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Poughkeepsie… On Wednesday, October 11th, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro will host a “County Government on the Road” informational fair for County residents from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Locust Grove, located at 2683 South Road in Poughkeepsie. The fair will feature multiple county government departments providing information on county government services and programs. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions on specific topics of interest. Following the information fair, at 7:00 p.m., the County Executive will present the adopted Dutchess County Countywide Shared Services Tax Savings Plan and provide a preview of the 2018 Executive County Budget.
“Our first County Government on the Road informational fair held over the summer was very well attended and we are looking forward to providing another opportunity for residents to receive information about many of the services and programs available to them through county government. Residents will also be able to learn about our approved Shared Services Plan, our existing shared services initiatives, ask questions and provide feedback. I encourage all residents to join us on October 11th to learn how Dutchess County Government is working to serve you,” said Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.
More than a dozen Dutchess County departments and agencies will take part in the Information Fair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., including:
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|County Legislature||Office for the Aging|
|County Clerk||Human Resources|
|Sheriff’s Office||Veterans Services|
|Public Works||Traffic Safety & STOP-DWI|
|Behavioral & Community Health||Central Services|
Additionally, a representative from the Office of the New York State Comptroller will have a table at the event to provide assistance and information to residents on a variety of topics, including how to obtain unclaimed funds.
At 7:00 p.m., County Executive Molinaro will present the Dutchess County Countywide Shared Services Tax Savings Plan, adopted and approved by all 30 local municipalities. The plan, submitted to the New York State Division of Budget last month, features 37 projects that collectively can provide over $27 million in taxpayer savings in 2018 and 2019, if all projects are successfully implemented. County Executive Molinaro convened several meetings of the Shared Service Panel, comprised of local city, town and village executives, as well as representatives from several school districts and BOCES, to develop a plan as mandated by a provision of the 2017-18 New York State Budget. The plan features a broad spectrum of projects including shared salt and paving material purchasing, motor vehicle repair, website development and maintenance, shared court facilities and salt sheds, Drug Task Force efforts, municipal solar farms, consolidation of law enforcement, and much more. The projects range from two municipalities partnering together to county government-led projects with multiple local municipalities and school districts partnering in shared services efforts. The plan also includes a regional project with Dutchess and Ulster counties partnering to expand their Conflict Defender Swap program into Family Court, projected to save nearly $70,000 over the two-year period. The approved plan is available on the County’s Countywide Shared Services Initiative webpage.


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The English Mass
Thursday, September 23, 2010
We climbed the steps to the second floor of what used to be a hospital building, then turned left into a room where the English Mass was held. Later in the day, I noticed that the French, Italians, Germans and other Europeans have their masses in the Cathedral, the Grotto, and other places that are larger and feel more like a church. But there are fewer English-speaking pilgrims, hence, a smaller space can be used.
I took a seat a few rows back from the front. Father Brian (pronounced Bree-un) started Mass by acknowledging Padre Pio, and the connection to that familiar (to me) Italian saint helped me to relax.
Fr. Brian’s friendly approach built community throughout the Mass, at various times telling jokes, having us introduce ourselves, and asking where everyone was from.
I was surprised to find that there were only a handful of us from the U.S. Actually, I didn’t see any other hands raised (besides mine), though there must have been at least one other. Lots of folks from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales as well as Singapore, Malasia and India. I saw the nurses we met at the café the night before, who had recommended the Day Pilgrimage to me.
There were three other priests at that mass: one from India, one from Malaysia, and…I forget where the other was from. They briefly introduced themselves and had various roles leading the Mass. None of the hymns were familiar to me, but everyone else seemed to know them.
The best part: When I left, there was a written schedule of options for the day. I love that!

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (December 11, 2019) – Virginia’s gas prices are slowly dropping with the national average. This is great news going into the holidays. Gas prices in the Commonwealth sit at $2.30, 8 cents higher than last year but two cents lower than last month and a penny cheaper than last week. Across the Nation, the average is $2.57, a penny cheaper on the week. Most states saw minimal movement at the pump in the last week, but several saw decreases of up to four cents and fewer than a dozen states saw an increase.
“Since the end of October, gasoline demand has decreased as gasoline stocks have increased, for the most part, paving the way for cheaper gas prices,” said Georjeane Blumling, spokesperson for AAA Tidewater Virginia. “AAA expects stocks to continue to grow and drive gas prices even cheaper through year-end.”
At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, WTI increased by 77 cents to settle at $59.20. Crude prices rose after reports emerged that OPEC and its partners announced an agreement to cut crude production by an additional 500,000 b/d to help maintain prices amid market fears of slowing global demand. The new OPEC production reduction agreement brings the total production cut to 1.7 million b/d -- which is about 100,000 b/d more than projected -- beginning on January 1, 2020. The reduction in global crude supply is expected to help drain the market, which will likely be oversupplied during the first half of next year. It is unclear how long the new agreement will be in place, but OPEC will likely review it and announce any amendments at its next meetings on March 5 and 6 in Vienna, Austria.
One other contributing factor, if concerns around global crude demand due to the trade war between China and the U.S. ease this week, crude prices could increase again.
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Following the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest, the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday disclosed that its men would be stationed at the tollgate indefinately.
Recall that there was a crackdown on the #OcuppyLekkiTollgate protesters at the tollgate on Saturday, during which about 40 persons were arrested.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said policemen had been deployed to five locations in the state, asides from the Lekki tollgate, adding that they would remain at the locations until further notice.
He said, “Our policemen are still at the tollgate, it is a deployment and we are working with an operation order and until there is a stand down order of the operation from the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, the men will still be there. We have not arrested anyone today (Sunday), there was no breakdown of law and order, no gathering or procession, everything is normal in the area.
“But we are still maintaining our ground there and we have deployment in about five places aside from the Lekki tollgate and our men are still on standby at these strategic places. We have police deployment in Unity Park, Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ogombo Junction, Adeniran Ogunsanya Junction, among others.”

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The future has already arrived in a small factory in Worcester, according to the man hired by Theresa May to put Britain at the forefront of the next industrial revolution.
Juergen Maier, the chief executive of Siemens UK, believes new technologies including robotics, artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, can deliver greater productivity and create more highly paid jobs.
But failing to crack the next revolution will come at a high price: falling living standards. The work being done in Worcester, and places like it, will be crucial if Britain is to be successful outside the EU, Maier says.
“The beauty of it is, if we get this right, it doesn’t just drive productivity, but it also means that you’re driving jobs up the value chain,” the 53-year-old says.

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Elaine received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Before entering private practice in 2014, Elaine served for seven years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois in the Civil Appeals Division. Prior to her legal career, Elaine obtained her M.F.A. in photography from Columbia College Chicago and worked as a photographer and multimedia coder.
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Snap “is quickly running out of money” and may need to raise capital by the middle of next year, according to a scathing new research report from MoffettNathanson.
In order to reach CEO Evan Spiegel’s goal of profitability in 2019, Snap would need to grow “massively faster” than expected and cut costs aggressively, analyst Michael Nathanson wrote.
He expects a loss of more than US$1.5-billion in 2019 as Snap looks to rebuild its user base. And given increased competition from Facebook’s Stories format, Nathanson said it may be difficult to attract new users to Snapchat.
“We do not see Snap reaching profitability in the near future unless there are substantial expense reductions,” Nathanson wrote. “In 2019, Snap will have to make some moves to ensure it has the liquidity to stay in business.”
Nathanson cut his revenue estimates and lowered his price target on Snap to $6.50 from $8. He kept a neutral rating on the shares, saying short sellers have already made the “easy money” with the stock down 58% since its initial public offering in March 2017.
The shares fell 4.1% at 10.02am New York time. Snap didn’t immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment before normal business hours. — Reported by Kriti Gupta, (c) 2018 Bloomberg LP


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The Very early Years: A blog site around Drew’s very early years maturing in an acting family members.
Drew Barrymore had excellent success as a youngster starlet, as well as has actually accomplished a new degree of honor as an adult, starring in lots of successful flicks. She has actually likewise gone far for herself as a manufacturer of motion pictures and also director of a flick.
It is a blog site regarding this excellent starlet. Blog Description: Drew Barrymore is an American actress, director, manufacturer, talk show host and also author. A member of the Barrymore household of actors, she is the recipient of numerous distinctions, consisting of a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
1. Her occupation
2. Her time in the limelight
3. Her individual life
4. Her latest duty
5. Her accomplishments
Drew Barrymore’s profession started at eleven months, when she showed up in a dog-food commercial. In Charlie’s Angels, Barrymore, Cameron Diaz played the triad of private investigators in Los Angeles. Barrymore was birthed right into a show business family.
Her dad, John Barrymore, was a well-known stage and also display star, and also her mommy, Jaid, was an effective movie manufacturer. Barrymore was close to her uncle John Drew Barrymore, who was also a star.
At the age of 8, Barrymore made her film debut in Altered States, as well as at age eleven, she played Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 1982, Barrymore starred in Irreconcilable Differences, and also had a bit part in the film variation of John Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire. In 1984, she appeared in Madman, as well as in Gremlins.
Her time in the limelight
Drew Barrymore is just one of the most successful child actors of all time, bring in countless bucks and receiving critical honor for her performances at a young age.
She’s had her fair share of run-ins with the regulation, had problem with alcohol as well as drug abuse, and even examined herself right into rehab, however she’s gotten better as an adult as well as is set to show up in one more Stephen King adjustment, this time around signing up with the actors of It.
Her individual life
Drew Barrymore’s individual life has been a little bit of a roller coaster ride, however she’s taken care of ahead from it with her head held high. Her first marital relationship, to bar proprietor Jeremy Thomas, finished after 5 years in 2000.
Quickly after the break up, Barrymore was involved in an on and off partnership with Tom Green that lasted up until 2001. In 2001, Barrymore became engaged to her previous hubby’s cousin, bar proprietor Lance Armstrong. In spite of a major relationship that lasted five years, the two never wed.
After breaking up with Armstrong, Barrymore had a quick love with Jimmy Fallon, and in 2004, she started a relationship with model Jason Bleick. The couple separated in 2006. In 2009, Barrymore started dating actor John Mayer. In 2011, her involvement to Mayer was aborted. In 2012, Barrymore was linked to the creator of FabFitFun, Eden Sassoon.
Her latest duty
Drew Barrymore’s newest function is as a host of her own daytime talk show. The program will broadcast on September 14, 2020, and Drew has actually said she is “all set to speak about a great deal of things.” She’s likewise said that she’s going to be “chatting with a great deal of celebrities and VIPs.”
The show will be shot in front of a real-time studio target market, however Drew has said that it won’t resemble her movies. She’s additionally claimed that it’s going to be much more like The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The Drew Barrymore Show will certainly be an excellent show for celebrities because it will give them a chance to share their side of the tale.
Drew Barrymore has actually been a Hollywood wild child given that she was a child. Her early days made headlines, as she was caught by paparazzi in a car with a much older guy. She later confessed that she was smoking pot in the picture.
Barrymore’s rebelliousness played itself out on screen and in print. She built an image as a manipulative teenage seductress, beginning with Poison Ivy. The film, based upon DC Comics’ fictional character, established her as a troublemaker, and also the media did the same. In feedback to the buzz, Barrymore told a reporter, “I have no more concept what I’m doing as a 15-year-old than anybody else. I’m not rebellious.”
Drew Barrymore is a popular American actress. Drew Barrymore began her career as a youngster starlet in the late 1970s, and also has actually been a well known name in the market for more than a decade.
She has actually also made a mark for herself as a producer and a model, and is a happy owner of a few publication covers. Drew Barrymore has actually been honored with Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and Kids Choice Awards, amongst lots of other prominent honors.
Drew Barrymore has gone far for herself as an actress, version, and producer. She is likewise a proud proprietor of some magazine covers. She has a couple of films appearing quickly, so make certain you check them out.
Drew Barrymore is just one of the most effective stars of our time and also there are several lessons to be picked up from her story.
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What does gentleness mean?
: the quality or state of being gentle especially : mildness of manners or disposition.
How do you explain kindness to a child?
There are some easy steps to build empathy and kindness in your children.
- Model kind behavior.
- Highlight people’s emotions around you.
- Reassess how you tease your children – is it demeaning, taunting or degrading?
- Point out how their behavior affects those around them.
- Teach your children the joys of helping others.
Is it better to be smart or kind?
It’s simple – being smart is about yourself; being kind is about others! Of course, nothing stops you from being both! Being kind helps you sympathize with others. Emotional intelligence is better than being knowledgeable in surviving.
How can we spread kindness?
World Kindness Day: 10 Ways to Spread Kindness
- Let someone you love know how much you appreciate them.
- Find opportunities to give compliments.
- Donate food or clothing to your local community.
- Hold the door open for a stranger.
- Do a favor without asking for anything in return.
- Leave a generous tip while eating out.
- Smile at someone, just because.
How does an act of kindness make you feel?
Most people would like to think of themselves as a kind person, so acts of kindness help us to demonstrate that positive identity and make us feel proud of ourselves. This effect is even more powerful when the kind act links with other aspects of our personality, perhaps creating a more purposeful feeling.
What is an example of gentleness?
God himself spoke to Elijah as a gentle whisper (1 Kings . From these examples of gentleness in the bible, we can picture a soft touch, calm reassurance, and a loving hand. In the New Testament Jesus comes as the perfect example of being “gentle and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:29).
What does kindness do to others?
Acts of kindness have the potential to make the world a happier place. An act of kindness can boost feelings of confidence, being in control, happiness and optimism. They may also encourage others to repeat the good deeds they’ve experienced themselves – contributing to a more positive community.
Why should we spread kindness?
We may never have the answers and may never know the full story and that is OK. The way we respond to others can make a difference. We need more kindness. Kindness is contagious so the more you offer a bit of kindness the more you spread and in this case, spreading kindness is a good thing.
How do you show kindness to a child?
5 Ways to Show Kindness to a Child
- Tell them that you love them. Do not assume that a child, or anyone else for that matter, knows that you love them.
- Don’t get mad at them for silly stuff.
- Don’t put pressure on them.
- Let them know you’re there for them.
- Listen to them.
What is an act of kindness quote?
“Kindness is the ability and desire to have a positive impact on others.” “I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” “Wherever there is a human in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference.” “Kindness is free to give, but priceless to receive.”
What is a small act of kindness?
A random act of kindness is something that one does without a second thought. You simply do one irregular task for another human being, and it makes their day brighter. Today I wanted to share a list of Small Acts of Kindness you can do every day as a means to spread happiness to others.
Is kindness a form of love?
Kindness is a form of love and a way love forms. Kindness is a way to change the world for the better and a way to better ourselves for the world. Kindness is a potential path to happiness and a happy way for us to potentially find our paths.

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Alan Tacher is a television show host from Mexico. Currently he is working as a television host of the show 'Despierta América'. He has won nomination and awards as well.Early Life (Childhood)
Was born in Mexico. His parents name are not provided. He has one brother named Mark Tacher who is also renowned television host and telenovela actor.Interesting Facts
Numerous fan followers in his social networking sites, Instagram and Twitter. He initiated his career by hosting a comedy show Te Cache. Appeared as a celebrity guest in Nuestra Belleza Latina.Personal Life
Nicole and Hannah are his children from his previous marriage. Then he tied a knot with Cristy Bernal and blessed with one daughter name Michelle.NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENT
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Colorado State takes field for its second spring drills under Jim McElwain
McElwain pleased with newcomers
New CSU coach lands 24
2012 Signing Class Highlights; 24 players
2012 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility.
High School: An ironman, two-way starter for two years at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., about 15 miles northeast of Oakland, did not play football prior to his junior season...Started every game on both sides of the ball, 23 total contests, at left tackle and defensive tackle, from 2010-11...Earned all-conference recognition at both positions...As a senior in 2011, overcame constant double-team blockers to register eight sacks and more than 70 tackles, earning first-team all-Diablo Foothill Athletic League, first-team all-East Bay (Bay Area News Group) and second-team all-metro (San Francisco Chronicle)...A team captain and his team's defensive MVP, led 9-3 LLHS to the second round of the 2011 NCS Division II playoffs...Also earned first-team all-conference accolades as a senior offensive lineman...As a junior in 2010, earned first-team all-conference as a defensive lineman, helping the Knights to a berth in the first round of the state playoffs...Head football coach was Doug Longero...Has bench pressed 225 pounds for 22 continuous reps, and has a max of 380 pounds...Also has 4.9-second speed in the 40-yard dash.
Personal: Given name Mitch Frentescu...Last name is pronounced fren-TESS-ku...Mother's name is Doina Frentescu...Born Feb. 28, 1994, in Anaheim, Calif. ...Plans to major in business at Colorado State...Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.
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The Christmas break approaches but a select handful of Goldman Sachs rainmakers are counting down the clock to New Year’s Day – and a life of prosperity of which they only dared to dream.
For these are the Goldmanites who have just been told they have made the grade as partners – a near-Olympian status that they take on from 1 January. There are 78 of them this year – 78 of the brightest, most ambitious and most driven men and women in the financial world.
Goldman’s partnership-selection process is the stuff of legend in the City and on Wall Street. Once every two years, a pool of potentials is selected, then the candidates are evaluated by every partner with whom they have worked around the world in a process known as “crossruffing” – named after a cunning cardplayer’s move in bridge. The evaluations are, of course, completely confidential. Partnership selection is one of the secret ingredients that give Goldman its edge – that and paying the biggest bonuses on the block, of course.
As far as I’m aware, details of the testimonials from partners about their candidates have never been seen outside the firm. So it was quite a rarity to unearth an internal note of one the other week. It’s from a few years back – the 2008 partnership selection to be precise – but the process has remained the same for decades. So thrusting young Goldman executives aspiring to make the grade like CEO Lloyd Blankfein did all those years ago, read on.
The bank stresses that selections are made according to candidates’ leadership qualities, teamwork, appreciation of “the significance of clients” – the usual stuff. But the testimonial memo makes the core message clear: this guy is great because he has an unnerving ability to make money for Goldman Sachs. Big money.
And he makes this cash off the backs of the pension funds of the likes of you and me.
The banker, who is a well-known figure in his niche of the City, joined Goldman in the late 1990s, going on to be promoted to work in various divisions along the way.
“Notable transactions”, the testimonial memo says, included making a killing (my words, not theirs) in helping to reorganise the pension-fund investments of WH Smith and Rolls-Royce not long before the global financial crisis hit.
In the case of WH Smith, the memo says, he helped switch its pension pot from being invested in “cash equity and bonds” to “almost 100% synthetics” – derivatives contracts mainly of the type known as swaps.
The trade was aimed at making the pension fund’s value less prone to being boosted or slashed by the vagaries of the financial markets. At the time, the deal was pretty famous – “innovative” was how pension fund trustees put it. It was certainly an innovation in the amount of money our banker helped Goldman make arranging the trade: “a total P&L [profit] exceeding $70m”, the memo says.
At Rolls-Royce it was a similar story. The pension trustees wanted to take some of the risk out of the fund and used our man at Goldman to do it. The result, to quote the note: “Over several de-risking transactions the revs [revenues] to GS exceed $70m.”
WH Smith and Rolls-Royce seem happy with the deals that their pension trustees did and the way the new-look investments have performed since. Meanwhile, sources say the contracts were put out to tender, and that the pension funds took external advice. Besides which, the liabilities Goldman was handling were many, large and spanning many decades.
But did Goldman really deserve $70m plus in each case? I’m not so sure.
After all, it was not shouldering all of the risk. The way investment banks work on this kind of deal is that they quickly divvy the exposure out among other banks and hedge funds.
I asked around the pensions market about the two transactions. When it came to the WH Smith one, I was told the size of Goldman’s take was something of a cause célèbre at the time. One adviser even said he recalled it had put other pension funds off using Goldman for a while.
So, I asked: how much should Goldman have made? Answers varied from “a few million” to “$25m tops”. It was an unscientific poll, but nobody said “$70m plus”.
You can see why the partner writing the memo is impressed with the banker’s work.
But then, perhaps the Goldman profit is not so surprising when you read on: the note describes in glowing terms how the candidate ensured that his division “is prioritising the highest margin, delta adjusted, products and themes with the right clients”.
How does he ensure that he always sells pension fund clients the product with the highest profit margin for Goldman? By offering clients “solutions providing GS with outsized rates and inflation flow”, the memo says. That means, creating products that will bring Goldman “outsized” volumes of derivatives trades on which it can make big dough.
WH Smith and Rolls-Royce were far from being the only massive pension fund transactions that the banker worked on, the note enthuses. While he was dealing with clients on the Continent, there were four “notable wins” where “combined IRP [interest rate product] revs exceed $70m”, the note says.
The note also talks about how much this banker made for Goldman in his most recent pension fund-related job at the time the recommendation was penned. He started there heading a department at the beginning of 2007, the note says. Since then, “this business has grown under his stewardship by approx. 200% and is now annualising at in excess of $1bn”.
Get your head around that for a minute: the memo seems to have been written in mid to late 2008. Depending on how you interpret that 200 per cent, if the note is accurate, this guy has helped to bring in $500m of new income within a matter of, give or take, 18 months – all on the back of European corporations’ pension funds. How many other businesses in the world rake in that kind of cash? How many bankers can boast of such a performance?
Our candidate is, the memo gushes, “the definitive industry expert”. It adds: “This success has come as a direct consequence of [his] intense commercial focus, creativity, hard work and constant focus on driving a teamwork approach to business to maximise the impact of different skill sets and relationships.”
He has the ability to always be “identifying trends and positioning the institution to monetise them”.
Make no mistake, big corporate pension funds have been a pool of unfathomable “monetisation” for the investment banking industry.
You may remember Greg Smith, the Goldman banker who quit and wrote of his disgust over how the bank treated “muppet” clients.
He spoke of how, as an institution, the bank would target naive investors including pension funds to sell products that would make it big bucks – allegations that Goldman denies.
The investment industry claims such fees as Goldman extracted from the WH Smith and Rolls-Royce deals are a thing of the past, now that pension fund “derisking” deals have become more commonplace.
But try telling that to the managers of the £20bn railway pension scheme. According to the Financial Times, Railpen was last year incensed to discover during an internal sweep through its overheads that it was spending three or four times its annual £70m fund management bill in hidden fees to the City.
This seems such a shocking statistic that surely all of us in company or public sector pension schemes should be demanding of our fund managers: how much of my money are you paying these guys?
But back to our Goldman banker. The testimonial writer concludes his recommendation thus: “Although very committed to the firm, having been a serious candidate [for partnership] in 2006, a failure to promote in 2008 would be taken as a serious message and as such the flight risk is high”.
So, did Goldman’s other partnership gods heed the warning that he’d take his money-making might elsewhere if they didn’t pull him up to their perch atop Olympus?
Of course they did.
Built for profit: How banks ‘manufacture’ swaps
As a rule, the bigger the profit the banks make manufacturing the product that a pension fund is buying, the more likely it is that the employees in the fund are paying over the odds.
I say “manufacturing” because the banks are building a financial product by assembling lots of components from other banks. They may be bets on the future levels of interest rates and bond yields, rather than nuts, bolts and camshafts, but they are components nonetheless.
And as with the most lucrative manufactured goods, the more complex and unique the bankers can make the products, the more they can mask the actual cost (and profit to the bank).
Cynics say this opacity is one of the key reasons why these derivative products, known as “swaps”, have been so aggressively sold by big investment banks over the past decade or so. JP Morgan currently has a notional $68 trillion of derivatives, Goldman Sachs $53 trillion.Reuse content


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The recent attempt by the United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) through its Global Horizontal Notes (GHN) report accusing the Nigerian Military of violating the rights of children in the North East, has been described as a grand plot aimed at destabilising the military operations in the North East, a reliable source has informed this paper.
The source stated that the accusation from UNICEF, through its Nigerian office is the handiwork of some international agents, working in collaboration with some powerful interest aimed at influencing international perception against the soaring image of the Nigerian military as the first force to curtail terrorism within a short period of time.
“The allegations of use of underaged for warfare, rape of young girls in IDP camps are a grand plot to smear the name of the military and destabilize the operational spirit of the troops,” our source said. The source further added that there is an active French link in the evolving saga, given that one of the key players in the whole issues, Priscilla Kounkou Hoveyda, has worked in France and Iran.
“Priscilla Kounkou Hoveyda is a lawyer who has worked in both Iran and France, and you know the issues Nigeria has been having with France as regards Boko Haram insurgency and Iran with the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.” the source who pleaded anonymity stated.
“We cannot rule out the possibility of the influence of these countries. But there is a strong possibility we are dealing with a two hydra-headed sword in the person of Priscilla Kounkou Hoveyda” the source stated.
The source also stated that the second staff of UNICEF behind the report, Maher Farea has strong links with Yemen having worked there for the more significant part of his work life.
“Yemen is home to Maher Farea. He started work with a Micro Finance Bank in Yemen in 2009 and has worked ever in Yemen before he was transferred to Nigeria and deployed to the Northeast. This trend is also suspect, hence his involvement in the whole saga” our source stated.
It was also revealed that UNICEF didn’t only concoct that story, but it also did that to spark controversy and dampened the morale of the fighting troops and operations commanders. The source further added that the UNICEF story has some inputs from Amnesty International (AI).
“Amnesty International is in the background of the report. They explored the UNICEF option because of credibility issues as regards their operations. So they felt that for maximum damage, they enlisted the support of a recognized organization, who ironically had staffers who were compromised easily.” He stated.
Another source who works with UNICEF in their North East Operations stated that the trio of Priscilla Kounkou Hoveyda, Maher Farea, and Milen Kidane have been in the thick of UNICEF activities in the North East and they are aware of the efforts of the military towards the protection of women and children evident in the rescue of over 5000 women and children from Boko Haram captivity in the past two months.
“ They know that the military command takes the issue of protection of women and children seriously and they have also been witness to disciplinary actions taken against errant soldiers in the line of action especially as it concerns the vulnerable group that consists of women, children and older people” he stated.
For UNICEF to now make such statements against the Nigeria military without any form of correspondence or verification from the relevant authorities, leaves many stones unturned. Since when has UNICEF become an investigative organization? I thought they are meant to provide humanitarian assistance” he asked.
A top military source who spoke on the condition of anonymity confided in this paper that the UNICEF story is a hoax meant to destabilize the operations of the military in the North East.
“The military high command in Operation Lafiya Dole is aware of the smear campaign launched by UNICEF. It is also aware of the influence of external forces, even received advanced intelligence information ahead of the proclamation by UNICEF. But as an organization that is guided by operational policies, and rules of engagement, the military command is taking the smear campaign plot in good strides, but also keeping the records straight. “He averred.
It would be recalled that since the Nigerian Army gained ascendency in its operations in the North East, there has been smear campaigns launched against it both from internal and external sources. This is despite the assurances given by the Theatre commander, Major General Rogers Nicholas that troops’ operations are guided by an operational code of conduct, Rules of Engagement, and respect for Fundamental Human Rights as well as International Humanitarian Laws.


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I made this for Sunday dinner while my husband watched the NASCAR race. I followed the recipe almost to the letter except I didn't have frozen corn so used the can corn. And didn't have enough green pepper, so filled in with red and yellow peppers. And I didn't have the fresh cilantro so used dried. Along with the sour cream and olives we added some Paul Newman salsa on top. Could not get much better than this. My husband loved it.
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Before Bridges, C.j., Payne, And Southwick, JJ.
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DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/13/1997
TRIAL JUDGE: HON. KEITH STARRETT
COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: PIKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - TORTS - OTHER THAN PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
TRIAL COURT DISPOSITION: DEFENDANT/APPELLEE'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED
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¶1. This case is before the Court on appeal from an order of summary judgment entered against Bennett Branch by the Circuit Court of Pike County, the Honorable Keith Starrett, presiding. Feeling aggrieved, Branch filed his notice of appeal, attacking the trial court's summary dismissal of his case. Upon review of the record in this case and the briefs filed by both parties, we sustain the trial court's grant of summary judgment. Accordingly, Branch's appeal is overruled.
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In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Flaxseed & Phosphorus
Flaxseeds add phosphorus, as well as fiber, heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and several other minerals to your diet. You require a set amount of phosphorus each day to support strong bones and teeth, but some of the phosphorus in your system also has a role in energy production, genetic coding, cell functions and activation of enzymes. By mixing flaxseed into your recipes, you’ll be on your way to getting the phosphorus you need.
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It’s always better to grind flaxseeds, ideally in a coffee grinder, rather than eating them whole. Grinding breaks them up, making them easier for your body to utilize. Otherwise, whole seeds may pass through your gut without being broken down at all. You’ll get 45 milligrams of phosphorus from 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds. If you choose to leave them whole, you’ll wind up with more than 65 milligrams from the same serving size, although you most likely won’t be able to absorb much of it.
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Phosphorus is one of the few nutrients that doesn’t have various recommendations for every different stage of life. Once you reach the age of 19 and throughout the rest of your life, you should get 700 milligrams of phosphorus each day, the Linus Pauling Institute reports. Even if you’re pregnant or nursing, your recommendation doesn’t change. That small 1-tablespoon portion of ground flaxseeds has almost 7 percent of your needs for the entire day.
Virtually any breakfast food gets a flavor boost – as well as a phosphorus increase – from ground flaxseeds. Stir them into plain nonfat yogurt, which already has 385 milligrams of phosphorus in an 8-ounce cup. Mix ground flaxseeds with your morning bowl of oatmeal or sprinkle them on a bowl of cold cereal. Ground flaxseeds also make a perfect topper for salads, blend seamlessly into any baked-goods recipe and add a little nutty flavor to the bread coating you use on your fish entrees.
Having a phosphorus deficiency isn’t common in healthy adults, since the mineral is in so many foods. Anything from milk to meat and even nuts and whole grains, are all packed with the mineral. However, if you don’t get enough phosphorus in your diet, one of the first things you’ll experience is muscle weakness. You won’t be able to make it through your workout and as the deficiency worsens, and you’ll have a difficult time performing your everyday tasks. Additionally, you’ll lose your appetite, bones will soften, you’ll be more open to infections and you may experience numbing and tingling in your hands and feet.
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I could rant about all the ways my printer gave me grief this week, but the lowlight of my week was the varnish drying unevenly on my painting. Some imperfections can be fixed with additional coats of varnish, but I knew in this case the varnish needed to be stripped.
Stripping varnish is always a nerve racking process. And this was the first time I have had to remove varnish from a painting with gouache. Here are some photos capturing the process.
I ultimately decided to leave this area unvarnished, because I prefer the chalky matte look of the gouache. Here is a look at the finished painting.
It's titled Alpine Reverie. I'm happy to say that the painting, as well as two other works, are now en route to London.
I also have 80+ prints headed to Dallas, Texas. We Are 1976 is restocking their shelves with more of my art. Yay!
Even though it's been a crazy busy week and my patience and fortitude were tested to the nth degree, I am very grateful for it all. And I'm so thankful for a husband who was willing to take on the role as art assistant for the week- scrubbing dried paint off of palettes, cutting cardboard, running errands to art stores, and making me tea. Thanks, honey. Now, do you mind tackling the mess on my art desk for me?


Photo by Emma-Lee Photography
Karen Kosowski is a versatile multi-genre writer and producer based in Nashville, TN. Raised on a wide variety of pop, rock, classical and country music in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, in the early 2000’s she packed up her car and drove herself, her instruments and her recording gear to Toronto where she spent many years creating both pop and country music before following her heart and relocating her studio to Nashville, Tennessee. With her formal musical training, traditional songwriting background, multi-instrumentalist abilities, varied influences and two decades of producing, pop programming and engineering skills, she is a virtual swiss army knife in both the writing room and recording studio.
As such, she has contributed to a wide resume of hits - sometimes as a producer, sometimes as a writer, sometimes as a mixer, and sometimes all three at once. Recent highlights include co-writing the #1 Canadian and Australian country single “What A Song Should Do” for Tim Hicks, co-writing the Canadian Gold certified “Anthem” for Brett Kissel, producing, mixing and co-writing the six-week #1 Australian Country Single “Memphis T-Shirt” for Melanie Dyer (Universal Music Australia). This year has been highly active so far; she produced and co-wrote the #2 Canadian Country Single "Country Thunder" for the Washboard Union (Warner Music Canada), and went on to produce 6 tracks on their newly released 2020 album "Everbound". She produced/co-wrote/mixed the new single "What Are You Gonna Tell Her?" for Mickey Guyton (Capitol Records Nashville) which received attention in Variety Magazine and Rolling Stone Magazine in spring 2020. Karen also produced/co-wrote/mixed the single "Home To Me" for Sony recording artist Ross Ellis, which is currently in the top 10 charts on Sirius XM's The Highway. She produced/co-wrote Ryan Langdon's upcoming EP "Lit In The Sticks" (Hidden Pony Records)
In the pop music genre, she produced and co-wrote the US Top 40 hit “Somebody To Love Me” for Tryon, and producing/mixing/co-writing the Billboard AC Radio Top 5 “It Won’t Be Christmas” for Emma-Lee. “Hold On” (co-written with and produced/mixed for Mickey Guyton), was created specially for a heartbreaking scene in the Oscar-nominated movie “Breakthrough” and is also featured on it’s soundtrack amongst a star-studded collection of Nashville country music royalty. Karen was recently tapped to arrange and produce a modern remake of the 1980’s radio hit “Rise Up” featuring an all-star lineup of Canadian country artists including Meghan Patrick, Tebey, Jess Moskaluke, Gord Bamford, The Washboard Union and many more.
Karen’s work has been featured on numerous television networks, at national and international sporting events, and in feature films including the award-winning thriller “The Scarehouse” and Wangofilms’ action movie “88” (starring Christopher Lloyd), the latter of which garnered her a 2016 Canadian Screen Awards nomination in the category of Achievement in Music - Best Original Song. She received a nomination for Producer of the Year at both the 2018 and 2019 CMAO Awards.
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Since their inception, embedded systems have undergone significant transformation and modification. Modern-day electronics are smart and can connect to a cloud server. Embedded systems are important to the operation, growth, and evolution of anything from internet banking to wearable technologies.
Devices can now communicate with each other in many ways that we can envision due to the advancement of wireless networking, communications, and AI technology.
Most of the things we encounter will mostly incorporate sensors that gather details about their surroundings and transfer them to a computer.
Every innovation that makes it possible for speedier communication and better connectivity has the foundation for the future of embedded systems. So, to achieve success in the future, every grad must have this expertise.
How can we develop expertise in embedded systems? To get started, you must glance at some DIY embedded projects.
Embedded System in ECE
An embedded system incorporates computer software and hardware to perform a specific task. Embedded systems can carry out a particular function or as an element of a broader system with many different tasks.
This system is employed to control everything from household appliances to mechanical devices. They work as desktop computers that may not possess a UI or User Interface.
Features of an Embedded System
- Excellent consistency and reliability
- Intended for specific tasks
- Energy-saving and cost-effective
- Real-time performance
- Utilizes a real-time operating system
- Connected to both output and input devices
- Embedded systems
- Animatronic Hand
- Home Automation using IoT
- Biped Walking Robot
- Surveillance Robot
- Smart Irrigation System
Top Embedded Systems Projects for Novices
Robotic Arm: The convenience with which robots make things easier is changing the lifestyle we lead. Students will be taught how to build a robotic arm that can pick up items, swivel flexibly, and even select items based on a specific quality in this basic DIY project.
CNC Machine embedded system project: Nowadays, CNC machines are employed in most mechanical workshops around the world to do delicate work. CNC machines that take instructions in the form of coding can be employed for making everything from big shafts to tiny pieces of metal. Before making one from scratch, the students will be taught the basics of how CNC machines work in this DIY embedded systems project.
3D printer: The utilization of 3D printers has spread in a range of industries all across the globe. By simplifying it for engineers to build prototypes to test their creations, they’ll assist in changing the future. You can learn how to make a 3D printer from scratch in this simple do-it-yourself embedded systems project.
Do you want to learn in-depth about embedded systems? Then, there are online embedded courses available for the novices. Take suggestions from any expert or your friends before enrolling in an embedded course.
Real-time embedded systems concepts and practices, embedding sensors, motors specialization, and FPGA design for embedded systems specialization are a few courses you can opt for.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fun With Scissors - part 121
A few years ago I began a series of quick collages of various cartoon characters under the banner of "Fun with Scissors." The last entry was posted at Christmas 2007. I'm not continuing the series right now, though I do plan to revisit it again in the future. I'm posting this portrait of Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, which was created as a commission a couple of years ago, because I discovered by accident that some of my collages have been floating around the internet with the watermarks removed. I then revisited a couple of the original posts to discover that when I'd eliminated by Transmit account, the files I stored there were removed as well, and now the original posted images don't link to anything. Starting now, as time permits, I will begin to replace those thumbnails and the corresponding dead links with larger images which will all include the watermark.
I don't have a problem with people using these collages. One of the reasons I started doing them was that, for some of the secondary characters, there are no quality images available on the internet. Use them, but please let me know, and please give me credit when you do so. Removing the watermark is about as uncool as you can get.


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Mouni Roy is celebrating her 36th birthday on September 28. And, the actress took to Instagram and shared glimpse of her special day. She is having a perfect birthday in a gorgeous location. Have a look.
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FALL AND WINTER CRUISES
FALL AND WINTER CRUISES; Charting New Directions
Published: October 3, 1999
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Jan. 9 -- Fourteen-night Panama Canal voyage from Caldera to Calica, calling at Quepos, San Josecitas, Coiba and Contadora Islands, Bocas del Toro, Tortuguero (Costa Rica), Little Corn Island (Nicaragua), Roatan (Honduras), Half Moon Cay Reserve (Belize) and Lighthouse Reef (Belize). From $4,682 to $7,600.
Jan. 23 to Feb. 27 -- Seven-night cruises from Calica (Mexico), calling at Roatan, Goff's Cay, Half Moon Cay, San Pedro and Cozumel. From $2,043 to $4,090.
Capacity 312 passengers on five-mast, motorized, former Club Med sailing vessel, two outdoor pools, spa, fitness center, casino and international cuisine, choice of restaurants.
Nov. 7 -- Seven-night voyage from Barcelona to Lisbon, calling at Valencia, Malaga, Puerto Jose Banus, Gibraltar and Tangier. From $2,172 to $5,588.
Nov. 14 -- Fourteen-night trans-Atlantic crossing from Lisbon to Barbados. From $1,673 to $4,668.
Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 -- Seven-night cruises from Barbados, calling at Nevis, St. Martin, St.-Barthelemy, Les Saintes and Bequia. (Additional sailing on Dec. 5.) From $2,033 to $5,728, including air fare from Miami except on Dec. 5.
Dec. 19 -- Ten-night cruise from Barbados, calling at Mayreau, St.-Barthelemy, Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Vincent, Tobago and Bequia. From $3,063 to $8,658.
Dec. 29 -- Eleven-night cruise from Barbados, calling at Tobago, Los Roques, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao, Porlamar, Grenada and Mayreau. From $6,681 to $10,938.
Jan. 9 to Feb. 27 -- Seven-night cruises alternately calling at Nevis, St. Martin, St.-Barthelemy, Les Saintes and St. Lucia or Tobago, Bequia, Fort-de-France and Grande Anse (Martinique), St. Lucia and Mayreau. From $2,043 to $6,038, including air fare from Miami.
Capacity 940 passengers; 51,044 tons, indoor pool and two outdoor pools, retractable dome, spa, fitness center, casino, international cuisine, choice of restaurants; entered service in 1995.
Nov. 3 - Sixteen-night voyage from Piraeus to Bombay, calling at Ashdod, Haifa, Port Said, Sharm el Sheikh Djibouti adn Salalah. From $4,825 to $22,850.
Nov. 19 - Twelve-night voyage from Bombay to Singapore, calling at Male Atoll, Madras., Andaman Islands, Phuket and Bali. From $3,800 to $17,605.
Capacity 210 passengers; 5,600 tons, outdoor pool, fitness center, international cuisine; former Ocean Islander entered service as the San Georgia in 1956, refurbished in 1992.
Year round - Seven- to 18-night cruises from Mombasa, calling variously at Zanzibar, Shungu Mbili, Mayotte, Nosy Be, Maldive Islands, the Seychelles, Colombo and Goa. From $3,495 to $14,900, including air fare from New York and hotel stay.
Capacity 800 passengers; 22,080 tons, outdoor pool, spa, fitness center, casino, Continental cruisine; entered service as the Alexandr Pushkin in 1965, rebuilt in 1993.
Nov. 4 - Fifteen-night voyage from Piraeus to Mombasa, calling at Suez, Aqaba, Safaga and Djibouti. From $6,790 to $12,745, including air fare and hotel stay.
Nov. 19 - Twelve-night voyage from Mombasa to Cape Nosy Be, Durban and Plettenbergbaai. From $6,190 to $10,745, including and hotel stay.
Dec. 1 - Eight-night cruise from Cape Town, calling at Port Elizabeth, Richard's Bay, Durban and Plettenbergbaai. From $2,793 to $6,791, including air fare and hotel stay.
Peter Deilmann Cruises
Capacity 513 passengers; 22,400 tons, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, fitness center, international cruisine, choice of restaurants; entered service in 1998. Nov. 3 to Feb. 22 - Thirteen- to 18-night cruises from Dubai, Colombo and Hong Kong, calling variously at Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), Bombay, Goa, Maldive Islands, Colombo, Yangon (formerly Rangoon), Phuket and Penang. From $4,590 to $13,360, including air fare.
Capacity 640 passengers; 20,000 tons, two outdoor pools, retractable dome, spa, casino, international cuisine; entered service as the Sea Venture in 1971, renovated in 1992.
Jan. 4 - Twenty-four-night voyage from Piraeus to Cape Town, calling at Valletta, Tunis, Casablanca, Dakar, Abdijan, Tena (Ghana), Lome, Cotonou (Benin), Walvis Bay and Luderitz (Namibia). (Voyage in reverse direction on March 14.) From $4,295 to $8,295.
Jan. 30 to Feb. 29 - Eleven-night voyages alternating between Cape Town and Mombasa, calling at East London, Durban, Nosy Be, Mayotte and Zanzibar. From $2,065 to $7,265.
Royal Caribbean International
Legend of the Seas
Capacity 1,800 passengers; 69,130 tons, indoor pool and outdoor pool with retractable dome, spa, fitness center, minigolf, casino, international cuisine, choice of restaurants; entered service in 1995.
Nov. 1 - Sixteen-night voyage from Piraeus to Dubai calling at Istanbul, Haifa, Port Said, Ashdod, Sharm el Sheikh, Aqaba, Salalah and Dubai. From $2,899 to $11,799.
Nov. 17 - Fourteen-night voyage from Dubai to Singapore, calling at Marmagao, Cochin, Phuket, Penang and Port Kelang. From $2,299 to $11,199.
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Russian hospital shelling 'cold-blooded murder' - Defense MinistryWorld December 06, 5:32
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TBILISI, March 21. /TASS/. It is necessary to continue dialogue with Russia as it helps ease tensions in Georgian-Russian relations, Georgian presidential envoy for relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze told reporters on Monday.
"Refusal to continue dialogue with Russia will not solve any problems in the relations between the two countries. On the contrary, the number of such problems and their scale will only grow," Abashidze said.
"Easing tensions in the relations with Russia which has been observed over the last three years, became possible as a result of active efforts of current Georgian leadership" and represents "an important factor of ensuring internal political stability in Georgia, creating conditions for attracting new foreign investment to the country, developing tourism," he added.
Several Georgian politicians have recently called for ending the dialogue between Abashidze and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin. Karasin and Abashidze have held 12 meetings since December 2012, 10 of them took place in Prague. The last meeting between Abashidze and Karasin took place in the Czech capital on March 16.
Relations between the two countries soured when on August 8, 2008, Georgian forces attacked the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russia sent its forces into the region to protect the citizens of South Ossetia, many of whom held Russian passports, and expelled the Georgian forces. Russia then recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, after which Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with it.


Manchester United attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa made history at the weekend, when he became the first Asian player to score a Premier League hat-trick in Saturday's emphatic 4-0 victory over Norwich City at Old Trafford.
The Japanese international moved the Red Devils one step closer to a record 20th top-flight title, sweeping aside the Canaries with a stunning solo performance that prompted a mountain of praise from his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
"It's brilliant for him," the Manchester United boss told MUTV after the game. "The lad is a good finisher and his second goal was so composed and an intelligent finish while his third was absolutely brilliantly taken.
"Midway through the second half, I didn't think it would end up 4-0 as I think we were a bit ragged for that period. But, when we brought Shinji into central midfield, it made a difference to us and he ended up with a hat-trick. It's been a great day for him."
Kagawa arrived at Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund last summer, after two successful seasons in Germany where he won back-to-back Bundesliga titles. The former Cerezo Osaka star made a promising start to life at Old Trafford, before picking up an injury which halted his progress.
"He got that injury around October-November and was out quite a while," explained Ferguson. "It knocked him back a bit but he's gradually coming back and I think you'll see a really good player next year."
In light of Kagawa's match-winning performance, which also earned him a place in the annals of Premier League history, GiveMeFootball has decided to pick out some of the greatest hat-trick heroes ever to grace England's top-flight.
The most: Alan Shearer - 11 hat-tricks
It's almost inevitable that the Premier League's all-time leading goalscorer also boasts the most hat-tricks in England's top-flight, with 11 trebles recorded among Shearer's 260 league goals for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle Untied.
Shearer is also among a select group of players to have scored five goals in a single Premier League game, in the Magpies' 8-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday back in 2000, joining Andy Cole, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov
The fastest: Robbie Fowler - 4mins 23secs
After bursting on to the Anfield scene in 1993, the Liverpool legend took just 263 seconds to fire a lightening quick treble against an Arsenal side that prided itself on defensive resilience.
Fowler's first goal came courtesy of a Jamie Redknapp free-kick past David Seaman on 26 minutes, and by the half hour mark, the precocious young talent was celebrating a high-speed hat-trick that remains the quickest in Premier League history.
2-for-the-price-of-1: Robert Pires & Jermaine Pennant
A game which marked the beginning of Arsenal's incredible 49-match unbeaten run in the Premier League, saw Arsene Wenger's side thrash Southampton 6-1 at Highbury in the penultimate game of the 2002/03 season.
Midfield duo Pennant and Pires both claimed hat-tricks for the Gunners, the only time two players from the same team have staked a genuine claim for the match ball.
The first: Eric Cantona | Leeds United
The flamboyant Frenchman is best remembered for his time at Old Trafford, but before he completed his £1.2million switch to Manchester United, Cantona scored the first hat-trick of the Premier League era for Leeds in their 5-0 win against Tottenham in August 1992.
There had been ten doubles in the first three weeks of the season in the competition's new format, but the Premier League's first foreign pioneer posted the first treble, to ensure his name would be forever etched in the history of English football.
4 - Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright, Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney are the only four players to have scored hat-tricks in two consecutive Premier League fixtures.
5 - Kevin Campbell (Arsenal, Everton, Notts Forest), Les Ferdinand (Newcastle, QPR, Tottenham), Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd, Tottenham, Portsmouth), Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea) and Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Portsmouth, Everton, Blackburn) have each scored Premier League hat-tricks for three different clubs.
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Augustine pointed to the following as proof that the "Death of Distance" is driving high-end jobs rapidly offshore:
The 24-hour workday is here, with U.S. companies receiving and testing software written overnight in India and returned there for production again in the evening. Back-office firms operate in countries across the globe. Drawings for American architectural firms are produced in Brazil. Call centers are in India, where employees are learning to speak with a mid-western accent. X-rays and CAT scans are taken in the U.S. and read by radiologists on other continents.
High tech exports have fallen from 30 percent 20 years ago to 17 percent now, while the trade balance has plummeted more than $50 billion, in less than 15 years, from $33 billion to -$24 billion last year.
A company can pay 11 engineers in India for the price of one in the United States and said it's going to get more difficult to attract outsiders to America if the job market is unstable and work visas remain difficult to obtain, Augustine said.
While the standard of living is high now, it will not be if current trends catch up, he said.
"The consequences of these developments are profound," Augustine said. "Soon, only those jobs that require near-physical contact among the parties to a transaction will not be opened for competition from job seekers around the world. How will America compete in this rough and tumble global environment that is approaching faster than many had expected? The answer appears to be, "not very well" -- unless we do a number of things differently."
The report suggests 20 actions, based on four major recommendations, to bolster competitiveness. The recommendations are to: increase the country's talent pool by improving mathematics and science education in America's schools; sustain and strengthen commitments to long-term basic research; develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and engineers from inside the U.S. and abroad; and ensure that America is the premier place for innovation.
Those actions would likely require changes to existing laws and financial support from reallocating or increasing budgets.


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Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupecissa in the Late Middle Ages (New)
by DeVun, Leah
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Book ID: 9780231145381, 0231145381
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In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons -- in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase -- yet ill treatment could not silence the friar's apocalyptic message.
Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa's teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a defense against the plagues and wars of the last days. His melding of apocalyptic prophecy and quasi-scientific inquiry gave rise to a new genre of alchemical writing and a novel cosmology of heaven and earth. Most important, the friar's research represented a remarkable convergence between science and religion.
In order to understand scientific knowledge today, Leah DeVun asks that we revisit Rupescissa's life and the critical events of his age -- the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, the Avignon Papacy -- through his eyes. Rupescissa treated alchemy as medicine (his work was the conceptual forerunner of pharmacology) and represented the emerging technologies and views that sought to combat famine, plague, religious persecution, and war. The advances he pioneered, along with the exciting strides made by his contemporaries, shed critical light on later developments in medicine, pharmacology, and chemistry.
LIBER SPIRITUUM: A Compendium of Writings on Angels and Other Spirits in Modern Magick
Forrest, Adam (ed)
Book is limited to 500 hand numbered hardcover copies printed in two colors and bound in faux leather silk-touch cloth, 252 pages, Foil stamp on both the front and back boards with a full color frontispiece by acclaimed artist Caniglia and sewn in satin bookmark.
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For Liber Spirituum: A Compendium of Writings on Angels and Other Spirits in Modern Magick, Azoth Press has assembled a group of nine of the foremost writers in the field of ceremonial magick, representi...
The Voynich Manuscript
Yale University Press
Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the Voynich Manuscript, the world s most mysterious book. Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich. The manuscript appears and disappears throughout history, from the library of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to a secret sale of books in 1903 by the Society of Jesus in Rome. The book s language has eluded deciphe...More
The Luminous Stone: Lucifer in Western Esotericism (Western Esotericism in Context)
Schulke, Daniel A. (ed)
Three Hands Press
Limited to 800 copies
The Arcanum of the 'fallen angel' Lucifer evokes such concepts as heresy, rebellion, pride, liberation from the bonds of demiurgic oppression, and impetus for human evolution. Meaning 'light bearer', Lucifer has, from his earliest origins, been hailed by religious and artistic countercultures as a patron saint of enlightenment -- the essential quality embodying overthrow of ignorance and the inspired process of revelation. Allied to ancient Gnostic cosmological concepti...


Two Elections Aren't Better Than One
After spending the last few weeks updating FairVote's bi-annual report on turnout dropoff in federal primary elections
, I was starting to get depressed about American elections (OK, so maybe that happened long before I started working on this report). On average, 35% fewer voters bother to show up to the polls for runoff elections. This, after the already low number of people that show up for primary elections anyway. In the race for Texas' 32nd U.S. House district last year, 94% of primary voters failed to show up for the runoff! Most states that have runoff elections are southern states that have them for both primary and general races. That's four elections in a single year, or an average of one every three months. People have other things to do besides constantly read up on new candidates and issues. That's why we have elected officials (and non-profits).
Then came the results from Burlington's mayoral election last week, where they voted with instant runoff voting for the second time. 94% of voters participated in the final round of counting! Because voters were able to rank the candidates, they were able to simply vote in one election without having to worry about coming back in a few months. I'm sure they were also glad the city didn't spend their tax money on a second election for the exact same race.
I don't know about you, but I would much rather have an election where 94% of voters ARE participating in an election as opposed to 94% sitting it out.