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European CDS Rerack: Germany Back To Triple Digits
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No tourniquet would help this mess.
Amputate and cauterize.
Napalm the whole carcass and move on.
Nuke it from orbit
Its the only way to be sure
Only Greece is OK, low double-digit.
I think the Greek CDS is quotes in % of the face value. If this is the case ,it is actually higher than the bond at market value.
That's right, that's 64% upfront to buy protection. Who would pay 64% cash uprfront for a trade that seems that ist's going to convert ISDA into the new joke. I wouldn't touch that with a 10 trillion feet pole.
and gold and silver are down because someone thinks they have to make paper money to be cool.....and the rating agencies are saying all is good....and our GDP drops 20% in a revision...and the Super committee ...wasn´t.....here we go.....another day..another kick the can...nothing changed...
and our GDP drops 20% in a revision...
Wow, really? Not just the growth? :)
A 20% drop in GDP might even knock Black Friday sale stories off the front pages for a day or two.
Gold silver down= manipulated to enable central banks to buy cheaply and cover shorts?
or cover shorts and buy cheaply. or eat my shorts?
Buying oppurtunity
Strange indeed as the UK already made it clear it may have to drop the pound and join the euro to stay affloat....
That was Michael Heseltine's statement, not the party line.
Having said that, who knows what those pigfuckers are about to do.
I don't think the British government can do that without a referendum. And Britain has a tradition for standing alone. I will be very surprised if the UK joins the Euro that simply and easily.
Why not? Can't they even afford enough paper spray to convince dissidents?
UK needs to do more printing per capita than most - no way can they give up their printing press.
Hesletine is a cunt, nobody cares what he thinks or says. Just a paid Europhile shill.
As a Brit, its true a public referendum would be needed to drop the pound and join the Euro.
Being on location, I can also exclusively reveal there is about as much chance of the general public agreeing to do so as there is of Sarkosy not being a complete cock for even one hour.
Won't happen.
Pigfuckers - a pejorative, I assume? Is the insult specific to your 'hood? It has yet to hit the airwaves in Manchester...
......judgement call I think....... relative sense and all that.....
eye of the beholder???
We'll alert the porcine population of Manchester immediately so they have a good trotting head start.
Please use lube and prophylactics (free from your NHS!).
It was the German FM who made it clear that UK will have to drop the Pound. But not sure which currency they will roll into:)
Their new nationaly currency wil be the "Teabag"
Interesting that France is where Italy was in July.
Given the palpable economic fear and uncertainty which is reaching a crescendo, gold should already be over $2000 (at the least). The current GSR of 50+ is one of those Kyle Bass eureka assymetric moments, since the real ratio, based on existing stocks, mine production/proven reserves, and actual demand, should be less than 10.
As many have postulated, the planned MF Global theft may be more about the 1+million ounces of silver standing for delivery in December than anything else; especially with the JPM beneficial positioning; certainly not a coincidence.
Fear of what? Inflation? The fear is of another major contraction in which gold will plummet along with other commodities.
Only when the economy takes off or there is a major rumor or certanty of another massive print will gold go up.
You can buy things with gold. Copper or tin or rice mayber not so much but offer gold, ya people will take that.
So is accepting gold in payment money? Is gold a currency? It comes down to who you are dealing with, of course. Still a gold coin will get you more even in Amarice then a brief case full of yuan or euros.
Something to think about.
Gold may not be as much of a commodity as you've been lead to believe.
In a return to the dark ages everything will be a currency. (Food, Diamonds, fuel, candles, plows, axes) It's called a barter system. Only in a residual governed economy will there be a declared currency, but then like in Russia people will avoid the declared currency in 'Black Markets' and continue to barter. It has the added advantage of tax avoidance. Good luck with cornering the gold market. The Hunt bros tried it with silver 35 years ago. I still have the silver that I bought in a similar panic back then, but back then there was more justification for it because we had real inflation back then. (You know like with real aggregate demand for things.) With the boomers retiring and spending less good luck on conjuring up any real demand. Look for a Japan here not a return to the 70s. There is just way too much productive capacity in the world and bad demographics for demand going forward.
Sure if Europe prints gold will go up, but it is an artificial effect based on the belief that there will be hyperinflation. Truth will lie in wait down the road for gold holders. But yes inflation may come eventually, but we have some more contractions to suffer first.
Watch copper. It is the telltale.
The problem with a barter system is its too inefficient to support survival of the population.
Silver, gold, copper, nickle and gold have all been money - for thousands of years. So were clam shells. The fiat money in your pocket used to consist of these metals.
I, personally, do not look at metals as being anti-inflationary nearly as much as a hedge against high levels of uncertainty. Frankly, although most of the public has not caught on, the level of uncertainty I see is unmatched in my lifetime. According to my father, born in 1934, in his lifetime either.
PMs, by nature, are scarce, and so is copper to a lesser degree. If people view them as a tradable item, they will be traded. If not - well, they won't. Its only the central bankers over the last 60 years that have tried to convince people that metals are not money. Greenspan said early on gold is money; but you can't turn profits on a dime with gold; and you can't print gold either; so no wonder Wall St. and the bankers don't like it. They can only play the game with paper. Our commodity markets aren't commodity markets any more; they are fractional-reserve gambling houses. When the paper collapses (and it will), then the 'leverage' will disappear, and we'll know what is really behind these "institutions."
Agree: People will place a premium on scarce commodities, or commodities they must have to survive. Large corporations issued "credits" to use in exchange for money. All comes down to public faith in the backer/counterparty. But we're going to lose that here soon. Americans WILL resort to money in their mattress. US bank exposure to Europe if easily enough to bankrupt not just the TBTF banks, but the entire United States. There won't be money to FDIC insure your bank deposits, as it depends on borrowing. That leaves printing; and printing is good for tanglble goods.
items that cannot be obtained less expensively than their manufacturing costs will keep their value or go up, assuming they are in demand, easy to carry/exchange. Two non-PM items that immediately come to mind: bullets or cigarettes.
SEVERE STAGFLATION: I see a lot of people look at deflation or inflation as being opposites, but I contend you can get both simultaneously. In a world of central banking, the system *must* inflate. Deflation will bring printing. Printing requires borrowing. Terrible econonmy and inflation? We've already seen that before.
What's going in Europe is analogous to the same events that created the Latin disaster in the 1980s. Borrowed heavily; funding dried up; governments were forced to print to "honor" contracts. Inflation rates in the hundreds of percent per year. Terrible econonmy, high unemployment. This is why the ECB will either print; or the countries will leave so they can print. Printing is the least cathardic to society - at least at the beginning.
Europe today; US tomorrow...
Stupid question from a financial illiterate, but could somebody please explain how that 3rd column (5/10's) works? Thanks!
its like a yield curve. the number is the 10 year MINUS the 5 year. a negative number means it is inversed (pay more for 5 year CDS than the 10 year CDS)
Inversions have been declared by some to be a predictor of recessions. They broadcast that in the US back in early 2008.
Thanks for the explanation!
If there's one thing that's worth less than shitty fiat/bonds it has to be shitty CDSs
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Gold is dropping because there is simply no other liquidity. The rates are up because credit is collapsing and provides no liquidity.
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relax people, all is going according to the soon to be in hell oldidorks plan! the play has been written, and the sheeple are awaiting the next act! to the bilderbergs, we're the jersey shore, DWTS!
Aren't the UK' figures exaggerated by transaction merely flowing through the City of London?
Its the world's main financial centre. Is it really all "UK debt"??
Sterling's days are numbered,I believe the Bank of England are merely inflating and devaluing it to where they think they can join without too much pain.
I think they will join at around EUR/GBP 1.3-1.50,thus resulting a halving of the UK wealth as measured by its exchange rate from the rate three years ago of 0.7.
Is there a number on all US debt including all the state debts?
Two layer euro area is already in the works no other choice.


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March 30, 2004
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The University of Massachusetts baseball team (7-7) knocked off the Sacred Heart (1-18) by the score of 9-2, this afternoon at Harbor Yard as freshman righthanded starter Devin Barnett (New Orleans, La.) went seven innings and allowed just six hits and two runs while striking out five en route to his first collegiate victory.
Sacred Heart jumped on the board first with a run in the second inning on a pair of back-to-back triples. Senior Ed Marotta (Bethpage, N.Y.) hit a triple to left center and was followed by an RBI triple to right center by freshman Rob Tenzca (Meriden, Conn.). UMass would answered with three runs in the top-half of the fourth inning courtesy a sac-fly by Matt Reynolds (South Boston, Mass.) and a two-run single by junior left fielder Curt Szado (Monson, Mass.) to make 3-1, Minutemen, mid-way through the fourth.
The Pioneers would get one back in bottom of the fifth inning as they loaded the bases with one out. Barnett struck out Jamie Schilkowski (Shelton, Conn.) looking for the second out but then hit Brian Rojee (Foxboro, Mass.) with an 0-2 pitch to force home a run. The first-year hurler would battle back inducing a foul fly to catcher Frank Curreri (Weymouth, Mass.) ending the inning and preserving the UMass lead.
Barnett stranded two more Pioneers on the basepaths in the sixth, retiring sophomore leadoff hitter Jason Maiella (North Haledon, N.J.) for the fourth time of the afternoon to end the inning. All told, Barnett, who started the day with 8.1 innings and six strikeouts all season, left eight Pioneers marooned on base.
The 3-2 UMass lead would hold until the Minutemen busted things open with five runs in the top of the eighth inning. A pair of Sacred Heart errors combined with five UMass hits put to this one away. Curreri, Szado, sophomore leftfielder Bill Rankin (Willington, Conn.) and junior rightfielder Jason Twomley (Fitchburg, Mass.) each notched an RBI.
Junior righthander Anthony Gallo (Peabody, Mass.) made his second appearance of the second and faced the minimum over the last two innings to close it out. In the process, he kept his 0.00 ERA intact.
Junior centerfielder Derrick Durepo (Ware, Mass.) got into the offensive attack as well collecting three hits including a double which turned out to be the lone UMass extra base hit. The Maroon and White pounded out 13 hits on the afternoon including 12 singles to mark the 10th time this season they have recorded a double-digit hit total.
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By tomas.nilsson on May 09, 2010
Mattis follows up on his previous post with one more expose on Class Loading Deadlocks
As I wrote in a previous post, the class loading mechanism in Java is very powerful. There are many advanced techniques you can use, and when used wrongly you can get into all sorts of trouble. But one of the sneakiest deadlocks you can run into when it comes to class loading doesn't require any home made class loaders or anything. All you need is classes depending on each other, and some bad luck.
First of all, here are some basic facts about class loading:
1) If a thread needs to use a class that is not yet loaded, it will try to load that class
2) If another thread is already loading the class, the first thread will wait for the other thread to finish the loading
3) During the loading of a class, one thing that happens is that the <clinit> method of a class is being run
4) The <clinit> method initializes all static fields, and runs any static blocks in the class.
Take the following class for example:
class Foo {
static Bar bar = new Bar();
static {
System.out.println("Loading Foo");
The first time a thread needs to use the Foo class, the class will be initialized. The <clinit> method will run, creating a new Bar object and printing "Loading Foo"
But what happens if the Bar object has never been used before either? Well, then we will need to load that class as well, calling the Bar <clinit> method as we go.
Can you start to see the potential problem here? A hint is in fact #2 above.
What if another thread is currently loading class Bar? The thread loading class Foo will have to wait for that thread to finish loading. But what happens if the <clinit> method of class Bar tries to initialize a Foo object? That thread will have to wait for the first thread, and there we have the deadlock. Thread one is waiting for thread two to initialize class Bar, thread two is waiting for thread one to initialize class Foo.
All that is needed for a class loading deadlock is static cross dependencies between two classes (and a multi threaded environment):
class Foo {
static Bar b = new Bar();
class Bar {
static Foo f = new Foo();
If two threads cause these classes to be loaded at exactly the same time, we will have a deadlock.
So, how do you avoid this? Well, one way is of course to not have these circular (static) dependencies. On the other hand, it can be very hard to detect these, and sometimes your design may depend on it. What you can do in that case is to make sure that the classes are first loaded single threadedly, for example during an initialization phase of your application.
The following program shows this kind of deadlock. To help bad luck on the way, I added a one second sleep in the static block of the classes to trigger the unlucky timing. Notice that if you uncomment the
"//Foo f = new Foo();"line in the main method, the class will be loaded single threadedly, and the program will terminate as it should.
public class ClassLoadingDeadlock {
// Start two threads. The first will instansiate a Foo object,
// the second one will instansiate a Bar object.
public static void main(String[] arg) {
// Uncomment next line to stop the deadlock
// Foo f = new Foo();
new Thread(new FooUser()).start();
new Thread(new BarUser()).start();
class FooUser implements Runnable {
public void run() {
System.out.println("FooUser causing class Foo to be loaded");
Foo f = new Foo();
System.out.println("FooUser done");
class BarUser implements Runnable {
public void run() {
System.out.println("BarUser causing class Bar to be loaded");
Bar b = new Bar();
System.out.println("BarUser done");
class Foo {
static {
// We are deadlock prone even without this sleep...
// The sleep just makes us more deterministic
try {
} catch(InterruptedException e) {}
static Bar b = new Bar();
class Bar {
static {
try {
} catch(InterruptedException e) {}
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Creating Mobile Apps with Oracle BI Mobile App Designer
This tutorial covers the basic features of the Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, introduced in Release 126.96.36.199.1+ of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle BI EE).
Time to Complete
Approximately 45 minutes
Oracle BI Mobile App Designer enables you to design purposeful apps for mobile phones and tablets from one of the following data sources:
- BI Subject Area
- BI Publisher Data Model
- Excel Spreadsheet
Hardware and Software Requirements
The following is a list of hardware and software requirements:
- Oracle BI EE 22.214.171.124.1 with 2 patches. See installation instructions in the Installation Guide.
- The default Sample App Lite repository should be available
- Optional: a tablet with a QR code scanner to preview applications on a mobile device
Creating Basic Mobile Apps
In this topic, you create a mobile app for tablet devices, based on the information in the Sample App Lite subject area in Oracle BI EE. To create a basic mobile app, you must sign in to Oracle BI EE and open the Mobile App Designer. You can explore the designer interface, modify the cover page, and add pages and content to your app. When you're done, you can preview your app on a PC or mobile device.
Starting the Oracle BI Mobile App Designer
Exploring the Mobile App Designer Interface
Modifying the Cover Page
As the first step to building your first app, you want to customize your cover page. Note: You are not required to have a cover page for your app.
Adding Pages to Your App
You can add pages to your app using either the provided layout options, or you can insert a blank page and design a custom layout. In the following steps, you add a page with a bar chart that shows revenue by quarter, a pie chart that shows revenue by organization, and a table that shows revenue detail by quarter, product type, and product.
Previewing Your App
Designing Apps with Tile Pages
Tile pages provide a scrollable grid of cells, each containing identical components that are repeated for a specific field in your data. You can use tile pages to provide an instant view of a key measure across a specific dimension. This view not only provides a complete picture within each cell, but also enables an at-a-glance comparison across the data set. You can further enhance the visual impact of the values represented in each cell by creating stoplight formatting to highlight cells whose results fall outside the range of specific threshold values.
In this topic, you learn how to create the following tile page, which shows a line chart of revenue over time, repeated for each product type. Spotlight formatting is enabled, which lets you instantly see which product types fall outside a specific range, when compared to target revenue.
Inserting Tile Pages
Formatting Tile Pages
Creating Subpages for Additional Detail
A subpage presents detail information of the main page to which it is associated. Typically you navigate to a subpage by tapping a data item on its main page (such as a repeating grid cell, or a chart value). The data presented on the subpage is automatically filtered based on the item you tapped on the main page. The subpage does not display in the app table of contents. When swiping sequentially through the pages of the app, the subpage displays with no filters applied.
These steps show you how to add the following subpage for the Product Revenue tile page. The detail page displays the Product Type name, a chart of revenue by product, and a detailed table with monthly product revenue and target revenue by office.
Note: A main page can have multiple subpages beneath it; however, only one level of hierarchy is supported; you cannot add a subpage to another subpage.
Creating Navigation Lists for Investigating Data
Navigation pages enable you to define a navigable set of filters that you can use to filter the data visualized on the page. The navigation area of the page contains a hierarchy of dimensions that you tap through to drive the display on the detail side of the page; you can see successively more refined sets of data, or navigate up and down the hierarchical filters to see the subset of data that interests you.
In this topic, you learn how to create the following navigation page, which enables you to navigate from a yearly revenue summary, to revenue for lines of business, and then to revenue for individual offices.
Inserting Navigation Pages
Creating the Navigation Hierarchy and Content
Formatting Navigation Hierarchies
Similar to tile pages, you can add Stoplight formatting to navigation hierarchies to highlight values conditionally, based on static threshold values, a comparison to a target value, or a comparison to another field. This section shows you how to add Stoplight formatting to revenue values, based on a comparison to target revenue.
Additionally, if levels in your navigation hierarchy have too many members to display on one page, you can add a data filter to the column. Data filters enable you to search for specific members in the column. This section also shows you how to add a data filter to the Office column.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to:
- Create basic mobile apps
- Design apps with tile pages
- Create navigation lists for investigating data
The following resources are available online for more information relating to the Mobile App Designer and Oracle BI EE:
- Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Mobile App Designer (PDF)
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The peeping tom case involving Parker Landlord Judson McDevitt seems to be eroding.
McDevitt is accused of placing hidden cameras in some of his renters' town homes.
County Judge Elijah Smiley threw out one of three misdemeanors McDevitt is facing all because of a defective warrant.
In December 2005, tenants of McDevitt's Cheri Lane Town Home Complex discovered video surveillance cameras throughout some of their homes.
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"To issue a search warrant for a dwelling in the state of Florida, you have to comply with a specific statute to authorize the issue of a search warrant for a dwelling. The statute doesn't allow the issue of a search warrant for a misdemeanor. Voyeurism is a misdemeanor," says McDevitt's Attorney Waylon Graham.
McDevitt still faces two more misdemeanor charges.


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In the long run the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be great for people who like rooting and unlocking the bootloaders of their phones granted Samsung doesn't lock it down(I doubt they will).
Europe has LTE, the European S3 LTE had the Quad-Core Exynos. The European LTE of the S4 most likely has the Exynos 5 too. Although I still don't understand why they couldn't have it in the U.S. seeing as that the galaxy note 2 has the quad core exynos processor with LTE as well. Maybe because there is not enough supply or something.
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 with superfast 4G – only on EE
15th March 2013. London. EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, today announced it will be the only UK network to launch the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone with superfast 4G.
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available for consumers and business customers on EE's superfast 4G service, providing speeds approximately five times faster than 3G and unlimited calls and texts on all plans. Customers will be able to purchase the handset via the EE online shop, EE telesales and EE retail stores, and, with a 4GEE plan, they can watch live TV on the move without buffering, play live multiplayer games on the go and download large email attachments quicker than ever.
Paul Jevons, Director of Products and Devices, EE, said: "The interest we've received from consumers and businesses has almost reached fever-pitch levels, so we're delighted to be the only UK operator to offer the Samsung Galaxy S 4 enabled with 4G from launch.
"When paired with our unique superfast 4G network, customers really will be able to make the most from the powerhouse performance the Samsung Galaxy S 4 provides – utilising its capabilities to the maximum."
In addition to superfast speeds and EE services, customers with a Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone on a 4GEE price plan will also benefit from:
· EE Film – the only service in the UK which combines 2 for 1 cinema ticketing, listings, trailers and film downloads or streaming in one place
· A discount of £5 per month on EE superfast Fibre Broadband – so they can get blistering speeds at home and on the move
· Fast track customer service by dialing '33′ from their handset
· Clone Phone Lite – giving people 500MB free storage to back up the content that matters most
· Choose an add-on – customers who take a 4GEE phone plan from £41 per month can also choose from a music, games or TV add-on to enjoy
4G from EE, the first and only 4G network in the UK, covers the homes and businesses of more than 45% of the UK population. Further to the 37 towns and cities 4GEE is already live in now, EE has also committed to switching on 35 more by June, bringing the total to 72 towns and cities by the summer.
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will also be available on the UK's largest 3G network through Orange and T-Mobile.
EE will be offering an exclusive incentive to new and existing customers who pre-order the handset on EE, Orange or T-Mobile before launch, with further details to be announced in due course. EE pre-order will commence from the 28th March, with handset available online, through telesales, and in EE stores from 26th April.
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Cancer Pain Reduced Through Psychosocial Interventions
by Thilaka Ravi on February 1, 2012 at 5:34 PM Cancer News - G J E 4
Psychosocial interventions can reduce cancer patients' pain severity, researchers who analyzed past studies of cancer-related pain reduction have found.
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Centre, who teamed with colleagues at five universities around the United States, also found that certain psychosocial interventions provide better pain management and are effective in reducing the degree to which pain related to cancer and its treatment interferes with patients' lives.
Advertisement"Pain is one of the most common, burdensome and feared symptoms experienced by patients with cancer," said Paul B. Jacobsen, Ph.D., associate centre director for Moffitt's Division of Population Science.
"Our study looked at randomised, controlled studies of psychosocial interventions for pain published between 1966 and 2010 in which pain was measured as an outcome in adults with cancer, or in adults undergoing procedures to diagnose cancer," he explained.
According to the researchers, cancer-related pain can arise for a variety of reasons, including direct tumor involvement, metastasis to bone or organs, treatment toxicity and diagnostic procedures. Moderate to severe pain - suffered by up to one-third of cancer patients - often interferes with sleep, daily activities, enjoyment of life, and work and social interactions.
When 37 past studies were analysed to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions on patient pain, the researchers found that the most successful psychosocial, non-pharmacological pain interventions were either skill-based interventions or educational.
Skill-based interventions focused on changes in the ways in which patients interpret pain, while educational approaches provided instruction on how to better use medications or helped patients more effectively communicate with clinicians about their unrelieved pain.
The researchers concluded that psychosocial interventions worked equally well in reducing pain across patient demographic characteristics, such as sex and racial/ethnic subgroups.
However, because the majority of the available patient data was on white females, the researchers recommend further study to determine if the same interventions could better manage pain across different subgroups of patients with cancer and in different treatment settings - a strategy also suggested by the IOM.
"In short, we found that psychosocial interventions, including skills instruction and education could improve cancer pain management," concluded Jacobsen.
Their analysis was published in a recent online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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BARCELONA, Spain—Incoming Arizona State freshman swimmer Anna Olasz took fifth place in the Open Water 10K race on Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain at her first-ever FINA World Championships. Representing her home country of Hungary, Olasz clocked a time of 1:58:22.4 putting her just 3.2 seconds behind the first place finisher. Olasz also raced in the 5K Open Water race earlier this week where she placed 12th.
In open water swimming, a10K races typically last around two hours, so having a race strategy before hand is important. Olasz knew what she wanted to do from the start of the race.
"My plan was to be at the end of the lead group in the first two laps and try to avoid the fighting [for position] and then to get a better position in the third and forth lap," said Olasz. "The last 200 meters was especially crazy and I died a bit at the end, but my dream was to be in the top six, so I can't be unhappy with that!"
Olasz's first World Championship experience isn't over yet though, she will be competing on Thurs. July 25 in the 5K teams race. The competition consists of teams of three swimmers from each country with the winning team having all three swimmers cross the finish line first.
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I have a homework assignment to turn a dollar amount into the amount of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. I am having trouble getting it to read all the way to pennies.
C program to make dollar amount to change?
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Wow, People doing their assignment here
I finally got it to work. I couldn't figure out how get the remainder to be divided by the next coin amount and then have a remainder left for the pennies. I am new to this stuff and I'm trying to take it online which is basically just teaching yourself, but any pointers anyone has is gladly appreciated.
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Check out the Parker Community Calendar (Photo Melody Jones)
Love the amazing number of activities, events, and amenities in Parker, CO? The Parker community calendar is the perfect way to keep informed of town happenings.
Parker residents can access community calendar information through the town web site. There are several ways to view information: a calendar with links, an event list below the calendar, and three linked categories including Community Events, Main Town Calendar, and Recreation and Cultural Events.
"The Parker community calendar is a great way for residents to stay informed of all that goes on in our town," states Sara Walla, Community Affairs Supervisor. "We recently revised the town's web site and the calendar is easier than ever to use."
Another useful feature of the community calendar page includes a way to search information by start date, end date, and keywords. Residents also have a choice to view the web page in list format, week format, or month format.
Looking for an event six months ahead? The calendar shows information a year ahead or more, but be aware that events are added over time. Check it often for the latest information.
Parker community members can request that events be added to the calendar, but must meet certain requirements to be included. The town web site has all the details.
Whether interested in attending the next Parker Town Council Meeting, getting information on local theater productions, or finding out about upcoming youth sports events, the Parker community calendar is an excellent resource for residents.
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Virgie Arthur, the mother of the late model and actress Anna Nicole Smith, is suing a plethora of people she says defamed her, court papers in Texas show.
Key to her lawsuit is a story that has run on TMZ.com in the past year with the headline "Virgie Has Son With Her Stepbrother," the Chronicle reported. The story implies the couple were step-siblings prior to their relationship, her lawyer, Neil McCabe, said.
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Nairobi — Four crew members were killed on Wednesday morning as the cargo plane they were travelling in from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport crashed into a building in Utawala, Embakasi.
Nairobi Police Chief Benson Kibui told Capital FM News that the plane which was destined for Mogadishu had taken off at about 4am before it came down.
Search efforts were underway to ascertain if there were more casualties in the building.
"A Fokker 50 cargo plane with 4 people on board has this morning crashed at a commercial building in Utawala after taking off from JKIA," The Kenya Airports Authority said.


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Stories, Pictures and Memories
On Reaching Ninety-Five
Bill Corber, as told to Tzippy Corber
This book is a project I undertook together with my Dad, Bill Corber, in honour of his ninety-fifth birthday. It was my great pleasure to sit with him, gather his stories and memories, sort through his pictures, and put it all together.
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As a guest of the Valentin
Imperial Maya, why not treat your palate to a culinary adventure? Enjoy gastronomic experiences in a modern and trendy atmosphere with dishes crafted by internationally renowned chefs. Start your day with a tasty breakfast in our beachfront Mar & Tierra, where you can also enjoy lunch. For casual dining, our main buffet restaurant is available for breakfast and lunch.
Or you may select from any of our seven à la carte restaurants:
Italian, French, Japanese, Indonesian, Mexican, Steak House, and Seafood Grill. Reservations are not required; First come, first served. Dress code applies.
*In order to ensure the best possible dining experience, the maximum table size in our a-la-carte restaurants is six. Groups with more than six people will be seated at separate tables.
*Dress code required:
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Restaurant Le Marché
Don't miss our gourmet omelet
station featuring fresh eggs prepared á la minute especially for you. Our vast selection of fresh juices and natural shakes prepared with local vegetables and fruits will give you the energy to enjoy your day. These and many other choices are yours.
Breakfast from 7:00 am until
11:00 am
Restaurant Mar & Tierra
Begin your day with a Continental
breakfast seaside in our Restaurant "Mar & Tierra." Enjoy our selection of rich fresh fruit, juices, coffee, tea, milk, cereals and assorted breads and cheeses… It's the perfect option to begin a healthy day.
Lunch Options
Restaurant Mar & Tierra
Feel the sea breeze while enjoying
lunch near the pool and ocean. Enjoy our fresh salad bar with
a wide variety of selected fresh vegetables, dressings and cheeses,
our "show cooking" stations with items prepared to your liking.
Mar & Tierra are two restaurants that offer different menu selections; Mar specializing in seafood and Tierra specializing in steaks.
Mar: Lunch from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Tierra: Lunch from 12:30 pm until 3:00 pm
Le Marché
Offers you a wide variety of
select salad bar items, fresh vegetables, dressings and cheeses,
an international buffet and our "show cooking" stations with
items prepared to your liking.
Lunch from 12:00 pm until 6:00
Dining Options
Valentin Imperial Maya is the
place where all-inclusive luxury means the freedom to enjoy it
in your own way; as a result reservations will never be required
in any of our restaurants. Simply choose the restaurant you would
like to go to and it will be our pleasure to serve you anytime,
(provided it is within hours of operation). All restaurants offer different diet food options, (vegetarian,
low fat, etc.).
You may occasionally experience a brief wait between
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm for the restaurant of your choice, however,
our Restaurant Managers will be pleased to write down your name,
inform you of the approximate wait time, hand you a beeper and
invite you to enjoy a relaxing cocktail or beverage until a table
is ready for you.
We request that you strictly adhere to restaurant dress code.
Il Olivo
Inspired by traditional
dishes and new Italian-American cuisine; using authentic, prime-quality
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30 pm (dress code #1)
We took the classic traditional
French cuisine and carefully avoided the excesses of saturated
fats. Before your dinner don't forget to visit our extensive
wine cellar and make a selection from among some of the finest
wines in the world.
"Ginger" offers a selection of á la carte items, Tepanyaki tables and a Sushi Bar; based on traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine with exotic spices.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30 pm (dress code #1)
* The only reservations required are for Tepanyaki tables (Hibachi Grill)
Taman Sari
Two ancient cuisines are united, Thai and Indonesian and the true ancestral flavors of these lands are merged and adapted for modern tastes.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30
pm (dress code #2)
La Hacienda
Our Mexican Restaurant
is based on traditional Mexican gastronomy with a contemporary
touch from three of our country's different states—Veracruz,
Puebla and Yucatan—avoiding excessively spicy flavors.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30
pm (dress code #2)
Restaurant Tierra
Enjoy excellent American Angus
certified cuts, choice and prime quality, with American-Argentinean
side dishes and dressings prepared on our grill in an open-air atmosphere. It's the perfect place to enjoy an intimate candlelight dinner, giving you a panoramic view of the Caribbean Sea.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until
10:30 pm (dress code #3)
Restaurant Mar & Lobster Pot
We offer an inspired, detailed
selection of fish and seafood with influences of New Orleans-Cajun,
Mexican Veracruzian, Peruvian and Caribbean-style cuisine.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30 pm (dress code #3)
$ extra charge only for lobster
Enjoy the authentic taste of our Caribbean dishes made with lobster in any of our specialty restaurants.
The Corner
More than a dinner, a unique dining experience.
This restaurant has been created to offer you the most respected culinary trends. We have chosen unique ingredients to create our menu. Elegant and comfortable, combined with attentiveness in service, are the perfect setting for a pleasant evening or the prelude to an unforgettable experience.
Dinner from 6:00 pm until 10:30 pm (dress code #2) *Extra charge
Room Service
If you prefer privacy during your dinner, please consult the room service menu on the room directory.
We are always ready to serve you 24 hours a day. We intend to
offer you the best and most efficient service, however, we remind
you that room service is restricted to the items appearing on
the menu. We will gladly set up your dinner service on your terrace
if you like.
Romantic Beach Dinners
Valentin Imperial Maya offers
you the option to have an unforgettable romantic dinner on the
edge of the sea. This service requires a reservation and has
additional charges. For more information regarding this service,
please contact your concierge.
Bar Service
Sun & Moon
Located in our exclusive swim-up
pool, we offer a variety of sodas, juices, beers, cocktails,
drinks and snacks.
Open from 10:00 am until 6:00
(Snacks from 11:00 am until 05:00 pm)
Heaven & Earth
Located in the water at the main
pool area, it's the ideal service to extend your good time without
leaving the pool. We offer a variety of sodas, juices, beers,
cocktails, drinks and cooking shows.
Open from 10:00 am until 6:00
Sunrise & Sunset
Strategically located on the
beach, this service offers a variety of refreshing beverages
and tropical cocktails.
Open daily from 10:00 am until
5:00 pm
Open daily from 10:00 am until
11:00 pm. (During turtle nesting season this Bar closes at 9:00pm)
Don Miguel
Located in the central building of our hotel, next to the lobby, it is the ideal meeting point, from the departure point of excursions to the perfect place for the start of an enjoyable evening.
Open from 4:00 pm to 11:00
Salon Partagás
"Salon Partagás" is the perfect place to enjoy an aromatic cigar.
Frequently you will encounter a professional Cigar Master. You
can also make a selection from a choice of fine tequilas and
cognacs (extra charges may apply.)
Open from 4:00 pm to 11:00
Sports and Music Bar
Laugh and dance the night away…
lights, video, bar and of course our entertainment
and activities team.
from 4:00 pm to 2:00 am.
El Palenque
Located in our expansive
and enthralling theater. Witness lights, camera, action, music
and dance, movies, shows, even circus entertainment—all while
you enjoy your favorite cocktail.
Open from 9:00 pm until 11:00
pm (subject to activities program.)
La Plaza
Strategically located in our
Plaza España, it is the ideal place to begin a romantic evening.
Open from 6:00 pm to 1:00
El Martini
Located in a relaxed and outdoor environment to delight a delicious coffee or cocktail.
Open from 9:00 am to 11:00


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Publication Date: 30/06/2011
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There are several stories in Hood Rat, each revolving around the activities of gangs and those who try to stop them, in Manchester, London and Glasgow. It is a challenging read, as chronological order isn't always followed and there are no obvious links between the events in the various cities. The author vividly shows a world where drugs hook young boys into gangs, where posturing and 'respect' is all, so one gang murder escalates into revenge killings on both sides. Among the gang murders, real killings are referred to, blurring the line between fact and fiction. Many of the law enforcement characters have a bleak view of the world, which makes the ending a real surprise.


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David Radford achieved international fame as a fan favorite on the hit musical television show "American Idol." Hailing from Crystal Lake, IL, Radford is one of six siblings and has studied voice individually and chorally. Inspired by such legendary crooners as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., Radford is easily compared to modern swing recording star Michael Bublé. On stage Radford has made starring appearances in such musical theater classics as "Guys and Dolls."
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According to TSN, the Calgary Flames lost veteran forward Michael Cammalleri to free agency on Tuesday. Cammalleri, who led the Flames with 26 goals, eight game winning goals and 191 shots on goal last season, signed a five year deal worth $25 million with the New Jersey Devils.
Cammalleri returns to the Eastern Conference after spending two and a half seasons with the Montreal Canadiens from 2009-2012. A left winger from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Cammalleri struggled with his defensive zone coverage with the Flames last season as he was a -13 in 63 regular season games.
An offensive force, Cammalleri has 502 career points in 669 career games since entering the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings in 2002-03. His finest season came in 2008-09 with the Flames, when he had a career high 39 goals and 82 points. However that season Cammalleri was a minus player as well at -2.
Cammalleri was one of four players the Flames lost to free agency on Tuesday. The others were center Blair Jones to the Philadelphia Flyers, goaltender Joey MacDonald to the Montreal Canadiens and center Ben Street to the Colorado Avalanche.
Jones, a native of Central Butte, Saskatchewan, had two goals in 14 games last season for Calgary. One of his goals was shorthanded however in a 2-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on November 30.
Jones has 128 career NHL games with the Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning from 2007-2014. He has seven goals and ten assists for 17 points in his career.
MacDonald, a native of Pictou, Nova Scotia, posted a record of 5-4-1 in 11 games with the Flames last season. He had a goals against average of 2.90 and a save percentage of .890. The Canadiens will be MacDonald's sixth NHL team as he has previously played with the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs. His career record is 44-61-15 with a 3.00 goals against average, .902 save percentage and two shutouts.
Finally Street, a native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, who will earn $650,000 with the Avalanche next season, had one assist in 13 games for the Flames last season. Street has played in 19 career games with the Flames over two seasons and joins former Flames captain Jarome Iginla next season in Colorado.


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JBW TO THOMAS CARLYLE; 24 September 1822; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18220924-JBW-TC-01; CL 2:165-168.
Ardachy—Fort-Augustus / 24th September [1822]—
My dear Sir
I was looking to the south and wondering if any living creature thought on me when your letter was put into my hand. Never did letter meet a warmer welcome. It was so unexpected and so different from any thing I have read or heard these many weeks!—not a word of hogs, cheviots, Falkirk-fair or the Caledonian-canal! You cannot think how well I liked it— My Mother and I have been here a month, and intend remaining another week. I anticipated much enjoyment from our journey hither but, Alas! the wind blew, and the rain fell, and I was cold wet and wo[e]fully sick— From Glasgow to Fort-William I lay on the deck of the Steamboat praying to be again on terra firma and heedless of the magnificent scenery through which we passed— Every thing is ordered for the best—had I been at all comfortable I should assuredly have fallen in love—deeply hopelessly in love with a handsome fascinating Colonel of the Guards who held an umbrella over me for four and twenty hours— You will wonder I escaped when I tell you this charming stranger is intimately acquainted with Lord Byron and enjoyed the friendship of our own de Stael— I never saw his like. He is all heart and soul—with the look of a Prince and the manners of a courtier— I could have wept at parting with him1—but I could not get at my handkerchief without unbuttoning my boat-cloke and that was inconvenient—
I am delighted with this country. My cousin's house stands near the top of Loch Ness, in the midst of a bright green lawn as smooth as velvet. The Tarffe2 flows down from Corryarrick through a deep wooded glen behind the house—and forms the boundary of this verdant spot. Steep wooded braes rise on the opposite side of the river. and behind these the vast range of heathy mountains that form the northern boundary of the Great Valley—a few yards from the house there is a bridge across Glen Tarffe the most romantic thing I ever saw. I sit there whole hours admiring Loch Ness with its gigantic ramparts of bold mountains— and the beautiful little Fort Augustus3 and the green braes where Cumberland encamped with his ten thousand men after the battle of Culloden— I have seen the ancient Castles of Dunolly and Dumstaffnish4 situated on bold rocks that overhang the sea— I have passed over the dreary moor of Inverlochy where Montrose and his gallant followers fought and conquered, and have admired the stern grandeur of its Castle, older than memory, where King Achaius5 signed the famous league with Charlemagne— I have seen Ben Nevis, the king of Mountains, and various other Bens, and Craigs, and Corrys; that I am neither learned enough to spell—nor poet enough to paint— I have skirted the chain of Lochs that lie in the bosom of the Great Valley I have read the ingrammatical inscriptions on Glengarry's Monument of the seven heads.6 I have visited the falls of Foyers of Tarffe of Moriston—in short (to use my highland cousin's words) 'I have been at all the knows and dubs in the country'— Of all I have seen what I admire the most is Foyers— It is worth travelling a thousand miles to see the magnificent scenery around the fall—no description can convey an idea of its rude bold grandeur—while I stood on a projecting pocket between stupendous rocks that seemed to have been torn asunder by some horrible convulsion I shuddered as if I looked upon an earthquake—and had not one of our party drawn me from the brink of the rock I verily believe I should have thrown myself into the gulph beneath from absolute terror.7
I am glad to hear of your idleness. Had you been diligent I should have been ashamed to tell you how I have spent the last six weeks— Since I came to the highlands my time has been entirely occupied in visiting and seeeing sights—and for a fortnight before we came here I followed the King8 as if my happiness here and hereafter depended on getting a sight of him— I heard and saw much,—dressed walked and rode till my limbs could scarce support me, but as to reading, writing, or thinking, no body had any time for that— I enjoyed the bustle pretty well at first but my spirits were soon below changeable and I was heartily glad to get out of town— by the bye I have got a new friend.9 I intend filling a sheet with his merits so shall say nothing of him at present— During my stay in town I spent a week with Mr Terrot 10— I like him more than ever[.] I have something to tell you that will awaken your pity for me[.] The day I spent in Glasgow a cousin of mine came to spend the evening with us—In the course of conversation he said he had been at church that afternoon with a very interesting Foreigner whom he was sure I would like— I asked his name and the provoking wretch answered me with the utmost composure Baron de Stael!11— Will you believe it— I cried with downright vexation—to have been within a few minutes walk of a person I would have given all my rings and necklaces to see, and my own cousin to have been so fortunate who cares not though Madame de Stael had never been! It was past ten or I would have sent him in search of him that night—and so I left Glasgow in an infernal steam boat without getting one glimpse of Baron de Stael— I dare say you will not thank me for this letter it is so stupid and so illegible—there is not a soul in the house that can mend a pen— Do not write till you hear of me from Haddington for it is uncertain where I may be for the next fortnight—
Your very sincere friend
Jane Welsh


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H/T to Gerry for pointing out the discrepancies between what occurred and what was reported at last week's City Council meeting.
1. Here is a clip of CC Elliott presented his motion on the parking garage "incentive" payment:
You can watch the entire proceedings on the LTC website for City Council meetings. Here is the link to that meeting
2. Here is what Lyle Moran wrote in his July 11th article
in the Sun:
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to request that City Manager Bernie Lynch explore whether the city can recoup the $33,000 it has paid in the last year to the city's embattled parking-management company as compensation for its services.
City Councilor Rodney Elliott's motion to have Lynch examine rescinding the management fee paid to Central Parking System of Nashville, Tenn., came weeks after it was revealed a Central Parking employee allegedly stole close to $38,000 from the city's parking kiosks last year and possibly years prior.
3. Here is the newspaper correction that appeared in the July 12th edition under the title of "CLARIFICATION>"
A story in Wednesday's paper focused on city councilors exploring if the city could recoup $33,000 it has paid in the last year to Central Parking System of Nashville, Tenn. "as compensation for its management services." Councilor Rodney Elliott, who raised the issue, used the phrases "incentive fee" and "incentive award" to describe the $33,000, but a review of the city's contract with Central Parking describes those payments as "as compensation for its management services." The Sun used the language in the contract rather than Elliott's terminology, which both referred to the $2,750 monthly payments, totaling $33,000 in the last year.
The expenditure is a line item in the city's budget titled "Management — Fee & Incentive.
4. And finally here is what was written in yesterday's Column:
CITY COUNCILOR Rodney Elliott repeatedly used the term "incentive fee" or "incentive award" on Tuesday night when talking about the $33,000 paid to Central Parking System annually in $2,750 monthly installments. Except the word "incentive" appears nowhere in the contract, which a review by City Solicitor Christine O'Connor confirmed.
Asked if he was using the word 'incentive' to hint that Central Parking was getting rewarded by the administration for good performance, Elliott responded that he wasn't playing word games.
He says he goal was to recoup the money from the line item for $33,000 in the parking budget titled 'Management — Fee and Incentive.'
That $33,000 is the fee paid to Central Parking as 'compensation for its management services,' known as a management fee.
Elliott told The Column the money should be recouped, if possible, because of alleged theft by a Central Parking employee and the months-long cover-up by Central Parking and city officials.
'Whether you want to call it a management fee or an incentive fee, I don't think they should have been paid that $33,000 in the last year,' Elliott said. 'An employee of theirs stole money from us. We should terminate that company immediately.'
City Manager Bernie Lynch told The Column Friday that to his knowledge no incentive fee has been paid to Central Parking.
Neither Lynch nor O'Connor told Elliott during the meeting that 'incentive' doesn't appear in the contract. Asked why he did not correct Elliott's terminology, Lynch said he wanted to verify the terms of the contract.
Lynch said the 'incentive' budget line was created by the city auditor in 2004 and he does not know why it was titled that way.
You might say incentive, management fees. What is the difference? Well, I for one, who was watching and listening to the meeting, really believed that the Parking Contract had an incentive, i.e. bonus clause, and that the City may have paid the management company that extra amount in spite of the on-going investigation. Why did I believe that? Because CC Elliott presented it that way.
So instead of the Sun mentioning the misunderstanding, they cover it up. Then they begin the spin.
What is now laughable (once upon a time it was disturbing, but the paper's coverage of City Hall jumped the shark long time ago) is that they think the rest of us are so naive, so uninformed, so political illiterate that we buy this rewrite of history.
On Sunday, Gerry Nutter offered some thoughts on the contortions around the Commonwealth's budget. Now, Gerry isn't above simply picking a scab, just to pick a scab.
The 3 Lowell State Representatives are clearly upset with Gov. Patrick for vetoing the Lowell based items in this years state budget. Rep. Dave Nangle is said to be furious and the most upset. Especially with the Governor's lack on providing any relevent reasoning for the cuts.
The best reason being floated is a good old fashion one – Political Payback for the way Lt. Governor Tim Murray has been treated has a result of the Mike McLaughlin Fiasco which is tied to the Dracut Housing Authority and the appointment of Brian Bond over the re-appointment of Rep. Dave Nangle's cousin and the unsuccessful attempt at replacing the Executive Director and the alleged involvement of former Lowell State Sen. Steve Panagiotakos and friend of the delegation Jerry Flynn to save Mary Karabatsos job at what appears to be the expense of the Lt. Governor's political career.
Of course, when cheap political dung can be flung at Democrats, don't count Shawn Ashe out. He pipes in with some inane concern trolling:
Are you saying.. that Gov Deval Patrick and Lt G Tim Murray would play politics with jobs and projects in Lowell as political payback for the people of the state cleaning up the mess that Murray created in the housing authorities?
All those good union construction jobs? I guess its who you know…
And I thought Patrick had a "vision" for the state.
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text: Fewer Companies Offer CEOs Perks and Incentives A steady cutback in nonperformance-based pay components By Stephen Miller, CEBS 2/10/2012 Permissions Executive compensation packages in the U.S. are being dissected under a microscope as companies find it more difficult to offer perquisites and incentives without facing backlash from the public, according to Compdata Surveys' Executive Compensation 2011/2012 report. The survey, fielded in late 2011, analyzed base pay and total cash compensation for more than 65 executive and senior management positions. Information was collected from more than 4,500 organizations across the U.S. Perks Among the key findings regarding perquisites, the percentage of companies that offered their CEOs the following perks declined: • Any perk as a CEO offering fell from 89.8 percent in 2009 to 61.5 percent in 2011. • Company cars fell from 28.3 percent to 23.5 percent. • Annual physical exams fell from 21.4 percent to 16.9 percent. • Voluntary deferred compensation programs fell from 24.4 percent to 21.2 percent. Long-Term Incentives Long-term incentives took a hit as well, with some variation among U.S. regions: • In the Western U.S., just 19 percent of companies offered long-term incentives to CEOs in 2011, down from 61.6 percent in 2009. • In the Southeast, 17.9 percent offered long-term incentives, down from 58.6 percent. • In the South Central region, only 10.4 percent of employers offered long-term incentives to CEOs, down from 47.2 percent. Bonuses Short-term bonus rewards saw a similar fate, with some of the largest drops seen in the hospitality, insurance and utilities industries: • In the hospitality sector, 40 percent of CEOs received bonuses in 2011, down from 65 percent in 2009. • In the insurance industry, 53.2 percent of CEOs received bonuses, down from 62.4 percent. • Among utilities, 12.5 percent of CEOs received bonuses, down from 20.9 percent. "The impact the recession had on the economy caused many companies to take a hard look at the compensation packages they offer to all employees, and executives were not spared that scrutiny," said Amy Kaminski, director of marketing for Compdata Surveys. "Though many are optimistic about the country's economic future, companies may choose to take a guarded approach to offering additional perks and incentives to their top employees until significant improvements can be seen." Boards Tie Pay to Performance Corporate directors in the U.S. say that setting appropriate goals for executive performance remains their biggest pay issue for 2012—and they give themselves high marks for their progress toward that goal, according to the Fourth Quarter 2011 Confidence Index survey by the National Association of Corporate Directors in collaboration with compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners. More than one-third of board members ranked the selection of performance goals that are aligned with shareholder value creation as their top compensation challenge. Nearly 70 percent stated they were "confident" or "very confident" about how well their performance goals were aligned with shareholder value creation, and more than 80 percent said they were "confident" or "very confident" about how well their programs addressed the broad challenge of aligning CEO pay with performance. "The results suggest directors recognize the importance of this issue and have an appetite for the challenges of trying to build better pay programs," said Jim Heim, a managing director of Pearl Meyer & Partners. "There's been a steady cutback in nonperformance-based pay components such as perquisites and contractual guarantees, and boards are spending more time benchmarking the alignment of relative pay and relative performance and then recalibrating to improve that alignment." Heim said the key will be applying that information consistently to the design of 2012 programs. Directors "need to go beyond measuring and disclosing plan results," he noted, and they need to apply performance outcomes directly in selecting new metrics and calibrating future goals. Stephen Miller, CEBS, is an online editor/manager for SHRM. Related Articles: 'Golden Parachute' Payments Up by 32% Over Two Years at Large Firms, SHRM Online Compensation Discipline, January 2012 Game Plan: The Next Say-on-Pay Vote Might Not Be as Easy to Win, SHRM Online Compensation Discipline, January 2012 Designing Executive Compensation Plans, SHRM Online Compensation Discipline, December 2011 Corporate Directors Focusing on Executive Compensation, SHRM Online Compensation Discipline, December 2011 Modest Salary Growth, Tougher Goals for Executives in 2012, SHRM Online Compensation Discipline, December 2011 Quick Links: SHRM Online Compensation Discipline SHRM Salary Survey Directory SHRM Compensation Data CenterSHRM Metro Economic Outlook reports • Sign up for SHRM's free Compensation & Benefits e-newsletter Permissions Related Content Politics and Work: A Q&A with Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson How to Counter Employee Perceptions of Income Inequality CEOs and Directors Disagree on Performance Metrics CEOs Vastly Overpaid, Most Americans Say Some Executive Rewards Decline; Other Perks Hold Steady ADVERTISING LINKS


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The 27th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show preview party was held November 13-16, at Convention Center in center city. Some of the best contemporary American crafts by 190 artists from across the country were showcased
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the sixth annual Marian Anderson Award gala. Oprah Winfrey was the special guest this year. Commonwealth Plaza in the Kimmel Center was decked out for dinner before the concert. Performers included Kathleen Battle, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, and Thomas Floyd.
The American Cancer Society held their annual fundraising gala auction at the Westin hotel. This ball was called the Crusaders' Ball in previous years – now it's the American Cancer Society Ball. Same great party though – consistently one of the better silent auctions, and the Women's Committee put together another adorable gift bag for the women guests. Everyone knows someone whose life has been affected by cancer, perhaps that's why this ball is always so well attended and supported.
Another bar joins the Philadelphia night scene – but this one fills a gap north of Rittenhouse. Tragos opened their three-story lounge on Saturday, November 22nd despite one of the upstairs rooms not being quite finished. They dealt with that by dimming the lights – waaaay down. Upstairs there's a tequila bar and tapa menu, and like some other area bars, they offer bottle service. You can find them on 19th Street between Chestnut and Market Streets. Unless of course you are a genuwine VIP – then you can enter on Ranstead and 19th.
Award winning Savona Restaurant of Gulph Mills, also a multi-year winner of Best of Philly awards, and Veuve Clicquot teamed up to present a seven-course tasting menu replete with such sumptuous choices as; pan-seared foie gras with black mission figs; Thai ginger poached Maine lobster; and veal sweetbreads with porcini mushrooms and Parmesan-thyme tuilles. Each course was accompanied by a different vintage of Veuve Clicquot – 88 and 95 reserves, the 95 Grande Dame, and the 95 and 96 roses, the former a Grande Dame as well.
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The delays in processing passport requests are so bad this year that the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the matter today, July 11, 2007.
The committee is trying to determine why the government underestimated the increased demand for passports and who is responsible for the backlog.
"No one is more aware than I am that in the past several months, many travelers who applied for a passport did not receive their passport in time for their planned travel. I deeply regret that. And I too regard the situation as untenable. Mr. Chairman, as leader of the Bureau of Counselor Affairs I accept responsibility for this situation, and for correcting it," stated Maura Harty, Asst. Secretary of State.
The Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 prompted new security laws that require all Americans traveling in or out of the country to have passports.


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Georgia Dominant Colors: Orange and gold.
Peak Time: Early to mid-November are the best times to see fall foliage in Georgia in a TYPICAL year, in other words this is the average time of year but each year varies.
Fall color is showing across northern Georgia. Many experts think we might have an early season this year. Let's hope for more sunny days and cool, crisp nights. We've had these lately and it has really jump started the leaf color change even in the metro Atlanta area. Factor in the roller coaster temperatures and the drought and an earlier than normal leaf looking season may well be getting underway.
Dogwood, sour wood, poplar, maples and sweet gum are starting to show some color, especially in the higher elevations, but over all, across the forests of the north half to two-thirds of Georgia, fall color is still only a little over 30% of peak color. Much of the forest in lower elevations is mostly green. With that said, the trees are starting to turn color faster and will over the next two weeks. So now forward is the time to see the fall color in north Georgia. Colors are patchy in most of central and north Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Western Tennessee with some exceptions.
IN GEORGIA: Areas north of a Rome to Cumming to Athens line are nearing peak change, meaning most trees are in full color (75-100%). Deep reds and bright yellows prevail. Very little green vegetation remains. A few trees have yet to reach peak, but are showing very bright, well developed colors. These trees will peak very quickly. These areas include East TN and Western NC/SC.
Good color is showing up around Brasstown Bald now and will continue to expand. By the weekend of the 20th we'll be close to peak color across the forest.
Keep track of weather forecasts the rest of October and first part of November as rain could knock the leaves off the trees in the higher elevations where they are already changing color, and all trees from metro Atlanta north could be exposed to windy days and subsequent leaf drop. The weather in my 5 day forecast and the weather of the past week is accelerating the changeover.


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Honda ek civic 96 model vti-R. Can't seem to turn the car on, battery is still in good as I bought it a month ago. Tried to turn the car on but there is no crank what so ever, just the lights and headunit coming on. There is no noise from the engine region when I crank. When I turn the car to "on" I can hear the fuel being pumped but when I crank, nothing happens.
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This sounds like a typical starter failure. With a voltmeter check the battery voltage(12.4-12.6 for a charged battery), check the power and earth cables to the motor. Check tightness and cleanliness of all connections. An Old Hands quick and dirty check is to have an assistant hold the key over in the crank position-(handbrake on and out of gear, staying away from all rotating parts)- and give the starter motor a couple of good clouts with your tool box hammer. If it now cranks it shows the starter is due replacement


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On a festive evening, the Saints officially inducted the first three members of their new Ring of Honor at halftime of Sunday's game with the Dallas Cowboys.
Quarterback Archie Manning, linebacker Rickey Jackson and tackle William Roaf were joined by Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle, and team president Dennis Lauscha at midfield for the brief presentation.
The players' names and years they played for the Saints were unveiled one at a time on the facing of the Terrace level of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome after a film clip was shown on the video boards high above each end zone.
Before the game, Benson saluted the players for their contributions to the franchise.
"Our three honorees are outstanding people," Benson said. "I can't say enough about having had the pleasure of being here with Rickey and Willie, and I followed Archie through his great times here. New Orleans is very fortunate to have these people."
Jackson and Roaf are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with Jackson being inducted in 2010 and Roaf in 2012.
SALUTE TO SERVICE: Before the Saints' 49-17 win against the Cowboys, the 73,018 fans who filled the Superdome took part in the first card stunt in the 48-year-old building as part of the NFL's "Salute to Service" and Veterans Day — which is Monday.
Color-coordinated placards, which were put in each seat by USAA Insurance, spelled out the words "Thank You Veterans."
Red, white and blue cards made the end zones look like a flag, while fans in each corner of the stadium held up camouflage cards in honor of Veterans Day on Monday.
LONG-DRIVING: The Saints produced their longest scoring drive this season, both in possession time and number of plays, in the second quarter.
Pierre Thomas' 1-yard TD catch from Drew Brees capped a 15-play drive that used 8 minutes, 56 seconds of clock time. The previous bests were 13 plays and 6:57, resulting in a 37-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley at Chicago in Week 5.
STREAKING BREES: The Cowboys came into the game ranked 31st against the pass in allowing 305.2 yards a game, which Brees exploited time and again — especially in the first half.
He completed 19 consecutive passes against the Cowboys before misfiring just after the two-minute warning in the second quarter. The streak equaled the franchise record Brees set on Dec. 27, 2009 against Tampa Bay.
INACTIVES: Saints starting safeties Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins, who both have knee injuries, were among the team's inactives. Harper missed his seventh consecutive game, while Jenkins was out for the second week in a row.
The other inactives were DE Tyrunn Walker, T Terron Armstead, CB Rod Sweeting, RB Khiry Robinson and QB Ryan Griffin.
CLAIBORNE SITS: Former LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, the Cowboys' first-round draft pick in 2012, missed his second consecutive game with a hamstring injury.
Other inactives of note for the Cowboys were DT Jason Hatcher (neck), WR Miles Austin (hamstring) and SS J.J. Wilcox (knee).
INJURIES: Saints TE Benjamin Watson suffered a concussion after his head slammed into the turf while trying to catch a pass and S Kenny Vaccaro went to the locker room to be screened for a concussion, according to NBC. … Cowboys LBs Sean Lee and Justin Durant both left with hamstring injuries.
RADIO SILENCE: The New Orleans Pelicans game at Phoenix overlapped the Saints-Cowboys contest and was not broadcast on radio for the first time in franchise history.
Saints games in New Orleans are on WWL-AM (870) and simulcast on WWL-FM (105.3), which also carries Pelicans games. The Pelicans will also be pre-empted Dec. 2 when their game at Chicago conflicts with a Saints' Monday night game at Seattle.
LAGNIAPPE: A 22-yard TD pass from Brees to Marques Colston in the first quarter was the 60th such hookup between them, which ranks seventh in NFL history. … Mark Ingram's 34-yard run in the third quarter was the longest of the season for the Saints by 13 yards. … The Saints have won 12 straight primetime games at home, counting the playoffs, since losing to the Cowboys on Dec. 19, 2009. … The Cowboys' Terrance Williams scored on a 21-yard pass from Tony Romo with 41 seconds left in the third period, which was just the second third-quarter TD against the Saints in nine games.
Advocate sportswriter Scott Rabalais contributed to this report.


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As was the case last season, the focus of the 2014–2015 season in the San Francisco Performances (SFP) Jazz Series will be on pianists. However, the current plan is that each of the three concerts will be a solo gig by a pianist whose awareness of the classical repertoire is as keen as is his command of jazz improvisation. This season all recitals will be on Saturday evenings at the SFJAZZ Center, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The specifics are as follows:
- November 8: This will probably be the most unique of the jazz recitals. Dan Tepfer will be making his SFP debut; and he has prepared an impressive full-evening work for the occasion. He will play Johann Sebastian Bach's BWV 988, the set of 30 ("Goldberg") variations on an aria (or saraband) theme. However, both the opening aria and each of Bach's variations will be followed by Tepfer's jazz "variation on the variation."
- January 17: Marcus Roberts is another pianist whose classical background is as rich as his experience in playing jazz. On the latter side Roberts has a significant historical interest in keyboard greats such as Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. In all likelihood he will announce his program from the stage.
- February 7: Uri Caine's past SFP performances have revealed the breadth of his interest in the classical repertoire. He is probably still best known for an approach to the music of Gustav Mahler that combines a thorough understanding of the source material with a rich capacity for jazz improvisation that is also informed by klezmer tradition. Like Tepfer he has also been strongly influenced by Bach, as well as by Giuseppe Verdi. His program for this season's concert has not yet been announced.
Series tickets are now available for purchase, and the 2014–2015 season announcement can be found on the SFP home page. The Jazz Series has its own Web page from which subscriptions may be ordered. The Premium price is $150, and subscriptions are also selling for $105 and $75. The SFP home page also provides hyperlinks to PDF files of the Season Calendar and a "physical" subscription order form. Single tickets will go on sale August 4, at which time hyperlinks to the appropriate Web pages will be activated.