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National Futures Association
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National Futures Association (NFA) | |
Founded | 1982 |
Headquarters | Chicago |
Key People | Daniel J. Roth, President, CEO Christopher Hehmeyer, Chairman |
Products | Registration, Compliance, Enforcement, Trade Practice and Market Surveillance, Dispute Resolution, Education |
Corporate Website | www.nfa.futures.org |
National Futures Association (NFA) is the industry-wide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures industry. NFA's purpose is to safeguard market integrity, protect investors and help NFA members meet their regulatory responsibilities. Individuals and firms that engage in futures business with the public are required to be members of NFA.[1]
The NFA has more than 4,200 member firms and 55,000 NFA Associate Members.[2]
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What NFA Does
NFA provides self-regulatory programs in order to contribute to the integrity of the futures industry.
NFA advisory committees work with staff to craft NFA Sales practice rules that ensure members meet high ethical standards in their dealings with customers.
In January of 2012, it was announced that CME Group and the National Futures Association (NFA), in conjunction with the InterContinental Exchange (ICE), the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBOT) and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) had formed a joint committee to review how self-regulatory organizations could strengthen current safeguards for customer segregated funds held at the firm level in light of the MF Global bankruptcy.[3]
On July 16, 2012, the NFA said it would conduct a review of its audit division as it sought to react to criticism that it missed two decades of fraud at failed Iowa brokerage Peregrine Financial Group. Hours after a former customer of Peregrine Financial called for a U.S. congressional investigation of the NFA, the industry group said it was retaining outside law firm Jenner and Block to review its general practices and their execution in the case of PFGBest, as Peregrine was widely known.[4]
On July 17, 2012, the NFA said in press release that a special committee of representatives from the futures industry's self-regulatory organizations had proposed additional requirements to SRO rules and regulatory practices designed to strengthen safeguards for customer segregated and secured funds held at the firm.
Managed Futures
In July of 2010, the NFA petitioned the CFTC to reclaim oversight of managed futures, an authority the NFA had until 2003. The proposal seeks to require futures-oriented mutual funds to provide more disclosure to investors. Retail investors have increased access to mutual funds that diversify with futures in a move meant to compete with typically higher-fee hedge funds. Mutual funds are already regulated by the SEC. AQR, the quantitative fund manager, and JPMorgan are among the companies whose mutual funds are targeted in the NFA proposal.[5]
- Tips for Using NFA's Electronic Disclosure Document Filing System[6]
The 1974 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act, which established the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), also contained a provision (Section 17) that gave the futures industry the opportunity to create a "futures association." The expectation was that such an organization would perform self-regulatory activities that would complement those of the newly created CFTC.
In 1976, a group of industry leaders, led by Leo Melamed, recognized the efficiencies that a national self-regulatory organization would bring to the futures industry and began the development process. This group, known as NFA's Organizing Committee, reflected a cross section of business activities and regional considerations. The committee members, many of whom became members of NFA's initial board of directors, included Melamed, John J. Conheeney, David T. Johnston, George D. F. Lamborn, Warren W. Lebeck, Leslie Rosenthal and Howard A. Stotler.
In 1982, Robert K. Wilmouth, then president of the Chicago Board of Trade, signed on as NFA's first president and chief executive officer.
Wilmouth retired as president in 2002. He was succeeded by Daniel J. Roth, who had served previously as NFA General Counsel.
Peregrine Financial Services Default and Aftermath
In July 2012, PFGBest, also known as Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. collapsed after its founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. was discovered to have fraudulently stolen $215 million in customer funds over a 20 year period. Wasendorf Sr. received a 50 year sentence for his crime on January 31, 2013. The case put NFA in the spotlight and its audit practices under intense scrutiny for not catching the fraud earlier.
On Nov. 26, 2012, it was announced that AlphaMetrix360, LLC had been selected to provide electronic data aggregation services for both the CME Group Inc. and NFA. As futures industry self-regulatory organizations, the initiative will allow CME and NFA to build a system to collect balances for all bank depositories holding customer segregated, secured amount and sequestered funds on behalf of futures commission merchants on a daily basis.[7]
On January 31, 2013, NFA announced that it had completed an independent review of its regulatory and auditing practices by Berkeley Research Group. The firm reviewed NFA's audits of Peregrine from 1995 through 2012, examining more than 190,000 NFA documents totaling more than 3 million pages, including more than 166,000 emails and related documents. The firm also interviewed more than 25 current and former NFA employees and five former PFG officials including Wasendorf Sr. Berkeley's analysis found that overall, "NFA audits were conducted in a competent fashion and the auditors dutifully implemented the appropriate modules that were required in the annual audits" following the standards set by the Joint Audit Committee. It also concluded that Wasendorf Sr. "was able to conceal his fraud meticulously by providing numerous convincingly forged documents to NFA and others."
Berkeley also submitted 21 recommendations to improve NFA audits including auditor hiring, training, supervision and continuing education, plus training and procedures to ensure more professional skepticism by its audit staff. It also recommended more testing of NFA member internal controls, qualifications of outside auditors and the sources of firm capital contributions.[8][9]
Full report and summary on MarketsReformWiki - Analysis of National Futures Association Audits of Peregrine Financial Group, January 29, 2013
Business Conduct Committee
NFA's Business Conduct Committee (BCC) is composed of nine individuals, three of whom must have no affiliation with any NFA member. These individuals are appointed by NFA's board to serve three-year terms.
The committee is responsible for reviewing audit and investigative reports prepared by NFA compliance staff. Typically, reports are reviewed by BCC panels, three-person subsets of the larger group.[10] If the reports allege violations of NFA rules, the BCC has the option of issuing either:
1) A Warning Letter to the firm that identifies remedial actions, or
2) A formal complaint that charges the Member with specific rule violations. When the BCC issues a Complaint, the Member has the right to respond to the allegations in the Complaint and request a hearing before the members of the NFA Hearing Committee.
Membership Committee
There are 11 individuals on NFA's Membership Committee. Five members are selected from the NFA's board. One of the board members is required to be a public director, and at least three of the non-board members must represent organizations that are not members of NFA. These individuals are appointed by NFA's board to serve two-year terms.
The committee reviews decisions NFA's president makes about whether applicants can either 1) become members of NFA or register as Associates, or 2) continue to be eligible for NFA membership or registration. The committee can designate a subcommittee to act on its behalf.
With some exceptions, anyone who does futures business with the public has to be registered. The primary purposes of registration are to screen an applicant's fitness to engage in business as a futures professional and to identify individuals and organizations that are subject to federal regulation. Registration categories are:
- Futures Commission Merchant
- Introducing Broker
- Commodity Pool Operator
- Commodity Trading Advisor
- Associated Person
- Principal
- Floor Broker
- Floor Trader
- Agricultural Trade Option Merchant
In addition to managing the registration system, NFA is responsible for denying, revoking, suspending, restricting or conditioning any firm's registration or membership. These decisions are made by the NFA membership committee, after a hearing.
Every registration applicant is subject to a fitness review, which includes a background check, and must meet proficiency testing requirements. Applicants use the Web-based NFA Online Registration System to complete the registration process.
Membership Details
All registered FCMs, IBs, CPOs and those registered CTAs who manage or exercise discretion over customer accounts must be members of the NFA in order to conduct futures business with the public.
Persons acting as Associated Persons of NFA Members must become NFA Associate Members.
NFA members have to meet rigorous registration requirements, including fitness screening and proficiency testing. Once they become members, they have to continue to follow NFA's standards because NFA has the authority to deny, revoke, suspend, restrict or condition any firm's or individual's registration.
Mandatory membership is the cornerstone of NFA's regulatory structure, and effective industry wide self regulation is not possible without it. NFA Bylaw 1101 very clearly prohibits the conduct of customer business with non-NFA Members.
Members have to be especially diligent not to violate Bylaw 1101. They must examine the relationships they have with other registrants, with customers, with third-party account controllers, with branch offices and so on, to determine that they are in compliance.
Total Membership |
3,937 |
Retail Foreign Exchange Dealers |
13 |
Futures Commission Merchants |
101 |
Introducing Brokers |
1261 |
Commodity Pool Operators |
1544 |
Commodity Trading Advisors |
1011 |
Exchanges |
7 |
Associates |
53,690 |
- NFA Members are listed by their highest class of membership. However, many NFA Members are registered in more than one membership category. For example, an FCM that manages or exercises discretion over customer accounts may also be registered as a CTA.
When rule violations occur, NFA is authorized to take disciplinary action. Sanctions range from warning letters for minor infractions to formal complaints in cases where violations warrant prosecution.
Penalties including expulsion, suspension for a fixed period, prohibition from future association with any NFA Member, censure, reprimand and fines of up to $250,000 per violation. These penalties are determined by a Business Conduct Committee composed of NFA Members.
Trade Practice And Market Surveillance
NFA performs regulatory services and programs for many of the newer electronic exchanges that help ensure orderly markets and make certain that customers of these exchanges receive the same protections as those of more traditional exchanges.
Dispute Resolution
NFA's online arbitration and mediation programs provide informal and inexpensive alternatives to litigation.
Arbitration cases are heard by a panel of arbitrators. Claims for smaller amounts can be resolved by a single arbitrator based solely on written submissions. Claimants may choose to be represented by counsel, or they can represent themselves. Arbitration awards are final and can't be appealed.
Mediation gives participants a chance to negotiate a mutually agreed upon settlement.
Educational Outreach
Helping investors make informed decisions about futures trading is one of NFA's core responsibilities. NFA publications discussing a variety of futures-related topics are available on the NFA Web site or can be requested from NFA's information center at (800) 621-3570. NFA publications for investors include:
- Annual Review[12]
- Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC): An Information Resource for the Investing Public[13]
- Introduction to National Futures Association[14]
- NFA Arbitration: Resolving Customer Disputes[15]
- Scams and Swindles: An Educational Guide to Avoiding Investment Fraud[16]
- Security Futures: An Introduction to Their Uses and Risks[17]
- Trading in the Retail Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Market - What Investors Need to Know[18]
NFA also is a member of the Alliance for Investor Education.[19]
NFA also operates the Background Affiliation Status Information Center, or BASIC database, which contains registration information for all current and former CFTC registrants, as well as information about disciplinary actions taken by NFA, the CFTC and the U.S. futures exchanges.
All of NFA's programs are financed by membership dues and assessment fees paid by users of the futures markets.
- Use and Supervision of Online Social Networking Communications
- Tips for Using NFA's Electronic Disclosure Document Filing System
- Preparing for an NFA Audit
- Registration Issues: Principals, APs and Branch Offices
Who Makes Self-Regulation Work
NFA is a member-run organization. Policy direction is provided by a 25-member board. The NFA board of directors consists of 14 individuals from the FCM, IB, CPO and CTA communities. These directors are joined by six representatives from U.S. futures exchanges and five public representatives who have no association with the futures industry.
The board is responsible for managing NFA's property, business and affairs, and exercising any powers that are directed, required or permitted by law, or by NFA articles or bylaws.[20]
The board's annual meeting, at which officers are elected and committee appointments are made, is held in February. NFA's board typically meets on a quarterly basis. The 25-member board includes:
- 10 Futures Commission Merchant, Leverage Transaction Merchant and Introducing Broker representatives
- 6 Contract Market representatives
- 4 Commodity Pool Operator, Commodity Trading Advisor representatives
- 5 Public representatives
Members also make up NFA's Business Conduct Committee, Advisory Committees and several special committees.
Key People
Board of Directors
- Christopher K. Hehmeyer, Chairman
- Leo Melamed, Permanent Special Advisor
- Daniel J. Roth, President, CEO
- Daniel A. Driscoll, Executive Vice-President, COO
- Kenneth F. Haase, Senior Vice-President, Information Systems
- Thomas W. Sexton III, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary
- Mary McHenry, Director, Compliance
- Regina G. Thoele, Senior Vice-President, Compliance
- Karen K. Wuertz, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Communications
- Jane Croessmann, Director, Market Regulation
- Edward Dasso III, Vice-President, Market Regulation
- David L. Hawrysz, Vice-President, CFO and Treasurer
- Jamila Piracci, Vice-President, OTC Derivatives
- Gregory C. Prusik, Vice President, Registration
- Larry A. Dyekman, Director, Communications and Education
- ↑ Who has to register. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Directories. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Press Release. NFA.
- ↑ PFGBest regulator orders review of audit division. Yahoo! News/Reuters.
- ↑ NFA looks to regulate funds operating managed futures. Financial Times.
- ↑ Tips for Using NFA's Electronic Disclosure Document Filing System. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Press Release. National Futures Association.
- ↑ A letter from NFA's CEO and Chairman. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Peregrine fraud investigation finds shortcomings at futures regulator. Crains Chicago Business.
- ↑ NFA Manual: Compliance Rules: Part 3 – Compliance Procedures. National Futures Association.
- ↑ NFA Members and Dues. National Futures Association.
- ↑ NFA Annual Review. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) Guide. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Introduction to National Futures Association. National Futures Association.
- ↑ NFA Arbitration: Resolving Customer Disputes. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Scams and Swindles: An Educational Guide to Avoiding Investment Fraud. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Security Futures: An Introduction to Their Uses and Risks. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Trading in the Retail Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Market - What Investors Need to Know. National Futures Association.
- ↑ Members. Alliance for Investor Education.
- ↑ Articles of Incorporation. National Futures Association.


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- The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the entire region until 4 p.m. this afternoon. West to northwest winds at 20 to 35 mph could gust up to 55 mph making driving difficult. Some small trees and limbs could come down with isolated power outages possible and loose objects will also be propelled into the air.
Here is the exclusive Capital Region forecast from the Albany Weather Examiner:
- The next 48 hours…
Today – Partly sunny this morning with increasing clouds and a chance of rain showers, then becoming windy, and turning colder with a chance of snow showers this afternoon. High 39-43. Winds west between 20 and 25 mph, gusting up to 50 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Normal High/Low: 30° / 14°
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Monday – Mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. High 21-25. Winds southwest around 5 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Monday Night – Cloudy and cold with a chance of light snow. Low 10-14. Winds northwest between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Some minor snow accumulations possible.
- The extended forecast…
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy and very cold with a slight chance of flurries. High 17-21. Winds west between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy and frigid. Low -3 to 1. High 11-15.
Thursday – Partly sunny and frigid. Low -4 to 0. High 10-14.
Friday – Mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of snow. Low -1 to 3. High 20-24. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Low 7-11. High 17-21. Chance of snow 30 percent.
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With the La Nina weather pattern bringing warm humid conditions and a prevailing north easterly, we expected and hoped for an early start to the game fishing season.
Sightings of flying fish, Manta Ray and cruising Hammerheads made things feel right and the arrival of vast schools of Skipkack Tuna increased expectations to the extent that the occasional boat couldnt resist the urge to explore.
The rewards to the fuel gamblers have been the first Striped Marlin of the season off Tutukaka, where another boat spotted a tailer. A very early Mahimahi was taken off Whangaroa and this beautiful harbour also witnessed the weigh-in of a very large Yellowfin Tuna of 150lbs. With the scarcity of the latter over the last few seasons, we hope this fish heralds an increase in numbers this summer.
These early captures are sure to prompt a few more boats to venture forth away from the abundant schools of inshore Snapper, which usually dominate the attention of anglers at this time of year.
February is usually the safe bet for the arrival of Blue Marlin but my guess is that the first could be encountered before the New Year, if anyone is prepared to go out wide enough.
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Motorcyclist Hit with Bottle, Threatened with Gun But Hangs onto Bike
University City Police said two men tried to rob the man of his motorcycle at Forest Park Parkway and Big Bend; one person has been charged.
Two men attempted to steal a motorcycle Tuesday at Forest Park Parkway and Big Bend Boulevard in University City. After one man displayed a handgun, the other struck the motorcyclist with a bottle and tried to take the bike, University City Police said in a report.
One suspect was arrested after the theft attempt on Tuesday.
Mondez Purvey, 20, of the 900 block of Laurel Avenue in St. Louis, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery and armed criminal action. According to the police report, Purvey hit the victim with the bottle and another man had the handgun.
Bond for Purvey was set at $50,000. He is being held in St. Ann jail.
For more crime information on University Patch, see the following articles:
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I was riding in the Loop a couple of years ago and a bottle of some sort whizzed by my head and broke on the street. What kind of people are we breeding? BTW, is that photo the victim or the perp?
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My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor
By Christian Hosoi
(HarperOne, Hardcover, 9780062024305, 336pp.)
Publication Date: June 2012
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Personal Memoirs
Raised at the legendary Marina Del Rey Skateparkwhere his father was the manager and the Dogtown and Z-Boys crew were his mentorsChristian Hosoi never questioned that he would become a full-time skateboarder. But no one could have predicted his meteoric rise to the apex of a burgeoning sportor the spectacular way he would crash and then create himself anew.
A professional skater by thirteen, known for his rock-star flair and dramatic aerials, Hosoi was at the top of the world before he was twenty, engaged in the rivalry that would shape years of skating: Christian Hosoi vs. Tony Hawk. At the height of his celebrity in the late 1980s and early '90s, Hosoi was the highest-paid skateboarder in the world and made the most of his celebrity status, counting Hollywood's elite as his friends. But the kid who first got stoned at age eight later found himself smoking meth full-time. And as Hawk walked away with every accolade, Hosoi went underground.
In January 2000, he was convicted for trafficking $65,000's worth of methamphetamine across state lines. In this gripping memoir, Hosoi recounts the crushing reality of his prison sentence and the day he made the phone call that would save himto his now-wife, Jennifer. She guided Hosoi toward Christianity, to the faith that sustained him in prison, welcoming him into a new life when he was released nearly five years later.
In the summer of 2009, Hosoi won the gold medal in the X Games Legends Competition. He won gold again in 2010. And now Hosoi's classic skateboard designs are flying off the shelves once again.
Packed with interviews from skateboarding stars past and present, Hosoi is not only a tell-all about fame, fortune, and failureit's also a strong testimony to the power of faith and the gift of change.
Christian Hosoi is widely recognized as one of the greatest skateboarders of all time. A professional by thirteen, he went on to become an industry icon. After serving time in prison for drug trafficking, he devoted his life to Christianity. Since then, he has risen to prominence in the skateboarding world once again and was the subject of a full-length documentary narrated by Dennis Hopper, Rising Son. Hosoi is an outreach pastor at the Sanctuary, "the raddest church" in Huntington Beach, and lives in Southern California with his wife, Jennifer, and four sons.
Chris Ahrens has worked as a full-time writer for nearly thirty years, with four popular books on surfing to his credit and bylines in publications that include the Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Outside, Family Circle, Skateboarder, Surfer, Surfing, and The Surfer's Journal. He wrote and directed the award-winning skateboarding documentary D.O.P.E. (Death or Prison Eventually), and served as editor-in-chief of Risen magazine from its inception in 2002 until May 2010.
"Christian was my biggest competition, and when he was on fire, he was unbeatable. I have great reverence for him. We had a blast. We were paving a path with no idea where it would lead."
-Tony Hawk
"Christian is responsible for transcending the underground skateboarding lifestyle into a mainstream sport. He is the sport's first rock star."
-Danny Way
"Christian and I gained the whole world, then lost everything that makes life worth living, and found victory on the other side. Christian's amazing story will help multitudes find their true identity."
-Brian "Head" Welch
"Only one thing soars higher than Christian skating vert and that's his love and commitment to God. If you dare drop in on Hosoi's life, you're in for a gnarly ride!"
-Stephen Baldwin
"I've always said that Christian had the best style of skateboarding-ever. It's amazing how similar our lives have been. It's good to see him overcome everything that he has."
-Jay Adams
"Christian is one of the very few greats and one of the most important skateboarders in skate history."
-Stacy Peralta
"Skateboarding is a monster nobody can control, but Christian was one of the few skaters that forever changed the way people skate. As skateboarding's rock star in the '80's, Christian was everywhere. It's like we turned around and he was gone."
-Grant Brittain
"Check out Christian Hosoi's new book, as in go get it now!"
-SkateBible Blog
"Somehow in all the autobiographical mix of self-deprecation and aggrandizement, his true desire shines through: "My hope and prayer is that you also meet the One and Only"."
-Publishers Weekly
"...a tell-all biography documenting his rise to dominance, his subsequent incarceration, and recent return to the sport that made him a legend - all told by Hosoi himself."
"The man who invented the Christ-Air is telling his story in his new book. Even if you've seen the documentary, Rising Son, the book is a must read. It offers lessons from specific stories and info from his riveting life."
-Mass Appeal
"Christian Hosoi was…carving full sentences into the cement with his perfect runs. He was the one with the swagger to pull off women's jeans, hair extensions, and the blasphemous nickname 'Christ.' Tricks are for kids. Hosoi was trying to see the sun."
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If you've ever wondered what it might feel like to be slapped in the face with a dildo, Slutmonster goes some of the way to making that a viable possibility. Thankfully in this instance, the dildo-slapping experience is happening to somebody else. Literally.
For what opens as a sexed-up, highly warped fairytale, the plot of Slutmonster manages to get ever more twisted as it progresses. The titular Monster (played by Jessie Ngaio in the most anatomically incorrect onesie ever made) bumps into Larch (Lucas Heil) and Bovril (Wes Gardner), two princes lost in a land full of poisonous berries, boob flowers and friendly puppets. The pair attempt to socialise the Monster, but their increasingly dire situation sends the course of this fairytale spinning into ever filthier, crasser, funnier territory.
The production is surprisingly polished for a team of people that don't appear to have been on the comedy circuit too long. The set pieces are beautiful and absurd things, packed full of genitalia-like imagery. The music cues and comic timing are almost always spot on, the cartoons that link each section are beautifully and cleverly rendered, and the puppetry is basic but very effective. While there are one or two scenes that drag (both musical soliloquies), the show sails along on the strength of its ideas and production values.
The whole show is a completely bonkers idea. On one hand, you're likely to exhaust any need you might have to hear another crude joke. And there seem to be more penises and nipples on stage than there are audience members watching the show unfold. When operating on this level of crassness, most shows stumble, crash and burn in a spiralling attempt to milk the filth out of every last sex joke simply because they've got nothing better to fall back on.
But here's the thing: Slutmonster actually works. Magnificently. At first glance, this seems like one of those shows that is happily swept along by the madness of its own ridiculous plotline. But on closer inspection it becomes abundantly clear just how well each element of the show is structured. It's a show that's happy to roll about in its own muck, but it's also capable of pulling out all these other relatively clean jokes that demonstrate the team behind this is no one-trick pony. Simply put, most of the jokes are in there partially because they're disgusting, but mostly because they're good.
Slutmonster is gross-out porn of the highest quality, and dammit if you don't just swallow your gag reflex and wade through this festering delight of a show.
Published November 2012 on the Killings blog (a Kill Your Darlings initiative)
This article is a summary of discussions covered in my minor thesis, which analyses ebooks and how they affect editorial processes at an Australian educational publisher.
The only editors who haven't heard about the rise of the ebook must be those who live and work on tiny islands. Specifically, islands that have no access to the internet, libraries, media, messages in bottles or telepathic individuals. The rise of the ebook has been, after all, quite hard to miss. Two major publishers (Penguin and Random House) have become merger casualties, a result heavily influenced by rising ebook popularity. Big technology companies are also paying attention to consumer demand. Microsoft predicts that it will take until 2017 to grab a 51 per cent market share in the US ebook market, and only then because of technological issues. In terms of digital devices, Apple's iPad has given some considerable boost to the consumers' familiarity with digitised reading, while Amazon claims to have 950,000 ebook titles in their catalogue.
But what is an ebook, exactly? An ebook is, by its own definition, a taciturn, confusing beast, which means that researching what to do about accommodating ebooks becomes a matter of constantly trying to reach shifting goalposts. But in terms of a simple definition, ebooks can, for example, be used on a range of devices (iPad, Kobo, Kindle), within a range of formats (such as mobi, epub, and Kindle-friendly files), and display the gamut of book types.
Given the increasing popularity of ebooks, it's important that publishers adjust their processes to ensure optimal production of book ebooks and print books. This area of the discussion centres around a publisher's content management system, or CMS. Transitioning a publisher from a book-centric CMS to an ebook-friendly one has several steps involved in the process. The challenge in modern-day publishing is to find a CMS that can produce content for a project, digital or print, in a manner that makes the content easily adaptable and available for use within the parameters of almost any other format.
Still, there are risks inherent in change, which is perhaps why the publishing industry, particularly the commercial element, has been so slow to act on improving production processes that may benefit both print and electronic elements of publishing. The negatives are clear: failing to get a system flexible enough to withstand ongoing technological development could mean gaping, long-term production inefficiencies and ultimately, wasted expenditure compounded by a failure to maximise profit. It's a process complex enough to justify the government establishing a Book Industry Strategy Group, tasked with developing viable strategies for publishers transitioning to an ebook-friendly production model. But this process takes time, allowing technology to drift ahead of a publisher's technological capabilities before it has even been able to efficiently exploit what was commonly available for consumer use several years ago.
But what do these changes mean for people central to the publishing process? To be an editor of an 'ebook', for example, is to be master of several different content-display systems, all of which have their own inherent quirks and layout challenges. The fundamental role of an editor won't change, but this is still a simplified example of a larger, more fundamental change at the heart of what an editor does; that editors may no longer be editing 'books' but simply 'content'. While some books might try and resemble the 'look' of a book (such as those produced for iPad), print and electronic books are about as similar as an en and em dash. Both serve a similar communicative function, but the content within them is manipulated in significantly different ways.
For starters, ebook devices make it incredibly difficult to avoid instances where one word is left 'hanging' on its own line at the start or end of a paragraph. How, for example, can you reliably eradicate these in an ebook when the user can customise font size, and thereby re-flow the layout of the text themselves? Checking that an ebook works in both landscape and portrait mode can stretch an editor's checking time, as can checking for poorly-interpreted fonts, dud or missing links and, in the case of an adaptation, checking that all the text from the original print book has been correctly translated to an onscreen, usable format. This, on top of the regular 'book' editing that applies to both print and electronic products.
Whatever happens, it will be fascinating to watch how the publishing industry in Australia develops and implements convergence-friendly CMS. For editors, the challenges appear to be wide-ranging but ultimately fascinating. Ebooks, in whatever format they take, will allow editors to literally test the boundaries of what is possible in this field. Even then, the boundaries will continue moving outwards as technology develops new and better ways to present content on electronic devices.
Published by the Society of Editors newsletter, 2012
Spell It Out
David Crystal
Profile Books
Given the intricate and highly convoluted nature of the history of spelling, one gets the impression that to call an etymological historian a pedant is something of a compliment. Following the trail of spelling variations through English history is a monumental task, even more so if the explorer in question is foolhardy enough to translate this history for the masses. But here, in David Crystal's Spell It Out, is a largely intelligible plain-English resource that is perfect for anyone willing to spend their reading time verbally enunciating letter sounds as they go. This is something worth avoiding on trains if you don't favour looking like a monkey.
Typically, it's easy for any editor to appreciate what must have been some serious structural editing for this particular project. The thirty-seven chapters are split primarily into three main sections: the history of spelling; famous spelling 'rules' and supposed misdemeanours of spelling; and a sort of miscellaneous section towards the end that deals with exotic spellings, unspellable noises and the now-mandatory final chapter discussing the 'future' of English spelling.
One of the most distinctive elements of this book is its illustration of the truly inconsistent and chameleon-like state of English spelling since the time of sixth-century monks in Anglo-Saxon England. Indeed, envisioning spelling as anything with a 'fixed' state has been largely a concoction of the post-Gutenberg era, when mass-produced books made it necessary to settle on agreed forms of spelling.
Spell It Out also highlights several ironies. For one, Crystal argues that people who are efficient at writing abbreviated text messages are actually displaying a fairly developed capacity for understanding the rules of legibility. Ostensibly, people who are good texters are generally good spellers, since abbreviation requires an understanding of which letters can be omitted and which cannot in order for a text message to be understood. And there is plenty of room in Crystal's work for a general, light-hearted scolding of English spelling curriculums throughout history. Crystal argues, for example, that English classes past and present are guilty of enforcing 'rules' that, when the history or spelling evolution is explained, do little to aid new spellers. Instead, Crystal suggests classrooms would be better off replacing these 'rules' with a lesson on how to recognise words of Latin or French origin (the logic being that words with similar origins follow similar spelling practices).
Indeed, for any teacher or editor responsible for dictating useful tips on spelling practice to young learners, this is a useful (if highly detailed) tool. Spell It Out is a beginner's manual on why English spelling has become so bloody complicated and why it has so many relatively unfathomable and exception-filled rules. What is perhaps most fascinating about Spell It Out is Crystal's ability to make even dry subject matter a relatively interesting read—as long as you've had your morning coffee.
This isn't really a book around which you can curl your exhausted body in bed after a hard day at the office. It's a book for those interested in grasping the foundations of what is an exhaustibly intricate topic. Thankfully, Crystal's style is clear-cut enough (and firmly edited enough) for readers who might be overwhelmed by the breadth of the subject matter covered by this book. Crystal allows the reader to grasp how easily the history of English spelling could easily fill several volumes before it reaches the current era, a time in which spelling pedants write passionate blog posts lambasting the increasing use of the greengrocer's apostrophe or nosediving spelling skills amongst teens.
If anything, Crystal gives us hope that the internet, and indeed the future of spelling, need not be as dire as some editors fear. We may work at the very nucleus of the spelling atom, spending our days with our noses buried in dictionaries and prizing (or despising) the spelling consistency with which we must align our projects. But like any human invention, Crystal's Spell It Out illustrates just how susceptible—and beneficial—spelling evolution can be to a language that has survived the centuries to become one of the predominant languages on the planet.
Published October 2012 in Beat
Melbourne Writers' Theatre's production The Stairs Are Moving is an ambitious play that aims to make a new space within the realm of melodrama. It is, however, let down by uneven pacing, a difficult structure and a slow opening third.
The plot of this production is straightforward—two siblings, Marjory (Sarah Plummer) and Dmitri (Maurice Mammoliti) go to the funeral of a hated Aunt (Carolyn Masson) to exact post-mortem revenge on their cruel relative. Marjory does, anyway; Dmitri is too busy drinking away his past to be capable of anything more than sullen distrust of everyone he encounters. Meanwhile, the hyperactive and super-organised Tulip (Charlotte Nicdao), Aunt Petunia's servant, buzzes around like an unswattable fly, adding a thin layer of lightness to the proceedings throughout this dark and depressing production.
One of the more interesting aspects of this play is the surrealist touch. It's small but significant, revolving primarily around the titular stairs and the way in which their activities lead directly to the 'downfall' in the play's climactic ending. Still, it's not enough of a quirk to change the overall tone of the play or detract from some pretty depressing proceedings. When you spend that much time covering abuse, depression, alcoholism and pent-up rage, it's easy to miss the surrealist woods for the melodramatic trees.
There are other elements, too, which make this play a difficult one in terms of audience engagement. Characters, for example, very rarely interact with each other in real time, speaking instead mostly to the audience. And after 90 minutes, it's difficult for an audience to maintain interest in how characters might relate to each other when it's indirectly shown.
The Stairs Are Moving makes bold attempts on several levels, including a different approach to character interaction and surrealist sub-elements that leap to the fore just when required. But it's always difficult for audiences to become engaged when characters rarely speak directly to each other while treading a well-worn path to emotional deliverance.
The Stairs Are Moving is playing at La Mama Courthouse from 24 October to 3 November.
Published October 2012 in Crikey
First Dog will always hold a special place in my heart, most noticeably because my heart is full of other cartoon animals who appreciate interpretive dance. He's in good company.
Still, my appreciation of his show has a lot to do with the fact that First Dog employs Smart Humour for Intelligent People, and these people have been out in abundance recently, if his sold-out show How to Draw Cartoobs and Other Typos is anything to go by.
The premise of the show is simple but effective, if precariously close to uninventive. It's just a slideshow, a guy in a suit and a script, and it could quite easily go pear-shaped. In general, it doesn't, even if the show drags on a tad too long.
Most people will appreciate the thoughtful drawings, multitude of cute cat pictures and yes, real-life interpretive dancing. You don't need to know First Dog's cartoons, but it helps.
It suits those with relatively short attention spans because it's a show with a wandering heart. First Dog demonstrates his broad emotional range, leaping from critical, amusing discourse on climate change to feminism and the many ways in which a bandicoot can enchant the public with his stunning bodily interpretations of the machinations of Australian politics.


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Kansas Defeats Kansas State 83-62 - Recap
Kansas Defeats Kansas State 83-62 - Recap
Kansas blew out Kansas State on Monday, running up the score in an 83-62 win at Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas was the ATS victor, as they covered the 8-point spread as a favorite.
Ben McLemore had 30 points for Kansas and Jeff Withey chipped in with 17 points. Naadir Tharpe had 8 assists for them, while Jeff Withey was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Kansas State got a 20-point performance from Rodney McGruder, who was supported by 17 points from Angel Rodriguez. Angel Rodriguez had 6 assists in a losing cause for Kansas State, while Rodney McGruder grabbed 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Kansas were victorious, as the score was 47-29 at the break.
Kansas won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-23.


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I'm excited to announce that The Daily Face will soon be a book!
Coming in 2014, published by Chronicle Books.
Tell everyone you know!
Head over to Glamour.com for my Daily Face tutorial on this look from the Zac Posen Fall 2013 show!
Here's my New Year's Ever Beauty Survival Kit on MTV Style. Everything you'll need to make your night go smoothly, including the Wintercheck Factory Consoliwallet (William Wallet), which you probably can't get by tonight, but you should buy it anyway for life.
SURPRISE SURPRISE I did a makeup and costume involving a cat. Check it out!
A Daily Face oldie, but goodie on HelloGiggles! If you missed this when I first posted it you should check it out now.
Fancy Nails!! - Dripping Gold
Matesse Elite Nail Polish - Mint Ice Cream
Matesse Elite Nail Art Paint - Gold Glitter
OPI - RapiDry TopCoat
1. Apply two coats of Mint Ice Cream to the nails and allow to dry.
2. Apply a good amount of Gold Glitter Nail Art Paint to the tips of the nails. Use the brush to drag the polish down the nail bed in uneven clumps so it looks like the gold is dripping down the nails. This Gold Glitter Nail Art Paint is easy to manipulate with the thin brush and if you use enough polish the first go around you shouldn't need to do a second coat. Allow to dry.
3. Apply OPI top coat.
The Daily Face - June 20, 2012 - **SPECIAL GUEST FACE** - Danielle Strle
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
face: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude
eyeliner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Pencil in Gold
eyeshadow: Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Berber, NARS Eyeshadow in Mekong,
eye brows: Design Ebony Drawing Pencil
eye lashes: L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes, Andrea Individual False Lashes
cheeks: MAC Mineralize Blush in Love Thing
lips: chapstick
When Danielle sat for me to do her makeup she told me that if it were socially acceptable to wear rhinestones all over her face, she would. Needless to say, after that statement, I wasn't going to do something minimal, however I didn't want to go so over the top that my readers couldn't recreate it. Danielle is really bold with her style choices, which makes my job especially fun. More often than not, my clients are looking for a fresh, natural look so I look forward to people like Danielle who will wear crazy shadow colors and false lashes. Not to mention, her pale skin, blue eyes, and white-blonde hair create, pretty much, my favorite canvas on which to work.
I began by using concealer under the eyes and evening out her skin tone with tinted moisturizer. As I've mentioned before, I'm not a huge fan of foundation. It's too heavy for every day use and it will make your skin worse in the long run. Tinted moisturizer is easy to make yourself by mixing a small amount of your liquid foundation into your daily moisturizer.
Next I applied Illamasqua pigment to the lid from the lash line blending into the crease. You can do this step with your finger or a small flat brush.
Then I applied NARS Mekong eyeshadow to the outer corner of the lid and into the crease. If you look at the photo below for reference, the shadow should create a sideways V shape, with the point of the V creating the wing of the shadow. like this <. The shadow should come onto the eye socket bone so it is slightly visible when the eyes are open. Be sure to blend it well into the pink pigment so the two color blend together at the crease instead of one shadow sitting on top of the other.
Next I applied MAC liner in Blacktrack from corner to corner, creating a dramatic wing that connects into the wing of the shadow. The liner should enforce the bottom side of that sideways V.
Next I applied gold Make Up For Ever liner into the bottom lash line from corner to corner.
Then I blended blush to the apples of the cheeks. I used a shimmery blush which helps to highlight the cheekbones as well.
Last, but not least, I applied mascara and individual false lashes to the outer corners of Danielle's natural lashes. (Individual lashes look like a little bundle of four or five lashes, the falsies that are just one eyelash are called singles.)
She may not have rhinestones all over her face, but I think Danielle looks pretty fancy.
Danielle before:
The Daily Face - June 18, 2012 - Healthy Glow
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eye liner: MAC Eye Kohl in Minted, NARS Eye Pencil in Hollywoodland
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara
blush: MAC Blush in Harmony
lips: chapstick
Summer makeup is more about having a healthy glow than wearing a lot of makeup, so during the next couple months I'll probably showing some really stripped down, easy to do looks that compliment the warm weather. Some people are lucky enough to get a healthy glow straight from the source itself, but for a lot of us (city dwellers, office dwellers, etc) it hard to get good sun time.
First moisturized my face well.
Next I applied MAC Eye Kohl pencil in Minted to my top lids, bringing the liner in about half way in from the outer corners of the eyes.
Then I applied Hollywoodland around the inner corners of the eyes and into the lower lash line. I also applied a little bit to the top of my cheeks bones and blended it with my finger.
Next I applied MAC Harmony blush, my favorite blush, to the apples of my cheeks extended back toward the temples. I chose a matte blush with a brown undertones to mimic a suntan. Blushes with shimmer or sparkle will look less natural.
Last I applied chapstick and mascara.
The Daily Face - Essential Brushes
These are the 6 brushes I use for the makeup looks I create for The Daily Face. The first 4 are essentials. The last 2 are also great to have and may make your life a lot easier, but aren't necessary. Good brushes are expensive, but if you take care of them, i.e. wash/disinfect them and store them with care, they should last for years. You can definitely buy cheaper brushes, but you will notice the bristles will fall out and they might not hold up as well, resulting in having to re-buy brushes which can cost you more than if you invested in more expensive brushes in the first place.
I listed the equivalent high-end brush for each brush pictured, but that doesn't mean that is the only good version of that brush. If you want to buy brushes that are a bit less expensive (or a different brand) just use this as a guide for how the brushes should look and feel.
(from right to left)
1. Blush Brush - For applying blush (obviously). (like MAC brush 116)
2. Fluff Brush - For applying shadow to the lid area. (like MAC brush 213)
3. Small Tapered Brush - For apply shadow with precision into the crease.
4. Small Angled Brush - For applying gel liner like MAC Blacktrack. (Like MAC brush 263)
5. Small Flat Tapered Brush - For precision application of shadow into the bottom lashes. (like Make Up For Ever brush 5N)
6. Tapered Blending Brush - Good for applying shadow to the crease and general blending. (Like Make Up For Ever brush 14S)


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Conservation officers say 48-year-old Steve Marshall ran off Selvin Road Sunday hit a ditch and was thrown over the top of his handle bars.
He has broken ribs, a punctured lung and head injuries.
He was no* wearing a helmet.
His father says he hopes people learn from his sons mistake and do wear helmts when riding ATVs.
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It�s just days before the event, but they�re still adding different beers and brews to the menu. We�ve spotted options like Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale, Hoppin Frog Double Pumpkin Ale, and Flying Dog�s The Fear Pumpkin Imperial Ale. Beers tickets will set you back $6, but it�s pretty much for a whole beer. We�re not saying you should overdo it or anything, but they�re promising a fresh pumpkin pie for the first 20 folks to down six beers.
Great Pumpkin Beer Festival � Seattle
If there�s just one festival to attend this month it has to be the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival organized by the folks over at Elysian Brewing Company. October 19 and October 20 brings one session on Friday and two on Saturday. Tickets will set you back $25, and that earns you access to six drink tickets and a tasting glass.
In total there will be over 60 different pumpkin beers to sample and sip, and 13 of them are coming straight from the festival organizers. Mulligatawny Moon Curry Pumpkin Ale, Puck's Pumpkin Porter, and The Gourdfather Pumpkin Barleywine are just some of the option from which to choose; however, the highlight is the tapping of a 200-pound pumpkin that�s been filled with still-fermenting beer. There�s even plans for some pumpkin carving, and of course they�re welcoming gourd and squash inspired costumes.
Great Pumpkin Festival - Cambridge
Over on the other side of the country, the Cambridge Brewing Company in Massachusetts has scheduled the fifth edition of their pumpkin beer festival. The seasonal suds start flowing at this year�s Great Pumpkin Festival on October 27, and it�s pretty much an all-day affair running from 1pm to 12:30am. Details are still limited at this point; however, we do know It�ll cost you $10 to access all the orange fun at the brewery�s location at 1 Kendall Square. After that it�s up to you to pony up for food and beverage tickets.
The brewery is promising more than 40 different seasonal beers from around the country, and it goes without saying that many of them will have a little pumpkin in there as a starring ingredient. Organizers have teamed up to develop a special pumpkin inspired tasting menu, so be sure to save a little room for something other than beer. Offerings from breweries like Elysian, Iron Hill, Dogfish Head, and Allagash can all be expected, and even costumes are strongly encouraged. Just be sure to watch your choice of Halloween mask, as we wouldn�t want anything impeding your ability to sip and sample.
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1. | the rockies | ||
Kickass baseball team from Denver, Colorado. Set the most double plays in a post game series, 14. Have created a new month of the year called ROCKTOBER. Swept the Diamondbacks to win the National League Championships. Won the longest one game tiebreaker in major league history against the Padres. As of Rocktober 23, 2007 they are 21 for 22 games. They have the longest playoff streak in baseball history. They have the least errors in baseball history. Note: All facts listed are for the 2007 Season and players listed below are not in any specific order.
Players of the rockies: 41 Jeremy Affeldt 35 Taylor Buchholz 60 Manny Corpas 37 Josh Fogg 26 Jeff Francis 40 Brian Fuentes 32 LaTroy Hawkins 34 Matt Herges 38 Ubaldo Jimenez 56 Franklin Morales 23 Ryan Speier 20 Chris Iannetta 8 Yorvit Torrealba 27 Garrett Atkins 1 Jamey Carroll 17 Todd Helton 7 Kazuo Matsui 2 Troy Tulowitzki 10 Jeff Baker 11 Brad Hawpe 5 Matt Holliday 12 Seth Smith 19 Ryan Spilborghs 18 Cory Sullivan 3 Willy Taveras |


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#Just a friendly reminder that Loki wasn't always a gigantic bag of doucheness
Errrr. This was just after he committed false flag terrorism that got both frost giants and Asgardians killed in order to stop Thor's coronation as heir to Asgard because in his personal assessment Thor would make a weak king.
In my opinion a perfectly justified assessment that was geared towards saving lives and protecting the realm.
Thor on the throne would have been an unmitigated disaster and in all likelihood, Asgard would have been at war with SOMEONE about a month or so after the coronation in order to satisfy Thor's thirst for glory.
And no, it was pretty clear that NOBODY in Asgard would have been either willing or able to stop Thor's coronation at that point.
They were pretty much headed for war and blood-shed, and Loki was the only one able to see it and do something about it.
That the guards at the vault got killed?
Probably not intentional.
After all, they were in all likelihood the elite of Odin's troops, and, in the mind of a young and admittedly also somewhat arrogant Asgardian Prince, should have been able to easily detect and defeat the few brutish, simple-minded monsters that Loki's tricks led and let into Asgard.
If things had gone as planned, there would have been only a few dead frostgiants…no great loss for someone who had been taught all his life that they were gruesome monsters and deserving of death.No argument that he loves Thor, but most of his actions in the film are those of a politician committed to the perpetuation of his father's kingdom despite the great costs that may be incurred.
As are Odin's. In that, father and adoptive son are quite similar.
There's even one of the cut scenes where Frigga bitterly berates Odin for banishing Thor, and Odin, quite frustrated, tells her that he's no more happy about the whole thing than she is…..but as a ruler, it is his duty to think of his people first and that personal needs and wishes must come second.
While Loki is definitely the type to find a way that will simultaneously meet his own needs as well as those of the kingdom, he most definitely pays more attention to the bigger picture, and to the welfare of the kingdom as a whole, than Thor does.
All Thor seems to think of is of his own glory and the heroic, legendary reputation of Asgard….and is hard pressed to care even one whit about the lives of his own friends (see the scene in Jotunheim where Fandral is wounded, but Thor more or less ignores it and keeps on fighting)….let alone about the welfare of the whole kingdom.
Loki might be so selfish as to serve his own needs as well as those of the kingdom….but at this point, Thor is being one big bag of dicks.In smaller news in one of the deleted scenes he terrifies a servant for laughing at one of Thor's jokes at his expense.
And BOY, was that warranted. We're talking about a feudal society here, where rank actually means a LOT. And a mere SERVANT, laughing at a PRINCE?
Hell, if things had degenerated that far, that a servant could laugh at a prince with impunity, then that was a surefire sign that the court as a whole was treating Loki like shit…..because unlike Thor, he wasn't using brawn and violence to win his battles, but his intelligence and wit (and seeing to it that casualties were a lot lower than they could have been where it came to fighting….see the anecdote he tries to tell where he saved everybodies ass by shrouding them in mist so they could make a getaway….and Thor even steals away that bit of victory, claiming it was all HIS battle-prowess that saved them (also a cut scene).
To have his achievements AND his most worthy abilities causally dismissed as "some do battle, others just do tricks"? Also implying that this kind of dismissal isn't exactly new?
It's a wonder that Loki doesn't turn his back on all of them and tells them to go screw themselves.
But no, he stays.
He keeps on trying to win everybodies' respect by doing everything he can to protect them and end the war that Thor started (sth. that, btw., he manages to do. And without any major bloodshed to boot.)We can argue with Machiavelli if his political maneuvering makes him a great king or not, but he is still a giant bag of dicks.
He might be trying to meet his own goals as well as keeping Asgard safe and yeah, in that he is a bit selfish (but hey, is a little bit of respect and acceptance really too much to ask?)…..but where it comes to being a bunch of tremendous assholes, Thor, the Warriors Three (who are, btw, committing high treason, just to get their friend back) and to some extent Odin have him beat hands down.
That line has always fascinated me. The way I interpret it, Loki's using his brotherly love as a twisted form of personal justification. "I love Thor and I know what a dick he can be. Therefore I have the most right to teach him a lesson even if it hurts him and costs a few lives in the process.
While YOU, Sif and the bumbling Warriors Three, are perfectly content with enabling him and his idiot ways because you're all blind to his faults."
Sorry, but Loki is the ONLY ONE WILLING to stop Thor and keep him from the throne until he's matured enough, so he won't end up plunging the whole kingdom into one senseless war after another.
And yeah, Sif and the Warriors Three (and even Odin) are enabling Thor's blood-thirsty, war-mongering ways.If Odin HADN'T planned to crown Thor King of Asgard, but instead had let Frigga rule while he lay down for the Odin Sleep, I'm pretty sure Loki would have done a gleeful little dance where no one could see him and would then have proceeded to protect his ungrateful brother's back, while the badly disappointed Thor went off to blow off some steam with some quest or other.
Perfect rebuttal.
ロキとヨルムンガンド by hideki
She tells me I'm not capable of what they accuse me. With no remorse I stand and say that guilt is what I plead
#I'm pretty sure Tom could commit literally any crime and get away with it#'You are charged with armed robbery'#*face*#'Oh he didn't mean it. Let him go.'#'Uhhh. You just killed a guy'#'Oh you poor baby! Let's get you some cookies and milk while we wash this blood off you.'
"I let the Frost Giants into Asgard"
Collection of Faces-That-Could-Let-Him-Get-Away-With-Anything
I was literally just here talking to the computer trying to tell Tom that he was going to jail, but I couldn't. Look at that face.


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2. Taking a stroll through a lovely little neighborhood.
3. Beautiful, and long lasting flowers to brighten up this busy time.
4. I drew bunting flags on my to-do list in an effort to make it seem a little less daunting.
5. The other dish we shared last week, yummy tortellini.
6. A snapshot from the fashion showcase I had the privilege of attending this week.. more to come on that!
7. My weekend trip home last week consisted on lots of stripes, denim, and polka dots.
Happy Friday! I'm off to keep studying for my last exam!


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Good Labour Day in St Elizabeth 11:53 PM
Portmore lock-up escapee recaptured 11:43 PM
Homestead Place of Safety gets $600k LIME Labour Day facelift 3:17 PM
New Victory Theatre offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare 2:54 PM
Assorted ammo seized in Irish Town 2:35 PM
Would-be victim disarms robber 2:20 PM
MoBay Sound Ruption on Labour Day 1:49 PM
2013 hurricane names released, Sandy retired 1:34 PM
Portlanders lending a hand on Labour Day 12:38 PM
Free burgers for life 12:11 PM
Gov't names tax dodgers
More than $3.8 billion owed
Thursday, March 07, 2013
The Government has brought more than 300 entities before the courts in an attempt to collect just over $3.8 billion in outstanding taxes.
Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) yesterday published a list of "delinquent taxpayers" it says are in breach in relation to failure to file returns and outstanding amounts owed on record that have not been settled, including income tax, GCT, PAYE, education and company tax.
According to Meris Haughton, director of communications at TAJ, the move to publish the list was made in an attempt to make both the law-abiding public and tax-dodgers more aware of the department's vigilance in collecting monies owed — acting as a deterrent to the latter.
"There are a number of persons who are of the view that we are not being tough enough. So we are just making public some of the work that we are doing on the compliance side because what we are trying to do is balance (knowledge of) the fact that we have stepped up our education thrust with (knowledge of) the fact that we are also stepping up the enforcement," Haughton told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.
TAJ operates 30 revenue service centres and tax offices across the island.
Haughton said the court is "the last resort" used by the tax department to collect money from delinquents. She said the list published yesterday revolves around monies owed between 2006 and 2010.
"When they are not budging, then we would use the authority under the Collections Act to use the court to get persons to comply," Haughton said, noting that the TAJ is "particularly not lenient" with delinquents owing GCT and PAYE because those are "deducted in trust".
"Persons who actually deduct the money and don't pay it over, we take particularly a strong position in respect of those cases," she said.
Though not unprecedented, the move to publish the names of delinquents before court has not been done for a while by the tax department, Haughton acknowledged.
She added that the department is extending an invitation to persons who are having problems paying their taxes to go to the offices and negotiate payment terms.
"We understand that these are tough economic times, but at the same time they have an obligation; if they are having difficulties, come in and negotiate a payment schedule, as they would do with the bank," she said.
The cash-strapped Government last month embarked on an aggressive programme to increase revenues and reduce debt, including the introduction of $16.4 billion in new taxes and a debt-swap deal that shaved an average of two percentage points off interest rates on $860 billion of domestic debt.
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The great psychiatrist Carl Jung once had a dream in which he found himself behind a meditating yogi, in a temple. On walking to the front of the yogi he discovered that it was himself.
In his dream he knew, at that moment, that when the yogi's meditation was over, he, Carl Jung, would die as a human.
It is a very ancient Hindu concept that we and the universe are fragments of a dream, or a meditation of God.
The book Alice Through the Looking Glass, was obligatory reading for part of my math course at the University of London. It was a chess problem and a series of Boolean logic problems, written as a story by the Cambridge mathematician Charles Dodgson, whose pen name was Lewis Carroll. In it the Red King is asleep in the forest. The characters in the book are all aware that they are all figments of his dream, and that if he wakes up they will cease to exist.
The philosophical puzzles derived from these possibilities were beautifully summarized by Chuang Tzu the Chinese philosopher, in about 410 B.C., when he woke from a dream in which he was a butterfly. Was he a butterfly dreaming he was a man, or a man dreaming he was a butterfly? Which of them woke up; and how could you tell?
Hermes the wise owl in The Adventures of Topsy Lambert had the same problem. He too had once dreamed he was a butterfly, and he sympathized with Topsy the lamb who had a dream in which she was a lion, and was confused about her real identity.
James Lovelock is the famous British physicist who invented the Electron Capture Detector, that can accurately measure and identify ionized gases in concentrations as low as a few parts per trillion. It is used for finding tiny amounts of contaminating chemicals in air, soil, and water. He asked himself the question, 'If I were on Mars how could I prove that there was life on Earth?'
His investigation of this problem led him to the conclusion that our planet is a living entity, which he called Gaia. The idea is gaining support among the scientific community right now.
Fechner a great German physicist, founded the science of psychophysics, and was the first to show the laws obeyed by the senses when they perceive the world around them. He did this in the 19th century, and was convinced even then that the Earth is a living being, though of a totally different kind from the creatures that live on her and call her home.
He thought that the myths and gods and goddesses of the ancient world were memories of the dreams and creative imagination of Gaia, and that poets and artists of all kinds were the more sensitive sense organs of the planet creature.
In dreams, he thought, we could get closer to the sleeper who dreams us into existence if we knew about Earth as a living creature. You can look up Fechner's physics in any standard science encyclopedia. His work is still basic in the physics of sensation. The wonderful novel The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood is based entirely on this theory of Gaia and initiated my first cosmic consciousness experience.
To find out about his 19th century Gaia hypothesis look in the William James section in the psychology area of your library and read The Pluralistic Universe fascinating stuff from a clear thinker, a psychologist and philosopher who founded the first laboratory for psychology in this country. His most famous book is Varieties of Religious Experience.
Another example of the world as dream concept comes from the experience of Ouspensky the Russian mathematician. When I was young he was one of maybe half a dozen people who really understood Einstein's work of relativity. He became a student of the Georgian mystic Gurdjieff, and was given an exercise of continuous awareness, 24 hours a day for three months. When it was completed he was asked to go down town with his teacher.
The town was Tiflis. To his amazement Ouspensky saw that everyone in town, except himself and Gurdjieff, was asleep. They were walking, talking, shopping, and going about their lives, but they were doing these things as if they were sleep walking, in a light trance.
On his previous trip, three months before, everyone seemed 'normal.' It took some time before he realized that he had not been hypnotized. He had been de-hypnotized! His exercises had awakened him from the light trance shared by everyone else, and called by them the waking state. The whole town woke from their private dream, and entered the public dream, just as people do now. The public dream is called reality. Wakening from it to the next evolutionary stage is called enlightenment.
Ouspensky's experience is available to anyone who is willing to read the little books of Thich Nhat Hanh; the little Zen Master from Vietnam who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Path of Mindfulness that Ouspensky experienced is explained beautifully in Peace is Every Step. ( Books, tapes, videos by Thich Nhat Hanh are all available from Parallax Press, P.O.Box 7355, Berkeley, CA 94707. Their web site is http://www.parallax.org)
The philosopher Bishop Berkley was a formidable opponent of Darwin, had a first rate mind, and dealt with the 'life as dream' issue completely. He proved that it was not possible to show that this life was not a dream. His explanations are models of clear thought but they cannot explain away the dreamer. He is necessary.
This very old idea is now becoming current among many physicists who deal with quantum mechanics and chaos theory. It seems to many in the top rank that the universe is made from an all permeating subtle energy that resembles consciousness and that thought affects this energy.
The secret of positive thinking, or getting something you want by affirmations and prayer, and the newly touted Law of Attraction seems to lie in this new-old fact. The constantly held thought force or intention, affects the universe, which locally changes form according to the thought. Remember my example of how Napoleon Hill's constantly held thought eventually brought about a new neural network in the head of his son, born entirely without ears or the nerves associated with hearing.
Sages, seers and the wise men and women of every age have said, 'As ye think, so you become' in one phrasing or another. They have insisted that thinking of an action is the equivalent of doing it in the spiritual realm. And everything in this material realm has its beginning in the spiritual realm.
Poets have grasped the concept of 'universe as mind' for aeons. Remember Prospero in The Tempest, 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.' Prospero didn't mention that dying to this dream is being born into the subtle world. Hamlet was put off suicide because of the possibility of dreaming after death. He didn't realize that he had been in the subtle body all of his incarnation.
Yet sage after sage has told us for millenia that the world is an illusion—like a dream.
A careful reading of the words of Lao Tzu, Mahavir, Krishna, Jesus, Sozen, and dozens of other leaders of mankind over fifty centuries shows that they are not saying that the world is illusory.
They are saying that there is something there, but that our perception of it is through an illusion, just like the people in the movie The Matrix. The report of the senses distorts the reality which actually consists of bundles of energy like whirlpools in a river of energy.
During a dream we create our own universe all from mental energy. The dream is real to us and obeys the laws of the dream world. The world of our waking dream is made the same way.
If a mother sees that her child seems to be having a bad dream she will wake the child up, without fear, knowing that waking to reality will solve all the problems in the dream.
Similarly, the great ones of mankind invite us to realize that we awaken from our private dream into a public dream, and that it is possible to awaken even further from this dream that we call 'reality,' to a clearer perception, undistorted by the interpretations of the mind.
A child is born and acquires a mind through geographical and social circumstances. The world is seen through the distorting lenses of childhood programming from parents and society. Our programs determine what we can see and do and think.
A policeman seeing a man breaking into his own car will jump to his own conclusion.
A lover waiting for a sunset date and the condemned criminal waiting for a sunset execution will not see the same sunset. Twenty people see an accident, and police experience is that it might as well have been twenty different accidents as far as testimony is concerned. If there are 250 million people in a country, there are 250 million mind-made universes in which those people live. There is plenty of room in a small house for two people, but not necessarily for two universes, as the divorce rate witnesses.
Only those who wake up from it see the world as it is—before they were born, so to speak. To see the world as it is without the judgment of the mind is to be among the wise ones. They do not live in the same dream as the rest of us. They live only in the eternal present, the now.
They are the normal ones. So many of us live in a trance that we call these beings abnormal. But our judgment of them has no value. We are still dreaming that we are awake. There can be little hope for permanent improvements in physical, social, or political conditions when all the people making the decisions are asleep.
Despite the problems of the consciousness changing 60's, it was in many ways a step in the right direction. The Eastern religions that so many people are studying, or dabbling in today have techniques based on the 112 different methods used over the centuries to enable people to awaken from the public dream.
Early Christianity and the Desert Fathers knew and used some of these same techniques before repeatable verbal formulas became the ID method of religion..faith instead of experience. My own book, Meditation, the Bridge from the Apparent to the Real is based entirely on those centuries old, true and tried techniques. Good fortune to all who go on that search. In the final analysis it is the only real show in town. Maybe we should go take it in.


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Vienna – the world's Most Liveable City
Each year the international consulting firm Mercer does a survey to evaluate the quality of living in 221 cities around the world. Once again in 2011, Vienna came out on top in the study, making the Austrian capital the world's most liveable city for the third time in a row.
The survey compares the political, social and economic climate, medical care, education, and infrastructural conditions such as public transportation, power and water supply.
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Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for providing support and services. more »
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Are You Okay deals with these issues that many adults may face when trying to help a young person in their care in the aftermath of a crime. It provides detailed information on the different types of crime from assault and hate crime to cyberbullying and sexual abuse, and explores how they may affect the young person in different ways. more »
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Children and teenagers text, network and twitter online as second nature, but when technology is used to threaten or intimidate someone, they can turn into a source of fear. This book is packed with advice, games and activities for people to help young people understand what cyberbullying is, how they should behave online and how to stay safe. more »
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Plummer offers over 100 activities aimed at helping children to build emotional resilience. With a mixture of short, snappy activities and longer guided visualizations, these exercises are suitable for use with individuals or groups, and many are appropriate for use with children with complex needs or speech and language difficulties. more »
2010, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95Keywords: anger management, anxiety, attachment, bereavement, bullying, challenging behaviour, child development, children, communication, counselling, creativity, depression, education, educational training, emotions, families, grief, inclusive classroom, Key Stage 2, mainstream education, mental health, occupational therapy, parenting, pastoral care, play, PSHE, psychology, psychotherapy, relationships, resilience, school phobia, SEAL, self esteem, social skills, social work, special education, speech and language therapy, transitions, youthwork
The authors examine the underlying causes of BESD, and discuss research-based theory. They offer a range of interventions and therapies for use in and out of school, and encourage practitioners to develop skills such as engaging with parents, identifying special educational needs and setting constructive boundaries. more »
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This book tells the stories of eight children who have experienced extreme bullying and then found their way to recovery at a Red Balloon Learner Centre - a place for children to continue their education and recover their feelings of self-worth. Their stories highlight common issues behind bullying such as weight, sexuality, race and religion. more »
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Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy are discussed. more »
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Why Me? is a programme designed to help children and young people recover from the experience of victimization, through use of exercises, activities and a DVD. These explore the young person's feelings both when they were victimized and afterwards, their needs, their personal strengths and encourage them to think about their support network. more »
2010, Paperback: £31.16 + VAT = £37.39/ $45.00Keywords: adolescence, advocacy, bullying, child protection, child psychology, children, children's rights, communication, counselling, emotions, families, joint working, offenders, pastoral care, probation, PSHE, psychotherapy, relationships, residential care, resilience, restorative justice, safeguarding children, self esteem, social work, teenagers, trauma, violence, youthwork
Working with Young Men offers a wealth of positive group activities to engage, motivate and meet the needs of young men. Designed to help them improve their self-esteem and develop leadership skills, this book is full of fun and imaginative activities that explore issues such as anger, peer pressure, risk-taking and emotional health and well-being. more »
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