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Hi S.Dali,
IJMLand will resume trading tomorrow, and since the rm3.65 is fixed, what is the expectation under this condition?? will it be only trading around 3.6 range?
Pls advise
Thanx in advance
thats a loaded question which plenty of ppl will pay good money to know ...lol ; )
if its a straight out G.O. ... then it should trade slightly below 3.65, maybe 3.60 because many ppl will give a bit discount so that they don't have to wait n go thru the exercise.. but in a G.O. there is an end buyer willing to pay at a fixed price
this is a swap exercise, and unlike the uemland sunrise deal, it will be swapped into a newco... one will notice that ijmland valuation has a higher premium than mrcb, which is fair considering mrcb's higher PB
does it mean that ijmland will go to 3.65??? well, maybe ... its not as straight forward .... as u can see, what if both parties just pull a figure from thin air and say ijmland swap at 5.00 and mrcb swap at 4.00, does that mean both will still go to those levels? its a swap, which means u will get something for the swap, in this case u get shares in the newco which will be listed as well
the key IS will everybody clamour to have shares in the newco ... if the swap was at 5.00 for ijmland, even krishnan tan won't want the shares in the newco, and will sell even at 4.80 or 4.50 or even 4.00 ... hence the key is whether ppl want to own shares in the newco
collectively, the newco will have a pb of around 2.1x, which is highly acceptable ... the merged entity will be a force to be reckoned with, and this merger basically confirms that the newco will get the mega Sg Buloh project, which will underpin strong interest, plus the newco will have very good liquidity, hence the controlling stakeholders and substantial shareholders will be silly to just offload shares at 2.30 and 3.65 for MRCB and IJMLAND respectively as that will mean they will get zero shares in the newco ... EPF won't sell, IJM Corp won't sell and definitely Krishnan Tan won't sell because they all know after the exercise, the newco will move even higher
if anything, the stakeholders will want to own more shares plus the merged entity is really a 1+1=3 just like uemland-sunrise
methinks both ijm land and mrcb will trade around 3.50 and 2.25 for the first hour to digests the traders and contra players .... before moving to 3.65 and 2.30, and then surge past those levels in a day or two ... because seriously, none of the stakeholders will be selling, they want shares in the newco .. you add in institutions and foreign funds into the fray who want to own a key property vehicle ... there are a lot more buyers out there than genuine sellers
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9 comments:
- Buyer said...
Many Thanks!
Truely appreciated!!
Have a clearer picture now!
- asd said...
Thanks Dali.
I owe you one!
- bill said...
thanks !
so, it might be more rewarding to see thru with the swap :)
- Geoff said...
Dear Dali, at current prices MRCB is trading @ 9% discount to its newco share swap price. For IJM Land its 18.9%, come swap date or ex swap date the prices will converge to the theorectical swap ratio. Based on this premise is IJM Land the better horse to bet on?
- hkloon said...
What's your view on IGB if they have the potential to do a corporate exercise like Sunrise, IJMLand or Suncity? a possible midvalley reit perhaps?
- Ivan said...
Dali, why property company nowadays love to M&A? wat is the real reason behind to merger and create a GIANT property company?
- Smurf said...
well, I also think its better to keep the shares and go for the swap. One thing though, the market seems to be less optimistic on the merger... any idea, Dali?
- Teakada said...
listing of Newco will b in June 2011, ppl don't favour such long wait? uncertainty market in 2H 2011?
- micheal said...
I think mrcb & epf are stupid to agreed on this ie with the price of 2.3 & 3.65 respectable. this is unfair to mrcb minority shareholder. the price shld mirror the pre announcement price.
guess krishnan tan is the shrewdder one


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Its staggering how many Japanese games there are that never make it to America. This is understandable in part: many of these games are poorly made, or are otherwise totally incomprehensible for American audiences (case in point, Segas Sukeban Shachou Rena, about a cat who has to run a Japanese business. Wearing a cat suit). Then again, some of them just don't seem like they would find a very receptive audience with Western gamers (Sukeban is one of the worst selling Wii games to date, even inside Japan). Although only import gamers could say for sure, most of the time this seems like a fairly accurate assumption.
Tatsunoko Production seems to be a good example of this phenomenon. This famed Japanese animation studio has had a huge cultural presence in its native country since the 1960s, but virtually no one has heard of them in America, at least not by name. You may be familiar with some the properties its brought to U.S. shoresG-Force, Samurai Pizza Cats, Robotech and Neon Genesis Evangelion being a fewbut probably havent been as aware of the studio itself (as compared to, say, Miyazakis Studio Ghibli). This is exactly why I never, ever thought Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, the latest in Capcoms quirky Vs. series, would ever reach the West. How the hell could Capcom possibly sell a game where roughly half the roster was made up of anime characters most Western gamers had never even heard of? The legal issues involved with the licenses for the various Tatsunoko IPs present in the game made its chances of localization slim, to say the least.
And yet, Capcom has not only proved me wrong, but for the most part, done us all one better: the U.S. release of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom has been re-tuned and re-polished, with new characters and online play added exclusively for the international release. I dont know what kind of deal Capcom had to strike to get this one out to the rest of the world, but thank god they did, because this easily the most fun Ive had with a fighting game in a long time. Nothing against Street Fighter IV (which is one of the best balanced fighting games to come along in years, minus the inclusion of Seth) or its superlative younger sibling thats supposed to hit this April, but Ive always preferred the less-technical, more insane feeling of the Vs. series. Thankfully, Tatsunoko is easier to digest than more hardcore fighters, though it has a few tricks up its sleeve for the more fighting-savvy. Its also may be the goofiest entry in the Vs. series, particularly thanks to the relative unknowns representing Tatsunoko.
Take Gold Lightan, for example. Hes a 25-foot tall gold-plated lighter. Casshan has a giant robot dog that breathes fire, among other things. Doronjo has her two henchmen, Boyacky and Tonzura, take care of almost all her fighting for her, ordering them to drop crap from the sky and cause other comic mischief. I havent seen such a ridiculous and obscure cast since Jojos Bizarre Adventure, and thankfully this time the art isnt creepy. Actually, the obscurity of the Tatsunoko characters only helps add to the games charm. One need only discover the games credit sequence, with Dorojo and her cronies pedaling a three-person bicycle in silhouette to an upbeat version of Offenbachs Can-Can, to see that - and leaving their voicework in its un-translated native Japanese also helps. Even if you dont know who these characters are, youll quickly grow close to many of them.
On the Capcom side, Frank West can summon zombies in shopping carts and will blind his enemy by putting a Servbot mask on his head before sending him into a horde of undead, for instance. And while most of the rest of the Capcom crew is a little more serious, the bizarre additions to their half of the roster are crazy enough as is, with Onimushas Soki, the aforementioned Frank, Viewtiful Joe, Rival Schools Batsu and Lost Planets star VS, PTX-40A (among others), all ready to put up their dukes. Even more funny cameos and guest appearances appear in the games various stages (you gotta love the Geschellcraft stage from Mega Man Legends) as well as many of the character endings, newly drawn up from the folks at Udon. Of course, it wouldnt be a Vs. entry without being over-the-top as well, and damn near everyone in Tatsunoko has attacks that capture the chaotic feeling the series has become known forbasically, the games infectious personality is readily apparent everywhere.
Gameplay wise, fans of the Vs. series should be right at home with this one. It basically plays like Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, but with two-on-two tagged matches (vs. MvC2s three-on-three) and a streamlined control scheme that uses three regular attacks and one partner button used to tag the other character on your two-man team in and out (unless youre playing as Gold Lightan or PTX-40A). Tatsunoko still has all the requisite cancels and tagging (mid-air or grounded), super combos, counters and defensive breakaways you would expect, its just easier to handle. If you can perform a quarter or half-circle, (basically if you can land a hadoken with Ryu) youll probably do just fine here. As in other Vs. titles, special attacks can be performed solo or with both characters on the team. For the more dedicated players, theres also baroque mode, which sacrifices some of your red health bar (i.e. the part that would regenerate if you tagged your character out) to cancel your current move mid-way (not unlike SFIVs EX moves), allowing for some truly insane combo chains. So, whether youre a seasoned vet or a novice fighting game fan, chances are youll be able to enjoy Tatsunoko. I would strongly recommend playing the game with either the classic controller or Mad Catz own incredibly solid Tatsunoko-branded fighting stick over the Wiimote and Nunchuk-combo, however.
I do have a couple of complaints about U.S. release of the game, but they are minor. First, the character roster: having 26 characters is nothing to sneeze at, but its nothing compared to the overkill madness that was MvC2s 50-something strong army of fighters. Capcom, if youre reading this, I would have loved to see Resident Evils Jill come back for another round, or Ameratsu, Dante or the bionic-armed Nathan Spencer show up. And if the game had Dino Crisiss Regina fighting with both dinos and maybe a third energy weapon of some kind? That would be amazing. Considering how fast the Tatsunoko characters grew on me, I wouldnt mind seeing more of them, as wellTatsunokos producer has hinted at the possibility of seeing new fighters coming down the pike as DLC, so maybe, just maybe, some of these characters might actually be considered.
Second, and more importantly, the Japanese release of the game had 22 mini-gamesone for each character. We get one: PTX-40As top down Lost Planet shooter. This is awesome, but it wouldve been even better if the rest of them had made it stateside (I guess the addition of a great online mode helps to offset this oversight a little). But honestly, for a game that caters so much to fan service, it just seems wrong that these mini-games would be cut. Please, Capcom, can we have the rest of them back?
Aside from these small issues, though, Tatsunokos one of the best youre going to find as far as current fighting games go, and is without question the best available for the Wii. If you like fighters you shouldnt hesitate to go get it, if only because its further approval of Capcoms great track record for Wii support. That, and its great to see the kids from G-Force kicking ass again.


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The internet is full of holes. The spy agencies in the US and UK have forced technology suppliers to deliberately weaken security measures in the online computing systems that everyone uses. As a result they may have compromised everybody's security - since the vulnerabilities can be exploited by anybody who discovers them.
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"I'm pretty sure they are reporting well-known possibilities of cheating around cryptography," says Markus Kuhn of the University of Cambridge, placing "back doors" in commonly used software to allow the agencies access to secret messages.
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For example, most encryption algorithms require a random number generator to produce secure keys. "One of the oldest tricks in the book is to modify the random number generator so it outputs only a tiny subset of all the random numbers it normally should," says Kuhn – a bit like subtly weighing a die to roll 6 more often than it should.
This change would mean the software can only produce a much smaller list of secret keys than it should, though the number of keys is still too vast for you to notice the change without looking closely. If you know about the vulnerability, however, you can attempt to crack encrypted messages using only the smaller list of keys. That makes it more feasible to use brute force to crack the encryption – all you need is enough computing power, which of course the NSA and GCHQ have in abundance.
The Snowden files say the NSA spends $250 million a year on covertly influencing the product designs of technology companies, suggesting inserting such vulnerabilities is a high priority for the agency.
It could also be swiping keys directly from online service providers, says Kuhn. The TLS encryption protocol, which puts the "s" in secure https connections, relies on servers storing a secret key to decrypt incoming messages or transactions. The NSA could bribe a system administrator or otherwise infiltrate the organisation to gain access to these keys, allowing it to decrypt any intercepted traffic to the relevant server.
To avoid the NSA's gaze, Kuhn says people should turn to open-source software, where many people evaluate the underlying code and can identify any attempts to weaken it. "There is going to be a lot of pressure on IT decision-makers to justify why they gambled the security of their infrastructure on some close-sourced offering that is very likely infiltrated by NSA programmes."
Security agencies have the job of both intercepting harmful communications and defending nations from outside attack, but criminals or other nation states could also exploit NSA-mandated backdoors in internet systems. "If they have weakened the structure of the internet in the ways that the revelations say, then they have failed in the mission to protect national critical infrastructure," says Nigel Smart of the University of Bristol, UK.
For security technologist Bruce Schneier, who has helped The Guardian understand hundreds of the leaked NSA documents it is covering, it is all a breach too far: he has appealed for engineers on the inside of such tech company security subversion to turn whistleblower and tell their stories. He hopes the information they provide will help the Internet Engineering Task Force, a loose group of researchers and network security experts, "take the internet back" from the surveillance state at its next meeting in November.
Kenny Paterson at Royal Holloway, University of London has previously discovered flaws in the TLS protocol that could allow an attacker access to encrypted data in certain circumstances, but he says these exploits pale in significance if the NSA has direct access to company servers. "You don't know which companies have been required to hand over their secret keys and which haven't."
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"Crony capitalism is something that people are really upset with and fed up with," Bachmann said. "It doesn't matter if it's at the state level or the federal level."
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Nairobi — Electronics manufacturer, Panasonic, has opened a branch in Kenya, as it prepares to launch a battle to capture market share from the likes of Sony, Samsung, LG and JVC.
The five brands dominate the top tier market for high definition televisions (HDTVs) and video cameras.
Panasonic's new offices at International Life House in the City will distribute the firm's entire range of electronic household gadgets, although it seeks to initially promote its newer entrants, including a 103-inch plasma display television, home theatres and video cameras. "Recent consumer buying behaviour and our market research suggests that Kenya is going to be a key market for us in the coming years," said the company's managing director for the Gulf and Middle East, Mr Seiji Koyanagi.
The company is still drawing up its relaunch programme, but promised to establishing an efficient distribution network to ensure its products are available across the country.
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With the creation of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress on the 21st of September 1981, the idea of the Muslim people of Sri Lanka being separate from the Tamils, was being reinforced. Due to this, they felt that if the goal of Tamil Eelam was reached, they would be a "minority, in a minority state", and the SLMC were strongly opposed to the idea of Tamil Eelam. The situation was further aggravated with the creation of the Muslim Home Guard, by the Sri Lankan Government, leading to violent clashes and incidents taking place between the two communities. Tensions between the Tamils and Muslims were at an all time high, with the UTHR reporting that "It became an unspoken cliché that Muslims were traitors."
The first expulsion was in Chavakacheri, of 1,500 people. After this, Muslims in Kilinochchi and Mannar were ethnically cleansed forcing many to leave their homeland. The turn of Jaffna came on October 30, 1987; when LTTE trucks drove through the streets ordering Muslim families to assemble at Osmania College. There, they were told to exit the city within two hours. The entire muslim population was expelled from Jaffna. According to a 1981 census (the last official count), the total Muslim population in Jaffna was 14,844 . They could take with them only the clothes they were wearing and no more than 50 rupees in cash. Their houses were subsequently looted by the LTTE .
Most of the Muslims were resettled in Puttalam district, though the Jaffna Muslim refugees can be found in other parts of Sri Lanka as well.
The expulsion still carries bitter memories amongst Sri Lanka's Muslims. In 2002, the LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran had formally apologized for the expulsion of Muslims from the North. There has been a stream of Muslims travelling to and from Jaffna after the ceasefire. Some families have returned and the re-opened Osmaniya College now has 60 students on roll. Two Mosques are functioning again. According to a Jaffna Muslim source there is a floating population of about 2000 Muslims in Jaffna at any given time. Around 1500 are Jaffna Muslims while the rest are Muslim traders from other areas. About 10 Muslim shops are functioning and the numbers have thought to have grown.


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First Known Use: 1648
noun, tele·scope often attributive \ˈte-lə-ˌskōp\
: a device shaped like a long tube that you look through in order to see things that are far away
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: any of various tubular magnifying optical instruments
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- The rings of Saturn can be seen through a telescope.
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New Latin telescopium, from Greek tēleskopos farseeing, from tēle- tele- + skopos watcher; akin to Greek skopein to look — more at spy
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antelope, antipope, arthroscope, biotope, bronchoscope, bunny slope, calliope, cryoscope, endoscope, envelope, episcope, epitope, fluoroscope, forlorn hope, gastroscope, gyroscope, horoscope, interlope, isotope, kinescope, microscope, misanthrope, periscope, phalarope, radarscope, slippery slope, sniperscope, spectroscope
: to become shorter by having one section slide inside another somewhat larger section
: to make (something) shorter in length or time
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intransitive verb
: to become forced together lengthwise with one part entering another as the result of collision
: to slide or pass one within another like the cylindrical sections of a collapsible hand telescope
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noun tele·scope \ˈte-lə-ˌskōp\
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: a piece of equipment shaped like a long tube that has lenses for viewing objects at a distance and especially for observing objects in outer space
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Yesterday morning at 8:00 in the morning B and I landed in Chicago after spending the past 3 days in Tampa, Florida. I know what you are thinking, something about how Florida in March must be nice, but I keep thinking about how I woke up at 4 in the morning East coast time to make that flight home. When we landed in Chicago we had already been awake for five hours (minus the time I slept, mouth wide open on the plane, using B's blazer as a blanket) and we were able to appropriately laugh at all the suckers stuck in the security line that went through the entire concourse and into the parking structure. Honestly Midway, was is that all about?
By 10:30 in the morning we had unpacked, started laundry, bought groceries for the week and picked up the dog. I think that my utter exhaustion from this trip home has led to my general forgetfullness this morning. For instance, on my drive into work, without even noticing it I went the wrong way on the expressway where it splits (still gets me to work, just in a more round-about way) and when I sat down to write the (most likely genius) post I had in my head, I realized I couldn't remember a single thing I'd been planning on writing about.
It was probably some grade A material, but instead you are stuck with random drivel about an early wake up call and getting laundry done. You are welcome.
When we got to Tampa we met my parents (we were attending the wedding of a family friend) and my parents announced that they had been forgetful on the trip to Florida and had left their hang up bag, complete with their rehearsal dinner and wedding attire in my grandparent's guest bedroom closet. In Savannah. This led to a movie-worthy scene the next day in which my parents arrived at Brooks Brothers and informed the sales clerk they needed two days worth of wedding attire and they'd need it all altered and done in the next two hours. It is the kind of moment a sales clerk lives for. The only thing I bought, seeing as how I remembered all my suitcases, were some new headbands from Lululemon who make the only headbands for working out that actually stay in my hair due to their super grip strip. Consider this tip my gift to you, if you also suffer from mid-workout headband slippage, resulting in a mid-stride pause to yank it back onto your head.
We had gorgeous weather while we were in Florida, which matched the gorgeous bride and lovely wedding. There is something to be said for enjoying a bloody mary on the water, which is exactly what we did during the reception, but not before my Dad and I made a little wager about where Tiger Woods will place at the upcoming Masters golf tournament. A pair of high end cycling socks is on the line, and I'm going to have to admit that I am betting against Tiger Woods placing in the top 5. I KNOW.
So there you have it. Suitcases, shopping, sunny weather, early alarm clocks, weddings and golf all in one.
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Last week, Sue Van Voorhis met and spoke with the Chancellors of the coordinate campuses. The purpose of her talk was to further educate them as to ASR's role within the University system as a critical support unit. There has been significant turnover in roles at the highest levels of the coordinate campuses; thus, Sue's visit was, in part, an orientation to how ASR works to make a positive difference in students' lives on all campuses.
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If you've had a meeting in one of the Williamson Hall conference rooms recently, you may have noticed the new cameras that automatically hook-up to the computers. This is to facilitate the participation of off-site meeting attendees via Google hangouts. If you've never done a hangout before, take a look at this quick guide.
The "Live Like a Student" campaign was featured in "This Week @Minnesota," a weekly video feature from University Relations that provides a weekly snapshot of life at the University of Minnesota. If you haven't seen it already, check it out.
Jody Stadler considers herself a nerd. She loves Star Wars, comic books, and everything science fiction. One of Jody's favorite comic book characters is Batman and she's even dressed up as Batman for Halloween.
She also remembers one year when she tried to dress up as a ghost from the Peanuts Halloween Special, but had a minor wardrobe malfunction. "I cut the holes in the wrong place and they were on top of my head. Tufts of hair were sticking out of the top," Jody said.
Jody also enjoys "geeking out by listening to podcasts and tinkering around with computers," Jody said. "I'm my parent's IT person."
Though Jody loves comic books and Star Wars, if Hollywood made a movie about her life, she would choose Anne Hathaway in her Princess Diary days as the actress to play her. "I always picture her looking the mirror saying, 'This is as good as it's going to get,'" Jody said.
Originally from Shoreview, Jody graduated from the U with a degree in English in 2005. Immediately after, Jody began working as a Student Personnel Coordinator in the Loan Unit of the Office of Student Finance (OSF).
"I sort of tripped and fell into my current job," Jody said. "I started out as a student worker in OSF in 2002 and I've just never left. I haven't found anything that else that is as interesting."
Jody helps students who have Direct Loans, mostly through email, who want to request an adjustment to an award package. "I also coordinate with One Stop on troubleshooting loan questions and help out our Business Analyst, Marietta (Upsher)."
When One Stop was still located in Fraser Hall, Jody would interact with students face-to-face, but it's now all through email. But she has one memory that stands out.
"I had a random moment with a student who gave me documentation to have a checklist item cleared," Jody said. "I did the work and then she asked to see me at the counter. She gave me a big bear hug and thanked me for helping her out. It was really awesome and surprising."
Before ASR, Jody vividly remembers her previous job. She worked as a janitor in Sanford Hall. "I cleaned the bathrooms and the University Dining Services. Nothing grosses me out anymore," Jody said. "It was an interesting job though. I saw a whole other side of the U. It was like the underbelly of the U."
Last year, Jody bought a townhouse in Maplewood. She enjoys gardening in her new home and is learning to play the guitar.
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1, Her favorite movie is Stars Wars (the original trilogy) or Moulin Rouge
2. She wishes she could imitate Chewbacca or Yoda.
3. She grew up wanting to be an author like Stephen King.
4. Jody still does creative writing, mostly short stories and fanfiction.
5. Jody is an only child.
6. Her first concert was DC Talk.
7. If she could have any superpower, Jody would love to fly because she is an impatient traveler.
8. Her favorite food is Indian or Italian.
9. Her favorite book is The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
10. The last book she read was a short story called Don't Eat Cat by Jess Walter.
The comma is a pesky little piece of punctuation that tends to trip up many an innocent bystander. One such time is in the use of bracketed commas.
You can use commas to mark both ends of a clause that causes an interruption in a sentence or provides additional information. This is called bracketing commas. The commas mark an area where a reader could easily pull out that clause and still have it be grammatically correct, though potentially less interesting. For example, take the sentence, "John Keats, who never did any harm to anyone, is often invoked by grammarians." Removing the clause "who never did any harm to anyone" does not make the sentence grammatically incorrect, just less interesting.
Sometimes bracketed commas may seem necessary when they really aren't. If the clause is integral to the meaning of the sentence, you don't need to present it with a pair of commas. For example, take the sentence, "Belinda opened the trapdoor and, after listening for a minute, closed it again." Removing "after listening for a minute" still provides a grammatically correct sentence, but one that is not as informative. That clause is integral to understanding the meaning of the sentence.
Some may be interested to know that the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE) is exploring the possibility of changing the limit on State Grant eligibility from 4 years of full-time post-secondary attendance (as tracked by College state grant staff manually reviewing academic transcripts--go Michelle Boland!) to four full-time academic years of State Grant payments ( tracked by MOHE and electronically stored on their shared data base ).
MOHE recently asked for the University's help in identifying students and potential state grant award information for those students losing out on state grant eligibility due to 4 years of attendance rather than 4 years of payments. Identification of these students and the subsequent calculation of award information was no easy task, but thanks to Deb Edwards and Diane Ashby, the Office of Student Finance was able to provide the much needed information for MOHE's preliminary cost projection work.Nice going!
In 2011-2012 the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities disbursed $22,971,115 to over 6,400 undergraduate students.
The first day of class was a busy one for our systems. On September 4, 24,945 reports were run in UM Reports, making it one of the top 10 days of usage of all time. The busiest hour for UM Reports was 3-4 p.m. (2,514 reports were run). There were 33,559 registration-related transactions, and 97 percent of those were processed in 5 seconds or less.
Here is the August wrap-up sent by Sue Van Voorhis to ASR staff on August 31, 2012:
Dear ASR staff:
The summer is winding down, which means everything is ramping up in ASR. Here are a few of the things that I (and many of you) have been working on, in addition to all of the preparation for the start of the term:
Working with advisers and student service staff
August always starts off with the expanded Registrar's Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting. This whirlwind meeting is an opportunity for us to inform a broader advising and student services audience about issues our office is working on that relate to their working with students. As we inch closer to starting the 9.0 PeopleSoft upgrade project, we provided some high-level information on the upgrade and their anticipated involvement. The undergraduate advisers in attendance were provided with a financial aid update to help support our efforts to graduate students in four years.
Working with the coordinate campuses
This summer, I have spent much time engaging our coordinate campus colleagues as we prepare for the upgrade. With new staff in several key positions at two of our campuses, it has been a good time to strategically examine our policy and procedure differences and identify areas where we all can 'bend' and make our students' lives better; outline strategies for collecting input for decision-making; underscore our shared values and commitment to each other; and come to consensus on future directions. Some of these conversations have been difficult and will require sustained attention over the coming months, but I know we are all committed to the same goal of supporting our students.
Supervisors meeting
The ASR supervisors met in early August to get a preview of the upcoming ASR Customer Service Training event on October 24. The Customer Service Training Program Committee emphasized that we aren't doing customer service wrong in ASR, but we want to continue to develop our skills to continue to provide the best service we can to each other and the University community. Additionally, supervisors spent some time reflecting on giving and receiving performance feedback. As I mentioned in the July wrap-up, feedback is indispensable to creating a good work team and even more important to developing leadership and management skills. I know it is hard and sometimes uncomfortable giving your boss (or even your boss' boss) feedback: however, I encourage you to do so. We are committed to establishing concrete ways to do this more often and readily. If you have any suggestions, please send them to me.
The ASR directors and I have used several of our August directors meetings to examine our career families and their associated knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). It has been about three years since we have taken a comprehensive look at these. Overall, the families appear to be in good health, still represent the work that we do in ASR, and reflect the values inherent in our office. As would be expected, some emerging skills and abilities need to be added and some dated language needs to be changed. Additionally, we will be examining each position in ASR to determine if it is still mapped to the appropriate job family as we know jobs and job duties change over time.
August is also the time of the year when I review the previous fiscal year and see how closely our actuals matched our budgeted amounts. In most instances, we were remarkably close, and this is good. We are entering the new fiscal year with a carry forward (meaning, we spent less than we budgeted); this is good because we are never fully funded for our salary and fringe and depend on carry forward to cover the difference. I anticipate sometime in mid-September I will be asked to prepare our budget request for the next fiscal year. This is always a tough task because we have so little of the current fiscal year under our belt upon which to estimate. After we have submitted our budget, I will hold budget brown bags as I have the previous two years to share what we asked for and provide an overview of the process.
One Stop center, Third Party Billing, and Graduate Student Services and Progress
The The One Stop Student Service center, Third Party Billing (TPB), and Graduate Student Services and Progress (GSSP) opened their doors in the new Williamson Hall location on August 13. I am pleased to report we have seen fairly steady traffic for One Stop and GSSP, as well as the expected amount of traffic for TPB. I expect numbers will continue to rise. If you haven't yet visited the Williamson location or met the staff, please make the time to do so. I know it was a bit awkward for some of you to either use the side doors to enter or to meet your guests for meetings, but I do appreciate your patience while we all adjust to new processes.
If you've made it to the end of this message, I hope you feel that you have a sense of some of the things that went on during the month of August. I know I've said it before, but I work with the best people on campus. Thank you all for everything that you do, and I wish you a wonderful start to the term.
Everyone has days when this question can be tough to answer. A recent article in the Harvard Business Review suggests that work matters to employees when they see a connection between what they do to a value or goal that has meaning for them. This may not be a big surprise, but take a moment to read the article and see how different employees made critical connections of their work to something important. Take a moment to ask yourself: What makes your work matter?
The Third Party Billing unit of ASR has the important and weighty responsibility of billing and collecting millions in tuition and fees each year. In 2011, the team's three members managed $45 million on behalf of roughly 12,000 students. Their work is aptly described by the unit's name: they bill and collect student tuition that is paid by a third party. A third party at the University is considered an organization (not owned by the student or a family member) that makes a commitment to pay the student's educational expenses and requires direct billing. A single individual is rarely a third party sponsor. The unit also processes tuition payments for departments on campus that would like to charge one of their accounts.
The largest third party sponsor for the University is Target. Each term, the company pays up to $2 million in tuition for its employees. Most are students in the Carlson School of Management pursuing advanced business degrees. Other big sponsors are the Evans Scholars Foundation in Evanston, Illinois, and the Embassy of Malaysia.
One of the most difficult tasks the team handles is billing several locations of the Armed Forces. Students that are part of ROTC, active duty, the reserves, or the National Guard often have part or all of their tuition paid for, but it's not always easy for Third Party Billing. "It is very difficult to comply with University, Armed Forces, and Department of Defense policies," Accounts Supervisor Sheila Rhody said. "Billing is entered into several systems, and payment is always delinquent." In addition to slow payments, the Armed Forces prefers to pay with a credit card, which the University does not accept due to the additional fees assessed by the credit card companies.
To help document retention and organization, the team plans to join the University's imaging system soon. Right now, it's a huge task to keep track of everything. With so many sponsors and money at stake, the unit is anxious for a more efficient and easier way of managing their work.
The team has a wide range of experience. Sheila has been working for the Third Party Billing unit for 13 years; Doreen Knuston, Office Support Assistant, for 20 years; and Dawn Demaske, Principal Accounts Specialist, for three years. Sheila considers the variety a positive for the team. "It has given us fresh perspective on how to improve processes and assess how we're doing, in addition to experience," she said. They handle the workflow as it comes, working closely as a team and addressing each situation as it occurs. They also meet monthly with Associate director Tom Schmidt to discuss agenda items and any unit concerns.
It can be a demanding job, but the staff keeps it all in perspective. "The best part is helping a student obtain his or her third party funding and knowing you made it easier for them." Sheila said.
Third Party Billing staff:
Sheila Rhody, Accounts Supervisor
Doreen Knutson, Office Support Assistant
Dawn Demaske, Principal Accounts Specialist
Wisconsin native Amber Cellotti grew up in Little Chute, a town famous for the Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival. Amber and her two brothers, one five years older and one five years younger, grew up living and breathing this festival every summer.
"Since the festival takes place in the park right behind my parents' house, I spent many summers gorging on cheese and riding carnival rides - thankfully, none with a disastrous outcome!" Amber said.
She came to the U as an undergraduate student in 1999 and never left. As an undergrad, she worked in University Dining Services, in a biochemistry lab, and in the CLA Undergraduate Advising offices as a peer adviser. She received her bachelor's in communication studies in 2003 and then, shortly after, began working full-time as a Degree Program Adviser for GSSP in the Graduate School.
In July, the GSSP office moved from the Graduate School to ASR. For the past seven years, her position has been coordinator for the master's and certificate degree services.
Amber works with master's and certificate students as they progress toward degree completion by assisting them with paperwork, filing a thesis, and reviewing files for degree completion. "I also work with graduate programs and faculty to assist with students' time to degree," Amber said. "I interpret graduate education policies and manage student records to determine when a student is ready to graduate," Amber said.
Amber also just started the strategic communication master's program this fall. "I'm excited to go back to school and nervous at the same time," Amber said.
Amber's most interesting job was a summer one she had after her senior year of high school and first year of college building fire trucks. "For those who know me, this would not seem like an obvious summer job -- working retail? Yes. Building fire trucks? No," Amber said. "I was always the youngest person on my shift and sometimes the only female. Oh, I also learned to drive a forklift, which comes in super handy. Not really."
Two years ago in September, Amber got married at Summit Manor in St. Paul. Amber and her husband, Todd, currently have no kids or pets, but hope to add a puppy to the family next summer. Now, Amber lives in Roseville. "I enjoy the proximity to both downtowns and love living within walking distance to Central Park," Amber said.
In her spare time, Amber enjoys gardening, reading, dancing, and traveling. One of her favorite vacation spots is Door County, Wisconsin. "It offers opportunities to relax, enjoy the outdoors, and experience great vineyards all within a six-hour drive of the Twin Cities--do I sound like a commercial yet?" Amber said.
Amber and her husband have also traveled to St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands). "We stayed at Bolongo Bay, which is a family-owned resort," Amber said. "It has a fantastic beach and a really relaxed atmosphere. I can't recall a time when I've been more relaxed or had more fun."
Amber Axioms
1. Her favorite movie is the Dead Poet's Society because it has all the elements--romance, drama, and humor in one movie.
2. She also loves comedies like Dumb and Dumber and The Big Lebowski.
3. Her first concert was New Kids on the Block.
4. When she has time, she enjoys salsa and ballroom dancing.
5. Amber and her husband own a rental property near campus that they frequently make renovations to.
6. She loves big band and jazz music.
7. She has a container garden on her deck, growing bell peppers, banana peppers, jalapenos, basil (thai and sweet), rosemary, and chives. Her cilantro, unfortunately, had an "untimely death."
8. She got engaged on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
9. If she could have anyone's job, it would be Great Hotels host Samantha Brown on the Travel Channel.
10. She grew up wanting to be a doctor and actually started out at the U as a biology major in the pre-med track.
If you haven't yet, take a moment to watch this video featuring ASR's many teams. The time has come to give this video a face lift. Please submit your team's picture, team name, the names of all individuals featured in the picture, and the names of anyone who is on the team but not featured in the picture to firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline is Wednesday, October 31 so you have some time. The video should be available in November; you'll hear about it in an issue of News & Notes. Questions can be directed to Ingrid Nuttall.


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I believe that would be stupid on WWEs part to turn him heel when he is the most over face in the company right now. No one really comes close.
Certainly isn't John Cena. I expect it to be Orton, but I hope Daniel Bryan retains when he cashes in.
Agree, D Bryan turning heel now would be stupid but wwe don't shy away from stupid.....which in itself is stupid.
Anyway, I've got a feeling HHH will do the classic corporate heel turn and screw D Bryan.
We shall see. But right now, Orton is no doubt the top draw on SmackDown, even though the brand split is over. And also, Cena rarely appears on SD nowadays. But Cena vs. Bryan is no doubt an exciting match at SummerSlam and Rhodes vs. Sandow is as well.
With the brand split over with Smackdown really doesn't need Orton to be face anymore, so that's a likely candidate. Besides, Ziggler could probably fill that void on Smackdown if Orton turns.
I believe that would be stupid on WWEs part to turn him heel when he is the most over face in the company right now. No one really comes close.
Certainly isn't John Cena. I expect it to be Orton, but I hope Daniel Bryan retains when he cashes in.
Originally Posted by Kajmere
ROH lacks production value. I just can't watch it, the picture is too dark and it doesn't really have a big feel to it. Personally, i dont find it "TV friendly", but a live show may prove to be better. I keep up with it through the Internet alone.
I couldn't agree more. Despite the workers being impressive for the most part, the TV picture is so dark it just makes the presentation of the product seem amateurish.
Do yourself a favor. Look up her tracklist and tell me how any of her blogs are worthy of being posted. This was probably the first one she didn't follow up with the same generic comment she usually writes; "Let me know what you guys think".
Go back to school ass clown. Your sh*t was all over the place.
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1:30p ET Update: Megyn Kelly reported the four people who were injured are in critical condition and that there are two people missing.
11:50a ET Update: Jenna Lee spoke with Capt. Pete Gautier, Sector Commander for the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans. Gautier confirmed reports that four people were flown to West Jefferson Hospital. He said he has heard conflicting reports coming in of two people dead or missing, but could not confirm that. 28 people were aboard the rig when the fire started. Gautier said the fire is mostly out.
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WEST COTE BLANCHE, La. (AP) -- Coast Guard officials say they are investigating a fire at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana.
A parish officials says the rig is not drilling at a deepwater site like the Macondo well that blew out in 2010. That blowout led to an explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts tells WWL-TV that the platform is a shallow water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is near West Cote Blanche Bay, south of New Iberia on the south-central Louisiana coast.
The Coast Guard says it has activated a command center to investigate the fire. The size of the fire was not immediately clear, nor was it known if there were any injuries.
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The deep V was all the rage at the 2014 CMT Music Awards. The ladies of country let their assets stand loud and proud as they walked down the Nashville-set awards show's red carpet, and some pulled the look off better than others.
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It is a fugitive within a theory called the standard model, which describes all the fundamental particles in the universe.
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Contrary, the standard model mixes up three mutually contradiction concepts of photons and they did not even know it.
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Most believe that the particle is the last key part of the standard model of particle physics.
The standard model persists because the predictions it makes are consistently validated by experiment.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Alexia Gagnon-Laplante scored with 35 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the University of North Dakota women's ice hockey team to Sunday afternoon's 3-2 non-conference victory against the eighth-ranked University of New Hampshire at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
It is the first loss of the season for UNH (2-1-1), which had defeated North Dakota 6-2 on Saturday. The Fighting Sioux ended a six-game losing streak and is now 1-6-1 on the year.
With the game tied, 2-2, Gagnon-Laplante netted an unassisted goal from the top of the slot to give UND its third lead of the game. UNH goaltender Brittany Busa (Concord, Mass.) was pulled with 30 seconds remaining, but the Wildcats did not net the equalizer.
North Dakota took a 1-0 lead at 7:57 of the first period when Liz Funk scored on a delayed penalty against UNH.
The Wildcats, who had a 22-3 shot advantage in the middle stanza, pulled even at 1-1 on a goal by Nicole Hekle (Winnipeg, Manitoba), her third of the weekend, at 3:39. UND went back in front, 2-1, on a Laura Cecko tally with 3:08 left in the second period.
New Hampshire, which finished the game with a 39-21 edge in shots, struck early in the final frame to tie the game, 2-2. Stephanie Jones (Kimberley, B.C.), who also assisted on Hekle's goal, set up the close-range goal by Carolyn Gordon (Petrolia, Ont.) at 3:29.
Busa finished with 18 saves while UND counterpart Margaret-Ann Hinkley stopped 37 shots.
New Hampshire returns to action Nov. 7 (7 p.m.) for a two-game home series against St. Lawrence University. The teams also play Nov. 9 (2 p.m.) at UNH's Whittemore Center.


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Not all the holiday lights in downtown Zanesville have been strung on trees, wreaths or wound around lamp posts.
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A 20-ha tract of land operated by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service in Watkinsville GA will be used as a long-term field experiment for this experiment to link soil and water quality. The land lies on a typical Southern Piedmont landscape with 0 to 10% slope. Soils at the site are sandy loam to sandy clay loam (fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults) composed of: 80% Cecil, 12% Pacolet, and 8% Appling. Significant soil loss occurred in the past during cropping and the site would be considered typically eroded for the region. Fourteen experimental paddocks (1.00 +/- 0.05-ha each) were created with 0.4-m-high and 1-m-wide soil berms along the edge of each experimental unit. An H-flume water outlet was constructed in berms at the lowest elevation of each paddock. Good stand of all tall fescue ('Jesup')-endophyte associations was obtained by Spring 2002. The experimental design consists of a randomized arrangement of seven treatments in two blocks. Six of the seven treatments are grazed by yearling Angus heifers whenever sufficient forage is available. Grazing of paddocks was initiated in April 2002. The six grazed treatments are a factorial combination of three tall fescue-endophyte associations (A) and two fertilizer management (B) variables. Harvest management (C) is either with cattle grazing or as hay removal. (A) Tall fescue-endophyte association--(1) Wild-type E+ producing high concentration of ergot alkaloid, (2) Novel E+ selected with very low production of ergot alkaloid, and (3) E- having no ergot alkaloid production. (B) Fertilizer management--(1) Inorganic fertilizer applied at a rate recommended for the region (180-45-90 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha/yr) in split applications of 90-45-90 (spring) and 90-0-0 (autumn) and (2) Broiler litter applied twice yearly (spring and autumn) to supply similar available N as with inorganic fertilizer (6.6 Mg/ha/yr, estimated to supply 270-100-140 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha/yr with 67% of applied N considered available). (C) Harvest management--(1) Grazing of paddocks with a variable stocking rate of yearling Angus heifers to consume forage to approximately 1 Mg/ha. Variable stocking is based on an available pool of 50 weaned heifers (8-month old) beginning in October each year. (2) Haying occurs 2 to 3 times each year with commercial equipment, depending upon quality (dictated by season) and quantity (>1 Mg/ha) of forage available to cut. Soil, water, plant, and animal response variables will be individually determined and initially analyzed to ascertain the effects of management within a disciplinary approach. Results will be integrated across disciplines to understand controls on ecosystem productivity and changes due to management inputs. Individual paddocks will be routinely subdivided into three zones for soil and plant determinations to account for assumed variability due to animal behavior, but also sampled on a grid basis to account for inherent soil and landscape differences.


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Support training abroad for the next 4 years of 1,000 Argentine professionals related to science, technology and productive innovation, promoting their reintegration in the country.
To meet this objective will run three programs:
Expertise in innovation and management of science and technology in Brazil: intensive program of 4 (four) months on innovation management, science and technology.
U.S. Masters specialization: formal specialization program, through masters (whose duration is estimated at between 1 and 2 years).
Support for specialist short stays in institutions in other countries: This program provides opportunities for technical visits to companies, research centers and laboratories, among others, for the professional to learn a specific skill or technique that improves productivity.
Since 2003, science and technology have been a priority for the Argentine government. Therefore, promoting inclusive and sustainable product innovation based on expansion, development and fuller utilization of national scientific and technological capabilities has been a priority for the Argentine government as a way to increase the competitiveness of the economy and improve the quality life of the population. In this sense, we have established policies and actions carried out to strengthen and expand scientific and technological base and to promote the formation of new highly skilled human resources, especially targeted efforts disciplines prioritized according to needs and opportunities for socio- the country.
The education abroad professionals natural sciences, engineering and other areas of knowledge related to the development of technology and productive innovation offers extensive comparative advantages. This requires implementing strategies, such as that proposed by BEC.AR training grants abroad in Science and Technology to enhance the ability of actors to explore and see where are the new development opportunities and adjust according to emerging needs and position in terms of pre-competitive knowledge base or to provide an adequate platform for innovation and technology based mainly for the incorporation of high value added knowledge in the local industry.
Carry out this program from the Cabinet of Ministers, in the orbit of the Undersecretary for Management and Public Employment is without doubt a unique opportunity to build up the priority science and technology as the basis for productive and social progress country.
To implement the program BEC.AR the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers of the Nation has signed framework agreements for scientific, technical and prestigious academic institutions abroad to ensure due process and training for professional excellence. In this sense it has signed an agreement with the Fulbright Commission in Argentina for U.S. master's degrees in related science, technology and productive innovation. The Commission shall be responsible for managing resources, college admissions and placement of professionals in the destination city in the country. In Brazil, it has concluded an agreement with the Fundacao Getulio Vargas, which has commissioned the design of an intensive program aimed at Managers of Innovation, Science and Technology.
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