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Chavittu Nadakam (ചവിട്ടു നാടകം)
Chavittu Nadakam (ചവിട്ടു നാടകം)
Chavittu Nadakam is a highly colorful Latin Christian classical art form originated in Cochin , Kerala state in India. It is noted for its attractive make-up of characters, their elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the rhythmic playback music and complementary percussion. This art form highly resembles European Opera. Chavittu Nadakam is believed to be originated during the 16th century AD. This form of play is prevalent among the Latin Christian community in the districts of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur of Kerala.
This cultural heritage had been vanished out due to the lack of responsible patronage. So in 1991 Kreupasanam Pauranika Rangakalapeedom has been started in Aleppey in order to document, upkeep, rejuvenate and represent all the dying coastal traditional art forms of Kerala coast. Kreupasanam has so many training centers in different districts in Kerala for giving training to young generation especially the school students. Research students also are welcome for residential studies in this institution.
The most sensual blend of cultural influences can be seen in this Latin Christian dance-drama.
In Chavittu Nadakam there are large number of characters all in glittering medieval dress. It is the form of traditional musical dance drama, which symbolizes the martial tradition of Kerala Latin Christians.
Chaviitu Nadakam is a Latin Christian folk art form of Kerala. It is originated in Cochin where the Latin Christian Portuguese missionaries have instituted their first mission. Chavittu Nadakam is believed to be originated after the arrival of Portuguese to the Kerala shores. The reason behind this assumption is that Chavittu Nadakam has a significant European character in its costumes and outfits. But there are historical evidences that Kerala had connections with the western world well before the arrival of Portuguese. Even though some argue that the Chavittu Nadakam is created by Portuguese as they felt cultural emptiness when they arrived at Kerala, there are no evidences supporting this view. Also the fact that Chavittu Nadakam uses Tamil language for its playback songs and dialogue, suggest that the art form is indigenous in origin.
Chavittu Nadakam is usually performed on open stages. Sometimes the interior of a church is also a venue. The performers wear glittering European costumes. Training is provided to performers before staging the play. The master is known as Annavi. The whole play is performed through musicals. Dance and instrumental music are combined in this art form. The bell and drum are two instruments used as background score. The actors themselves sing and act. Though it used to be an open stage performance, in the recent times this is mostly played indoor. The predominant feature of this art is the artists stamping / pounding (Chavittu) the dance floor producing resonant sounds to accentuate the dramatic situations. The actors sing their lines loudly and with exaggerated gestures stamp with great force on the wooden stage. Hence literally Chavittu Nadakam means 'Stamping Drama'. Great stress is laid on the step, which goes in harmony with the songs. In these art forms there is a great importance for dance and art. Foot stamping dance, fighting and fencing are the essential part of Chavittunadakam. Royal dresses and ornamental costumes are necessary.
The play is considered a success if at the end, the stage cave into the pressure of heavy stamping.
The stories are mostly the heroic episodes of Bible or great Christian warriors. Historical incidents, the life and adventure of heroes like Charlemagne; stories of Alexander were the themes of Chavittu Nadakam in the 16th century. In the 18th century, spiritual themes like "Allesu-Nadakam", "Cathareena Nadakam",the victory of the Isaac etc. were the themes. In 19th century moral themes like "Sathyapalan";"Njanasundhari","Komala Chandrika"were handled.
The language is Malayalam with some mix of Tamil.
Most popular Chavittu Nadakam plays
The Frankish King Charlemagne was a devout Latin Catholic. Shown here, the Pope asks Charlemagne for help at a meeting near Rome
Carelman Charitham (Charlemagne the Great)
Brijeena Charitham (Life of Queen Brijeena)
St. Sebastian
Daveedhum Goliyathum (David and Goliath)
Mahanaya Alexander (Alexander the Great)
Veerayodhakkalude Anthyam (Death of Great warriors)
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8.550356 - CHOPIN: Nocturnes, Vol. 1
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
The son of a French émigré of relatively humble origin, who had established himself as a schoolmaster in Warsaw and espoused the cause of Poland with enthusiasm, Fryderyk Chopin was to make his home and career in Paris, after early success at home, where he was trained at the Conservatory and gave a series of public concerts before trying his luck in Vienna. Paris, however, proved more suitable for his particular talents. As a pianist he excelled in a peculiar delicacy of nuance, while as a teacher and as a gentleman he proved acceptable in the elegant salons of the French capital.
For some ten years Chopin enjoyed or occasionally suffered a relationship with the strong-willed blue-stocking Aurore Dudevant, better known by her pen-name of George Sand, a woman of a distinctly liberated cast of mind, who was to find even in her inamorato a source for her own fiction. Chopin was to die of tuberculosis, from which he had long suffered, at the early age of 39.
Among forms that Chopin made his own was the Nocturne, at one time synonymous with the Serenade, but with the Irish pianist John Field and Chopin, his successor, a lyrical piano piece offering, nominally at least, a poetic vision of the night. Field wrote eighteen piano pieces with this title between the years 1814 and 1835 and these introduced a new form of piano music that was developed not only in the Nocturne but in other separate movements for piano throughout the century.
The three nocturnes that make up Opus 9 were written either during Chopin's final period in Warsaw or during his first months abroad. They were published in Paris in 1833, with a dedication to Thomas De Quincey's "celestial pianofortist" Marie Moke, once engaged to Berlioz, but from 1831 until their separation four years later, the wife of the piano-manufacturer Camille Pleyel, in whose Salle Pleyel Chopin gave his first public concert in Paris. The B flat minor Nocturne, Opus 9, No. 1, with its more embellished melodic line and passionate central section is followed by the familiar E flat Nocturne and a third of rather more energetic character in B major.
The three Nocturnes of Opus 15 were published by Maurice Schlesinger in 1834 with a dedication to Ferdinand Hiller, who had impressed Chopin as a boy with great talent. Hiller was a pupil of Hummel and a close friend of Mendelssohn. The first of the set, in F major, has a passionate F minor central section, followed by an F sharp major Nocturne of greater complexity and a gentler G minor Nocturne, marked Lento, languido e rubato.
Schlesinger, a somewhat unprincipled publisher, satirised by Flaubert, who was in love with Schlesinger's wife, published the Opus 27 Nocturnes in 1836, with a dedication to Countess Apponyi, wife of the Austrian ambassador in Paris, who brought Johann Strauss to Paris in the same year. Chopin had deplored the tastes of Vienna and the dominance of Strauss and Lanner, both enjoying, to his expressed surprise, the title of Kapelimeister. The C sharp minor Nocturne, Opus 27, No. 1, has at its heart a more dramatic A flat major section, while the 1 Nocturne in D flat major, the second of the set, marked Lento sostenuto, includes more elaborate chromatic embellishment.
The eleventh of Chopin's Nocturnes, in the key of B major, opens the set of two published in Berlin in 1837 and forming Opus 32. The nocturnes were dedicated this time to Baronne de Billing, a pupil of the composer. The first of the pair lacks elaborate ornamentation, with a conclusion of dramatic contrast. The second, in A flat major, has a brief chordal introduction before moving into a more familiar texture. Its central section includes an excursion into the key of F sharp minor.
The C minor Nocturne of 1837 was only published 100 years later.
The second attempt at the form, the Nocturne in C sharp minor, was written in 1830, Chopin's last year in Warsaw, which he left, never to return, on 2nd November. The direction Lento con gran espressione indicates the character of the work, which was first published posthumously in Poznan in 1875.
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The annual people's event Khumbulani Pride, taking place this week in cape Town and culminating in a people's street mach/protest remembers the fallen people, most of them young women and teenage girls who fell victim to attacks of sexual and body hate. The hurt is still there as families and friends and community organisations never forget the attacks which black gay and queer people must endure because they dare to be different from the stereotypes imposed by a heterosexual dominant society.
It's the ending of young lives of teenage footballer, Zoliswa Nkonyane, Sihle Sikoji and Nontsikelelo Tyateka and all others which galvanises communities into action of resistance and protest against sexual discrimination and attacks. The lives that have ended too quickly, too violently, too soon, too incorrectly and the horrendous sexual attacks and violence, are forever enshrined in people's memories and hearts, like the families, the sports teams, the friends and the organisations which protest against sexual discrimination advance a society of non-discrmination and prejudice.
Hate and prejudice attacks against bodies have been violent. They have been condemned. They have been called out and protested against. But still the sexual discrimination, prejudice and attacks continue as if heterosexism is the sole sexual owner of society and despite South Africa having a non-discriminatory constitution.
'Sparked by the brutal murders of Zoliswa Nonkonyane, Nontsikelelo Tyatyeka, and Waldo Bester amongst others in the Western Cape – Khumbulani Pride remembers these lives by empowering and engaging communities to act against forms of injustice against lgbti people. The event happens in close conjunction with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May) in order to acknowledge the violence faced by LGBTI people all over the world', says the Khumbulani Pride media statement.
Khumbulani Pride has its beginnings in the year 2013, on the Cape Flats in Cape Town where much of the sexual attacks have taken place and are likely to happen. Khumbulani Pride ain't another commercial Pride event, such as that organised by the commercially interested and moneyed, white male-dominated Cape Town Pride.
'In its third year, Khumbulani Pride will be hosted by a network of Cape Town lgbti organisations under the banner Alternative Inclusive Pride Network (AIP). Each year Khumbulani Pride takes place in a different township in the city. This year the event will occur in Langa on 21 May 2016. Pre-Pride activities will begin on 12 May. For more information about these, please refer to the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Through Khumbulani Pride, the AIP Network engages with diverse communities surrounding Cape Town in dialogues about homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia. 'The Network also celebrates the lives of lgbti people who continue to sustain one another in our communities. Khumbulani Pride is a community event that contributes to the work of making South Africa a place where homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia do not terrorize lgbti people. It is an event that mobilises community members in different townships to care enough not to discriminate or harm others on the basis of their gender identity, sexual orientation or nationality. Each of the organisations in the Network works towards creating safe and supportive environments for all lgbti persons. This year, we emphasise khumbulani by remembering those who have been killed in the Western Cape through violent acts of hate, including Zoliswa Nkonyana, Waldo Bester, Sihle Sikoji, Sibongile Mphelo, Sasha Lee Gordon, Phumeza Nkolonzi, Nontsikelelo Tyatyeka, Neil Daniels, Ivan Johannes and David Olyne through a rememberance wall,' says Khumbulani Pride organisers.
'2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the South African Constitution, the first in the world to recognise LGBTI rights, and comes ten years after South Africa became the first (and still only) country in Africa to allow same sex marriage. This remembrance Pride comes at a time when crucial hate crime legislation is being drafted in South Africa to outlaw hate crimes, including those carried out against the LGBTI community.
'We invite lgbti individuals, allies and community members to join us in remembering members of our community we have lost to the violence of homophobia and transphobia and in celebrating the resilience of our communities. We want Khumbulani Pride events to move us toward a future of safety, security, and celebration of lgbti people in our communities. Please join us in working towards ending homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia in our communities.
'On 21 May 2016, the Pride March in Langa will resume at 10 a.m. at the corner will be followed by a programme in Monwabisi Sports and Recreation Centre.
The March on 21 May 2016 in Langa will start at 10am at the open field which is at the intersection of Jakes Gerwel Dr. and King Langalibalele (Washington Road) and end at the Monwabisi Sports and Recreation Centre with a programme of activities.'
This people's Khumbulani Pride takes place in the hood, in the people's backyards and hangout places, where communities look out for each other but also where the negatives within society prey on those who seemingly don't fit the heterosexual billing.
Although not many of them and with nominal resources, organisers of Khumbulani Pride work tirelessly to ensure a memorable and well-organised week long event. There will be some partying and pleasure moments which will wrap Khumbulani Pride after the community march in Langa on Saturday, but most importantly, all participants and supporters of Khumbulani Pride will be strengthened to defend and advance ownership of black people's bodies, especially, black, queer women's bodies.


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1. You'll want to have a good 'crypto-economy' and plan for your token. What are the pressure mechanisms on price/supply. What is the actual use of the token within your application or network? Can your token just be substituted for ethereum or is your token unique and absolutely necessary for a new ERC-20 token.
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The legal structure you choose is very important because it determines (to some extent) the governing law. Each token is different and therefore you should not just copy another but rather get a specific plan and structure for your token. The legal structure will likely impact your disclosure documents, KYC requirements, tax and ongoing legal requirements.
3. Pick Attorney(s) to draft legal agreements.
There are many agreements that need to be drafted including the purchase/sale/terms/disclosure agreements. It's best to have a law firm do these, and be covered by their professional liability insurance (if you can)!
4. Do KYC for your sale
Any token sale needs to abide by AML/CTF laws. This is an absolute must, and even if all else is equal, if you are found to be aiding or abetting terrorists or money launderers, you may find the long arm of the law reaching out for you. Your KYC should be connected to your ERC-20 contract. The folks at https://KYC-Chain.com may be able to help.
5. Be honest
Consumer protection laws exist for a reason, and you should have an ACTUAL product and use case.
**This is not tax or legal advise.
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Posted on June 11, 2015
Says Senate Democrats should work to amend legislation on Senate floor, not block consideration of bills that are "so important to keeping the American people safe"
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2015 – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on his vote in favor of three fiscal year 2016 appropriations bills that were approved today by the Senate Appropriations Committee:
"Governing is about setting priorities, and these three appropriations bills support some of the most crucial parts of the federal government, including our troops, national defense and law enforcement across the country. I hope members of the Democratic minority will allow the Senate to debate these bills and offer amendments on the Senate floor, instead of following through on their threats to block consideration of legislation that is so important to keeping the American people safe."
The three bills the Senate Appropriations Committee considered were the Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Defense Appropriations bill; the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; and the Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. Today's vote means there are now five appropriations bills that are ready to be considered by the full Senate.
The other two appropriations bills already approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee are the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill – which the senator, as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, negotiated with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) – and the Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
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Most companies are busy trying to find clients, so it was somewhat of a surprise when recently a discussion started around when should you get rid of a client. The natural reaction is to adopt the view that you never reject a customer. After reading tales of late payers, the day-to-day frustrations of customers who continually change the goal posts or the agreed terms, those who are rude or disruptive, make unreasonable demands, or customers who don't pay their way. Clients who don't communicate, especially worrying near deadlines, or fail to meet their obligations. When you start to untangle these details then maybe there is a case for being client selective.
While there might be a myriad of ways for a customer to send up the "get rid" flag, it might be worthwhile to perform some due diligence before making a decision that a customer should banished. The essential thing is to distinguish between what you think may be going on and what actually is going on. If you're not a one-man business then seriously raise and discuss the issue with others. Maybe your slow payer (frustrating for the financial team) are great clients (for the sales team) bringing in lots of satisfying jobs and other clients. Maybe your lousy client (changing job specs, being indecisive) are your greatest revenue generating customer (pay on time, regular work and big margins). Identify if this behaviour is actually a "problem". You may have an otherwise great client who doesn't pay on time. Speak with them to understand the reasons. Is it a one-off issue? Is it a cash-flow problem for them? Are they just slow payers and are never going to change. If the latter, does it really impact your business? If you have good cash flow and their payments are predictable albeit slower than normal, then what's the problem. They're just slow payers. Learn to live with it.
Some form of customer review programme will help you from just throwing away business. But what happens if you are a one-man band, maybe a graphic designer. You have a client who you agree to bill for two hours work. Because the customer changes their mind and challenges your designs despite agreeing to them initially, you end up with a 10 hour job that you still have to bill for two hours. Those are distinctly eight hours lost to your other clients, your profitability and probably your sanity. This then becomes a business problem, so prepare to don the "get rid" persona. But take an idea from this. Have you ever opted out or unsubscribed from something. Some confirm you are Gone. Forever. Others will take you to a smart little page that says "sure we know you want to leave but before you go" and offer some options. Which bits do you want to leave? Unsubscribe from everything? Or just from our daily newsletter but keep informed about special offers. The point being there is some further communication, some checking of the added-value of this relationship. For our graphic designer it could be to go back to the customer and suggest that as the service they agreed to had been changed by them, so did the workload, and they are still getting exceptional value but are being billed for the work done, which was 10 hours. If they refuse to accept this and insist on paying you for just two hours, then just accept the hard-won lesson. Then tell them in future they will probably be better dealing with a larger agency that can accept such an impact. If they do ask you to bid again just don't, or premium price to allow not just for the extra workload but the inconvenience.
For certain industries and some situations the rationale would be to always retain the client, but there is a good rationale that certain businesses just aren't worth having. The outcome doesn't need to be a dramatic "we-won't-do-business-with-you" situation. There are lots of subtle ways to distance yourself from a less-than-attractive client. It comes down to communication, understanding the customer, getting them to understand you, and articulating the value you are providing. Getting rid of clients? As an old boss of mine used to say "nice problem to have"!


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Dengeki reports downloadable content from the Xbox 360 version is on disc plus Strike Witches: Wings of Silver for PSP has an extra storyline.
Kadokawa Games will sell a limited edition bundle with a Lynnette swimsuit nendoroid figure for 10,479 yen ($137). A standalone game will retail for 6,279 yen ($82).


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As if in response to the ongoing complaints that Superman, as a character, is irrelevant to modern audiences, The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths event just upped its game and gave us four different versions. Supergirl's Earth-38 Superman and Lois encounter several across the multiverse, which provides epilogues for three former franchises. It seems sort of fitting that Smallville's Clark gets a happy ending, after he got rid of his powers and settled down with Lois and their daughters. Things did not work out quite so well for the other young Superman from Superboy, who died at the hands of Lex Luthor.
Crisis on Infinite Earths is the gold standard for epic crossover event comics, and its adaptation into an Arrowverse crossover event (featuring episodes of the live-action television series Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow on The CW) is shaping up to be television's equivalent.?
With its third episode (a chapter titled "The Sin"), Disney+'s The Mandalorian continues with its bold and brash style, this time under the helm of director Deborah Chow (who will also be directing the streaming service's upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor). The series' lead character has been compared both to American gunslingers like Clint Eastwood's iconic "man with no name" and the noble and honorable Japanese samurai warriors, most notably Ogami Ittō of Lone Wolf and Cub. Previous episodes of the series have mined many standards and tropes of the Western genre, but "The Sin" gives audiences the chance to learn more about the state of Mandalorian culture after the fall of the Galactic Empire and see the disciplined Bushido-like code of those who walk the way of the Mandalore.
The pilot episode of The Mandalorian landed earlier this week (thanks to the launch of Disney+), much to the joy and excitement of many Star Wars fans. Drawing heavily on the Western genre and "the man with no name" motif, the first live-action Star Wars series is off to an incredibly solid start, and there are surely many out there who are highly anticipating the second episode of the series, available for the first time today. Written, once again, by series creator Jon Favreau (The Lion King, Iron Man) and directed by Rick Famuyima (Confirmation, Dope), the second episode answers some questions while posing others, all while continuing to give us a dusty, mythic story of a stranger wandering the rugged galactic frontier with a mask and a blaster.
Buckle up, baby, because The Mandalorian has arrived, and the premiere of Disney+'s new streaming series is setting an impressively high bar for the competition to follow. Written by series creator Jon Favreau and directed by Dave Filoni (the creative force behind Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels), the first episode of The Mandalorian is stunning, awe-inspiring, and nearly everything a Star Wars fan could wish for when it comes to a live-action series.
I can't get over how fantastically talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge is. Not only is she the writer, creator, and star of the Emmy-nominated Fleabag, she's also the showrunner for the spy thriller, Killing Eve – a completely different show in both style and tone, but still excellent and fun to watch. Additionally, she's the creator/star of a 2016 BBC show called Crashing and was the voice of L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story last year, among many other things. Still, her crowning achievement, in my opinion, is Fleabag. It's a very simple, very understated show, but it blew me away. Twice.
I remember distinctly watching the series finale for Star Trek: The Next Generation. The reason why I remember is that I was one of 125 people who won two tickets to watch the series finale as it was broadcast on the IMAX screen at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The excitement in the theatre before the show began was palpable. We few, we happy few, we Trekkers who were going to see GIANT PICARD and company sail off into the sunset in "All Good Things…" on the big screen were excited to share in the end of the beloved show. Two hours later, the feeling in the room was very different. The episode was, frankly, meh. Yes, seeing the show on a giant screen was cool (Yay, big Enterprise!), but the size of the screen was not matched by the scope of the episode.


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Key Ky. casino supporter says he lacks Senate support
A proposed ballot measure to let Kentucky voters decide whether to legalize casino gambling hasn't garnered enough support yet to gain state Senate passage, a key supporter said Monday night.
Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Dan Seum acknowledged he hasn't lined up sufficient backing after emerging from a closed-door meeting of fellow Senate Republicans to discuss the hot-button issue.
Seum, a Louisville Republican, said he wasn't giving up on his proposed constitutional amendment, with more than half of this year's 60-day General Assembly session still left.
"At this point in time, I have no plans of putting it on the (Senate) floor, obviously, until I have the necessary votes to pass a constitutional amendment," Seum told reporters.
Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, said the "sentiment is not there" right now to pass it in the Senate.
As a proposed change to the state Constitution, the measure needs at least 23 supporting votes in the 38-member chamber. Thayer declined to say how close supporters were in their pursuit of votes.
The measure would go on this fall's ballot if it cleared the Legislature.
A group pushing to put the issue on the ballot said the development shows more work needs to be done in promoting expanded gambling.
The issue has strong grassroots support, and now the task is to have that translate into support among lawmakers, said Elizabeth Post, a spokeswoman for the group Kentucky Wins.
"We feel that it is impossible now for the legislators in Frankfort to ignore all this groundswell of support throughout Kentucky," she said.
Expanded gambling opponent Paul Chitwood, executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, said the proposal is on "life support."
"Lawmakers realize that legalizing casinos is a bad idea because of the misery they'd bring to Kentucky," he said in a statement. "They're also aware that voting for casinos could very well cost them re-election because so many Kentuckians oppose the idea."
Proposals to legalize casinos have been introduced in the GOP-led Senate and Democratic-run House.
Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear campaigned in support of expanded gambling as a revenue producer.
"If the governor wants it badly enough, he ought to go to the members of his own party in the chamber that they control and try to push the bill," Thayer said.
Beshear spokeswoman Kerri Richardson declined to comment Monday night.
House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark, D-Louisville, has introduced two gambling proposals.
One is a proposed constitutional amendment that would let Kentucky voters decide in the fall election whether they want to make casinos legal. A companion bill specifies how many casinos would be allowed, how the industry would be regulated and how the state's share of revenue would be distributed.
Clark's companion bill would allow up to eight casinos statewide, including five run by racetracks.
Clark has said the state would eventually take in an estimated $286 million in yearly casino-related tax revenues. Half the amount under his proposal would go to education, from preschools to universities.
Licensing fees granted to casino operators would generate at least $50 million more for the state for each casino at the outset.
Seum's proposed constitutional amendment would allow up to seven casinos statewide.
Under his proposal, a proposed Equine Excellence Fund would receive 10 percent of gross gambling revenues to boost Kentucky's horse racing industry through higher purses and breeders' incentives.
Other state gambling revenues would go for job creation, education, human services, health care, veterans' bonuses, local governments and public safety.
Seum sent a memo to fellow lawmakers last week touting the revenue potential from expanded gambling.
He said it would provide "much needed relief from the seven consecutive years of budget cuts that the state has experienced, which has resulted in less funding for schools, higher tuition at universities and community colleges and cuts to health and human services," he said.
Beshear has cut about $1.6 billion from the state budget since taking office in 2007, due to sluggish state revenues caused by the recession. He recommended another $98.6 million in spending cuts in the two-year budget proposal he recently submitted to lawmakers. The cuts would free up more money for education.


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Lindsay Lohan Furious Alleged Attacker Won't Be Charged With Assault
A source close to Lindsay tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that she's absolutely outraged her alleged assailant won't be punished for attacking her! Read on for ALL the details!
Poor LiLo! Once again bad fortune has come her way. After allegedly being attacked in her hotel room on Sept. 30, Lindsay Lohan is extremely upset to find out that her alleged assailant, Christian Labella, won't be charged with assault.
"This is bullsh**. She's so f****ng over this. If the shoe were on the other foot she'd be jail," a source tells HollywoodLife.com, adding Lindsay is furious about the situation.
Lindsay reportedly told police she was attacked by 25-year-old Christian at the W Hotel near Union Square after fighting about cell phone pictures Christian allegedly took of Lindsay, according to WNBC. Lindsay told police that Christian was so upset at the accusation that he threw her down on the bed, and scratched her hands. LiLo reportedly ran away, but returned to the room and was reportedly choked.
A NY Police spokesperson tells HollywoodLife.com that Christian was handcuffed, charged for assault and taken from the scene around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 30, but once he was brought to the station, his assault charge was dropped to harassment because "the investigation revealed that the incident didn't rise to the level of an assault."
Neither Christian or Lindsay are required to appear in court regarding the incident, NYPD tell us.
Christian is reportedly politically connected. According to the Daily Mail, he's fully staffed by Illinois GOP Congressman John Shimkus and his Facebook is decorated with photos of him posing with GOP candidate Paul Ryan and former presidential candidate Herman Cain.
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Unique Vintage, a retro style clothing company in Burbank, CA has been in business for the past 18 years. The retailer sells original and curated clothing items online and in their brick and mortar stores.
Unique Vintage uses SuiteRetail and Square to process payments and easily connect transactions with inventory management and accounting systems. They are also able to accurately manage resources to scale with demand in real-time through an out-of-the-box integration with NetSuite.
Before Unique Vintage began to process payments and manage inventory with SuiteRetail's SuitePOS and Square, they had outgrown their old cumbersome system and needed a faster option with additional support. Their old technology wasn't mobile, so sales associates had to lug around heavy laptops to consult with customers, hold trunk shows or participate in local events.
"The way we processed sales before was very vintage – we needed something more modern to keep up", says Amanda Wahl, Operations Manager for Unique Vintage. "Now that we're in the now, everyday operations are great".
WIth SuitePOS and Square, sales associates can use an app to access updated inventory visibility, wherever they might be. The native integration of SuitePOS with NetSuite, their single ERP cloud system, has created a more seamless customer experience, since associates can quickly search for items and place orders in store from online inventory. With one unified solution from the storefront to ecommerce to the back-office, Unique Vintage can provide extra customer service touches like extending promotions for online and in store, issuing immediate refunds and responding to customer feedback.
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A group of unidentified individuals has attempted to rush into the U.S. and Japanese Consulates in northeastern China. Some were caught by the police before they entered the diplomatic compounds, but some succeeded.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said two intruders scaled the wall and entered the American Consulate General in the northeastern city of Shenyang Wednesday afternoon.
A Japanese Embassy official in Beijing confirms that, at the same time, several people tried unsuccessfully to enter the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, several hundred kilometers from China's border with North Korea. He said Chinese police detained them all.
The identity of the intruders has not been disclosed, but China has been on the alert for North Koreans seeking political asylum at Western embassies in recent months. Beijing is North Korea's main ally, and refuses to recognize the refugee status of North Koreans illegally crossing the border to China.
In March, 25 North Koreans rushed into the Spanish Embassy in Beijing and demanded asylum. A day later, they were sent to South Korea via the Philippines.
Since then, Chinese police have stepped up security in Beijing's diplomatic districts by blocking off roads, assigning more guards to watch embassy buildings and attaching barbed wire to perimeter walls.
Aid organizations say tens of thousands of North Korean refugees have fled to neighboring China's northeastern regions to escape famine and repression at home.


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— BDL1 is an assemblage of stackable valves, very versatile thanks to the modular design.
— Stackable elements have been designed to be assembled in parallel connection, mounting up to 8 stackable directional valves.
— BD* assemblies are suitable for compact applications, mainly in mobile industries and in mini-power packs.
— The directional valves have a thickness of 28 mm and 1/8" BSP connections on working ports.
— Inlet elements have P and T ports 1/4" BSP.
— BDL, BDM and BDS are stacked valve assemblies, very well-rounded thanks to their modular design.
— Elements have been designed to be assembled in parallel connection, mounting up to 10 stackable valves. The same elements allow to create series circuits by inserting plugs in order to divert the oil path.
— Elements specifically designed for BD*2 series circuits complete the BD* range.
— BD* assemblies are suitable for compact applications in the mobile and in mini-power pack industries.
— Directional valve elements are available in two thicknesses, with working ports 3/8" BSP, 1/2" BSP, SAE–06 and SAE–08 threaded.
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The BLS6 directional control valve is stackable and can be assembled up to 8 different proportional and on/off modules .
Each module is equipped with a meter-in compensator that keep costant the flow, independently from load changes.
Sections with pressure compensators are not influenced in any way by other operated functions, provided that sufficient pump capacity is available. To correctly work, the sum of the flows contemporarily used must not overcome the 90% of the inlet flow.
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The manual lever override is available as option.
BFD* is a 6 ways bankable flow diverter that allows the simultaneous connection of 2 utilities, alternating the direction of flow through a solenoid operated directional valve.
It is available in two sizes, depending on the requested flow, and is used mainly for compact applications for the mobile sector.
Valve BFD is also suitable for series mounting, lining up to max 5 modules.
The external drain is available as an option on both versions.
Suitable for mobile applications, in particular for agricultural machines. It allows the simultaneous connection of two ports as a single valve. Used as a bankable valve it allows the connection up to five modules and the consequent moving of six different ports, not at the same time. Optional external drainage.
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4A's Panelists Encouraged by FTC's Stance on Industry Self-Regulation
Bob Liodice, president-CEO of the Association of National Advertisers, today said he was encouraged by the Federal Trade Commission's stance on self-regulation as it pertains to privacy and the ad industry, but was ultimately dismayed at the agency's position on behavioral tracking.
Mr. Liodice, who spoke during the last panel of the 4A's Transformation Conference in Austin, Texas, was referring to comments made by David Vladeck, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Addressing concerns over consumer privacy and protection in an era of online data collection, Mr. Vladeck said the FTC is in favor of industry self-regulation, adding that consumers should be able to opt out of behavioral marketing and data collection, similar to the national Do Not Call list. The FTC's proposed "Do Not Track" effort affects marketers that engage in behavioral marketing, particularly online.
And while Mr. Liodice and others on a panel devoted to regulation issues that was moderated by Ad Age editor Abbey Klaassen were encouraged by the FTC's stance on self-regulation, there's a caveat: the FTC doesn't have "a workable definition of tracking," Mr. Liodice said.
Speaking from an agency perspective, Carla Michelotti, exec VP-chief legal, government and corporate affairs officer for Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett, said all agencies are individually responsible for understanding an agency's role in self-regulation when it comes to consumer privacy.
"There are different responsibilities for different functions," said Ms. Michelotti. "Every agency needs to do an analysis of where its data is coming from. ... The self-regulation program is a very good program, but you need to read, understand and know where an agency fits in."
As for the nascent role of the chief privacy officer at agencies and marketers, Eric Mower, chairman-CEO of agency Eric Mower & Associates, views privacy as "part of stewardship -- any organization dealing with consumer data has a responsibility. Voluntary self-regulation is just that -- you do it because you feel responsible," he said.
Ms. Michelotti's concern about a chief privacy officer is the idea that one person could be held responsible for a company's privacy transgressions. "There should be broad-based corporate responsibility, versus personal liability."
Of course, engaging in self-regulation goes beyond simply being technically on the right side of the self-regulation fence. Mr. Liodice pointed to the self-regulatory efforts on the part of food marketers in their commercial messages to children. "Advertisers were technically correct in adhering to self-regulation in the marketing of food to kids -- but were losing in public opinion. So the government gave them a kick in the pants."
As for what should be on agencies' and marketers' behavioral advertising self-regulation to-do list, Lee Peeler, president-CEO of the National Advertising Review Council, said that reading up on FTC reports is crucial, as the FTC generally looks for any type of deception. The same basic rules for TV advertising apply to online advertising, including social media. "If you haven't signed up for voluntary program, we'll contact you," he said.


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Rebecca Kahlenberg thinks of it as "fun with a larger purpose." A mother with children in the Walt Whitman High School cluster, Kahlenberg wanted to teach her children the virtues of community service.
It was best, Kahlenberg decided, to demonstrate by example. She recently founded Moms Volunteering Experiences (MOVERS), a moms group with a bent toward community service projects.
There are 35 area moms who are in the group, and Kahlenberg welcomes new members. "The projects are geared toward moms, but there are many projects where kids are welcome," Kahlenberg said.
The group's initial projects included packing gift baskets for cancer patients through Books, Bears and Bonnets, and serving dinner at The Children's Inn at NIH and the Community-Based Shelter in Rockville.
Carolyn Walsh, also a Whitman mom, joined the Community-Based Shelter project on April 9. The moms and several children cooked dinner and planted flowers for the shelter.
"It's an outgrowth of our social groups," Walsh said, and she thinks the group is good for those who may be juggling a variety of responsibilities. "I really doesn't take a lot of time, and it really does make a difference."
MOVERS has several projects lined up for the upcoming months. They will support a cheering station at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in May, and will help the annual festival for Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) in June.
Kahlenberg said she has gotten most of her project ideas through word of mouth, and she would like to hear from local organizations that need help from volunteers. She'd like to maintain a clip of about 15 projects per year, and keep them as diverse as possible.
"It kind of gives people a flavor of a wide number of volunteer opportunities," Kahlenberg said.
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Kenya: Cameraman based in Busia County assaulted by police officers
Posted by African Press International on July 12, 2013
- By GODFREY WAMALWA, -API in KENYA
A cameraman with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation based in Busia county was assaulted yesterday by Busia police officers.
Josephat Okiria who was covering learning activities at Railway Academy in Busia was assaulted by the school head Mrs. Lilian Juma as he tried to collect the footage. The camera worth sh150,000 was shattered.
The reporter was on his duty covering teachers strike as an industrial court issued an order to have teachers back in class.
According to the reporter who was accompanied by his colleague from west fm radio Caren Papai, they raised an alarm where officer in charge of crime Moses Kameli working at Malaba police came in and gun pointed at the reporters to stop covering the school.
The journalist was arrested and placed in custody at Malaba police station but were denied a chance to file a report or any statement by the said officer. They were later released on a free bond.
According to sources, the officer had earlier engaged in love affair with the school head, an issue which residents have called upon Inspector General David Kimaiyo and Director of public prosecution to move in.
When area OCPD Lucas Ongari was reached for comment, the officer said no journalist has been arrested and he is not aware of the incident.


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Imperial County: Toxic Capital of the California Desert | KCET
Imperial County: Toxic Capital of the California Desert
The Imperial County town of Brawley is one of the most polluted places in California, according to a new environmental justice mapping tool released last week by the State of California. In fact, ZIP Code 92227 surrounding Brawley ranks in the dirtiest five percent in the state, earning especially bad marks when it comes to pesticide pollution, hazardous waste, and impaired bodies of water.
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ZIP Code 92236 in nearby Coachella and Thermal in Riverside County is less polluted, but not by much. Its ranked score on its residents' exposure to pollutants ranging from ozone and diesel exhaust to hazardous waste and particulate matter are high enough to put it in the top 10 percent of polluted California ZIP Codes.
That's according to CalEnviroScreen, more cumbersomely known as the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, a free online tool released this month by the California Environmental Protection Agency (Ca/EPA) and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA).
The agencies sifted through data on a range of environmental hazards in the state sorted by ZIP Code, including concentrations of ozone and particulate matter, diesel exhaust, pesticide use and toxic releases from facilities, dumpsites, traffic density, and a handful of other environmental stressors, and assigned the level of each of these stressors a numerical value for each ZIP Code. They then did the same with each ZIP Code's demographics, including the prevalence of children and elderly in the area, rate of low-weight births, prevalence of asthma, income and education, racial makeup, and linguistic isolation, all of which social factors make people much more vulnerable to environmental illness.
Multiplying the numerical values for the local pollution burden and demographics gave each ZIP Code a "CalEnviroScreen score" that describes that area's environmental health status.
Though this does provide a way of comparing the relative environmental misery of ZIP Codes in different parts of the state, it seems that the scores may well inadvertently mask certain regional realities in the desert. The ZIP Codes that occupy the not-so-coveted slots in the dirtiest 5 and 10 percent are clearly concentrated in an arc between the Southern and Northern California's industrial population centers, with the broad bulk of the arc in the populous agricultural and industrial easten half of the Central Valley:
The most-impacted ZIP Code, according to CalEnviroScreen, is 93706 in West Fresno. Compton, East L.A., and Baldwin Park all make the top 10, with the remainder of the ten dirtiest ZIP Codes in the Central Valley.
By the map above, aside from Brawley and Coachella, the desert looks pretty clean. That's in part because the L.A. Basin, Inland Empire, and Central Valley are far more crowded, and that population boosts the demographics part of the CalEnviroScreen score. But look at this map based on CalEPA's raw data on numbers of hazardous waste dump sites per ZIP Code, uncorrected for population numbers:
Suddenly the desert doesn't look so clean, does it? Imperial County, in the southeastern corner of the state, is clearly delineable by its prominent brown color compared to its neighbors. There are notable "hotspots" in the Blythe-Palo Verde area and around Twenty-nine Palms, and ZIP Codes with slightly less concentrated numbers of dumps dotted throughout the rest of the desert.
Scroll through the pollution maps in CalEPA's Guide to the CalEnviroScreen site and similar patterns emerge, especially with regard to Imperial County. For instance, here's the map for Solid Waste Sites and Facilities (meaning, essentially, landfills and transfer stations):
And here's the map for pesticide use, in which much of Imperial County ranks in the thousands of pounds of pesticides applied per square mile weight class:
The message becomes clear: while there are certainly places elsewhere in California, especially in the stretch between Fresno and Bakersfield, where the sheer scale of environmental injustice might well be greater based on numbers of people affected, slightly less-populated Imperial County is the California desert's toxic capital, with places like the east Coachella Valley and a few other spots not far behind.
That's not news to anyone who's familiar with Imperial County, of course. A network of Imperial activists has sprung up over the last decades to fight for better conditions in the Valley.
And they have a long road ahead of them: even with the population of Brawley being significantly lower than ZIP Codes in Fresno and Bakersfield, the communities at the south end of the Salton Sea are polluted enough that they still made the top 5 percent statewide. Once it sinks in that those figures are based on population as much as pollution, the magnitude of Brawley's burden becomes rather heartstoppingly clear.
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About Equestrian (Olympic sport since 1900)
Equestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900 and then in 1912, in a format very similar to that which will be used at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
In the past, the three-day event (Eventing) was restricted to military officers, while the jumping and dressage competitions were open to civilians, but only a handful of civilian riders competed up to 1948. Up to that time, the growth of modern sport had been rapid, but relatively few competitors were involved in international competitions. They all knew each other and the judges and were accepting of local variations to the fairly simple rules which existed. With the inclusion of the sport in the Olympic Games, it became obvious that some internationally recognised rules for the three Olympic disciplines were essential. In May 1921, delegates from 10 national equestrian organisations met in Lausanne to discuss the formation of an international federation.
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A wharf or quay (/ˈkiː/, US also /ˈkeɪ/ or /ˈkweɪ/)[1] is a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.[2]
Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring locations), and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.
A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings. Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage areas, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible. Where capacity is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting into the water. A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low.
Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices (pontoons) to keep them at the same level as the ship, even during changing tides.
In everyday parlance the term quay is common in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many other Commonwealth countries, and the Republic of Ireland, whereas the term wharf is more common in the United States. In some contexts wharf and quay may be used to mean pier, berth, or jetty.
In old ports such as London (which once had around 1700 wharves [3]) many old wharves have been converted to residential or office use.
King Henry's Wharves, typical London wharves converted to apartments
Wharf by Marriott/Pacquereau Bay on St. Thomas
Tourist boat loading passengers at a small quay, Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
The word wharf comes from the Old English hwearf, meaning "bank" or "shore", and its plural is either wharfs or wharves; collectively a group of these is referred to as a wharfing or wharfage. "Wharfage" also refers to a fee charged by ports for the cargo handled there.
In the northeast and east of England the term staithe or staith (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. For example Dunston Staiths in Gateshead and Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk. However, the term staithe may also be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges. It has been suggested that wharf actually is an acronym for ware-house at river front,[4][5] but it is actually a backronym created by Thames river boat guides.
Another explanation may be that the word wharf comes from the Dutch word "werf" which means "yard", an outdoor place where work is done, like a shipyard or a lumberyard. This could explain the name Ministry Wharf located at Saunderton, just outside High Wycombe, which is nowhere near any body of water.,
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The order, which also called for a revamp of Wells Fargo's board of directors, sent the bank reeling in early trading Monday. Wells Fargo shares plunged 9% lower in Monday trading, erasing most of its gains over the past 12 months. For its top shareholder, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, the Fed-inspired stock slide meant its Wells Fargo holdings lost over $2.7 billion in value.
"We cannot tolerate pervasive and persistent misconduct at any bank and the consumers harmed by Wells Fargo expect that robust and comprehensive reforms will be put in place to make certain that the abuses do not occur again," said chair Janet L. Yellen on Friday. The order was her last as head of the Federal Reserve. On Monday, successor Jerome Powell was sworn in. Added Yellen, "the enforcement action we are taking today will ensure that Wells Fargo will not expand until it is able to do so safely and with the protections needed to manage all of its risks and protect its customers."
In September 2016, Wells Fargo paid a $185 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the agency found branch bankers had opened well over a million fake accounts, which generated millions of dollars in fees to the lender. When the scandal, which occurred over almost a decade, was first revealed, Wells Fargo and its board didn't immediately overhaul their leadership, or sanction top executives in the divisions where fake accounts were created. Only after significant public outcry, in addition to a widening scope of the scandal, did Wells Fargo begin a revamp, firing CEO John Stumpf and clawing back bonuses for numerous executives. Backer Warren Buffett later said in an appearance on CNBC the bank and its leadership had misjudged the severity of the problem.
Once thought of as a costly PR fiasco that undermined customer confidence and caused a tide of deposit outflows, the scandal, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, revealed wider problems. Wells Fargo "pursued a business strategy that prioritized its overall growth without ensuring appropriate management of all key risks," the Fed said. It added, "the firm did not have an effective firm-wide risk management framework in place that covered all key risks. This prevented the proper escalation of serious compliance breakdowns to the board of directors."
In addition to harsh words, the Fed is ordering a sanction of almost unprecedented severity. It will restrict the bank's growth until its governance and risk management improve, though it will allow Wells to continue current operations from taking deposits to offering loans.
"We take this order seriously and are focused on addressing all of the Federal Reserve's concerns," said CEO Timothy Sloan. Added Betsy Duke, Wells Fargo's independent chair and a former Fed governor, "Our board is committed to meeting the expectations of our regulators and protecting and serving the interests of our shareholders, customers, team members and the community." (For more on Duke, read our mini profile from last October.)
Three Wells Fargo long-standing board directors, John Chen, Lloyd Dean and Enrique Hernandez, will likely retire at the firm's annual meeting as part of the Fed's additional order for a refreshment of four board directors.
Analysts did not brush off the Fed's move, as they have large fines coming out of the crisis.
Brian Kleinhanzl, a banking analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, downgraded Wells Fargo on the order. "We do not want to be reactionary to one piece of bad news, but the resulting drop in our earnings per share estimates, once we factor in the potential impacts of the consent & decree order, should leave us well below consensus," he said in a note to clients.
"The bottom line is that the consent and decree order will mean Wells will have a harder time maintaining market share and will have to compete more on price or credit terms versus peers, in our view. Wells will also have to maintain the balance sheet while other banks are growing, and we view this as defensive versus peers," Kleinhanzl added.
KBW cut its 2018 earnings earnings estimates for the bank from $4.90 a share to $4.70, noting that Wells' management estimates a $300 million-to-$400 million profit cut from the order.
Added Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg, "[W]e have long said that regulator-imposed restrictions on growth (M&A, branch openings, capital return) is not a good thing. And this action is severe and unprecedented for a large, sound bank. Though we believe this situation will be manageable, it will clearly keep Wells Fargo in the penalty box."
Another area to watch is upcoming stress tests and capital return approvals.
Wells, like other banks, is itching to use tax cuts to increase returns of capital to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. It has forecast a $25 billion return of capital; however, that is subject to the Fed's approval. Barclays analyst Goldberg believes this is still achievable despite the harsh consent decree, noting the Fed did not halt Wells' capital return in 2017 just after issues were first revealed.
For previous coverage of the Wells Fargo phony account scandal, see:
Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million For Opening Accounts Without Customers' Knowledge
Elizabeth Warren To Wells CEO Stumpf: You Should Resign And Face Criminal Investigation
Mr. Stumpf Goes Back To Washington: Embattled Wells Fargo Chief Testifies In Front Of House Panel
Wells Fargo's John Stumpf Out As CEO Immediately, And Getting No Severance Pay
Wells Fargo Adds SEC To List Of Agencies Investigating Its Sales Practices
Wells Fargo Closes Its Troubled 2016 By Whiffing On Fourth Quarter Sales, Earnings
Wells Fargo Fires Four Senior Managers Amid Phony Account Scandal Investigation
With Sales Abuses Dating Back To 2002, Wells Fargo Board Claws Back $75 Million More From Executives Responsible
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