All four trim levels have identical power and torque figures, taking the same 11.1 seconds to reach 62mph.
The Niro’s powertrain employs a 1.6-litre petrol engine providing up to 104bhp, combined with a 32kW (43bhp) electric motor. The two can join forces or operate separately to drive the front wheels through a six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Overall hybrid output is 139bhp and 265Nm of torque.
The Niro’s electric motor is integrated into the transmission, with a third clutch allowing the engine to remain dormant while the car sets off or travels at modest speeds under electric power alone.
The car’s 1.56kWh lithium polymer battery will not last long in EV mode, however. It lives under the rear bench alongside the car’s 45-litre petrol tank, and its primary job is to store and reuse energy from regenerative braking.
Strong competition for the new hybrid crossover will come from Kia’s sibling band, Hyundai. Its Ioniq hybrid hatchback went on sale in the UK two weeks earlier and is noticeably cheaper, with starting prices between £19,995 and £23,595 across three trim levels. Toyota’s Prius, by way of comparison, is more expensive than the Niro, with starting prices between £22,295 and £27,450.
Niro and Ioniq share the same underlying platform, with key dimensions such as the 2,700mm wheelbase identical for both vehicles. The pair also employ much the same petrol-electric powertrain and underlying component layouts, with only minor tweaks between the two brands.
Outwardly the Niro and Ioniq look very different, of course, with the Hyundai adopting a more familiar wedge-shaped template, reminiscent of earlier Toyota and Honda hybrids. It also promises higher efficiency, scoring 79g/km and 83.1mpg in official tests or about 10% better than the Kia Niro.
Hyundai has positioned Ioniq as a dedicated electrified nameplate, currently available as either a hybrid or a pure battery EV, with a plug-in PHEV edition due next year. Kia, meanwhile, has announced that a PHEV crossover will join the Niro range in 2017, though the company has yet to announce plans for an EV Niro. Kia, of course, already sells a battery powered Soul EV.
Kia has said the Niro’s body structure makes extensive use of hot-stamped, high-strength steel to provide a strong body without excessive weight. Aluminium has also been used to reduce the heft of the bonnet and tailgate as well as parts of the chassis. The company has yet to specify how much the Niro weighs overall, however.
The company has revealed a 0.29 drag coefficient, meaning the Niro is more sleek than, say, the Nissan Qashqai, which has a Cd figure of 0.32. BMW’s X1 also boasts a 0.29 coefficient, however, while the fourth-generation Prius and new Ioniq match each other at a much more slippery 0.24.
The Kia Niro comes with a full seven-year or 100,000-mile warranty, providing longer cover than other hybrids. Three- and five-year fixed-cost servicing plans are also available.
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Home|Green car news|New Low Emission Cars|Honda CR-V Hybrid Prototype
Honda CR-V Hybrid Prototype
Honda CR-V Hybrid
The Honda CR-V Hybrid Prototype will be previewed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, and there will be no diesel engine option for Europe.
The Hybrid Prototype also features revised styling that previews the forthcoming European specification CR-V model range.
The two-motor i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) system in the CR-V Hybrid Prototype comprises an electric propulsion motor, a 2.0-litre i-VTEC four-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine for electrical energy generation and propulsion, and a separate electric generator motor. The hybrid system does not need a conventional transmission, fitted instead with a single fixed-gear ratio that creates a direct connection between moving components.
The i-MMD system determines how to use fuel and electrical energy in the most efficient way, meaning there is no requirement on the driver to adjust between the three driving modes; EV Drive, Hybrid Drive and Engine Drive.
In EV Drive, the propulsion motor draws its power solely from the batteries, delivering zero-emissions driving. In Hybrid Drive, the petrol engine supplies power to the electric generator motor, which in turn delivers power to the electric propulsion motor. In this mode, excess power from the petrol engine is diverted back via the generator motor to recharge the battery pack. In Engine Drive, the wheels are directly driven by the gasoline engine, with an ‘on-demand’ peak power ‘boost’ available from the electric propulsion motor.
In most urban driving situations, the vehicle will move between Hybrid Drive and EV Drive for optimum efficiency. Engine Drive is engaged as needed for brisk acceleration and for efficient highway driving.
The 2018 CR-V will also be specified with Honda’s 1.5 litre VTEC TURBO petrol engine, with a choice of either 6-speed manual or continuously variable ‘CVT’ transmission. The all-new CR-V will not feature a diesel powertrain in European markets.
More details about the all-new Honda CR-V for Europe will be confirmed when the production specification vehicle is unveiled early next year. The new SUV will be officially launched in European markets in 2018.
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Former High Country News Publisher Ed Marston
Tom Bell didn’t found High Country News on a shoestring. To Tom, back in 1970 or 1971 or 1972, a shoestring would have been luxury.
Tom had something better than start-up capital. He had a vision of the West that demolished such flimsy constructs as county and state and federal land boundaries. Tom’s High Country News wiped out those straight-line boundaries so that we could see a 1 million-square-mile landscape that is among the most extraordinary on earth.
Were there a few cities and large towns scattered across that landscape? Of course. And Tom, working out of Lander, Wyo., had the good sense to ignore them. Cities had newspapers of their own. The rural interior West had only High Country News and it needed all of that publication’s attention.
That was the rock High Country News was founded on: the stark, arid, raw, barely populated Interior West. A publication rooted in such a place, covering the ideas and conflicts and lives that flow off its land and wildlife and people, could not fail.
It could not fail because it filled a great need in the readers it attracted, even though most of those readers live in places and regions High Country News would not cover.
At one time, the HCN business model seemed almost whimsical. How could a publication depend on its readers for most of its income? Today, in the wake of the devastation that has hit the traditional publishing industry, the HCN nonprofit model seems very practical. High Country News is alive and thriving today, 39 years after its birth, because it depends on its readers for most of its sustenance through subscriptions and the Research Fund.
I write to you today, seven years after leaving HCN, and 26 years after Betsy and I took it over from an earlier generation, to remind you of the inseparable, indispensable bond that exists between you and this institution.
I ask you to renew that bond as I do with this letter and with my gift to the Research Fund. What greater privilege do we have than to sustain that which sustains us?
Ed Marston, High Country News Publisher, 1983 – 2002
DONATE NOW to the Research Fund so that we can keep bringing you quality, in-depth journalism about the West’s changing landscapes and communities.
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Morning Six Pack: August 7, 2013 and 24 days until Alabama football
The Hump Day edition of the Morning Six Pack, with six cool, clear and crisp college football stories from around SEC Country.
Alabama Crimson Tide's Nick Saban pleased after first day of pads
Alabama’s top-ranked football team worked indoors for two hours Tuesday afternoon, the team’s first practice in full pads.
Auburn installs temporary wire structure for fans to roll at Toomer's Corner
The wires form a "V" at the intersection, where Auburn fans father to roll the corner with toilet paper following football wins[Snort].
Burton likes versatile role
Trey Burton's versatility finds him in several positions. He's listed as a fullback, but is known to play all over the field.
Alabama notebook: Bell coming back after broken leg
Kenny Bell is still cautious after five days of training camp, but he's making progress on his injured leg from last season.
Reuben Foster doesn't look like a freshman? Yes he does, Alabama's C.J. Mosley says
"You know freshmen always come in running around everywhere," Mosley says. "We've just got to make sure that we keep them calm and make sure they don't get to down on themselves, because this system is hard to learn."
Quotable:
The guys in charge might pretend to be pained, but nobody gets too worked up about amateur stuff like eligibility any more, least of all the kids on whose backs the empire rests. They, too, can see college football for what it's become: the NFL's de facto minor league. It's great to have rowers, field hockey players and cheerleaders who will become engineers, accountants and marketing reps in the future.
They make for good commercials, and a good front for a non-profit like the NCAA, but they don't make any money. They're the farthest thing, in truth, regarding what college sports is really about.
Instead, it's about kids like Manziel — and Newton and Terrelle Pryor, too — and keeping their sense of entitlement in check long enough to make a few dollars off their talent before they get theirs. If nothing else, Manziel already looks like one of those guys who's going to make the higher-ups earn every penny — plus more than their fair share of heartburn in the bargain.
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NEWS CREATION SCIENCE UPDATE LIVING CREATURES WERE CLEARLY DESIGNED
Scientists Discover New Clue to Geckos' Climbing Ability
BY BRIAN THOMAS, PH.D. * | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
Geckos can run just as easily along a wall or ceiling as they can across a floor. This is due to special pads on their toes, which can even grip glass. No man-made adhesive technology comes even close to functioning as well as gecko feet. And after years of research, the last missing puzzle piece to gecko foot design has apparently been found.
Even though gecko toe pads adhere strongly to almost any surface, they can peel off of those surfaces quickly. That's because the pads have tiny hair-like projections made from the tough protein keratin that can only be seen at incredibly strong magnification. If the geckos' feet and tiny keratin fibers got dirty, that sticky interaction wouldn't work, making them instantly vulnerable to predators.
In an effort to find out how geckos keep their feet clean, researchers based at the University of Akron (UA) found that phospholipids, which are special kinds of thin oils, are manufactured and excreted to keep the keratin hairs clean and serve as the temporary contact adhesive between geckos' toes and the surface on which they're walking.
In a study published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team discovered the phospholipids using a technique called "surface-sensitive spectroscopy," finding the substance as a residue in "the near-invisible gecko footprints." Before this, phospholipids had not been considered in understanding the self-cleaning and fluid-like ability of gecko feet to adhere and release, according to a UA news release.1 The researchers called the nature of the phospholipids "superhydrophobicity," which means extremely water-repellent.
An article featured in Nature reported that a separate research group "mimicked pitcher-plant surfaces by making a sponge-like material and filling it with a lubricating liquid to create slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS)."2 The pitcher plant also uses a superhydrophobic lubricant to trap insects that slip on the plant's surface and fall into its "pitcher."
The senior author in the gecko study noted that "the lipids in gecko footprints have significant implications for scientists working to design synthetic adhesives,"1 while the Nature author wrote that the pitcher plant findings "will probably also lead to the development of new materials for many applications — in biomedical devices, for example, or as coatings to prevent the icing or fouling of surfaces." Researchers hope to mimic the substance qualities of their test subjects, but "making superhydrophobic surfaces is a challenge."2
As remarkable as its phospholipids are, a gecko requires much more than that to get around the way it does. Gecko locomotion is an all-or-nothing system. For example, these lizards need curved toe pads. If their toes were flat, the entire surfaces of their feet would adhere, and the geckos would not be able to lift their legs. But because of the curved shape, only a portion of the footpad contacts the substrate at any one time. By rolling their toes, geckos can quickly and repeatedly remove and replace their feet as they walk or run.
This requires integrated neuromuscular coordination, as well as peculiarities in skeletal arrangement. Without coordination, curved footpads, keratin hairs, and the newly discovered phospholipids all working together at the same time, geckos would become easy prey as they vainly stumbled about in an imaginary evolutionary past.
The only possible means to achieve such all-or-nothing systems is through intentional creation. And although producing the remarkable "superhydrophobicity" found in the gecko and pitcher plant is clearly a challenge for intelligent people, and impossible for unintelligent nature, it is no problem for an all-wise Creator.
Scientists trace gecko footprint, find clue to glue. University of Akron news release, August 25, 2011,
reporting on results in Hsu, P. Y. et al. Direct evidence of phospholipids in gecko footprints and spatula—substrate contact interface detected using surface-sensitive spectroscopy. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Published online before print August 24, 2011.
Nosonovsky, M. 2011. Materials science: Slippery when wetted. Nature. 477 (7365): 412.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on October 17, 2011.
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Classic Mac Game “Glider” Coming to iOS
Cody Lee on September 28, 2011
Old-school Mac gamers rejoice! Word on the street is that Glider will soon be making its way to iOS. For those who aren’t familiar with the title, the classic 2D scroller has been entertaining Mac users since 1988.
Due to low funding, the developer John Calhoun pulled the plug on the series in 1991. Now, after a 16 year stint in Cupertino as an Apple programmer, Calhoun says he’s ready to jump back into the gaming industry…
MacRumor‘s sister site TouchArcade offers details on the game:
“Glider Classic features tap-based controls and is a universal application that runs natively on both the iPhone and the iPad. In the first release, iPhone 3GS and 3G iPod touch devices will be the minimal supported platforms, though earlier devices will gain support in an update to follow. Calhoun indicates that a Mac App Store release of Glider Classic is also likely at some point, given that Glider Pro for the Mac is PowerPC-only and will not run under OS X Lion. “
The premise of Glider Classic is fairly simple. Users must navigate a paper airplane around obstacles through different levels called houses. There are also items in each level, such as air vents, that help you avoid troublesome objects. Still confused? Watch:
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This game kind of has an iCopter feel to it, which initially did extremely well in the App Store. Expect this title to follow suit, especially given its large Mac following. Glider Classic should be available sometime this week for $0.99.
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Milestone Studios Announces MotoGP 15
Coming this year.
By Alex Osborn
Updated: 1 May 2017 4:33 pm
Posted: 26 Mar 2015 12:19 pm
Best priceon Amazon
, the next major instalment in Milestone Studios' motorcycle racing series, has been unveiled and will release for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC this spring.
As detailed on the EU PlayStation Blog, the game will feature "a whole new level of rider customisation, an enhanced career mode and the entire 2015 season of the motorcycle world championship."
MotoGP 15 will feature over 20 different bike models for players to choose from, as well as 40 liveries sporting an array of official color options. The appearance of the rider can be modified as well, allowing gamers to pick their own boots, gloves, and outfit.
MotoGP 14 was released back in November of last year for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @alexcosborn.
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Release DateMay 31, 2016
PlatformsPlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Home From the Magazine Take This Job and… Change It?
Take This Job and… Change It?
Steve Wilke
January is the traditional time to make — and break — resolutions. But not all changes involve eating, drinking, or exercising. Some are even more life-altering.
We’ve probably all had times when ditching the day job to do something totally different starts to sound attractive.
Oneita Jackson did it.
A few years back, the Howard University grad and former Detroit Free Press copy editor/columnist said goodbye to print deadlines.
“I always wanted to drive a cab … but I never had the guts to do it,” is among the many things this energetic “ambassador” told Associate Editor Jeff Waraniak when he took a guided tour of Detroit with Jackson.
We figured the auto show season was the perfect time to see what a visitor’s encounter with Jackson might be like. See the story here to find out why everyone from Oscar nominees to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors routinely opt for a ride in her cab.
Meanwhile, Louis Green has also chucked his job. As president and CEO of the Detroit-based Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC), he helped members secure a greater share of work with major corporations, particularly the Big Three. Now he’s stepped down to launch the $100-million-per-year Minority Business Access Fund. See “Spreading the Wealth” to find out more.
Stephanie Chang also hopes to make a difference. She assumes office this month as the first Asian-American woman elected to the Michigan Legislature.
As she explored a run for office, she asked herself: “Am I qualified? Would I do a good job? Could I win? And most importantly: Would I be able to make an impact?” Dorothy Hernandez finds out what Chang is hoping to accomplish in “Advocacy on the Agenda.”
Wanting to have an impact on your community is one thing. Sinking $3 million into it is quite another. Yet that’s what veteran restaurateurs Victor Dzenowagis and Linda Egeland did. The couple purchased the White Horse Inn, which had nearly been put out to pasture (it closed in 2012 when the previous owners couldn’t afford to keep up repairs). Find out what it took to reopen the 164-year-old Metamora mainstay in “Back in the Saddle.”
We also include ways to tackle a few more “traditional” resolutions in this issue, offering outdoor exercise tips, places to take “First Day” walks, and a visit to a really demanding Corktown gym.
We also follow a fashionable night on the town, and take a ride to the Top of the Pontch for a bite to eat and a great view of Cobo Center — where some “green” vehicles and modern “muscle cars” will be introduced at this year’s auto show.
And last but not least, we give a nod to the Detroit Athletic Club as they prepare to celebrate their 100th year on Madison Avenue. We even give them “The Last Word,” raising a toast to a cocktail recipe originated at the DAC. Cheers!
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Sit in at the Honky Tonk at The Doyle and Debbie Show at Stages
Kelly Klaasmeyer
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A hefty woman lies on the bathroom floor next to the toilet, her shirt hunched up around her waist, her pants at her ankles and her crotch in full view. There's a trail of unspooled toilet paper on the floor, and a man and a woman are crouched beside her, trying to do CPR. The man wears glasses and has a tape measure clipped to his belt. Looking for clues as to what's going on, you notice a diabetic's blood-sugar testing kit and syringe sharing the tiled bathroom counter with a set of Sunbeam hot rollers. The drawing, San Francisco Peaks (2006) by Michael Bise, is part of "Perspectives 152: 4 Artists 4 Stories," an exhibition of Houston artists curated by Paola Morsiani at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
Bise takes significant images from his life and re-creates them in highly detailed and slightly cartoonish drawings -- most of them are way too strange or specific to have been made up. The series of drawings The Kingdom of the Sick records Bise's stay in the hospital following heart surgery. In one scene, we see him sitting in his hospital bed puking into a plastic container; in another, an overhead view of the same room, we see illicit hospital copulation as he's straddled by his naked girlfriend.
The only drawing Bise wasn't actually present for was the toilet scene, which depicts his great-grandmother. His mother was the one who told him about it. Just imagining walking in on your grandmother, with her pants down doing an Elvis on the bathroom floor, is probably more than enough to sear an image into your mind. Bise has an incredible ability to convey a sense of place. Looking at the cherub-laden wallpaper of the suburban bathroom and the little framed Gainsborough reproductions -- yep, it's The Blue Boy -- will strike some chord of familiarity with practically every American.
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Bise does line drawings in pencil with no modeling, an approach high school art teachers rail against. But he makes it work through his incredible telling details and liberal use of patterns. There's an awkwardness to his drawing style; in some works, that awkwardness feels integrated into the whole, but other times it seems affected -- everything is consistently rendered until you run into some extremely skewed depiction of an object. San Francisco Peaks has a lot of flattish areas of pattern, until you get to the sink cabinet, which is surreally warped. It's a little distracting, but the rest of the drawing is so richly detailed that it's easy to overlook.
Bise's skewed perspectives come off quite well in Walls (2006), which offers a warped overhead view of three rooms. In one, a small boy is sleeping in a twin bed and Bise is sitting on the edge. According to the wall text, the drawing is about Bise's relationship with an older woman with a child, and how he became attached to the child. In the next room, the boy's mother sits on the toilet in her underwear snorting coke off the bathroom counter. (There's a lot of drama going on in Bise's bathrooms.) We see down the walls and into slices of other rooms and the photos and objects hanging on the walls. It's kind of like the angels' perspectives in the movie Wings of Desire. Bise, with his gift for narrative, knack for detail and mental camera angles, could easily make the transition into film. In the meantime, he's creating some really great drawings.
Janakie Lennie also has some really strong work. Her paintings of the unnatural hues of Houston's skies conjure up their own sense of place. The smoggy lavender canvases could be minimalist paintings if not for the tree foliage and steel structures creeping in at the sides and corners. As one of the most polluted cities in America, we have some of the most spectacular chemically enhanced sunsets, and Lennie captures them with paint that's delicately nuanced to create a luminous sense of depth.
Looking at her work, you can feel the dank humidity and petrochemical mist of our fair city. (Are those mosquito trucks I hear?) With our mix of lush subtropical foliage, concrete, steel and toxic emissions, the natural and industrial coexist in a sticky miasma. The unaccountably seductive color of Lennie's paintings is edged with the towers of petrochemical plants and the occasional leafy branch. A light glimmers in the distant haze like the Star of Bethlehem, except it's a gas flare.
Lennie is an Australian transplant who, like a lot of Houstonians, has come to accept her environment. She has found an edgy beauty growing from its bizarre mix of the natural and the unnatural.
Darryl Lauster is interested in the stories of things, the how and why of their making. He creates models of historic furniture and decorative objects and casts them in resin or porcelain. The process and history of craft fascinate him; he loves to explore techniques and comes up with some great stuff. But his love of experimentation sometimes leads him to dilute successful works with pieces that don't really pan out conceptually or formally.
One of his strongest pieces in the CAMH show is his Cast Federal Parlor Chair (2006), made from sandblasted resin. The resin gives the elegant frame of the chair a frosty, crystalline air. You feel like it might shatter -- or melt. Beside it is Table Based on Isamu Noguchi Design (2006) -- he's remaking the classic mid-century modern coffee table. Unfortunately, the scratched acrylic top and slightly off walnut base give the whole thing the feel of an awkwardly realized home-decor project. Lauster obviously enjoys the process of replicating these things; he just needs to edit them out when they don't work.
His series of polyester resin eagles are cast from his models of 19th-century bronze sculptures. They're realized in pink resin, possibly to feminize and take the edge off any rabid nationalist associations. But the eagles are just too clunky and awkward -- one of them looks like a duck. I don't know if the originals had the same clumsy qualities, but the eagles feel unnecessary compared to more successful works like the parlor chair.
Lauster's brown Transferware plates turned out well. They're based on an 18th-century pattern that originally depicted the landing of the Mayflower in the center of the plate. The plate's decorative rims -- rococo flourishes and a harbor scene -- now surround more recent scenes of American history: photographic images from the Library of Congress's collection. Images of Malcolm X, Elvis and Nixon, the San Francisco earthquake and asylum inmates adorn some of the the 24 plates. Lauster is replacing a Waspy touchstone of American history with more recent, less idealized and decidedly more diverse American scenes.
Meanwhile, Soody Sharifi gives us stories from one of the "Axes of Evil." The Iranian-born artist's ongoing series Maxiatures digitally inserts contemporary Iranian men and women into Old Master Persian miniatures. It's an interesting idea, but because Sharifi puts way too many people into the scenes, the effect becomes diluted. Having a select and unexpected few would work better. Ultimately, the images rely too much on exoticism for their appeal. And where earlier works were outputted onto photographic paper, the ones at the CAMH are printed onto nubby canvas that gives them a cheap Pier 1 aesthetic.
What does work well for Sharifi is her series of straight photographs of young Iranians, often shown in domestic settings. Teen girls lounge in their bedrooms. One wears a headscarf and has carefully drawn red lips, while the other is stretched out on a rug on the floor, her face obscured by her long, dark hair as she contemplates a photo of Enrique Iglesias she has extracted from under the bed. Another image shows other young girls in headscarves cavorting over the ancient ruins of Persepolis. One of them looks directly at the camera, stretched out on her back on the base of a destroyed column. Sharifi's work is a reminder of the real people and ancient culture that lie behind the West's frequent stereotyping and demonizing of Iran, but that's a side effect. In her empathetic photographs, Sharifi connects with individuals to create intimate, thoughtful images.
And in the end, regardless of any missteps, "4 Artists 4 Stories" pulls together four strong, and decidedly individual, Houston artists.
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Steam Is Ignoring Indies: Here’s Why That’s A Blessing
Tabitha Baker December 5, 2018
The dog days are over.
My Steam library is made up of 97% indie games. That’s not surprising; I read and write about indie games every day. What is surprising, however, is the fact that none of my Steam recommended games are suggested to me because of my, very obviously, keen interest in indie games. 97% of the games in my library are stamped with the ‘Indie’ tag, one of them is labelled ‘Strategy’ – guess which one clutters my storefront.
The issue of independent discoverability on Steam has been bubbling away at the surface for at least the last year; this week it spilled over. Just after being felled by disparate revenue cuts between themselves and triple-A devs, indies have also been kicked while they’re down, with reportedly permanent algorithm changes altering the frequency with which their games are recommended to punters compared with that of their mainstream competition. Severe sales drops have followed October’s discoverability issues, with many developers despairing at the platform that was once the saving grace of the independent world. That Steam has fallen so far from its original pedestal of independent creativity isn’t necessarily the end of days many are proclaiming. Instead, it just might be the ticket out of a number of digital distribution headaches.
Taking Business Elsewhere
Steam no longer holds a total monopoly on independent digital distribution. It’s still the prime candidate, but only because it was the first, and remains the largest, database. With such brazen disregard for the developers and players that have made Steam what it is today ( a quick glance at its history shows just how reliant it was on bedroom coders in the beginning), Valve can’t expect us to stick around much longer. Once we do renounce Steam – and when I say we I’m speaking of both players and developers, as an industry shift will not happen with one and not the other – the options open to us will be illuminating. Stockholm Syndrome is a strong way to describe our current relationship with an online storefront, but there are parallels to be parsed.
Steam is putting its mouth where the money is, keeping high profile publishers sweet at the expense of the little guy. We know this already, but what many are not considering in the wake of this week’s news is the unbound potential unlocked by Steam finally cutting ties with the independent community. Of course, it’s difficult, and in a perfect world Steam would remain untouched by the perpetual draw of higher earnings, but alas this world is real and not perfect.
The good news, however, is that we don’t need to take it anymore. In my opinion, this is more than a few algorithm changes, more than a sneaky revenue prioritisation, this is a precursor rumbling of the next era in independent development. In my opinion, this news is a get out of jail free card. We don’t need to keep pretending that Steam is supportive of independent developers, no matter how many tools and programs they provide. We can confidently strike out and seek greener pastures. Other options have always been open but now we have the impetus, confidence, and soon, the necessity to seek out those options.
Talk About Timing
On the same day that the full extent of Steam’s discoverability issues was brought to light, Epic Games announced their own distribution platform, designed primarily to offer fairer revenue cuts for independent developers. Epic is certainly poised to make the leap, with Fortnite propelling the logo into hands across the world and a proven development infrastructure with Unreal.
If you’re developing a game with Epic’s engine, you’ll have your royalty fees waived for each sale you make through the store. Not developing with Unreal? That’s fine too – you’ll still see more of your money than Steam will let you peek at. It’s not only Epic taking bold steps out of Steam’s shadow; Discord also made news in October when it rolled out a global public beta of its digital marketplace. What started as a simple in-game messaging system has snuck straight into the centre of gaming habits, lifestyles, and processes and in doing so has uniquely positioned itself as a mainstay within the industry. Currently hosting a roster of carefully selected indie games across its storefront, Discord looks set to make waves in the independent industry in the coming months.
The Glory Days Are Just Beginning
In its heyday, Steam brought independent developers into the limelight, facilitated the indie gold rush and provided a reliable space for developers to easily host the game they need to sell. Unfortunately, independent developers and players are no longer experiencing the heyday of Steam. Recent news has given voices to a number of developers now riotously exclaiming their discontent. These hard facts may be just what is needed to open developers’ eyes to the wealth of new opportunities afforded to them in other distribution platforms, and open the eyes of players to the spaces available for finding and playing the best indie games Steam won’t tell you about.
There are so many benefits to branching out of a centralised network that will ultimately mature the industry for both its developers and players. Devs will be in charge of how they sell their game and players will have access to tools that aren’t prescribing their gaming habits based on the publisher with the highest bid. Games with years of hard work written into every line of code won’t be sitting in the back storeroom next to a spam title, and services will compete to offer the best revenue rates.
The issue with Steam is its size; there’s no way it can accommodate the magnitude of titles heading onto its shelves each month. With a decentralised distribution system, indies can look forward to multiple storefronts catering to specific needs, a direct line to the players developers want to target and the games these players want to play. Steam might be out of its indie heyday, but its departure from the industry may just lead to a new era of independent glory days.
Once Steam fully turns its back on the indies, other platforms will offer distribution services better than those available today, taking note of Valve’s downfalls. The only thing holding us back now is the industry’s reliance on the only platform with the infrastructure to offer such open access (no pun intended) to distribution. Once Steam fully turns its back on the indies, we can make a break for the exit. My Steam library is made up of 97% indie games, and pretty soon I won’t be relying on one service to help me find more.
Tabitha Baker
Tabs’ perfect afternoon consists of a cuppa, a biscuit tin, and a good RPG. When she’s not writing, commissioning and editing indie game features, she’s writing for her own blog, Musings Of A Mario Minion.
Features Editor Tabs’ perfect afternoon consists of a cuppa, a biscuit tin, and a good RPG. When she’s not writing, commissioning and editing indie game features, she’s writing for her own blog, Musings Of A Mario Minion.
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Ipswich A14 drink-driver banned after being spotted standing on Orwell Bridge by police
PUBLISHED: 12:08 01 December 2016
Colin Adwent
The Drager Alcotest used by Suffolk Constabulary.
A drink-driver has been banned from the road for 23 months after police saw him on the Orwell Bridge.
Andrew Cearns, of Elderberry Road, Ipswich, pleaded guilty at South East Suffolk Magistrates’ Court to driving when above the alcohol limit.
The 41-year-old committed the offence on October 17.
When he was breath-tested he had 90 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35mcgs.
Prosecutor Colette Harper said shortly before 10.30pm a police officer was at the highest point on the Orwell Bridge when he noticed Cearns standing on the opposite carriageway appearing to look over the parapet.
The officer stopped his car, got out and approached Cearns.
When the Pc spoke to him Cearns said he was just looking over the edge.
The court was told Cearns smelled of alcohol and his balance was poor.
Cearns told the officer he was drunk and over the limit for driving.
Another police officer stopped at the Shell garage on the Felixstowe side of the Orwell Bridge and found Cearns’ Lexus.
Inside was a bottle of Blossom Hill wine which was one third full.
John Hughes, mitigating, said his client had been dealing with some personal issues.
He had bought the wine and had been cooking a meal while drinking from the bottle.
Cearns then decided to get in the car and drive.
Mr Hughes said although the it was accepted the breath test showed a 90mcgs reading Cearns’ alcohol level may not have been that high when he was driving.
However, Mr Hughes added: “He accepts he had been drinking alcohol before driving.”
The court was told the Felixstowe dock worker has addressed issues with his alcohol consumption.
In addition to his driving ban magistrates fined Cearns £460 and ordered him to pay £85 costs as well as £46 to the victims’ fund.
Colette Harper
South East Suffolk Magistrates' Court
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Toronto waterfront project opens up $1 billion IT contract opportunities
Nestor Arellano
As much as $1 billion in information technology procurement contracts are up for grabs in Toronto’s massive waterfront revitalization project.
The Toronto Waterfront project, which encompasses three neighbourhoods (East Bayfront, West Don Lands and Lower Don Lands), south of the city along the late front, will cover no less than 174 hectares of land. Planners hope to build some 12,000 residential units and some 228,600 square meters of commercial space and create 8,500 jobs in the clean tech and digital media space. Since 2001, the project has contributed $1.6 billion to the Canadian economy and generated thousands of jobs.
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A major feature of the project is the development of intelligent communities employing connected networks and infrastructures using ultra-broadband technologies capable of transmission speeds 1,000 times faster that typical residential networks currently used in Toronto.
“There will be a lot of procurement opportunities in this project,” promised Bill Hutchinson, chair of Waterfront Toronto’s iWaterfront Advisory Council and executive director of its Intelligent Communities initiative.
Planners have estimated that around $32 billion will be spent on the project. “But not all of that will be in construction. Over $1 billion worth of technology will be required,” Hutchinson pointed out in a recent teleforum on the project held by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA Alliance).
The CATA Alliance wants to stir interest in the project among local information and communication technology (ICT) companies.
Another primary focus of the project is to introduce sustainable practices and green technology in the area to reduce carbon footprints.
For instance, plans have been drawn for a single power plant to serve the communities. “Hot and cold (water) return will go up pipes to every building,” Hutchison said. “There will be no boilers in every building and we can change the power plant as technology changes.”
Time is ripe for connected community
The time is ripe to develop a fully connected community in Toronto, according to Rick Otway, vice-president of central operations for Cisco Systems Canada.
He warned that the continuing trend of massive migration of rural populations to urban centres will further strain resources and space in cities unless technology is brought in to help manage factors such as power consumption and traffic.
“There are 500 million people being urbanized and moving from rural areas to urban cities in the next five years,” he said. “And that leads, as a by-product, to big cities getting bigger and a not-so-good by-product that it’s these top 20 mega cities that use about 75 per cent of our world’s energy.”
“By having a widely available ICT infrastructure powering the city, some of the obvious areas to exploit are connected transportation, optimization, smart work and work centres,” Otway said.
Ted Maulucci, CIO with Canadian home builder Tridel, sees IT built into the backbone of buildings. “Five years ago, we wanted to get something like this off the ground but we could not find a consultant that specialized in the area,” he said.
Today even the most modern high-rise condominiums are typically a patchwork of analog and digital IP-based networks, Maulucci said. “Why can’t all these networks be consolidated into a single network?”
While security has been a key selling point for introducing networked security into homes, Maulucci says ultra-broadband will extend services further.
“Ultra-broadband will allow residents to browse and book building amenities online. The energy management systems can determine what amenity is being book and throttle energy allocation accordingly,” he explained.
Some of the areas where local contractors can contribute include:
IPTV, VOIP/IP, video, security systems
Networked or connected transportation
“We have the capability now to be able to control and create an urban services platform in our cities. This gives us the capability to transform what we do in those cities, how they’re designed, how traffic flows and where we live,” Otway of Cisco said.
Just as traffic on the Internet is being controlled through policies, bandwidth shaping and traffic shaping, so too can the cities we live in, he added.
“The basic premise here is once we’ve established the underlying high gigabit infrastructure we can essentially run a city on network information.”
View TO Waterfront procurement opportunities here.
Nestor Arellano is a Senior Writer at ITBusiness.ca. Follow him on Twitter, read his blog, and join the IT Business Facebook Page.
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WCF Jobs in Warwickshire
WCF Vacancies
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Warwickshire with a requirement for WCF skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WCF over the 6 months to 17 July 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
West Midlands > Warwickshire
Rank 55 - 71
Rank change year-on-year - +71 +17
Permanent jobs citing WCF 40 0 39
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire 4.30% - 3.08%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.43% - 6.46%
Number of salaries quoted 38 0 39
Warwickshire median annual salary £47,500 - £37,500
10th Percentile £33,750 - £30,500
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% +6.25%
WCF is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Warwickshire with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 350 358 604
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire 37.59% 33.74% 47.63%
Warwickshire median annual salary £44,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year +17.33% +7.14% -12.50%
% change year-on-year +5.88% +8.08% +4.86%
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire
Job postings citing WCF as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.
Salary Trend in Warwickshire
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WCF in Warwickshire.
Salary Histogram in Warwickshire
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing WCF in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 17 July 2019.
Job Locations in Warwickshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCF within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 17 July 2019. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Rugby - 22 £48,750 - 1
Leamington Spa - 15 £42,500 -
Warwick - 3 £52,500 -
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Warwickshire
For the 6 months to 17 July 2019, IT jobs citing WCF also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Warwickshire region with a requirement for WCF.
1 40 (100.00%) C#
1 40 (100.00%) .NET
3 33 (82.50%) Microsoft
4 32 (80.00%) Agile Software Development
5 31 (77.50%) Web Services
5 31 (77.50%) MVC
6 30 (75.00%) T-SQL
6 30 (75.00%) HTML
7 28 (70.00%) JavaScript
8 27 (67.50%) .NET Core
11 22 (55.00%) CSS
12 21 (52.50%) Visual Studio
13 20 (50.00%) Driving Licence
13 20 (50.00%) Team Foundation Server
13 20 (50.00%) Microsoft Azure
13 20 (50.00%) Serverless
13 20 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
13 20 (50.00%) OOP
13 20 (50.00%) OLAP
13 20 (50.00%) Scrum
14 17 (42.50%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 15 (37.50%) .NET Framework
Co-occurring IT Skills in Warwickshire by Category
1 1 (2.50%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
1 20 (50.00%) Serverless
2 1 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.50%) Office 365
2 20 (50.00%) OLAP
3 10 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (17.50%) NoSQL
5 6 (15.00%) MongoDB
5 6 (15.00%) Redis
6 3 (7.50%) RDBMS
6 3 (7.50%) Relational Database
6 3 (7.50%) SQL Server 2008
7 1 (2.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 21 (52.50%) Visual Studio
2 20 (50.00%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (2.50%) Visual Studio Team System
1 7 (17.50%) Games
2 2 (5.00%) Finance
1 40 (100.00%) Developer
2 35 (87.50%) C# Developer
3 33 (82.50%) .NET Developer
4 29 (72.50%) C# .NET Developer
5 10 (25.00%) .NET Software Developer
5 10 (25.00%) C# Software Developer
5 10 (25.00%) Lead .NET Developer
5 10 (25.00%) Lead C# Developer
5 10 (25.00%) Lead Developer
5 10 (25.00%) Software Developer
6 7 (17.50%) Full Stack Developer
6 7 (17.50%) Games Developer
7 3 (7.50%) Web Developer
8 2 (5.00%) ASP.NET Developer
8 2 (5.00%) ASP.NET MVC Developer
8 2 (5.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 2 (5.00%) C# Web Developer
8 2 (5.00%) SQL Developer
8 2 (5.00%) SQL Server Developer
9 1 (2.50%) CRM Developer
5 22 (55.00%) CSS
6 17 (42.50%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 15 (37.50%) .NET Framework
7 15 (37.50%) jQuery
8 14 (35.00%) XML
9 12 (30.00%) ASP.NET
10 11 (27.50%) HTML5
10 11 (27.50%) JSON
11 10 (25.00%) ASP.NET Web API
12 8 (20.00%) REST
12 8 (20.00%) SOAP
13 7 (17.50%) LESS
13 7 (17.50%) React
13 7 (17.50%) Sass
13 7 (17.50%) Vue.js
1 20 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 7 (17.50%) Xbox
4 1 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (5.00%) Apple iOS
3 21 (52.50%) DevOps
4 20 (50.00%) OOP
4 20 (50.00%) Scrum
4 20 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
6 10 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
6 10 (25.00%) Data Analysis
6 10 (25.00%) Mathematics
6 10 (25.00%) Process Management
6 10 (25.00%) Sprint Retrospective
6 10 (25.00%) Workflow
7 9 (22.50%) SOA
8 7 (17.50%) Technology Roadmap
9 3 (7.50%) OO
9 3 (7.50%) Release Management
2 3 (7.50%) MCSD
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (5.00%) PMO
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Neural networks let microscopists see more
Researchers develop a method to overcome the limitations of microscopes
Modern microscopes can record many hours of 3D time-lapse movies of every cell as an organism develops. Just as for regular photography, fluorescence microscopy requires enough light to avoid dark and noisy images. However, the light necessary for such movies can easily reach levels that harm frequently studied model organisms such as worms, fish, and mice.
Noisy fluorescence microscopy image of cell nuclei of the planaria Schmidtea mediterranea (top) and the result after applying CARE (bottom)
© Martin Weigert, Tobias Boothe, and Deborah Schmidt / MPI-CBG, CSBD
© Martin Weigert, Tobias Boothe, and Florian Jug / MPI-CBG, CSBD
To date, the only option to avoid this “ultimate sunburn” is to record shorter movies or reduce the amount of light used. As a consequence, many biologists are forced to work with very noisy images that are hard to interpret.
Researchers around Florian Jug and Eugene W. Myers at the Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD) and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), have now developed a content-aware image restoration method – CARE – that solves this dilemma.
»Biology »Max-Planck-Institut »Zellbiologie »fluorescence microscopy »high-quality images »molekulare Zellbiologie
This self-learning software is based on artificial neural networks and reveals the content hidden in low-light microscopy images. CARE networks are able to restore high-quality microscopy images, even if acquired with up to 60 times less laser power.
Hence, CARE enables imaging experiments that were previously impossible. This new method is freely available and designed to be used and adapted by anyone.
Fluorescence microscopy has become an indispensable tool to answer fundamental questions in the biomedical sciences. It visualizes the position of fluorescently labeled cellular building blocks in biological tissues and organisms.
In living samples, dynamic processes can be imaged over the course of many hours, enabling researchers to investigate how cells form tissues and organs during embryonic development.
However, the quality of the obtained images strongly depends on the amount of light used during acquisition. Light levels leading to high-quality images can, unfortunately, cause undesired side effects.
These side effects, known as phototoxicity, lead to changes in cellular behavior and can even be lethal for cells. Additionally, some organisms react with muscle flinching to even moderate amounts of light, also leading to unusable data. In order to avoid this “ultimate sunburn”, researchers have to limit the total amount of light used during imaging, which results in low-quality images that are hard to analyze.
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the CSBD and MPI-CBG in Dresden, have now developed a method to get high-quality images despite using up to 60 times less light.
The novel approach – CARE – is a self-learning Content-Aware image REstoration software based on artificial neural networks. The scientists reasoned that, although one cannot acquire a long movie of high-quality images without running into the phototoxicity trap, it would be possible to obtain pairs of image snapshots: one in low-light quality and the other one with sufficient light to generate clean images.
These pairs of snapshots are used to train CARE networks that later help to make the “hidden” content in even very noisy images visible. In their study, recently published in Nature Methods, the researchers show that CARE can be successfully applied to many different microscopes, experiments, and organisms.
Martin Weigert, first author and Myers lab member, says: “One of the main applications of our method will be to enable the observation of cell or tissue dynamics under highly challenging conditions by improving the quality of the acquired images.”
Former Myers group member and co-author, Loïc Royer, who recently started his own research group at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco, adds, “Imaging living organisms often requires compromises. With CARE, biologists won’t need to make such drastic compromises anymore. Our method makes previously impossible imaging experiments possible.”
“CARE is a prime example for the type of break-through technology that a truly interdisciplinary campus like ours here in Dresden-Johannstadt can produce. Computer scientists, physicists, biologists, and chemists from the CSBD, the MPI-CBG, and DRESDEN-concept institutions collaborated closely.
Everyone brought their special expertise to make this fundamental advance!”, says Florian Jug, who was a key driver behind the work. He concludes, “CARE is now opening windows through which we can better observe the biological processes that govern life. We are excited to see what creative minds around the world will do with CARE.”
Wissenschaftliche Ansprechpartner:
Dr. Florian Jug
jug@mpi-cbg.de
Martin Weigert et al.: Content-aware image restoration: pushing the limits of fluorescence microscopy, Nature Methods, volume 15, pages 1090–1097 (2018), Veröffentlicht 26. November 2018 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0216-7
http://www.csbdresden.de
Anja Glenk | Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik
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Consultations in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Editor : Peter Hobson
Part of The Tavistock Clinic Series - more in this series
Publisher : Karnac Books
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Also by Peter Hobson
Brief Psychoanalytic Therapy
The Cradle of Thought: Exploring the Origins of Thinking
Autism and the Development of Mind: Second Revised Edition
In the course of addressing the challenges of conducting assessment consultations in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, this book engages with many technical as well as theoretical issues. It includes chapters on the history of psychoanalytic approaches to assessing patients, assessments within a public health setting, the process of psychotherapeutic engagement, the special cases of trauma and serious disturbance, and research that may inform approaches to consultation – all with a firm grounding in clinical practise.
'This book is a privilege to read: practical and accessible, and so intriguing, moving and vivid that it will be a page-turner for both experienced professionals and those considering starting any career relating to mental health. The writing is very clear, and shines with an approach to the suffering patient from which any of us could benefit, combining humanity and respect with a subtle awareness of the underlying meanings, purposes and true costs of distress.'
- Professor Mary Target PhD, UCL and the Anna Freud Centre
'Hobson and colleagues bring a novel approach to a familiar conundrum: how to identify those who can benefit from psychoanalytic psychotherapy, while remaining true to the idiographic nature of our discipline. Combining vivid and moving clinical examples with the wisdom of a world-class researcher, Hobson leads us through the ‘minute particulars’ of the initial therapeutic encounter, the eliciting and interpretation of transference, to ‘the crunch’ – the exhilarating and painful moment of choice at which a psychoanalytic journey begins. This remarkable volume is a must for all psychoanalytically minded clinicians, student or experienced, in public or private settings.'
- Professor Jeremy Holmes MD FRCPsych University of Exeter UK
'A valuable and impressive study of the role of psychoanalytically informed consultations within the National Health Service. The authors offer vivid illustrations of the value of psychoanalytical thinking and understanding in their encounters with patients at the Tavistock Clinic. They also demonstrate the importance of working within a group of colleagues who share certain basic theoretical assumptions, and who, at the same time respect each others’ differences. This framework facilitates thinking and working on the fascinating, and challenging task of engaging in a meaningful, truthful and constructive way with patients.'
- Michael Feldman – Psychoanalyst, previously Consultant Psychotherapist, Maudsley Hospital
David Bell, Ruth Berkowitz, Antony Garelick, R. Peter Hobson, Raman Kapur, Birgit Kleeberg, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Jane Milton, Matthew Patrick, Joanne Stubley.
Peter Hobson is Tavistock Professor of Developmental Psychopathology in the University of London, with a clinical position at the Tavistock Clinic, London. He is a psychiatrist trained at the Maudsley Hospital, London, a psychoanalyst trained at the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, London, and academic developmental psychologist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His research interests converge upon the significance of interpersonal relations for understanding the course of human development, both typical and atypical. He has long been intrigued by how consultations in psychoanalytic psychotherapy afford profound insights into human mental life and the potential for development.
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