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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible in the skies with a naked eye
These planets were not discovered, in a traditional sense, because they require no instrumentation to be seen in the sky. However, they were all mistaken for stars throughout much of the human history. Before the 20th century, many speculated that all of these worlds were inhabited by some kind of living creatures.
Aristarchus develops a heliocentric model
According to secondary documents, Greek Astronomer and Mathematician Aristarchus (310 BC – 230 BC) presented a heliocentric cosmic model, in which Earth rotated around the Sun, as is the case in reality. It took over 18 centuries for the scientific community to even begin embracing this concept. Aristarchus lacked any appropriate instruments to make appropriate observations, he used nothing but logic to derive the correct conceptual model of the Solar System. There is evidence that Aristarchus had also succeeded in assigning correct order of the known planets in the Solar System. The heliocentric theory was criticized and rejected in his time.(1)
Copernicus explains heliocentric model and more in "Little Commentary"
Around 1513 or possibly earlier, Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) began circulating his manuscript titled "Little Commentary" among close friends and scholars. It explained primarily that the Earth is not in the center of the Universe and basic physical relationship of our planet Earth and its Moon. Instead, it was the Sun, he argued, that is center of the Universe (which is incorrect, it is in the center of the Solar System) and that Earth was in constant motion. Copernicus stressed that visible motion in the skies results from the motion of Earth, not of extraterrestrial bodies. The latter is not entirely correct, because all cosmic bodies are in some state of motion. Though majority of visible motion from our perspective does, largely, result from the Earth's motion alone. Nicolaus Copernicus established a foundation for future astronomers to build upon. It is through his efforts, that people began to comprehend the reality of their place in cosmic perspective.(2)
Giordano Bruno theorizes about extraterrestrials and infinity of the Universe
Fragmet of Giordano Bruno's statue. Credit: Jastrow at Wikipedia
In 1584, a brilliant Italian of short stature, whose true likeness has been lost through the ages, was taking understanding of the Universe farther than the masses would accept for centuries to come. Giordano Bruno developed the very concept of space, which he called Aethar. He came to a conclusion that space exerted no resistance on the heavenly bodies. Bruno theorized that basic building blocks in the Universe are the same in their elementary composition. He was able to offer the world a realistic portrayal of various cosmic processes and conditions: the Sun, according to Giordano Bruno, was a regular star, one among infinite amount of others, which we see at night and that other stars also had planetary bodies orbiting around them. The latter had been conclusively proven only in the 1990s with the discovery of an exoplanet. Furthermore, the Italian mathematician and astronomer hypothesized that the planetary bodies revolving around other stars had extraterrestrial biology.
He was convicted of heresy in 1600 by the Catholic Inquisition for his revolutionary views on religion and scripture. Upon hearing the verdict, the great scientist spoke with confidence, challenging the Church and dogma of all times: "Perhaps you pronounce this sentence against me with greater fear than I receive it." Giordano Bruno, a martyr for truth, reason, science, and tolerance, was burned alive at the stake. Even then, officials feared his words of reason and somehow restricted his tongue so that he could not address the public as he was dying.
22 kilometer long lunar impact crater was named in his honor.
Jupiter's prominent moons: Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, are discovered by Galileo Galilei
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There is some controversy as to whether Galileo Galilei or Simon Marius was the first astronomer to observe these moons. In modern times this group of moons will be collectively known as Galilean Satellites. The discovery marked a point in human history when astronomical observations became sophisticated enough to identify and recognize some moons around other planets of the Solar System.
Four hundred years later, these moons would prove to be some of the most fascinating worlds in the Solar System, from the perspective of Astrobiology. Names of these moons, according to available records, originate with another famous astronomer, Johannes Kepler. This period became known in history as the Scientific Revolution.(3)
Dutch Astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, Saturn's largest moon
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Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Isaac Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, explaining gravitation and laws of motion
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Photograph © Andrew Dunn
The planet of Uranus is discovered by William Hershel
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William Hershel named the newly discovered planet in honor of King George III of England, a name that did not stick. Alternative name was Hershell, in honor of the discoverer, which shared the same uncelebrated fate. The name of the planet officially became Uranus in 1850, to follow the tradition of naming planets after Roman mythological gods.
Photo credit: NASA
Size comparison between Earth and Uranus
English scientist John Michell speculates about Black Holes
In a letter, discovered in the 1970s, John Michell exhibits extraordinary understanding of the cosmic processes in regards to gravity. He explains that when a star is massive enough, it will not allow even light to escape its graviational pull. What in modern times came to be known as Black Holes, Michell called Dark Stars. The 18th century scientist even proposed methods of measuring such processes by observing motions of a nearby star, when in a binary star system. He had calculated what the radius of a Black Hole (specifically of Event Horizon) would have to be in relation to mass. A calculation that was repeated more than a century later and became known as the Schwarzschild Radius. Michell advocated using a light refracting prism to measure decrease in starlight intensity due to gravitational shift. The astronomer noted that his theories would be more useful to future generations, due to the technical limitations of his day.
Unfortunately, by the time his studies on the subject resurfaced, they were no longer needed, for these calculations had already been produced by other individuals. His genius, that stretched from philosophy, geology, astronomy and other sciences, is only now being recognized.
The planet of Neptune is discovered by John Couch Adams
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Adams was an English astronomer and mathematician.
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Real image of Neptune taken by Voyager 2 spacecraft in August 1989
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The Stuarts
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The Stuarts are studied by pupils at KS3 and may also be studied at KS2.
The Stuarts followed the Tudors to the throne of England when Elizabeth I died without having children.
James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots became the first King of both England and Scotland.
The Stuart period was a time of extremes with religion and the dominant feature. The English Civil War which ended the monarchy for a time is dealt with as a separate topic.
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by Kate Gerwin
"After the Ecstasy… the laundry." – Jack Kornfield
This past weekend, I went on a retreat—or perhaps more accurately stated, this past weekend, I came back from a retreat.
The retreat itself was one of the most soul-touching experiences I have ever had. I showed up on Friday, resistant and jaded (just the right temperature for cooking, my teacher would say) and left on Sunday with deep new wells of life. It was humbling, empowering and one of those rare moments where you realize you are watching your life change.
So overall, a pretty good weekend.
To give some context, I am somewhat familiar with retreats; I've been on more than a few and led many more and perhaps most importantly, I had finally learned the art of fitting a sleeping bag, pillow and all my clothes into one tiny duffle. My experiences have run the gamut, from deeply meaningful and life-altering, to extraordinarily empty and stale.
One thing about retreats that has always intrigued me is coming back home, as the experience is always different. At times I have been so raw and broken open that coming home has been like waking up under harshly lit florescent lights. Sometimes I have been so deeply moved that my attempts to share my experience have been totally futile. And on other occasions, I have been so frustrated, cynical or bored that I haven't been able to make it to the car fast enough; impatient to get back to the distracting business of my 'real' life.
I think the greatest gift that this particular weekend gave me, was the gift of coming home.
Jack Kornfield, beloved author and meditation teacher, sums up the beauty of "coming home" in his book, "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry." Kornfield writes about how moments of transcendence can be so powerful and life-changing; and yet, after such realization, we are faced, or gifted, with the day-to-day-living of our lives. These are the real moments of miracle and mystery. For Kornfield the moments of ecstasy and enlightenment are worth very little if they do not help the laundry become a luminous or sacred task.
As we were about to leave the retreat, my teacher, mindful that we would all be returning to our proverbial laundry, left us with this quote by Buddhist meditation master, Thich Nhat Hanh, from his sermon about the life of Jesus:
"The real miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive."
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Camp Pendleton artillery units will be conducting a regimental size live-fire artillery training exercise through Feb. 12.
The live-fire activity is normal, according to a Marine Corps news release; however it will be done on a regimental level which may result in amplified noise. Also, 24-hour live-fire training will take place, Feb. 10-11. The training began Monday.
Depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the explosions may be amplified and heard up to 50 miles away.
"The sounds you hear are from the 11th Marine Regiment conducting training," 2nd Lt. Spencer Kenyon told Patch on Wednesday. To see a picture of the equipment they are using—the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Sysem—click here. The system has been used in Afghanistan, Kenyon said.
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Registration is open for the 32nd annual Georgia Top 60 Women's Classic, which will take place June 26-27 at the Green Island Country Club in Columbus.
The event is open to amateur Georgia State Golf Association members who have a United States Golf Association handicap index not above 15.0. The field is limited to the 60 players with the lowest handicap indexes. The format is 36 holes of flighted stroke play.
Eligible golfers should enter at gsga.org by June 5.
Registration is also open for the Georgia Senior Women's Match Play Championship (closes Wednesday), the Georgia Amateur Championship (closes May 8), the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship (closes May 15) and the Georgia Girls Championship and Georgia Junior Championship (closes May 9).


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David Elliott, 74, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Spokane, Wash.
A viewing was Friday, April 12, at Kayser's Chapel from 10 a.m. to noon.
The burial took place at 2 p.m. at Valley View Cemetery in Soap Lake. A memorial service followed at 3:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, in Moses Lake.
Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com.
Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.
David grew up in Dalton and surrounding areas. He lost his father when he was 9 years old due to heart complications, he was 42 years old. He also lost his mother due to heart complications in 1989, she was 81 years old. He was the eighth child of 10 which included three brothers and six sisters.
He enlisted into the Air Force at the age of 17 years old, he served 20 years and retired in 1976. During his time spent in the Air Force he was stationed in Moses Lake at Larson Air Force Base and he had a good friend who introduced him to Gladys Odegard, she was working at Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone. After dating for a short three months, they married on March 7, 1964. During their married life, they lived in Washington, California, North Carolina and Georgia. They have two daughters, Laura (1964) and Carol (1966).
David spent several years as the company mechanic at Brown Printing in Dalton before moving his family to Moses Lake in 1991 where he started working at Simplot as the company mechanic. He retired from Simplot in 2003 and become so bored after the first year he found another job working with People for People and absolutely loved his job. He was working the day he went into the hospital.
He was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church for the past 22 years.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, playing his guitar, riding his motorcycle as well as watching Westerns and NASCAR and sharing Jesus with people.
He is survived by his daughters Laura Silvers (Daryl) of Moses Lake, and Carol Strong (Wayne) of Springfield, Ore.; sisters Joyce Welch (Ray), Eada Lois Nelson, Martha Carothers, Johnny Elliott (Sharon); three granddaughters, one grandson, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.


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SEATTLE - It was a big blow.
But late Monday, Seattle Arena Investor Chris Hansen suggested he's ready to throw a counter-punch.
Hansen, quoting boxer Muhammad Ali, said in a prepared statement "Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
This after the NBA's relocation committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that owners reject the application for the Sacramento Kings to relocate to Seattle.
The committee, made up of 12 league owners, made the decision over a conference call and forwarded its recommendation to the NBA Board of Governors. The board, which consists of all 30 owners, will convene during the week of May 13 to vote on the matter. Observers widely believe the full group of owners will follow the committee recommendation.
Moments after the league announced the committee's recommendation, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnston wrote on Twitter: "That's what I'm talking about SACRAMENTO!!!!! WE DID IT!!!!!"
Hansen said in his statement that it's not over.
"While we are disappointed with the relocation committee's recommendation, we just wanted to let you all know that we remain fully committed to seeing this transaction through. As you are all well aware, we have a binding transaction to purchase the Kings for what would be a record price for an NBA franchise, have one of the best ownership groups ever assembled to purchase a professional sports team in the US, have clearly demonstrated that we have a much more solid Arena plan, have offered a much higher price than the yet to be finalized Sacramento Group, and have placed all of the funds to close the transaction into escrow. As such, we plan to unequivocally state our case for both relocation and our plan to move forward with the transaction to the league and owners at the upcoming Board of Governor's Meeting in Mid-May.
When we started this process everyone thought it was impossible. While this represents yet another obstacle to achieving our goal, I just wanted to reassure all of you that we have numerous options at our disposal and have absolutely no plans to give up. Impossible is nothing but a state of mind."
It's not immediately clear what those options may be. NBA TV contributor and University of New Hampshire Sports Law and Entertainment Institute director Michael McCann says he doesn't think a legal challenge makes sense.
"It's a little hard to play out in reality, especially because antitrust litigation takes a long time," says McCann.
He admitted to being surprised by the committee's recommendation, and says it is tough to read today's outcome.
There were 12 NBA owners on the conference call of the league's combined relocation and finance committee. But only the relocation committee ruled. The finance committee did not issue a ruling.
Reaction from Seattle supporters was understandably not as exuberant.
"I'm shocked and I am disappointed in the NBA!" said former Seattle Sonics head coach and Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens.
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn tweeted, "We're going to stay focused on job: making sure Seattle remains in position to get team when opportunity presents itself."
Photos: Meet the people who voted against the move
Complete timeline on fight to bring NBA to Seattle
The recommendation doesn't guarantee the Kings will stay in California's capital city. But at this point, it's difficult to imagine how they don't.
The Maloof family that owns the Kings reached an agreement in January to sell a 65 percent controlling interest in the team to a group led by investor Hansen at the total franchise valuation of $525 million, topping the NBA-record $450 million that Joe Lacob and Peter Guber bought the Golden State Warriors for in 2010. Then Hansen increased his offer to $550 million, which implies selling the 65 percent stake for about $357 million.
Hansen planned to move the team to Seattle and rename it the SuperSonics, who moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. Instead, those plans are now on hold.
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between Hansen and local elected leaders, construction on a new arena in Seattle cannot begin until Hansen has secured an NBA franchise.
It's unclear what the next step is for the Maloof family, which is not bound to sell the team to a Sacramento group Johnson has put together. In a letter sent to the relocation and finance committees, the Maloofs said they preferred to sell to the Seattle group and expressed discontent with Sacramento's latest bid.
Led by Johnson, Sacramento fought back to make the sale and relocation of the Kings tough for the league to recommend. He pushed a non-binding financing plan for a $447 million downtown arena through the Sacramento City Council -- complete with a $258 million public subsidy -- and lined up an ownership group to try to compete with the powerful Seattle contingent.
The potential Sacramento ownership group is led by TIBCO software chairman Vivek Ranadive, who would sell his minority share of the Warriors if successful. Others who have joined the bid include 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov, former Facebook senior executive Chris Kelly and the Jacobs family that owns communications giant Qualcomm.
"I've never been prouder of this city," Johnson tweeted. "I thank the ownership group, city leaders, but most of all the BEST FANS IN THE NBA!!!
The mayor also commended Seattle for its effort and wrote that the Pacific Northwest city "no doubt deserves a team in the future."


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Jason Foster, former editor of the North Raleigh News, writes: I'm leaving The N&O for a new job at our sister paper in Charlotte, but I'll still be working to drop those last few pounds.
With all that's gone into preparing for my family's move back to the Queen City, my exercising has taken a hit. I've not stopped, but it's just been much more infrequent than I'd like. The stress has likely been the cause of a few instances of eating too many calories.
But I have no plans to give up. I pledge to return to a full-fledged exercise campaign once we've settled in our new place.
Because I'm no longer an N&O employee, I won't be writing on this blog anymore. But I promise to let everyone know via Twitter when I finally hit my goal of 165 pounds. If you feel so inclined, you can follow me on Twitter at @jasonfoster76.
I've enjoyed blogging about my exercise/weight loss adventure. I think the public forum kept me accountable in some ways and led me to keep going even things got frustrating.
Thanks for reading. See you on the other side of 165.
Fighting portion distortion
Carole Tanzer Miller, features editor, writes: When you're dieting successfully, your shrinking shape provides incentive to continue. Maintaining is another story.
The same lumps and bumps are there every day, and every day becomes a fight with Mother Nature, who wants us to fill out our former contours.
That's why after a successful diet we often wind up weighing more than when we started: the dreaded yo-yo effect.
For me, the big problem is portion distortion. Even when I eat the right stuff, I'm apt to eat more than I should. Two tools help keep me honest while I deal with a recent weight gain.
The first is a portion scale. I use it to measure raw ingredients and cooked portions. Most products list portion size and nutrition information. If I'm cooking from scratch, I can guesstimate based on similar recipes I find online, which list detailed calorie and nutrient info.
I also use an (outdated) Weight Watchers manual to see how many "points" a given portion of food costs me. I know how many points I'm allowed at my height and weight and this lets me see if the portion I want will be worth it. (Usually it is NOT.)
The second tool is an itty bitty Crock Pot. It's intended for making dips and such, but it also holds two portions of a casserole, just enough for my husband and me. It's a good way to limit portion sizes (for those of us lacking the discipline).
Fasting causes a headache
Community blogger Tahira Nyabinghi writes: I started the week doing a short water fast, and for my troubles got a huge, long-lasting migraine. The three-day cleanse was wonderful; I just forgot the consequences of doing a fast.
Either way, I cannot seem to get rid of this headache. I have settled into a routine, for the most part, with my eating habits now. I introduce a new menu item about once a week. I am experimenting with fruits and vegetable combinations as well.
I have a confession to make however. I ate a whole bag of Twizzlers today! I tried to resist the temptation but the long, red, tasty candy called my name when I passed it on the snack aisle. I swore that I would consume only one and then give the rest to my sister, but before I realized it, I had eaten the whole bag. I know I did because my aching tummy is verification of the crime I committed.
I would humbly ask my fellow raw food followers to offer words of encouragement so I dare not stray from the path again. I would also like to see a comment or two on how you think I can drop the last 50 pounds on my road to 120 pounds total.
Follow community bloggers at blogs.newsobserver.com/dieting.
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Sports & physical
The aim of Dehashakti Sports (Dehashakti means "the full power and perfection of the body") is to offer a comprehensive programme for physical development, providing activities that incorporate and develop movement, mobility, control, health, fitness, strength, stamina, challenge and body skills. Emphasis is given on developing team spirit, fairness in play, the right attitude during competitions and games, and encouraging weaker children to actively participate.
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four fields of sports activities enable Dehashakti Sports to incorporate
most of the above-mentioned aspects: individual (athletics and
gymnastics), aesthetic (gymnastics and acro-gymnastics),
inter-individual (combative games) and collective (softball, basketball,
volleyball, cricket and football).
School sports is offered to 131 children by 9 full-time instructors and 6 part-time instructors Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. at the school sports complex near Dana. The children, aged 6-18, are divided into 6 groups and are coached in athletics, gymnastics, combative games and team sports. Twice a year, all the children participate in Aurolympics (a week-long sports event involving athletics and team games).
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Random numbers
- Snippet from Wikipedia: Random number generation
A random number generator (RNG) is a computational or physical device designed to generate a sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern, i.e.
The SCaVis random numbers can be constructed using several approaches:
- The native Java API for random numbers. For example, see the Java
- The native Python API for random numbers
- The native SCaVis classes
The Native Java approach
Random numbers provided by Java API have already been used in the can be used to generate a single random number. Below we check the methods of this class:
from java.util import * r=Random() # seed from the system time. r=Random(100L) # user defined seed=100L dir(r)
You will see the methods of the Random class:
[.. 'nextDouble', 'nextFloat', 'nextGaussian', ...'nextInt', 'nextLong' ..]
Here is an example of how to fill a list with Gaussian random numbers:
from java.util import * r=Random() g=[] for i in range(100): g.append(r.nextGaussian())
The Native Python approach
Let us give a simple example which shows how to generate a single random floating point number in the range [0,1] using the Python API:
>>> from random import * >>> r=Random() >>> a=r.randint(1,10) # a random number in range [0.10]
A random seed from the current system time is used since we do not specify any argument for the Random(). In order to generate a random number predictably for debugging purpose, one should pass an integer (or long) value to the Random(), i.e., for example Random(1L).
One can use the following random number methods:
- r.random() # in range [0.0, 1.0)
- r.randint(min,max) # int in range [min,max]
- r.uniform(min,max) # real number in [min,max]
- r.betavariate(a,b) # Beta distribution (a>0,b>0)
- r.expovariate(lambda) # Exponential distribution
- r.gauss(m,s) # Gaussian distribution with the mean "m" and sigma "s"
- r.lognormvariate(m,s) # Log normal distribution with the mean "m" and sigma "s"
- r.normalvariate(m,s) # Normal distribution with the mean "m" and sigma "s"
- r.gammavariate(a, b) # Gamma distribution.
- r.seed(i) # set seed (i integer or long)
- state=r.getstate() # returns internal state
- setstate(state) # restores internal st
Random numbers are also used for manipulations with lists. One can randomly rearrange elements in a list as:
>>> list=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] >>> r.shuffle(list) >>> print list
The code generated this:
[3, 4, 2, 7, 6, 5, 9, 8, 1]
The Native SCaVis approach
Use the package "cern.jet.random" to build random numbers in SCaVis. Check this out as:
>>> import cern.jet.random >>> dir(cern.jet.random)
This will printout the available classes for generation of random distributions:
Beta, Binomial, BreitWigner, BreitWignerMeanSquare, ChiSquare, Empirical, EmpiricalWalker, Exponential, ExponentialPower, Gamma, Hyperbolic, HyperGeometric, Logarithmic, NegativeBinomial, Normal, Poisson, PoissonSlow, StudentT, Uniform, VonMises, Zeta
Let us give an example how to generate 100 integer values distributed in accordance with a Poissonian distribution (with the mean 10)
from cern.jet.random.engine import * from cern.jet.random import * engine=MersenneTwister() poisson=Poisson(10,engine) for i in range(100): print poisson.nextInt()
The MersenneTwister is one of the strongest engines. One can use the current system date for a seed to avoid reproducible random numbers:
>>> from cern.jet.random.engine import * >>> import java >>> engine=MersenneTwister(new java.util.Date())
Distributions from density functions
Here is a code example showing how to generate random distribution from any given function. Read more deatils in StatisticSample.
from jhplot import * from jhplot.math.StatisticSample import * from java.awt import * c1 = HPlot('Canvas',600,400) c1.setGTitle('Title') c1.visible() c1.setRange(-1,11,0,30) f=F1D('10+2*cos(x)',0,10) f.setColor(Color.red) c1.draw(f) p=f.getParse() a=randomRejection(1000,p,15,0,10) h=H1D('Random numbers',100,0,10) h.fill(a) c1.draw(h)
The output of this program is shown below:
Third-party libraries
ScaVis contains a number of third-party Java libraries that can be used for computation of density (PDF), cumulative (CDF), quantile, and random variates of many popular statistical distributions, such as:
- Ansari-Bradley
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- Cauchy
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A complete description of how to use Java, Jython and SCaVis for scientific analysis is described in the book Scientific data analysis using Jython and Java published by Springer Verlag, London, 2010 (by S.V.Chekanov)
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It was bound to happen sooner or later.
Maybe it was bad karma for breezing through my friends' Facebook posts with an air of superiority when they posted about their children's endless fighting. Maybe I was just due for some "real" parenting after so many years of smooth sailing. All I know is I am now knee deep in the dreaded sibling rivalry phase—or, as I call it, "if you two don't stop fighting I am going to _________ (insert your favorite threat here)" phase.
I have no idea why I think any of my lame threats will work when they obviously haven't in the past, but sometimes a mom gets so raging mad that she says the craziest and dumbest things. Why, just last week I unleashed one of my crazy threats to my kids and my daughter responded with, "Mom, you know you would never really do that!" To that I just rolled my eyes and kept quiet.
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Under the direction of Rogers Music teacher Kevin Hamilton, the Monday night eat-out benefit at Domenico's in Belmont Shore drew an overflow crowd of patrons dining in and taking out, netting the school program $1,086.
The way the event works is that the restaurant offers to give 25% of the business on a designated night to a school's PTA or program, which helps the business and helps the school community.
Domenico's wrote to Mr. Hamilton a thank you note that said the restaurant was overwhelmed with demand Monday night for take-out orders that surpassed the historically busy Belmont Shore Christmas Parade night, and vowed to work on what proved to be up to an hour's wait for a few patrons at Monday evening. (We got take-out due to sick family members and had no delay, but planned on 45 minutes).
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Hello Rogers Music Families,
Let me begin by saying thank you to all of those families that were able to make it out to Domenico's on Monday evening. I am happy to announce that we brought in sales totaling $4345.47, resulting in a donation towards the music program of $1086.34. Simply amazing!
Despite the amazing result, I have become aware that there were once again problems with the service/unpreparedness of the restaurant this year. I wanted to share with you a portion of the email that the manager, Matt Allen, sent to me this evening.
"Dear Kevin,
...I am sure you have heard by now that the night was not without its problems. Despite having a full staff on, the amount of orders was overwhelming. Your group set a new sales record for takeout orders in a single night at Domenico's. This includes the always busy Belmont Shore Christmas Parade. The large number of orders resulted in several customers having to wait more than an hour for their orders."
But the manager vowed to work out any delays by urging future dining and donating events spread over at least two days to reduce the concentration of patrons. The offer was good most of the day but the majority of diners arrived at dinner.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — The 78th Pittsburg Homecoming, set for this Friday and Saturday, will feature more entertainment than usual.
On Friday, there will be entertainment from 6 to 7 p.m., the children's pageant from 7 to 8:30, entertainment from 8:30 to 9 p.m., the pageant crowning from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and entertainment from 9:30 until 11 p.m.
On Saturday, registration for the older girl's pageant will close at 5:30 p.m., the pageant will be from 6 to 8 p.m., an auction from 8 to 8:30 p.m., entertainment from 8:30 to 9 p.m., an auction from 9 to 9:30 p.m., entertainment from 9:30 to 10:15 p.m., and the pageant crowning at 10:15.
"Some of the pageant girls sing and we have Earl Gilbert as Elvis, and different local singers, and a comedy act, and a local comedian," said Wanda Philpot, activities director.
There will be two concession stands.
Money raised from the pageants, auction, and concession stands will go toward the upkeep of the Pittsburg Cemetery and the shelter house area.
The homecoming was started in 1935 and was held on a square-dance floor. Then, when the Pittsburg School was built, it was held there. A wooden shelter was built in 1963 at its present location and, about 12 years ago, a metal building was erected. Elizabeth McNeil donated the land for the shelter in the early 1960s.
"We're going to try to revitalize the homecoming for next year," Philpot said. "To have the pageants on Thursday and Friday nights, then have a big homecoming more like it used to be. Used to, you couldn't find a parking place. We want people to come out and have an enjoyable experience."
The board members are Don Jeffrey, chairman; Ed Woody, treasurer; and Willard Jeffrey, Dennis Rush, Paul Carson, and Eddie Woody. Wilma Cloyd is the secretary.
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SJP unveils post-RDR proposition
by Michelle Abrego on Dec 14, 2012 at 11:10
Tied-advice network St James's Place (SJP) has unveiled its post-retail distribution review (RDR) proposition and adviser charging regime.
The firm will drop a number of products including the SJPI Money Market Bond, stakeholder pensions, Section 32 pensions and a range of offshore open-ended collective investment schemes and the SJP annuity service.
It said these products had not seen high demand from clients or partners and accounted for less than 1% of total new business.
In a note to partners SJP, headed by chief executive David Bellamy (pictured), said adviser charges would be deducted from products.
'Whilst some advice firms will offer the option for clients to pay advice directly, perhaps by cheque or Direct Debit, we will be facilitating the payment of advice fees by deduction from the product/ investment, as now.
'If the clients are happy with our advice charges and want to take our advice, then there is nothing else for them to do.'
It said that while today partners receive initial and renewal turnover as remuneration, those will be replaced with initial advice fees (INF) and ongoing advice fees (OAF) and will be funded from the advice charges paid by clients.
A note to partners said: 'You will be familiar with the fact that the "cost of advice" shown on illustrations today is higher than the 3% INF partners receive due to the Financial Services Authority's commission equivalence rules; and a similar approach will continue post-RDR, although the amounts disclosed reduces slightly.
'Hence, post-RDR the initial adviser charge disclosed on the services and costs disclosure document and illustration will be at 4.5% (compared to the 5% disclosed today).'
For its third party products, excluding protection, the firm will charge an explicit initial and ongoing charge for advice, facilitated by the product providers on top of their factory gate prices.
60 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Dec 14, 2012 at 11:20
"Tied Advice network"? I preferred "Upmarket Sales force"!
Seriously, SJP do seem to be on a roll right now, let's hope the FSA ensure there is no smoke and mirrors by way of their Vertical Integration process. No problem with this firm as long as there's a level playing field.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 11:48
A bit like having your teeth taken out, Clients won't feel a thingreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 11:53
4.5% initial charge - that sounds very reasonable, where do I sign Mr SJP Partner?!?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:01
No more SJP annuity service.....
They'd better keep an eye on their KPIs for Drawdown business and retirement deferrals then?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:03
4.5% Initial charge?.....
sounds ok, on amounts up to say 20k.... £900 should more than cover the cost of the work in a reasonable and fair way ....
On £100k lump sum..... £4,500 nice when you can get it.....Still reasonable?
I would say debatable,--particularly on a tied-restricted advice proposition....no more work involved than the £20k investment...
Although, on 2nd thoughts, the client is getting an up market Suitability report and all correspondence, on high quality gold and blue top -end stationery,
£200k lump sums, ?? Which you would expect as the norm, from an 'Upmarket Sales Force' with Professional connections in the City
£9,000 ?
Good if you can get it,report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:04
Somebody explain;
I assume there is no advice fee beyond the initial 4.5% and that SJPs revenue sits within the TER of the funds, not mentioned above.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:07
Does that mean that clients wll be able to switch off on going advice fees?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:12
So in conclusion, SJP continue as they always have - handsomely rewarded for their work at the expense of their clients. Clients who don't have a prayer of understanding if they are being treated equitably or not, and prbably don't realise that SJP are simply a tied sales force.
No RDR issues for SJP - Fair play, and well done to the FSA!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:13
SJP is a product provider with a sales force; they are not partners in the legal sense but self-employed advisers. The FSA guidance states 'product providers will be banned from offering commission to advisers and will also face other requirements if they offer to deduct adviser charges from their products'. From what I have read in this article it seems SJP as a product provider is doing just that, deducting charges from the product the paying the adviser out of the product. Replacing the terminology 'commission' with 'advice fees' and not offering the client different ways of paying seems SJP are 'business as usual'. I hope they carry on taking this stance because it will make it easy for me to take business off them.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:14
If you read this in detail the Partner doesn't get 4.5%, it is this figure because of the commission equivalence rules.... the client doesn't get charged this in full.....report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:15
what is the ongoing advice fee then?
Answer on a postcard to "Dick Turpin Tombola competition"report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:17
Out of curiousity what is the level of SJP's ongoing advice fee (OAF)?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:28
Have to say, thank goodness for St James Place, otherwise who else would we pick on.........
a merry christmas to one and allreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:33
well they do send clients a birthday card........that comes at a cost.
They really should have thought of a better acronym than OAF to describe a SJP Partner's charging structure.....................The possibilities of that one are endless in terms of comedy.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:34
100% allocation.nil bid/offer.6 years exit enalties. 2.3% ter. That's clever,on the face of it.adviser gets 3+o.5report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:41
'Hence, post-RDR the initial adviser charge disclosed on the services and costs disclosure document and illustration will be at 4.5% (compared to the 5% disclosed today).'
How often do SJP disclose this to their clients anyway? From what I have seen recently, they try and avoid providing the std disclosure documents out of fear of the client seeing how much they get.
I could not look a client in the eye and tell them I am receiving large sums of money for selling them a SJP Investment Bond, invested in a nice SJP fund, wrapped up in side a Loan trust.
SJP seem to get a bite of the cherry all over the place and somehow continue to get away with it.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:54
Memo to Ratty Meanwhile (Martin Wheatley) FSA/FCA
How about having some sort of review to ensure that the cost of providing the advice is proportionate to the amount being taken in charges?
You could call it something catchy like the Review of Retail Distribution.
Cost should be quite reasonable - say £3.5 billion over 10 years?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 12:55
"Whilst some advice firms will offer the option for clients to pay [for] advice directly, perhaps by cheque or Direct Debit, we will be facilitating the payment of advice fees by deduction from the product/ investment, as now."
Alternatively, read:-
"Whilst true advice firms are likely to offer the option for clients to pay for advice separately from what they invest into the product, SJP will not be facilitating any such options. Instead, we will maintain a system that accords as closely as possible with our present business model, namely the sale of SJP products wherever possible, with the salesman's cut deducted from the sum invested. Basically, all we'll be doing is rebadging commission as an adviser charge bexcause the FSA has said we have to.
As for all and any products that pose a less attractive work:remuneration ratio ~ we'll just ditch them altogether, because all we really want is for our partners to shovel as much money as possible into our own funds."report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:01
@IFA1...Not picking on SJP at all.
They have had a lot of time, plenty of resource and some bright people to think it through.
These blogs are festooned with vitriolic comments regarding SJPs TER.
A sector of IFA community has been looking forward to transparent separation of advice and product/funds.
So what's the answer?
Do SJP have a 4.5% Initial fee and then an on-going advice fee. If so at what level?
Can a client switch this OAF off?
Are they walking onto a spike with the FCA.( I doubt it)
What are the true TERs within their mirrored funds? 200bps++?..or ?
Middle- England- mass- affluent has long been told "don't worry about charges, we achieve upper quartile results" and of course "look at the scale and the ability to redress"
The informed consumer decides… The key word is informed.
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Dec 14, 2012 at 13:03
I'm no advocate for SJP,but any less than 3+0.5 is likely to end in tears,given the liabilities and costs involved. Methinks we dost protesteth too much.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:08
Julian, sorry to correct you, which I do only for the opportunity to make a comment, but SJP partner is simply a marketing term, it has no legal substance. SJP (marketing term) partners are self-employed financial advisers, Like 'up market' let us drop the SJP charade of using expressions that make them sound posh.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:09
I'm told that ongoing charge can be turned off,but would anyone want the kind of client who would do that. They are the clients who will complain about something,sooner or later.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:10
Adviser charging = commission. Good luck to SJP if the FSA lets them get away with it.
If their clients don't like it they can walk.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:13
It's called "Cartier Mist" Susanreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:19
Has anyone picked up on Michelle's change of description, Not anymore are SJP to be known as "Upmarket sales force" finally she has accepted that they are just a "Tied Advice Network" and have never been upmarket about anything.
Could it be that she has seen the light ?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:23
As most investments products have a 6 year early encashment penalty, clients can't simply walk. The EEP allows SJP to ammortise the up front fees paid out of the product to the adviser. How exactly does this conform to the new adviser charging rules?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:25
I have just picked up a new client - their IFA has just joined SJP.
Having recommended many products over the past few years he wanted them to cash them all in and then reinvest it all with SJP.
Is it a coincidence that he has never taken any trail commission, only initial, and that he plans to retire in 2 years??report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:27
If they arent allowing the client to pay by cheque, then their discounted gift scheme, loan trust, and, pretty much, any IHT mitigation scheme they offer will be worse value than what is on offer from an IFA (as the fee for the advice disappears out of the estate immediately, whereas if the money goes into an investment, then deducted as an adviser fee, and takes 7 years to be IHT free; also clients wont be able to put as much money, net of charges, into a discretionary trust, without an immediate tax charge).
Also, SJP's clients wont be able to take as much money out of their beloved bonds as clients of IFAs, due to their refusal to let clients pay by cheque and standing order.
Clearly, they wont be able to offer a full range of products to accountants and solicitors - you obviously cant give pension advice if you dont offer s32s or annuities! So, just as the door for referrals opens, it shuts back in their faces. Still, they've got a couple of weeks to get referrals! Happy Christmas!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:32
@ David Curley
There was a Citywire article a few weeks ago asking for peoples thoughts on the title and the overwhelming reaction was ditch the upmarket farce.
PS Think a better anagram for Martin Wheatley is Mean while Ratty!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:48
Hi Johnathan,
Don't think I saw that, Democracy in actionreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:49
To Simon Welch ~ A former IFA here in Bristol did exactly the same upon joining SJP. Churned everything he'd ever sold whilst an IFA sold and even ripped out 3% initial commission for so doing. He couldn't even comprehend my disapproval of such activities or, if he did, he wasn't prepared to admit it.
But hey ~ according to David Bellamy, such practices are perfectly okay with the FSA. One wonders, though, if the regulator would be quite so sanguine about an IFA doing the same sort of thing. Kinda fishy, isn't it?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:49
1/SJP are now whole of market for annuities,so they no longer need a bureau.
2/When was the last time anyone did a S32? And was it good advice?
If we spent less time bitching about SJP and more time doing business,they wouldn't be about to wipe the floor with us!!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:54
its not client agreed ? so it must be commisionreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 13:58
Lets not be naive nowreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:00
I did a s32 a couple of weeks ago. Hoping it was good advice! 100% tax free cash for the client!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:09
No doubt SJP will simply refer those clients needing a S32 to an IFA?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:14
I know a local ifa who receives referrals from Sjp partners.
Is that a problem?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:24
Am I being naive - why wouldn't you give the client a choice of paying by cheque?
As for the anagram I quite like 'Laymen hear twit'!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:43
Graeme Laws
no longstop thou !report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:54
SJP have been successful because they have been able to interpret the nonsense that the FSA rules are, and will continue to be, in a manner that rmunerates their advisers sufficiently and dosnt confuse the client. Unlike the rubbish that the FSA expect us to present to the client that is designed to confuse the client and paint us all as dodgy characters.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 14:54
May be RDR isnt the Monster we all thought it was.
Seems pretty sraight forward to SJP, maybe we shouls all be following their model.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:13
I find it both suprising and disgusting, in equal proportion, that the Heirarchy at SJP could still develop /promote/arrange/endorse financial products that have a 6 yr tie in with early encashment penalties..... It's taking products back 10 - 15 yrs FFS
Having said that, it raises more questions about the actual mentality of their clients, if they are so naive as to not bother to take a peek through the ''Cartier Mist'' - (great analogy Rob. by the way ) at charges.
Or, perhaps, they are the type of clients who avoid asking too many questions, in case they are made to look stupid for asking stupid questions ?......report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:18
Hoorar for SJP!!
I believe 10% of my new clients this year are dis-affected clients of theirs, sold the world upfront, assets hoovered up and then hardly hear of the partner gain apart from perhaps asking about them buying something else, increasing contributions etc.
A flaw it seems to me is they make such an emphasis on cracking the whip on the fund managers they use to deliver superior returns (not guaranteed) that the SJP partners seem to think no ongoing service is needed from them due to the 'active management'.
Doesn't really sit then with an ongoing advice charge!
Bottom line, viva SJP and their 'new' remuneration strategy....report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:23
HJ, it always amazes me in their suitability report that no numerical comparison of RIY or projected pot sizes (O&M etc) is required between existing pensions elsewhere (being hoovered) and the actual SJP PP recommended.
Usually seem to be just a sentence saying the costs are higher but the client doesn't mind this.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:38
4.5!!! My business (Melior Wealth) only charges 0.5% up front. The future of financial advice!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:39
Surely,anyone who wishes to invest short term(less than 5/6 years)should be in cash?!report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:40
Yep.... that fits with clients (who amazingly are professionals or people with their own businesses) not wishing to ask too many questions.....report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 15:49
@Glint Thrust, you are missing the point,- (if retorting to my comment)
We aren't talking about suitability of Asset Allocation here.... It's the 2 finger gesture SJP are making to the rest of the industry, - who have moved on from punitive contracts, through basic TCF principles, and now in readiness for RDR, have offered CLEAN contracts for 10 yrs, Bond/ Collective whatever, that don't imprison a client , irrespective of Asset allocation,, simply to feed the Commission (Forget Adviser charging bullshit ) of the SJP 'partner'
If the FSA let them get away with this, we might as well all shove our heads up our RDR'ses and see if there's any light on....report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 16:10
One think not made clear in the article is who sets the charge? My understanding of customer agreed remuneration is that it is agreed between the adviser and the client – the provider should be incidental to this other than to facilitate whatever is agreed. So if the adviser (unlikely I know) were to agree an initial fee of 0% how would SJP earn? Is there an additional product charge on top of the 4.5%? If SJP is setting the fee and it cannot be negotiated then it is a commission.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 16:30
Every business sets their tariff of fees and charges, it doesnt have to be negotiable.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 17:04
Get real - the SJP formula is the future - the networks are doomed after RDR. You will see more Honisters next year.
I am an IFA in a network, but the writing is on the wall for us.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 17:04
My point is that anyone charging 0.5+0.5 ,as a good friend of mine is,will simply not be in business for longreport this
Dec 14, 2012 at 17:20
I assume SJP will be doing regular contribution ISAs or Pensions (??) post rdr.
It appears to me reading COBS 6.1A.22 R that you can't take an initial fee on each contribution if you are also providing (and charging for) ongoing advice. Am I missing something?report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 17:33
If it`s an INF, consistency suggests there should be an ONF......unless there is some significance in OAF.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 17:40
madmitch - if a product provider is setting an "advisory fee" and deducting it directly from a plan without any other option then it sure looks like it passes the quacking duck test to me.report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 19:47
So all the phaffing about by those ever so clever clods at the FSA - under the mis management of MP's and the MP's fiddles - the enormous costs imposed on insurance companies and advisers - and SJP have come up with a great way of displaying theri costs to the clients in the same way - but in different style. What a bleedin' waste of time for everyone. What an exceeding waste of money - except those MPs who are paid for this - and their pension funds - and the merry go round for FSA executives rumbles on. Get a job at the FSA - then be purchased by a bank or insurance company - to show how to avoid " regulation ", and the tax payer / policyholder pays through the nose or through their insurance policy ? R D R ( Return of dual- pricing retailer )report this
Dec 14, 2012 at 20:04
I'm aged 33 and I really can't wait for all you miserable old negative advisers to retire so I can further increase my client bank with people who love good service from a positive adviser who charges a nice healthy transparent fee.report this
Dec 15, 2012 at 09:15
Chris . . .you might have missed . . . . it is many of those you currently claim " who love good service ", who are moaning about the high charges, the high cost from SJP etc.. Secondly those miserable negative advisers ", came up through the regime you are entering, learnt their craft, earned their knowledge - which I hope you to will learn - and be half as committed to their clients as they are - then, and only then will you be in a position of knowledge - to insult your credible and incredible peers ! The great news is as you say you will be able to pick and choose your client - from a base of customers who cannot obtain or afford advice - those remaining will need to go to the banks like the Treacherous Savings Bank ( TSB - owner of Lloyds, Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical - and a significant shareholder of SJP ). So your " services", will assist the TSB ( terminating savings banks ) - to take their business direct e.g Scottish Widows Direct - and their current attack of accountants for the Auto Enrolment business. Assisting the Gov't - to force people into poor annuities . I would put money on SJP - not advising on AE - the reason - they have no interest in provide a full or comprehensive service - only the woolworth sales approach - pick and mix ?report this
Dec 16, 2012 at 08:59
Phillip Wise commented - If they arent allowing the client to pay by cheque, then their discounted gift scheme, loan trust, and, pretty much, any IHT mitigation scheme they offer will be worse value than what is on offer from an IFA (as the fee for the advice disappears out of the estate immediately, whereas if the money goes into an investment, then deducted as an adviser fee, and takes 7 years to be IHT free; also clients wont be able to put as much money, net of charges, into a discretionary trust, without an immediate tax charge).
Have to be a little careful on IHT and fees - if Settlor pays fee on a certain Trusts could be seen as an addition to the Trust and could be subjected to an immediate charge to IHT - in addition dependent on the advice/action could be subject to VAT.
RDR is such fun!report this
Dec 17, 2012 at 10:07
Is this what they meant when they said . . . . they had no idea about the " unintended consequences ". . .of RDR or intervention on subject matters they know nothing about. MP's must have got their information from the internet . It is so similar when Phoney Blair went to war . . . casuing death and destruction at home and abroad .. . the result of no one in the cabinett who had any military experience . . . . had any knowledge of the effects of war . . . . or the " unintended consequences ". Next" . . . . Quantitive Easing ", first tried out in Edinburgh in the times of Sir Walter Scott . . . . and his purchaseof life assurance from Scottish Widows . . . and bankruptcy . . . before highlighting the troubles with the tart ta tan . . . en special relationship avec France . . .en le introduction of shortbread into civilised society in Edinburgh - before the troubled Edinburgh Banks like TSB ( now having purchased Lloyds and Bank of Scotland and Halifax and Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical and Hill Samuel and TSB Life and St Andrews Life and . . . and the Robbing Bank of Scotland. It is interesting how banks borrowed money form the tax payer - are now hiking interest rates and to borrowers of the reckless lending policies of banks and building societies - under scrutiny of Bank of England FSA and the Governemtn MP's - still fiddling their expenses . Corrobaoration or just Corruption at the highest levels ?report this
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