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Louis Shaheen, vice president of sales and marketing for Trans-Ocean Products in Bellingham, Wash., figures 80 percent of U.S. consumers don't even know what surimi seafood is. And Shaheen, like most executives in the imitation-shellfish business, sees that as a challenge — and an opportunity."There's good growth potential," Shaheen says. "But it's going to require a lot of marketing."Trans-Ocean and other surimi-seafood providers, in fact, are striving to raise awareness of analog products and spur sales with amplified promotional efforts, new items and sizes and — in some instances — "healthy" additives such as omega-3s and calcium.Moreover, several companies are incorporating bilingual labeling to reach Hispanic consumers, while the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is ratcheting up domestic promotion.Trans-Ocean, which derives 90-plus percent of its retail business from simulated shellfish and processes more than 20 million pounds annually, is doing its part with advertising and in-store demonstrations that highlight the versatility of faux crab and lobster, which consumers can use in everything from salads and sandwiches to soups, dips and casseroles.The work appears to be paying off. For the 52-week period ending July 10, unit sales of Trans-Ocean refrigerated surimi-based products in U.S. supermarkets and other mass merchandisers jumped 29 percent, while its frozen fare climbed 22 percent, according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI) in Chicago. (Trans-Ocean's No. 1 seller is the flake-style Crab Classic, which is now in an 8-ounce size for $2.99.)And private-label sales, representing around 15 percent of retail revenue, are up "in double digits," says Shaheen.Shining Ocean, a surimi-seafood maker in Sumner, Wash., is seeing strong growth in its retail portfolio as well, especially in its flagship Kanimi and Kanimi Deluxe brands, which are up 30 percent over last year, says Michael Faris, president.The company, whose products are carried by grocery chains like Albertsons, Kroger, Roundy's and SuperValu, also has a hit with its new Shrimp Combo, made with a formula that includes real crab and shrimp, plus shots of omega-3 and calcium. Sales of the 12-ounce package, typically priced from $3.99 to $4.39, rose 15 percent for the most recent quarter."It's the most successful launch for anything that we've had, perhaps with the exception of the original Kanimi brand," Faris says.Up next for Shining Ocean is a "heart-healthy" snack item that will soon be market tested, he adds.Segment leader Louis Kemp Seafood in Downers Grove, Ill., meanwhile, has seen its surimi-seafood retail revenue plummet of late. For the 52 weeks ending July 10, unit sales of refrigerated packages of Louis Kemp Crab Delights, for example, fell 25.5 percent, while dollar sales dropped more than 28 percent, according to IRI.Executives from ConAgra Foods, which acquired Louis Kemp in 2000, were not available for an interview, and several competitors declined to speculate on the record about the reasons for the drop.A ConAgra representative said via e-mail, however, that Louis Kemp has about a 25 percent share of the U.S. retail-surimi market, and that there "continues to be a significant opportunity…to introduce consumers to surimi and increase consumption by current users by educating them about its benefit as a protein and its various uses for meal occasions and within recipes."At Harbor Seafood in New Hyde Park, N.Y., simulated shellfish is a relatively small but growing line. Last year, the company produced 11 million pounds under the Oyster Bay banner and another 2 million pounds in private label.Among the newest branded offerings is a 1-pound retail package that's priced in the $2 range."It has improved graphics to show it's a higher-end product," says Rich Marino, vice president. "It's attractive and catchy, and we're getting a tremendous amount of repeat sales."Harbor Seafood plans to introduce an imitation-lobster option within the next several months and sees "lots of room for product development, new flavors and different forms," Marino says.World Wide Food Products in Jamaica, N.Y., which makes the Geisha and Queen of the Ocean brands, also sees potential for surimi seafood, albeit it currently represents less than 5 percent of business, says Lloyd Glazer, sales manager.World Wide, which sources its surimi from China, recently introduced an 8-ounce package of Imperial Imitation Crab that's offered for under $1 by discount retailers, primarily on the East Coast.World Wide additionally sells shredded-style faux crabmeat to manufacturers that prepare salads for supermarkets — a burgeoning market for surimi-seafood stakeholders.Foodservice fuels salesRetail-related initiatives are only part of the story. Many analog providers, including Trans-Ocean and Shining Ocean, derive significant sales from foodservice channels.Trident Seafoods, one of the largest global producers of surimi paste — the whitefish base to which starches, red colorings, flavorings, binders and stabilizers are added to make imitation shellfish — is "foodservice-driven"domestically, says Joe Bundrant, the Seattle company's vice president of sales and marketing.Trident's simulated-crabmeat products — namely the Sea Legs, Leg A Sea and Sea Shells brands — come in 2 1/2-pound frozen packs, most of which is destined for foodservice applications, though some retail selections are available.Restaurants comprise the vast majority of surimi-seafood revenue for Jana Worldwide in Natick, Mass., the sole supplier of imitation crabmeat to QSR giant Subway. Still, after a multi-year hiatus — Jana sold its non-sandwich business to Trans-Ocean in 1997 — the company is back with China-sourced surimi seafood in supermarkets, as well as bulk packs for in-store salads."It's a small percentage right now, but I'm hoping to build the Jana label by importing a quality, commodity-level product that I can sell for around $1.25-$1.35," says David Krozy, regional sales manager.Marketing in SpanishAnother tactic to bolster interest in simulated shellfish is bilingual labeling to reach the nation's booming Hispanic population, estimated at more than 41 million.Trans-Ocean's Jaiba Supremo, a Hispanic-targeted, flaked-surimi item in a 1 1/2-pound resealable package for $4.99 to $5.99, has proven popular across the country."We just added a leg form to it, and we're looking at an omega-3-fortified formulation before the holidays," Shaheen says.Harbor Seafood also has boosted business with labels in Spanish."We want to make people more comfortable with the product," says Christian Limberg, national sales manager.Analog manufacturers aren't handling promotional duties alone. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is touting imitation shellfish, too, since Alaska pollock and Pacific whiting are among the most common fish used in surimi paste.ASMI recently launched a Web site — www.alaskaseafood.org/Surimi/index.html — devoted to surimi seafood, touting its "succulent, sweet flavor" and highlighting that it is "naturally low in fat, cholesterol and calories" and an excellent source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids.Andronico's Markets, with 10 upscale locations in the San Francisco area, knows all about those benefits. Andronico's carries imitation crabmeat at most stores, where it's available in frozen packages or in the seafood counters for $5.99 a pound. (A few sites carry faux lobster meat for $7.99 to $8.99 a pound.)"It's a pretty consistent seller," says Marc Kane, the company's vice president of meat and seafood in Albany, Calif.Lots of retailers also use simulated shellfish as an ingredient. Last September, for example, Safeway ranked first in a taste test of supermarket sushi conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle. Safeway's California roll, listed at $4.69 for 12 pieces, contained imitation crabmeat.And whether or not most Americans know it, surimi has been a restaurant staple for years.Subway, with nearly 24,000 units worldwide, uses about 6 million pounds annually for its Seafood and Crab sandwich, which was introduced in 1976 and remains a local option for franchisees.The proprietary blend is made with 10 percent real crabmeat, says spokesperson Les Winograd, who notes the recommended sub prices are $3.49 for the 6-inch and $5.29 for the foot-long.Analogs are not used just by chains. Del's Restaurant, a long-time eatery along historic Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., uses flaked imitation crabmeat for its shrimp-and-surimi deli platters ($39.99) and for an occasional Crab Louie entrée ($6.99).And Aubrey's Café, which has four locations in eastern Tennessee, includes 3 ounces of substitute crabmeat in its Seafood Alfredo ($11.45)."We sell at least 100 of those a week," says Greg Stewart, kitchen manager at an Aubrey's outlet in Knoxville.Sushi shops, of course, have been leveraging surimi seafood for decades. The Sushi Itto in San Diego, for instance, features the signature Sushi Itto roll, made with imitation crabmeat and salmon skin. And the Doraku, located on Miami Beach, offers surimi-stuffed shitake mushrooms as a special.Prices upAll told, surimi's status is on the rise — along with costs."All of us are paying a good 25 percent more for raw surimi blocks ," says Faris of Shining Ocean, which primarily sources from Alaska.Part of the reason, he explains, is that key manufacturers have put surimi on the back burner to focus on higher-value pollock fillets bound for Europe and China."Over the last six months, we could buy certain types of surimi for 75 cents to 85 cents [a pound]," Faris says. "Now we're going to be paying more like 95 cents to $1.10. Almost everybody that I know of has had to raise prices.""Our product is close to 15 percent surimi content, so if that goes up, you add another nickel a pound," says Trans-Ocean's Shaheen.Of even greater concern to some executives, especially given the heightened promotion of imitation shellfish, is ensuring quality to satisfy consumers — and keep them coming back."A fair amount of product is from overseas, and it has not always been consistent," says Marino of Harbor Seafood."Some manufacturers just focus on rock-bottom prices and low-end formulas, and that's not good for the industry," says Faris of Shining Ocean. "The more that surimi-seafood manufacturers stick to higher-end formulas, the more there's opportunity for growth."


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An analysis of Expedia booking patterns shows that the week leading up to New Year's Eve tends to see a surge in hotel rooms booked via mobile at the last minute. Such bookings are up to 50% higher than similar bookings in November and the first half of December.
Conducted online by Harris Interactive among 2,893 online U.S. adults, the study examined consumer willingness to use a mobile device to book a hotel room within 24 hours, and the various reasons for doing so.
Many last-minute holiday bookings, in fact, are made late at night, after the New Year has been rung in. According to the Harris Study, among adults with a history of booking a last-minute room on New Year's Eve, the most commonly cited reason (selected by 50% of these respondents) was necessity; they had consumed one or two drinks too many and elected to spend the night in a hotel. The second-most cited reason (selected by 35% of these respondents) was personal; they had found love (or believed they had), and chose to explore those emotions immediately, in a nearby hotel room.
The third most-cited reason (27% of these respondents) was pure whimsy – they felt they owed it to themselves to start the year in a comfortable hotel bed, perhaps with a free continental breakfast. Unnamed "Other" reasons were cited by 22% of these respondents, and a full 3% of these consumers gave no reason whatsoever for booking a last-minute room on New Year's Eve via mobile. They just went ahead and did it.

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HCC Hosts ESL Award Ceremony
Attendees of the 2012 Haywood Community College (HCC) ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) Program Award Ceremony enjoyed a potluck dinner featuring native cuisine, student speeches, the awarding of certificates, singing, musical entertainment and dancing Friday night, March 30, at HCC's Sunrise Café. Although not officially a graduation ceremony, this annual event recognizes the academic progress of the students in the ESL Program and gives students, their families, instructors, and administrative personnel a chance to celebrate students' achievements in learning English.
"Just like U.S. Americans in college, these adults juggle family, work, church and school," explained Ellen Welles, lead instructor, noting that the students know their success depends on their ability to communicate in the English language. In the 18 years Welles has taught at HCC, she has had students from 34 different countries around the globe.
Those receiving certificates of achievement included Graciela Cabrera, from Cuba; Olga Byrd, from Ukraine; Cecilia Müller Johnson, from Argentina; Felipe Moreira, from Brazil, Pedro and Roberto Perez, from Guatemala; and Eugenia Martin, Florina Salinas, Yolanda Salinas, Celia Gamez and Alejandra Herrera, from Mexico. Three students - Cabrera, Müller Johnson and Moreira - gave speeches about their experiences in learning English and their adjustments to living in the United States.
"It is not easy to learn to speak, understand, write and read English correctly," said Ms. Cabrera. "First of all we need to have a great desire to do it, we need to work hard, make an effort and persevere, but at the same time it is completely fascinating to break each day a little more the language barrier, allowing us to learn about this interesting country and its culture, to share with its citizens, make friends, take the opportunities they give to immigrants, and be an active part of this great country, the United States of America. That would not be possible to reach if we didn't speak the language."
Welles welcomed to the gathering the new Coordinator of Adult Education at HCC, Patricia Smith; HCC's Vice President of Student and Workforce Development, Dr. Laura Leatherwood; and ESL recruiter Juan Peña Mejia (who helped organize the event and took photos). She noted that the success of a program depends on the leadership, hard work and support of administrative personnel in addition to students and instructors.
Welles also thanked two friends from Asheville: Jim Fox (hammered dulcimer and string bass), who is a member of the bluegrass band Appalachian Fire, and Gail Ashburn (auto harp and voice), who volunteered to provide musical entertainment and accompaniment throughout the evening.
Haywood Community College has offered ESL instruction free of charge for more than 20 years in morning, afternoon and evening classes throughout the county, according to Welles. In addition to face-to-face classes during those years, the program is now in its third year of offering Tell Me More; a comprehensive English language learning program student can access online 24/7. Other special classes include U.S. Citizenship classes, workplace classes at Giles Chemical Repack Plant in Waynesville, migrant worker classes in Bethel and a class geared for landscape and construction workers.
Welles thanked the Haywood Community College Foundation for awarding mini grants to the ESL Program several times in recent years. She also had special praise for Clyde Central United Methodist Church. Since the early 2000's, this church has allowed HCC to hold ESL classes in one of its classrooms. Other community partners include Mountain Projects Community Action Agency, which has worked closely with the program for 12 years, providing transportation for students to and from class. Also Pigeon Multicultural Development Community Center, the First United Methodist Church of Canton, Carroll Burris (greenhouse in a tomato field) and Bethel Baptist Church have allowed the program to hold classes in their facilities. (Contacts in the ESL Program are Juan Peña Mejia (565-4181) and Ellen Welles (232-7180).
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In addition to an official state dance (clogging), type of grass (bluegrass), and pipe band (Louisville Pipe Band), Kentucky can add an official sports car to its roster of state symbols: the Chevrolet Corvette.
Today, next to a Corvette ZR1, Kentucky governor Steve Beshear signed House Bill 104 into law, giving the Vette a sacred place among the state's regalia.
"As home to the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentuckians have long considered the Corvette to be Kentucky's sports car and a great symbol of Kentucky pride and craftsmanship," Beshear said.
The Corvette has been produced in Bowling Green since 1981, toward the end of the C3 generation. The bill was passed as a result of efforts by Representative Jody Richards.
"This signing is particular important because the event is being held at the Corvette [plant]," Richards said, "the only place in the world where Corvettes are built."
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Armour, SD, Aug 23, 2012 -- Douglas Community Memorial Hospital held a ground breaking today for a new addition. The building project, which will house emergency, outpatient and birthing services, was made possible thanks to $3.5 million in funding from USDA Rural Development.
"These improvements to the Douglas County Memorial Hospital will be such a benefit to the community and will allow hospital staff to provide better, more efficient services to its patients," said Rural Development State Director Elsie M. Meeks. "This project is an example of the Obama's Administration's ongoing commitment to strengthen rural communities."
The project consists of constructing a building approximately 6,450 square feet adjacent to the north end of the existing clinic and remodeled/renovated space in the existing facility totaling 5,850 square feet. The emergency department will feature a new entry canopy on the west side of the building for emergency vehicle convenience. The addition and remodeled facility will improve efficiencies in service delivery. The federal funding was leveraged with a $500,000 applicant contribution and $500,000 from the State of South Dakota's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for a total project cost of $4,500,000.
"This project would not have been possible without the funds made available to us through USDA Rural Development. We are very thankful that we will be able to continue to provide these needed healthcare services to the surrounding communities," said Heath Brouwer, the Administrator of the Douglas County Memorial Hospital.
USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $172 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural areas.


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Rye police have identified a man wanted in connection with a burglary last month.
Police are looking for 36-year-old Shawn Donovan, whose last known address was in Nashua.
Donovan has active felony arrest warrants for burglary, criminal mischief and breach of bail, according to police.
The charges are in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred Dec. 21 in Rye.
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While all police personnel are oriented to the concept of crime prevention, the Crime Prevention Officer attends many advanced training schools to keep his/her level of expertise current at all times. This officer acts as the Department's liaison to the campus community.
Program and information available from the Crime Prevention Officer include, but are not limited to: new student orientation; new employee orientation; campus safety; personal safety; Operation Identification; bicycle registration; property and home protection; Texas Help End Auto TheftRegistration (H.E.A.T.); security surveys for residences and departments on campus, theft prevention; robbery prevention techniques; and basic assault/date rape prevention.
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Translate this page MWD approves algae control storage facilities at Lake Mathews and Lake SkinnerFriday, May 23rd, 2014 Issue 21, Volume 18.
The MWD boards May 13 action also appropriated $140,000 for those two projects and found the projects to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. MWD is responding to the current drought by utilizing available storage, including drafting and re-filling district reservoirs. As water levels fluctuate algae blooms can increase in both frequency and severity, especially at lower levels during warm summer months, and in recent years an increasing number of algae events have occurred at MWD reservoirs. Factors which influence the severity of algae blooms include hydrology, available nutrients, sunlight, and temperature. The water treatment process might not be able to correct the taste and odor problems caused by the algae blooms. The timing of specific algae blooms cannot be predicted. Copper sulfate treatment can control the rapid growth of algae, and MWD applies copper sulfate to canals and reservoirs to control algae blooms. The rapid growth rate of algae often requires a treatment response within a matter of hours. MWD currently stores copper sulfate in limited quantities at Lake Mathews and there is no copper sulfate storage at Lake Skinner. The Lake Mathews facility, which Advertisement The new storage facilities will minimize delays in applying copper sulfate treatment. The distance from Lake Mathews to Lake Skinner, along with the limited quantities of copper sulfate available at Lake Mathews, make timely application a current challenge. Quicker treatment will reduce the quantity of chemicals needed for treatment. The storage facilities will be prefabricated metal structures approximately 50 feet long, six feet wide, and nine feet high. The structures will have an integrated fire suppression system, spill control, and ventilation. The site improvements will also include water line connections, electrical tie-ins, minor grading, and paving. All final design activities will be performed by MWD staff. The design activities include preparing drawings and specifications, refining the construction cost estimate and receiving bids, and obtaining permits from the Riverside County Fire Department. The $140,000 appropriated covers $12,000 for field surveys, $81,000 for final design, and $33,000 for permitting, environmental documentation, and project management along with a $14,000 budgeted contingency amount. The estimated construction cost for the both facilities is between $600,000 and $700,000. The final design is expected to be complete by November. 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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It's all-gamer for Nissan GT Academy at Dubai 24 Hour racing
From virtual to real, indeed.
"The ones who are crazy enough to think…", is a quote that came to my mind when I was invited to catch a small piece of the action of the Dubai 24 Hour endurance race, in which Nissan GT Academy are a part of. And this year, they have gone all-gamer for their driver lineup, which is quite insane if you think about it.
I am pretty sure you know about the GT Academy – it's a programme sponsored by Sony and Nissan who pulls an average joe GT5-playing dude and batters them to make an international, award winning racer out of. When I was ushered into the hospitality lounge of the Dubai Autodrome, the noise of spattering engines, mechanical whiz and zooming tyres was drowned out by the surreal experience of watching the four GT Academy winners planning and plotting their exploits on the race pitch. I could be one of them, I thought. They were just normal gamers just a little while ago.
"It's an amazing transition to have an opportunity to go from playing the Playstation at home to actually racing a car," said Bryan Heitkotter, winner of the GT Academy USA 2011. "There is no other programme in the world that allows you to do that. It's a real privilege."
It's not easy, of course. The drivers are trained to endure the most harshest conditions, and taming of all the mental and physical challenges that comes with being an endurance racer.
"The GT Academy 2011 started in January – one year ago. It started with an online tournament, you login, set your best times. They had three rounds, and by the end of it, top 32 [GT5] drivers were invited to Orlando, Florida for the national finals, where we were racing head to head in Gran Turismo 5," he said.
"The top 16 from the 32 went to Silverstone England in June to race real cars. We went through a number of physical and mental challenges. We had a lot of different things – we had a base test at the beginning just to see what level we were at. We also had a military-style soft course, which is the toughest thing I have ever had to do!"
The 16 were filtered down to just 4, who were then pitted against each other once again, but this time in a real car, in a real Nissan 370z.
"After the win, I have been living in the UK, and have been racing almost every weekend with Jaan Mardenborough, who is the winner of European GT Academy 2011. We have raced a lot – I have lost count. We have been racing since July to get our license upgraded to come here to Dubai with an international racing license."
After the interview with Bryan, the winners and I, were shuttled down to the Nissan pit where the team were awaiting the two competing Nissan 370z to stop by for a check. It was my first time in a pit stop and it was..heck, just like in the movies. Right from a TV screen counting weird set of numbers to the guy with a large headset, to the mechanics waiting with wrenches and tools. The awesomeness of it prompted me to think, when will the programme be available here?
"We are constantly looking to expanding the Academy programme. We are hoping to roll out to more and more countries in the coming years. In the last season, we rolled out to the USA for the first time. I am hoping it to be seen in other parts of the world. I would just say watch this space, there will be news forthcoming very soon, I am sure," said Penrose Tackie, European brand manager for Sony, and the GT Academy.
Now that we had him for ourselves, I couldn't resist asking some very serious questions. When is Gran Turismo 6 coming?
"That's a tricky question and I wish I could answer that! All I can say is that the team are working, as mentioned in the media a few months ago. They have started working on it quite a while ago and it will be here soon, I am hoping."
And will it be on the Playstation 3…you know?
"Again, that's a question I can't answer right now, but I am sure news on that front will be coming in very soon." Well, we tried.
My time was limited, and after deciding to turn down the tempting-ness of the dinner buffet, I made an exit. We wish the GT Academy team goodluck. Long live, Micheal!
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Let's check in on Argentina. It's a lovable mess! You can read some background here or here or here. In brief:
- Argentina had some Old Bonds, decided not to pay them (in 2005, more or less), got most of their holders to exchange into New Bonds at pennies on the dollar, started paying the New Bonds, stopped paying the Old Bonds, the usual.
- Elliott Associates bought up lots of Old Bonds at pennies on the dollar, didn't exchange, travelled the earth suing and capturing warships and stuff.
- Elliott won a big lawsuit against Argentina, getting a US district court and the Second Circuit to declare that Argentina couldn't make any interest payments on the New Bonds without ratably paying off the Old Bonds.
- Argentina doesn't want to pay off the Old Bonds.
- But it does want to keep paying the New Bonds.
- The district court now has to, among other things, clarify its injunction saying that Argentina can't pay New Bonds without paying Old Bonds.
- Specifically: how, if at all, will that injunction apply to various people in the "payment snake" – indenture trustee, securities depository, banks and brokers and whatnots – that snakes between Argentina, which has the money, and the New Bondholders, who want it?
- Simplistically: Elliott thinks that anyone in the snake who takes money from Argentina and passes it on toward New Bondholders is "aiding and abetting" Argentina in violating the injunction. The snake members are more of the opinion that they're just a snake and can't be held responsible for what passes through them.
The head of the snake is Bank of New York Mellon, the indenture trustee on the New Bonds, who are in the unfortunate position of getting money from Argentina and dishing it out to New Bondholders. If the injunction applies to BoNY, then they will be in contempt of court if they do their job. They don't like this, and filed a brief last Friday saying why.1 They are not alone in this; various other bits of the snake and their caretakers – the New York Fed, DTC, the Clearing House Association, etc. – have expressed similar emotions.
But BoNY is perhaps most affected and no one wants to go to jail just for being an indenture trustee, so they are full of good arguments about how they are not working for Argentina, have no duties to it, really only met Argentina that one time, and all in all are just agents for the New Bondholders and so can't possibly be "aiding and abetting" Argentina or bound by the injunction. I find this pretty compelling actually!2 On the other hand, not binding anyone but Argentina to the injunction means in practice that Argentina can keep paying the New Bondholders while screwing the Old ones, since a US court can't really enjoin Argentina all that effectively.3 This is not that appealing, so there's some practical reason for the court to tell BoNY "tough luck, you're an extension of Argentina, and so you have to do what we told Argentina to do."
BoNY is well aware of that, because at some point its brief turns from a sympathetic and full-throated defense of its obligations to bondholders to … sort of the opposite. The shift starts innocently and metaphorically enough:
If the Court nevertheless concludes that BNY Mellon is bound by the Injunction and Argentina subsequently fails to make a Ratable Payment, BNY Mellon will face a potential conflict between its obligations to the Exchange Holders under the Indenture and its obligations to the Court. In that instance, BNY Mellon needs judicial guidance as to its duties and responsibilities. BNY Mellon should not be forced by Argentina's independent violation of the Injunction to choose between exposing itself to the risk of contempt, on the one hand, or the risk of claims from Exchange Holders for breach of the Indenture, on the other. A path to avoid this conflict is charted by the Indenture, but BNY Mellon fears it cannot traverse it safely without judicial imprimatur.
But then it moves on to cite all the "wide range of exculpatory provisions" in the indenture, "which are designed to protect BNY Mellon from being exposed to liability." This is true. The list includes:
- "BNY Mellon cannot be liable for any actions taken in good faith absent gross negligence";
- "BNY Mellon is not required to expend, advance, or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of its duties"; and
- BNY Mellon doesn't have to do anything "illegal or contrary to applicable law or regulation."
So BoNY asks that, if the court won't let it go about its business of paying New Bondholders, it at least make it clear that BoNY is off the hook:
Consistent with the foregoing, to the extent that the Court extends the Injunction to BNY Mellon, it should make clear that BNY Mellon is under no obligation under the Indenture or otherwise to expose itself to contempt sanctions by paying out any funds delivered by Argentina in the event that Argentina violates the Injunction.
BoNY lasted 15 pages before throwing the New Bondholders – y'know, the people it's supposed to be working for – under the bus. Under the ceremonial sail-powered warship is I guess the right metaphor here.
Anyway who can blame them? What's fun is to imagine what happens if BoNY loses and Argentina just keeps on paying the New Bonds as it used to, which I guess is the default expectation. What happens?
Meh, who knows. Elliott in its brief and reply brief on remand argue that the court should enjoin Argentina to pay ratably – so if it pays X% of the interest and principal due to the New Bondholders in December (when the next payment is due), it has to pay X% of the principal and interest due on the Old (defaulted, accelerated, due in full) Bonds. Some rough math: Argentina has about $3 billion of scheduled New Bond payments due in December, and about $8 billion of defaulted Old Bonds. So if there's $3 billion to be paid, it should by that formula go ~27% (~$800mm) to New Bonds and ~73% (~$2.2bn) to Old Bonds. That much is specific enough but Elliott gets a bit vague on the logical next step, which is that the court should just instruct BoNY to pay out 27% (or whatever) of any money it gets from Argentina to the New Bondholders, and give the rest to the court to hand to Elliott and friends. But I guess that is the answer? Thoughts?
Also open for thoughts: Of course we can't come this far without taking a quick peek at Section 4.5 of the Credit Derivatives Definitions:
"Failure to Pay" means, after the expiration of any applicable Grace Period (after the satisfaction of any conditions precedent to the commencement of such Grace Period), the failure by a Reference Entity to make, when and where due, any payments in an aggregate amount of not less than the Payment Requirement under one or more Obligations, in accordance with the terms of such Obligations at the time of such failure.
Any views on what happens if Argentina pays BoNY and BoNY, under the watchful eye of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, hands out three-quarters of the money to Elliott and a quarter to the bondholders? If BoNY is not part of the "Reference Entity" (Argentina) but just an agent of the New Bondholders, then BoNY getting the money and then handing it over to Elliott really shouldn't trigger CDS, should it? Argentina, after all, has not "failed to pay." The payment just got eaten by a snake. Though there's this:5
There is some question about whether there is a "failure to pay" if Argentina transfers funds to BoNY in Buenos Aires, but BoNY fails to pay the bondholders in New York. There is just barely enough fog in the indenture to give ISDA and its lawyers some room for interpretation (though the "received by Holders" language in the indenture cousels caution). The rumor mill has it that Elliott holds lots of CDS on Argentina; it is on the Determinations Committee charged with deciding whether there would be a credit event.
OH BOY am I looking forward to a contentious fight over whether Argentinian CDS is triggered next month. Others seem not to be. Here is Bloomberg today:4
Traders are reducing bets Argentina will default within a year on speculation that enforcement of a U.S. judge's order to seize some bond payments will be delayed by a Bank of New York Mellon Corp. legal plea in the case. … The cost of credit-default swaps that insure against a default over the next year dropped for the first time in eight sessions on Nov. 19 and closed at 6,098 basis points yesterday, down from a record 7,455 on Nov. 16.
I guess? 61 points seems like a lot of confidence that the convolutions here will end up triggering CDS. But then, Elliott's done pretty well so far.
N.Y. Fed Backs Argentina in Case Involving Debt-Service Payments [DJ]
Argentine Sovereign Debt [Shearman & Sterling]
Joseph Cotterill on Argentina [FTAV]
Pari Passu Endgames [Credit Slips / Anna Gelpern]
1. That comes from this repository of all things Argentina at Shearman & Sterling, as does most of the next sentence.
2. Important: BUT WHAT DO I KNOW? I reason by analogy though: the court presumably wouldn't apply the injunction to the New Bondholders; i.e. if Argentina succeeded in getting their money to them the court wouldn't take it from them to give to the Old Bond holders. (I know this in part because Argentina has gotten them their money in the past, before this judgment, and nobody's trying to take it away from them.) So the question: when does the money pass from "Argentina and its extensions" to "bondholders and their extensions"? If it's in Argentina's treasury, or in the hands of their agents, then it's Argentina's and you can take it. If it's in the hands of the New Bondholders, or their agents (like, in their bank account, for instance), then you can't. If the indenture trustee is an agent of the New Bondholders, then you can't take it from the indenture trustee. That's a conceptually debatable question – the bondholders didn't like find and hire BoNY; Argentina did – but BoNY cites various legal-looking stuff to say that it's the bondholders' agent, not Argentina's. But, again: what do I know?
3. Since it's all the way over there in Argentina. Plus it has a navy, albeit a slightly reduced one.
4. Terminal-only so far I think?
5. There are others who seem more sanguine – Shearman & Sterling, for instance, think partial payment would clearly be a credit event, though they don't break down partial payment by Argentina vs. partial pass-through by BoNY. Also here is a take from JPMorgan about various re-routing-of-coupon options that might or might not trigger CDS.
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And some people wonder why NY isn't the financial capital of the world. Expect New Bonds to be paid via London or somewhere sensible very soon.
It's a hat.
A footnote without a referent is…what?
I wonder, will the bloody Argies going to try and invade the Falklands again?
BNY Mellon's Trustee department is at best negligent, at worst guilty of intentional malfeasance, on a regular basis. In more deals than just this one. They are the worst.
Yea, because the Argentinians get along so well with the brits…
Haha it's your only chance of winning the next election.
Go back and read the original opinion. The injunction is specifically distinguished from an attachment, because Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act bars an attachment. Therefore money is never going to be diverted from BoNY to anybody. If money ever mysteriously landed at BoNY while they remained subject to the injunction, it would either sit frozen or (more likely) get sent back to Argentina.
Argentina should send a war ship to headquarter of Elliot Management in the Caymans. Problem solved.
Yeah, they should send ARA General Belgrano.
Elliot's company yacht could probably outrun and outgun the Argentine navy, such as it is. That's assuming they can muster enough fuel to get to Cayman in the first place.
They should send ARA General Belgrano.
No, it's an elephant.
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generations more than the music they listen to. The Grammys are on the TV in the living room but I guess I have been left behind somewhere. It soundfs to me more like yelling than singing. I don't mean all the way back to Bing Crosby and his crooning but somewhere I seemed to have gotten lost. RE music. |
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Are those things on? Hardly ever watch them any more. Can't get this song out of my head for the last few days. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Everly Brothers - full Version Color - Walk Right Back 02 - Lyrics
- Posted by anneliese_32 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 9:50
I agree, I too prefere music over noise. Add to that lyrics which you can't understand or are offensive and I tune out. |
Add me to the list if those who don't think it sounds like music. Add the offensive lyrics and even more offensive "dancing"--physical gyrations describe it more accurately--and the channel gets changed very quickly. |
Over this weekend, someone asked, what do you think the world would be like without music? That's a really good question. Don't you think music is one of THE defining factors for a generation? Just as one "for instance". |
- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 19:36
I remember when Elvis "the pelvis" came on the scene. It was scandalous at the time. Parents had a fit, and us girls loved it. |
Before Elvis, it was Frankie! All those teen-age girls running after him while screaming hysterically! Parents thought they were all crazy! |
- Posted by anneliese_32 6 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 11:21
Robb, a just for instance: today Pete Seeger died. Music which defined an important era. |
As a small child growing up in a family of singers, I was always singing. The grownups most requested song was Don't Fence Me In. I'm sure there were others but I sure wore that one out. I was a teen during the Elvis era and loved his music. |
Boy, do I ever agree. Somewhere back in the 50's or early 60's, music became about screaming and beating on things (drums, etc.). Lyrics became irrelevant as did melody. Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Michael Buble and a few other 30-40-somethings are doing their best to keep REAL music alive. I think it will stumble on, as there always seems to be a tiny pocket of each new generation that thinks it would be kinda cool to sit in a smoky piano bar until 3 a.m., sipping Martinis and listening to Frank or whomever on the bandstand, backed by piano, bass and drums. (How'd ya like THAT run-on sentence? lol) But...heavy sigh...the music that completely exemplifies class and elegance doesn't seem to resonate with the masses. I'm posting this link anyway. Because it's beautiful. And you should listen to it. Karen |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rebecca Kilgore, Rossano Sportiello and Dan Barrett
anneliese, so now I am conflicted. Those singers of the 60s and 70s like Dylan; Seeger; Baez; Peter, Paul and Mary... I could go on! really formed a lot of the ways I think and to which I relate. Ok, so maybe they define some people, but help to "form" other people? I would never say any music defines my generation? Or maybe there is music that does, but I just don't relate to my group! |
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May and June are really beautiful in my garden and I so enjoy the cool spring temps. July is really dull and it needs help - not much blooming and what is there sometimes looks unhappy as I do not water much. I need recommendations for: zone 4 hardy, deer resistant, blooms in July. What do you recommend that fits that?
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I don't know about deer-resistance but I am really enjoying my astilbe right now! The heliopsis is looking great too. July gets a bit dull in my gardens as well. We also have daylilies, phlox and some asiatic lilies and clematis....that's about it here. Kristy :) |
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Have you considered coneflower? I could be wrong, but I do believe they are deer resistant, though my trouble is with bunnies, not deer. AND you know there are LOTS of new colors in coneflower now! I bought an orange (kinda melon-ish) one, a yellow one and a white one all in the last week. |
Here's a good link (Below) .... I don't have problems with deer, but I do have some of the plants on this list. Some of my mid-summer favorites are: Black Eyed Susan, Bee Balm, Butterfly Bush (doesn't always winter well here, but some folks are able to keep it going just fine - there's another thread here on the MN forum about that), Clematis (check the info on the specific variety for bloom time), Yarrow, Liatris (Blazing Star), Goldenrodd, Honeysuckle, Hyssop, Salvia (sage), Sweet William, And don't forget annuals such as: Zinnia, Cock's Comb, Four O'clocks, Marigolds, Morning Glory, Sunflower. With the exception of my Butterfly Bush attempts (which died every winter) I've had really good luck with all of these and they have all been easy to grow. |
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- Posted by hockeychik 4 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 07 at 12:20
My bee balm, coneflowers, daylillies and yarrow are going great in July. My liatris is not quite blooming yet and my black eyed susan are just beginning. I don't know if these are deer proof either but they are definitely good bloomers for July. Our problem here isn't deer either but those pesky wabbits!!! They are so cute though. I need to work on my June bloomers. That's where my garden lacks color. Good Luck |
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Here's a sweet but simple way to use those origami hearts you folded yesterday. You did fold some, right? These are the second set of my cards for The Stationery Place's Handmade Valentine Swap. I showed you the first ones I made a little earlier this week.
Glue your origami hearts onto a blank card and add a Valentine's message. I stamped mine - if don't have stamps, you can easily just write it on, or skip it altogether.
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Dinner was nice at a casual restaurant with good food. We both had two drinks. I had beer and she had two mixed drinks. I kissed her in the parking lot next to the car after dinner. That was really nice. She stated how she really liked me and that she was having a great time.
After dinner, we drove about 30 minutes down to the beach (one of the perks of living in FL) to a bar with live music. The server asked us what we wanted and I ordered another beer. She ordered a double shot of Jagermeister and a beer. We stay there until about 1 am and I had one more beer. She had another shot and three more beers. I then recommended a walk on the beach.
We get up to take the walk and she was wobbly. She was sure enough feeling pretty good. We go on the beach and she started telling me again how she really likes me, how nervous she was to go out with me, etc. She then started kissing me again. We laid back to look up at the stars because it was gorgeous out. Then in mid-sentence, it happened: she threw up. I sat up to help her and she then threw up again on my shoe.
I walked her back to my car and she spent the next 15 minutes puking in the parking lot. She kept saying how embarrassed she was and that I would never want to see her again. On the way home, we had to stop three times on the side of the road so she could puke some more out of the door. The first time that we had to do this, I smelled something funny. It smelled like she shit her pants. I think that she was actually farting, though. It was really bad smelling.
By the time that I dropped her off, I had enough of the night. I got back the shirt that I gave her to wear back from the beach (her blouse had vomit on it) and gave her a hug good bye. She texted later that night (morning) saying that she was sorry again. I texted her the back saying that I had a nice time, but I did not think that we had a romantic future ahead of us. There has been no response from her. I really hate dating.
I am SO sorry!!!! This reminded me of this though...
And, suddenly I'm GLAD I don't care if I go on another date anytime soon!!!
ME - BW - 35 HIM - XWH - 39 D day: November 15th, 2009 Married: 5 Years, together 8 Divorced: December 13th, 2010 New Beginning: Piper/8-3-12
(Okay, that's not quite why really, but it's another great reason!)
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." -Walt Whitman
Having said that, your first clue was the order of a "double shot of Jaegermeister and a beer." The moment she did that, you should have let her finish them (out of courtesy) and promptly ended the date asap. That is a major red flag.
one for the next "terrible date" thread.
I am sorry if it is still too raw to be funny?
By the way I once knew a guy who was kissing a girl passionately (tongues and all) and she voimited into his mouth!!!!!!!
At least it was only your shoe!!!
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
I'm so glad I don't get nervous on dates.
I've only been semi-nervous on one date (ironically it was the third date for some reason?) but I checked myself on the third glass of wine and that was my last drink of the night.
Double shot of Jagermeister - were you out with Keith Richards or something?
Good god. Still mortified.
You will laugh at this sooner than later...
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My God!!
I'm sure she's mortified (let's hope), but when you look back on this in the future, you'll laugh your ass off!
Glad she got home safely.
At least it was just a shoe, and hopefully not an expensive pair.
By the time that I dropped her off, I had enough of the night.
Um, d'ya think?
Man that was hilarious! Sorry but your misfortunes made my day even better. There's always next time!
Happily divorced since 2/1/11
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
But a double shot of Jaegermeister? Actually a shot of anything on a first date is pretty bold (okay, dumb). Lol. Damn...I'm surprised she didn't go for goldschlaeger...lol.
Above all, be the heroine, not the victim. - Nora Ephron
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J. K. Rowling
And I hate dating too. Why is it so damn hard? And crazy?
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For being a model organization, there seems to be an awful lot of off-the-field crap that follows the Texas Rangers and their players. Perhaps it's the legacy of recent near-misses and the resultant finger-pointing. A few years of whiffing the rarefied World Series air after decades of irrelevance turned the Rangers into magnets for controversy.
Former Ranger Ian Kinsler made headlines today when he sounded off on his old team, calling Rangers GM Jon Daniels a "sleazeball" and wishing the team would "go 0-162." While Kinsler walked back the latter statement, there is obvious hostility between the Tigers new second baseman and his former club. While Kinsler calls his former boss names and disparages the team that gave him his big league chance, there is something to be said for one of the main themes running through his ESPN The Magazine interview - leadership.
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