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The case study for Middlebury College's January 2003 participation in the Wharton/IRHE Program on Leadership in Higher Education helps articulate a mission for the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research; to integrate a portion of the programs central to teaching and learning at Middlebury and to house them in the new library:
"The digital revolution has, if anything, helped usher in an age when intellectual inquiry entails fewer contacts with people outside one's own domain. At the same time, many of the questions being asked and pursued on the forefronts of knowledge…require collaboration among academic disciplines. If a library as a physical amalgamation of resources seems outmoded in one sense, it nonetheless embodies the kinds of academic syntheses required to address a growing number of complex societal problems."
Such intellectual inquiry and academic synthesis are the goals of a liberal arts college, and Middlebury is well situated to integrate its curricular, service, and even physical resources within a new model for teaching, learning, and research. In a digital environment, research, teaching, and learning increasingly occur on a continuum in both virtual and physical space, at all hours of the day, independently and in collaboration, with all members of an educational community involved in all three activities. But this continuum, introduced by digital technology, can be reflected in even more areas of curriculum, in academic services, and in residential life. The Center for Teaching, Learning and Research, which integrates and supports our work together as an educational community, offers us all more options for conscious growth as learners and teachers and for informed use of ever-changing technologies and resources.
Integrating research, curriculum, and support in The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research is a step toward the academic synthesis a 21st century liberal arts college can offer both its own community members and society at large. The new library provides us with an unusual opportunity to rethink the collaboration and coordination patterns among our learning, teaching and research resources at Middlebury, and to achieve greater visibility for learning as a lifetime responsibility.
The Center incorporates the offices of the Asst. Dean for Instruction, the College Writing Program, the Writing Center, Learning Resources, Peer Tutoring, the First-Year Seminar Program, and Sponsored Research.


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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of EVOLVE 10, the final event to run in the former ECW Arena.
-Joey Styles, Balls Mahoney, and New Jack are all here signing autographs before the show starts.
-There are scheduled to be several surprises throughout the evening.
-EVOLVE will easily shatter their attendance record tonight as there is a line down the block of people trying to get into the show.
Larry Dallas comes out with Ahtu, who has an open contract tonight and will face a mystery opponent, and it is indeed a surprise!
Ahtu vs Low Ki
Ki floors Ahtu right off the bat with a rolling front kick, and Ahtu is out. The fans chant Low Ki's name as Ahtu slowly makes his way back to his feet...then slumps to the mat again. The fans chant "one more time" as Ahtu again starts to pull himself up, just in time to take a Tidal Crush. Ahtu's flat on his back again and Low Ki goes to the top rope and comes off with the double stomp for the win.
Winner: Low Ki
AWESOME way to start the show. Crowd is going nuts for Low Ki, and referes come out to pull Ahtu out of the ring and haul him away as Low Ki, who I now realize didn't even bother to take off his Bluetooth earpiece before the match, takes the microphone to say he's spent the last year plus sitting on the sidelines watching his profession fall by the wayside. People are complacent, actors are trying to imitate professional wrestlers, and he's here in EVOLVE to be a catalyst for change. He is here to put everyone in EVOLVE on notice that Low Ki is here and he's not going anywhere, and let it be known that he will be in Toronto and Miami and he's going to make a few surprise appearances so we'd better pay attention. He wants his profession back and if anyone decides they're man enough to step in the ring with him, he dares them to (as one famous man from Red Hook, Brooklyn said) beat him if they can and survive if he lets them.
Cheech Hernandez vs Cloudy Day
They're now using their full names and Cheech is the "New Wave" character we've seen him use once or twice in DGUSA and EVOLVE. Cheech takes Cloudy down with a waistlock, but Cloudy with a double leg takedown and goes after him with right hands. He charges Cheech, but Cheech just pops him up in the air and plants him face first. Greco Roman knucklelock that Cheech wins easily, but Cloudy rolls through and they exchange lucha stuff until Cloudy sends Cheech to the outside with a flying headscissors. Cheech dodges a dive to the floor, but Cloudy stops himself before going outside, he tries to catch Cheech coming back into the ring but Cheech slides around behind him and hits a Randy Orton backbreaker for 2. Cheech with a Lou Thesz press and then does the Up In Smoke clap before locking Cloudy in a no-hands Sharpshooter. Cloudy makes the ropes and Cheech charges him in the corner, but Cloudy gets the knees up and hits a flying headscissors that sends Cheech to the outside. Cloudy goes for a twisting dive through the ropes, but Cheech moves and Cloudy goes SPLAT on hte concrete floor. Cheech, ever the compassionate soul, picks him up and rams him into the ring apron, but Cloudy nails him and rams him into the guardrail,and then Cheech returns the favor and whips him into the rail. Cloudy goes for a Code Red on the floor, but Cheech blocks and counters to a Gory Bomb onto the ring apron. That looked painful. Cheech rolls Cloudy back inside and covers for 2, Cloudy tries going up top but Cheech kicks the top rope and knocks Cloudy down onto the corner. Cloudy blocks a superplex and goes for a tornado DDT, Cheech tries hitting a pump handle something, but Cloudy counters that as well back to the DDT and both men are down. Cloudy with a rolling cradle for 2, schoolboy rollup for 2, Cheech blocks a backslide but Cloudy ducks a clothesline and hits an Ace Crusher for 2. Cloudy ducks a Yakuza Kick and hits an inverted Frankensteiner for 2. Cheech blocks an other Frankensteiner and counters to a facebuster for 2, then hits the Superman dive in the corner followed by a facewash slide and then a 619 from the floor. That still only gets 2, Cloudy tries a rolling cradle for 2 but Cheech escapes and hits Go To Cheech and covers, but pulls Cloudy up at 2. He goes for a powerbomb but Cloudy counters to Code Red for 2. He tries another flying headscissors but cheech counters to a second Go To Cheech for the win.
Winner: Cheech Hernandez
Excellent match, they went out of their way to make each other look good and even though Cheech went over, Cloudy definitely looked competitive and I think will do fine as a single if he sticks around EVOLVE.
The Scene vs John Silver & Alex Reynolds
Konley and Silver start and Konley takes Silver down with a waistlock and goes to a front facelock. Silver switches out and goes to a hammerlock, Konley counters to a wristlock, and Silver takes Konley down with an armdrag and then stretches Konley out with a modified Rings of Saturn. Konley makes the ropes and tries to leapfrog Silver out of the corner, but Silver uppercuts him coming down and they go back and forth, wipe each other out with a double clothesline, and then go back to a stalemate. Silver ducks a clothesline, smacks Konley in the mouth, and rolls him up for 2. Reynolds tags in for the first time and they do a double drop toehold followed by sandwich dropkicks to the head for 2 on Konley. Konley finally tags out to Reed and he immediately gets hiptossed by Reynolds, but Reed turns him inside out with a clothesline and then gives him the Jesse Ventura boot laces to the eyes. Reynolds with a pair of back elbows and a big dropkick for 1. Reynolds ducks a clothesline and hits a high knee to wip Reed out, Konley tries to jump him from behind but Reynolds dumps him to the apron and then goes back after Reed, who appears to slightly mistime a Hotshot but still catch enough of it to get a respectable 2. HARD vertical suplex gets 2, then Konley tags in for a double elbowdrop that gets 2. Konley holds Reynolds up for a vertical suplex and Reed chops him before Konley drops him and covers for 2. Reynolds fights his way out of the Scene's corner and tries to make the tag, but Reed drags him back so he dumps Konley to the floor and hits a handspring enziguiri, and finally makes the hot tag to Silver, who comes in and destroys Reed with a double kneedrop for 2. Konley and Reynolds go at it before Konley dumps Reynolds to the floor and goes for an Asai moonsault to the outside, but Silver catches him and prevents him from going off the ropes and then Reynolds comes in and they hit a double top rope Stunner on Konley. Reed launches Silver into the corner and then whips Reynolds into him, then Konley catapults Silver into a Reed powerslam for 2. Silver again takes both of them out with stiff kicks, then a sick combo of strikes from Silver and Reynolds ends with Silver hitting a German Suplex on Reed with Konley breaking up the cover at 2. Reed neutralizes Silver and they hit the wheelbarrow DDT into a German suplex combo on Reynolds for the win.
Winners: The Scene
The Scene is now 2-0 in EVOLVE, and this was a terrific match. I really enjoyed watching Silver and Reynolds, they went all out and had a great match, with Silver in particular showing a lot of intensity. He may be my favorite wrestler to break onto the EVOLVE scene in the last few shows and I hope he gets the opportunity to move up the card at some point. Alex Reynolds reminds me a LOT of a younger Tyler Black.
Jigsaw vs AR Fox
They do a very complex wristlock exchange to start, with Fox coming out on top and barring the arm. Jigsaw rolls through and hits a drop toehold, then goes to a surfboard that Fox escapes, so Jigsaw goes to a crucifix instead for 2, then catches Fox in the Gory Special. Fox escapes but again finds himself on the receiving end of a series of armdrags and a dropkick right to the jaw. Fox finally scores with a dropkick for 2and hits a springboard dropkick in the corner, followed by a modified version of the split legged moonsault for 2. Fox goes for a tornado DDT, but Jigsaw just dumps him on his face and then sends him to the outside so Jigsaw can hit a dive through the ropes that sends Foxcrashing into the guardrail. That gets 2 for Jigsaw, so he leans Fox in the corner and hits a nasty chop, followed by a snapmare and dropkick to the back of the neck for 2. Jigsaw with a superkick, but Fox with a Stunner and then a Diamond Cutter out of nowhere, which would have killed someone in 1998 but barely fazes Jigsaw, who is back on his feet and dumping Fox to the apron in seconds. He tries to suplex Fox back into the ring, but Fox hangs him up on the top rope and then hits a springboard dropkick and a running back senton for 2. Fox drop toeholds Jigsaw onto the second rope, then hits a clothesline and comes off top with a swanky Swanton for 2. Jigsaw with a brainbuster for 2 and then Fox goes for a springboard move, but Jigsaw just steps out of the way and kicks him in the face for 2. Fox sits Jigsaw on the top rope and springboard dropkicks him out to the floor. Fox did a springboard 450 to the floor, then laid Jigsaw on the ring apron and repeatedly drilled him with forearms before coming off the top rope with a legdrop to the apron androlls Jigsaw back in for 2. Jigsaw with a small package for 2, then a spinning back elbow, enziguiri, and a German suplex for 2. Fox hiptosses Jigsaw into a seated position on the top rope and goes for his springboard Spanish Fly, but Jigsaw counters to a German suplex off the top rope and then superkicks his teeth down his throat for 3.
Winner: Jigsaw
I'm a bit surprised to see Jigsaw get the win, but very fast paced and athletic match. Jigsaw says it was a great win and we're going to see a lot more of Jigsaw in 2012. Fox is next for the postmatch promo and says last time he was in a DGUSA ring, Sami Callihan broke a beer bottle over his head. The sound of beer bottles clinking starts playing over the speakers, and Callihan comes out clinking bottles together and tells Fox that he dares him to come after him. Referee Mike Kehner tells Fox not to because he'll be fined and suspended, and then tells Callihan to get lost. Fox goes to the top rope to go after Callihan and the referee has to physically restrain him from jumping onto Callihan, who spits at him and continues clinking bottles.
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21st Century Learning #116
November 24, 2009
Introducing TEDxNYED
Dave Bill introduces us to TEDxNYED.
"TEDxNYED will be an all day conference designed to examine education and the impact of new media and technology. Speakers are challenged to share innovative insights and inspire conversations about the future of education. Attendees are challenged to rise to the occasion: learn for themselves, educate each other and, following the spirit of TED, spread these ideas."
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[14:00] <alexr> Hello everyone!
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[14:03] <alexr> http://www.flickr.com/commons/ [10]
[14:03] <alexr> http://www.tedxnyed.com [11]
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[14:06] <matt_> hey y'all
[14:06] <arvind> hi Matt!
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[14:07] <jramsden> Hey guys! Hope everyone had a great t-day!
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[14:08] <alexr> Hi Jason.
[14:09] <arvind> most of you will know http://www.ted.com [12]
[14:09] <Guest83023> hey arvind, et all
[14:09] <alexr> Who would I want to have at my dinner table?
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[14:09] <alexr> http://www.ted.com/pages/view?id=343 [13]
[14:09] <arvind> then they started TedX, independently organized: http://www.ted.com/pages/view [14]?
[14:10] <alexr> arvind and I sometimes think too much alike!
[14:10] <alexr> ;-D
[14:10] <arvind> indeed!
[14:11] <arvind> Dave just mentioned the NYCIST (New York Consortium of Independent School
Technologists) listserv: http://www.nycist.net [15]
[14:12] <alexr> Site went live today: http://www.tedxnyed.com/ [16]
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[14:13] <arvind> hey Bill, welcome
[14:13] <alexr> Hi Bill!
[14:13] <wstites> Hey there
[14:13] <alexr> Speakers: http://www.tedxnyed.com/speakers/ [17]
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[14:13] <arvind> so exciting to see the speakers!
[14:14] <arvind> March 6, 2010 - all day
[14:14] <arvind> hi Peggy
[14:14] <PeggyG> Hi-sorry I'm late!!
[14:14] <arvind> no worries!
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[14:14] <wstites> Who is speaking at the moment... the guesy
[14:14] <wstites> guest
[14:14] <alexr> Great list of speakers: http://www.tedxnyed.com/speakers/ [17]
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[14:15] <alexr> Hi Hiram!
[14:15] <hiram> hello!
[14:15] <jramsden> @davebill - Why starting so small? ;-) Holy cow..nicely done!
[14:15] <arvind> that's Dave Bill (@dcinc66) who's the organizer of TedXNYED
[14:15] <alexr> We'll be streaming the day at the TEDxNYED site: http://tedxnyed.com [18]
[14:15] <PeggyG> That is an awesome lineup of speakers!!! Wow!
[14:15] <arvind> We're super-excited for this group to get together
[14:15] <arvind> all of you listening should try and make it!
[14:16] <jramsden> @hiram - are you stalking me this p.m.? :-) Good call just now.
[14:16] <PeggyG> I will definitely plan to log in and participate in the streaming!
[14:17] <PeggyG> Michael Wesch?
[14:17] <alexr> Yep -- Wesch!
[14:17] <alexr> Very excited about this conferend.
[14:17] <alexr> conference!
[14:17] <PeggyG> I can't wait!! Thank you so much for streaming this!! We all need to tweet about
this incredible event!
[14:17] <hiram> @jramsden lurking not stalking :0
[14:18] <alexr> questions for Dave?
[14:18] <BillCamp> Has the venue been decided yet? (I joined late so sorry if this was already
[14:19] <alexr> @BillCamp -- working on it. Have a few options now.
[14:19] <arvind> Venue not accounced yet: http://www.tedxnyed.com/where/ [19]
[14:19] <arvind> announced, even!
[14:20] <BillCamp> @arvind Yes, I saw that on the website but sometimes the real world is more up
to date than online. :)
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[14:20] <arvind> BillCamp: often is!
[14:21] <arvind> if you want to come, fill out: http://www.tedxnyed.com/apply/ [20]
[14:21] <arvind> $40, pretty good deal to see this group of people
[14:22] <PeggyG> found the twitter feed :-) http://twitter.com/tedxnyed [21]
[14:22] <alexr> Thanks, Peggy!
[14:22] <PeggyG> that's an incredible price!!
[14:22] <wstites> Can you apply for 2 people? I want to go but take another and would be all or
none for us?
[14:24] <montagne> nice 'cast all
[14:25] <montagne> w00t for Dave and TEDXNYC
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[14:25] <arvind> thanks, Matt
[14:25] <alexr> Thanks @montagne!
[14:25] <PeggyG> thanks for featuring this event! very excited to know about it and start to
follow the tweets!
[14:25] <BillCamp> Is there a max character limit on the web form for why I want to attend? :)
[14:25] <arvind> e-mail email@example.com for more
[14:25] <PeggyG> love it BillCamp :-)
[14:26] <arvind> haha, I was going to ask how many words it had to be :)
[14:26] <arvind> Twitter us at #ett21
[14:26] <PeggyG> saw the tweet for #ett21 on the Ted twitter :-)
[14:26] <wstites> ett21?
[14:26] <PeggyG> bye everyone
[14:26] <alexr> Bye!
[14:26] <arvind> 21st Century Learing (EdTechTalk21) - ett21
[14:26] <wstites> arvind had ett21cl listen in his tweet?
[14:27] <BillCamp> Is there a Twitter hash tag being used for this event?
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[14:27] <arvind> for the event: #TEDXNYED
[14:27] <arvind> for our show, #ETT21
[14:28] <BillCamp> @arvind Thanks.
[14:28] <wstites> @billcamp #tedxnyed
[14:28] <wstites> thanks fellas
[14:28] <arvind> see you at TEDxNYED hopefully!
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As Moe so cannily pointed out last year, in the media narrative of celebrity pregnancy, baby weight has become just plain old fat. But what about those fertile women who do quickly and easily avoid those child rearing pounds? They're plain old liars! The new rumor is that Nicole Kidman did not actually give birth to Sunday Rose, but rather her sister Antonia was the surrogate mother and Kidman wore a fake tummy for the press.
According to E! online, "Kidman's local posse loudly dished to us their doubts about the mommy status of the star, insisting to us that Antonia Kidman was Sunday's surrogate all along." Yes, Nicole Kidman didn't show until quite late into her pregnancy, but honestly, this claim is about as bonkers as the one implying that Bristol Palin was the real mother of Trig and that Sarah faked the pregnancy so that Bristol would avoid the shame of unwed motherhood. (Interestingly, Katie Holmes - now married to Nicole's ex, Tom Cruise - was also accused of faking her pregnancy.)
Apparently there is only one acceptable media pregnancy narrative, and that requires a taut and tasteful belly, with arms and legs remaining fit, followed by a month maximum of "post baby body" before a proper public unveiling of a perfectly slim figure and a smiling infant wearing a $200 onesie. Get thin too quickly or outside the approved narrative? You paid a robot to gestate your spawn in a secret underground lair. Or, like Britney, you're a drug downing bullimorexic. For an industry that so aggressively fetishizes pregnancy, you'd think they'd allow women to do it more naturally.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Mauritania and Maldives, which both permit citizens who renounce Islam to be sentenced to death, were on Monday elected as vice-presidents of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013.
Poland was chosen to chair the council next year with Ecuador and Switzerland named as the other vice-presidents of 47 member body. Mauritania and Maldives were elected as representatives of their regional council groupings.
Earlier on Monday, the rights records of Mauritania and Maldives, where an elected president and former political prisoner was ousted early this year in what he says was a hard-line coup, came under fire from a global free-thought body.
In a report detailing persecution and discrimination faced by atheists and humanists around the world, International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), said both impose Islam as the sole religion of the state.
Mauritania, the report said, outlaws apostasy, or the renunciation of the official religion for another or for a philosophy that does not recognise the existence of a deity.
Anyone found guilty of the offence is given the opportunity to repent within three days, according to the report. If this is not done, the offender is sentenced to death and his property is confiscated by the state.
The report, which was welcomed by the U.N. special investigator on freedom of religion and belief Heiner Bielefeldt, says in Maldives "the constitution and other laws do not permit freedom of religion or belief".
The report recorded two cases in 2010 in which Maldivians who declared publicly they could not believe in Islam or any other religion were told they would face death if they did not renounce their views.
One subsequently declared after special education he accepted Islam and the other committed suicide after writing a note saying he had been foolish to reveal his stance on religion to workmates, the report said.
The report said atheists and other religious sceptics suffer persecution or discrimination in many parts of the world. They can be executed if their beliefs become known in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, as well as Mauritania and Maldives.
Reported by Robert Evans; Editing by Sophie Hares


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Why is "foreign" such a problematic word? In the recent presidential campaign, it was a negative label used by Mitt Romney to tar and feather Barack Obama. President Obama has foreign ideas, he said. It was already a worn out trope that Mr. Obama's not American. "He's different!" True – just like the rest of us. Which means, we shouldn't be so schizophrenic about what's foreign and what's American. Obama seems to be getting it right now, stressing the talents and skills that immigrants offer the American talent pool – talents we should enfranchise, not deport.
It's a commonplace to say, "We are a nation of immigrants." We can all tell a family story whose arc originates somewhere else on the planet. Many of us are several generations away from the actual immigrant experience; some of us are new arrivals. We forget the strength of our history and how to embrace it. After all, what is an American?
It's an engaging complication that even school children can investigate with greater vigor and clarity than the pundits and fulminators and bloviators of the news cycle. At one of my past schools we called this Project Acceptance, in which 5th- to 8th-graders focused on the experience of immigrants, or new Americans. For several weeks, our students even used an online forum to share their opinions about a common set of readings. I recommend author Margy Burns Knight who wrote, "Who Belongs Here?" the story of a young Cambodian boy refugee living in the US. International students from GSA joined us. I recommend Katherine Applegate's book, "Home of the Brave," the story of a Sudanese refugee boy in Minnesota. I recommend Allen Say's "Grandfather's Journey," to name but a few.
Which is to say we shouldn't stray too far from story telling, a format that each one of us could use to tell our family history – showing how we belong here. "Who Am I?" I asked my students to get started and then presented the following facts about two mystery people.
I'm an American. I belong here.
I was born in Tokyo. My father was born in Tonawanda, my mother in Pittsburgh. My great-great grandparents came from Germany and from Glasgow, Scotland. My German great-great-grandfather sold flour from a wheelbarrow in Pittsburgh. They all arrived in America in the late 19th century. My other great-great-grandparents lived in Moose River, Maine and, after the Civil War, went to Michigan and then Nebraska in a covered wagon. Their ancestors had arrived here almost 400 years ago from England.
My wife was born in London. Her ancestors came from Russia and from Holland. The Dutch family was named Van Valkenburgh and arrived almost 400 years ago; the Russian family name was lost at Ellis Island, so they became "Brody," the name of their town. They arrived in 1888 and lived on the lower east side of Manhattan … not far from where the Dutch ancestors had grazed cows. My sister-in-law is English; my brother-in-law is French. No one in our families speaks the languages of our ancestors any longer … except for English. My children have lived in Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, and my daughter returned to one of the "old countries" for her college degree. I wonder if she felt like she belonged in Glasgow? Who am I? Todd R. Nelson.
Here's another American story:
My father came from Kenya. He herded goats when he was young, then won a scholarship to school. My mother came from Kansas. My parents met in Hawaii. I grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii and went to college in California, New York, and Massachusetts. My mother's family includes abolitionists and Revolutionary War veterans. My Kenyan grandmother just got electricity in her house. I have a half-sister who is Indonesian, a brother-in-law who is Chinese-Canadian. My relatives are Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. In my extended family, we speak "English, Indonesian, French, Cantonese, German, Hebrew, African languages including Swahili, Luo and Igbo, and even a few phrases of Gullah, the Creole dialect of the South Carolina Low country."
My wife's ancestors also came to this country from Africa – as slaves. They lived in South Carolina, Alabama, and eventually moved to Chicago. Her grandfather was a World War II veteran. One of my children has a Swahili name. We live in Washington, D.C. in the same house as my office. Who am I? President Obama.
In "The Middle of Everywhere," Mary Pipher talks about the difficulty of being an immigrant to the United States, like Kek in Katherine Applegate's "Home of the Brave." The smallest details of the daily life we take for granted can be formidable obstacles to finding your way, to belonging, making a home. Her experience has been with Sudanese newcomers to Lincoln, Neb. Consider a few: using escalators, crossing streets with traffic lights, understanding signs and signals, how to bake a frozen pizza, deal with telephone solicitors, overdue library books, job interviews, asparagus and rhubarb, dry cleaning … the meaning of "homesick." What are those stairs for? How do you drink from a water fountain? From the sublime to the ridiculous – but sometimes our ridiculous can be someone else's sublime. Kek has never seen snow, which is "like claws on [his] skin." He misses his cattle back home. Will he ever feel like he belongs here?
A new immigrant needs "cultural brokers," and the most important cultural brokers are schoolteachers," Ms. Pipher writes. "Schools are the frontline institution for acculturation, where children receive solid information about their new world … I have met many heroic teachers who, among their other responsibilities, become the antidotes to media and ads. One ELL teacher told me, "We're all there is between them and Howard Stern and Eminem." Kek says, "Things are very different here."
A few teachers could do a good job as cultural brokers for the shrill political culture we're exposing kids to. Insofar as all children are emigrating to adulthood and citizenship, they need to have the stories of their own ancestors in mind, which informs a willingness to help others write new stories. In any child's journey, they must learn to navigate perplexing institutions and social conventions, language barriers, and literal and figurative road signs that locate them, slow them down, and warn of upcoming hazards.
What are those stares for? What's wrong with "foreign?" What is an American? With Project Acceptance, we invited students to join some significant conversations leading to the land of maturity and fulfillment and diversity – where, we hope, they will feel they belong.
The Christian Science Monitor has assembled a diverse group of the best family and parenting bloggers out there. Our contributing and guest bloggers are not employed or directed by the Monitor, and the views expressed are the bloggers' own, as is responsibility for the content of their blogs.Todd R. Nelson is Head of School at The School in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania.


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I become more and more disappointed every day with America's state troopers and police departments. I've got way too many stories of incidences where they were incredibly wrong and no one has done anything about it.
People didn't just begin hating cops for the hell of it. There's obviously many reasons why the police departments are not only feared, but abhorred.
Today I read an article in the news about a state trooper in Oklahoma City, Daniel Martin, who decided to pull over an ambulance. He was Bothered when the ambulance driver failed to yield to him as he raced to provide backup on a call and thought the driver flipped him an obscene gesture.
The troopers' lawyer claimed he didn't realize there was a patient in the back of the ambulance. The patient in the back of the ambulance was being taken to the hospital and his son rode with them. The son proceeded to take out his cell phone and video tape the incident from the back of the ambulance and captured the whole thing.
Apparently, once the trooper pulled them over, a Paramedic jumped out from the back and demanded that Martin speak with him instead of the driver.
"You get back into the ambulance, I'm talking to the driver," the trooper yelled.
The paramedic replied, "I'm in charge of this unit, sir."
Martin tells the driver he's going to get a ticket for failure to yield. "I ain't going to be putting up with that shit," Martin said. "You understand Me!?"
Then the paramedic said, "And I won't be putting up with you talking to my driver like that."
The situation kept getting worse and escalating while the paramedic repeatedly told Martin he had a patient he needed to take to the hospital and Martin just kept yelling for him to get back into the ambulance.
The trooper later claimed he didn't know there was a patient in the back and that he either didn't hear it or it didn't register.
I personally believe he didn't give a shit. His pride was hurt and all of a sudden he must have felt that he was right, as most cops do in a situation like that. This was way out of control and got to a point where the trooper grabbed the paramedic by the neck and proceeded to try arresting him.
These type of stories are becoming all too common these days. Troopers are filled with control issues and feel that their badge gives them the right to act so ridiculous that even stopping an ambulance seems like it's an okay thing to do. What I don't get is, if he was in a rush to provide backup to another officer, what the hell gave him enough time to do a traffic stop? It makes no sense to me and never will. No need to cry like a little bitch with a skinned knee and shit just because he was not "yielded" to.
What kind of society has this become where we have bullies with badges running around full of ego and letting it get in the way of their job. Someone needs to do some deflating around here…
Yo…. The worst cops ever come from logan city utah. I got charged with six fucking felonies for a bag of weed. They also tried to charge me with a felony for a seat belt ticket….bullshit!!! No lie… Now a convicted felon. Great!!!! It does help my credibility as an up and coming musician though….ha ha!!!


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A volatile week led to modest recovery for stocks and ETFs on Friday, heading into the holiday weekend, as investors digested the post-election landscape.
In the chart of the S&P 500 below (NYSEARCA:SPY) we can get a clear picture of the outcome of recent stock market action.
The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) is on a sell signal and has reached its downside price objective of 1380 which is now likely to be revised lower. Major support levels are at the green horizontal lines near 1260, 1320 and 1360. A break below 1260 would clear a path to 1160 on the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY)
But the big news this week was the bearish breakdown of the index below the blue bullish support line. This type of action doesn't happen very often and is similar to the break of the 200 day moving average in conventional charting. These blue and red lines tend to act as walls, and once penetrated, open the door to further moves which, in the current situation, would be down.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA), S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) Nasdaq 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:QQQ) and Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) all closed below their respective 200 day moving averages this week and so the technical picture is bleak across the board.
Another red flag for U.S. markets is the bear market in Apple Computer(NASDAQ:AAPL) and its effect on the technology sector and Nasdaq Composite. (NASDAQ:QQQ) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world's largest company and has been in a nose dive since reaching a closing high of $702 on September 19th. Since then it has fallen to close at $547 on Friday, a drop of 22% and placing the stock well below its 50 and 200 day moving averages and possibly creating an "Eiffel Tower" pattern. Beware Of Falling Apples
Now that the election is over, investors are coming to grips with the fact that the same players who brought us the fiscal cliff problem are now gathering at the White House next Friday in round two of attempting to resolve their differences. We all know markets don't like uncertainty and the only thing that seems certain is that the two sides are likely to disagree, at least at the outset. How To Dodge The Fiscal Cliff
The last time they went through this drill in the summer of 2011, the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) fell nearly 17% between July 22nd and August 19th and so it's no wonder as markets are getting nervous and wondering if this will be "deja vu all over again" in Yogi Berra's immortal words.
But the fiscal cliff isn't our only problem as Europe continues percolating on the back burner with growing economic weakness in Germany and a delay of the next round of European bailout money for Greece. EU Stiffs Greece Draghi's Warning About European Economy Rings True
Beyond that, QE3 appears to have lost its "umph" as the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) saw its recent peak the day after it was announced and now has slipped from its recent high of 1465 on September 14th to Friday's close at 1379, a drop of 5.9% and the lowest level for the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) since August.
So now it's put up or shut up time for Congress and the White House as they start talking Friday and the clock ticks towards December 31st when the combined $600 billion hit of spending and tax cuts slices at the American economy. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the economy would slip into a mild recession of -0.5% and that unemployment would climb back north of 9%.
And let's not forget Hurricane Sandy or the weakest earnings season in years, both of which now seem dim memories as events continue to rapidly unfold.
But there was some good news this week as the seemingly never ending election season finally drew to a close and University of Michigan confidence rose to 84.9, its highest level since summer, 2007.
Next week comes the renewed discussion of the fiscal cliff issues and a spate of important economic news. On Tuesday we get retail sales, producer prices and the most recent FOMC meeting minutes. Thursday brings the weekly jobs report, consumer price index, Empire State Manufacturing Index and the widely watched Philadelphia Fed report, followed by Industrial Production on Friday as the fiscal cliff conclave gets underway at the White House.
Bottom line: Expect more volatility and possibly lower prices ahead as these significant events unfold. It's unlikely that U.S. political leaders will let the economy go over the cliff, but the market is saying that it's possible and that it's not happy with current directions. Apple (NYSEARCA:AAPL) is the 900 pound gorilla in the room and its future will be felt in major U.S. indexes and ETF action. However, Apple (NYSEARCA:AAPL) is still up 33% year to date while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) is up nearly 8% with just days left in the year and so bulls can take cheer from this kind of exciting performance thus far.
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text: LoneWolf2k1 0 Posted January 18, 2013 Hello! I have a couple of questions for players that are a bit more experienced in Descent SE (and maybe FE as well) ------ First let me briefly "set the scene", describing circumstances and my thoughts behind it: Although I've been a fan of Descent first edition and have all Expansions sitting on my shelf, since I never got around to excite my gaming group for a try, since the rules were q bit complex and the scenarios took quite a while to play- they prefer a hands-on approach. That's why I was more than happy to find that the Second Edition worked just in favor of these problems. However, after trying the SE with two of them last wednesday, both of them were so disappointed that we decided to stop playing mid-scenario. Now I'm wondering what went wrong and if there is a possible explanation as to why this highly-praised game just left them cold… They chose Grisban the Thirsty, played as a Berserker, and Ashrian, played as Disciple, and we played the "First Blood" and first half of the "Fat Goblin"-Scenario. "First Blood" went pretty smooth for them, however the heroes only were able to search the spot near the entry since the Ettin blocked passage to the second one. Gisban eventually smashed his heads in, the heroes won. "Fat Goblin, Pt. 1" is where things turned sour. I chose the spiders as a second group, since I figured poison would be a huge problem for Ashrian and 4 movement should let them catch up to Grisban . The players spent one round to fight the spiders in the grasslands, then pushed on to the entrance of the fields where a stalemate between heroes, spiders and goblins came to be, with the heroes getting weaker every round. They never were able to kill more than 2 monsters in one turn, usually a goblin and a spider. That resulted in the same thing over and over: Same turn, the monster respawned, went for double-move which put it in range to execute a move-attack next turn. The heroes were forced to stay side-by-side, since I usually knocked one of them out, and they could not affort to lose a turn standing up by themselves or the other one would have been knocked out as well. Eventually they wound up in a no-win-scenario with less than 6 health (enough to be chipped away by 3 goblins and 3 spiders with no problems), little or no endurance to spend and with no chance to survive in the long run. No need to say, they were more than a bit frustrated to a point where even I had no real fun playing as the Overlord without "throwing them a bone", i.e. "forgetting" to play my hand cards or something alike. I also couldn't figure out what else they could have done differently. In the end, we just stopped playing. Next day, we sat together and discussed what the problem had been. ------ Now, to my questions: 1. Respawn: One of the main reasons the players felt frustrated was the respawn mechanism- first turn they killed the champion spider in the grasslands only to have it spawn in their back as soon as their turn ended. Did I misread any respawn-delay-rules or something alike? 2. Reward for killing monsters: The heroes get nothing-nada-zip-zilch for killing any monsters. No money, no experience, nothing. Correct? They couldn't ignore them and focus on the objectives since they would have been completely killed off in one turn if they did, but had no benefits from killing them either. Needless to say, in combination with the respawn, was a quite demotivational for the players. 3. Gold issues: With a maximum of 2 search spots in every map, one usually in an area where it would be more sensible to focus on pushing on or combat, the average turnout for a map for heroes is somewhere between 25 and 50 gold. So, in order to buy ANY equipment in the 75-100 gold range (rune, chainmail) the heroes have to save ALL their money until after 3 maps to buy one of them an item that helps in a minor way(same damage-weapon with a slightly better surge ability, one extra health…), not to mention the 125-150g range. And that's IF one of the store cards is suited for one of the heroes. How on earth should heroes ever even think about buying any T2-shop items? ------ The post got a bit longer than initially expected but I really, REALLY want to have a chance to pitch this game to my group once again and to do so, I need to figure out what went wrong. Thanks for taking the time to read and answer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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University of New Haven student stabbed in dorm
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A University of New Haven student remains hospitalized in serious condition after police say he was stabbed several times by his roommate during an argument in their dorm.
Police have not identified the student who was injured early Saturday morning at Soundview Hall on the West Haven campus. Authorities say he was stabbed in his chest, abdomen and leg.
The victim's roommate, 20-year-old Ketryk Wilder of Ballston, N.Y., is charged with first-degree assault and is detained on bail. It's not clear if he has a lawyer.
Wilder is expected to be arraigned Monday in Milford Superior Court.


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It's September 1, Sox Call Up Reinforcements
The calendar has turned to September and the White Sox have expanded their roster.
Reporting today from AAA Charlotte will be catcher Tyler Flowers and speedy outfielder Alejandro De Aza (above), who was a sensation in spring training. Promoted immediately from AA Birmingham is righthander Gregory Infante, who will be dispatched to the Sox bullpen. Dayan Viciedo, who was sent down to AAA when Mark Teahen returned, will join the South Siders in Boston. Carlos Torres, the odd man out when Manny Ramirez arrived, will be brought up after the Charlotte season is over on September 6.
Tale of the tape for the three players arriving today :
* Flowers slugged 16 homers, drove in 53 and batted .220 in 100 games at Charlotte.
* De Aza hit .302 in 79 games with the Knights.
* Infante, after being called up to Birmingham from Winston-Salem, was 2-2 with a 3.42 ERA.


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Sixteen makers and 6 discovery zones with an interesting myriad of hands-on activities! – This is my brief introduction of the booths of the Sustainable Living Lab (SL2) at the Singapore Mini Maker Faire 2012.
Looking forward to see the cool stuffs that the SL2 makers are going to showcase? Come check it out with me for a sneak preview now!
About Sustainable Living Lab (SL2)
The Sustainable Living Lab (SL2) is Singapore's first semi-outdoor kampung (village) lab and prototyping facility that enables local innovators, organisations and students to serve their communities and the bottom-of-the-pyramid better. SL2 is located at the Sustainable Living Kampung, a space created by Ground-Up Initiative (GUI), a non-profit community in Bottle Tree Park in Yishun.
Meet the Makers
Ibnur – SL2's co-founder. A community-oriented innovator at GUI, Ibnur believes in the kampung spirit of ground-up innovation to solve sustainability challenges. He had been a maker/inventor since a tender age, having been influenced by his grandparents and parents whom he cited as "amazing individuals [who] have been the fountains from which [his] ideas flow from and also reminders for [him] to serve greater purposes in life". His engineering education also provided the opportunities for several of his inventing and prototyping experiences such as antennas, sensors, filters, food dryers, bio-chips and 'invisibility cloaks' (Urgh, don't we all think of Harry Potter when we hear "invisibility cloaks"?)
Ibnur, together with Veera (below), had worked on projects that tackled issues in rural India, winning him UNESCO-Daimler Mondialogo Engineering Awards. Striving to nurture innovation across villages, he now co-leads the Sustainable Living Lab (SL2).
Veera – SL2's co-founder. Veera has been making knickknacks and doodads for as along as he can remember. A kampung tinkerer at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI), his maker journey started with Meccano and Lego kits. Taking up Design & Technology as an O Level subject, he had ample opportunities to hone his skills in wood and metal working which served him well as a Mechanical Engineer in the National University of Singapore (NUS) where he designed and built solar pond dryers, flying wind turbines and miniature toothpick furniture. Like Ibnur, Veera spent some time in the Silicon Valley gaining him valuable exposure to the overseas "garage culture". On returning to Singapore, he co-founded the Sustainable Living Lab with like-minded maker buddies to develop the kampung culture of innovation in Singapore.
Huei Ming – SL2's co-founder. Huei Ming is also presently a teaching assistant for the Engineering Science Programme at NUS where he is implementing a new design project for engineering students to construct their own low cost scanning tunnelling microscopes and guiding students on existing engineering design projects involving the fabrication of microfluidic devices and constructing wi-fi antennas.
There are 13 other makers (Zi Jing, Eugene, Yoga, Lianhan, Bart, Robin, Poh Hong, Melanie, Sullivan, Sid, Joyce, Natalie and Leonard) who all have a nice profile each created under the SL2 website (http://www.sl2square.org/category/news/singapore-mini-maker-faire/). Do check them out and see if you can spot them during the Faire this weekend!
What are they showcasing?
SL2 will be bringing some of the coolest stuff made by their kampung innovators out from their lab in Yishun. This includes bamboo amplifiers for the iPhone (which had an interesting name of iBam and iBam2), keychains & luggage tags made from decommissioned fire hoses, awesome cardboard sculptures put together by their cardboard designer extraordinaire, Bartholomew Ting, cool flatpacked cardboard furniture, cardboard building blocks, home brew kampung fitness equipment, water rockets and even PET bottle gardens and novel home gardening systems. You can even try out some tools and equipment at their mini wood working shop.
SL2 is also promising interesting workshops to make your own play-dough, catapult, mini building blocks, water rockets, compost and cardboard sculptures which will engage your mind, body and soul!And that is not the end, as SL2 brings in games that would incorporate these DIY toys. I can already visualise lots of excited children!
SL2's founding team was very humble when we asked them for advice for budding makers. They felt that their team is still young, and they do not have much wisdom yet to share as they are still walking the Maker path.
However, they shared 3 maxims which they live by and practised in one form or another at the Sustainable Living Lab (SL2):
Firstly, "If it ain't fun, it ain't right." Secondly, "No prototype, no talk." And, lastly, "Don't just make your product, make your story."
Maker Scene in Singapore
On the maker scene in Singapore, they would like to believe that there are many others in Singapore who share similar aspirations, as they felt that Singapore is in dire need of makers who are creative, hands-on and take risks, so as to build a Singapore that is vibrant, dynamic yet responsible and sustainable. The Maker scene is still young, so they do not know of many yet. They hope that through the involvement in the Singapore Mini Maker Faire, they could get to know more amazing ground-up innovators.
They added that our local maker scene can be likened to a baby Pheonix hatchling. It is not something new in Singapore, but more as something lost in our present young generation that is now in revival. They felt that it is important to rebuild the hands-on culture which was common in the days of our grandparents, where the kampong spirit prevails, where people spend more time together outdoor doing meaningful stuffs together.
To stay tuned to the SL2 stories, check out their Facebook pages on: www.facebook.com/sl2square and www.facebook.com/groundupinitiative. But first and foremost, come by the Singapore Mini Maker Faire at Science Centre Singapore this weekend (4 & 5 August).


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Here is a card featuring Conie Fong,s SERENITY that I made using the STAEDTLER Karat Soft pastels and the STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Water Color pencils. I colored the image with the Aquarell Pencils and made the background paper by stenciling a flower pattern onto it. I outlined a Prima flower with the Karat soft pastels and rubbed the pastel chalk off onto the paper and this is the effect I got!
Here is another photo in a different light! I love the dramatic look of this card and I am so in love with Sweet Pea Stamps!!! There is something for everyone and always a great sale or a deal! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the store for more great deals!


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Assault Bireme - Legionary CohortWith a ramming attack that can break an enemy hull, these ships are deadly weapons.
The classic heavy infantry, with good armour and exceptional morale.
The waterline ram was first mounted on a vessel in around 850BC. Warships and naval tactics were transformed. Ships were no longer platforms for infantry battles on the water; the ship itself became the weapon. Galleys changed as the new reality sank in. Ramming at speed would hole and sink an enemy, therefore slimmer, faster, handier ships were required. More speed on demand obviously required more oars a fast ship with a single row of oars ended up being stupidly, impractically long. The solution, then, was to put in a second set of oars above the first, but slightly offset to allow for rowers' benches. These biremes, a Latin word meaning 'two oars', or dieres, the Greek equivalent, were no longer than previous designs but had twice the number of rowers. They were fast, manoeuvrable, and could carry a fighting contingent. Some nations also gave their bireme crews fire pots; these clay pots filled with oil and pitch were hurled at enemy ships in the entirely reasonable hope of setting them ablaze.
(Legionary Cohort)
The military reforms of Gaius Marius in 104BC transformed the Roman army into a professional fighting force. Recruits were no longer required to own land in order to be soldiers: Roman citizenship was enough. Without farms to return to, men were willing to make the army their career, fighting lengthy campaigns in return for the pay, glory and retirement benefits. The Legions were equipped at the expense of the state, and each man carried a pilum, a gladius and a large 'scutum' shield, emblazoned with their Legion's insignia. Under Marius men were expected to carry their own equipment, removing the need for large baggage trains manned by non-combatants. Unfortunately for the men this meant that they were carrying kit that weighed around 45 kilos, earning them the nickname 'Marius' mules'.
Unit NameAssault Bireme - Legionary Cohort
Main Unit KeyRom_Legionary_Cohort_Two
Land Unit KeyRom_Legionary_Cohort
Naval Unit Keyroman_two
CategoryLight Ship
ClassMelee Ship
Custom Battle Cost440
Recruitment Cost440
Upkeep Cost88
├ Missile Weaponrome_pilum_heavy
├ Projectilepilum_heavy
├ Missile Damage20
├ Missile Ap Damage10
└ Base Reload Time15
Shots Per Minute4
└ Shiproman_two
Ship Speed6
Melee Attack47
├ Melee Weaponrome_gladius_imperial
├ Melee Damage Base30
├ Melee Damage Ap5
├ Armour PiercingNo
├ Bonus vs. Large0
├ Bonus vs Elephants0
└ Bonus vs Infantry0
Charge Bonus14
├ Base Defence23
├ Shieldscutum_imperial
└ Shield Defence25
├ Armoursegmentata
├ Armour Defence50
└ Shield Armour40
├ Man Entityrome_infantry_very_heavy
├ Man Health45
└ Bonus Hit Points15
Base Morale55
AbilitiesAssault Bireme
- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
- Attacking Testudo
The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a defensive formation.
Protection against missiles
Limited speed
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
- Formation Attack
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & WeaknessesAssault Bireme
- Very poor hull strength
- Very light crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Good boarding
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
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|Required Technology Cost 300 Upgrade From
|Required Technology Cost 450 Upgrade From
|Required Technology Cost 300 Upgrade From
|Faction Availability
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UBS second quarter pre-tax profit of CHF 2,614 million
Following Swiss parliamentary approval of the US-Swiss Government Agreement, UBS expects to achieve a comprehensive resolution of all outstanding matters with the US government related to the US cross-border business by October 2010.
Commenting on UBS's second quarter 2010 results, Group CEO Oswald J. Grübel said: "This was a good result in volatile market conditions, and demonstrates the progress we are making as we move towards our mid-term targets. Our Investment Bank has improved its competitive positioning, and profits in Wealth Management & Swiss Bank are stable. Our portfolio of businesses is increasingly able to generate competitive returns in a variety of market conditions, and our risk management framework has proven robust. I remain confident in our future and I firmly believe that we have the right strategy in place."
Second quarter 2010 net profit of CHF 2,005 million
UBS reports a second quarter net profit attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF 2,005 million compared with CHF 2,202 million in first quarter 2010.
Wealth Management & Swiss Bank's pre-tax profit of CHF 1,131 million in the second quarter was broadly stable compared with CHF 1,161 million in the first quarter. Wealth Management's pre-tax profit of CHF 658 million was 5% lower than in the first quarter, reflecting broadly stable revenues and slightly higher operating expenses. The gross margin increased to 95 basis points per annum, up 2 basis points from the first quarter. The invested asset base declined 2% quarter-on-quarter in average terms, mostly reflecting the effects of lower market values. Expenses increased 2%, partly due to the UK Bank Payroll Tax as well as the full effect of annual salary increases. Retail & Corporate's pre-tax result was CHF 473 million, up 2% on the first quarter. Increased credit-related fee income more than offset lower brokerage and sales commissions. Costs continued to be tightly managed and the cost / income ratio for Retail & Corporate remained stable at 52.1%.
Wealth Management Americas recorded a pre-tax loss of CHF 67 million compared with a pre-tax profit of CHF 15 million in the first quarter. However, excluding restructuring charges of CHF 146 million principally related to a rationalization of the property portfolio, the pre-tax profit improved to CHF 79 million compared with CHF 36 million in the first quarter, primarily due to higher fee income and transactional revenues.
Global Asset Management's pre-tax profit was CHF 117 million in the second quarter compared with CHF 137 million in the first quarter. Revenues were stable with higher management fees offsetting declining performance fees in a volatile market. Costs increased 5%, in part due to higher charges from the amortization of compensation awards related to the prior year.
The Investment Bank recorded a pre-tax profit of CHF 1,314 million compared with CHF 1,190 million in the first quarter. Equities revenues were up 9% compared with the first quarter at CHF 1,365 million, demonstrating the strength of our largest flow business in unstable markets. Revenues in the fixed income, currencies and commodities trading business declined to CHF 1,703 million due to defensive positioning of the books in the quarter and lower client activity, with declines in credit and emerging markets offsetting gains in our foreign exchange business, which benefited from higher market volatility and stronger client flows. Revenues for the investment banking department decreased to CHF 478 million in the context of a contraction of the global investment banking fee pool compared with the first quarter. The Investment Bank's revenues include a CHF 595 million own credit gain on financial liabilities designated at fair value. Costs were CHF 2,788 million, up 3% on the previous quarter, but included a CHF 228 million charge relating to the UK Bank Payroll Tax. Excluding this tax, costs fell on reduced accruals for variable compensation.
Treasury activities and other corporate items generated a pre-tax profit of CHF 119 million in the second quarter compared with CHF 306 million in the first quarter.
Net profit attributable to minority interests of CHF 298 million includes the recognition of a dividend obligation for preferred securities in second quarter 2010, compared with CHF 6 million in first quarter 2010.
Second quarter 2010 results include a tax charge of CHF 311 million compared with CHF 603 million in the previous quarter.
Business division performance: 2Q10 vs 1Q10
Net new money and invested assets
Wealth Management – Net new money outflows reduced further to CHF 5.2 billion in second quarter 2010 from CHF 8.0 billion in the prior quarter, with continued net inflows in the Asia Pacific region, from ultra high net worth clients and in certain European locations. Overall, net new money in Europe remained slightly negative but net outflows decreased again compared with the prior quarter.
Retail & Corporate – Net new money outflows were CHF 0.3 billion in second quarter 2010 compared with CHF 0.2 billion in first quarter 2010.
Wealth Management Americas – Net new money outflows were CHF 2.6 billion in second quarter 2010 compared with CHF 7.2 billion in first quarter 2010. Including interest and dividends, as is consistent with US market practice, the division recorded net new money inflows of CHF 2.0 billion. For the second quarter in succession, net new money was generated by financial advisors employed with UBS for more than one year.
Global Asset Management – In the second quarter, the business division recorded positive net new money of CHF 3.4 billion compared with net outflows of CHF 2.6 billion in the prior quarter. Net inflows from third parties of CHF 10.9 billion were partially offset by net outflows of CHF 7.5 billion from clients of UBS's wealth management businesses. Excluding money market flows, net new money inflows were CHF 6.2 billion compared with net outflows of CHF 1.6 billion in first quarter 2010.
Invested assets were CHF 2,180 billion on 30 June 2010 compared with CHF 2,267 billion on 31 March 2010. This decrease was mainly due to negative market movements. Of the invested assets, CHF 917 billion were attributable to Wealth Management & Swiss Bank (CHF 786 billion thereof attributable to Wealth Management and CHF 131 billion attributable to Retail & Corporate); CHF 693 billion were attributable to Wealth Management Americas; and CHF 569 billion were attributable to Global Asset Management.
Capital base and balance sheet
UBS's risk management framework has proven to be robust in testing market conditions. In light of these conditions, UBS adopted a more cautious approach to risk-taking during the quarter. In the Investment Bank, the average trading risk decreased and the business division achieved further significant reductions in its residual risk positions.
Risk-weighted assets, at CHF 205 billion at the end of the second quarter, were down slightly as UBS continued to reduce the overall risk profile of the Group. While the balance sheet increased by 8% over the quarter, this mostly reflected higher replacement values for derivative instruments, which are highly sensitive to market volatility. BIS tier 1 capital ratio continued to increase and stood at 16.4% on 30 June 2010 compared with 16.0% at the end of the prior quarter. The FINMA leverage ratio was 4.1%, unchanged from the first quarter.
Concerns about the sustainability of the global economic recovery may leave markets volatile and with little direction. We believe that this could lead to more subdued client activity levels across our businesses. In addition, we expect that our portfolio management fee income will be lower than in the second quarter due to the lower level of invested assets at the end of June.
We are delivering on our strategy and expect to make further progress over the coming quarters. We are confident about our future.


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European countries restrict hate speech, the United States does not. This much is clear. What explains this difference? Too often the current discussion falls back on a culturally rich but normatively vacant exceptionalism (American or otherwise) or a normatively driven convergence perspective that fails to address historical, cultural and experiential differences that distinguish countries and legal systems. Inspired by the development discourse of historical sociology, this article seeks to record instances where Americans or Europeans have argued their approach to hate speech laws was more "advanced" or "modern." This article focuses on two authors whose writing appears to make these claims: Karl Loewenstein and Robert Post. A German Jewish émigré fleeing Nazi Germany, Loewenstein warned Americans that fascism was a new, modern phenomenon that required a new democracy, one that could protect itself by restricting speech. Post's position on democracy is quite different – he finds hate speech restrictions largely incompatible with democratic legitimacy. While at times Post shows an exceptionalist unwillingness to judge Europe for its lack of hate speech laws, at other points he is quite willing to say that a stable successful democracy does not ban hate speech. Tracking the competing claims of Loewenstein and Post opens the door to a more fluid analysis of European and American positions on hate speech – one that is both comparative and normative.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Kahn on Loewenstein, Post and Hate Speech.
Robert A. Kahn, University of St. Thomas School of Law, has posted Karl Loewenstein, Robert Post and the Ongoing Conversation between Europe and America Over Hate Speech Laws. Here is the abstract:
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The highly anticipated CMR-201 Rail Master™ Laser Sight is an instantly activated universal laser sight for Picatinny or Weaver rail equipped pistols and rifles. The CMR-201 marks Crimson Trace's first universal fit laser sight and built with the industry leading quality, ergonomics, and fit. This product features a Coyote Tan; finish. This new color not only adds a custom look, it also protects the product from chemicals.
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Mobile Ad Network Millennial Media Raises $27.5 Million to Fight Apple and Google
Millennial Media, which is often considered the largest independent mobile ad network in the U.S., has raised $27.5 million.
The funding comes from Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Charles River Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
To date, the Baltimore-based company has raised $65 million. But that hardly seems sufficient when fighting Goliaths like Apple and Google, which both made multimillion-dollar acquisitions last year in the space.
Previously, CEO Paul Palmieri said it was Millennial's intention to stay an independent company, and therefore aim for an IPO. Is $65 million enough?
The funds will be used for acquisitions in 2011, and to invest in the company's international business, which is considered smaller than its competitors', such as Google's. So far, it has built a team in London, and has begun to expand to the Asia-Pacific region.
Market share statistics are notoriously poor in the space, but in December, IDC estimated that Millennial was the largest independent mobile ad network at 15.4 percent, trailing behind Apple with 18.8 percent share and Google/AdMob with 19 percent share. Millennial's share was estimated to be larger than Yahoo's 10.1 percent share.
Millennial declined to give specific numbers, but said it achieved "operational profitability" in 2010, and tripled its revenues during the year.


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