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The most recent Chronicle issue features an excellent piece by Naomi Schiffer Riley on the contortions of accommodating “mixed-race identity” in schools.
The comment period has closed on proposed new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education on how colleges should ask students about race. No longer, the guidelines say, should applicants simply be given the choice of black, white, Asian, American Indian (or Alaska Native), or native Hawaiian (or other Pacific Islander). Now they should be allowed to check off more than one box, as well as note whether they identify as Hispanic. Eugene L. Anderson, an associate director of the American Council on Education, told Diverse, a higher-education magazine, that he expected colleges would be pleased with the new guidelines: “They make sense; they respect peoples’ individual notion of racial identity, which is important.”
This doesn’t sound unreasonable – a simple designation of racial identity is inapt for our modern, increasingly mixed society. But where will we find the groups for these students?
An article last semester in The Harvard Crimson detailed the complaints of a number of mixed-race students who said they felt uneasy attending the meetings of groups that were meant for only one of their multiple ethnicities. Paloma A. Zepeda, half-Mexican and half-Russian, said that when she came to meetings for the Mexican-American student group Raza, people would say, “Look, white people come to Raza.” Ms. Zepeda protested, “I am a member of the Hispanic community, but I don’t think that’s the sum total of everything.”
Then there was Yalun H. Tu. He told the Crimson reporter he felt uncomfortable at the Chinese-student gatherings: “They would talk about how Chinese mothers are overbearing and strict. But my mother is Caucasian and relaxed, so I couldn’t empathize.” He lamented, “I just didn’t feel that communal bond that I think often binds these groups.”
Some of these “outcasts” have started forming new groups. Harvard now has ReMixed, a new multiracial organization on the campus. The University of California at Berkeley has a Mixed Student Union; then there is Brown University’s Organization of Multiracial and Biracial Students and Bryn Mawr College’s Half and Half. Several campuses have “Hapa” organizations for “half-Asian” students.
But even those mixed-race groups cannot satisfy some students. One told the Crimson that her acquaintances at Harvard’s Hapa group focused too much on East Asian identities, instead of South Asian ones. They went out, she complained, for dim sum, “which I enjoy, but don’t identify with culturally.” But she didn’t feel welcome in the regular South Asian group, either, because in a theatrical performance the group’s leaders cast her in the role of a white person.
The level of specificity that seems to be required for many young men and women to feel comfortable today is bordering on the absurd. Ultimately it’s sad. Advocates of diversity on college campuses insist that they are not just assembling faces of different colors for aesthetic purposes; they are trying to offer students a model of how to live in a multiracial, multiethnic society. But students do not seem to be learning to be more tolerant of people unlike them. They are demanding that they be surrounded and sheltered by people who are exactly like them.
One of the most unpleasant aspects of modern college existence is watch racial segregation amidst activities and clubs increase as students get older. Freshman classes resemble ideals of diversity, but some fair portion of this falls away into racial groupings in successive years. It’s undeniable that students find elements in common with persons of common ethnic or racial heritage, but the process of division is actively encouraged by schools and groups. The road to colorblindness is paved with innumerable boxes. Remember to check every race; Cambodian-Russian-Salvadoran? They’ll find a group for you.


The group is best known for their self-titled debut album, which was released in 2012. The record peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and earned triple platinum status. The album included the smash hit single “Ho Hey,” which reach No. 1 for 18 non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard rock songs chart. The group was also nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2013.
Their second album, Cleopatra, was released in 2016 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum. Their third album, titled III, was released in 2019 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Their fourth album, Brightside, was released in January of this year.
The band last performed at the Daniel Island venue in 2016.
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DENVER (CBS4) – Republic Airways Holdings Inc. says it will try to shrink its ownership of Frontier Airlines to a minority stake by the end of 2014 under an agreement with Frontier pilots.
Republic has a split operation in which it flies for hire by major airlines, and also operates Frontier as its own airline. Frontier has been losing money.
The deal between Republic and the Frontier pilots includes cuts such as giving up future pay raises, and reductions in retirement and vacation. In exchange, they’ll get a stake in Frontier. The size of their ownership has not been decided. Pilots will vote on the proposed deal on Friday.
Republic also says it will look for new investors in Frontier, which would reduce Republic to a minority owner by the end of 2014.
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By Taelor Smith, Staff Writer
What a wonderful night it was to enjoy the Showdown Throwdown, a Texas vs. Louisiana Brass Band competition. Three of the hottest brass bands came together for a fun and friendly night of competition. Houston’s very own Bayou City Brass Band went up against the two New Orleans based bands, To Be Continued Brass Band and the Hot 8 Brass Band. Donna Franklin of Houston’s KTSU radio station served as the vibrant host for the event and kept everyone entertained throughout the night.
To Be Continued Brass Band kicked off competition with their 10-piece band consisting of trumpets, trombones, tuba, saxophone and percussion. In showband fashion, the group livened the crowd with their loud sound, funky melodies, and soul covering songs that the crowd were familiar with like Nas’ “If I Ruled The World,” Clipse’s “What You Wanna Do,” and “Wild Magnolia.” The group sang and harmonized together which in turn encouraged the crowd to sing along.
Next up was Bayou City Brass Band, a group native to Houston. During their hour-long set, the group had the audience dancing, singing, and having a great time with the hits they covered. Songs such as “California Luv,” “Suit and Tie” by Justin Timberlake, and 90s hip-hop dance classic “Doing The Butt.” Bayou City Brass really got the crowd excited when they played famed Houston artist DJ Screw’s “June 27th Freestyle.” They showed they were really and truly a crowd favorite with their song selection, choreography with every song, interaction with the audience, and even rapping along to a few songs in their showcase. Bayou City Brass ended their set with their original song “Let Your Mind Be Free,” and the crowd loved it.
Hot 8 Brass Band were the headliners of the event, saving them as the final group and their performance proved their power. Dressed in all white, the group commanded the stage in grand fashion. The 8-piece band was small, yet mighty and kept the fun going from the previous groups. The crowd couldn’t help but to get out of their seats and have a great time. All three bands ended the night altogether on stage playing Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and other songs by notable artists. Ultimately, Bayou City Brass Band would take home the crown as they gave so much energy and showmanship throughout their set.
The Showdown Throwdown was one of three events put on during the 27th Annual Houston International Jazz Fest Hosted by Jazz Education Inc. Bubbha Thomas is the Founder of Jazz Education Inc., a program created to preserve the art of American music.
“Jazz Education Incorporated was started in 1970. It’s a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and the purpose is to change lives through music. Beginning from middle school through college and also providing programs for families.”
He stresses the importance that Jazz is not to be considered a genre solely for African-Americans. He says Jazz is an American genre of music that just so happens to be originated by Black Americans.
Also included in the weekend of events for HIJF is the Mayor’s Jazz Scholarship Brunch and the Jazz Kickoff Reception. All of these events help promote and fund Jazz Education Inc. programs for students and scholarships.
“Houston International Jazz Festival is one of the latest programs that we did. The program started in 1970 and the first program that we did was called August Jazz Month Houston. It dawned on me that we needed programs that were designed to reach a different audience so we came up with the Summer Jazz Workshop in 1972.”
The Mayor’s Jazz Scholarship Brunch awards two lucky students who attend Jazz Education Inc. Summer Jazz Workshop. In addition to a spectacular performance from the students, Mayor Sylvester Turner conducts the jazz orchestra using the baton once used by conductor Arturo Toscanini to conduct the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Jazz Education Inc. is a great program that is continuously teaching children a valued art form. Thomas is glad to have made this opportunity available to Houston. The program looks forward to many more years of educating young people on classic American music and celebrations through the Houston International Jazz Festival.
You can learn more about Jazz Education Inc. programs and events at www.jazzeducation.org.

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In 1989, the memorable year when the Wall came down, a university student in Berlin on his early morning run finds a corpse lying on a park bench and alerts the authorities. This classic police-procedural scene opens an extraordinary novel, a masterwork that traces the fate of myriad Europeans - Hungarians, Jews, Germans, and Gypsies - across the ...
In 1989, the memorable year when the Wall came down, a university student in Berlin on his early morning run finds a corpse lying on a park bench and alerts the authorities. This classic police-procedural scene opens an extraordinary novel, a masterwork that traces the fate of myriad Europeans - Hungarians, Jews, Germans, and Gypsies - across the treacherous years of the mid-twentieth century. The social and political circumstances of their lives may vary richly, their sexual and spiritual longings may seem to each of them entirely unique, yet Peter Nadas' magnificent tapestry unveils uncanny, reverberating parallels that link them across time and space. Three unusual men are at the heart of "Parallel Stories": Hans von Wolkenstein, whose German mother is linked to dark secrets of fascist-Nazi collaboration during the 1940s, Agost Lippay-Lehr, whose influential father has served Hungary's different political regimes for decades, and Andras Rott, who has his own dark record of dark activities abroad. They are friends in Budapest when we eventually meet them in the spring of 1961, a pivotal time in the postwar epoch and in their clandestine careers. But the richly detailed, dramatic memories and actions of these men, like those of their friends, lovers and family members, range from Berlin and Moscow to Switzerland and Holland, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, and of course, across Hungary. The ever-daring, ever-original episodes of "Parallel Lives" explore the most intimate, most difficult human experiences in a prose glowing with uncommon clarity and also with mysterious uncertainty - as is characteristic of Nadas' subtle, spirited art. The web of extended dramas in "Parallel Stories" reaches not just forward to the transformative year of 1989 but back to the spring of 1939, with Europe trembling on the edge of war; to the bestial times of 1944-45, when Budapest was besieged, the final solution devastated Hungary's Jews, and the war came to an end; and to the cataclysmic Hungarian Revolution of October 1956. But there is much more to "Parallel Stories" than that: it is a daring, demanding, and very moving exploration of humanity at its most constrained and its most free.
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Prashaen Reddy, a partner at management consulting firm Kearney says that this is thanks to the explosive growth of young, urban, and digitally savvy consumers; increasing mobile phone penetration; the creation of digital payment and shopping networks; favourable governmental regulations and spending initiatives; and significant investment by both foreign and domestic companies.
In the most stable times, retailers expanding their global footprint face a series of difficult decisions. Yet in the wake of Covid-19, together, these forces are transforming the face of African retailing and providing a blueprint for the development of other emerging markets, seeing Morocco, Egypt and Ghana making the top 10.
Determining which markets are growing, attractive, and relatively risk-free is one of the goals of Kearney’s GRDI which ranks 35 emerging countries based on a set of 26 factors, including four key variables: country risk, market attractiveness, market saturation, and sales growth.
Questions GRDI asked were, should retail enter new markets? Expand their operations in emerging nations that may or may not be yielding returns, or cut their losses?
How to evaluate the comparative potential of modern retailing in nations still dominated by informal or traditional vendors?
These are some of the questions the Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), which tracks selected emerging retail markets, was created to answer. (See graph to the left.)
Reddy adds, “The global population is expected to increase by 2 billion by 2050, and Africa will be home to the majority of these new lives. The population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone is expected to double by 2050, with Nigeria expected to be the third-largest country in the world.”
This is one of the reasons we will see the growth in Asia begin to slow down and Africa emerge as the next big retail hotspot. It’s also predicted SSA will enjoy the highest rate of disposable income growth on Earth, about 9% CAGR.
There are four classes of SSA retail – informal, traditional, modern, and illicit – with modern retailing dominated by regional players, primarily South African operators, such as Shoprite, Mr Price, and Pick n Pay, and a few international players.
With South Africa not making the top 30, we need to look at the where and why South Africa fits into the closing bracket within the GRDI property scale of window of opportunities. This means consumers are used to more modern retail, the discretionary spending is higher and there is a fierce competition from both local and foreign retailers. This closing segment is where investments are ripe for acquisitions.
In the face of increasing competition and margin pressures, Africa’s retailers are focusing on ROI; adopting franchising and other new business models; and rationalising store footprints following the lead of Massmart, which recently announced it would be closing the 8% of its stores that were underperforming which includes plans to double down on African countries, focusing on price, private label, and building customer loyalty.
“The main challenges are corruption, widespread poverty, security concerns, supply chain issues, lack of infrastructure, active conflicts, archaic governmental retail policies and practices, and isolation, which are as real as the potential. At 18%, for example, SSA has the lowest rate of intra-regional trade on the planet,” says Reddy.
Retailers and central banks in various countries are working toward developing and facilitating digital ecosystems by reducing transaction costs on electronic payments, but gaps in e-payment infrastructure supply, logistical inefficiencies, and trust issues are slowing down both existing and future growth opportunities, with Africa accounting for about 50% in mobile money transactions globally.
In crucial markets like Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa who are fossil fuel-dependent governments are increasingly turning to retail to diversify their economies and wean them away from oil dependency.
It’s vital to remember that emerging nations can simultaneously occupy multiple positions on the window of opportunity chart (as seen in the report). There is a significant difference between urban and rural China and India, so much so that we are well-advised to think of them as not one market but two or three.
Understanding consumer attitudes, situations, and dynamics is the basis of all retail success and the world’s consumer spending centre of gravity is slowly shifting from the US and developed European markets to emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This won’t happen overnight but at least that seems to be where the arc of commercial history seems to be bending.
The pace of this development is directly linked to the innovation, penetration, and acceptance of consumer and retail technologies, from simple mobile phone connectivity to sophisticated and secure electronic payment systems.
Reddy concludes by saying “that the real lesson is that all things, especially markets, change – often, as in the case of Covid-19, with little or no warning. So, there is no effective substitute for contemporaneous in-market knowledge.”

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I don’t believe in it. Plain and simple. Before you get upset with me, let me tell you that I recently spent a year not writing because I was having problems. Yet, I still don’t believe in Writer’s Block. I believe it’s your mind trying to tell you something. Listen to it. It’s saying, “I don’t know where to go next.” Or perhaps, “Oops! Took a wrong turn there. Back up to the last turnoff.”
Sometimes, though, trying to find out what our mind is telling us is the problem. It was for me. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get anything of substance to come to the surface and tell me what was wrong. Finally, though, it did. Come to find out, I’d outgrown the genre. I was writing in science fiction, but for several years, I’d been reading serial killer stuff. Finally, I wrote a serial killer piece of my own. It felt really, really good to be writing again.
Being stuck is an icky feeling. You feel like a failure. Your fragile writer’s ego shatters and you wonder what you were thinking when you decided you could be a writer. Never fear. There are quite a few things that can be done to get your writing back on track. These are some of the remedies I use.
Write – It may sound funny, but writing can help cure your writing. Try writing in a genre not your own. I go to poetry. The change from writing for meaning to writing for sound often jars my muse loose. Or do some freewriting. You know, just write whatever enters your mind for a timed exercise, even if it’s all the same sentence over and over again. There’s something freeing about writing something that doesn’t have to make immediate sense.
Change what you write with. If you work mostly on computer, try writing on a notepad. I have a notebook I write in. If I get really jammed, I use a pencil and a yellow legal pad.
Change where you write. Try writing in a restaurant, on a picnic table outside, in an empty stadium, in a classroom. We’re writers. We need variation, excitement, adventure.
Relax – I mean it. Sit on your deck. Take a loooong shower (most every writer I know comes up with ideas in there). Go to the beach. The mall. Take a long walk.
Read – Always essential for a writer. Even more so if you’re having trouble. Read tons in your genre, so you know what’s been done and what hasn’t, what trends are in and what are out. Also, read other genres. Read poetry. Read a genre not your own to pick up some hints. I love murder/thriller stories, but I also read a little literary fiction because I find I like the description used in that genre. Follow authors that you think write like you aspire. I follow five (because I’m always waiting on the next release from each of them).
Be healthy – Exercise. Doesn’t have to be strenuous. Just do something to get your heart pumping a little. No fried foods, no white flour. Get a physical. Yes, allergies and a poor feeling body can keep you from having a sharp mind.
Craft – Not only does this turn your mind off completely concerning your writing, it also jump starts your left brain which is where your imagination calls home. Any craft works: sewing, photography, painting, etc…. I quilted for that whole year I didn’t write. I still do. And believe me, you can certainly tell when I’m stuck in a story. My sewing machine hums.
Play with your characters – Actually talk to them. Sit at a table, pull out a chair for them, maybe even get them a glass of water. Take them for a walk. Discuss what they want. I know it sounds funny, but you’ve created these characters and you know their personalities. Your problem may be that you’re trying to force a round character into a triangle scene.
Talk – Tell a writer friend your problem. There’s nothing better for a writer than a buddy who has suffered, or is prone to suffer, the same problem. Get your friend to tell you any of his or her ideas. See if this will get your own ideas flowing, even if it’s just suggestions for your friend’s story. Repeat as needed.
Don’t – Never watch TV when you have trouble writing. It only makes it worse. While we think watching something on the screen is relaxing, it isn’t. Our minds, as writers, are constantly working during the show, constantly comparing and assimilating what they see to what we have written. Get away from that completely. One exception: sports. Glut on that if you want.
Don’t – Never play RPGs (role playing games) when you’re having trouble writing. They have specific rules for their characters and will only confine your characters within those rules.
Don’t – While alcohol and drugs (includes caffeine) may seem to loosen or focus your mind enough to help you write, sooner or later it will backfire. And when it does, it’ll be worse than if you’d never used any substance. Your brain will refuse to work without it. And while you use your magic drug, it will become mush. And yes, I DO know what I’m talking about. Years ago, I had surgery and was given morphine while I recovered. The stuff I wrote during that time was wildly beyond anything I’d ever written before. It thrilled me. While I didn’t become addicted, I became super critical of everything I wrote without using morphine. My self confidence took a huge hit, because there’s no worse critique than your own mind. Eventually, I just stopped writing for awhile. Do yourself a favor: don’t even start down that road.
Don’t – Never stress over it. The harder you push, the worse it will get.

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"I want the eyes to open" - Josef Albers
Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles
July 23 – September 2, 2016
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Hecq (real name - Ben Lukas Boysen) is an artist that works with musical technology and presents remixes that spotlight unseen facets in the work of other musicians. In his music, atmospheric soundscapes meet sharp cadences and abrupt breaks which leads the enthralled listener into Hecq’s world - an audiobook without a narrator.
To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhere. Emancipator (Douglas Appling) played his first live show in July 2009, opening for Bonobo at the Roseland Theater (cap. 1500). Since then, he’s toured with Bassnectar, drawn crowds at festivals like Trinumeral and Symbiosis, and closed out Sound Tribe Sector 9’s late night parties in Denver at the request of the band.
Blue Sky Black Death is an accomplished West Coast production duo. Their sound transforms the raw into the refined through technically building layers that exceed the boundaries of any one particular musical genre.
Phaeleh – pronounced “Fella” Since his debut release in 2008, Phaeleh aka Matt Preston has developed an inimitable style of cinematic electronic music, which floats between the shifting tempos and timbres of dubstep, garage, electronica and house music.
Tineidae is an Ambient/IDM producer based in Lviv, Ukraine. Starting his way from post-industrial electronic genres in another project Tineidae has developed his own sound. Mixing ambient atmospheric layers with clear rhythmical structure, sometimes glitchy, sometimes mild and more gentle he creates wide harmonic soundscapes reproducing nature of things in his eyes.
Inf, Infinite, Infonet, Infomanic, De Infonetische Ghast, Captain Chromosome, Mr. Sarcasm, Dirk Digger...the list of self-serving monikers runs longer than roll call at a Wu-Tang reunion for this Dutch producer and emcee.
Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful and unique contribution to sonic exploration. Often referred to as “The Master of Emotion” his music is patently beautiful and melodic. With diverse influences ranging from trip-hop, classical and Arabic to bass driven compositions, his songs are considered anthemic and timeless.
There are multiple artists that go by the name TOR. (1) Tor was raised in a small mountain town on Canada's west coast where he started experimenting with music production as a teenager. He further honed his skills while living in Australia, running a small recording studio and remixing some prominent Australian producers.


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In a NY Times article titled "Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady", there is this sentence:
Rahm Emanuel, then chief of staff, repeated the first lady’s criticisms to colleagues with indignation, according to three of them.
Is this correct usage? For me, it reads as if Rahm repeated it to angry colleagues (i.e. colleagues with indignation). But clearly the intent is that Rahm was angry and the three colleagues noticed that he was angry when he talked to them.
Or, is a comma required after "criticisms to colleagues"?
Or should it have been rephrased like this? "Three of Rahm's colleagues said that an incensed Rahm, then chief of staff, repeated the first lady’s criticisms to them." But Rahm is mentioned twice here.


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PlayStation 3's free-to-play 'Soul Calibur' shuts down in November
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The opinion of the court was delivered by: Gerard E. Lynch, Circuit Judge:
Submitted: October 14, 2011
Before: WINTER, LYNCH, and CARNEY, Circuit Judges.
Defendant pled guilty to several counts of mail and wire fraud, was convicted by a jury of violations of federal campaign finance law, and was sentenced to 292 months in prison in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Victor Marrero, J.). He appeals the resulting judgment of conviction on various grounds, including that the loss calculated for purposes of the Sentencing Guidelines improperly included promised returns on Hsu's victims' investments. We affirm the district court's loss calculation and hold that in the context of Ponzi schemes, intended loss can include reinvested earnings even when those "earnings" are the illusory predicate upon which the Ponzi scheme rests.
Defendant Norman Hsu was indicted on several counts each of (1) mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341; (2) wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; and (3) campaign finance fraud, in violation of 2 U.S.C. §§ 441f and 437g(d)(1)(A). On May 7, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Victor Marrero, J.), Hsu pled guilty to the mail and wire fraud counts, all of which relate to a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of tens of millions of dollars from at least 2000 until 2007. He was then convicted after trial by jury of the campaign finance fraud counts. The district court sentenced Hsu to a guidelines sentence of 292 months in prison for both the Ponzi scheme and campaign finance crimes.
On appeal, Hsu challenges his guilty plea, conviction, and sentence. First, he argues that two of the ten counts to which he pled guilty were barred by the statute of limitations. Second, he challenges, for the first time on appeal, the admission of certain testimony regarding his Ponzi scheme and other criminal activity at his trial for violating campaign finance laws. Third, with respect to his sentence, Hsu argues that the district court (1) miscalculated the loss attributable to his Ponzi scheme; (2) failed to consider or appropriately weigh mitigating factors regarding, inter alia, his remorse and mental health; and (3) violated his Sixth Amendment rights by failing to appoint new counsel for sentencing.
We affirm the district court in all respects, and hold that (1) Hsu waived any statute of limitations challenge to the indictment by pleading guilty; (2) the district court's admission of the Ponzi scheme evidence was not plain error; (3) the district court did not err by calculating the intended loss amount under the Guidelines to include the loss of putative profits that victims reinvested in Hsu's Ponzi scheme; (4) the district court did not abuse its discretion when weighing the factors relevant to Hsu's sentence; and (5) under the circumstances of this case, the appointment of a new attorney for sentencing was not required.
In view of the defendant's convictions, we summarize the facts in the light most favorable to the government. United States v. Riggi, 541 F.3d 94, 96 (2d Cir. 2008). In or before 2000, Hsu devised a scheme whereby he invited investment in two entities that he purported to lead as Managing Director: Components Ltd. and Next Components Ltd. ("the Companies"). Hsu told investors that the Companies were engaged in the lucrative and low-risk business of providing short-term financing to small, high-end retail companies. In fact, there was no such business, as there were no such Companies: Hsu had invented them as the seemingly legitimate front for what turned out to be a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Hsu's scheme was a variation on the familiar fraud. See Cunningham v. Brown, 265 U.S. 1, 7 (1924) (describing "the remarkable criminal financial career of Charles Ponzi"). In a typical Ponzi scheme, the schemer will "use the investments of new and existing customers to fund withdrawals of principal and supposed profit made by other customers." In re Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC, 654 F.3d 229, 232 (2d Cir. 2011) ("Madoff"). Hsu's variation was to provide investors with post-dated checks issued by one of the Companies in the amount of the investor's principal plus a "guaranteed" return on that investment, usually, on an annualized basis, of 60%. Sometimes investors would immediately cash the checks when they became due. Frequently, though, they would "roll over" their investment, thereby reinvesting the original principal plus accumulated gains in anticipation of further returns that would accrue during the next cycle. In 2005, Hsu's fraudulent activities expanded to the world of campaign finance, specifically in his connection to campaigns for candidates for the U.S. presidency and both houses of the U.S. Congress. Hsu became a "bundler" on behalf of several prominent candidates. A bundler is a donor who has given the maximum legal amount to a preferred candidate and convinces friends to do likewise, channeling the "bundle" of donations to the candidate's campaign. Hsu was a legitimate bundler in some instances, but in others he committed fraud by recruiting "straw donors," or individuals recruited to donate to campaigns only to be reimbursed by Hsu after the fact.
Hsu's investment and campaign schemes overlapped. He used political connections created by his campaign fundraising to create an appearance of legitimacy useful in recruiting victims to his investment scam, and used the illusions of successful investments to recruit his investors as campaign "donors." Six of the ten government witnesses testified that they both invested in Hsu's various deals and made donations to various candidates at Hsu's behest, and that Hsu subsequently reimbursed them for their donations.
Hsu's various schemes ended when he was arrested in September 2007 on an outstanding 1992 California warrant for absconding after pleading nolo contendere to charges in connection with an earlier, unrelated criminal scheme.*fn1 After his arrest was widely reported in the press, his investors rushed to cash the last postdated checks they had received, most of which were returned for insufficient funds. When the panic surrounding Hsu's arrest made it impossible to attract new capital infusions from current or future investors, the scheme collapsed. See Madoff, 654 F.3d at 232; see also Eberhard v. Marcu, 530 F.3d 122, 132 n.7 (2d Cir. 2008) (describing typical Ponzi scheme "where earlier investors are paid from the investments of more recent investors . . until the scheme ceases to attract new investors and the pyramid collapses"). The ensuing investigation revealed the extent of Hsu's scheme, including his various campaign finance frauds. The post-dated checks held by Hsu's victims totaled more than $100 million; the net losses to the investors as a class amounted to more than $20 million. II. District Court Proceedings
On December 9, 2008, Hsu was indicted on fourteen counts. Counts One through Five charged instances of mail fraud in connection with the Ponzi scheme, including one transaction that occurred in 2000. Counts Six through Ten charged wire fraud crimes in connection to the same scheme, including one count associated with the same 2000 transaction. Counts Eleven through Fourteen charged various violations of campaign finance laws.
On the eve of trial, Hsu pled guilty to the Ponzi scheme counts, without a plea agreement. Immediately following the allocution, the government asked the court to allow testimony from Hsu's Ponzi scheme victims at the trial of the remaining campaign finance fraud charges. Initially, the district court expressed some concern regarding this request, stating its "inclination . . . to say that if you have more than a couple [of witnesses], . . . it may be excessive. If all you are trying to bring in is [Federal Rule of Evidence] 404(b) evidence from victims, then more than a handful would not be necessary." Hsu's counsel agreed that "it is appropriate for evidence to come in as to the Ponzi scheme as it relates to why contributions were made and why contributions were made in a particular manner," but stated that he "would object to witnesses testifying that there was a Ponzi scheme going on and people were involved in it if it has no bearing on the issue of the political contributions." The government clarified that it would call four such witnesses. The government argued that this testimony was relevant to show motive, because the "straw donations were . . . orchestrated by the defendant so that people would invest in the Ponzi scheme." In other words, Hsu used his campaign activities to entice investors to participate in his scheme. Hsu did not ...

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A DRUG dealer desperate to hide his stash from police officers concealed crack cocaine next to his dead uncle’s ashes.
The drug squad made the discovery during a raid on Courtney James’ Cardiff home, where officers seized drugs with a street value of £17,500.
The 18-year-old has admitted drug dealing at Cardiff Crown Court and is due to be sentenced.
A drug squad officer discovered a reinforced cardboard box in the kitchen pantry during a search of James’ house in Uphill Road, Llanrumney.
When he opened it he found drugs next to another clear bag containing ashes.
When questioned, James revealed the ashes were his uncle’s.
The Cardiff Drug Squad also found cocaine hidden inside a child’s teddy bear. It had been inserted through a slit in the bear’s bottom.
Drugs were also discovered in the attic during the raid on the house last February.
Officers uncovered two bulletproof vests, scales, a dealer list and a small quantity of cash. In all, 60g of cocaine with a street value of between £2,130 and £3,653 was seized.
And they also found 112g of crack cocaine with an estimated street value of £13,998.
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This latest victory in the war on drugs follows two other significant successes for South Wales Police with operations Michigan and Versailles.
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The Echo has teamed up with South Wales Police to launch Operation Pride after it emerged that 90% of all burglaries and car crime in the capital are committed by heroin and crack cocaine addicts desperate to fund their habit.
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Art Basel Hong Kong has officially kicked off its seventh year of programming and exhibits. Each year, a range of artists showcase original pieces not limited to paintings, sculptures and oversized installations. Joining the mix this time around are an assortment of luxury fashion houses who are debuting private and public exhibits.
If you’re into art, you’re probably well aware of the newly minted KAWS: ALONG THE WAY exhibition hosted by the Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation and Art Central Hong Kong. For the fashion lovers, Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades Collection and Fendi‘s “Shape of Water” exhibit are two spaces worth checking out.
Keep reading below to find out our top picks ideal for stopping by during Art Basel Hong Kong 2019.
Miu Miu e-Miu-ticons, March 21-April 7
For its latest collaboration, Miu Miu teams up with creative agency M/M Paris on a takeover of the fashion house’s Landmark boutique. The installation titled e-Miu-ticons which is set to run from March 21 until April 7 was created by M/M Paris’ founders Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag. The installation features a revamp of Miu Miu’s logo and typeface, in addition to bags, accessories and a limited-edition capsule of ready-to-wear created with the reworked graphics. In total, a series of 10 emoticons are designed by the agency.
Shop G31-32, G/F, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong
Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades Collection, March 23-March 31
Louis Vuitton‘s striking Objets Nomades Collection has officially landed within the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts. This year’s exhibition features a recreation of an apartment featuring an array of luxury homeware not limited to chairs, tables and more. Throughout the space, you’ll find an assortment of pieces created with Louis Vuitton’s beloved monogram print. Additionally, the scenography display was created by the critically acclaimed design studio, Joyce Wang Studio.
Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts
Block 9, Central Magistracy, Tai Kwun
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KAWS: ALONG THE WAY Exhibition, March 26-April 14
Titled KAWS: ALONG THE WAY, this major survey put on by the Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation is an exhibition comprised of 37 works curated by Germano Celant. This eye-catching exploration of the artist’s work over the last decade includes figures, paintings, sculptures and large form pieces in Hong Kong for the first time. This launch of this show directly follows the KAWS: HOLIDAY floating art piece. In addition, the HOCA exhibit spans in chronological order and is placed inside and outside PMQ.
35 Aberdeen Street
Central, Hong Kong
Fendi Shapes of Water, March 26-April 14
Fendi has teamed up with Sabine Marcelis to design The Shapes of Water, a creative project utilizing water as a main design tool. Paying homage to the brand’s 10-year anniversary collaboration of the fashion house and Design Miami, Marcelis constructed ten fountains created of cast resin. Each fountain is directly inspired by a staple part of the brand’s heritage such as the “FF” Zucca logo and the Peekaboo bag. Hong Kong will be the first city to feature this exhibition from March 26 through April 14 after its debut in Design Miami in December 2018.
Fendi, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Art Central Hong Kong 2019, March 27-March 31
This year’s Art Central returns with 107 galleries, four interactive programs and six immersive large-scale installations. Presented through thought-provoking curated booths, the exhibition highlights 20th-century artists in addition to emerging contemporary talents from the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Standout pieces include the Bengali-born artist PARESH MAITY’s sculpture titled “Birth From the Golden Egg” and RON ARAD’s “Dodge Stepside Pickup.” The former reflects the fast-paced life of metropolitan lifestyles, while the latter focuses on the utilitarian purpose of objects. Additionally, Art Central includes a Swarovski “Shades in Ascent” installation by Steve Leung. This portion of the space features endless floating lanterns created with Swarovski crystals beads.
9 Lung Wo Rd, Central, Hong Kong
Lady Dior As Seen By, March 27-March 31
Originally debuted in Beijing in 2011, the Lady Dior As Seen By exhibition highlights Dior‘s cult favorite Lady handbag silhouette. For this year’s showcase, a special space on the 3rd floor of the city’s Convention and Exhibition Center will debut an array of art pieces by internationally recognized artists. A few of the artists include Olympia Scarry, Liu Chih-Hung, Ran Hwang and British sculptor Kate MccGwire. Additionally, an exclusive video installation by Chinese artist Li Shurui will be released.
Art Basel Hong Kong
L3 Concourse, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
CLOT x Nike Air Max Haven 97 Pop-Up, March 28-March 31
Following up on previous collaborations with Jordan Brand, Converse and Nike, CLOT rolls out a new footwear collab accompanied by a Hong Kong exclusive pop-up. The sneaker model created to celebrate Air Max Day is entitled the Air Max Haven 97. The design fuses the AM97’s sole with the AM Haven’s upper. The trainer will drop in three colorways including “Volt/Dark Gray,” “White/Sail” and “White/Off White Sail.” Alongside the footwear release will be a limited edition apparel launch by and art exhibit created by American artist Katherine Bernhardt. Pieces by Kazuki Kuraishi will also be available for purchase.
CLOT x Nike Air Max Haven 97 Pop-Up
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Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, co-founder of the popular ‘Pirate Bay’ file-sharing website, has been arrested in Cambodia. Warg was wanted by Sweden on copyright infringement charges after failing to report for a yearlong prison sentence.
Authorities arrested Warg in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in an apartment above The Cadillac Bar and Grill, a popular expat hangout, TorrentFreak.com reported. The Swedish government issued an international arrest warrant for Warg in January, after he failed to appear for the start of his jail term.
“His arrest was made at the request of the Swedish government for a crime related to information technology,” Cambodian police spokesperson Kirth Chantharith told AFP “We don’t have an extradition treaty with Sweden but we’ll look into our laws and see how we can handle this case.”
Warg was one of four co-founders of BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay, which was temporarily taken offline by Swedish authorities after a court ruled in 2009 that all four individuals were guilty of encouraging copyright violations, and sentenced them to one year in Swedish prison and millions of dollars in fines.
In a 2010 appeal against the verdict, the four maintained that no pirated material was actually distributed through their site. Three of the co-founders had their jail time reduced to sentences ranging from four to ten months, but their fines increased as a result of the appeal.
Warg – who was living in Phnom Penh at the time – claimed that his health was too poor for him to attend his sentencing, prompting the judge to uphold his prison sentence and $1.1 million in fines.
According to TorrentFreak, health issues have been a concern for Warg since 2010. He moved to Cambodia several years ago.
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The last load filled up made noise but did not agitate spin or drain. I think its a belt issue and am not sure if that is a difficult repair or not, I have done dryers not washers but the mach is 9 or 10 yr old the extra jumbo and not in the best condition though it worked well. It sounds off balance and the drain hose vibrates and slaps the back of the unit and wall loudly as it spins out larger loads and when it began to bouncing around I levelled it to the floor with a loose panel that spans the back by tipping it forward. The feet don't seem to be adjustable but the panel near the base was tipped to one side and so I evened it up as best I could and set it back upright and problem solved. That was about 10 - 15 loads ago and then the water began to not completely drain the last 3-4 loads, then it stopped working as described above. Also the basket now moves around more than it used to.
I put in the wrong model because I was looking at the only manual I could find at home that was an installation manual so not helpful at all. However, I took off the hoses after draining it and finding wood chips in the water, etc. suspecting a pump problem or stuck line. No such luck so at that point I had to figure the motor was having an issue, as on inspection I found no belt. It seems that the series 80 super cap. kenmore is a direct drive type of unit (I guess) that's how it looks to me. So figuring I could find an adequate model on craigslist for less than a motor or the utility left in the 80, I searched and found an older Amana 2-spd in better shape and also a super cap close by for 50 cash replaced the kenmore with free/scrap sign to the curb and:Problem solved! Thanks for your consideration.
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sounds like you have more going on than just a belt issue, your machine sounds if it may need a lot more than just belt, but you can try that, it is not as complicated as you may think to put belt on, if you are tired of working on this older unit you may want to replace it with one that does not give you so many problems.
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Lenovo’s Moto brand back in October revealed a list of devices that would receive Android 7.0 Nougat update. The company confirmed that the Moto Z lineup and the Moto G4would be the first ones to receive the latest Android 7.0 Nougat update. Motorola’s Moto X Play was also promised to receive Android 7.0 though if a new leak is to be believed, the handset may directly receive the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update.
The Motorola Moto X Play has been spotted running Android 7.1.1 Nougat in GFXBench benchmark listing. The handset spotted in the benchmarks can be expected to be under the company’s soak test, which is Motorola’s process of releasing the update to select users for verifying and fixing any issues, and then rolling it out the general public. Considering that there has been no announcement from Motorola regarding the Android 7.1.1 update, it may take few weeks for the rollout to happen. The company is also expected to introduce few Moto-specific software features in the Android 7.1.1.
To recall, Android 7.1.1 Nougat update started rolling out to compatible Nexus and Pixel devices last week. The new update also included the monthly Android security update for December. The Android 7.1.1 was touted as “an update to Nougat” by Google and added new emojis that would reflect gender equality.
Apart from emojis, Google also added support for GIF images directly from keyboard on supported apps. Google Allo, Google Messenger, and Hangouts are some of the apps that will support GIF images. The Android 7.1.1 Nougat update also brings app shortcuts directly from home screen. Users can launch actions on any apps by simply long pressing the app icon.


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National Super League side Police FC will be playing AFC Leopards this weekend in the Shield Cup.
Police defeated Leysa 4-3 on post-match penalties to set a date with Ingwe who had eliminated Mwatate 2-1.
Speaking ahead of the match, Police head coach Charles 'Korea' Omondi is optimistic his side can have their way and qualify for the semi-finals.
"This is a competition and a knock out for that matter meaning any team can go through.
"Leopards are the favourites, that we understand, but it does not mean we do not have a chance. We are going to give our best and ensure we take our chances.
"Our aim is to progress to the next stage, and we know we can do it, it is all about having a positive attitude."
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Apple’s rumored Beats Studio Pro headphones have shown up in filings with the FCC, giving life to the idea that the company may actually sell a new version of over-the-ear headphones for under $500.
As reported by MacRumors, the filings showed up in the FCC database earlier today. The Beats Studio Pro headphones have been long rumored and today’s news gives the impression that Apple will actually release the headphones soon. Apple products commonly show up in the database shortly before they are officially announced.
The Beats Studio Pro headphones are expected to be the replacement for the Beats Studio 3 wireless over-the-ear headphones. Holy moly, have we needed a replacement for those. Those headphones launched back in 2017. Almost six years ago is the last time Apple updated an over-the-ear headphone outside of its self-branded AirPods Max, which it launched back in December 2020.
The AirPods Max, while a superior headphone for sure, costs a whopping $549 at full price. Beats Studio 3, in comparison, cost $349 at full price — but that’s from Apple itself. The headphones can usually be had for under $200 at third-party retailers like Best Buy and Amazon. While the new headphones will surely come in at more than $200, it’ll still be significantly less than the cost of the AirPods Max — and that’s kind of the point.
The benefit of the AirPods Max have a lot more to do with the features than the audio quality alone. Don’t get me wrong — they’re the best-sounding headphones I’ve ever owned — but it’s the other features like easily switching between Apple devices and spatial audio for music and movies that make them more enjoyable to use than any other headphone.
Those benefits are likely to come to the Beats Studio Pro headphones, and Apple customers deserve them. You shouldn’t have to shell out over $500 for those features on an over-the-ear headphone. I’m glad that the company seems to realize that and is making this long-overdue update.


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FREE YOUR MIND: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth--and Their Allies by Ellen Bass & Kate Kaufman (HarperPerennial: $14, 417 pp., illustrated, paperback original). Gay and lesbian high school students account for disproportionately high numbers of teenage runaways, suicides and substance abusers. Aimed at both teens and concerned adults, "Free Your Mind" stresses the vital message that all young people have the right to grow up in an environment that is free of hostility and affirms their worth as human beings. Interviews with gay and lesbian teenagers lend an immediacy to the discussions of academic programs, community organizations, etc. The recent controversy in Salt Lake City over a gay and straight student organization underscores the need for this compassionate book.
Copyright © 2019, Los Angeles Times


Featuring a 4.5 inch square touch screen and a new QWERTY touch-enabled keyboard, the BlackBerry Passport smartphone is targeted at mobile professionals. It runs BlackBerry 10.3 OS, features up to 30 hours of mixed use battery life and comes with The BlackBerry Assistant, which can use voice and text commands to help users manage email, contacts, calendar and other native BlackBerry 10 applications. It also features BlackBerry Blend which brings messaging and content on the smartphone to a computer and tablet. A wide range of apps are available from the BlackBerry World storefront and Amazon Appstore.
APPLE IPHONE 6
The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus feature a 4.7 or 5.5 inch Retina HD display and a thin and seamless design. The new iPhones feature a precision unibody enclosure of anodised aluminium that conforms seamlessly with the shaped glass of the display, resulting in a completely smooth and continuous surface. The new iPhones feature the Apple-designed A8 chip with second generation 64-bit desktop-class architecture; advanced iSight and FaceTime HD cameras; LTE download speeds of up to 150 Mbps; and Apple Pay, an easier way to simply and securely make payments. Both models include iOS 8 featuring a simpler, faster and more intuitive user experience with new Messages and Photos features, QuickType keyboard, a new Health app, Family Sharing and iCloud Drive.
ASUS TRANSFORMER BOOK FLIP
The ASUS Transformer Book Flip is a Windows 8.1 laptop with a hinge design that enables the screen to be set at any angle between 0 and 360 degrees. It can be used as a laptop, a tablet, or anything in between. Flip is powered by Intel Core up to i7 processors and up to NVIDIA GeForce GT840M discrete graphics. It offers three screen sizes (13.3, 14.0 and 15.6 inches) with up to 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Flip takes only 2 s to resume from sleep and will automatically back files and data if battery power falls to 5%. It also includes ASUS WebStorage.
TOSHIBA ENCORE 2
The Toshiba Encore 2 is a Windows optimised 10.1 inch tablet developed in collaboration with Microsoft and Intel. Equipped with an Intel Quad-Core processor, it comes with a variety of apps and built-in Bluetooth. Other features include 32 or 64 GB of internal memory, Micro USB 2.0 and microSD.


An 86-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Saturday after Longmont police say he crashed a car into a display outside of The Home Depot.
Longmont police spokesperson Robin Ericson said that the crash occurred at 3:13 p.m. at the store, 393 S. Hover St. The man was the sole occupant of a 2015 Lexus Sedan. Ericson said the man lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the outside display. The man didn’t hit anyone else and there were no other reported injuries.
Witnesses reported that the man struck a pergola. Ericson said that Longmont police are continuing to investigate the crash.


French rivals Air Austral and Corsair are exploring the idea of a commercial joint venture (JV) on Indian Ocean flights, prompted by the financial challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
“Against the backdrop of the ongoing health crisis, which is affecting the long-term profitability of the aviation industry, Air Austral and Corsair have decided to initiate discussions with a view to agreeing a commercial cooperation (JV) on these routes,” the two airlines said.
The carriers added that the wide-ranging project would improve services for Indian Ocean passengers, giving them access to flights from two Paris airports, as well a greater range of departure times, frequencies and connections. The partnership would also offer new cargo options.
“This major project will contribute very significantly to stronger connectivity, not only in the French overseas departments, but also with other destinations served by the two companies,” Air Austral and Corsair said.
They suggested several other areas for network cooperation, including Africa, Canada and the Indian Ocean destinations of Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar and the Seychelles.
Air Austral and Corsair hope to pool their resources, creating cost synergies and boosting profitability, but both carriers would keep their own identity and brand independence.
The JV will be subject to approvals from the companies’ labor groups and by the French competition authorities.
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Absolute ZeroeBook - 2002
"Absolute Zero" is Chuck Logan's breakout thriller, a page-turning tour de force that begins with a white-knuckle rescue of a canoeing expedition, and comes to a stunning conclusion on the coldest night in Minnesota history. It's a story of love, manipulation, and revenge that puts Logan in the elite company of fictional-series-heavyweights. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: New York : PerfectBound, 2002


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album Plasma Alliance - We Can't Wait mp3 download
Album: We Can't Wait
Style: Hardcore, Punk
FLAC version ZIP size: 1264 mb
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some of the members of Plasma Alliance. Las Vegas band practice HOPE 2 C U SATURDAY NIGHT @ Benders for Boomfest 2017 or EVERYONES B DAY PARTY! Absolute Music Presents. Plasma Alliance - battlecry ( we can't wait ) Plasma Alliance - Battlecry ( We Can't Wait ), " We Can't Wait " EP Depression Records 1985. Absolute Music Presents. 27 September 2017 ·. PLASMA ALLIANCE oct 7th Benders. Absolute Music Presents updated their profile picture.
Why We Can't Wait is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. about the nonviolent movement against racial segregation in the United States, and specifically the 1963 Birmingham campaign. The book describes 1963 as a landmark year in the civil rights movement, and as the beginning of America's "Negro Revolution". The seed of the book is King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
Plasma Alliance was a radically political band out of Ohio. They're released their We Can't Wait . on Michigan's Depression Records in 1985. im & Tammy Systematic Death.
Life Won't Wait is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 30, 1998 through Epitaph Records And Out Come the Wolves (1995) And Out Come the Wolves, Rancid decided to immediately enter the studio following the. And Out Come the Wolves tour to record the next album
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Love Can't Wait is the debut album by American freestyle singer Lil Suzy. It was released on November 18, 1991, by High Power Records and distributed by Warlock Records. Take Me in Your Arms" became the most successful single, reaching No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later came the singles "Falling in Love" and "Love Can't Wait".
Piper : Can't Wait,álbum, crítica, lista de pistas, mp3, letras. Data de lançamento 1977. Labels A And M Records. Estilo de MúsicaHard Rock. Membros têm este álbum2. 4. Little Miss Intent. 5. Now Ain't the Time. 6. Bad Boy. 7. Comin' Down Off Your Love.
Paula can't wait to hear the band's new album. FORWARD Paula is really. the band's new album. looking forward to hearing. Daniel thought the flight would be more expensive than it actually was.
Продавец: Интернет-магазин Ozon. Адрес: Россия, Москва, Пресненская набережная, 10. ОГРН: 1027739244741
|A1||Fernault Must Halt|
|A2||Move Comes To Shove|
|A3||United We Stand|
|A4||Five Years Later|
|B4||Peace And Freedom|
- Artwork – Vince Rancid
- Bass [4 String] – Rich
- Drums [Boom] – Boom
- Guitar [6 String] – Tom
- Vocals [Voice] – Jimi*
NotesFoldout sleeve with lyrics printed inside and various inserts.
1000 copies, some labels hand colored.
The track listings are taken from the label, but appear as slightly different or shortened formats on the sleeve and lyric inner. Specifically, track B5 is 'Battlecry' according to the label, 'Reagan Again' according to the lyrics and 'We Can't Wait' according to the sleeve, but they are the same track.
There is no catalogue number on the release but maybe Depression Records second release.
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June 30, 2020
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Limited (MPCCEL), for the year ended December 31, 2019, recorded total income of US$272,407 relative to nil reported for the prior year’s corresponding period. Revenue for the quarter amounted to US$66,549 compared to nil for the same quarter in 2018.
Total expenses amounted to US$212,727 (2018: US$251,848). The company noted, “In 2019 the expenses of the Company exceeded the approved budget by approximately 24,000 USD (+13%). The additional expenses are related to some increased administrative costs attributable to the implementation phase of several services. The budget for the regular course of business of around 188,000 USD, approved for 2019, was found to be an accurate forecast for the related activities in 2020.” The breakdown for total expenses is as followed:
Accountancy fees closed the period at US$11,241 (2018: US$7,705), while MPCCEL reported administrative fees of US$42,676 (2018: US$14,419).
Advertising fees for the year amounted to US$34,985 relative to nil for comparable period in 2018.
Audit fees for the year totalled US$18,000 (2018: US$15,000). The company incurred bank charges for the year of US$3,926 (2018: US$1,076).
Director’s fees and legal & professional fees for the year end totalled US$20,639 (2018: US$6,533) and US$54,726 (2018: US$205,282), respectively.
License fees closed at US$500 (2018: US$500).
Corporate fees amounted to US$1,750 (2018: US$1,333) for the year ended December 2019.
Insurance expense for the year ended December 2019 closed at US$21,663 (2018: nil).
Other expenses amounted to USD$2,508 (2018: nil).
Total expenses for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 amounted to a recovery of US$38,991 relative to total expenses of US$433,515 in the corresponding quarter in 2018.
Comprehensive income for the year was reported at US$59,680 relative to a loss of US$251,848. For the quarter, MPCCEL booked a profit of US$105,540 (2018 net loss: US$433,518).
Consequently, earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to US$0.003 relative to a loss per share of US$0.01 for the same period in 2018. For the quarter, MPCCEL booked EPS of US$0.005 (2018 LPS: US$0.02). The number of shares used in this calculation was 21,666,542 units. MPCCEL and MPCCELUS price closed the trading period at a price of JMD$169 and US$1.00 on June 30, 2020, respectively.
MPCCEL stated that, “The underlying assets, Tilawind and Paradise Park of the Company’s investment in the Fund met its operational and financial expectations in 2019. At the end of the year, Tilawind exceeded its forecasted energy production by 2.3%. Paradise Park started commercial operations in June 2019 and reached its target energy production and sales levels after a start-up phase in November 2019. We emphasize, that at the peak of its construction activities, the project employed more than 300 personnel. Over 70 per cent of workers were from Jamaica, mainly from the surrounding communities. Paradise Park was recognized by the Caribbean Renewable Energies Forum (CREF), in September 2019 as the “Best Utility Scale Solar Park” of 2019.”
Balance sheet at a Glance:
As at December 31, 2019, Total Assets for the period closed at US$10 million versus US$182,934. Of this amount cash and cash equivalents amounted to US$89,436 (2018: US$403), while ‘Investment – MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund LLC’ amounted to US$9.91 million relative to nil as at December 31, 2018.
Shareholder’s equity totalled US$9.91 million relative to a shareholders’ deficit of US$257,081 in 2018. This resulted in a shareholder’s equity per share of USD$0.46 relative to a shareholder’s deficit of US$0.01 in 2018.
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04 Oct Highly Commended!
I’m thrilled that this painting was awarded a Highly Commended in the
Australian Society of Marine Artists Silver Anniversary National Exhibition!
This is extra special, as the Judge was renowned marine artist Ian Hansen.
The painting shows a pocket of Sydney Harbour that was once part of the busy industrial waterfront,
then, later, became home to the Sydney Heritage Fleet (where a collection of beautiful vessels
of historical significance underwent years of meticulous restoration and rejuvination), and a quiet spot
for the rowers. The whole area is now undergoing seriously major changes – it will never have
his sense of tranquility and history again.
White Bay, As You Were
oil on canvas, 61 x 153cm (sold)
Reproduction are available (editions limited to 10)

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While many women are good candidates for procedures including breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift surgery and rhinoplasty, not all patients are mentally ready to go under the knife.
A recent study by a UK cosmetic treatment review website found that 34 percent of women that have had some type of cosmetic or plastic surgery do go back for another procedure. Most of these women say that they want to get additional procedures to boost their confidence and 31 percent blame ‘vanity’ for going under the knife again.
1,218 women were surveyed for this study, and the results reveal that many have become “addicted” to changing their appearance through cosmetic or plastic surgery. More than 1 in 10 admitted that they were indeed “addicted” to cosmetic procedures.
Experts say some women may be influenced by the media, while others simply want to look like their favorite celebrity, or want more self-esteem. The UK’s Good Surgeon Guide commissioned this study, and also took a close look at the top celebrities that they think may be setting the “cosmetic surgery addiction trend”. According to their research, celebrities that may be addicted to cosmetic and plastic surgery include Katie Price, Heidi Montag, Dannii Minogue, Pamela Anderson and Sharon Osbourne.
54 percent of women who were surveyed during this study reported that they had had Botox, and 12 percent stated that they would “never stop” getting the injectable. Only 7 percent reported that they would never have Botox again. Researchers also found that weight loss surgery comes in second to being the most “addictive” surgery, behind Botox, with approximately 23 percent of women going to the doctor’s office for a second treatment. The “least addictive” surgery, according to the Good Surgeon Guide Study, was rhinoplasty, with just one percent of those surveyed reporting that they would undergo a second nose procedure.


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Hoping to make your upcoming event a success? A laser light show will absolutely do the trick. Full color lasers bring an incredible intensity to your production, making the mundane magnificent. Whether you are putting together an art installation, convention, company event, private party, trade show or theatrical show, we seamlessly integrate a customized laser production into your agenda. It’s the perfect opportunity to dial up the intensity on your event – contact us.
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You can go to Australia embassy in Lysaker on their own (address below), to apply visa to Australia for Norway nationals.
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How far is it from australia to lysaker, Norway?
The distance from australia to lysaker, Norway is 14183 miles or 7658 nautical miles.
How long to get australia visa from lysaker, Norway?
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Jebu recently won a remix competition for Ton!c’s track titled ‘You Got My Love Down’. Many producers from around the world had entered the remix competition and Jebu came out on top. His remix will be released officially on Ton!c’s ‘Remixed Album’
Jebu saw his debut release on Young Guns in 2011 with his remix of ‘Adam Amuso – Memories’.
TON!C – You Got My Love Down(Jebu Remix)


Kimi Raikkonen will contest this weekend's German grand prix.
After bruising his ankle and knee with a 47G impact at the start of the British grand prix, the Finn sat out Ferrari's post-race Silverstone test.
But the Finnish broadcaster MTV3 said the 34-year-old is fighting fit for Hockenheim.
"Kimi Raikkonen will be at the wheel of his F14-T in the German grand prix" the Maranello based team confirmed.
Raikkonen caused a stir by saying at Silverstone that he will "probably" quit after 2015, but he insists he is still enjoying his time at Ferrari.
"I think it's a very good place to be," he told Britain's Sky.
"Obviously the racing hasn't been very good...
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16+ Forum Annual Showcase: From Words to Actions
This forum in Tbilisi, Georgia focuses on SDG16+ implementation and highlights strategies, partnerships, policies, and programming in Georgia and other 16+ forum contexts. The Showcase opened an opportunity to take a closer look at the process and results behind Georgia’s anti-corruption and good governance initiatives, particularly through the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), of which it is now Chair, as well as its efforts to build “Peaceful Societies” through the country’s peace and confidence-building efforts. As a Youth Accountability Advocate with Restless Development, Richard spoke in a panel and presented research. His speaking role focused on successes, challenges and best practices in pursuing inclusive, participatory democracy and a strengthened social contract.


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’Beyond frustrated’: R.I. school superintendents see lots of problems with Aug. 31 reopening
PROVIDENCE — Superintendents say they were surprised by Gov. Gina Raimondo’s announcement Wednesday that schools would physically re-open Aug. 31, and many expressed frustration that they weren’t involved in the decision.
School leaders said they weren’t told of the decision until two hours before Raimondo’s daily coronavirus news conference.
Several said they had expected a staggered return, with elementary students returning first.
In earlier conversations, State Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green had indicated schools would open with a combination of distance learning and in-person instruction.
“I'm beyond frustrated,” said Barrington Supt. Michael Messore. “It’s more like I’m incredibly anxious about how we are going to get this done in time. The world can change by Aug 31.”
Aug. 31 is the first day of school for all public schools, which move to the same school calendar this summer.
School leaders said they felt left out of the planning for the reopening of schools.
“There is some frustration,” said North Kingstown Supt. Philip Auger. “We’d like to be involved in the thinking and planning that goes into these announcements. We’d be more prepared if we had a seat at the table.”
Superintendents said it has been difficult to plan for a return to class without guidance from the state Department of Education, which will release that information late next week.
Because the state expects districts to have plans in place by July 19, that would give local school leaders only four weeks to figure out how to socially distance students, buy protective equipment for students and staff, find more buses and bus drivers, and provide for those children who are too medically fragile to return to class and risk exposure to the coronavirus.
“We’re caught between two conflicting rulings,” said Tim Ryan, executive director of the Rhode Island Association of Superintendents. “The governor wants us to open, and we’re being told by the state Departments of Education and Health that we have to follow CDC guidelines. We need specific guidelines now. We have specific guidelines on beauty shops, but none on how to reopen schools.”
The CDC guidelines are recommendations, not mandates.
But they call for dramatic changes in the ways schools are organized. Students should sit six feet apart, adults should wear masks, lunch should be delivered to the classroom, and school buses should seat students every other row.
Then add the unknowns about state funding. Many districts are already sending out pink slips in anticipation of budget shortfalls. Raimondo did say Wednesday that $42 million in CARES Act federal funding will be available for some of these needs, but school leaders question if this will be enough.
“It’s not just one plan, it’s multiple plans,” said Tim Duffy, executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees. “Districts don’t know what their resources are going to be. And there will be the added expenses of social distancing and buying personal protective equipment.”
Infante-Green said she understands the pressure on school leaders.
“We continue to work with them to finish the year strong, and our RIDE team will work with them this summer to get ready for fall,” she said. “While we are preparing for a range of scenarios, public health will drive our final decisions. Our students and families deserve no less.”
Besides the safety of students and staff, the biggest concern is transportation. There aren’t enough bus drivers to begin with, Duffy said. If buses have to run half empty, districts will be scrambling to find additional transportation.
Ryan said current CDC guidance calls for teaching children in small groups. That would require even mid-sized districts to hire more teachers or stagger the school day, a huge undertaking.
“We will need some flexibility for how we can bring kids physically to school while keeping a distance-learning program going,” Ryan said. “I think it’s impossible to open schools under the CDC guidelines, not without a massive infusion in cash.”
Cumberland Supt. Robert Mitchell said the biggest challenge facing school leaders is how to reopen schools while meeting CDC guidelines.
“Hearing that there was going to be a full, in-person return was a little surprising,” he said. “How do you provide appropriate social distancing when everybody is coming back at the same time?”

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