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Measuring Up: Tablet Size Comparisons
If you were following tech news yesterday, you likely noticed a few notable announcements on the tablet front, with announcements of the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba Folio 100 widening the available options in the growing handheld computing category. But with all these models available and without the opportunity to hold them in your hand, how do you know which size is best for you? Knowing the physical dimensions of any device in relation to hand size can be the difference between comfy and cumbersome, so we've created a visual chart comparing many of the major models, alongside gathering images of all of these models in hand below...
The Apple iPad: 7.47"W x 9.56"L
Amazon Kindle 3G: 4.8"W x 7.5"L
Barnes and Noble Nook: 4.9"W x 7.7"L
JooJoo: 7.8"W x 12.8"L
Sony PRS-65 Touch Edition: 4.677"W x 6.614"L
Samsung Galaxy Tab: 4.471"W x 7.482"L
Toshiba Folio: 7.51"W x 11.054"L
ViewSonic ViewPad : 7"W x 10"L
Dell Streak: 3.1"W x 6"L
Archos 7: 7.8"W x 12.8"L
Which size do you feel is ideal for tablet-style computing? Does the expansive JooJoo tablet appeal to your more, the smartphone sized Dell Streak or something inbetween? With rumors of a smaller iPad coming this fall, it seems the answers are as personal as monitor size, whether you've got "man hands" or not.


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The United States has voiced "deep concern" after Azerbaijani authorities charged prominent human rights activist Leyla Yunus with treason.
Yunus, 57, was arrested on July 30 and sent to pre-trial detention for three months.
A fierce critic of Azerbaijan's poor rights record, she was charged with treason, tax evasion, documents forgery, and fraud, and sent to pre-trial detention for three months.
Her 59-year-old husband, Arif Yunus, faces similar charges.
The Prosecutor General's office said on July 31 that the two were involved in passing classified information to Armenian agents via Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, who was arrested and charged with treason in April.
Tensions between Baku and Yerevan remain high over Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
U.S. State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said the charges "represent a further restriction on peaceful civil society activities in Azerbaijan."
In a statement, she called on Baku to ensure Arif Yunus and her husband are "afforded all the fair trial guarantees to which all citizens are entitled, and allow them to freely express their views in accordance with international human rights commitments."
Human Rights Watch said the charges "are bogus and intended to silence them."
The New York-based group's deputy chief for Europe and Central Asia, Rachel Denber, called for an end to "this campaign of intimidation against Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders."
On his Twitter account, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, called the charges a reminder of the difficulties rights defenders face in Azerbaijan.
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Skype, Twitter Oh My! J.P. Morgan (Hearts) Tech
J.P Morgan is as old school Wall Street as they come. But given the bank's renewed vigor in the technology business, it may want to break out ping pong tables, office kegs and other tech-company perks.
Let's examine the evidence. In February, the firm raised a $1.2 billion Digital Growth Fund to focus on social media companies such as Twitter. Soon after, it invested in a fund that owns a stake in Twitter.
In April, J.P. Morgan opened a Silicon Valley office so its technology bankers could be close to clients, many of whom have their headquarters in the stretch of land between San Francisco and San Jose.
On Monday, the bank hired technology M&A banker Drago Rajkovic away from Barclays Capital to lead the bank's tech deals team. Rajkovic, whose clients have included companies such as Cisco, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Qualcomm, will focus mainly on big deals, and report to the bank's two North American co-heads Chris Ventresca and Jim Woolery, according to a memo.
And today, J.P. Morgan was one of two investment banks, along with Goldman Sachs, advising Skype on its agreed $8.5 billion sale to Microsoft. (There were 13 banks listed on Skype's IPO registration statement last August.)
J.P. Morgan enjoys a close relationship with Silver Lake Partners, the private-equity firm that bought a majority stake in Skype along with other investors in 2009. J.P. Morgan advised Silver Lake in 2009 and helped finance that deal, and the bank has stayed close to Silver Lake since then.
There could be more coming on the tech front, as M&A transactions and IPO work pick up. The bank now has more than 60 tech investment banking executives, and there could be more senior hires, a person familiar with the matter said.
That could help J.P. Morgan move up the tech M&A league tables, where the bank ranks sixth, far behind rivals Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the number one and two players in tech.
The clucking in Silicon Valley had said J.P. Morgan was losing ground in technology since the financial crisis. Looks like the chatter needs revision.


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Irving v. Lipstadt
Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Transcripts, Day 3: Electronic Edition
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1 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Do not let us go back on that.
2 MR RAMPTON: You can argue about it. Eventually, you see,
3Mr Irving, whatever you may think and whatever I may put
4to you, his Lordship will make a decision about what the
5natural meaning of the word is in these various contexts.
6 A. [Mr Irving] But without input from me he will only hear input from
8 Q. [Mr Rampton] Of course you must say what you think it means. Whether I
9or anybody else accepts what you say is quite another
11 A. [Mr Irving] But I think it is quite useful to say it here in view of
12the fact that this man obviously thought that
13"vernichtung" does not mean killing unless he adds the
14word "biologische" in front of it.
15 MR JUSTICE GRAY: I do not think that is right actually, but
16I have the point. It is obvious what it means if it has
17"biological" attached to it. If it has not, you say it
18does not mean extermination. Mr Rampton says it does.
19I think we really have thrashed that one.
20 MR RAMPTON: I am afraid I am going to take up, argumentative
21person that I am, one little point on this. You notice,
22do you not, that although you stress the use of the word
23"biologische" to qualify "vernichtung", what is it that
24is being biologically annihilated?
25 A. [Mr Irving] Judentums.
26 Q. [Mr Rampton] Judentums?
1 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
2 Q. [Mr Rampton] European Judentums?
3 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
4 Q. [Mr Rampton] What is "Judentums"?
5 A. [Mr Irving] In this case quite clearly he is talking about the Jews
6because he has added the word "biological in advance" and
7you cannot have biological in reference to provision.
8 Q. [Mr Rampton] There is no rule of German which says that the word must
9mean Judaism. It can easily mean Jewish people or Jewry
10as a collective, can it not?
11 A. [Mr Irving] I do not want to labour the point, but this is why
12dictionaries give orders of priority for the meanings of
13words, the first meaning, second meaning and third meaning
14and so on.
15 Q. [Mr Rampton] Wisliceny thinks or says that he things, is reported as
16saying that he thinks, that the order for the biological
17annihilation of the European Jews came from Hitler. He is
18saying that, is he not?
19 A. [Mr Irving] He could set that conviction of his to music and play it
20to the mass bands of the Cold Stream Guards, but it does
21not make it proof.
22 Q. [Mr Rampton] He says it again and again. Is it right that you have
23consistently ignored what he said?
24 A. [Mr Irving] What is the date of this report, Mr Rampton?
25 Q. [Mr Rampton] It is 1946, 18th November 1946.
26 A. [Mr Irving] Just two or three weeks after the unfortunate Nazi
1gangsters have been hanged at Nuremberg. Where is he
2writing this report?
3 Q. [Mr Rampton] Is the answer to my question, yes? Give the explanation
4afterwards, please, Mr Irving. The answer to my question
5is, yes, you have ignored it. Now the reason ----
6 A. [Mr Irving] No. The answer to the question is that I have discounted
7that kind of evidence as being the fact that he does not
8say he saw an order. He is saying it is his opinion. He
9thinks that, yes, there must surely have been some such
10kind of order. What kind of evidence is that given by a
11man sitting in the face of the gallows just after the Nazi
12leaders have been hanged at Nuremberg, and he is sitting
13in Czech Slovac prison knowing that he is going to be
14hanged as well, and he is sitting down there writing the
15first thing that comes into his head, and he says: "Well,
16surely Hitler must have given an order." What kind of
17evidence is that? What kind of historian would I be who
18in the absence of any kind of documentation whatsoever of
19any concrete diamond value of the war archives then
20decides to pollute his work with relying on this kind of
21documentation? Material that Wisliceny himself is an
22expert on -- I remind you of the Trevor Roper criteria,
23something that he himself has experienced, something that
24he is in a position to know. That I would accept, but for
25him to speculate, as he clearly is here, that is neither
26here nor there. It is information of janitorial level.
1 Q. [Mr Rampton] Yes. Janitorial, this is to anticipate something we are
2going to come to perhaps next week or the week after, Mr
3Irving, but "janitorial level" is a phrase you often use.
4Is not "janitorial level" very often the place you expect
5to find the diamonds?
6 A. [Mr Irving] Janitorial level is not the kind of place that
7I frequently inhabit, Mr Rampton.
8 Q. [Mr Rampton] That is very patrician of you, Mr Irving. If you are an
9historian you must look even in the basement, the sewer,
10if you want to find the gems, must you not sometimes?
11 A. [Mr Irving] If one fails to find the gems, my opponents and my jealous
12rivals they have gone down among the sewers looking for
13things, but I found the gems because I have done the work.
14 Q. [Mr Rampton] You saw some of them, did you not, in Professor van Pelt's
15report, "janitorial gems"?
16 A. [Mr Irving] We shall have great enjoyment discussing this with van
17Pelt when the time comes.
18 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Can I just understand why Wisliceny is being
19put into the janitorial category at all? He is one of
20Eichmann's top officials.
21 A. [Mr Irving] He is one of Eichmann's top officials.
22 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] And Eichmann was one of the senior officials within the
23Reich carrying out the extermination programme.
24 A. [Mr Irving] Mr Wisliceny is a man who is in deep trouble. First of
25all he is facing ----
26 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] That is a different point, if I may say so. He is not a
2 A. [Mr Irving] He is also a man of very dubious character. He is a man
3who has been not an officer in the SS, but he has been
4involved in corrupt schemes, in stealing and robbing and
5disposing of stolen Jewish property and all sorts of
6things that got him in trouble even with the SS. He is a
7man whose character I would not give a fig for. He is
8sitting in a prison cell in a Slovac prison knowing that
9he is going to be put on trial for his life.
10 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] That is a different point.
11 A. [Mr Irving] I am sorry, let me cut to the bottom line and say what he
12is actually saying here, I have lost it, he is not saying
13"I know this for a fact"; he is just saying, "I speculate
14that probably this happened." I have lost it totally, the
15actual reference.
16 Q. [Mr Justice Gray] "I am convinced it must fall the decision of Hitler".
17 A. [Mr Irving] Yes, but his conviction that something must fall within, I
18mean, that is not evidence of any kind at all, my Lord,
19and I am sure no court would accept that kind of evidence
20in a matter of great seriousness, somebody's conviction
21that something must surely have happened, not in the total
22absence of any kind of qualifying documents.
23 MR RAMPTON: I am sorry, Mr Irving. Sometimes my questions
24involve quite a lot of paper chasing. You are quite
25content to use Dieter Wisliceny when it suits your
26purposes, are you not?
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Is Dana White going to let Tito Ortiz back into the UFC? My belief, yes he is. In business you don't have to like your employee, all you have to make sure of is that He/she is making you money. But all that is besides the point. The point is " Who wants to welcome back Tito Ortiz "?
There has been talk of Rich Franklin, Stephan Bonnar, and I'm sure there's more but just have not come to the media or Dana about it.
The Rich Franklin fight could happen, or may not for a couple different reasons.
A. Dan Henderson, yes he did say if he did not recieve his rematch with Anderson Silva he would move back up to the Light-Heavyweight division. The Franklin fight wouldn't be a bad fight to see, again. They previously fought, earlier this year, in which Henderson won via split Decision. So it would be interesting to see what these guys can bring to the octagon, after wins on both of their part.
B. The reason the fight with Tito Ortiz and Rich Franklin could happen is this. Why would Henderson move back up to the Light-Heavyweight division if he is maybe one fight away from his rematch with Silva. I read an article by Dan Carey saying that Vitor Belfort may fight Dan Henderson at the 185 weight class. That would sky rocket both of their names to the title whoever the winner might be.
The Stephan Bonnar-Tito Ortiz fight may be a little bit more in the makes if Tito does come back.
Bonnar ,coming off of a loss to Mark Coleman, has lost four of his last six fights. Ortiz hasn't fought in a while due to a back surgery. So both of these guys are coming off of a loss. Ortiz's last loss was last year to current Light-Heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida. So both of these guys need a win to boost them back up, both of these guys need a big name opponent, and both of these guys want to get back into the best of the best rankings.
Other fights that wouldn't be bad-If Ortiz comes back to the UFC and Chuck Liddell comes out of this slump after his year off, I myself would love to see another fight between these two. Another fight with Forrest Griffin wouldn't be bad after Griffin's fight with Anderson Silva. Last but not least, I would like to see a rematch between Ortiz and Rashad Evans to break the draw of their last fight, After Evans and Jackson fight at UFC 107. But all of these are in the future, what we focus on now is who the UFC wants to welcome back the Huntington Beach Bad Boy.
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Electrochemical Sensors for Clinic Analysis
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Essays from: Stewart Hoover and Nadia Kaneva, eds. Fundamentalisms and the Media. (Continuum, 2009).
- R. Scott Appleby, "What Can Peacebuilders Learn from Fundamentalists?"
- Susan A. Maurer, "A Historical Overview of American Christian Fundamentalism in the Twentieth Century."
- Robert Glenn Howard, "The Vernacular Ideology of Christian Fundamentalism on the World Wide Web."
- J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, "African Traditional Religion, Pentecostalism, and the Clash of Spiritualities in Ghana."
- Jin Kyu Park, "Discursive Construction of Shamanism and Christian Fundamentalism in Korean Popular Culture."
- Pradip N. Thomas, "Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in India."
Pulling together a broad range of scholarship, this path-breaking collection of essays insists that it is impossible to understand fundamentalisms "without reference to the media" (3). Taking the Protestant fundamentalism of the 1920s as the prototypical case of fundamentalism, the editors declare that all fundamentalisms emerged in the age of mass media. More than that, media have been essential in shaping and reshaping fundamentalisms over time, intricately bound up with the evolution of these modern religious movements. Fundamentalists have proven experts at using media to disseminate their messages, but media themselves have also helped to found and shape fundamentalisms. Among other things, media can "represent, define, construct, and symbolize" fundamentalisms (5). Media offer tools for creating and disseminating meaning, and they are also contexts "within which competing sets of symbols are proposed, promoted, circulated, and consumed" (13). Influenced by the theories of Foucault and Bourdieu, the editors suggest that scholarship must look beyond instrumentalist models of media, taking seriously how various practices of media interact with fundamentalisms. When defining "media," they argue we must keep five issues in mind: a) reflexivity, i.e. the self-consciousness and autonomy of today's social actors; b) the eroding boundary between public and private in our media age; c) the proliferation of media producers and the move away from passive audiences; d) the largely visual and symbolic character of "the media," which many see as particularly amenable to fundamentalist aims; e) media construct an autonomous social and political sphere of authority, which erodes traditional religious authorities (14-15). Focusing on such questions, this collection makes a valuable contribution to an emerging field.
But reading this collection after spending yesterday with Latour may have spoiled my appreciation of it. Given the lofty—indeed, often admirable—theoretical aims outlined in the introduction, the essays themselves surprised me in several ways. The good surprises. The essays I found most helpful all stood under the "Locations" heading and concerned "fundamentalisms" in non-western contexts. Asamoah-Gyadu, Park, and Thomas each pushed the usual boundaries of conversations about fundamentalism in useful ways, examining traditional Ghanaian religions, Korean shamanism, and Indian Protestantism respectively. Thomas, for example, demonstrates how a "fundamentalist" style of Protestantism gets circulated and constructed in India through people's interactions with audio recordings, videos, posters, consumer goods, and urban space in Chennai. Though not flawless—many betray anti-fundamentalist leanings—these essays challenge common assumptions about what fundamentalism can be, where it can happen, and how it works.
Now to the disappointing surprises. I won't say anything here about my problems with the project of comparing fundamentalisms, because I've already posted on that. I have another beef. Frequently, contributors refer to "the media"—as in the title. This term lent itself to a slippage between singular and plural, where "the media" sometimes required is and sometimes are in the same essay. In the introduction, I found this formulation somewhat clever, but elsewhere it was just confusing. Referring to "the media" in the plural invites readers to consider the distinct roles of particular media in particular fundamentalisms; referring to "the media" in the singular invokes a spectral force, one usually thought to be comprised of network television news, daily newspapers, and most Hollywood movies. For someone like Jerry Falwell, "the media" was precisely this sort of singular, spiritual entity—it corrupts, leads youth astray, causes sin, etc. Since he clearly offers a critique of Falwellian fundamentalism, I found it odd that Appleby's essay used the term in roughly the same way, without comment—though presumably stripped of all its force as a spiritual agent (see 33). I'm splitting hairs, but I think they're important ones that signal our scholarly approaches. If we're going to talk about "the media" as an entity (or an actor), we had best explain how "it" lives in a particular community, what "it" can/can't do, how people treat "it," etc. If we're going to talk about media as plural, we had better slow down and trace their each one's functions, operations, actions, possibilities in a particular community. In the 1930s, daily newspapers and Hollywood films had very different roles, effects, powers, and possibilities in many American Protestant fundamentalist circles. We can't gloss over those differences with a term like "the media."
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Our tour info is coming soon…it's turning out to be an incredible tour!!! Kent and Egas are working on Zhuhai!!! We're coming for you Zhuhai hehehehehe…can't wait! 我们内地巡演的日程差不多可以宣布。。。应该需要等多几天才可以通知大家!!!其中一站将会在珠海!!!:-) 珠海的支持者我们来了!哈哈哈哈。。。
We have two very special people who are working on our tour…these guys are the type of people we never had in KLC history. KLC history is always KLC guys doing everything for KLC…finally, we have 2 other people who are fighting for KLC and organizing, planning and creating something for us. We love you guys for all your hard work, passion and dedication to our band!!! When we go on this tour – we WILL make you proud!!! 这个巡演我们有两个很厉害的人来帮我们。。。他们的热情和努力和活力真棒!!!我们很幸运有这两个人的热情。。。非常感谢和感激你们!!!


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From Seoul to Sydney will be a section of the KCO website in which we feature a figure that is important in the history of Australian Korean relations. We will cover the likes of superstar celebrities and important politicians, to sports stars or community figures. Our aim is to tell the stories of the people who have made the friendship between Australia and Korea so strong.
If you have a suggestion of someone you feel should be featured here please get in contact with us. We are after interesting stories of those with a deep connection to both countries. We hope this section can be used as both an educational resource and also an entertaining look into the history between Australia and Korea.
Ho Yul Kim 김호열
By all accounts the 1st Korean to set foot on Australian soil was Ho Yul Kim. Ho Yul was born in Korea in 1901, an important year in Australian history after the Federation of Australia on January 1st. It is no surprise then that Ho Yul would go on to create his own part of Australian history. In fact he soon began to work as a teacher at an Australian missionary school in Korea, where he first established a fascination with the land down under.
Ho Yul arrived in Australia in 1921 as a student. He would journey through Thursday Island, an area that is noted for being the most northern town of Australia. He would eventually end up in Melbourne where he studied Education at Melbourne University after completing an English course. Although he passed away at a young age after returning to Korea, he was mourned by the Victorian Presbyterian Church that had helped bring him to Australia.
The current Australian Prime Minister and once Education Minister Julia Gillard states "Education has been, and remains, an important conduit through which vital people-to-people links between (Korea and Australia) are realised". Ho Yul Kim was a promising young teacher and helped generate such links between the countries, and was at the beginning of a trend of foreign students coming to study in Australia, something that continues to this very day.
Lee Da Hae이다해
Lee Da Hae was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1984 before eventually moving to Sydney, Australia as a teenager. She is a primary example of 'From Seoul to Sydney'. Da Hae studied at Burswood Girls High School as her family resided in Australia for the majority of her teens. Her desire for a career on stage continued through this period as she performed at various events in Sydney, clearly stardom was never far from her eye.
Eventually she would soon return to Korea to launch a career as an actress, where she would make an immediate impact, winning Best New Actress at the Baeksang Art Awards for her role in Lotus Flower Fairy (왕꽃 선녀님). She is most famous however for her role in the Korean drama "My Girl" where she played a tour guide on Korea's Jeju Island. Jeju Island is today in the running to be considering one of the new 7 wonders of the world and is a beautiful site to see!
Today Lee Da Hae is known not just in Korea and Australia, but worldwide. She was the star of a recent mini-web drama advertisement produced by Korea Tourism called 'Haru: The Unforgettable Day in Korea'. It was a cult hit on launch due to its inclusion of Korea's hottest stars (including K-Pop group Big Bang), soap-opera storyline and viral format. It greatly promoted the Hallyu Wave even further as it connected with a new generation of internet consumers. To be included was a great achievement by Lee Da Hae, proving her immense popularity. Maybe one day we will be lucky enough to see her featured in an Australian Tourism campaign!
Earth Hour: From Sydney to Seoul
Seoul will switch off its city lights at 8:30 p.m on Saturday March 26, 2011 as Korea participates in Earth Hour for the 3rd consecutive year. Earth Hour is a global campaign that hopes to raise the awareness of issues such as sustainability, energy waste, greenhouse gases and global warming. By actively joining the initiative, the city aims to deliver a strong message on the requirements needed to combat climate change.
Earth Hour has a special relation to Australia also having originated in Sydney in 2007. After just 1 year it had expanded into the global marketplace, and now the final Saturday of March each year is shadowed in darkness, but for a good reason! For 1 hour iconic buildings and landmarks across Asia, Europe and the world will stand up in darkness as they show their support for an issue that affects us all. We congratulate the officials in the 2 cities that pushed for the event to take place, and for those individuals that make it happen.
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PM condemns Hyderabad bomb blasts, announces compensation for victims
Singh sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the family members of those killed and Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured.
New Delhi: Strongly condemning the blasts in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday night said those responsible for the "dastardly" act would not go unpunished as he appealed for peace.
Singh sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the family members of those killed in the blasts and Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured from the PM's Relief Fund.
Here is the full statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has strongly condemned the bomb blasts in Hyderabad. While expressing shock and grief over the loss of lives in the blasts, the Prime Minister has appealed to the public to remain calm and maintain peace. He has also directed the central agencies to extend all possible help to the Andhra Pradesh state authorities in relief operations.
"This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished", the Prime Minister added.
The Prime Minister has also sanctioned ex-gratia from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the tune of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased persons and Rs 50,000/- each to the persons seriously injured in bomb blasts.


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Seven Pitfalls for Entrepreneurs and How to
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From Peter Stern, a founder of OFEFI moved to NYC twenty years ago to create a company around a new idea, something audacious, and I had no reason to think it would result in anything other than life-crushing failure. Despite everything we did wrong and a healthy dose of bad luck, it worked out rather well. We changed the world for the better, or so it seemed at the time, and made some money doing it...Read more»
Is OFEF the Best Way to Fund Your Startup?
From Peter Stern, a founder of OFEF
CMU's Open Field Entrepreneur Fund, otherwise known as OFEF, was conceived as a way to help CMU alumni entrepreneurs. Jon Kaplan and I felt that CMU had great students, fostered incredible ideas, but lacked the startup ecosystem found in the vicinity of MIT, Stanford, and other top business and engineering schools. We felt that CMU alumni could achieve more, for themselves, for the economy, and for society, through their own efforts rather than "just getting a job." How could we foster that? Jon felt that by adding to the pool of investment opportunities associated with CMU innovators, more startups might be fostered by CMU alumni. So Jon raised some money and created OFEF.
The idea behind OFEF is simple: create an evergreen fund that invests in startups that are founded by CMU alumni, and create a network of mentor-alumni to help these startups.
Of course, every simple idea gets complicated once you start implementing it. What is the definition of "founded by"? The answer is too complicated to put here. Who is eligible? Answer: someone who received a degree from CMU within the last 5 years. You also need to demonstrate that you can execute your idea (full-time commitment, ability to create a cogent plan, etc…) and raise some matching funds from an entity other than OFEF.
Unlike a VC or anything else I have heard of called a "fund", OFEF does not exclude applicants based on ideas, market size, investment appeal, or the like. You must create a potentially profit-yielding entity, something that is incorporated. Non-profits are not eligible, nor are real-estate holding companies, etc… You can't be trying to break any physical laws, but other than perpetual motion machines or Feynman ratchets anything goes. Laser toothbrush? Sure. Backyard bone-mapping software for dog owners? Probably. Drug delivery via mosquitos? You bet.
We want to help you with a bit of entrepreneur-friendly seed financing. Making the idea work is your problem.
From the beginning we needed to create an investment mechanism that matched OFEF's purpose. Simple, low-cost financing that set the applicant on the best trajectory for success. We decided to use a fairly standard convertible note, widely used by early stage investors. A convertible note is simple a loan that converts into stock at some point in the future. It offers the investor no control, and there is no need to discuss the value of the investment, as that is determined at the time of conversion. I recommend Feld/Mendelson's book "Venture Deals" for anyone wishing to understand how all this investment stuff works. They took the time to write down everything that I had to learn the hard way. They offer some thoughtful pros and cons on convertible notes. Brian Cohen is passionately against convertible notes, as I learned on a recent car ride through the Holland Tunnel at rush hour, but I have yet to read his book "What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know".
If you decide convertible notes are not for your, then unfortunately OFEF is not for you either. I personally have found convertible notes extremely beneficial for both my angel portfolio and my own startups. For reason obvious and not-so-obvious, all OFEF companies have to use the same convertible note.
The OFEF note has some particulars that may or may not be right for your startup. We want every OFEF applicant to understand how this investment works before you apply. So, assuming you have already read Venture Deals, let me explain some details you should think about:
Timing: You need to have a plan for where your company will be in a year. We want you to move fast. We want you to be working hard to get your startup to the next level within a year, so OFEF has the option of converting the note in one year. This means that you should plan on having a conversion event, i.e., a larger funding event at a specific price, in the time frame. If you don't have some other fund-raising event, OFEF can convert the note into common stock of your company, taking 5% for its initial $50K. This implies that after one year, your company has a value of $1 million dollars, which leads us to the next detail…
Evaluation: if after one year nothing has happened on the fundraising front, the OFEF note implies your company is worth one million dollars. Depending on what you are working, on this might be desirable. Many early-stage tech ventures, however, strive to be worth more than that in a year, as incredible as that may sound, and a million dollar implied cap is too low. Some founders feel this will impair their ability to fundraise after a year. This idea is debatable, but I already gave you some reading to convey the debate. OFEF is not going to negotiate the value of your new company. If you are the next big thing, and your company will be worth billions by next year, that is wonderful, and OFEF is not right for you. Understand this, though: we want you to raise money at a higher evaluation than the implied value in the OFEF note. OFEF is just a start. Our $50k is not going to get a serious venture very far. We want you to take our $50k, match it with someone else's $50k, and get started creating something that is so fabulous that serious investors are crushing your desk with piles of term sheets in a quarter or two. Or, to pick a more modern metaphor, crashing your mail server. If that doesn't happen, though, OFEF may own 5% of your company and create an implied evaluation of your company.
Control: Unlike many venture capital deals, OFEF does not want any control of your startup. We would like to give you access to our mentor network, we want to help you, but we do not want to be on your board, or to hold voting stock. If you ask us to be on your board we will decline. We won't even offer advice on who should be on your board. However, we do think you should have a board, and that your board should not just be you and your co-founders, but include at least one outsider, i.e. someone who doesn't work at your startup. In the OFEF note there is a requirement that within 60 days you will form a board with at least one outsider. For first-time entrepreneurs, forming a real board sounds intimidating, but it is simply invaluable. Serial entrepreneurs already have a board before they even apply, so this is never a concern for them. If you are serious enough to think about applying for OFEF, you should already be thinking about who you want on your board.
We created OFEF to be the most entrepreneur-friendly fundraising experience possible, and I think we have succeeded. It sure beats any fundraising Jon or I have ever done. Its not perfect for everyone, and we want everyone to make the best decision from their own perspective.
If you are a CMU alum, having received a degree within the last 5 years, and you have been dreaming of creating a startup, consider applying for OFEF. We look forward to your application!


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Nobody knows how the enigmatic Prince Lucanor selects his agents. The motivations that bring someone like him to choose wholly disparate individuals to join the organization are also a mystery. Regardless they are all bound to Wissenschaft by ties stronger than loyalty. Some owe their lives to the Prince or have found in Wissenschaft the only place they truly feel at home. While they may not all appear to have anything in common, Wissenschaft is the focus of their lives.
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"King of Spades" is a recently editorial to be released by photographer Rafal Gaweda. The edit spotlights the work of fashion Weihan Chang, also introducing to the scene models Matthiew Harden @ Mannequin Model Management, Jake Holland @ Gear Model Management, and Jordan @ Chadwick Models.
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Fashion Spotlight:: Rafal Gaweda & The King of Spades
Fashion Spotlight:: MARIE CLAIRE TURKEY | Simone W by Emre Guven
Fashion photographer Emre Guven spotlights the stunning Simone W, in an editorial for the current issue of Marie Claire Turkey. The edit was styled by Lauri Eisenberg
Friday, 20 July 2012
Model Spotlight:: Dominic Strange by Michael Dar
Michael Dar re-introduces us to muse Dominic Strange
Thursday, 19 July 2012
ISLAND EXCLUSIVE:: David Walsh by William Williams
Photographer William Williams shares with us an EXCLUSIVE session spotlighting LA based talent David Walsh [Click LA] in, 'Rebel Without A Cause'.
Photography Spotlight:: Marc Drofmans featuring Cédric Andries
Photographer Marc Drofmans shares a recent session spotlighting talent Cédric Andries
Monday, 16 July 2012
ISLAND Spotlight:: Christopher Hudak by Kemuel Valdes
Miami based talent Christopher Hudak.is photographed and styled Kemuel Valdes in an edit themed "Dream for Inspiration".
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Photographer Francois Matthys shares with us UK & Belgium based talent Cédric Andries, along side Melanie Capitte
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One immediately notices that a good part of this site is devoted to our past. We have documented -— especially through bibliography, archival photos, and student-penned profiles — more than a few of the many great people (not all turning out to be professional classicists) who have passed through Bryn Mawr's arches over the years, as well as the evolution of the Department itself. Hence, for example, the long list of Bryn Mawr dissertations on this website, and the short bio-bibliographies of other Bryn Mawr alumnae and faculty of the past (distant and not so distant) who have made a lasting impact on the College, the field of classics, or beyond. Much more is to follow. Yet this actually raises a philosophical problem. Bryn Mawr has not been known for its self-publicity (though that may now change!), and many of the most distinguished students and faculty in Greek, Latin and Archaeology positively avoided the limelight.
But it seems perfectly appropriate to list here especially the full published works of Lily Ross Taylor and Richmond Lattimore. Much of what they wrote still must be read, and their respective full bibliographies are hard to find. This holds true also for a number of other past Bryn Mawr faculty and alumnae included (or to be included) in this site. Reminding ourselves of their scholarly contributions — or at least where to go to find out about their contributions — seems a relatively benign intrusion.


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|ENH > SEC Filings for ENH > Form 8-K on 15-Nov-2012
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Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
Beginning on November 15, 2012, executives of the Company will present the information about the Company described in the slides attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 to various investors. The slides set forth in Exhibit 99.1 are incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including exhibits, furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Accordingly, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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Definition of lobopod in English:
1The lobopodium of an onychophoran.
Example sentences
- For example, they have between 14-43 pairs of 'legs' known as lobopods, much like the false legs of a caterpillar.
- For an initial evaluation of the genetic diversity of this species, DNA samples from the lobopods of four individuals, collected at random, were analyzed using RAPD.
1.1An onychophoran: [as modifier]: a lobopod animal
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- Onychophora, also known as velvet worms or lobopods, are considered segmented and close relatives of the Arthropoda.
- By the same reasoning, putative lobopods in the Sirius Passet biota and putative deuterostomes in the Chengiang biota are better interpreted as arthropods.
- Cambropodus gracilis is tentatively included between lobopods and higher Uniramia.
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The Idaho Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to families with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Our Mission is to educate and share information regarding research, health lifestyles, treatments and complications for families with bleeding disorders. By networking and promoting teamwork with affected families and healthcare providers, we can improve quality of life and expand opportunities within our hemophilia community.


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New York Perjury Laws
Overview of New York Perjury Laws
A person commits the crime of perjury in its most basic form when he or she "swears falsely." Section 210 of the New York Penal Code defines the act of swearing falsely as occurring when a person makes a false statement which he or she does not believe to be true while either giving testimony or under oath in a subscribed written instrument (such as an affidavit or deposition). The seriousness of a perjury offense may increase depending on such factors as the materiality of the statement to the action, proceeding or matter involved; the setting where the statement is made; and whether the law required that such statement be made under oath.
Perjury is elevated to a second-degree offense when a person makes a false statement in a subscribed written instrument for which an oath is required by law - and the statement is both material to the action and made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his official functions. A person is guilty of first-degree perjury when his or her false statement consists of testimony - an oral statement made under oath in a proceeding before any court, body, agency, public servant, or other person authorized by law to conduct such proceeding and administer the oath - and is material to the action in which it is made.
A statement "material" to a particular action or proceeding is one that could tend to affect the resolution of an issue therein. The materiality of a statement is a question of fact for a jury to decide.
Defenses to Perjury Charges
- Truthfulness of statement
- Retraction of statement
- Perjury "trap" (prosecutor's manner and method of questioning the witness evidences attempt to "trap" witness into committing perjury rather than to ascertain relevant facts)
- Mistaken belief of fact
The following are NOT defenses to perjury pursuant to Section 210.30 of the Penal Code:
- Defendant's lack of competence to make the false statement
- Defendant's mistaken belief in the fact's immateriality
- Irregular administration of oath or defective authority or jurisdiction of attesting officer where such defect is excusable under any statute or rule of law
Penalties and Sentences
Perjury offenses run the gamut from class A misdemeanor (third-degree) to class D felony (first-degree) offenses. A person convicted of the least serious level of the offense, third-degree perjury, will be subject to a sentence of up to 1 year in prison, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Conviction for first-degree perjury will result in a sentence including imprisonment for 3 to 7 years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
New York Perjury Statute
Perjury and Related Offenses
Penal Code Article 210
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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. mingles with passengers aboard the Amtrak Acela train from Washington to Wilmington, Del. Warning to Amtrak from Mitt Romney and Republicans: You're on your own. The platform Republicans adopted at their convention includes a call for full privatization and an end to subsidies for the nation's passenger rail operator, which gobbled up almost $1.5 billion in federal funds last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)


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Oh my goodness! Not only have I gotten my power (back as of last night), but I have a post up today on USA TODAY's Happy Ever After Blog where at talk about some of the authors who have inspired me. Talk about a coolness moment, and whew, I'm so happy to be able to actually see it and you can see it too. Just click over here at the USA Today HEA Blog and please stay awhile. I think you'll really like it there. Have a fantastic week!
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A team of Ohio Valley University students and instructors returned recently from a United Kingdom mission trip.
Members of the team spent their spring break ministering to churches, children and seniors during a mission trip to the United Kingdom from March 1 to 9.
The team was led by Michael Moss, dean of the School of Biblical Studies at OVU, and Chris Mullins, associate minister at the 36th Street Church of Christ in Vienna, W.Va., and an OVU adjunct instructor. Others going were Van Wilson, Craig Swearingen, Chris Mickey, Virginia Moss, Gina Rondeau, J.P. Suchecki, Lance Griffin and Chantelle Mickey.
The group worked with a small Church of Christ church in Newcastle, England, throughout the week distributing information, teaching Bible classes, conducting a Fun Night for area children, singing at a nursing home, singing in a local mall and teaching English to international students.
The group experienced a full week of traveling and ministering to local congregations and communities. Mullins preached while Moss taught Bible classes and conducted a seminar on I Timothy for Christians in nearby churches in England and Scotland. Students also spent time visiting and enjoying meals with local church members.
The group also explored nearby sites, including Hadrian's Wall (built by the emperor Hadrian to separate England and Scotland); the Granger Market where they sang, and an area fish shop where they ate fish and chips at the sea side (North Sea); a local lighthouse and castle; and Alnwick Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.


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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the appointment of Keith Burdette as the new cabinet secretary for the West Virginia Department of Commerce. Burdette, a former legislator and president of the Area Roundtable and the Wood County Development Authority, succeeds Kelley Goes as head of the state's Commerce Department. Kelley Goes will be taking on the role as state director for U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, beginning in January.
In a statement, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said ""Keith has a very strong combination of legislative knowledge and a thorough business acumen that will allow West Virginia's strong and growing presence in the global business community to continue."
Burdette has played an important role bringing economic development projects into reality for Wood County. As president of the Area Round-table, Burdette assisted with the recruitment of Hino Motors, the expansion of Coldwater Creek, the construction of the new Mountain State Blue Cross & Blue Shield headquarters, along with a host of other development projects in the Wood County area.
Burdette commented that he is honored to have the opportunity to serve the state in this new capacity. "I know that Governor Tomblin is fully committed to creating jobs and is continuously looking for ways to attract new opportunities in West Virginia and it is my true desire to be a part of that mission," said Burdette.
As Burdette moves on to his new job, another area business mind will move into the president's position.
The Executive Committee of the Area Round-table will recommend to its full Board of Directors that Cam Huffman be appointed to fill the position.
Huffman has served as vice president for the past six years under Burdette.
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For literally millions of viewers around the world – and especially in the U.S. and Canada – the Degrassi TV series is a staple of teen television fare. The long-standing Teen Nick franchise is now in its 10th season and taking on a new nightly novella format to allow more storylines to be incorporated into the ongoing drama about teens and the challenges they face.
This season, Degrassi made headlines as it introduced Adam, the first transgender teen character to appear as a series regular on a scripted TV show.
In the series, Adam and his older brother Drew are new students at Degrassi Community School. Adam is enrolling at the high school as a boy with the support of his family and the school administrators.
As an organization with a long-term commitment to support for our trans family and friends, PFLAG is thrilled about this powerful storyline and the potential that it holds for reaching countless people who need to see this kind of representation.
We're also especially excited for this evening's episode. Since we're not just committed to trans inclusion, but also not divulging any plotline spoilers (or the connections that the show may hold), we won't say anything beyond this: tune into Degrassi tonight. You won't be disappointed. Check it out on Teen Nick at 9:00 pm (EST)/6:00 pm (PST) and be sure to check the PFLAG website, too.
Learn more by visiting the Degrassi website now. And you might want to set your DVR, too.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The PFLAG DVR Alert: Don't Miss Degrassi Tonight!
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I am a parent of a 17-yr-old son who recently came out. I LOVE the new Degrassi plotlines. I watch the show with my son regularly. Degrassi keeps us talking about issues that many parents would feel uncomfortable discussing. In fact, my son 'came out' right after we watched the recent episodes about the gay football players. Maybe he felt my positive reaction to the situation was an indicator that I would be ok with his sexual orientation?
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Comment from: shona, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: July 29
Yellow fluid and vaginal odor are my symptoms of bacterial vaginosis, no itching. I don't know the reason.
Comment from: B, 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: April 02
I've had BV a few times, and after being on antibiotics several times and then dealing with yeast infections, I was told to try a medicated douche (with iodine) available over the counter. I use it twice and that has taken care of it every time since.
Comment from: LEM, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: January 24
With my BV, I had pelvic pain, burning and irritation.
Comment from: Ifeelyourpain, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: July 11
I have read your comments and for the first time in 6 years I am not alone. I unfortunately also have a UTI (urinary tract infection) accompanying my BV. The first one I had was when I started dating my first and only boyfriend since my divorce. It was months into the relationship and we were very active. I noticed the discharge slightly and a bit of an odor, which in my own stupidity, I figured it was because of being so active so I douched, and I douched and the symptoms worsened. I then brought an over the counter medicated douche and tried that. The symptoms were so severe I bled. I had no health insurance, worked two jobs, and was struggling terribly, so the thought of going to a doctor frightened me financially. However, I had no other choice. I too thought maybe it was associated with the relationship I was in. After seeing the doctor, basically I had burned the natural lining along with all the natural "good" bacteria in my vagina out. I was at the doctors every couple of weeks, and yes with the antibiotics also came a yeast infection. So treatment would be Flagyl along with a yeast prevention pill before and after treatment. I have suffered with the occurrence for many years, gradually it got better, but never has it completely gone away without recurring within a couple of months. Within the span of 12 months, I am treated at least 5 to six times. I did find that a natural remedy over-the-counter "Vaginal Health" pill has helped tremendously.
Comment from: claire, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: November 03
Sex causes bv and condoms also cause bv It has nothing to do with an unfaithful partner or stress, some women are just susceptible maybe because of low immune systems and I didn't think it was a yeast infection as you often need antibiotics to cure it and they themselves can cause yeast infections such as thrush and Candida, if I get thrush I use plain yogurt inside the vagina and it cures my symptoms but I have tried the yogurt with bv and it does nothing.
Comment from: stacy, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: July 29
Bv is a terrible thing for women to get. It's so hard to get rid of and hard on your sex life because of the odor and discharge. I enjoy oral sex and I am so self conscience of my body I hate the symptoms bv causes. I don't want to have to worry about my partner smelling or yet alone possibly tasting this terrible discharge. I am currently on antibiotics for it, but I am like everyone else the minute you can relax and feel comfortable with your body again you end up with it again.
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Grab those knitting needles! Don't pass by making the "scarbon" this winter. The Scarbon has become the most popular project of the season. It has grabbed the attention on many around the world. Thick Yarn always makes for fun hats. In this case it is a two part process. First the hood, then the scarf, and sew them together.
Materials: Lion Brand Yarn: 3 skeins of Hometown USA – Super Bulky: Chicago charcoal, Size 9 mm knitting needles, cable needle, and darning needle.
Inc= Increase By Working in front and back loops.
Dec = Knit 2 together
Dec in BL = Knit 2 together in back loops.
CN=Cable Needle
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C6F= Place 3 sts on cable needle and hold in FRONT of work, K3,Then K3 off of Cable needle.
C6B= Place 3 sts on cable needle and hold in BACK of work, K3,Then K3 off of Cable needle.
C4F= Place 2 sts on cable needle and hold in Front of work, K2,Then K2 off of Cable needle.
C6B= Place 2 sts on cable needle and hold in BACK of work, K2,Then K2 off of Cable needle.
Cast on 36
Row 1: K across.
Row 2 and all even rows: P across
Row 3:C6F, Inc, K4, Inc, K12, Inc, K4, Inc, C6F.
Row 5: K6, Inc, K6, Inc, C6F, K6, Inc, K6, Inc, K6.
Row 7: C6F, Inc, K8, Inc, K12, Inc, K8, Inc, C6F.
Row 9: K6, Inc, K10, Inc, K6, C6B, Inc, K10, Inc, K6.
Row 11: C6F, Inc, K12, Inc, K12, Inc, K12, Inc, C6F.
Row 13: K6, Inc, K15, C6F, K21, Inc, K6.
Row 15: C6F, Inc, K44, Inc, C6F.
Row 17: K6, Inc, K23, C6B, K17, Inc, K6.
Row 19: C6f, K50, C6F.
Row 21: K25, C6F, K31.
Row 23: C6F, K50, C6F.
Row 25: K31, C6B, K25.
Row 27: C6F, K50, C6F.
Row 29: K25, C6F, K31.
Row 31: C6F, K50, C6F.
Row 33: K6, K19, K6, C6B, K19, K6.
Row 34: P across and tie off.
Slip 24 sts onto right needle un-worked and attach yarn and begin working up the middle of hat decreasing in sts as you go.
Working up the middle of the hat:
Row 35: K1, Dec in BL, K8, Dec, K1, turn.
Row36: P13.
Row 37: K1, Dec in BL, C4F, K4, Dec, K1, turn.
Row 38: Rep row 36.
Row 39: Rep Row 35.
Row 40: Rep row 36
Row 41: K1, Dec in BL, K4, C4B, Dec, K1, turn.
Row 42: Rep row 36
Row 43: Rep Row 35
Row 44: Rep Row 36
Rows 45-70: Rep rows 37-44
Row 71: K1, Dec in BL, K8, Dec, K1, C6F. You should now have all sts on right needle.
Now we are working with the cabled edges as well as dec.
Row 72: P5, P2tog, turn.
Row 73: K6
Row 74: Rep 72
Row 75: C6F
Row 76: Rep 72
Row 77: K6
Row 78: Rep 72
Row 79: C6F
Row 80:P5, K3tog, turn.
Row 81: Cast off 6 sts (the cabled sts) and tie off.
You should still have 13 sts on the right needle. Slip all stitches onto the left needle so your needle's point faces right. Now you are working on the other side of the hat along the cabled edge.
Row 82: C6F But In the following way: Put 3 sts onto cable needle and hold in FRONT, K3, Place sts from Cable needle onto Left Knitting Needle, K2, THEN K2Tog, turn.
Row 83 and all following odd rows: P6
Row 84: K5, K2tog.
Row 86: Rep row 82.
Row 88: Rep row 84.
Row 90: Rep row 82.
Row 92: K5, K3tog.
Cast off.
With right sides facing each other: Sew the two Cast off cabled edges together using darning needle.
Cast on 8 sts
Row 1: P8
Row 2: Inc, K6, Inc.
Row 3: P10.
Row 4: K1, Inc, K6, Inc, K1.
Row 5: P12.
Row 6: K1, Inc, C4f, K4, Inc, K1.
Row 7: P14
Row 8: K1, Inc, K10, Inc, K1.
Row 9: P16
Row 10: K1, Inc, K6, C4B, K2, Inc, K1.
Row 11: P18.
Row 12: K18.
Row 13: P18.
Row 14: K3, C6F, K9.
Row 15: P18
Row 16: K18
Row 17: P18
Row 18: K9, C6B, K3.
Row 19: P18
Row 20: K18
Rep Rows 14-20 until Scarf measures 44" long.
Row 21: K1, Dec in BL, K2, C4F, K6, Dec, K1.
Row 22 and all Even rows: P across.
Row 23: K1, Dec, K10, Dec, K1.
Row 25: K1, Dec, K4, C4B, Dec, K1.
Row 27: K1, Dec, K6, Dec, K1.
Row 29: Dec, K6, Dec.
Cast off.
Putting the Hat and Scarf together
Find the middle of the scarf and row 1 of hat and pin together.
Take a darning needle and sew the hat and scarf together.
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Here's a guest column written by Delray Beach activist and resident Kenneth MacNamee.
Commissioner Frankel:
Given your track record as a Trustee for the Police & Fire Pension Plan (P&F), I clearly see why you didn't respond to my two email requests to you below. I'm surprised you haven't left the country!
Thanks to Ms. Nubin and Ms. Walinsky, I received the necessary information (that you already had) to divulge the following facts about your disastrous tenure as Trustee since early 2008. Here is your "Report Card"!
(For interested blind copied recipients, many of the disturbing facts I cite herein can be confirmed on page 32 of the P&F 2011 Actuary Report. It can be accessed at "www.mydelraybeach.com/finance/pensions/resources". Page 32 reveals several very alarming trends. I highly recommend that you analyze it to grasp the magnitude and adverse direction P&F is taking the City!)
1)- When you became a Trustee, P&F was in poor financial condition– only 77.6% funded and short $33.6 million (technically, "Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability"). But, after four plus years of your 'oversight and guidance' (???), it is now is far worse being only 56.5% funded and short $91.5 million! That's right, in 4 years the P&F's unfunded liabilities have increased $57.9 million or close to $14.5 million per year!
Let's put this disaster into perspective that taxpayers can relate to. If Delray tripled its property tax rate next year, the P&F would still be 'short'! Another drastic solution is that Delray's population is approximately 64,000. That means every citizen would have to pay $1,430 to cover the $91.5M underfunding. How could this have happened under your 4 year watch?
2)- Can't blame the Delray taxpayers! The City has funded the P&F actuary's recommended annual contributions 100%. It was $5.2 million in 2007 and has risen rapidly to $8.0 million in 2011. That's right the annual contributions have jumped 54% in 4 years while the unfunded liability increased (instead of decreasing) an astonishing $57.9 million!
3)- Can't blame Delray police officers and firefighters! P&F only added 12 Plan members to a total of 454, a paltry 2.6% increase over 4 years. Total Covered Payroll only went from $16.9 million to $17.8 million– less than a 1.5% increase annually.
4)- Ah, P&F's (lack of) investment performance! Every year for the past four, P&F has experienced a NEGATIVE investment return on its $100+ million in assets– for an average annual return/(loss) of (1.7%)! During the same four year period, the City's other Pension Plan (General Employees) averaged a reported 4.5% annual investment return.
To put this key performance difference into a dollar perspective, had your P&F mirrored the other Plan, it would have generated approximately $27 million reducing the current $91.5 million unfunded liability to $64 million!
5)- How about "Investment Advice"? Over the past 4 years, P&F paid $2.2 million ($550K annually) for "Investment Related Services". The other Plan paid less than $800K. That's right! P&F paid $1.4 million more for obviously "Bad" investment advice. How can you possibly justify P&F's excessive expenditures and the resulting failed investment performance? The other Plan's overall performance? It reports its funding level at 96.8% (compared to P&F's 56.5%). Far less expenditures there has obviously generated far better investment results.
6)- It gets worse! The $91.5 million unfunded actuarial liability is understated. If one uses the realistic market value of P&F assets, the unfunded liability exceeds $100 million. The actuary's calculations assume the P&F will earn 8% annually going forward (and assumed higher earnings rates in the past, which were not close to being attained!). If the P&F actuary used the Gen. Employee Plan 7.25% assumed rate of investment return (more conservative and probably far more realistic), P&F's unfunded actuarial liability would probably be closer to $110 million.
7)- As stated above, the City paid $8.0 in P&F pension contribution in 2011 based on $17.8 million in Covered Payroll. That means the Pension cost equals "45% of Covered Payroll" and yet the underfunding dramatically increased! Doesn't that sound outrageous? Again, at $8.0 million, the 2011 P&F pension expense equals 18% of every property taxpayer's dollar! I'll bet the P&F's actuary's pension expense for 2012 for the City will be close to $9 million.
8)- I believe you (and the other P&F Trustees) had good intentions when you became a P&F Trustee but the above proves that you have been "in way over your head"! I guess it has been a "Learning Experience". While you have been "learning" for 4 years, the taxpayers have "experienced" a $57.9 million loss. Where were our exalted leaders (Mayor McDuffie and City Manager Harden) during these 4 years while P&F was "hemorrhaging" a $1.2 million per month loss? Did either ever attend some monthly P&F Trustee meetings to try to learn what was going on and offer some sage advice? Mayor McDuffie had the time to take a week plus junket to Japan and just recently traveled to Denver for a few days on City business. Why couldn't he find the time to attend some P&F meetings? Mr. Harden appears to have delegated his involvement to one of his Asst. City Managers. Apparently, losing $1.2 million a month over 4 years didn't warrant his direct involvement? Wow, McDuffie's and Harden's apparent ambivalence to this ongoing catastrophe seems like a serious City "leadership void" to me. One might even consider it, "Dereliction of Duty".
Have the other Commissioners been aware of P&F's status and why haven't they taken corrective action? If they weren't aware, then who withheld the facts from them? Commissioner Carney pledged during his 2011 campaign to look closely into Delray's pension plans. Why am I disclosing this matter 15 months after he has taken office?
Why hasn't P&F's problems set forth above been previously communicated to the public on multiple occasions at Commission meetings or in press releases? Why has this grave situation apparently been concealed from the public? What other matters call for greater Commission attention and action than the P&F $91.5 million actuarial unfunded liability? There seem to be a lot of critical, unanswered questions contained herein.
It appears every aspect of Delray's pension plans must be evaluated and addressed now. Boca has publicly committed to doing so with its pension plans. Boca Mayor Whelchel appears to have already taken the "bull by the horns"! I and probably many others will be closely watching the Delray Commission re pensions going forward.
Commissioner Frankel:
Several months ago you told me you didn't receive one of my emails to you. So, I am sending a SECOND REQUEST to my email below on this critical matter because you haven't responded to this one. To start I just need four pertinent questions answered that you as Plan Trustee for the Police and Fire Pension Plan should have readily available.
For each of the Plan years since you have been a Plan Trustee, please provide the following as of the Plan year end:
- Total Plan Assets
- Amount ($ & %) the Plan was underfunded
- The Plan's investment percentage performance for that year
- The Plan's 10 year average investment performance at that year end (Is the average weighted by Plan assets or a simple average?)
I thank you in advance for your anticipated prompt reply.
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: Kenneth MacNamee
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Pension and Legacy Cost Issues
STOP!!! Please don't laud and encourage Mr. Harden to do any more "good things"! Delray citizens can't afford it.
Read Harden's #1 below. Police and Fire are only funded at 56.5%? That is a disgrace, a disaster! Harden states the City always has made its required contributions. That seems to indicate the investment performance has been woeful. How can one Plan be at a 96.8% funding level and Police and Fire at 56.5%?
How many millions of dollars are we talking about? And, correct me if I am wrong, but the underfunding assumes the Plans will earn 8.25% on average when their 10 year average return has been less than half that. How much is the underfunding (in % and $) assuming a 7% return, or the average investment return over the past 10 years? Those numbers must be disclosed to the Delray public so that they can understand the magnitude of this colossal problem! Pension Plan performance and funding status needs to be readily accessible on the City's website.
Why isn't this financial 'time bomb' frequently discussed and disclosed? This is the first I have seen it. Classic HardenI He conceals" another major issue. This undoubtedly 'boxcar' underfunded dollar amount (my guess at least $50 million) makes virtually everything else pale in comparison.
Also, the Investment Advisor and the individual Plan trustees should be disclosed. I believe Commissioner Frankel used to be a Trustee and maybe still is. How far underfunded ($ and %) were the Plans when he came on board compared to where they are now? I have cced him for his response.
This needs to be disclosed in the Intelligent Report so that Delray citizens finally become aware. Accordingly, I have copied Vince Dole.
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Desmond, (3 weeks old) was in with Mama and Grandma (visiting from Minnesota.) Desmond dozed while the Moms shopped. I had to run a foul on a well intentioned canine misadventure. To explain, Jackie, glassybaby shop dog and lovey, has a bird's eye view of our store from the office where she sits on a fluffy dog disc. She has a penchant for sniffing and kissing cherub babies. Stealthily, she meandered her way through the halls and hot shop. As she entered our store she beelined to Desmond. I was able to gracefully lunge and run the foul. With Jackie's collar underhand, I delivered her back to the office. All was well. Desmond continued sleeping and at least Jackie got a little baby sniff, although no kisses.
Then there was the Mae West rental. I thought to myself...truth is truly stranger than fiction. A solely pink, extremely flirty, rental mix was prepared to go out. The recipient? Mae West... The colors?...Tutu, First Kiss, and Taffy. Hilarious. Later, I chuckled to find out of the spelling error on the rental form...it was actually Moe West picking up the pinks.
Two great internet anecdotes arrived this week. One sweet customer took the time to write this missive to our customer service inbox:
"I love the glassybaby! I bought one for neighbors who just lost their dog (loyalty)...and one for a housewarming gift for another friend...it'll match her wall...Now I need to get some for me!! What a creative idea brought to fruition! Way to go!"
Total positivity. Thanks so much Debbi. Rest in peace to the sweet loyal pooch. Another written message just tickled our funny bone. Read this:
"I have to add this color to my summer collection. I Love glassybaby! I light a candle in one every night and change the color depending on my mood."
The ticklish part? She ordered Sour Apple. End note...when customers like these write us...so often their words are punctuated by exclamation points. It occurred to me that our customers are our exclamation points. We adore you and the wonderful feedback.
Until Next Time, Nicola