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The buzz of anticipation at the promise of a weekend of powder is on as I toss my bag in the back of Tessa Treadway's hatchback, hand my skis to Laura Ogden to muscle into the Thule, and we begin the long climb up the Duffey Lake Road from Pemberton. Destination: Revelstoke, B.C. We are four days on the heels of a press-release-triggering snowstorm that dropped 38 centimetres in 24 hours, plumping up the substantial 272-centimetre base. "Save some for us," we wrote Izzy Lynch, the Revie connection who'd promised to show us around. But there was no reply; she was too busy reveling in the stoke of fresh lines.
If someone had actually walked out of a marketing brainstorm session with the idea of calling a new ski area Revelstoke Mountain Resort, they would have earned a pass straight into the Branding Hall of Fame. As it is, the name—and eponymous town—owe their provenance to Lord Revelstoke, who, in 1886, as head of a U.K. investment bank, bailed the Canadian Pacific Railway out of bankruptcy, enabling completion of the rail line to town. That was a long time ago, but over the five winters since the much-hyped 2007 opening of the five-phase, 16,000 bed, 25-lift fantasy, the name has become synonymous with the continent's longest, most consistent lift-accessed vertical, massive snow volume (11 metres last winter), and an unapologetic appeal to advanced skiers. "Revelstoke" is enough to give any skier goosebumps. Unfortunately, investors, too.
In 2008, the collapsing global economy and credit market turned the original developers' golden dreams to iron pyrite—a 1 billion-dollar vision against which they had trouble securing loans of even 10s of million. Now, 125 years after being rescued by his lordship, Revelstoke has another corporate superhero, a saviour from amongst the one per cent whose substantial cash injections now entitle them to rename pretty much anything they want: the Vancouver-based Gaglardi family, who have pockets even deeper than the mountain's famed snow. Once a tiny '60s-era community-owned ski hill called Powder Springs, Revelstoke Mountain Resort is now part of an empire that comprises more than 2.5 billion dollars in assets, including the Dallas Stars hockey team, 49 Denny's Restaurants, four other restaurant chains, Sandman Hotels and the Sutton Place Hotel chain.
Not that we care about the life and times of the rich and famous as we wend our way over the Duffey into the B.C. Interior, and along the Trans- Canada Highway to the snow-locked town whose position between Eagle and Rogers Passes sees it isolated due to avalanche-triggered road closures some 60 days a year. We only care that we're driving toward our own version of bounty: three days of heliskiing and mountain slaying in B.C.'s powdery heart. And we are, quite simply, stoked.
You can drive from Pemberton to Revelstoke in six-and-ahalf hours, as long as you stick mostly to the speed limit and grab to-go sandwiches and coffee from Timmy Ho's for sustenance. Eating bagels on your lap is part of road trip mojo— as is comparing and sharing snacks (Snow peas? Pass. Dill pickle chips? More, more, more), and pit stops. (You don't know what ice cream is until you've eaten a cone at the D Dutchmen Dairy in Sicamous. I don't care if it is February.) But this trip has an extra dimension: a bass track that hovers and pulses beneath the ebb and flow of conversation.
It takes almost four hours—somewhere in the stark, dry grasslands around Kamloops—before I feel the true weight of it; this will be the first time that Ogden and Treadway have skied together since the day Jack Hannan died. Almost two years earlier, in spring 2010, Ogden and Treadway, along with their respective husbands, Jack Hannan and Dave Treadway, were skiing the 2,000-vertical-metre face of Mt. Currie when an avalanche swept Hannan away.
Mt. Currie dominates the skyline of Pemberton, impossible to ignore. Says Ogden, "It's kind of hard to see it there all the time. It's such a beautiful mountain, but you can't get away from it. It makes me think about it constantly."
A year later, Ogden had gone back to ski the mountain with some new friends and Jack's ashes. "The light was all pink, I'd sprinkled some ashes, and I was like, 'Thank you, Mt. Currie.' I was really determined to not have that taken away, to keep skiing."
Treadway hasn't returned.
"Ski Currie again? I don't think I will. It was a fluke—a total fluke."
The avalanche had propagated high above the group when the sun unexpectedly came out. The forecast had been for overcast weather, and a spring sun likely heated the snow at the top of Currie's famed Y chute. The group was spread out, each standing in safe spots as Hannan skied lower to check out a line. He'd determined that it wouldn't go, and was skinning back up when they saw it rip.
"In the fraction of time it took to get to us," says Treadway, "my brain thought, if I ever get out of here alive, I'm not going to do this again. I have no idea how it passed over me. Absolutely no idea. When it had passed, I lifted my goggles up to look around, and in that moment of lifting them up and putting them back on my face, they were packed full of snow—that's how much was in the air. You couldn't see anything. And then I saw Dave, Laura. But no Jack."
Surrounded by the steepest and loftiest peaks of the Monashees to the west and the Selkirks to the east, the area around Revelstoke sees some of the deepest snowfalls in B.C.—and highest avalanche activity in the country.
Even before the resort opened, Revelstoke was famed as the heart of B.C.'s heli- and cat-skiing country, with the Canadian Avalanche Association, CMH Heli-Skiing, Mica Heliskiing, Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing, Eagle Pass Heliskiing, K3 Cat Ski, Revelstoke Cat Skiing and Mustang Powder all based there. We pull into town just in time for our heliski safety briefing. We've been watching forecasts for the best weather window to fly in, and we're set for the a.m., so an evening briefing will give us a jump start on the day.
We meet up with the rest of our crew in the lobby of the Hillcrest Hotel, Selkirk Tangiers' staging zone. Pro riders Izzy Lynch, Lynsey Dyer and Tatum Monod have just wrapped a storm-drenched photo shoot with Rossignol and are psyched to make some turns. Girls Do Ski founder Leah Evans is decompressing after a ski trip in Kyrgyzstan, and packing for her next mission to northern B.C. Photographer Robin O'Neill drove out a day ahead of us to scout locations.
The safety briefing takes about an hour and a half to run through. (At least, it feels that long when you're outside in the snow and only half dressed.) As we run scenarios, playing hide-and-seek with our beacons, it's quietly awkward. I don't look at Ogden or Treadway. Normally, the safety briefing seems abstract, hypothetical. Tonight, in the cold, under the dripping deck of the Hillcrest where German heliskiers are enjoying après and a few cigarettes, it's as charged as a windloaded south-facing slope after a storm.
Selkirk Tangiers has been in operation 35 years, the last five as part of Revelstoke Mountain Resort, which added the company's expansive heliski tenure, as well that of a longstanding local catski operation, to its lure. It sounds like a solid history, but in Revelstoke—once dubbed "Capital of Canada's Alps"—35 years is nothing. Skiing has been part of Revie's DNA since the Revelstoke Ski Club was inaugurated in 1891 and a large, wooden-scaffold ski jump was erected near town. As far back as 1923, a spunky 16-year-old Isabelle Coursier was demurring offers of a handhold and hucking off the famous jump on her own, holding the women's world record for ski jumping for the next eight years.
If we'd been thinking of Coursier, we would have raised our coffee mugs to her this morning, as we prep outside the hill's deluxe Sutton Place Hotel for the helicopter. After all, it's International Women's Day, and we're a bird full of girls. Evans calls it: "This is an extremely rare thing." Everyone nods.
Dyer, Monod and Lynch spend the last few days filming and editing their viral video, #shitskiergirlssay. The fact that they can make serious fun of themselves makes me like them, even though the only real connection to the "skier girl" personas is their incessant Instagraming, which leaves O'Neill—hauling a huge camera bag—shaking her head. Normally, she has the photo monopoly. At least they're helping her cause by texting each other in the morning to coordinate outfits ("Are you wearing the pink jacket?" "Can I borrow your headband?" "Well, I haven't decided which one to wear yet…"). Sponsors would be proud.
By 10 a.m., we're somewhere in Selkirk Tangiers' half-million acres enjoying an unexpected sunny break. O'Neill is up ahead with lead guide Jeff Honig, scouting for a line to shoot while the rest of us stand around on a ridge with mountains, snow ghosts and lip-smacking terrain in every conceivable direction.
"So, who's got a joke?" says tailguide Anne Keller. Ogden speaks up. The helicopter is long gone, and her quiet drawl is the only sound to break the silence.
"So, a chicken and an egg are lying in bed after making vigorous love. The egg rolls over, lights a cigarette and kicks back, blowing smoke. The chicken says, 'Well, now we know who came first.'"
We laugh.
"My mom told me that one," offers Ogden, laughing even harder.
Thanks in part to the 38-centimetre dump that preceded us, stability is poor. It loaded an already complicated snowpack that features several nasty layers in the top metre-and-a-half, and no one is sure what might trigger it. For a day and a half, we ski mellow lines, looking for photo ops, constantly on guard as the trees shed snow in huge clumps and the guides and pilot share epic avalanche tales.
By afternoon of the second day, everyone's feeling antsy.
"Do you girls just want to burn a few laps?" the guide finally asks.
Hell, yeah. We chase each other through the trees, spinning laps, hooting and hollering and throwing random spread eagles, streaking flashes of colour across an all-white stage.
By day three, weather has closed in entirely. We tumble out of the Sutton Place and walk twenty steps to the Revelation Gondola, past guys in smoking jackets puffing on cigars, wheeling barbecues behind them. It's GNAR Day, the cult celebration of radness and nudity that honours the late Shane McConkey. The barbecue haulers just earned themselves double points for cooking breakfast in the lineup while wearing epic attire, with potential bonus points for hooking up the lift operators with food.
After a lap through Greely Bowl and the Beauty and Back 40 Glades, Ogden, Treadway and I load the Stoke Chair. As we ride, buck-naked skiers flash beneath us, skiing straight under the lift wearing only transceivers. It's a trigger for Treadway.
"Yesterday afternoon was the first time I've had fun skiing the backcountry since…." Ogden nods. She came on this trip mostly to reconnect with Treadway.
"One thing Tessa said has really helped: 'You just have to do what will make you happy.' I've been feeling a lot of pressure to keep on loving skiing, but I haven't really felt it. It used to feel so happy and carefree."
"And now, it's complicated? There's scar tissue?" I wonder.
"Yeah, and you don't know when it's going to come up."
Treadway echoes her. "My mom called when Sarah [Burke] died. She said, 'Have you heard?' 'Yes,' I said, 'that sucks.' My mum said, 'Wow, you're harsh.' That upset me. It was; I had become harsh. And I don't want to be. I don't want to react that way."
"Do you think you've changed?" I ask Ogden.
"I'm more crusty," she says as the chairlift shudders over the rollers. "I don't want to have changed. I want things to be the way they were."
"After Jack died, people said to me, 'You owe it to him to keep skiing the backcountry; he'd want you to keep doing it,'" says Treadway. "And I thought, 'He's dead, how can you know if that even matters anymore?'"
Ogden leans back against the padded seat. "I think Jack would just say, 'Be happy.'"
And, then, another naked guy charges the lift line below us—the ultimate display of radness. None of us can help but laugh.
Maybe it's the rain, but on Sunday morning, as I linger over coffee in a café filled with people waiting for word the highway is open, Revelstoke feels weather-beaten and world-weary. The global economy that kicked everyone in the nuts has sobered the bullish optimism that initially defined the town's resort aspirations. The golf course has been benched, property developments sidelined, deposits returned to investors for condos that didn't go ahead; summer operations have been scuttled and the owners are consolidating their winter product.
Although the Gaglardi's have been frank about their investment in Revelstoke Mountain Resort— calling it "horrific"—they insist they're in it for the long haul. The mountain is actually turning a profit, and besides, Revelstoke has endured 130 years of B.C.'s cyclical boom-and-bust. It can withstand another few. Which is why Revie, even through a rainy Sunday hangover, remains an amazing draw for skiers. With the manufactured gung-ho development slowed, the base is a concentration of "essential" amenities—the mouthwatering La Baguette deli, an après sports bar, a wine bar, the Sutton Place, and the Snow School and Guest Relations offi ces. On the mountain, the initial design plan has outpaced itself. According to the owners, there's now too much lift-serviced terrain for the number of riders they have. Sucks for the Gaglardi's. But from a skier's perspective, it's an awesome problem.
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On the way home, Ogden, O'Neill and I stop at Herbie's Drive-In, a little burger joint at Cache Creek, and order milkshakes and fries. Ogden slips a toonie in my pocket to cover her share, forestalling my protest: "Find it one day when you put your hand in your pocket, and think of me."
A few months later, I do. And a little burst of stoke comes with it. I rub my fi nger over it, like it's a magic lantern, and make my wish: be happy, Laura Ogden.


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College Football,Preseason Talk
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Let's face it, the Georgia program reeks of desperation (especially after "mutual parting of the ways" firing of Mark Richt). And why not? We all know that Georgians look down on their border buddy to the west. Atlanta is better than Birmingham, Savannah better than Mobile, the Falcons better than…. HAHAHA! the Falcons suck.
But still, they have a pro team and we don't (and we don't want one, dadblamit, despite what a bunch of Birmingham businessmen say). So it must really stick in their craw for teams from Alabama (The Tide, and the Tigers to a lesser extent) to really show them up at the college pigskin game.
So we sat down with Georgia superfan Will Hart to find out his feelings on the State of the Program in Athens. Also in this podcast:
Jalen Hurts: Golden Boy, John Franklin III: Former Golden Boy, Kam Kam and Kerryon, transfers, UGA


text: Went to Bald on Friday April 22. Pretty nice up there - this mountain is reputated to not have water source - let me tell you that it currently does:-) Most of the trail is dry though, but as you reach Blueberry Cobble, there are still few to many inches of snow - two feet at some places. Did not use showshoes or crampons, but got into deep snow many time. The rocks of the final asent are dry, no snow or ice, and perfect to enjoy the sun on the summit. Was a great day!


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This Garlic Parmesan Crispy Oven Fried Chicken Recipe is so easy to prepare, a recipe that will please the crowd and please the kids – the perfect recipe!
This oven fried chicken is a very simple recipe – if you follow some tips!
In short, here are my best tips for preparing the best oven/baked fried chicken, the mot delicious crispiest chicken available:
1. Follow the instructions for breading to the letter
How do you bread the chicken? It's not just about dipping chicken pieces in flour! You really want the breadcrumbs to form a crust on the chicken, because that's the best way to get really crispy oven-fried chicken!
Here's how it works:
One bowl contains the egg and buttermilk, another one contains the flour, parmesan, breadcrumbs, baking powder and seasoning (and YES, you need a lot of seasoning – unless your salt is really strong, if that seems to be the case, you can actally use half of it).
Don't mix them all in a bowl as a batter, as they just won't stick to the chicken in the oven!
Then, he will dip the chicken pieces in the following order:
- First in dry ingredients,
- Then in the egg mixture,
- Then again in the dry ingredients!
This way, you get a thick layer that really coats the chicken – yummy.
2. Use a dark pan
This one is VERY important.
A dark pan reflects heat differently than a white or silver pan.
To get the perfect crunch, I found it crucial to use my black mold. I use a deep roasting pan to minimize butter splashes in my oven!
I also PREHEATED the pan before adding the chicken, so it is extra crispy!
3. Follow these steps for cooking:
Baking is important to obtain the cristiest and most golden chicken.
Whats the duration it actually takes to prepare breaded chicken in the oven? It takes about 20 minutes to bake breaded chicken breast strips in the oven.
Thicker pieces (such as drumsticks or bone-in thighs) take about 30 minutes. For safety, make sure that the internal temperature of your chicken is 165° Fahrenheit at the thickest part.
Turn the chicken over halfway through cooking and finish under the broiler for 3 to 4 minutes to make a very crispy chicken.Print
Excellent Garlic Parmesan Crispy Oven Fried Chicken
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 6
- Category: Main, Dinner
- Cuisine: American
This crispy oven-fried garlic parmesan chicken with is the only recipe you'll need to make a crispy, oven-baked chicken! It has the BEST golden breadcrumb that sticks to chicken and has an intense flavour – better than KFC!
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup white flour
- ⅔ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 pounds of chicken tenders
- 1/3 cup butter
- Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).
- Mix together the buttermilk and eggs in a medium bowl.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, baking powder and seasoning.
- Place a dark roasting pan (a cooking plate also works) in the oven to heat it up.
- Soak the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, coating them evenly and shaking the remaining flour.
- Then coat the chicken pieces in the egg mixture. Then dip them again in the flour, this time coating them very well.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and melt the butter in it. Place the coated chicken pieces on the tray.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, turn gently and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chicken pieces). Finish by grilling the chicken until it turns golden and crispy.
Calories include the use of 2/3 of the crumb mixture, as I always have some leftovers.
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and varies according to cooking methods and ingredient brands used.
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 281
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 355mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1m
- Trans Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 31g
- Cholesterol: 157mg


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Archive for April, 2011
Two ESA approvals re Iceland
Today, ESA has approved of Icelandic amendments to the rescue plans for small savings banks. Further, ESA has given temporary approval of plans to recapitalise Byr, another savings bank.
The Icelandic saving banks have been part of the Icelandic financial system for over hundred years. These small saving banks are regional banks, intertwined with the local economy. However, during the boom times, they played some seriously unwise games with the Icelandic tycoons and the banks, helping the banks to get money out of the Central Bank via repo deals. Their demise has given insight into ill advised investments and unsavoury connections to local fiefdoms. Althingi has been preparing a bill to investigate the saving banks but no one seems to be in a hurry to get the bill through and start digging.
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Iceland responding to ESA in 2-3 weeks
Trade minister Arni Pall Arnason has said to the Icelandic media that Iceland will respond to ESA's inquiry re deposit guarantee and non-discrimination in the coming 2-3 weeks. When I spoke to ESA director Per Sanderud this weekend he said ESA wasn't setting any deadline for an answer but expected a speedy answer. I'm not sure that taking 2-3 weeks to answer will be defined as speedy.
My sources tell me that Iceland's answer to ESA was drafted already last summer – ESA originally sent its inquiring letter in May 2010, set a deadline in July but didn't insist on an answer as negotiations were ongoing. There shouldn't be much need for Iceland to ponder over it. Except that, as an Icelander who lived abroad for many years, once mentioned to me: 'Icelanders find it almost physically impossible to commit to anything, always want to leave some doors open.'
The doors to Icesave seem to be closing, one by one. But there is still the ESA door.
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Can Iceland just pay without any agreement?
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has taken a lead in speaking on Iceland's behalf as to what can be done now post-Icesave no. In an interview with Bloomberg he spoke of the assets of Landsbanki, their value, and that they could and would be used to pay out Icesave. He is propagating the idea that Iceland can just pay, whatever suits Iceland, no matter what.
Here is an interesting comment – posted on an earlier Icelog by Mike, a UK Nordic financial analyst – on the president's stance:
I have heard the Bloomberg interview and the President doesn't do as well as you think – he keeps referring to something that has very little to do with Icesave itself, namely the residual value of Landsbanki's assets.
At the very beginning (in 2008) an offer was made to the British and Dutch authorities which amounted to Iceland saying "There you go, take over Landsbanki and take the Icesave money from that." The reply from the British and Dutch was a polite "No". They pointed out that there were other claimants against the Landsbanki assets and it wasn't a simple matter to establish that a deposit guarantee fund could jump the queue of the other claimants.
Grimsson appears to be repeating this line in the interview. In effect he is saying that the British and Dutch governments can take the money from the Landsbanki estate – but he forgets that that money is actually owned by other people. In the interview he is giving away something which is not his to give away. He is conflating the Icelandic state with the Landsbanki Resolution Committee and as we keep being told: Iceland did NOT nationalise its banks, so the government can have no say in how the Landsbanki assets are assigned to the claimants. Thus the President sounds generous but actually he has nothing to give away.
The whole situation has been made worse by the Emergency Act of 2008 which reordered the priority of the claimants – this is a highly controversial move and strong arguments can be made that it breaks a host of other laws relating to property rights and discrimination. The fact that the act is essentially retrospective makes it even worse.
The various claims against the Landsbanki estate are currently going through the courts."
De Jager, the Dutch minister of finance, yesterday presented a letter on Icesave to the Dutch Parliament:
Dear chairman,
On April 9, the Icelandic people rejected the agreement about Icesave, signed by negotiators of Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in December 2010. This outcome is a real disappointment both to me and to the Icelandic government. After a process of negotiations lasting two years, there was an agreement that could count on a lot of support from the Icelandic government. The agreement would have made it possible for Iceland to put an end to this ongoing issue, under favorable conditions. Sadly, this opportunity was not seized.
The time of negotiations is now over. The lack of a solution forces us and Iceland to let the law take its course. Now that it is clear that the parties involved will not be able to come to a solution, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) will probably resume its infraction procedure against Iceland. On May 26 2010, the ESA ruled that Iceland is obliged by the EU guidelines regarding deposit insurance systems to compensate the Icesave account holders up to the sum of €20,887. From this it can be concluded that Iceland is obliged to repay the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, who have advanced this money.
When the Iceland government decides not to adhere to the ruling of the ESA, we will go to the EFTA Court. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom will support the ESA in this case, if so desired. The Netherlands itself does not have a legal position at the EFTA Court.
This week there will be a meeting between my Ministry and representatives of the ESA. In this meeting, we will also call attention to the complaint filed at the ESA by the 100,000+ group, about which there has been no reaction from the ESA so far.
The Netherlands will remain in close contact with the United Kingdom about steps to be taken regarding Icesave.
Together with the UK we are also studying the procedure for an out of court settlement made possible by article 111 of the Treaty. In this procedure, the Commission will play a key role.
The outcome of the referendum has no influence on the payment of funds from the assets from Landsbanki to priority creditors (among them the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, public authorities and the 100.000+ group). The Icelandic government expects that a first payment can be made later this year, that would cover 30% of the amount owed to priority creditors. The curators estimate that they will eventually be able to pay 90% of the nominal claims of priority creditors from the assets. Apart from the financial implications for the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Icesave file can also have grave consequences for the functioning of the internal market for financial services. Therefore I have faith that both the ESA and the European Commission will do all they can to find a good solution for this issue.
Mr. drs. J. C. de Jager Minister of Finance
Yesterday, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir presented an Icesave report in Althingi, concluding:
"The Icesave dispute will be solved in the end, whether in one, two or three years. And when the possible responsibility of Iceland is clear, Icelanders will do everything possible to honour their obligation."
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Danske Bank on Iceland: be positive
This morning, Danske Bank's chief economist Lars Christensen introduced the bank's latest report on Iceland, Iceland: Recovery in Uncertain Times. The key points are:
* The Icelandic economy is now recovering after the collapse of the Icelandic banking sector in October 2008. We believe that the recovery could prove sustainable, as macroeconomic imbalances have been reduced significantly.
*We expect Icelandic GDP growth of around 3-4% y/y in the coming two to three years, but growth could surprise on the upside if certainty about the Icelandic funding situation increases.
*While the recent "no" vote in the second Icesave referendum adds to the uncertainty surrounding the Icelandic recovery, we think it is unlikely to derail the recovery. *Inflation is likely to continue to ease and should stay below the Icelandic central bank's inflation target of 2.5% through 2011-13.
*PPP estimates indicate the ISK is around 25% undervalued versus the euro on an onshore basis. The offshore ISK rate is much more undervalued.
In his address this morning, Christensen made fun of president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson who has been on a roll on Bloomberg e.a., berating the rating agencies. It doesn't improve the situation to scold the rating agencies and say to foreign investors that they aren't needed. Christensen said it was important for Icelandic officials to step forward and say they will respect the ruling of the EFTA Court.
Christensen became infamous in Iceland when Danske Bank published its report on Iceland where many of the shortcomings in the economy were underlined. That analysis turned out to be all too true. Now his message was: "Spring is in the air. Be positive."
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Debt according to the president of Iceland
In the early afternoon yesterday, Steingrimur Sigfusson Minister of Finance said on Ruv that in spite of it all, the message from Iceland was that Iceland still wanted to pay the Icesave debt and talked about the importance of this message getting through.
Later in the afternoon, the president of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson held a press conference. In his statement* he declared the Icesave referendum, which he instigated, to be a triumph of democracy, setting an example to the rest of the democratic world. Now that Icelandic voters have declared that they don't want the Icelandic state to top up what the Landsbanki assets might not cover of the Icesave debt to the UK and the Dutch, the world should, according to the president, take notice and accept that Icelanders will pay as far as the Landsbanki assets stretch. What and how to deal with eventual outstanding debt, not to mention interest rates on the two loans, the president doesn't say but the hint is that because this was decided by the people in a democratic way the Dutch and the British should respect this decision.
Earlier, the president thought that Icelandic bankers and businessmen had great things to teach the world. That didn't go all that well but now Icelanders have new great things to teach the world: democracy.
The Irish and the Greeks could put this newfound example to practice. They could hold a democratic referendum, asking if the respective countries should pay their creditors. If the voters said 'no,' which they just might, these two countries could tell their creditors that now there was a democratic decision on behalf of the electorates – and sorry, 'we are only going to pay as much as we want to pay.' It couldn't be more democratic – and consequently, it couldn't be more right, just and fair.
*For those of you who can read Icelandic, the Icelandic version contained peptalk to the Icelandic nation on the referendum's beneficial effect on the nation's self-assurance. Comparing the two versions is quite interesting. In the English version, the president i.a. points out that the Icelandic position has gained support in the FT and the WSJ.
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Icesave: the final results
When all votes have been counted, 69.462 voters, 39,7%, said 'yes' but 58,9%, 103.207 voters, said 'no.' In all, 177.559 manns voted.
Superstitious Icelanders will notice that right now there is close to hurricane in Reykjavik and vicinity. With the wind blowing with amazing and exceptional force from this direction, someone pointed out on an Icelandic blog, the storm will be particularly strong at Bessastadir, the official residence of the Icelandic president.
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Gloves off – Icesave en route to a legal solution
UK Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said on the Andrew Marr show* this morning that he was disappointed the the Icesave agreement had been rejected in the referendum. Now, the UK Government would have to find other means of getting the money back and would discuss the matter with the Dutch Government.
Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees De Jager is equally disappointed with the results of the Icesave referendum. De Jager remains confident that the money will be paid and that Iceland will have to honour its international obligations. "I am very disappointed that the Icesave agreement did not get through. This is not good for Iceland, nor for the Netherlands. The time for negotiations is over. Iceland remains obliged to repay. The issue is now for the courts to decide."
It is clear that EFTA Surveillance Authority, ESA, already in the process of inquiring into Iceland and the deposit guarantee scheme, will now continue its inquiry into Iceland's position on the deposit guarantee scheme. As pointed out in an ESA press release in May last year, "the Dutch and British authorities stepped in to compensate most deposit holders in Icesave's Dutch and UK branches, the Directive designates Iceland as being under the obligation to provide the minimum compensation of EUR 20.000 per depositor. The Icelandic Government has in a letter to the Authority argued that it considers setting up a guarantee scheme to be enough to fulfill its obligations under the Directive. It has also argued that that the Directive may not be applicable if deposits are unavailable because of a major and general banking crisis. The Authority disagrees on both points."
In much of the foreign coverage the message from the referendum is that Iceland isn't going to pay. On Ruv, Minister of Finance Steingrimur J Sigfusson underlined that this is the wrong message. The referendum was about a top-up by the Icelandic State, where the bulk of the money comes from Landsbanki assets. Sigfusson underlines that paying out from the assets will be on track.
Sigfusson also posed the question why Icesave has captured the debate the way it has, when much weightier issues and much higher sums in other issues have been much less debated. This is an intriguing question. There is no clear answer but it's obvious that both the former opposition and the present one have tried to profit as much from the issue as possible to score political victory.
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is due to publish its next assessment of Iceland now on April 15. An improved outlook would help the Government against the claims by the opposition that nothing or not enough is being done regarding the economy.
The 'yes' side has claimed that the legal uncertainties facing Iceland will both make the situation precarious in terms of the outcome but also from the simple fact that the legal process will stretch over a long period, freezing Iceland in an Icesave limbo.
There will clearly be a financial fallout, i.a. quite clear that the rating agencies will lower Iceland's rating but the political fallout will be no less interesting and possibly long lasting. The Government is weakened, making it difficult to tackle the major problems Iceland faces. The old power base in the Independence Party, centred on former party leader David Oddsson has fought against the Icesave agreement, thereby fighting the present party leadership. It remains to be seen how the party will deal with this rogue element at the core of the party.
Oddsson, who was Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland was driven from his post by the present Government. There is no love lost between him and leading ministers who were instrumental in this action. An interesting development is that the Government is now contemplating a serious review of the role of the Central Bank in the bank collapse. The SIC throws a very unfavourable light on the CBI. A report could further deepen that understanding. Out of many questionable CBI action is a €500m loan to Kaupthing on Oct. 6 2008 when it whould have been amply clear that the bank had already defaulted.
The referendum now can also bee seen as a dress rehearsal for a future EU membership. The 'no' might easily stall the membership process because the Dutch and the UK will want to see their money back before assisting Iceland in the membership negotiations. But the Icesave referendum also broadly outlines the course the debate might take, where the 'no' to EU will hammer in that Iceland knows what it has but not what it could get being inside the EU. As the referendum showed, there is a wide scope for all hues of national pride against reason.
*Alexander's view on Icesave is 42 mins. into the programme.
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Icesave: end of Icesave negotiation
Steingrimur J Sigfusson minister of finance said on tv tonight that the result of the referendum tonight puts an end to further attempts to negotiate on Icesave. Although both the Government of the conservatives and social democrats, in power when the banks collapsed in October 2008, and the present coalition of social democrats and left green, have said that their aim was to resolve Icesave by negotiation the results tonight put an end to that aim.
Plan B is then to go into the Efta Surveillance Authority process where Iceland has absolutely no control over neither the course or events nor the time it takes.
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First indications: yes 37% – no 63%
The Icesave referendum ended at the 10pm Icelandic time. Reykjavik, where the yes-side was strongest hasn't yet been counted but after some results from around the country the yes side stands at 37% with the no taking 63%.
The numbers will change but it seems unavoidable to conclude that the Icesave agreement has been voted out. Icesave didn't end today. The limbo continues.
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Sigurjon 'no' – Vigdis 'yes'
It created quite a stir yesterday when news came out that Sigurjon Arnason ex-CEO of Landsbanki is saying 'no' in the Icesave referendum today. On the other hand, ex-president Vigdis Finnbogadottir sent out a statement yesterday that she had already voted and had voted 'yes.'
President Vigdis points out that an agreement is always preferable to going to the courts. Her decision is based on her firm belief that saying 'yes' is good for young Icelanders and the country as a whole. Since her statement, Vigdis has been under severe and vicious attack by the 'no' side.
In an interview with DV (in Icelandic), Arnason says: "For the first, in my opinion there was no guarantee (for Icesave) and secondly, if there had been a guarantee it would have broken laws on competition and thirdly, there is less risk by saying no rather than yes, in spite of threats and such."
As journalist Egill Helgason points out on his blog (in Icelandic), all the Icesave ads stated exactly the opposite – so was the board and management of Landsbanki lying in their ads and presentations of Icesave? If this is the case, Helgason compares Icesave to common Nigeria tricks.
But as far as I can see, Arnason's opinion now is in contrast to what he and the Landsbanki board believed to be the case when Icesave was set up. Last September, I reported (in Icelandic) that minutes from the board of Landsbanki, on Icesave, show that Landsbanki counted on Icesave being backed by a state guarantee. According to the minutes, the board thought that the Icelandic state guaranteed the EU minimum deposit guarantee of €20.887. The only thing worrying the board at the time was depositor being unsure on this issue, i.e. that depositor should be made clearly aware of the state guarantee.
Knowing about and counting on the state guarantee, the board didn't have the slightest worries that by opening Icesave UK as a branch, they were offloading all risk on the Icelandic state. Branch/EU pasport regulation was preferred to a subsidiary that the UK would have guaranteed. A branch made it easier to upstream the money to Iceland and lend it, as the SIC report shows, to the bank's largest shareholders, Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson and Thor Bjorgolfsson, and the usual suspects on the Icelandic business scene.
With these conflicting announcement by Arnason and Landsbanki, shouldn't the Serious Fraud Office be looking at Landsbanki as well as Kaupthing?
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By restoring ecological relationships in urban areas, landscape architect David Hopman creates natural settings with a socially and environmentally viable future
Every time landscape architecture Assistant Professor David Hopman walks by Trading House Creek just west of the Maverick Activities Center, he experiences a blend of optimism and annoyance.
Creek? Yes, the ravine that cuts between the MAC and the Tennis Center is, in fact, the "headwaters" of Trading House Creek, the tributary that fronts the campus on the north side of Mitchell Street. From there it meanders east a half-mile to join Johnson Creek, which gurgles north to the Trinity River.
Landscape architecture Assistant Professor David Hopman and his students studied Trading House Creek with hopes of making it an asset instead of a potential liability.
A pre-1900 trading house on the small stream has long disappeared, but the name persists. Never a grand waterway, Trading House Creek is better described as a willow-lined ditch, and a growing one. When it rains, the creek empties quickly from runoff, expanding a bit each time.
"The soil around it is highly erodible," Hopman says. "If we don't do something about it soon, we'll have to adopt a drastic solution like rip-rap (rock and concrete linings) or even moving the surface flow into underground drainage pipes."
Hopman prefers a more nature-friendly fix. In fact, he has emerged as one of UT Arlington's foremost champions of sustainability, defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The landscape architect's philosophy is not just to encourage endless debate about sustainability but to demonstrate practical ways to move forward. Students design at least one major ecological project each year in the site design studio he teaches.
The projects involve other faculty and staff members and volunteers from outside the University community. Students this year studied the small stretch of Trading House Creek with an eye to making it an asset instead of a potential liability.
"The beginnings of it don't even look like a stream," Hopman says. "We don't have any retention or detention on campus. The water flows build very quickly and disperse very quickly, causing both erosion and low flows during dry periods.
"Right now on most of the campus during rains, we go from green (water falling on grassy or wooded areas before it drains) to gray, water flowing to hard surfaces and directly into either streams or subsurface drainage. For this project, we studied reversing that, so that water goes from concrete to green areas that can slow the flows, cool the water and remove pollutants."
Recommendations included redesigning the creek to mitigate a large subsurface water flow draining into the campus from the north. Using the principles of low impact development, the students incorporated bioretention areas, rain gardens, water harvesting, bioswales and more into their design. The project won an Honor Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects in the team graduate general design category.
"Addressing the actual conditions of our lives means that any, including small, movements toward future viable practices are environmental benefits worth pursuing."
Hopman believes that the quality of urban life is enhanced when cities are rooted in their natural landscapes, following seasonal cycles, feeling the angle of hills and the natural flow of water. "Reinhabitation," he calls it—bringing nature to cultural environments.
"Addressing the actual conditions of our lives means that any, including small, movements toward future viable practices are environmental benefits worth pursuing," he says. "Reinhabitation means working with and restoring the ecological relationships of a place and establishing a socially and environmentally viable future landscape."
When you're in Hopman's company, he speaks at length about such sustainable refinements as permeable paving, rain gardens, stormwater planters, bioswales, ecological retention ponds and green roofs, like the one he helped install last year atop the Life Science Building. Although roofs covered with plantings are common in Europe and a few U.S. cities, the one at UT Arlington is believed to be the first in the Fort Worth-Dallas area.
Green roofs reduce runoff, limit the heat island effect, provide a park-like respite and are said to cut building heating and cooling costs. They use minimum soil (in this case four inches), little irrigation and low-maintenance plants to achieve the maximum environmental benefit with the smallest consumption of resources.
Hopman says the idea at UT Arlington originated with School of Urban and Public Affairs doctoral student Kent Hurst. "As it turned out, Dr. Jeff Howard, co-chair of the President's Sustainability Committee, also had a class that was studying the idea. It was, 'Hey, let's go plant a green roof.' "
Hopman convinced the green roof enthusiasts that it was time to research practical applications. "What I found was that nobody in North Central Texas really knew how to do it, though there was a relatively new extensive green roof near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center near Austin."
He wrote everybody he could find who had worked on such projects and in the process found two vendors willing to donate most of the materials—about $10,000 worth of soil, plants, roofing and irrigation supplies. More than 50 volunteers showed up from all over campus when the green roof was installed in spring 2008.
"The green roof has already given us a lot of data," he says. "We have two soil systems up there, 23 species of plants, two roofing systems and all kinds of monitoring equipment. We won't know for another year or two which of the plants will be able to survive the extreme hot weather, extended wet spells, wind and hard freezes. But thus far only three plant species have crashed and burned."
Hopman gives a couple of green roof tours every week to environmentalists, professors from other universities, landscape architects, developers and the simply curious. "After two years, we'll be able to tell people with more confidence what will and will not work with green roof construction. By taking the risk out of it and providing a definitive example, we will greatly increase the probability of many other green roofs being installed in this region."
His sustainability ventures stretch far beyond rooftops. Last fall, volunteers constructed a Hopman planting design around a rather drab block of Mission Arlington downtown. The greenscape involved $15,000 worth of vegetation.
The list goes on, from the redesign of a golf course to create an environmental education center at the Heard Museum to a new master plan for the Texas A&M-owned Dallas Urban Solutions Center. A design strategy for the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area converted a portion of the wilderness preserve into a user-friendly space for interpreting nature, including 400 acres of canoe paths, hiking trails and visitor structures.
Hopman's enthusiasm for such environment-enhancing initiatives is catching.
"Projects like the green roof and the ongoing work of the President's Sustainability Committee have drawn like-minded people out of the woodwork here at UT Arlington," he says. "There are people who are proactive on many levels. I feel like we're making steady progress."
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It was a performance worthy of the champions. Brendan Rodgers has spent the season insisting Liverpool's mission was to finish in the top four, while Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea fought it out for the title.
After this, the Kop boss was kidding no one.
"You just have to look at our squad – and then see who Arsenal had on their bench today," said Rodgers, when asked whether his team were now in the mix.
"One day, I want to be in a position where we can challenge for the title, but our only objective, at the moment, is to finish as high as we can. You only have to look at the other teams – Chelsea, City – to see how hard that is going to be."
It has been a campaign of defining performances, but this was the most impressive of the lot .
And the last time Liverpool put five goals past Arsenal, 50 years ago, they went on to be crowned champions.
Luis Suarez didn't even get on the scoresheet. Martin Skrtel and Raheem Sterling both bagged a brace, with Daniel Sturridge also on target on a day when the Reds were a class apart.
Mikel Arteta's penalty was a mere consolation for those Arsenal fans who stayed to see their team suffer.
"Our fans were the only good thing about today," said Wenger, who insisted he was as much to blame as the players he selected.
All three of the Gunners' league defeats away from the Emirates this season have been delivered in the North-West.
Under-par at Old Trafford and overwhelmed at the Etihad, this was a day of utter humiliation for Wenger's men - and they will not be looking forward to the trip to Goodison in April.
Wenger arrived on Merseyside, knowing that the next 11 days could define his side's season. Liverpool away, Manchester United in midweek, Liverpool in the FA Cup next Sunday and then Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The last thing the Arsenal boss needed was this kind of surrender.
"What is important is that we respond," he said. "Congratulations to Liverpool. They were the better team, but we were very poor. Our concentration levels, our pace, our defensive stability were not good enough. We were always vulnerable, defensively.
"Maybe it is best if I don't talk too much and just go home."
After just 19 minutes and 18 seconds, some Arsenal fans idecided to do just that. Liverpool had scored four and should have added at least another two.
The home side needed just 52 seconds to inflict serious damage. Steve Gerrard's inswinging free-kick clipped the studs of Arteta's outstretched boot.
And when Skrtel re-adjusted his body to guide the ball goalwards with his knee, Wojciech Szczesny couldn't keep it out.
Arsenal suspected Skrtel might have been offside, but there were no doubts about the Slovakian's second goal, in the 10th minute.
Gerrard was once again the provider, with a right-wing corner kick. And, although Skrtel was running away from goal, he still generated enough power with a header that looped into the top corner, despite a despairing goal-line leap by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The Anfield fans had barely sat down when Sturridge was sent clear by Suarez's beautifully cushioned volley only to lift his shot over Szczesny and wide.
Suarez rocked the post with a long-range half-volley and saw Kolo Toure ram the rebound wide of an open goal.
But Liverpool scored again in the 16th minute, when Jordan Henderson overpowered Mesut Ozil and Suarez sent over a low cross that was swept home by Sterling.
Four minutes later, Arsenal were torn apart by a pass of stunning precision from Coutinho and this time Sturridge's finish was unerring. Arsenal had no answer to the sheer industry, movement and menace of Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge and Sterling.
And Rodgers' decision to play Suarez wide on the right to torment Nacho Monreal was a masterstroke.
Seven minutes after the break, it was five - Sterling brought Aly Cissokho's pass under his spell before breaking clear to score at the second attempt after his initial shot had been blocked by Szczesny.
"We could have scored even more," said Rodgers. "We've had a number of great performances this year, but this was against the team that has been at the top for most of the season."
Perhaps, deep down, the Liverpool boss does believe, after all.


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- use some third party "plugin"
- use jQuery-UI dialog
- create your own
function MessageDlg( text, type, buttons, callback ) { /* code */ }where
- text: text to be displayed
- type: dialog type, i.e. Information, Confirmation, Warning, Error
- buttons: array of button types to be added on the dialog, ala delphi, i.e. [mbOK, mbYes, mbNo]
- callback: function to be called when the user clicks a button, the function gets a integer parameter passed which is equal to the button type, i.e. mbOK = mrOK
as you can see, the core of the function doesn't require that much code, however, I've added a few effects here and there to make it more eye pleasing and to be flexible, now the css part: filename.css
that's quite a bit of css for something so simple that could have been achieved using a table element, but hey, it works, also, it allows you to tweak things the way your heart dictates. Checkout http://code.google.com/p/delphigeist-javascript-stuff/ for code and other future stuff.


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Beyond the Summit's EU online series continues today, Thursday the 11th of February — this time with some teams that don't normally get their share of the limelight at the highest levels of Dota 2 competition. We're talking about COOKISS versus London Conspiracy and Ad Finem versus the Danish Bears. COOKISS is a team with German player KheZu in it, making them one of the squads to look out for when talking about rising talents. KheZu was one of the greatest Heroes of Newerth players of all time, and the Dota 2 world is eager to see how well he does after switching games. The Danish Bears, as their name implies, are a Danish stack with players such as Ace and Ryze, two of OG.Cr1t's former teammates. They are also quite evenly matched with their opponents today, as shown by previous results involving both teams.
Our tips from the last of the Round of 16 games were almost spot on, with the only thing not going our way was the 2-0 victory by Burden United over Prodota Gaming instead of the 2-1 spread that we predicted. The outcomes were not surprising or shocking at all, given that both Burden United and Team Empire were far more than capable of defeating their opponents that day.
COOKISS (3/1 bet365) v London Conspiracy (1/4 Coral)
London Conspiracy is the much stronger team on paper, but at a price of 3/1 versus 1/4, betting on COOKISS to win this series is tempting enough. With a much better track record than their opponents, LC deserve to be priced like this against a team like COOKISS, but the experience that KheZu has playing competitively should not be taken too lightly.
Besides, the value to be had from a COOKISS bet shouldn't be ignored. The returns on the LC bet are just too small given the slight chance that COOKISS have at winning this series, so we wouldn't recommend playing it safe in this one. After all, this isn't the same situation as the Empire versus Mango Manians match from two days ago, which was just a classic case of David against Goliath. Unlike that fixture, these two teams are both tier 2 squads that are more or less within the same part of the Dota 2 food chain.
Recommended Bet:
COOKISS to win with bet365 at 3/1 (4.00)
Ad Finem (4/11 bet365) v Danish Bears (15/8 Coral)
Ad Finem have been rolling quite nicely for a tier 2 team as of late, beating teams such as RoX in the ESL One Manila qualifier and the ProDotA Cup, Mamas Boys in the WePlay Dota 2 League, and most recently HellRaisers in the Round of 16 of this very tournament. This gives them all the momentum they need to take the Danish Bears out of the picture, which they actually did just yesterday in a 2-1 victory at the Game On Invitational. This tells us that both these teams are pretty evenly matched, but with the way Ad Finem have been taking several wins in a row lately we have to give them the slight advantage in this one.
This isn't to say that betting on the Danish Bears is a bad idea, though. With double the returns on their price compared to the Greek team, putting money down on them is just fine considering they've proven their ability to take a map off of Ad Finem at the very least. We would suggest betting on them to take at least one win in the series with bet365 at a price of 1/2. From there, you can couple the bet with a really safe option to go along with it which is to bet on Ad Finem as match winner, but after comparing those prices you're probably better off just taking the risk on the Danish Bears taking the series.
Recommended Bet:
Danish Bears to win with Coral at 15.8 (2.88)
Danish Bears to win at least one map with bet365 at 1/2 (1.50)


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But the idea of inheritable class attributes just make me cringeSo why does MooseX::Traits (which has your name on it) use hacks to achieve exactly that effect? The configuration of trait_namespace will inherit. If you don't like that, why not just use a simple package variable in the package of the object's original created type?
I suppose someone else maintained it and added that bit... but how would you (or how did you originally) do it, in keeping with your stated design philosophy?
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Unless you live in Delaware, Mississippi, or Tennesse, you may not be familiar with the term Chancery Court. But Chancery Courts were part of the English judicial system for hundreds of years, were brought to the American colonies, and were part of most U.S. states' early judicial systems.
The name itself originated outside of the judicial system; in Europe, starting with the Roman Empire, the Chancellor was in charge of government records. When today's English legal system first began to develop after the Norman Conquest, the Chancery was the public records office, under the direction of the Lord Chancellor. Because the Lord Chancellor was the keeper of the royal seal and a chief advisor to the Crown, it was a powerful office – a government bureau, staffed with bureaucrats.
As the English common law system grew, parties unsatisfied with its limitations began to petition the Lord Chancellor, and the judicial role of the Chancery expanded. Although the courts of common law retained jurisdiction over lawsuits – disputes between parties that could be resolved by an award of money damages – the Court of Chancery had jurisdiction of matters of equity – things that could be resolved by a writ of specific performance (an order to do something), an injunction (an order to not do something), or some other resolution based on a sense of fairness. Because "fairness" was a more flexible standard than common law's reliance on precedent, having a case heard in the Court of Chancery was an attractive prospect, so the caseload grew. But corruption in the form of exorbitant fees and conflict with the system of common law courts dogged the Chancery until major reforms in the 19th century combined the courts into a single system. Yet the distinction between law and equity remained – they required different remedies – so the English judicial system included a Chancery Division. The judges were now actual judges instead of the Lord Chancellor or his minions.
Courts of Chancery in the U.S. were generally merged with courts of law around the same time that occurred in England, e.g., New York in 1846, Michigan in 1847. Delaware, Mississippi, and Tennessee retained their separate Chancery Courts, while other states retained the distinction between law and equity cases in their merged systems. For example, New Jersey Superior Courts in each county have Chancery Divisions which handle general equity, contested probate, and family cases. Circuit Courts in larger counties in Illinois have Chancery Divisions, most notably in Cook County. Many South Carolina counties have a Master in Equity, who can hear cases that may be heard without a jury and make a recommendation to Circuit Court. South Carolina Masters in Equity may make final decisions in some cases, although those decisions can be appealed to Circuit Court or the state Supreme Court.
Note that chancery cases are always civil cases, never criminal. Since equity generally includes orders to do or refrain, rather than resolution of money disputes, chancery cases can include wills, the administration of estates, trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships for children and incompetent adults – although in many states, these types of cases are handled by probate courts. Chancery cases may also include divorce and adoptions, although in many states those cases are handled by family courts or trial courts of general jurisdiction.
The Delaware Court of Chancery is probably the best-known U.S. chancery court, because it hears cases involving the many corporations that are chartered in this corporation-friendly state. It can order specific performance or an injunction, which are typical remedies in contract or intellectual property cases, but it can also award money damages in technology cases where over $1 million is in dispute. In addition to its business caseload, it also hears cases involving land disputes, trusts, probate, and guardianships.
In Mississippi, Chancery Court judges are still called Chancellors and, like their early English antecedents, they also have local government administrative duties. In court, they hear cases involving family law (including divorce), probate, guardianship, real estate, and mental health commitments. In counties without a County Court, the Chancellor or an appointed referee sits as Youth Court judge to hear juvenile matters.
In Tennessee, Circuit Courts and Chancery Courts are separate but share jurisdiction over many types of cases: most general civil cases, family law, probate, and guardianships. Circuit Courts may hear equity cases if no objection is raised. In effect the main difference between Circuit and Chancery Court in Tennessee is that Chancery Court has exclusive jurisdiction over cases filed by the state against corporations, and cases involving land disputes; Circuit Court has exclusive jurisdiction over administrative appeals. Tennessee Chancery Court judges are also called Chancellors, but they have no additional local government administrative duties.
Find information about your own state's trial courts at CourtReference.


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H.R. 1. Prescription Drug Benefit/Vote on Democratic Substitute Bill Which Would Provide Prescription Drug Coverage Though the Medicare Program (Rather Than the Private Sector) and Would Not Contain Any Gaps In Drug Coverage.
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Many senior citizens-and especially those living on fixed incomes-are unable to afford the rising costs of prescription drugs. While both Democrats and Republicans have attempted to solve the problem, the two parties have very different ideas about how best to achieve a positive outcome for America's seniors. Democrats, including Progressives, for instance, favor adding a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare health insurance program. Republicans, conversely, support proposals which provide prescription drug coverage to seniors through private insurance companies. During debate on Republican-drafted prescription drug legislation, Congressman Rangel (D-NY) proposed a substitute bill on behalf of the Democrats which would have established a prescription drug benefit through Medicare with a $25 monthly premium and a $100 yearly deductible. The Democratic plan would have covered eighty percent of all drug costs up to $2000 and all costs in excess of $2000. Moreover, the Democratic proposal would not contain any gaps in drug coverage (the Republican drug bill, conversely, provides no coverage for drug expenditures above $2000 and below $4900). Progressives supported the Democratic bill because it provided more generous coverage to seniors, did not rely on private companies to provide drug coverage (the Republican bill offers drug coverage solely through the private sector), and did not contain any gaps in drug coverage. Progressives supported the Democrats' public sector approach because, in their view, the Republicans' private-sector approach to drug coverage would weaken the Medicare program and subject the health care and drug coverage of seniors to the whims of the free market. Republicans voted unanimously against the Democratic drug bill and, with the help of twenty-nine Democrats, the proposal was defeated 175-255.
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Caruso steam rollers are an excellent addition to any natural hair styling regimen because of their versatility and functionality.
Caruso steam rollers can be used on all hair types and can be used to create a wide variety of hair styles without damaging hair.
What Are Caruso Steam Rollers?
Caruso steam rollers are a curling system that works by using steam. The pack comes with a steam generator and rollers in different sizes.
The steam generator is used to heat up each roller, which is then inserted on a section of your hair much like you would traditional rollers.
What makes this more effective than traditional rollers is the steam. The hairsetter uses negative ions to produce up to three times the amount of steam of ordinary hair steamers.
This helps condition, soften and make hair shinier while also adding volume. A great trade off for such a convenient and easy treatment.
12 Benefits of Caruso Steam Rollers for Natural Hair
- With traditional rollers, you will need to add products and use heat from a dryer to get the style you want. You don't need to do any of this with a Caruso steam roller set.
- The Caruso steam roller is an effective and safe way to style hair.
- There is no frizz when you use the Caruso steam roller system.
- Because the system uses moist heat to style your hair, it helps maintain moisture on hair as well.
- Since the rollers come in different sizes, you can apply it any length or hair or if you have different lengths of hair.
- It doesn't take long to style hair with Caruso steam rollers, less than an hour.
- Caruso steam rollers work on all hair types from 1 – 4, irrespective of your hair texture.
- You can curl your hair naturally without the risk associated with a curling iron.
- It also comes in a travel size so if you're on the go a lot, you can just pack and take it along with you.
- The style created with the Caruso steam rollers can last for up to a week as long as you pin curl the style every night.
- Even though most people recommend doing this on blow dried hair, you can achieve the same results on stretched natural hair.
- If you're transitioning Caruso steam rollers can help you protect the line of demarcation and preserve your relaxed hair while you're growing out your natural hair.
Caruso Professional ION Steam Hairsetter
How To Do A Simple Caruso Steam Roller Set On Natural Hair
I have curated the top 10 YouTube tutorials showing various methods for using the Caruso steam rollers on different lengths of hair as well as on blow dried and straightened natural hair.
Naptural85 is one of my favorite YouTubers and she turned out a cute style on the third attempt below:
LipsticknCurls achieves huge bouncy waves with the Caruso Steam Rollers in the video below and she shares products and technique used:
This tutorial from Closet Confections is for type 4 hair. She finished it up with a simple undo:
Lucid Living TV from Taren Guy has an interesting tutorial on this but I'm not too sure about running the flat iron through the hair before putting in the steam rollers:
Another big hair end result on a blow out from MIIX MII:
Saleemah Cartwright of Hydratherma Naturals does the Caruso steam roller set on straightened natural hair in this video:
Msaaronlerey shares her tutorial on type 3 hair:
Jamie A. shares her technique in this short and straight to the point video:
Fancyflairlady's hair is flat ironed straight in this video tutorial and shows how she uses the Caruso Steam Rollers to put some bounce back into her hair:
Kendra Chantel's video shows a cute hair style for a teenager:
If you don't get it right the first time, don't give up. Sometimes, you need a bit of practice to get a hang of it.
For best results, after taking out the rollers, apply a little bit of CHI Silk Infusion before fluffing out for super shine.
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Cybercriminals have started targeting Android device owners looking to connect and modify their smartphones and tablets. They are using searches for phrases like "Windows Android drivers" and everything in between to serve up malware for Windows computers as well as malware for Android devices distributed via fake Google Play stores.
One such Yahoo search result is for the Samsung Galaxy GIO S5660 but naturally it is very likely cybercriminals are targeting more than just one device and on more than just one search engine. Nevertheless, visiting the Russian URL in question automatically downloads a file called install.exe, detected by GFI as as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT.
The Trojan modifies Internet Explorer's homepage to a sign-up page for a Russian "escort" site. Yet the scam doesn't stop there. If a user accesses the same site via an Android device, he or she is led to various different malicious sites.
One of them takes the user to Russian sites containing fake search results. All the links on the search pages direct users to one of five fake Google Play stores:
GFI says: "Thinking that they're on the actual Google Play website, it is highly likely that users may end up downloading malware onto their mobile devices." We don't think it's "highly likely," especially given that the searcher set out looking for USB drivers, but it wouldn't be the first time Android users are duped by fake Google Play stores.
Either way, there are two kinds of Android Trojan premium SMS apps being distributed on these fake stores, both detected as Trojan.AndroidOS.Generic.A. Like the majority of Android malware, these malicious apps sends expensive international text messages to earn their creators revenue. Some variants even connect to a Command & Control (C&C) server to send and retrieve data, as well as await further instructions.
GFI offers the following advice:
These fake markets are looking more and more sleek and professional, so extra care is advised. Only visit and download genuine apps from the real Google Play website by keying in play.google.com to the address bar of your mobile or PC internet browser. This ensures that you will not be directed to sites that merely look like the actual site. This also ensures that the readily available apps you wish to download are not malicious.
Yet GFI has forgotten about the other side of the story. Windows users looking for Android USB drivers should heed the same advice: only navigate to official sources to download tools for your phone. These include the site for your phone's manufacturer as well as your carrier's site.
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It might be counter-intuitive, but a new study indicates that parents with four or more kids are actually happier as parents:
[Study author Dr. Bronwyn] Harman spent five years interviewing hundreds of parents from different family makeups and based her findings on resilience, social support, self-esteem and life satisfaction.
"What is important for kids are things like consistency, boundaries and [to] know that they are loved, no matter what," Harman explained, The Daily Signal reports.
Harman initially believed parents with more children would be less happy, but her research concluded that the joy parents get from their children balances out the chaotic family nature than that of a smaller family.
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If the findings from the study hold true, what could be some of the reasons for them? I have five children, and I can say that I have grown happier the more children there have been in my family. Some of the reason for that is the variety of personalities floating around in my house. It's a delight to see. Some of it is seeing the older kids doting on the babies. Some of it is the fact that it's actually easier and less expensive "per unit" to have more children.
It's that last point that takes some additional explanation. Many people have asked how my family can afford to pay for so many children. They assume that the cost of five children is five times the cost of one child. That's not the case. From food to clothes to housing, it's generally the case that each additional child requires far less additional investment than he or she would if she were alone. Clothes can be passed down, meals can be stretched, rooms can be shared, etc.
But it's also the case that the emotional strain on parents lessens with more children, sometimes moving into the surplus range. Because the work that you put into teaching your first children the rules is usually carried down to the younger children by the older. The environment of generosity you instill in the first children begins to take shape in the younger children, often without an equal effort on your part.
At this point, I have five children seven and under, yet I still feel like most days are on relative auto-pilot between the schedule that has been established and the family culture we've developed. It's largely self-sustaining. And the benefit doesn't just accrue to the parents. I grew up with five siblings (all sisters actually). I had a fantastic childhood. And my children are well-adjusted, socialized, friendly, and a joy to be around. Having five children has already been returning prodigious dividends of joy to me and my wife. So I can attest from personal experience that this study strikes true. Here's to "large" families.
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Unattended Death Investigations
There has been quite a bit of news coverage over the last couple of days regarding two unattended death investigations we've handled. An unattended death is simply an instance in which a person dies and there is no one around that can provide information about how or why the person died. A number of things, from natural causes to murders, can cause unattended deaths.
Because we don't know the circumstances surrounding the death (the who, what, how, and why) we often assign detectives to work the case until we have more information. That's exactly what happened in the two most recent cases. In these cases the autopsy reports provide us with many of the answers we need. Here are the two news releases regarding the two unattended deaths we investigated this week. They provide a lot of information that will hopefully answer many of your questions about what happened leading up to these deaths.
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Well here is a short FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for you all too read so you can have a heads up and hopefully not have to use /re or /helpme as much.
Below are some of the most common /helpme's I have saw, and the answers to them. If anyone thinks I have missed something. Then give me a shout!
1) What should I do if I am frozen?
- Do /re Can someone unfreeze me please.
- Relog or ForceCrash
2) How do I contact an Admin?
- To contact an admin, simply use /re including the reason why you want to contact him.
- To report player, use /report [PlayerID] [Reason]
3) Why do I not spawn at my home or Rented Property.
- First at all, make sure you have enough money in your bank account, even if you want to spawn at your own house.
- Second, use /changespawn at you OWNED house, or /rentroom at RENTED property.
4) How to get list of colors' ID ?
- Use /colorlist in game
- Or Click here
5) How do I buy a car?
- Go to the vehicle dealerships located at either Commerce, Rodeo, LS Airport or Santa Maria docks. At those places you can do /v for a full list of information on how to purchase a vehicle.[Actions] list, get, park, sell, accept, register
[Actions] buy, buylock, buyalarm, buyimmob, buyinsurance, buypark
[Actions] info, tow, colour, duplicatekey, mod, faction
[Delete] scrap (warning: deletes your vehicle completely)
[Hint] There is a guide how to use all these actions on http://www.ls-rp.com
6) I've bought a car, how to use it ?
- Use /v list, to get your car ID (1 - 10), then /v get [CAR ID] you want to get it, and it will be spawned at it's park place.
- Use /v park, to despawn your vehicle at it's park place.
- USe /v buypark to set your vehicle's park location. (For free if near your owned house, or $2500 anywhere else)
7) Is the /v find Metagaming?
- No, else it would of been removed. This is RP'd as a Car Tracker for most people.
8) Where is the Driving License place?
- This is south of the big Ammu-Nation on Main Street.
9) How do I join a Faction?
- Legal faction: If you want to join legal faction, such as Police department, or Government, etc, you have to apply through the forum, check the link: viewforum.php?f=36
- Illegal faction: Simply read the factions thread on the forums about how there recruitment works. Some are IC some are on the forums. Then do not Metagame, try and find a way in, through IC methods.
10) How to report player
- You can check here, and fill up the format given, then wait for admin to check it.
11) How to report a bug?
- If you find a bug, we are asking you to report it in order to fix it, check viewforum.php?f=509
12) Where is the bank?
- Rodeo Bank.
- Hoover Bank (East of Los Santos)
13) How to withdraw, deposit money into my bank account
- To withdraw money, go to bank inside, then use /withdraw [MONEY]
- To deposit money, go to bank inside, then use /bank [MONEY]
14) How do savings work?
- Savings are fairly confusing. Though you can insert between 50k and 100k. Then you get interest of 0.5% on whatever is in your savings. Though BEWARE, you cannot use your bank account whilst savings are active.
- When you reach savings up to 20 millions, it will be transfered to bank account.
15) I've got a speeding camera's fine, how to pay it ?
- Use /fine for more informations.. and to pay it, you got to use /fine pay [Ticket ID] in City Hall.
To get ticket ID, use /fine display all
- Los Santos Government HQ is actually City Hall, which is located near Police Department HQ.
16) Do the guns save ?
- If you got it properly from /trunk, or from weapon dealer, then yes, it will be saved.
- But if you got it through the /box, or /stealweapon from unconsious player, it won't be saved.
Note: Only few weapons are saveable, some of them aren't.
Saveable weapons
- 9mm
- Silenced 9mm
- Desert Eagle
- Shotgun
- Combat Shotgun
- Country Rifle
- Tec9
17) How do I get a flying license.
- Goto the New Player Spawn at the airport, look to your right and you will see a Yellow "I" in the middle. Go to the "i" and hit /enter. Then get into the helictoper and happy flying!!.
- It costs 300k to get a flying license.
18)If I buy a house, do I keep it for good?
- Of course, you spent the money and you do in real life. So you DEFINATELY do in-game at LS RP.
Note: If you go inactive for more than 14 days, your house may be Admin Sold.
19) How to change the interior of my house.
- Visit this link, and apply for an interior change.
Note: If the current interior fits the outside, then the interior won't be changed.
20) How do I tow a car?
- If you are mechanic: Simply sit in your mechanics truck, get someone else to sit the vehicle your trying to tow, and use /attach ID.
This will put the car onto your Truck
- If you are impounder: use /attachcar [TowTruck ID] [Vehicle ID] (To get ID, use /dl)
Usefull links:
- Feature Documentation(Almost all informations are there)
- [GUIDE] Getting Started.(made by Tyler McCormick)
- [GUIDE]How to use Cheques & fines (Made by Collins)
- [GUIDE] Vehicle System (made by Fed)
- Hamza
- Shaney


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Stride Treglown's building for the Faculty of Environment and Technology at the University of the West of England gained a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating. It consists of 2,700sqm of teaching and office accommodation, informal learning spaces, a café, conference rooms and social spaces. The building adjoins an existing studio and we have carefully managed pedestrian flows to and within, including a new entrance and plaza. We have used a number of innovative technologies and materials to deliver an environmentally sustainable building which is used as a teaching tool and an example for the architecture and design students who inhabit it.
We have provided high levels of natural daylight through large areas of solar controlled glazing and louvres. Sustainable materials used include a new prefabricated straw bale cladding panel which encloses a 150 seat lecture space. The building is the first to use a new rain screen cladding tile made from recycled slate and clay dust. A bio-fuel boiler and rainwater harvesting are also incorporated. The scheme is the prototype for a new form of development principle at UWE, providing flexible teaching and social space which informed our thinking for the development of the campus masterplan.
Stride Treglown has provided CDM services to the University of the West of England (UWE), within R Block, the new School of Architecture. It includes a 150 seat lecture theatre, specialist teaching spaces including IT, break out and conferencing rooms and offices, all of which are naturally ventilated. Phase 2 included the teaching of construction and design courses for the Faculty of Environment and Technology and includes a glazed link between the two buildings with the ground floor comprising a flexible café/resource area opening into a plaza.
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The District School Board of Niagara has incorporated into the regular program of study at Laura Secord Secondary School the District of Niagara Academy for the Arts (DNA Arts) program. It allows talented and committed Arts students the opportunity to concentrate their studies in the Arts while also completing the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
There are five streams available to students---Dance, Drama, Music, Music Theatre, and Visual Arts.
In order to be eligible for the DNA Arts Certificate, students must complete a minimum of two (2) Arts credits per year and must complete a total of at least eight (8) Arts credits by the time that they graduate.
In addition, students will be expected to maintain a minimum academic average, participate in related school groups, and attend workshops, community activities, and other enrichment activities as required. These expectations will be outlined in greater detail upon admission to the program. Please note that enrolment in the program is conditional and is reviewed on an annual basis.
Before you apply to the DNA Arts Program, please check to see if Laura Secord Secondary School is your BOUNDARY school by using this link: School Locator
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The deadline for applying is DECEMBER 10, 2019.
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