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CORRECTING And REPLACING -- Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. Reports Results For Three And Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
"Based on the increased demand for new homes in the D.C. market, and our scheduled openings of additional communities, we anticipate 2013 homebuilding revenue and home settlements to be higher than in 2012," continued Clemente. "As a result, we are projecting a return to profitability for 2013. Furthermore, we believe the rebounding housing market in the D.C. area will provide an opportunity for additional growth beyond this year. Accordingly, we anticipate generating additional growth in home settlements and revenue with the goal of reaching 250-300 settlements and $125M - $150M of revenue by 2015."
The Company's forecasted homebuilding revenues and settlements for 2013 is as follows (revenue in thousands):
|Homebuilding Revenue
|$10,000 - $12,000
|$55,000 - $64,000
|Home Settlements
|18 - 22
|105 - 125
|Sales Backlog (Period end)
|Backlog Revenue (Period end)
As of the date of this press release, the Company has settled 12 homes in the first quarter of 2013 realizing $5.4 million in revenue. The total value of settled homes combined with the value of current backlog is approximately $21.5 million, representing an increase of year-to-date homebuilding revenue of more than 80% as compared to the homebuilding revenue generated in all of 2012.
Notable Events
- Subsequent to year end, the Company raised approximately $6.9 million of equity capital through a newly formed subsidiary, Comstock Investors VII, L.C. ("Investors VII'). The proceeds of the private placement are primarily being used to acquire and capitalize new residential development projects specifically: The Townes at Shady Grove Metro and The Boulevard at Shady Grove Metro in Rockville, Maryland, The Hampshires community in Washington, D.C. and Falls Grove in Manassas, Virginia. Accredited investors participating in Investors VII included unrelated third parties as well as members of the Company's management team and certain members of the Board of Directors of the Company. The terms of the offering include a preferred return equal to a maximum of 20% per annum on capital account balances with no prepayment penalty.
- Gross new order revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $4.4 million to $18.9 million on 57 homes as compared to $14.5 million on 50 homes for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net new order revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $2.3 million to $16.4 million on 51 homes as compared to $14.1 million on 48 homes for the year ended December 31, 2011. The average gross new order revenue per unit for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased by $42 to $332, as compared to $290 for the year ended December 31, 2011.
- During 2012, the Company continued to monetize existing inventory at the Penderbrook Square condominium project, where it settled 37 units reducing remaining inventory to 2 units (out of a total of 424 units) at year-end and at the Eclipse condominium project where it settled 8 units reducing remaining inventory to 19 (out of a total of 465 units). Subsequently, as of the date of this press release, the Company sold and settled all remaining units at the Penderbrook Square condominium project and reduced the inventory of remaining units at the Eclipse condominium project to 19 at year-end 2012.
- The Company announced plans to develop its latest Transit-Oriented residential community located adjacent to the Shady Grove Metro Station in Rockville, Maryland, the terminus of Metro's "Red Line". The community will include 36 upscale townhomes, 3 single-family homes, and 117 luxury apartments. The Company acquired the land on December 27, 2012 and is preparing to commence land development in spring-2013. The Company plans to commence sales of the townhomes mid-2013 with first deliveries expected in late-2013. Leasing of the apartments will commence in early-2014.
- The Company announced plans to develop its latest Prince William County, Virginia residential community located in Manassas, Virginia near the Virginia Railway Express Station. The community, to be known as Falls Grove, will include 110 townhomes and 19 single-family homes. The Company is preparing to commence land development in spring-2013 and plans to commence sales of the townhomes, priced from the high $200's, in mid-2013 with first deliveries expected in late-2013. Sales are expected to commence on the single-family homes in late 2013 or early 2014.
- In early 2012, the Company closed on the sale of its 103-unit Cascades Apartment project for $19.35 million, recognizing a gain of $6.5 million from the sale. The Cascades apartment project represented the Company's first "merchant-build" rental apartment project sale.
- During the third quarter of 2012, the Company formed Comstock Eastgate, L.C., a joint venture of Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. and BridgeCom Development I, LLC, to develop and construct Eastgate One, a 66-unit subdivision situated within the 400-unit Eastgate master-planned community located in Loudoun County. Construction on the first building containing six units, two of which are model homes, commenced in December 2012, with sales commencing in the 1st quarter of 2013. As of the date of this press release, the Company had received 15 new orders (sales contracts) for units within the Eastgate community. Settlements of homes at Eastgate began in the first quarter of 2013.
- Based on the improving market conditions, and increasing revenue potential associated with its new communities, the Company recently entered into an affiliated business arrangement with Stewart Title Insurance Company promoting the sale of title and real estate settlement services. This ancillary business venture, named Superior Title Services, LC ("STS"), is anticipated to generate additional revenue for the Company in 2013.
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No world shall be beyond my rule. No enemy shall be beyond my wrath.The ruler of an Empire, usually but not always The Empire. Historically, Emperors outranked Kings, so when you need an authority figure to convey the highest possible power and rank, you can't get any higher than making them The Emperor (unless you go to The Pope, or into the speculative realms of Celestial Paragons and Archangels, Demon Lords and Archdevils, and Galactic Conqueror and at the most accepted highest tier, God Emperor). The next steps down are God Save Us from the Queen!, The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask, The High Queen, She Is the King, The Good King and President Evil. If a ruler is known as The Emperor, it's almost a sure sign that he's an Evil Overlord. Kings, Lords, and Presidents are as likely to be good as they are to be bad, but somehow The Emperor is almost always the story's heavy. This is probably for the same reasons as Good Republic, Evil Empire. The Emperor is often distinct from the Evil Overlord in that he's much more likely to be the ruler of the world, or at least the ruler of the largest and most influential country in it, instead of simply being a Sauron/Kim Jong-Il President Evil cackling it up over in Latveria/Mordorland. Besides being evil, you can often expect The Emperor to be the Big Bad, especially if you're in a Fantasy setting. They will frequently invoke Authority Equals Asskicking, which can often make them the most dangerous man on the planet. In Western media, characters known as The Emperor will almost inevitably be Evil Overlord Big Bads. Only in historic plotlines involving the leaders of the real-life Roman Empire will they get any sympathetic depiction at all, and even then they're usually portrayed unflatteringly. In contrast, in China and Japan Emperors actually served as legitimate rulers for most of recorded history, and thus Eastern media (particularly Chinese wuxia films, but also occasionally anime) do have the occasional non-evil Emperor. However, if the Emperor is legitimate and non-malevolent, his role in the plot is usually purely as a background character; plot-significant Emperors usually serve in the role of Big Bad. For some reason Emperors have a tendency to be Disc One Final Bosses. It is very common for a villainous version to be hyped up initially, before being superseded by The Dragon either after their defeat by the heroes or after betrayal from in their organization. When used like this it's often for escalation purposes, the initial Emperor is often fairly normal within the setting besides his political power and (sometimes) exceptional skills, where as their successor often has far more intimidating powers at their command. The Emperor might be:
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Grand Isle, Louisiana
For population 25 years and over in Grand Isle:
For population 15 years and over in Grand Isle town:
5 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $199 (0.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (51.6 miles , pop. 484,674).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (325.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Golden Meadow, LA (4.4 miles ), Galliano, LA (4.8 miles ), Port Sulphur, LA (5.1 miles ), Empire, LA (5.2 miles ), Pointe a la Hache, LA (5.2 miles) , Cut Off, LA (5.3 miles ), Buras, LA (5.5 miles ), Buras-Triumph, LA (5.6 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Latitude: 29.23 N, Longitude: 90.01 W
Area code: 985
Unemployment by year (%)
Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+5.9%).
Work and jobs in Grand Isle: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Grand Isle, Louisiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Grand Isle-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/3/1964, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the Grand Isle town center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1993, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 39 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Grand Isle-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2000 at 06:46:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MS, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.6 miles away from Grand Isle center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/2001 at 04:39:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from Grand Isle center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Jefferson Parish (24) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tropical Storms: 4, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Flood: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Political contributions by individuals in Grand Isle, LA
Heliports and other landing facilities located in Grand Isle:
See details about heliports and other landing facilities located in Grand Isle, LA
Local government website: www.grand-isle.com/government.htm
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Isle:
See full list of schools located in Grand Isle
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 16.2%
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Isle, LA7 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary) in 2010
People in group quarters in Grand Isle in 2000:
Grand Isle compared to Louisiana state average:
Educational Attainment (%) in 2012
School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2012
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Presidential Elections Results
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1996 Presidential Elections Results
2000 Presidential Elections Results
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2012 Presidential Elections Results
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 107
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 62
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 128
Number of full-service restaurants: 334
Adult diabetes rate:
Adult obesity rate:
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Grand Isle government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
Grand Isle government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
Grand Isle government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
Grand Isle government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Isle:
Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Isle:
Grand Isle, Louisiana:See more detailed statistics of Grand Isle fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 116 meters (381ft)
Total costs: $15,019,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 816
Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic: 16,320
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Grand Isle)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Grand Isle, LA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers:2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:1
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0279.00
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0279.00
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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|Property type
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|7 nights
Although we have a 7 night minimum stay, check the Vancouver Garden House website for 5 and 6 night specials. Our quoted rate includes all taxes and fees. On site parking is free.
Centrally situated in Mount Pleasant/Riley Park near Main Street, this welcoming one-bedroom garden house offers privacy, quiet and convenience. The free standing building features large floor-to-ceiling living room windows that look out onto beautifully maintained landscaping while providing lots of south-facing light to this bright, airy space. A fountain splashes clear water into a 3 foot deep pond that stretches across the front of the house; a cedar plank sitting deck acts as a bridge to the entrance way. The contemporary and open-concept design creates a flow from one room to the next. Guests have their own entrance as well as private parking right beside the Garden house. Additionally, there is ample free street parking in front of the property and in our quiet and safe residential neighbourhood.
What You Will Find Inside: The suite is immaculate and a recent renovation has been to the same high standards as the original construction. Included is a queen-sized bed, large closets, a bathroom with tiled walk-in shower, a 34" flat screen cable HD TV with DVD player, high speed wireless internet, queen-sized pull-out sectional sofa, a dining table for up to 6 guests and a fully equipped kitchen with new appliances (full sized refrigerator and dishwasher, drip coffee maker, automatic espresso machine, microwave, electric range, etc). To help you prepare your own gourmet meal, we keep a good selection of herbs and oils on hand for your use. Fresh herbs can be picked from the garden when they are in season. All serving and preparation utensils, dishes and cookware are provided.
The laundry room offers a new (2011) full sized Samsung washer and dryer with complimentary detergent.
What You Will Find in the Neighbourhood: The Garden House is only 2.5 blocks from the charming shops and cafes on trendy Main Street. Granville Island is a 11 minute drive, the City Centre and Gastown takes 9 minutes and nearby Queen Elizabeth Park, which offers some of the most beautiful public gardens in Vancouver, is only 7 minutes away. To the city centre (Georgia & Howe) by transit is a 20 minute ride. If you are driving, the same 20 minutes will get you to Stanley Park and the Seawall or if you prefer, Jericho Beach.
Business Features: Several features are available for business travelers: a separate desk with drawers unit and ergonomic seating, a wireless printer/copier/scanner (paper included), a (local calls only) phone and of course, high speed wireless internet.
Carole and Gary are very happy to share the beauty and excitement of Canada's's wonderful west coast city; Vancouver. Both are working, professional artists. Carole is a photographer and writer and Gary is a pianist and composer.
Gary Sill purchased this house in 2005
We choose this property because of it's nearness to the developing Main Street cultural and retail stores and shops. In our own development, we were able to save old trees and add new landscaping when we build our house.
We had the joy of staying at this beautiful new rental for a week in the fall of 2011. It is located in a tree-lined residential area of Vancouver just a few blocks off of Main Street, a well-occupied shopping and dining resource. The newly constructed living unit sits a bit behind the owners home and has its own private access. Parking was not an issue. The unit is perfect for a couple or a single renter, with a full kitchen, bath, living room and separate bedroom. Washer and dryer, dishwasher and microwave are included, as is a broadband WiFi connection. A television is available, but we didn't use it during our stay, as there was too much to do out and about!
The rental is very private. Encased in the sound of a nearby outdoor fountain, the unit is quiet and receptive. Heating was fully adequate. The queen-sized bed was quite comfortable. The large apple tree just outside its entrance offered delicious snacks. The owners, Gary and Carole, were wonderfully responsive hosts and eagerly shared information about their city and its events, to make our stay even more pleasant.
We would be delighted to stay there again.
The Garden House is only 2.5 blocks from the charming shops and cafes on trendy Main Street. Granville Island is a 11 minute drive, the City Centre and Gastown takes 9 minutes and nearby Queen Elizabeth Park, which offers some of the most beautiful public gardens in Vancouver, is only 7 minutes away. To the city centre (Georgia & Howe) by transit is a 20 minute ride. If you are driving, the same 20 minutes will get you to Stanley Park and the Seawall or if you prefer, Jericho Beach.
Other Activities: The Garden House is an elegant, modern residence that offers the perfect home away from home for those needing to be near the St. Joseph's and Vancouver General Hospital.
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Dec 15 2014 - Jan 4 2015
7 night minimum stay
Jan 5 2015 - Apr 5 2015
7 night minimum stay
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7 night minimum stay
Parking is beside the Vancouver Garden House and is free. The Vancouver Garden House is self-catered. The minimum stay is 7 nights.
Half of total rate for a deposit. Final payment is due before check-in.
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (CAD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.
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Napier Field, Alabama
For population 25 years and over in Napier Field:
For population 15 years and over in Napier Field town:
65 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $271 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (6.7 miles , pop. 57,737).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (87.1 miles , pop. 201,568).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (600.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Grimes, AL (1.0 miles ), Midland City, AL (1.5 miles ), Pinckard, AL (2.3 miles ), Kinsey, AL (2.6 miles ), Dothan, AL (2.6 miles ), Headland, AL (2.7 miles ), Newton, AL (2.9 miles ), Newville, AL (3.2 miles ).
Latitude: 31.32 N, Longitude: 85.45 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 334
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Crime rate in Napier Field detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 4 (4 officers).
Unemployment in July 2013:
Unemployment by year (%)
Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-9.8%).
Work and jobs in Napier Field: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Napier Field, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Napier Field-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/1/2007, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Napier Field town center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused $250 million in damages.
On 12/29/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Dale County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Napier Field:
Operable nuclear power plants near Napier Field:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Napier Field:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 13.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Napier Field that have no violations reported:
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 21.8%
(27.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.7% for Black residents, 1.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Napier Field, AL
Napier Field compared to Alabama state average:
Educational Attainment (%) in 2012
School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2012
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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1996 Presidential Elections Results
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Religion statistics for Napier Field town (based on Dale County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.62%
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
Adult diabetes rate:
Adult obesity rate:
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Napier Field government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
Napier Field government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
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If Chris Rokos Isn't Allowed To Lose $383 Million At Brevan Howard, He Should Damn Well Be Allowed To Lose It Somewhere Else!By Jon Shazar
Chris Rokos and his former hedge fund, Brevan Howard, agree on one thing: He was a pretty good trader. The former thinks that the latter's five-year non-compete is a travesty of justice depriving the world of his irreplaceable skills. The latter is so afraid of those skills that it wants Rokos to sit out every one of those 1,826 non-competitive days, hoping that each one will blunt Rokos' acumen as much as he fears.
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Brevan Howard Star Trader Going With The "If You Don't Use It, You Lose It" Defense Re: Non-CompeteBy Bess Levin
For a lot of people in the banking industry, a non-compete is a nice little 3-6 month enforced vacation in between jobs. For Christopher Rokos, a co-founder of Brevan Howard, it's a half a decade death sentence that will cause his trading hands and legs to shrivel up and break off, or at least become purely ornamental. Read more »
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January's numbers are in and they are… not great. Especially for Andrew Hall of Phibro fame, who, if he is in fact God, is proving the almighty rather fallible. Read more »
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According to CNBC's Kate Kelly, BH made the decision to close the $600 million fund after portfolio manager Fabrizio Gallo left to join Bank of America (which has got to hurt) and investors were rumored to be unhappy with the 'personnel changes.' In related news, Larry Summers has apparently been tapped to help 'woo' new clients, so they should be okay.


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ATLANTA, Georgia: Survey USA, a public opinion polls and private market research firm, under contract with a local news station in Georgia surveyed 899 registered voters about all the statewide races on the ballot in November; of these, 599 were deemed to be likely voters. The polling data shows Republicans maintaining double-digit leads in all contests, including the one for state attorney general. More importantly, however, the numbers also point out that Olens garnered the support of 43% of those voters who identified themselves as independents; Hodges secured 25% followed closely with 21% by Libertarian candidate, Don Smart. It should be noted, however, that Survey USA does not use live call center employees, but rather an automated system in which taped questions are asked via a professional announcer; the respondent is then invited to press a button on their phone or record a message indicating their selections.
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The cost of insuring Asia-Pacific corporate and sovereign bonds from non-payment fell, according to traders of credit-default swaps.
The Markit iTraxx Asia index of 40 investment-grade borrowers outside Japan slid 1 basis point to 113 basis points as of 8:24 a.m. in Hong Kong, Westpac Banking Corp. prices show. The index is on course for its lowest close since March 19, according to data provider CMA.
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The Markit iTraxx Japan index fell 1 basis point to 92 basis points as of 9:24 a.m. in Tokyo, Citigroup Inc. prices show. The index, which has ranged from 90.5 to 148.1 this year, is poised for its lowest close since April 15, according to CMA.
Credit-default swap indexes are benchmarks for insuring bonds against default and traders use them to speculate on credit quality. A drop signals improving perceptions of creditworthiness, while an increase suggests the opposite.
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A month after community activist Dmytro Fedkowskyj announced his candidacy for the state Assembly District 30 seat, Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth) has begun her efforts to win a ninth term in office.
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), left, joined Markey and a handful of supporters Monday to begin petitioning to get the assemblywoman on this year's ballot.
She will take on Fedkowskyj in a Sept. 9 Democratic primary, with the winner moving on to November's general election.
Markey won her first state Assembly term in 1998, succeeding Crowley, and has comfortably defeated Maspeth businessman Anthony Nunziato in the last three election cycles.


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30 years in the making and bearing witness to highly-charged disagreements throughout its negotiation, the signing of the treaty was quickly dubbed "The Miracle in Marrakesh" and was even greeted by an impromptu Stevie Wonder concert – the singer fulfilling an earlier promise to perform, should the treaty be finalised.
Such importance is attached to the treaty due to the problems that it aims to solve, namely the dearth of copyrighted literature available in formats accessible to visually impaired persons (VIPs). This situation is often referred to by blind NGOs, charities, and those sympathetic to their cause as a "book famine". The World Blind Union estimates that of the million or so books published each year in the world, less than 5% are made available in VIP-accessible formats. This figure drops to the astounding level of 1% availability in the developing world. To put this into context, the World Health Organisation estimates that there are 285 million VIPs worldwide, of which 90% live in the developing world.
The most promising solution to the problem lies in the work of various NGOs and charities worldwide in doing what publishers do not see the financial incentive to do themselves: convert copyrighted works into accessible formats such as Braille, audiobooks, or large print and then distribute them to VIPs. In practice, this conversion infringes the copyright of the author, and in the absence of an exception requires authorisation that is rarely granted. The treaty removes this obstacle through the international harmonisation of a copyright exception to be adopted by all 186 members of WIPO.
This harmonisation will also remove another impediment of attempts to end the book shortage, this being the inability to transfer accessible works across international borders. Exceptions exist in 60 WIPO member countries already – including the EU Member States and the US – but due to the lack of harmonisation at the international level, works created under exception in these countries cannot be distributed from one country to organisations or individuals in another. This has resulted in an inefficient system in which works must be re-converted in each individual country with an exception. For instance, in Spain there are 100,000 accessible books available in Spanish and in Argentina 50,000, yet libraries in Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Uruguay, and Chile have fewer than 9,000 accessible books between them. Clearly the easiest solution to the lack of accessible works in Spanish in these countries would be the distribution of those already-converted works from Spain and Argentina. This will now be possible through the treaty.
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With the build-up of moral and legal justifications behind the treaty, you could be forgiven for pondering why it took 30 years from the first 1982 WIPO-UNESCO working group on the topic to convene a Diplomatic Conference to finalise a treaty, and why opposition from rights holders has been so vociferous. The central problem for rights holders is and has always been the potential for the treaty to set precedents at the international level. In the words of the US-based Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), concerns laid with 'the potentially negative, precedential effect that a one-sided, exceptions-focused VIP treaty may have on parallel developments at WIPO and in other international negotiations.' In itself, the fact that the treaty focuses on exceptions and not enforcement or the greater strengthening of copyright is rare.
Rights-holders have insisted that despite such concerns, they support the existence of the treaty, yet it remains the case that the first form that opposition took was the insistence that soft law "instruments" and voluntary measures were preferable to a binding international copyright treaty. Chief among the organisations arguing for this – despite the print focus of the treaty – was the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The European Parliament played a decisive role in ending these arguments with its 2012 Resolution calling upon the Council and Commission to support a binding instrument.
The second form that opposition took was attempts to limit the scope of the exception. Arguing that the treaty impedes upon legitimate financial interests for publishers, rights-holders argued for the inclusion of a "commercial availability clause". Such a clause would have required organisations to check for the existence of commercially available accessible works prior to converting copyrighted material into accessible formats. Furthermore, rights-holders sought to prevent the cross-border distribution of works from organisations based in one country to individuals based in another. Negotiators representing the blind argued that both instances represented unnecessary bureaucratic burdens to be placed upon organisations without the resources to cope.
In the end, the European Parliament proved once more to be the institutional vanguard of public interest arguments. The May Strasbourg session saw an unusually united plenary chamber with MEPs from every parliamentary group calling for the Commission and Council to negotiate "a complete and unhindered exception."
Judging by the final text of the treaty, it appears the call was heeded. The commercial availability clause is watered down to a version whereby it is left to WIPO Members to decide whether to require organisations to check for the existence of commercially-accessible works, while organisations are free to distribute to individuals in other countries. Rumours from Marrakesh suggest that it was EU negotiators who changed tack and pushed for such positions. The joy with which organisations for the blind greeted the treaty was not just because it had finally been signed, but also because it appears to be so heavily in their favour.
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Whether the treaty represents the precedent that copyright holders fear is something that only time and the content of future international treaties will prove. What is clearer is that the treaty represents a further example of the role of public interest in modern international copyright law. That an exceptions-focussed treaty has been signed for which rights-holders are not the beneficiary is quite unique. Meanwhile, the institutional role of the European Parliament in negotiations has echoes of its key role as a mouthpiece of public interest arguments during the political storm surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in 2012.
Of course, none of this should detract from the main result of the WIPO Treaty for the Blind: an important and seemingly effective international treaty has been signed after 30 years of discussion that should help solve an unacceptable situation for the world's visually impaired people. Precedent or not, this is exceptional.
James Sibley is an intern in a Brussels-based consultancy and a former trainee of the European Parliament. All views expressed are done so in a personal capacity.
On copyright and rights of persons with disabilities: WIPO treaty for the blind
Miracle In Marrakesh: "Historic" Treaty For Visually Impaired Agreed
New Draft Text Shows Progress On WIPO Treaty On Books For The Print-Disabled
Intellectual Property Owners Association Against Helping The Blind Because It Would 'Set A Dangerous Precedent'
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Needless to say there hasn't been much free time here at the farm with these little ones here now and all the veggie plants that we've been growing.
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Special interests—mostly advocacy firms and former-Congressmen turned lobbyists—drive Congress's agenda and play an oversized role in the formation of policy. But the face of lobbying is changing, thanks partly to approaches pioneered in the last three years by Heritage Action for America, the lobbying and policy organization affiliated with the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Heritage—the foundation, that is—has been working to shape legislation since it opened its doors in 1972. Its particular nonprofit status, however, limits its activities on Capitol Hill. It may inform lawmakers, staffers, and donors on policy issues, but it is barred from affiliating with political campaigns and may devote only a small portion of its budget to lobbying. In 2010, with these restrictions in mind, and spurred by the seemingly unstoppable Democratic majority that had just passed Obamacare, Heritage launched Heritage Action (HA), a legally separate organization designed to lobby for the think tank's policy prescriptions.
The HA team believed that to succeed, they needed to move beyond the methods of the established lobbying firms. "Washington has changed, especially over the last decade," said Dan Holler, communications director. "Unless you have the ability to organize outside of Washington, organize in the grassroots, and really lobby, as opposed to just educate, you [can't] necessarily win the political battles in Washington anymore." Instead of courting insiders, HA decided to go for voters.
To do this, HA revitalized a tool long-used by policy advocates: the congressional "scorecard." In the past, such scorecards typically provided ratings based on how a member votes. HA also factors in sponsorship and co-sponsorship of bills and amendments. For a higher score from Heritage Action, a member can sponsor a bill the group endorses. The more sponsors, HA reasons, the more likely the legislation will get a hearing or a vote (though not all Congress-watchers agree).
HA's use of its scorecards is also unconventional. Instead of providing its scores as mere campaign talking points, the group disseminates them to constituents, so voters can challenge their representative or senator. HA does this primarily by reaching out to conservative activists—"sentinels" in HA lingo—who employ their local connections to circulate the scorecards via email lists, town hall meetings, phone calls, social engagements, letters to the editor, and even door-to-door visits.
HA also takes advantage of Heritage Foundation's 700,000-strong membership. As Betsy Woodruff writes in National Review of the members:
They're often well organized and highly motivated. An oft-repeated criticism in the wake of November 2012 was that the Right doesn't know how to organize; the Heritage Foundation does. That makes for a stronger lobbying operation, since it's easier to organize targeted phone calls.
They're often well organized and highly motivated. An oft-repeated criticism in the wake of November 2012 was that the Right doesn't know how to organize; the Heritage Foundation does. That makes for a stronger lobbying operation, since it's easier to organize targeted phone calls.
Thanks to HA's shrewd use of the scorecard, and despite its short tenure in Washington, it has had numerous successes, often at the expense of the Republican leadership.
In April, House Republican leaders tried to pass a bill aimed at redistributing funds within Obamacare. The bill would have reopened enrollment in high-risk insurance pools that Heritage research concluded were poorly designed and should be discontinued. HA, along with the Club for Growth, rallied enough Republican backbenchers against the bill to defeat it.
This summer Republicans brought the Farm Bill to a vote. Like most recent Farm Bills, it conjoined food stamp spending with agriculture subsidies. But Heritage Foundation research suggested that the two programs could be reformed more easily if Congress split them into two bills. Suddenly, there are two bills instead of one. Unfortunately for HA, the new agriculture-only bill would make sugar subsidies permanent and provide more funding for crop insurance than even the Obama administration proposed, so HA opposed it. The House passed it by just eight votes.
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Kick stand issues
I have Woody's 21" Excel on the front of my 1100 GS for well over a year now and truely think this is the way the GS should have been out of the box. Zero complaints! I also upgraded the girl friend's 2006 650GS to an Excel 21" from Woody as well.
issue that I have, and I would love to see example of how others have solved it is now that the bike is higher off the ground, what do you do about the way too short kick stand? I always thought the 1100 GS kickstand was too short to begin with but now I have to carry a wood 2x4 block on a string that is attached to my tank bag to put under the kickstand when I park the bike - sort of light weighing anchor! This with the Touratech aluminium foot on the kick stand too. Ultimately I would like to see it extended by 5cm (2") but if one was to do that, it would interfere with the center stand. I see on the 1200 GS the kickstand isn't straight like it is on the 1100/1150 rather a bit of a crook in it - anyone do something like this to their 1100/1150? With the extra fuel capacity of the Touratech 41L tank - I need to make sure my bike won't take a nap while it is parked.
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Schaeffer adopts a feisty tone in this essay about evangelical Christianity and aggressive atheism.
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Other boys might have been worrying about baseball; I was worrying about discerning God's will for my life. Ours was a life of self-examining spiritual intensity.
A federal prosecutor in Michigan says authorities decided to arrest members of the Hutaree Christian militia after learning "they were prepared to kill."
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"You are like the Pharisees I used to know and who strained out the least gnat of others' so-called misbehavior while turning a blind eye to their own wickedness, hypocrisy and lies. Remember my sayings about taking the beam out of your own eye before removing the speck from your brother's?"
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The Combined League Honor Orchestra event is Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, Colorado and is combined with the Combined League Honor Choir. Our clinician this year is Dr. Russell Guyver from UNC.
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History will always show that Jan Leaty won the final Race of Champions tour modified race at the original Shangri-La Speedway on August 25, 2005. That 200-lapper was the last race ever run at the historic track down in the valley.
Now another Race of Champions event is at hand in Tioga County, and the veteran Williamson, N.Y. driver would like nothing better than to complete the circle with another victory lane celebration, this one on the concrete of Shangri-La II Motor Speedway, George Swansbrough's new facility on top of the ridge three miles away. Jan and his son Mike Leaty were both top-five finishers in the 2009 RoC series standings and both will be in the field for the 75 lap ROC'n Concrete Rumble on Sunday, May 16.
Jan, who won the 1982 Late Model championship and the 1989 Modified title at the old track, admits he has never set foot on the new speedway. Several members of his family race team have, and he's studied it through the internet. "I've gone to some websites and I've watched a couple of videos from there on YouTube," he explained. "While it has more banking, it really looks a lot like the old track in shape and size," he added. He's right, although Shangri-La II is a full, measured half-mile, while the old track was a few yards short of that mark.
Read more: Jan Leaty Aims To Complete The Circle When The Race Of Champions Modified Tour Visits Shangri-La II For Sunday's ROC'n Concrete Rumble
The saying "The acorn doesn't fall very far from the tree" definitely applies to Matt Hirschman, the defending champion of the Race of Champions paved track modified tour that arrives at Shangri-La II Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 16, for its premier showing on the concrete half-mile oval.
His father, Tony Hirschman, is a five-time champion of NASCAR's open-wheel division, and one of the talents he passed on to his son was the ability to "read" a new race track. That is, the knack of looking at the track, deciding how it is similar and how it differs from well-known tracks, and setting up the race car to go fast the first time it rolls off the truck.
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So excited about this. Solitary TD seen and heard, purring away, not far from our home. I have left a message on the Hotline and will add a photo when I've calmed down. One of our favourite birds ever!
Ooh, lucky you Rosy. Charming birds which are sadly all too rare these days. Looking forward to the photos.
Brilliant Rosy!
Looking forward to the pics.
Post edited with photo of beautiful little fella.
Wow Rosy, Brilliant !! this is on my "I would love to see" list , I've never seen one, I'm over the moon for you, it's great!! x
Fantastic Rosy - I've never seen one either - well spotted!
Hi Rosy
Well done you, I have heard plenty at a nearby reserve but have yet to see one let alone get a photo.
That's brilliant - and thanks for reporting it to the Hotline! :o)
Gorgeous! Have only ever seen them on the Continent!
Lovely bird and well done for getting a photo. I had a juvenile stay in my garden last year for a couple of weeks. That's the only one I've ever seen in Britain.
Thanks for nice comments, everyone. It certainly made our weekend. I think the people whose TV aerial he sat on must have been wondering why we were staring up at their roof...!! We'll keep an eye out for any more.
Update: Seen again yesterday. Probably the same bird, still hanging about on the TV aerials in the same place... hope the poor little chap finds a mate!
I wonder what the connection with aerials is. I went to the one showing on an aerial on the Glos / Oxfordshire border today. It has been there about 4 days but I didnt see it, perhaps they had turned the TV off.
But what channel was it watching
Edit: I have just worked it out, it must be Channel 2 (turtle doves)
Just a quick entry to say that when I went back they must have turned the TV on.


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Responsibility..isn't this a scary thought?
PrincessMaine 46-50, F 5 Answers 5 Jun 30, 2012
I have been more responsible then my share far to much for far to long. I am not horrified by it, I am simply sick of it. I will try to escape but I will be brought back into it. Give me this moment please PrincessMaine, it is all I have.
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Willful ignorance will get your nowhere,You have to surrender to it ,sometime or another!
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Ask Eckhart Tolle.
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I've always been the "responsible" one. Grown up long before my time. Everyone has a role in their family, mine has always be to be the strong one, the one everyone leans and counts on. You get used to it.
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|Businesses on Main Street, around 1910. A view of the businesses on Main Street looking in the direction of West Washington Street. The old Hudson House that was remodeled and named the Princeton Hotel is the last tall building on the right. Site occupied by Woolworth's Store in 1960. Photo taken about 1910.
Caption: "Hall County Library Photo Collection (0332) Gainesville, Georgia."
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|Hudson House (Gainesville, Ga.) | Hotel Princeton (Gainesville, Ga.) | Central business districts--Georgia--Gainesville | Buildings--Georgia--Gainesville | Automobiles--Georgia--Gainesville | Automobiles--Georgia--Hall County | Streets--Georgia--Gainesville | Streets--Georgia--Hall County | Hall County (Ga.) | Gainesville (Ga.)
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