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St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding
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Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www.stmaryandstnicolas.org.uk |
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Dedication | St Mary and St Nicolas |
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Parish | Spalding, Lincolnshire |
Diocese | Lincoln |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
St Mary and St Nicolas is the ancient parish church of Spalding, Lincolnshire.
After the Norman conquest monks from the Abbey of Saint Nicolas in Angers, in France, were sent to take control of Spalding Priory. In 1284 Prior William of Littleport laid the foundations for a new parish church to replace the earlier parish church which was situated on the Priory boundary, on the site of the Sheep Market.
The record states that the new church was to be built "on the other side of the water towards the east, in the great cemetery where was formerly a certain chapel which was called the Chapel of the blessed Thomas the Martyr". The church was completed after the death of Prior William by his successor Clement of Hatfield (1293-1318)
The building was cruciform. It consisted of an aisled nave with six bays, aisled transepts of two bays, a chancel without an aisle and a bell tower.
In 1360, the west aisle of the south transept and the south aisle of the nave were widened, and the outer south aisle added. Also, at this time, the south porch and the tower were built.
In the middle of fifteenth century the chancel screen and a rood were added, reached by a spiral staircase. The pillars were heightened by six feet and the clerestory windows were added. The great west window was built in the Perpendicular style. A hammerbeam roof was constructed
High box pews with galleries above them and a three-decker pulpit were installed during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, giving the church a very different appearance from today. These features were removed during the extensive restoration in 1865-67, under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott.
The twentieth-century additions included four modern stained glass windows, the decoration of the chancel ceiling, rebuilding and re-siting the organ, the shop and visitor centre, and a vestry on the south side of the chancel.
In 2013 the main entrance was relocated to the west door and an internal glazed porch was fitted. At the same time, a new stone floor was laid and the steps were removed from the font.
- Brassington,Case & Seal (2004). The History of a Fenland Parish (3rd ed.).
- Brassington,Slater & Smith (2011). The Parish of Church of St Mary & St Nicolas, Spalding (1st ed.).


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Glee is always ambitious with its guest casting, but this new endeavor takes it to the next level: the Fox series is reaching for rapper Pitbull (yep) to play the brother of Santana Lopez, who has been a heavy focus of this season. Episodes of late have invested a lot of time in Santana's coming to terms with her sexuality, and introducing her family will be part of that. We recently learned that music artist Gloria Estefan is in talks to play Santana's mom, and now the show is looking to Pitbull to join her in an early 2012 episode on Fox. -EW
For the past twelve years, Marg Helgenberger has starred as Catherine Willows on CSI, and she and the CBS series are finally parting ways. Helgenberger's performance as the character has been celebrated with nominations from awards organizations like the Emmys and the Golden Globes, and victories at the People's Choice Awards. Helgenberger feels as though it is simply time to move on, and she appreciates the experiences and relationships the show has given her. Elisabeth Shue will be taking Helgenberger's place on CSI after the latter's final episode, "Willows in the Wind," which will air on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. -AOLTV
Modern Family will treat us both to the reappearance of a series favorite, as well as a new guest castmember. The former will be, of course, Fizbo, Cam's clown alter ego. In an upcoming episode, we'll learn a bit about Fizbo's past: he had a partner, who will find his way back into Cam's life in the form of Bobby Cannavale. We can imagine this being either a happy reunion for the passionate Cam or an explosive conflict, thanks to Mr. Tucker's dramatic tendencies. Either way, we can be sure that Mitchell probably won't be too keen on any instigation for Fizbo to reveal himself. Cannavale's Modern Family episode will air in early 2012, after the series returns to ABC from winter hiatus. -TVLine
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Effects of Second-Order Coupling Coefficient Dispersion on Short-Pulse Propagation and Switching in an Active Two-Core Nonlinear Fiber Coupler
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 27, Issue 15, pp. 2933-2940 (2009)
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The propagation and switching of short pulses in an active two-core fiber nonlinear directional coupler have been investigated theoretically by using the split-step Fourier method. The analysis highlights the effects of the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion, the linear gain coefficient, and the finite-gain bandwidth on the switching and propagation of short pulses. The research indicates that the linear gain can sharpen the switching characteristic and reduce considerably the switching threshold power, as well as significantly increase the switching efficiency with the influences of the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion. However, both the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion and the finite-gain bandwidth degrade the switching characteristics. In addition, the finite-gain bandwidth of linear gain not only suppresses significantly the pulse compression and amplification caused by the linear gain coefficient, but also suppresses effectively the frequent pulse fluctuation on pulse propagation induced by the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion; consequently, as in the case of the passive fiber coupler, optical pulses tend to restore periodical coupling propagation in active two-core fiber coupler.
Qiliang Li, Yuyong Xie, Yinfang Zhu, Yongmin Qi, and Zhijing Zhao, "Effects of Second-Order Coupling Coefficient Dispersion on Short-Pulse Propagation and Switching in an Active Two-Core Nonlinear Fiber Coupler," J. Lightwave Technol. 27, 2933-2940 (2009)
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During my tenure at the CFTC, I worked extensively on regulatory issues concerning exchange traded energy derivatives, the legal status of over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, and the CFTC authorization of computerized trading of foreign exchange derivative products on computer terminals in the United States. While at the CFTC, I also served on the Steering Committee of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets ("PWG"). In that capacity, I drafted, and oversaw the drafting of, portions of the April 1999 PWG Report entitled "Hedge Funds, Leverage, and the Lessons of Long-Term Capital Management," which recommended to Congress regulatory actions to be taken in the wake of the near collapse of the Long Term Capital Management ("LTCM") hedge fund, including Appendix C to that report which outlined the CFTC's role in responding to that near collapse. As a member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions' ("IOSCO") Hedge Fund Task Force, I also participated in the drafting of the November 1999 IOSCO Report of its Technical Committee relating to the LTCM episode: "Hedge Funds and Other Highly Leveraged Institutions." After a two year stint between 1999 and 2001 as the Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, I began service as a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. At the law school, I have, inter alia, focused my attention on futures and OTC derivatives trading, including academic writing and speaking on these subjects. I have also served as a media commentator on the role of unregulated financial derivatives in recent major financial scandals, including the failure of Enron and the now infamous Western electricity market manipulation of 2001-2002 caused by market manipulation of Enron and others. Besides addressing these issues in a variety of commercial and financial regulatory law courses, I have designed and now teach a course entitled "Futures, Options, and Derivatives," in which the collapse of the hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC ("Amaranth") is featured as a case study of the way in which unregulated or poorly regulated futures and derivatives trading causes dysfunctions within those markets and within the U.S. economy as a whole, including causing the needlessly high prices which energy consumers now pay because of excessive speculation and illegal manipulation within unregulated OTC energy derivatives markets. The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ("PSI") is to be congratulated on its excellent work in shedding light on these opaque markets and on the substantial economic damage that the lack of regulation has caused America's energy consumers. The bipartisan June 2006 PSI staff report, The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices: A Need to Put the Cop Back on the Beat, 1 is the most complete analysis of the manner in which excessive speculation in the oil and gasoline futures and derivatives markets is, by the estimation of many prominent analysts, almost certainly adding approximately 20% to the prevailing price of crude oil, which was in June 2006 (and which is again today) hovering in the $70 per barrel range – a price that far exceeds the approximately $18 a barrel price as recently as January 2002.2 The authors of that June 2006 report were quick to recognize, however, that that it was based only on publicly available information and that the staff therefore had "gaps in available market data."3 Those kinds of gaps were eliminated in the bipartisan report released by the PSI staff today: "Excessive Speculation in the Natural Gas Market."4 Today's report is the result of accessing all encompassing data pertaining to the natural gas futures and derivatives markets, including the analysis of "millions of natural gas 1 Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, THE ROLE OF MARKET SPECULATION IN RISING OIL AND GAS PRICES: A NEED TO PUT THE COP BACK ON THE BEAT (June 27, 2006) [hereinafter Permanent Subcomm. June 2006 Report]. 2 Jad Mouawad & Heather Timmon, Trading Frenzy Adds to Jump in Price of Oil, N.Y. TIMES, Apr. 29, 2006, at A1. 3 Permanent Subcomm. June 2006 Report, supra note 1, at p. 6. 4 Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, EXCESSIVE SPECULATION IN THE NATURAL GAS MARKET, (June 25, 2007) [hereinafter June 25 Report]. 2 transactions from trading records" and "numerous interviews of natural gas market participants."5 Not only is today's report a thorough analysis of the destabilization in the natural gas markets caused by a lack of adequate regulation; it is the most complete and scholarly description of the way in which futures and derivatives markets operate as a whole and the critical role appropriate regulation plays in allowing those markets to operate consistent with basic free market principles. The report makes clear that the failure to regulate these markets properly has distorted and sabotaged free market principles. It has cut those markets off from the moorings of economic fundamentals. It has turned them into nothing more than casinos serving neither those who need them to hedge for commercial purposes nor those who wish to speculate based on honest fundamentals.6 Today's report is so complete that it is difficult to find anything to add. It may be worth restating, however, its basic findings. First, even though these markets were established principally to afford commercial hedging, the natural gas futures markets from sometime in 2004 through at least mid-September 2006 were overwhelmingly dominated by a single institution, which had no commercial stake in natural gas. The staff dramatically describes the dominance of a single hedge fund, Amaranth, as follows: "[T]he CFTC defines a 'large trader' . . . in the natural gas market as a trader who holds at least 200 contracts; . . . Amaranth held as many as 100,000 natural gas contracts in a single month, representing 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or 5 % of the natural gas used in the entire United States in a year. At times Amaranth controlled 40% of all of the outstanding contracts on NYMEX [(one of the two major exchanges on which natural gas is traded in the U.S.)] for the winter season (October 2006 through March 2007), including as much as 75% of the outstanding contracts to deliver natural gas in November 2006."7 Second, Amaranth's dominance of this market caused extensive price volatility. As recently January 2002, the spot price of natural gas was approximately $3 MMBtu.8 By late July, 2006, the futures price of the October 2006 natural gas contract was at a yearly high of $8.45 MMBtu. After Amaranth collapsed in September 2006, the futures 5 June 25 Report at p. 2. 6 Today's report is also fully corroborated by a sophisticated economic study conducted during the 2006 natural gas futures market destabilization period. See AN ANALYSIS OF SPOT AND FUTURES PRICES FOR NATURAL GAS: THE ROLES OF ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS, MARKET STRUCTURE, SPECULATION, AND MANIPULATION (August 2006), available at http://www.pulp.tc/Nat_Legal_Policy_Center_Gas_Manip_August_29_2006.pdf. 7 June 25 Report at p. 2. 8 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC), NATURAL GAS MARKET OVERVIEW (2007) [hereinafter MARKET OVERVIEW], available at www.ferc.gov ("Market Oversight" to "Natural Gas Markets, National Overview," then "Henry Hub Spot Prices"). 3 price dropped "to just under $4.80 per MMBtu . . ., the lowest level for that contract in two and one-half years. . . The Electric Power Research Institute described this price collapse as 'stunning . . . one of the steepest declines ever.' . . . Throughout this period, the market fundamentals of supply and demand were largely unchanged."9 Third, the staff makes clear that "[t]he price of natural gas directly affects every segment of the U.S. economy, from individual households to small businesses to large industries. 'Natural gas is used in over sixty million homes. Additionally, natural gas is used in 78% of restaurants, 73% of lodging facilities, 51% of hospitals, 59% of offices, and 58% of retail buildings.'"10 Fourth, because of the heavy correlation between futures and spot prices (i.e., the prices actually paid for natural gas), "end users were forced to purchase natural gas at inflated prices," i.e., "they were forced to purchase contracts to deliver natural gas in the [2006] winter months at prices that were disproportionately high when compared to the plentiful supplies in the market."11 Fifth, as reflected in substantial commentary presented to the staff by end users of natural gas, including, inter alia, the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, the staff concluded that "'the lack of transparency in the over-the-counter (OTC) market for natural gas and the extreme price swings surrounding the fallout of Amaranth have, in their wake, left bona fide hedgers reluctant to participate in the markets for fear of locking in prices that may be artificial[ly high].'"12 Sixth, the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") bars excessive market speculation or the "sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes" in the price of commodities traded on a regulated exchange.13 However, the staff aptly concluded that there are two critical problems in enforcing that prohibition. First, the PSI staff found that the CFTC's enforcement of that prohibition has been very limited in its focus and "the CFTC and energy exchanges need to reinvigorate the CEA's prohibition against excessive speculation."14 Second, even to the extent that the limited enforcement of the excessive speculation ban was applied to Amaranth in August 2006 by the NYMEX exchange, "Amaranth moved those [NYMEX] positions to [the Intercontinental Exchange or "ICE"].15 Because of the infamous "Enron loophole"16 enacted in December 2000 as part of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, "ICE, [unlike NYMEX,] operates with no regulatory oversight, no obligation to ensure its products are traded in a fair and orderly manner, and no obligation to prevent excessive speculation."17 "As a result, NYMEX's instructions to Amaranth did nothing to reduce Amaranth's size, 9 June 25 Report at pp. 1-2 (internal citations omitted). 10 Id. at 11 (internal citations omitted). 11 Id. at 114. 12 Id. (inside citations omitted). 13 7 U.S.C. §6a(a) (2006). 14 June 25 Report at p. 120. 15 Id. at p. 120. 16 Id. at p. 119. See 7 U.S.C. §2(h)(3), (g) (2006). 17 June 25 Report at p. 119. 4 but simply caused Amaranth's trading to move from a regulated market to an unregulated one."18 Thus, "[a]lthough both NYMEX and ICE play an integral role in natural gas price formation, the two exchanges are subject to vastly different regulatory restrictions and government oversight under current federal law"19 even though "NYMEX and ICE are functionally equivalent markets."20 Seventh, the bipartisan June 25, 2007 staff report recommends that: (1) the "Enron loophole" be abolished and that the similarly situated NYMEX and ICE exchanges both be subject to the protections afforded hedgers and other traders under the CEA; (2) the excessive speculation ban within the CEA be upgraded and be applied vigorously to both NYMEX and ICE; and (3) CFTC staffing and technological resources be upgraded to meaningfully apply the protections of the CEA.21 Again, the June 25, 2007 bipartisan report submitted by the PSI staff is thorough and complete. I would add only the following few comments: First, it should be emphasized that the "Enron loophole" adopted in December 2000 – which allows energy futures trading facilities to be unregulated even though they are functionally equivalent to those exchanges which are regulated – was far from a carefully considered legislative measure. The loophole was added at the last minute to a 262 page bill, which was itself belatedly and quite suddenly attached in a lame duck session on the Senate floor by then Senate Finance Chairman Gramm to an 11,000 page consolidated appropriation bill for FY 2001.22 Over the express and emphatic opposition of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (including Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, and SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt),23 the Enron loophole exempted OTC energy derivative markets (even though functionally equivalent to the regulated exchanges) from CFTC and all other federal regulation.24 This exemption was called the "Enron loophole" because Enron (upon whose board, Wendy Gramm, Senator Gramm's wife, then sat) at that time was seeking to authorize retroactively its now defunct Enron Online energy trading facility, which began operation even in advance of the passage of the CFMA.25 While this legislation retained CFTC authority to investigate fraud and manipulation (but not excessive speculation) in OTC energy markets,26 the CFTC, as a practical matter, read this legislation as generally 18 Id. at p. 3. 19 Id. at p. 40. 20 Id. at p. 3. 21 Id. at pp. 119-132. 22 See Sean Gonsalves, Opinion, Enron Exemplifies 'Genius of Capitalism', SEATTLE POST- INTELLIGENCER, Jan. 22, 2002, at B5; PHILIP MCBRIDE JOHNSON & THOMAS LEE HAZEN, COMMODITIES REGULATION § 1.01, at 3 (3d ed. Supp. 2002). 23 See PRESIDENT'S WORKING GROUP ON FINANCIAL MARKETS, OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKETS AND THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT 16 (1999). 24 Edward J. Rosen & Geoffrey B. and Goldman, SWAPs & Other Derivatives in 2001, in THE COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2000, PLI article at 581-88 (PLI Corporate Law and Practice, Course Handbook Series No. B0-0168, 2001). 25 See Jeff Gosmano, Electronic Trading Could Change; Enron Situation Rolls Markets, NATURAL GAS WEEK, Nov. 12, 2001, available at WLNR 8879099 (noting Enron Online's launch in November 1999). 26 Rosen & Goldman, supra note 24, at 585. 5 constricting its authority to call for regular OTC energy reporting in the absence of pre- existing demonstrative evidence of fraud or manipulation. Needless to say, given the last minute nature of this amendment, there were no hearings, committee reports, or floor debates justifying this legislation or the reason it should have been passed over the contrary guidance of Messrs. Greenspan, Summers, and Levitt. The "Enron loophole" almost immediately caused havoc in energy markets. It is now beyond doubt that manipulation of futures and derivatives contracts pursuant to that loophole dramatically increased the market price of electricity in the Western United States during 2001-2002. This resulted in needless widespread and rolling blackouts, along with a surge in corporate bankruptcies during that time period.27 Enron and others, using such unregulated trading facilities as Enron Online, "gamed" the energy derivatives markets to drive up the cost of electricity in a manner that bore no relationship to underlying economic fundamentals. Between 1999 and 2001, California's electricity bill rose by more than $40 billion.28 Because the explanation at that time – as it often is today with the price of oil and natural gas – was that this sudden and highly disruptive price spike was caused by economic fundamentals, California and other Western states, as well as energy dependent public authorities and industries within those states, entered into long term supply contracts. These contract prices vastly exceeded what history would prove was the market's fundamental equilibrium: long term supply contracts costing $700 million during the electricity crisis would only cost $350 million by March 2002.29 Only after internal Enron memos that outlined manipulation strategies were uncovered in unrelated proceedings did the CFTC begin serious investigations into the then recently deregulated OTC energy derivatives market. The CFTC ultimately assessed hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and fines for what it found to be widespread, devastating, and costly futures and derivatives market manipulation in this otherwise unregulated market.30 27 See Press Release, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sens. Feinstein, Cantwell Press for Public Release of Enron Evidence, Citing Implications for Oil Markets (May 2, 2006), available at http://feinstein.senate.gov/06releases/r-enron-evidence.pdf. 28 Peter Navarro & Michael Shames, Aftershocks—And Essential Lessons—From the California Electricity Debacle, 24 ELECTRICITY J. 2003, at 24. 29 148 CONG. REC. March 7, 2002, p. S1653 (daily ed. Mar. 7, 2002) (statement of Sen. Cantwell); Senators Propose Bill Regulating OTC Markets, ENERGY COMPASS, Feb. 14, 2002; see also e.g. Navarro supra note 28, at 24 ("[T]he state remains saddled with almost $40 billion of long-term contracts that are roughly twice the actual market value of the electricity and that will institutionalize high electricity rates in the state for years to come."). Similarly, the rising cost of natural gas in the summer of 2006 caused utility companies to hedge at inflated costs; these costs were then passed on to consumers. See text accompanying notes 8-9 supra. 30 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, REPORTS & TESTIMONY NO. GAO-04-420T, NATURAL GAS: FACTORS AFFECTING PRICES AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON CONSUMERS 21 (2006), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06420t.pdf. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20670001&refer=&sid=aHAgHb.3Gdzg. 6 In addition to malpractices in the Western United States electricity markets, last year's PSI staff report corroborated independent economic analysis demonstrating that excessive speculation on unregulated OTC energy trading facilities has caused (and almost certainly is causing) an estimated unnecessary 20% increase in the cost of crude oil.31 Finally, the overwhelming influence of Enron on these unregulated markets is evidenced by the June 25, 2007 staff report's finding that when Amaranth in 2002 "added energy trading to its slate of strategies" to boost its earnings, "it hired several former Enron traders to its staff."32 Doubtless those former Enron traders were well educated in the school for scandal that constituted the Western United States electricity manipulation. In short, there is every evidence that the hastily enacted and poorly examined Enron loophole has done nothing but add billions of dollars to prices charged the American consumers for such important everyday commodities as electricity, heating oil, natural gas, and gasoline. As the staff has recommended, the Enron loophole should be repealed. Second, there is an additional chapter that might be added to this subcommittee's June 25, 2007 bipartisan staff report. As mentioned above, today's report notes that Amaranth drove October 2006 natural gas contract up to the 2006 high of $8.45 per MMBtu and then down to a $4.80 per MMBtu – a two and one half year low – upon that hedge fund's failure.33 Yet, the spot price of natural gas now hovers around $7.00 per MMBtu. One might well ask about the reason for this increase. Again, market fundamentals have not changed. Of course, the staff investigation leading to today's exhaustive report stopped in October 2006 shortly after the Amaranth failure. It does not require a great leap of logic to wonder if that investigation had examined trading data well into 2007, one might have found that other large financial institutions with deep pockets have picked up Amaranth's "torch" and that the natural gas market is still being driven by excessive speculation – but on exempt or unregulated OTC markets. In the absence of regulation and in the presence of opaque markets, we are left to speculate why the price of natural gas has almost returned to the highs seen when Amaranth dominated these markets. In this regard, and as the June 25, 2007 staff report points out, those who oppose further regulation in this area are quick to contend that there was no systemic risk associated with the Amaranth failure. As the staff report so rightly demonstrates,34 however, this argument overlooks the billions of dollars American consumers (including industrial consumers) had to pay trying to lock in prices based on the "price discovery" function NYMEX and ICE were purportedly playing in the summer of 2006. Moreover, the contentment over the lack of systemic problems does not take into account that just as the collapsed Enron provided a template for Amaranth, a collapsed Amaranth may be 31 See supra note 2 and accompanying text. 32 June 25 Report at p. 57. 33 See supra p. 3-4. 34 June 25 Report at p. 21. 7 providing a template for one or more large financial institutions in today's natural gas markets. This complacency also overlooks those investors who were badly hurt by the Amaranth fiasco. The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association is suing Amaranth for over $150 million in lost retirement savings invested with the hedge fund.35 Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it takes great optimism to conclude that repetition of these kinds of exorbitant losses incurred by Amaranth in just a few days in September 2006 will not, especially if several funds were to implode at the same time, cause systemic risk to the economy. It is now undisputed that the near failure of Long Term Capital Management, which lost less money than Amaranth, raised the prospect of systemic financial collapse.36 Within the last few weeks, the Bank of Montreal (certainly not a commercial hedger in these markets) experienced "trading losses of between $313 million and $403 million as a result of natural gas trading strategies that went awry."37 Policy makers have to ask themselves whether they are prepared to allow this kind of excessive speculation fueled in large part by borrowed funds continue to go unmonitored merely because Amaranth's failure did not cause the collapse of the American economy. No less a free marketeer than Alan Greenspan counseled against allowing this kind of opaque and unregulated energy futures trading which is the result of the Enron loophole. Third, the bipartisan nature of the June 25, 2007 staff report is reflective of the widespread adverse impact the high price of natural gas has had on all sectors of the economy all over the Nation. In this regard, it should be remembered that on December 14, 2005, the then Republican-controlled House led by conservative Republican Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri, passed, at the behest of the farming community then suffering from all time record high natural gas prices, a version of the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 4473), which included a Title II,38 mandating an aggressive regulatory posture by the CFTC in overseeing "any contract market" engaged in the trading of natural gas futures and derivatives. At that time, the cost of natural gas had "float[ed] at a high near $14 MMBtu."39 Even though the CFTC reauthorization has yet to make it through Congress, the spot price of natural gas dropped by roughly one third after Congressman Grave's December 2005 action and there was considerable analysis at that time that the mere threat of aggressive regulation by a Republican controlled House markets may have been responsible for that price decline.40 Similarly, adoption of the recommendations of the staff report at issue will almost certainly cause a similar decline, because the markets will then be controlled by commercial interests rather than by excessive speculation. 35 SDCERA v. Maounis, No. 07-CV-2618 (S.D.N.Y., complaint filed March 29, 2007). 36 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, REPORTS & TESTIMONY NO. GAO/GGD-00-3, LONG-TERM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: REGULATORS NEED TO FOCUS GREATER ATTENTION ON SYSTEMIC RISK (1999), available at http://www.gao.gov/archive/2000/gg00003.pdf. 37 U.S. CFTC Wants to Adopt New Market Rules, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, June 22, 2007, available at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl./ap/fn/4912831.html. 38 151 CONG. REC. H11554 (daily ed. Dec. 14, 2005). 39 151 CONG. REC. H11561 (daily ed. Dec. 14, 2005) (statement of Rep. Pombo). 40 See, e.g., AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASS'N, LONG TERM STRATEGIES ARE KEY IN ACHIEVING STABLE NATURAL GAS PRICES 6 (2006 ), available at http://www.appanet.org/files/PDFs/NaturalGasPriceOutlook306.pdf. 8 Fourth, the bipartisan June 25, 2007 staff report lays to rest another argument often advanced by CFTC commissioners, as well as banking and hedge fund speculators, when fighting the regulation of the OTC energy markets. They contend that it will be impossible for either the regulated exchanges or CFTC staff to make sense out of the flood of market data that would result from re-regulating those markets.41 However, the subcommittee staff, which has far fewer resources than even the now depleted CFTC, has been able to digest and cogently explain a multi-year trading period that is now widely recognized as one of the most volatile in natural gas market history. They have done so with a coherent narrative aided by the creation of numerous highly instructive charts. They have included a helpful history of these markets, a complete description of the relevant exchanges and traders, and a full explanation of the relevant statute, rules, and regulations. They have presented a report that far exceeds the investigative materials that would have been needed by CFTC staff to commence an enforcement action in these circumstances. Moreover, if the PSI staff's recommendations were adopted, the exchanges, in their capacity as self regulatory institutions, could put a stop to excessive speculation with far less data than has been collected for the instant report. The report adduced today gives a global multi-year history of a volatile trading period. A regulated exchange or the CFTC itself could put a stop to excessive regulation with information collected over a period of days, as evidenced by the actions NYMEX took in August 2006 in its attempt to limit Amaranth's excessive speculation.42 Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I have one concern about what might be a mistaken impression left by the report that was doubtless unintended by its authors. One could very well be left with the impression after reading the June 25, 2007 report that the CFTC, as presently constituted, is fully supportive of receiving the new statutory authority that the authors' recommendations would provide it. However, it must be remembered that two successive Chairmen of the CFTC, Messrs. Newsome and Jeffery, as well as (and perhaps most especially) the intervening Acting Chair, Ms. Brown- Hruska, have strongly resisted undoing the Enron loophole. Moreover, Mr. Newsome and Ms. Hruska, and until recently Mr. Jeffery, have proudly pointed to reduced Commission staffing as a worthy dividend of the CFMA43, i.e., of deregulating both the OTC markets and substantially reducing regulation of the established exchanges, which now adhere to governing principles rather than a rule-based regime.44 One has every 41 CFTC Member Says Her Agency Can Provide Necessary Oversight of OTC Markets, Dismisses Claims About Excessive Market Speculation, FOSTER ELECTRIC REP., Apr. 5, 2006, at 13. 42 June 25 Report at p. 53. 43 See, e.g., Peter A. McKay, CFTC Chairman Opposes Plan to Broaden Regulators' Power, WALL STREET JOURNAL, July 25, 2002 ("The futures industry's top government watchdog [, Chairman James E. Newsome,] said his agency has adequate authority and staff to regulate the nation's commodity markets, despite the Enron Corp. and Dynegy Inc. scandals. He warned against a proposal in Congress to broaden regulators' power."). 44 PHILIP MCBRIDE JOHNSON & THOMAS LEE HAZEN, DERIVATIVES REGULATION § 1.18 [2], at 323 (2004) ("The CFMA decreased significantly the degree of market regulation over designated contract markets. Rather than affirmative day-to-day regulation that was imposed under the former regulatory regime, under the . . . CFMA, the [CFTC] is charged with an oversight role with respect to contract markets."). Indeed, the House regulatory measure concerning the natural gas futures markets, see text at n. 38 supra, was driven in considerable part because of widespread complaints that NYMEX's daily trading "limits" rules (as well as the CFTC's oversight of them) were deemed to be unusually weak and, according to many 9 reason to worry that the CFTC would welcome that part of today's report that increases staffing and funding while resisting the bipartisan staff recommendation pertaining to additional regulatory responsibility concerning the OTC energy markets and more rigorous enforcement of the excessive speculation bar. I should add that I do not draw complete comfort from the proposed rule issued by the CFTC late this last Friday afternoon making it clear, as I read it, that NYMEX should now have the authority to request from a trader all of its "other positions" in particular commodity, including positions in "over-the-counter" markets.45 Under this proposal, Amaranth would have had to report to NYMEX its ICE natural gas positions. However, this proposed rule does not require anyone trading exclusively on an exempt OTC trading facility to report positions, i.e., a trader executing contracts almost exclusively on ICE would not have to report positions to the CFTC. Thus, even if adopted as a permanent rule after completion of the proposed rule's comment period, this suggested regulation does not address the heart of the problems caused by the Enron loophole (regulating exempt exchanges); nor does it reinvigorate the CEA's bar against excessive speculation. In this regard, it is important to note that the CFTC now only has three of its full complement of five commissioners. After Chairman Jeffery is confirmed to become Undersecretary Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, only two commissioners will remain. One proposed commissioner is a former high ranking lobbying employed by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA"). On the long list of financial industry associations which strongly oppose regulation of the OTC energy markets, ISDA is undoubtedly, at the very least, first among equals. If the Senate truly wants to protect the American consumer and to reduce the prices those consumers are paying for gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, and crude oil, it must exercise with care its advice and consent role with regard to the three new commissioners. The CFTC is in desperate need of new commissioners who represent the consumer interest. Congress can pass all of the laws it wants to ensure that the energy derivatives markets are not overrun and made dysfunctional by excessive speculation. If the CFTC commissioners do not believe in those laws, the American consumer will continue to take a back (and highly uncomfortable) seat to the large banks, hedge funds, and other market speculators. traders' and end users' complaints, encouraged extraordinary volatility in NYMEX's natural gas futures contracts. See, e.g., Alistair Barr, Bill Limiting Natural Gas Speculation to be Introduced, MARKETWATCH, (Apr. 13, 2005). Because the CFMA encourages the most passive CFTC oversight of the even the most regulated contract markets, and the December 14, 2005 House amendment as passed affirmatively addresses that problem insofar as natural gas trading is concerned. 45 Maintenance of Books, Records and Reports by Traders, 72 Fed. Reg. 120 (proposed June 22, 2007). 10


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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009NEWS:2008 CLERY CAMPUS CRIME REPORT & STATISTICS AVAILABLE:The Clery Act requires UNI to publish an annual report regarding certain crimes reported to UNI Public Safety and other specific offices on campus. The 2008 Clery Campus Crime Report and Statistics are now available at http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/pubsaf/crime_stats/clery.shtml. FOUNDATIONS OF EXCELLENCE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AVAILABLE:The results of the Foundations of Excellence study of the university's first-year experience for students, including the executive summary and recommendations, can be found at http://www.uni.edu/foe/documents.shtml. E-mail co-chairs April Chatham-Carpenter at firstname.lastname@example.com or Jon Buse at email@example.com with questions or comments. Stay tuned for additional details and updates regarding reaccreditation efforts. COOLING SHUTDOWN:Facilities services staff will begin shutting down mechanical cooling systems in university buildings starting Monday, Oct. 5. This is done annually to protect cooling coils from potential freeze damage. Call 3-4400 with questions or concerns. PURPOSES AND GOALS STATEMENT FOR THE LAC:The current draft of the purposes and goals statement for the Liberal Arts Core is available at http://www.uni.edu/vpaa/lac/. Comments concerning the statement should be directed to the LAC coordinator (firstname.lastname@example.com) and to your Faculty Senators. UNI ALERT SYSTEM TESTING SCHEDULE: DID YOU KNOW? CSBS:The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences is first in the number of study abroad programs offered on campus, and second in number of students participating. Almost one third of CSBS faculty are engaged in internationally focused research. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED:Volunteers are needed from 5 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, to assist with concession stands at the UNI-Dome during an event. Volunteers should e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. AUDIO AVAILABLE FROM HOT TOPICS IN EDUCATION - THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP:To hear the audio from the Sept. 16 Hot Topics in Education "Going Beyond Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors," presented by Dewitt Jones, visit http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/pubrelrm/htie090916.ra. Real Player is needed to listen to this recording. UNI IN THE NEWS:Read about a young UNI entrepreneur in the Des Moines Business Record. http://www.businessrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&subsectionID=10&articleID=8779 UNI TEACHER EDUCATION NEWSLETTER:To learn more about faculty projects, news and upcoming education events, visit the September edition of UNI's Teacher Education Newsletter at http://www.uni.edu/coe/newsletter/september09.shtml SURVEY ON LATIN AMERICA:Your input is desired regarding potential programs in Latin America for UNI students. Complete the survey at http://www.ir.uni.edu/dbWeb/surveys/lainterests/ prior to Saturday, Oct. 10. Data collected will be used to support a grant application that will focus on supporting educational opportunities in Latin America. INTERNSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.:Students in all majors can arrange summer internships in Washington, D.C., through The Washington Center (TWC). Credit can count toward UNI graduation and Capstone. UNI students have interned with some 30 organizations including the Department of Defense, National Geographic Channel, Treasury Department and the Child Welfare League of America. Faculty are invited to meet with a TWC representative during an informational meeting at 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, in CBB 126. Call Al Stamberg, Cooperative Education/Internship Program, at 3-6398 with questions. UNIVERSITY BOOK & SUPPLY TO HELP FUND SCHOLARSHIPS:During family weekend, University Book & Supply will donate a portion of sales to help fund UNI Foundation Scholarships. Take advantage of some great deals while helping support UNI students. For more information and extended store hours, visit www.panthersupply.com. HOT LUNCH FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT BISCOTTI'S:Biscotti's in Redeker Center has expanded its hot lunch menu to five days a week (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Monday: meatball sub,$3.25; Tuesday: walking taco, $3; Wednesday: chicken enchilada soup, $3.25; Thursday: sloppy joe, $3; and Friday: hot dogs, $2.25. HOMECOMING T-SHIRTS:Homecoming T-shirts can be pre-ordered at Essentials in Maucker Union and online. Prices start at $12. A picture of the shirt and a link to the pre-order site is at www.uni.edu/dor What's Happening. Essentials will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 3. MORE VEGETARIAN CHOICES AT PREXY'S THIS WEEK:World Vegetarian Day is Thursday, Oct. 1. Special menu items will be featured this week at Prexy's in Maucker Union to increase awareness of vegetarian choices on campus. TELL YOUR STUDENTS:To read MyUNIverse News. EMPLOYMENT:MERIT VACANCIES:Merit vacancies are available for viewing at: http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/hrs/employ/merit/employee.shtml The latest faculty, staff and student job openings at UNI can be found at http://www.uni.edu/resources/employment/ EMPLOYEE RESOURCES:MISS THE NSSE WORKSHOP?:If you missed the workshop last week on how to access and use data from the National Survey of Student Engagement, visit http://www.uni.edu/assessment for the PowerPoint presentation and a handout from the workshop. FY2011 FEDERAL DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS AGENDA:Faculty and staff interested in submitting a proposal for FY11 federal direct appropriations may find the application process and guidelines at http://www.uni.edu/president/FY2011_Federal_Direct_Appropriations.pdf. The deadline for submission is Thursday, Oct. 15. USING ADOBE CONNECT IN CLASS:The first in the ITS-Educational Technology Brown Bag Lunch series "Lunch Bytes" will be held from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, in ITTC 134 and will showcase a new technology on campus called Adobe Connect. Adobe Connect enables you to share presentations and multimedia right from your desktop and get feedback from participants — all using a web browser and the Adobe Flash® Player. Learn how to get an account on the Adobe Connect system and start using it today. For more information about Adobe Connect, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/. PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP STYLES WORKSHOP:Drake Martin will present a workshop to help participants analyze their leadership styles by identifying their type on the Myers-Briggs Inventory from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, in SEC 252. Participants may purchase an inventory at University Book and Supply or complete a short version at the workshop. Sponsored by Leadership Studies. SPSS STATISTICAL SOFTWARE SHORT COURSE:Statistical Consulting Lab (SCL) will offer an introductory SPSS short course in WRT 110 computer lab at these times: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6; 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7; and 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8. E-mail Mark Jacobson at firstname.lastname@example.com to RSVP or for information. Visit http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/SCL for information on short courses (SPSS, Minitab, SAS). EUNICE DELL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR THE WAY UP CONFERENCEThe Eunice A. Dell Memorial Fund was established in 2008 to provide support for young professional women to participate in The Way Up Conference. Young professional women (age 30 or younger) in any higher education institution in Iowa who aspire to moving up in higher education leadership or administration may apply for this scholarship. Applications are due Thursday, Oct. 1. For details, visit SPECIAL EVENTS:LOCAL FOODS FEATURED AT RIALTO:Local foods are being featured all week at Rialto in Towers Center. There will be additional focus on local foods at the evening meal Thursday, Oct. 1. The menu has been created around local meats, dairy products and produce. Rialto is open 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The meal price is $9.50 and includes beverages and desserts. Hours and meal prices can be found at www.uni.edu/dor. RETIREMENT RECEPTION:Join the Department of Public Safety and celebrate the retirement of Duane VanGerpen and Douglas Main. A reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, in GIL 009. Combined, VanGerpen and Main represent 53-plus years of service to the university. FAMILY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:Join the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for cultural exploration from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 3, in Maucker Union Ballroom A. Make Chinese crafts, learn Chinese calligraphy, explore the Chinese four treasures and participate in many other hands-on activities. Something for all ages. Participants will be registered to win a prize. CEDAR VALLEY SOLAR/ENERGY EFFICIENCY TOUR:Solar hot water systems, photovoltaics (solar electric), ground source heat pumps and energy efficient construction are featured in a variety homes in five communities on the Cedar Valley Solar/Energy Efficiency Tour Sunday, Oct. 4. Most locations are open from 1 to 4 p.m. for the public to talk with homeowners. Visit www.ceee.uni.edu/Home/SolarEnergyEfficiencyTour.aspx for tour locations and times. SDS OPEN HOUSE:Student Disability Services will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, at SHC 103. Participate in a variety of educational activities and learn about various services available to UNI students with disabilities. Light refreshments will be provided, and everyone is welcome. MEET THE PRES EVENT:The annual "Meet the Pres" event will be held at noon, Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Old Central Ballroom of Maucker Union. All Professional & Scientific and Supervisory and Confidential Merit Personnel employees are invited to attend. In addition to President Allen's address, the 2009 Regents Staff Excellence Award recipients also will be recognized. Sponsored by the P&S Council. ATHLETICS:SOCCER:Soccer will host Evansville at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, at the CVYSA Complex. FOOTBALL:Football will host Indiana State at 4:05 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, in the UNI-Dome. EXHIBITIONS/FILMS:'PLANET IN PERIL' FILM SERIES:See the "Planet in Peril" film series at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 (part one) and Saturday, Oct. 10 (part two), at the University Museum. CNN's Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta and Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin examine the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources. Visit www.uni.edu/museum for more information. 'THE CHALLENGE TO US OF HOLOCAUST RESCUERS':Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Pierre Sauvage will discuss and show excerpts from his three documentaries dealing with rescuers during the Holocaust and with the American and American-Jewish response to the crisis at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Kamerick Art Building auditorium. The film "Weapons of the Spirit" (1989) traces the rescue of 5,000 Jews (including Pierre Sauvage and his parents) by French villagers during World War II. "Not Idly By: Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust" (2009) focuses on the American effort to fight the Holocaust and provides testimony from mostly never-before-seen footage. The upcoming documentary "And Crown Thy Good" (2010) chronicles the story of Varian Fry, a New York intellectual who ran a private American rescue operation in 1940-41, in Marseille, France. Free and open to the public. LECTURES/WORKSHOPS:'ISLAM: AN AMERICAN RELIGION':The Department of Philosophy and World Religions and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts Meryl Norton Hearst Lecture Series will present "Islam: An American Religion," a public lecture by Ingrid Mattson, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, in Davis Hall, GBPAC. Mattson is director of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, professor of Islamic studies and Christian-Muslim relations at Hartford Seminary, and president of the Islamic Society of North America. A reception will follow. NEWS TALK ON SELF-DECEPTION:The News Talk "Self-Deception: Want to Be Lied To?" will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, at University Book and Supply. Discussion leader Gerri Perreault teaches a capstone course on "Lies and Lying in Personal and Public Life." Perreault will briefly outline intentional and unintentional deception and focus on self-deception, including situations when people unconsciously want to be deceived. Free and open to the public. EARTH SCIENCE SEMINAR:Paul Spry, Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, will present: "Scientific Inquiry -- Do you believe what you read? The case for melting of sulfides at the giant Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver deposit, Australia," at 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, in LAT 125. CROW FORUM:CROW Forum will be held at noon, Monday, Oct. 5, in the CME 109A. Annette Lynch, professor of textiles and apparel, will present "Working to End Gender Violence on College Campuses: 1999-2009." The Women's & Gender Studies Program sponsors the Current Research on Women Forum Series. Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited for the informal presentation and discussion. 'APPLICATIONS OF ISOKINETICS IN BIOMECHANICS':Ana Faro, professor, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, will present an invited lecture focused on "Applications of Isokinetics in Biomechanics" at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in WRC 150. The lecture is sponsored by the School of HPELS and funded in part by the University Senate. GRADUATE COLLEGE BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES:Marybeth C. Stalp, associate professor of sociology and the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, will present "I Have the Most Fabric: Quilters, Fabric Stash Accumulation, and the Global Phenomenon of Quilting" at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, in MSH 001. Bring your lunch; coffee and cookies will be provided. HOW THE BRAIN LIES AND MISREPRESENTS THE 'REAL WORLD':"How the Brain Lies and Misrepresents the 'Real World'" will be presented by Otto Maclin, psychology, from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, in SEC 247. Maclin will discuss how the brain causes misperceptions, including errors in eyewitness identification. Maclin provides workshops for jurors and testified for the defense in a murder trial in Waterloo in July. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 3-6898. MUSICALLY SPEAKING LECTURE:Professor of music history Melinda Boyd will coordinate a "Musically Speaking" lecture at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, in RSL 116. The Musically Speaking lecture series is in its second year and features guest lecturers and presentations on musicology, music theory and ethnomusicology. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. LEARN THE BASICS OF STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS:Learn the basics of starting a small business, including business structure, taxes and resources and learn how to write a business plan, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct.10, in BCS 33. Advance registration required; e-mail email@example.com or call 3-JPEC (5732). MUSIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP:Instructor of music education Michelle Swanson will coordinate a music education workshop at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, in Davis Hall, GBPAC. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. 'MANAGING CONFLICT' WORKSHOP:UNI's Executive Development Center will host a "Managing Conflict" workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, in BCS 30. Discover your work behavioral pattern and how to approach others to gain agreement. Learn vital skills needed to resolve conflict and strengthen working relationships inside and outside your department. A discounted price of $255 is available for UNI employees. To enroll call 3-5851, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.bcs.uni.edu/execdev. DISCOVER DIVERSITY DISCUSS:The AAUW Cedar Valley Discover Diversity Discuss will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, at the Cedar Falls Public Library to discuss two books about Hmong culture: "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman and "The Latehomecomer" by Kao Kalia Yang, a second generation Hmong, who will lead the discussion. All are welcome. IOWA DIALOG CONFERENCE:The Iowa Dialog Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at Maucker Union. Conference themes will be "if you judge people, you have no time to love them" - Mother Teresa and "our humanity and nobility are directly proportional to our closeness to our friends and our maintenance of these friendships" - Fethullah Gulen. WORKSHOPS ON WET PRAIRIES OFFERED FOR TEACHERS AND NATURALISTS:Iowa K-12 teachers, community college educators and naturalists are invited to attend a workshop on Iowa's Wet Prairies offered at two locations: Mt. Pleasant (near Des Moines) and Mt. Vernon (near Cedar Rapids). Instruction uses Iowa Core Curriculum; participants receive two UNI graduate credits. Visit http://www.uni.edu/ceee/eii for locations and dates. PERFORMING ARTS:SYMPHONY SEASON TICKETS 50 PERCENT OFF THROUGH OCT. 2:The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony will welcome new subscribers by offering 50 percent off Gold and Silver season ticket packages through Friday, Oct. 2. This special offer is the WCFSO's gift to the Cedar Valley in celebration of the Symphony's 80th anniversary. Visit wcfsymphony.org for details or call 3-3373. INTERNATIONAL DANCE AND ORCHESIS DANCE CONCERTS:UNI's dance performing companies, International Dance Theatre and Orchesis, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, in Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall, as part of UNI's Family Weekend festivities. The concerts will feature a variety of dance. The concert is family-friendly, open to the public and free of charge. CELLO MASTER CLASS:Visiting artist Zuill Bailey, cello, will offer a master class at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, in Graham Hall, Russell Hall. Bailey is a member of the acclaimed Perlman-Schmidt-Bailey Trio and performs regularly with pianist Awadagin Pratt in recitals and chamber music. He has appeared regularly on network television including a recurring role on the HBO series "Oz," along with musical features on NBC's "Homicide," A&E and NHK TV in Japan. This event is free and open to the public. ALL-STATE STRINGS WORKSHOP:The UNI School of Music will present its annual hands-on workshops for high school student string players preparing for all-state competition at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, in the Davis and Great halls, GBPAC. This event is free, but does require registration. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. SPOTLIGHT SERIES CONCERT:The Northern Iowa Wind Symphony and Concert Band will open the 2009-2010 Spotlight Series with a shared concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, in the Great Hall, GBPAC. For tickets, call 3-4TIX. VERDEHR TRIO:Visiting ensemble the Verdehr Trio will present a concert at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, in Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall. An acknowledged leader in the field of new music, the Verdehr Trio has concentrated on molding and defining the personality of the violin-clarinet-piano trio for 30 years. The trio has created a large repertoire by commissioning new works from some of the world's most prominent composers. This event is free and open to the public. VOCAL ARTS FESTIVAL:The UNI School of Music will present its annual Vocal Arts Festival on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 4 and 5, in the Davis and Great halls, GBPAC. This event is for high school student vocalists preparing for all-state competition and interested in vocal music at UNI. This event is free and open to the public, but does require registration. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. PIANO AND ORGAN FESTIVAL:The UNI School of Music Piano and Organ Festival will be held at noon, Monday, Oct. 5, in Graham Hall and Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall. Coordinated by UNI School of Music professors Robin Guy and Kui-Im Lee, this festival will feature hands-on studies in piano and organ. This event requires registration. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. PASSION AND PROKOFIEV:A fanfare by Iowa composer Philip Wharton will kick off the 80th season of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Great Hall, GBPAC. Zuill Bailey, one of the pre-eminent cellists of his generation, will perform Elgar's passionate Cello Concerto. Another orchestral classic, Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, will complete this evening of music and celebration. Tickets are available at wcfsymphony.org, at any UNItix location, or by calling 3-4TIX (4849). JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT:UNI jazz combos, coordinated by Chris Merz and graduate assistant directors, will offer a concert featuring jazz standards and new arrangements at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall. This event is free and open to the public. MAYHEM POETS:See a one-hour performance by Mayhem Poets at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, at the GBPAC. Utilizing hip-hop rhythms and dynamic theatrical techniques, the Mayhem Poets have developed performances to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to craft and perform original poetry. Free. For more information, visit www.mayhempoets.com. |
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Opta Stats: Sunderland v Swansea City
Sunderland remain unbeaten in their three Premier League meetings with Swansea, winning one (2-0) and drawing two (0-0 and 2-2). You can lay Swansea at 3.211/5.
On their 12 visits to Sunderland in all competitions, the Swans have only ever enjoyed one victory, 1-0 in February 1982 in the old Division One. They are 3.1511/5 to grab a first Premier League victory over Sunderland.
Ki Sung-Yueng (22) has attempted the most shots (excl. blocked) without scoring a goal in the Premier League this season. He can be backed at 17.016/1 to break his duck and open the scoring.
If matches ended at half-time this season, Sunderland would be 4th in the Premier League table, while if only the second half of PL games counted, Swansea would be 5th. Sunderland are 2.962/1 to be winning at half-time.
Steven Fletcher has scored the first goal of the game more often than any other Premier League player this season (6). The Scot is the 5.49/2 favourite to open the scoring.
Only seven of Steven Fletcher's 22 Premier League goals since the start of last season have been scored in home matches (32%). Fletcher is 2.56/4 to score at any time.
Fletcher has scored three goals in his previous two Premier League appearances against Swansea, but both of these games have been away. He netted two of these in his Sunderland debut back in September. Swansea are 3.711/4 to keep a clean sheet against Fletcher and Sunderland.
Sunderland have won five of their last eight Premier League games (W5 L3), this after winning just four of their previous 29 (W4 D13 L12). Sunderland can be backed at 2.526/4 to win.
The Swans have suffered only two defeats in their last 14 Premier League matches (W5 D7 L2). The draw is available at 3.45n/a.
Michu has scored just one goal in his last eight hours and 31 minutes of Premier League football (511 mins). Before this run, he had averaged a goal every 115 mins. Michu is 5.79/2 to score first.


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AfricaWestern hostages killed in Nigeria Nigerian president blames deaths on radical Islamist group Boko Haram, after failed British-Nigerian rescue attempt. 09 Mar 2012 10:27 GMT | Africa, Niger, Nigeria, United Kingdom Two European hostages have been killed by their captors in Nigeria, after a failed rescue attempt, authorities say. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemned Thursday's killing in a statement and said the captors had been arrested and that they were members of Boko Haram, a radical Nigerian Islamist group.The victims - Chris McManus, a Birton and Franco Lamolinara, an Italian - were captured last May in the city of Birnin Kebbi, in northwestern Nigeria. They had been working on a bank construction project. David Cameron, the British prime minister, said he had given the go-ahead for the joint Nigerian and British rescue operation after "credible information" had been received. Both men were killed before their rescuers could reach them. Joint operation "We are still awaiting confirmation of the details, but the early indications are clear that both men were murdered by their captors, before they could be rescued," Cameron said. He said the Nigerian authorities, with British support, had launched the attempt to rescue the men after "a window of opportunity arose to secure their release". "Preparations were made to mount an operation to attempt to rescue Chris and Franco. Together with the Nigerian government, today I authorised it to go ahead, with UK support," he added. "It is with great regret that I have to say that both Chris and Franco have lost their lives." Cameron did not indicate if it was clear when the men were killed. The two hostages, he said, had been held by "terrorists" who had made "very clear threats to take their lives", and the captives had been in "imminent and growing danger". The AFP news agency first received a video showing McManus and Lamolinara in August. In the footage, both men said their kidnappers were from al-Qaeda. In a second video received by a Mauritanian news agency and seen by AFP in December, masked gunmen threatened to execute McManus if their demands were not met. 'Lots of speculation' The Mauritanian agency claimed that the captors belonged to a Nigerian group inspired by al-Qaeda. Cameron did not specify the identity of the kidnappers."It's not clear exactly who this group is," reported Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege from Lagos."There has been lots of speculation about the relationship between wings of al-Qaeda and terrorist organisations here in Nigeria, like the Boko Haram Islamist group who have been involved in acts of violence and kidnapping,"Now there's nothing to suggest that these kidnappers were part of that sect, but clearly this is further heightening the tension and the fear that is felt in parts of this region about security issues in general." The Italian government also confirmed that the two hostages, who had worked for the Italian construction company Stabilini Visinoni, had died. McManus's family said in a statement they were "devastated" by the news. "We knew Chris was in an extremely dangerous situation. However, we knew that everything that could be done was being done," they said in a statement. They also expressed their condolences to Lamolinara's family. Al Jazeera's Ndege said the security situation in northern Nigeria was deteriorating. "The Nigerian authorities have been doing their best to try and get the security situation under control. They have deployed lots of police and military in many of the areas," she said.She said much of the deployment in northern states was in places that had experienced attacks by Boko Haram. "Obviously news of the kidnap and news of this failed rescue mission will only serve to make people ... a little bit more worried about how in control the security services are," she said.Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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