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Boys often dream of cars but the dream has become a reality for one young mechanic.
By: Jonathan Bell | The Royal Gazette
Andre Smith, 21, earned a spot as an apprentice mechanic with Rayclan Ltd and hasn't looked back.
"Andre's had to prove himself from the bottom of the barrel," said company manager Sharon Davis.
The Pembroke auto dealership and repair shop gambles on hiring and helping to train promising young Bermudians, in the hope that they'll stick with it.
Not everyone has what it takes, she warned. The apprenticeship programme is anything but an easy ride.
Explained Ms Davis: "While our model may seem a long, drawn out one, spreading over almost four years of on-the-job training and classroom work, it separates the young people with not only the interest but the willingness to put in the time and effort for success, from those who may only have a passing interest and who aren't prepared for the long haul."
Rayclan co-owner Daniel Greenslade puts it a little differently: "A lot of times we get boys whose mothers call us up asking for a job.
"Right off the bat, that's a bad sign — they need to have the gumption to come in and say, 'This is what I'm doing, this is where I'm going'."
Andre graduated from Mount St Agnes Academy four years ago and knew he wanted to work with cars.
"I always loved cars," Andre said. "I had all the Hot Wheels cars when I was young. I would draw cars and watch all the car movies.
"I was in school asking myself what I could do that related to cars. Being a mechanic was one option for the field."
He learned of Rayclan through "word of mouth" and ended up shadowing Gil Santos, described by Ms Davis as "a very demanding, tough-as-nails senior mechanic".
Andre decided to put off college courses and focus on accruing experience. It turned into 18 months' work.
"A lot of people come into this trade thinking it's going to be easy or fun," said Andre. "I wanted to make sure it was something I really wanted to do and to make sure I was good at it as well.
"This trade isn't meant for everybody. I like waking up in the morning and liking what I do.
"It can be tough. I've got a car right now where the indicators aren't working.
"I just replaced the fuses, but they came back with the same problem. There's something making the fuses blow.
"So I have to make diagnostic steps and figure out what. I like that kind of problem-solving."
The company was impressed enough to help pay for his associates degree at the New England School of Technology in 2010.
"The experience helped a lot," recalled Andre. "Half the things I already knew or knew the gist of. That's where I learned how it worked, and got the general courses like physics.
"I'd always wondered how I was going to need things like physics and algebra. When it was applied to the field, I could see it."
Mentor mechanic Mr Santos has since moved on.
His replacement is Jonathan Davis, another company apprentice who went through the New England Institute of Technology and brought the skills back home.
Andre is now a junior mechanic with the company.
"It's like being a car doctor," he said. "When you diagnose problems you've got to do it correctly — or they'll be back.
"Or sometimes a car comes in and we have to tell the customer that the problem hasn't happened yet and they might have to bring it back. It can be hard but there's always something new."
Asked if the glamour had worn off when it came to getting covered in oil, Andre laughed.
"Everybody complains that it's a dirty job. And it is. But that all depends on how you work. I wash up regularly. You can work clean."
New England Institute of Technology continues to invest in its energy future with the installation of a new geothermal system in its automotive school (Center for Automotive Technology) – Access Road campus.
The new system utilizes both energy recovery and geothermal technologies to supply pre-heated and pre-cooled fresh air throughout the facility.
By using the combination of two green technologies, energy recovery and geothermal, it is estimated that the auto school will use 60% less electricity and gas to heat and cool the automotive lab.
Installation of the geothermal system is part of New England Tech's campus-wide green initiative.
To be certain our students are well-versed on various renewable and sustainable energy sources such as wind power, hydro power, fuel cells, tidal power, solar hot water, and geothermal, these topics have been incorporated into the Electrical, Plumbing, Heating, and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology programs. Then our students have the opportunity to complete hands-on exercises and examine the components, installation, environmental impact, maintenance, practicality, site sustainability, and local regulations as they relate to renewable and sustainable energy sources.
For additional information on our Building Technologies programs – contact our admissions department 401-467-7744
We congratulate Derek for this well-deserved honor – we are so fortunate to have such an outstanding faculty member at New England Tech's Automotive School!
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Gangnam Style? What's that? The world seems to have forgotten all about Psy as a new trend has taken YouTube by storm—The Harlem Shake. This new 30-second dance meme consists of one person in a group, generally in a mask, awkwardly dancing to "Harlem Shake" by Baauer. About 15 seconds in, when the song goes "Do the Harlem Shake," everyone else joins in, frantically dancing the "Harlem Shake", a dance popularized in 1981.
Infographic Dissects The Life Cycle Of The Internet Meme
Over the past year, memes have exploded. An awesome new infographic from MDG Advertising analyzes the power of memes, focusing on the life cycle of four of the most popular memes from 2012—Kony 2012, McKayla Is Not Impressed, Binders Full Of Women and Gangnam Style.
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Suicide Squad #22"Suicide Squad" #22 has some fun scenes as the Squad hits Vegas, but it feels like Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher skip some of the more interesting parts in favor of replaying those already seen last issue.
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Suicide Squad #20Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher arrive onto "Suicide Squad" #20, and their debut issue holds a lot of promise, although the sudden creative team switch has some rough transitions here and there.
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New Mutants #33Following the results of "Schism," the New Mutants make their decision about where they are going to call home.
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New Mutants #30Dani Moonstar goes to Hela for help and finds the goddess' world Hel in need of its own assist. The rest of her team rushes to her aid and ends up in Hell, bargaining with Mephisto.
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X-Men #15.1The X-Men investigate small-town demonic possession, and the new Ghost Rider intervenes.
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Astonishing X-Men #37"Astonishing X-Men" is just turning out to be "Average X-Men."
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Astonishing X-Men #36The Astonishing X-Men team head to Japan after Armor receives some bad news.
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Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #4Deadpool writes his own fan-fic and entertains himself with explosions and plenty of stock action tropes.
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Deadpool #21Deadpool vs. Hit-Monkey, with a side order of Spider-Man.
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Deadpool #19You're better off rereading "Amazing Spider-Man" #611 for a great Spider-Man/Deadpool comic than reading this issue.
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X-Force Annual #1Wolverine and Deadpool star in this, the first "X-Force" annual.
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Punisher Annual #1Remender's joined by Jason Pearson on this Annual, but, as fun as it is, it's still just an interlude.
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Destroyer #2The best under-the-radar series of the spring, featuring a Kirkman/Walker reunion.
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The Destroyer #1Turns out, this long-forgotten Golden Age character is still alive and kicking butt. More of the latter than the former.
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Deadpool #6Pointless violence and lame humor do not a good comic book make. Someone should probably tell Daniel Way that.
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Black Panther #39"Black Panther" meets "Secret Invasion" as a war breaks out. The ubiquitous Jason Aaron scripts this tie-in issue.
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Joker's Asylum: Penguin #1Jasons Aaron and Pearson combine to define The Penguin in a meaningful way.
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After seconds or minutes of working properly my mouse looses some functionality. I am unable to right click or navigate outside of Firefox or Chromium, unable to close, minimize, or move the window. I maintain the ability to left-click links inside the browser window only. I also lose the ability to alt-tab to another program, or make the Unity dash appear when I move my mouse the the left side of the screen.
To "fix" for a few more minutes I crtl-alt-delete and logout, when I login everything works fine for a few seconds or minutes.
Additional info:
basic logitech usb laser mouse
mk320 logitech usb wireless keyboard
ubuntu 12.04
Rightclick menu will appear randomly next to the cursor as if the mouse right clicked by itself
Just my hunch but it appears that rightclicking for the first time after login will increase the chances of the glitch happening.


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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-041 - Important
Vulnerability in Workstation Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971657)
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows Workstation Service. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker created a specially crafted RPC message and sent the message to an affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker must have valid logon credentials to a vulnerable system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited by anonymous users.
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the manner in which the Workstation service allocates and frees memory. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.
Recommendation. The majority of customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates and install this update manually. For information about specific configuration options in automatic updating, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 294871.
For administrators and enterprise installations, or end users who want to install this security update manually, Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update at the earliest opportunity using update management software, or by checking for updates using the Microsoft Update service.
See also the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, later in this bulletin.
Known Issues. None
Affected and Non-Affected Software
The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
Affected Software
*Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected. For supported editions of Windows Server 2008, this update applies, with the same severity rating, whether or not Windows Server 2008 was installed using the Server Core installation option. For more information on this installation option, see Server Core. Note that the Server Core installation option does not apply to certain editions of Windows Server 2008; see Compare Server Core Installation Options.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 |
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Workstation Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2009-1544
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:
- Cody Pierce of TippingPoint DVLabs for reporting the Workstation Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2009-1544)
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To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. Security software providers can then use this vulnerability information to provide updated protections to customers via their security software or devices, such as antivirus, network-based intrusion detection systems, or host-based intrusion prevention systems. To determine whether active protections are available from security software providers, please visit the active protections Web sites provided by program partners, listed in Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Partners.
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'Missing Persons and Mental Health Problems'; and Sydney Branch AGM |
Format | Meeting |
Presenters | Presentation by Dr Geoffrey Glassock, AM, MAPS; AGM by Mark England, Sydney Branch Chair |
Description | In Australia approximately 35,000 people go missing each year. Of this number about 5% are known as the long-term missing. Research from Australia and overseas reveals that many of the long-term missing suffer from various mental health problems and are at risk of suicide. Yet this cohort of people is often overlooked when discussing suicide prevention and postvention. This presentation will report on the lived experience of families with a long-term missing person. It will highlight the problem these families face when they live with ambiguous loss and a grieving process which is often unresolved and not understood by health professionals. In narrating their story retrospectively family members are able to recognize the behaviours of their loved one which were symptomatic of his/her mental illness and the risk of suicide. The ambiguous loss they experience can lead them be frozen in their grief while living in the 'space between' knowing and not knowing. Family members themselves are at risk of physical and mental health and other problems. Greater communication between service providers for the families can assist in identifying those at risk of going missing and the likelihood of suicide. |
About the presenter(s) | Geoffrey Glassock is a Counselling Psychologist with initial training in Marriage and Family Counselling before becoming involved with issues of loss and grief following the Granville train disaster in 1977. In that year the National Association for Loss and Grief was established and Geoffrey has been involved with the Association since its inception. He is a life member. He is one of a small group in Australia who pioneered education and training in loss and grief. This has involved him in consultancy work and training with schools, hospitals universities, non-government agencies and the community at large. He is known internationally for his work and has contributed to many national and international conferences. In the late 80s Geoffrey was the first Australian to be invited to membership of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. He has held senior academic appointments in education and nursing at the University of Sydney and worked in hospice/palliative care in Australia, South Africa and the UK. He is Chairperson of the APS College of Counselling Psychology NSW. His current research interest is on the Grief of Families of Missing Persons for which he was awarded a PhD in 2011 at the University of New England On Australia Day 2010 Geoffrey was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for work in the area of loss, grief and bereavement and services to the Anglican Church nationally and internationally. |
Location | NSW Metro, Australia |
Venue | NSW Parliament House, Jubilee Room Macquarie Street, Sydney Please contact the event organiser to confirm if this venue is wheelchair accessible |
Start/End Date | 25 Oct 2012 |
Time | 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start |
Cost | Nil |
Notes | Drinks and canapes provided |
Organiser | Sydney Branch |
Contact Name | Nesli Karadeniz |
Telephone | 0414 461 427 |
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Judge Orders SIGA Technologies, Inc. to Split Drug Profit with PharmAthene, Inc. |
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SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA - News), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight biowarfare pathogens, announced today that the Delaware Court of Chancery has issued its post-trial opinion in the litigation commenced by PharmAthene, Inc. in 2006.
The Court denied PharmAthene's contention that a draft license term sheet attached to the parties' 2006 merger agreement was a binding license and denied PharmAthene's request for specific performance of the alleged license. The Court ruled in PharmAthene's favor, however, on its claims for promissory estoppel and breach of the duty to negotiate a license agreement. The Court, after acknowledging that PharmAthene did not establish a right to any traditional form of relief on these claims, awarded to PharmAthene an "equitable payment stream" consisting of 50% of the net profits that SIGA achieves from the next ten years of sales of ST-246(R), its smallpox drug, after the first $40 million of net profits goes entirely to SIGA.
Commenting on the opinion, SIGA's Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eric A. Rose commented, "We are gratified that the Court appreciated that the draft term sheet did not constitute a binding license agreement, but we respectfully disagree with the unprecedented decision to grant to PharmAthene a continuing interest in the net profits of this life-saving drug, which SIGA has worked so hard to bring to commercialization. We are continuing to study our options, but, at this point, we believe that we will appeal the unfavorable aspects of today's decision. Most importantly, while we formulate our legal strategy with regard to today's ruling, we remain committed to continuing our leadership in developing life-saving biodefense drugs and the smooth execution of the $433 million contract awarded to SIGA by BARDA earlier this year." About SIGA Technologies, Inc. In the United States and around the world, populations face a serious but unmet need for drugs to protect against potentially catastrophic emerging viral pathogens and biological weapons of mass destruction. SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of therapeutic solutions for some of the most lethal disease-causing pathogens in the world, including smallpox, Ebola, dengue, Lassa fever and other dangerous viruses. Our business is to discover, develop and commercialize drugs to prevent and treat these high-priority threats. Our mission is to disarm dreaded viral diseases and create robust, modern biodefense countermeasures. For more information about SIGA, please visit SIGA's web site at www.siga.com. source:SIGA Technologies, Inc.
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Women & Business
Lean In Wants to Know What You Would Do If You Weren't Afraid
1:30 pm, May 30th | by Colette McIntyre
Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg's non-profit organization, is challenging recent female graduates to overcome their fear and take risks.
Someone Needs To Get Kevin Jonas A Copy of Lean In Now
5:15 pm, May 6th | by Meredith Lepore
Sexist people wear skinny jeans too.
Women & Business
'Feminist Housewife' Writer Attacks Sheryl Sandberg
9:45 am, March 22nd | by Colette McIntyre
We've already talked about New York Magazine writer Lisa Miller's "Retro Housewife" piece at length. In fact, the article gave us our new emblem of gender inequality: pineapple fried rice. (Put it on all your buttons and patches, ladies!) But that was ages ago (oh, it was yesterday? Well, that's like three months in Internet years) and we've already moved on to other flagrant offenses, like Miley Cyrus' twerk video. But somehow Lisa Miller must've found out that we were beginning to forget about her and her pseudo socio-anthropological trend piece because she went and picked up her Sur La Table organic rustic wood spoon and stirred the pot again.
Women & Business
Why We Don't Need Any More Female Billionaires Telling Us How to 'Have it All'
4:45 pm, March 19th | by Colette McIntyre
I've reached my billionaire breaking point. I've had it with "having it all."
Sheryl Sandberg Defends Marissa Mayer And All Women
6:30 pm, March 10th | by Meredith Lepore
She is the kind of friend everyone wants.
EOD Roundup
EOD Roundup: 'Lean In', Sheryl Sandberg's Critics, and Working-Class Women
6:30 pm, March 4th | by Colette McIntyre
In today's EOD roundup, an interesting piece on how Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In has (perhaps unintentionally) brought the needs of working-class women to the forefront of major news outlets for the first time in a long time.
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Makers: Women Who Make America Chronicles Fifty Years of Feminism
12:30 pm, February 28th | by Colette McIntyre
It's been tough out there for the ladies as of late: pair one boorish and sexist Oscars broadcast with two parts gender wage gap and a sprinkling of anxiety about whether the VAWA will pass the House of Representatives and you've got a recipe for disaster — or at least one killer migraine. Well, I have found the antidote for all this bad lady-hatin' juju and it's available for streaming online.
Women & Business
New York Times' Maureen Dowd Would Prefer Not To 'Lean In'
11:30 am, February 25th | by Colette McIntyre
Maureen Dowd is throwing some next level, New York Times type of shade Sheryl Sandberg's way.
Mila Kunis Has Not Been Listening To Sheryl Sandberg
3:45 pm, February 18th | by Meredith Lepore
Mila Kunis isn't pregnant or married, yet she already announced that she intends to quit acting when she has a family.
Women & Business
Printable Valentines From The Jane Dough
12:30 pm, February 12th | by Colette McIntyre
We here at The Jane Dough are deeply ambivalent about Valentine's Day. When we were younger and single, we resented the holiday but also desperately wanted to be included; like eight-year-olds who think everything great happens after their bedtimes, we convinced ourselves that having a Valentine was the definition of bliss. When we were a [...]


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MonkeyCMS v1519 Released
The new version of MonkeyCMS is with us. It launches a new versioning number system and also kick starts the next phase of development which will significantly streamline and improve performance of the software on larger sites...
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- A Single Buyer-Single Supplier Bargaining Problem with Asymmetric Information - Theoretical Approach and Software Implementation (2003)
- This paper is focused on the coordination of order and production policy between buyers and suppliers in supply chains. When a buyer and a supplier of an item work independently, the buyer will place orders based on his economic order quantity (EOQ). However, the buyer s EOQ may not lead to an optimal policy for the supplier. It can be shown that a cooperative batching policy can reduce total cost significantly. Should the buyer have the more powerful position to enforce his EOQ on the supplier, then no incentive exists for him to deviate from his EOQ in order to choose a cooperative batching policy. To provide an incentive to order in quantities suitable to the supplier, the supplier could offer a side payment. One critical assumption made throughout in the literature dealing with incentive schemes to influence buyer s ordering policy is that the supplier has complete information regarding buyer s cost structure. However, this assumption is far from realistic. As a consequence, the buyer has no incentive to report truthfully on his cost structure. Moreover there is an incentive to overstate the total relevant cost in order to obtain as high a side payment as possible. This paper provides a bargaining model with asymmetric information about the buyer s cost structure assuming that the buyer has the bargaining power to enforce his EOQ on the supplier in case of a break-down in negotiations. An algorithm for the determination of an optimal set of contracts which are specifically designed for different cost structures of the buyer, assumed by the supplier, will be presented. This algorithm was implemented in a software application, that supports the supplier in determining the optimal set of contracts.
- On Phragmén-Lindelöf principles of type L^p (2003)
- Integrability conditions of type L^p along straight lines within a strip in mathbf{C} are derived for holomorphic functions which are integrable over the area of the strip.
- Infinite infrared regularization and a state space for the Heisenberg algebra (2003)
- We present a method for the construction of a Krein space completion for spaces of test functions, equipped with an indefinite inner product induced by a kernel which is more singular than a distribution of finite order. This generalizes a regularization method for infrared singularities in quantum field theory, introduced by G. Morchio and F. Strocchi, to the case of singularites of infinite order. We give conditions for the possibility of this procedure in terms of local differential operators and the Gelfand-Shilov test function spaces, as well as an abstract sufficient condition. As a model case we construct a maximally positive definite state space for the Heisenberg algebra in the presence of an infinite infrared singularity. See the corresponding paper: Schmidt, Andreas U.: "Mathematical Problems of Gauge Quantum Field Theory: A Survey of the Schwinger Model" and the presentation "Infinite Infrared Regularization in Krein Spaces"
- Permanent and transitory policy shocks in an empirical macro model with asymmetric information (2003)
- Despite a large literature documenting that the efficacy of monetary policy depends on how inflation expectations are anchored, many monetary policy models assume: (1) the inflation target of monetary policy is constant; and, (2) the inflation target is known by all economic agents. This paper proposes an empirical specification with two policy shocks: permanent changes to the inflation target and transitory perturbations of the short-term real rate. The public sector cannot correctly distinguish between these two shocks and, under incomplete learning, private perceptions of the inflation target will not equal the true target. The paper shows how imperfect policy credibility can affect economic responses to structural shocks, including transition to a new inflation target - a question that cannot be addressed by many commonly used empirical and theoretical models. In contrast to models where all monetary policy actions are transient, the proposed specification implies that sizable movements in historical bond yields and inflation are attributable to perceptions of permanent shocks in target inflation. Klassifikation: E43, E52, D82, D83 . This version: October 28, 2003.
- Nominal exchange rate regimes and relative price dispersion : on the importance of nominal exchange rate volatility for the width of the border (2003)
- Based on a broad set of regional aggregated and disaggregated consumer price index (CPI) data from major industrialized countries in Asia, North America and Europe we are examining the role that national borders play for goods market integration. In line with the existing literature we find that intra-national markets are better integrated than international market. Additionally, our results show that there is a large "ocean" effect, i.e., inter-continental markets are significantly more segmented than intra-continental markets. To examine the impact of the establishment of the European Monetary Union (EMU) on integration, we split our sample into a pre-EMU and EMU sample. We find that border effects across EMU countries have declined by about 80% to 90% after 1999 whereas border estimates across non-EMU countries have remained basically unchanged. Since global factors have affected all countries in our sample similarly and major integration efforts across EMU countries were made before 1999, we suggest that most of the reduction in EMU border estimates has been "nominal". Panel unit root evidence shows that the observed large differences in integration across intra- and inter-continental markets remain valid in the long-run. This finding implies that real factors are responsible for the documented segmentations across our sample countries. Klassifikation: F02, F40, F41 .
- Performance of inflation targeting based on constant interest rate projections (2003)
- Monetary policy is sometimes formulated in terms of a target level of inflation, a fixed time horizon and a constant interest rate that is anticipated to achieve the target at the specified horizon. These requirements lead to constant interest rate (CIR)instrument rules. Using the standard New Keynesian model, it is shown that some forms of CIR policy lead to both indeterminacy of equilibria and instability under adaptive learning. However, some other forms of CIR policy perform better. We also examine the properties of the different policy rules in the presence of inertial demand and price behaviour. Klassifikation: E52, E61, E32 . 12 October 2003.
- Courts and sovereign eurobonds : credibility of the judicial enforcement of repayment (2003)
- While focusing on the protection of distressed sovereigns, the current debate intended to reform the International Financial Architecture has hardly addressed the protection of creditors rights that varies among laws. I suspect however that this constitutes an essential determinant of the success of suggested solutions, especially under the contractual approach. Based on a sample of bonds issued by developing countries states in the period, January 1987 to December 1997, I find that, for given contract characteristics (e.g. listing markets and currency), the governing law is selected according to its ability to enforce repayment. However, although the New York law seems looser and incur larger enforcement costs than the England&Wales law, the former permits equivalent yearly credit amounts. I interpret this as a consequence of the existence of a larger set of valuable assets (e.g. trade) in the US that constitute implicit securities. My findings yield important implications for the reforms. In particular, provided that there exists a seemingly equivalent enforcement credibility between England and New York laws, the prompt implementation of the contractual approach solution should constitute a valuable first step toward efficient sovereign debt markets. Klassifikation: F34; G33; K33. October 2003.
- Accounting for financial instruments in the banking industry : conclusions from a simulation model (2003)
- The paper analyses the effects of three sets of accounting rules for financial instruments - Old IAS before IAS 39 became effective, Current IAS or US GAAP, and the Full Fair Value (FFV) model proposed by the Joint Working Group (JWG) - on the financial statements of banks. We develop a simulation model that captures the essential characteristics of a modern universal bank with investment banking and commercial banking activities. We run simulations for different strategies (fully hedged, partially hedged) using historical data from periods with rising and falling interest rates. We show that under Old IAS a fully hedged bank can portray its zero economic earnings in its financial statements. As Old IAS offer much discretion, this bank may also present income that is either positive or negative. We further show that because of the restrictive hedge accounting rules, banks cannot adequately portray their best practice risk management activities under Current IAS or US GAAP. We demonstrate that - contrary to assertions from the banking industry - mandatory FFV accounting adequately reflects the economics of banking activities. Our detailed analysis identifies, in addition, several critical issues of the accounting models that have not been covered in previous literature. Klassifikation: G21, M41 December 2002. Revised: November 2003.
- Regulation and competition in German banking : an assessment (2003)
- In Germany a public discussion on the "power of banks" has been going on for decades now with power having at least two meanings. On the one hand it is the power of banks to control public corporations through direct shareholdings or the exercise of proxy votes - this is the power of banks in corporate control. On the other hand it is market power - due to imperfect competition in markets for financial services - that banks exercise vis-à-vis their loan and deposit customers. In the past, bank regulation has often been blamed to undermine competition and the working of market forces in the financial industry for the sake of soundness and stability of financial services firms. This chapter tries to shed some light on the historical development and current state of bank regulation in Germany. In so doing it tries to embed the analysis of bank regulation into a more general industrial organisation framework. For every regulated industry, competition and regulation are deeply interrelated as most regulatory institutions - even if they do not explicitly address the competitiveness of the market - either affect market structure or conduct. This paper tries to uncover some of the specific relationships between monetary policy, government interference and bank regulation on the one hand and bank market structure and economic performance on the other. In so doing we hope to point to several areas for fruitful research in the future. While our focus is on Germany, some of the questions that we raise and some of our insights might also be applicable to banking systems elsewhere. Klassifikation: G28, G21, L11, L51. Revised version forthcoming in "The German Financial System", edited by Jan P. Krahnen and Reinhard H. Schmidt, Oxford University Press. This version June 2003.


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└ After the Tardis destroys Idris' body, she takes the form of the only person she can — Rose Tyler. She doesn't like to see her Time Lord sad so she gives him one last gift, the knowledge that the girl he still loves is happy.
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Hi! my name is Tali and i have a 2 yr old little girl and our newest addition my son who is 6 wks. i have finally reached a point where i just cant handle it anymore. i cant deal with being a mom of 2 and trying to be patient. I was breastfeeding but have decided to stop that due to it just being to stressful each and every time. I have to use a nipple shield and dealing with getting that on and a screaming infant and then battling him to get him to latch and stay on and not knock off the shield...its just too much. add to that my 2 yr old climbing all over me while i try and nurse...let me just say i cry and scream a lot. I am also a type 1 diabetic and know my depression is having affects on that too with my numbers slowly rising. ive been talking to my doctors and everything but i really need to talk converse with those who understand what im going through. i just dont know what to do any more. I already feel like a failure and that im letting my family and friends down. ugh...thanks for reading this.
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Definition: In popular usage and typically used incorrectly, a lally column, often called an adjustable steel column, is a telescoping steel tube that adjusts upward or downward to temporarily support a weight from above.
One example of a lally column's usage: when a builder or remodeler removes an interior, load-bearing wall, he will insert a lally column in place of the wall to keep the house structurally sound. This lally column will later be removed when the wall is rebuilt or other bracing is installed (such as a beam).
- A true lally column, according to David Brindle at Dean Column Co., is "actually a concrete filled steel column for permanent structural support. It was invented in the late 1800's by John Lally in Waltham MA."
- Lally columns are meant to be temporary.
- However, this doesn't mean that some homeowners and remodelers don't use these jack posts or lally columns on a permanent basis.
- Lally columns are often used in crawlspaces or basements to support sagging floor joists.
- Lally columns cannot be used for jacking up any kind of weight. A jack should be used to elevate the item, after which the steel column is inserted.
- The entire spectrum of lally columns ranges from about 12 inches to 12 feet tall.
- Within each class of adjustable steel column, there is an adjustment range. A typical adjustment range may be 7 ft 0 in to 7 ft 4 in (84"-88").
- Steel plates at the top and bottom of each steel column are necessary to prevent the cylindrical ends of the columns from biting into the wood.
- The shorter lally columns have a greater maximum weight rating - up to 18,000 pounds.
- While lally columns can be rented by the day, they are so inexpensive that it is usually more cost effective to purchase them.
Also Known As: Adjustable Steel Column, Jack Post
Common Misspellings: lollie column, lolly column
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Chrysler US auto sales top expectations
Chrysler Group surprised auto industry analysts with a modest 1 percent increase in U.S. car sales in September.
Chrysler, an affiliate of Italy's Fiat, said it sold 143,017 vehicles, handily beating analysts' expectations.
The U.S. auto industry's sizzling summer sales pace is expected to have stalled last month, for the first year-on-year sales decline in more than two years. There were two fewer shopping days in September, compared with the previous year, and part of the Labor Day shopping weekend fell in August.
(Read more: The economic headwind coming down the road
Chrysler bucked that trend, with sales of its Dodge, Chrysler and Ram brands all reporting modest increases in September.
Fiat brand sales plunged 24 percent, the first year-to-year decline in 18 months.
Jeep sales fell 5 percent, as Chrysler struggled to get the all-new 2014 Cherokee to dealers.
(Read more: Why select automaker brands are rising
Chrysler said its U.S. dealers reported the best September sales since 2007.
Analysts who closely watch the auto industry predict September's annualized sales rate will be in the range of 15.2 million to 15.7 million. The lower end of that range would fall short of summer's torrid pace, including a 16 million rate in August that marked the strongest performance in nearly six years.
Chrysler projected the industry's annualized rate in September at 15.7 million, including about 300,000 heavy trucks.
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Watching Ultraviolet -Widescreen - Directors cut, it seems to be blurry. Has anybody watched this to confirm. I checked another movie, Smoke on Encore and it was the same way. It's watchable but barely. I could be a bit spoiled watching 99% HD stuff now, but there is something wrong with the at least the movies I've tried to watch. The other stuff that I have watched on History and Science has been fine for SD.
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Watching Ultraviolet -Widescreen - Directors cut, it seems to be blurry. Has anybody watched this to confirm.
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Mark 14:31 - Expectation *
When expectations are unmet it sets the stage for lots of bad stuff. Just imagine what was going through Peter's mind when he emphatically told Jesus he wouldn't deny Him. Peter was picked by Jesus to be one of His disciples, then Jesus elevated Him above all the others - He let Peter see Him being transfigured, He called Him a rock that the church would be built on, He was always being signaled out as the leader. Not to mention Jesus had a wildly successful ministry - everywhere He went He was like a rock-star - people flooded out to see Him and I'm sure Peter was in charge of crowd control. Peter also believed that Jesus was the rightful King and that in short-order Jesus would be sitting on the throne in Jerusalem.
However, that night when Jesus allowed Himself to be taken and beaten, it's jacked up Peter's expectations of who Jesus was and what kind of King He claimed to be. It terrified him to think that if the rightful king is going to be crucified like this what would they do to me, his right-hand man? He was already planning in his mind what type of security detail he was going to provide for Jesus when He entered the Palace, but on this night everything changed in a milli-second. Peter's expectation was one thing, but reality was something completely different - and this is what caught Peter off-guard. His expectations were off.
Managing expectations is one of the most powerful tools in anyone's arsenal, and without it you are simply setting yourself up for disappointment. If you want to control your emotions, start by managing your expectations. This is also why we should pray, "not my will be done but THY will be done." This prayer alone will manage all expectations of God ever owing you anything!
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Ratings based on 11 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.4 Room cleanliness
4.3 Service & staff
3.7 Room comfort
4.2 Hotel condition
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for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Posted Dec 17, 2013
Pros: The location was good for the conference centre and also Taksim Sq
for Everyoneby Peter from Auckland, New Zealand
Quirky decor
Posted Sep 6, 2013Pros: The breakfast, included in the room price, provided a good food selection catering to Western tastes but wouldn't be suitable for Asian travellers.
Location: There are plenty of restaurants nearby and shops featuring most major Western brands can be found, within walking distance.
Located close to the transport hub, at Taksim Square, made it easy to travel to and from Ataturk Airport with a choice of Metro of dedicated airport bus. I happened to be attending a four day conference held at the Istanbul Congress Centre only fives minutes walk away and the location of the hotel was just about perfect. Great hotel for business travellers but lacking in facilities such as swimming pool or outdoor areas or view for those seeking a place to relax and chill out.
for Everyoneby Emily from Brisbane
Nice hotel close to easy transport
Posted Sep 1, 2013Overall very good hotel. I was there for a conference and it was easy to walk to conference centre. Also very easy to get to other transport. Traffic on the main road can be a touch noisy if you stay on the lower floors.
for Everyoneby Dr. Marian from Chicago Illinois USA
Ideal for anyone
Posted Dec 4, 2012Pros: wonderful Breakfast buffet, quality service, cozy atmosphere exudes warmth, good rate
Cons: nothing, a pleasant stay
Location: walking distance to Taksim Square and other attractions
Check in was efficient and staff were friendly. Hotel look is professional and at the same time exudes wamth. A highlight is the breakfast buffet. Outstanding display, good food and excellent service. I had dinner there one night and it was excellent. Room was clean and pleasant. Service excellent. Excellent location. Walking distance to shopping and other attractions.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Very nice hotel
Posted Aug 10, 2012Its very peacfull and quite hotel in the center of taksim sq nearby to metro station of taksim 5 mins away from istakilal st.every thing in the hotel very nice really I spent very nice week in it.
for Business Travelersby A verified traveler
Konak hotel, Istanbul review
Posted Apr 28, 2012Great hotel for business & tourists. Well situated & good value for money. The only down side is that the breakfast was limited in choice.
by Suzy from Detroit, MI
A Tale of 2 Hotels
Posted Apr 5, 2012Pros: Location and courteous service. Also, had a nice buffet breakfast everyday, with a wide variety of choices.
Cons: The hotel room and the location of some of the rooms. They try to stick somebody with the worst room, hoping they have a sucker.
Location: Good location with access to walking or other transportation, to get around. Surrounded by many beautiful, upscale hotels.
I had booked 2 rooms, both the same price and category, for 6 nights. One room was for our Cousins, and one for myself and my husband. The 2 rooms were as different as night and day, and my husband and I checked in first. Our room was tiny, cramped, smelly from the outside restaurants in the alley below, and dark, because of the location. Our Cousins room was a large suite, with modern features, clearly it had been remodeled, bright, with a view facing the front of the hotel. Our Cousins checked in a couple of hours after us, but we were given the awful room. Our bed was like a slab of wood, covered by sheets, and we like firm beds, but this was really incredible. The heat in the room could not be controlled individually, and when the window was open, the smell of grilled meats, permeated the tiny room, and our clothes. After a day, of flying 14 hours, and the jet lag, that accompanies it, we tried to make the best of it for one night and knew that the next morning, we would have to change the room or the hotel. The manager had one room to change us to, but it had to be done right away, and we had a meeting planned for that morning, which we were late for, but it was worth it to get out of the first room. That room was slightly better, but still located on the alley side of the hotel, right above the cooking smells, but we were 2 floors higher. The manager said they did not have any rooms like the one our family member checked into, but offered his apologies!
for Couplesby A verified traveler from Kuwait
Conveneinet clean hotel in Taksim
Posted Oct 13, 2011The location of the hotel is away from Taksim busy area, however the area is quiet and it is 5 minutes walking to Taksim square, the hotel is facing Taksim Hilton hotel. Konak is a very clean and quiet hotel, the breakfast is amazing specially pastries which were unbelievably tasty. Staffs were helpful and are good in English. The size of the room was good, elegant and very clean and well furnished, toilet and shower are in good shape. I recommend this hotel for business traveler as well as for couples.
by A verified traveler from Australia
Annoying problems entire stay
Posted Sep 9, 2011We checked in and were told there were no non-smoking rooms. Our room stunk and the walls were thin so the people next door kept us up all night. The next day we were moved to a "better" room, which at least didn't smell like smoke. The air conditioner in this room was faulty, however, and it got quite warm at times. Problems with internet on and off entire stay. The mattresses aren't very comfortable and the sheets don't fit the bed properly - they barely covered us. We asked for a blanket the first night because the air conditioning blew right over the bed and they brought us one with a huge stain on it - gross. The staff try to be helpful but not everyone speaks English very well so it can be a bit of a process to get help. Location is ok but if you want to do things in Sultanhamet every day (where the main sights are) you'll be travelling back and forth quite a bit. But the area is good for restaurants and evening activities as well as shopping.
Recommendedby Simon from Birmingham, UK
It is not a typical 4 stars hotel, it is a Turkish 4 stars but worth the stay
Posted Aug 28, 2011This is a small hotel, room and toliet are both small in size bur well. It is notbad. Only trouble that I have had was the wireless Internet service. It was quite difficult to log on but it was ok at the end. Good location. 400m from taksim. A nice little corner shop just next door for all your drink needs. I have not eaten in the hotel, go to taksim for local fish. Much better, fresh seabass only TK15.


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Oregon lawmakers make Dull and Boring tourism move
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers Wednesday moved to commemorate the humdrum — even if no one is quite sure how.
Based on their mundane names, the rural communities of Dull, Scotland, and Boring, Oregon, formed an international partnership last year to build cultural and commercial connections. And Oregon House lawmakers took that a step further with a vote to make Aug. 9 Boring and Dull Day in the state, putting the name of the U.S. town first despite mild objections from their European counterparts.
The plan, which now heads to the state Senate, is intended to boost tourism, and the date this summer marks one year from the day the towns were officially dubbed a "pair for the ages."
Republican Rep. Bill Kennener, the proposal's sponsor, announced the measure with a meandering, tongue-in-cheek, 10-minute speech — that never got around to saying what Oregon residents might do in observance.
"While some might be inclined to call this frivolous, the reality is that this attention is attracting tourism and commerce to this Boring section of Oregon" he said, pun intended.
A fellow Republican, Rep. Kevin Cameron, quipped that he spotted an intern falling asleep during the address, drawing laughs from the chamber.
Stephen Bates, the unofficial mayor of Boring, said the idea to pair the communities came from a Scottish biker who had the rather interesting idea while cycling through the sleepy Oregon town last year. Excited by her Boring discovery, she brought news of the town's existence across the pond to Dull, prompting talks between the two lazily named towns.
Bates said he's amazed at the international attention the partnership has received.
When tourists "come to Boring I think they realize people aren't so boring or dull," said Bates, who is — officially — chair of the town's Community Planning Organization.
He and a handful of residents plan to visit the Scottish village with a population of 84 in October. Dull is located off a dead-end highway in a spot so precarious that the Boring visit hinges on whether the tour bus will be able to safely turn around.


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