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The pausing is just ridiculous!! People who claim he's a good speaker, either have no clue how to communicate properly, or they are just so brainwashed by obama's lead that they can't even seem to notice.
A good speaker will occasionally pause, but obama pauses almost every second word, not to mention he uses "uhhhh" wayyyy too much. He's one of the worst speakers and communicators out there. He thinks he's capturing your attention with his intellect, but in reality, it's that he's lacking intellect because he can barely put a sentence together. He stutters too. If he has a speech impediment, then I apologize, because I wouldn't knowingly make fun of someone with a disability. But if he doesn't.... He needs to be trained on public speaking. I guess it won't matter anymore because he's finally on his way out, no one has to listen to his stupid briefings on tv anymore. He can go back to just boring his family
I find gim very hard to listen too he pauses much longer than needed inbetween words and sentences. It sometimes feels like he is not prepared and is making it up on the spot that is how long his pauses take. Sometimes its hard to remember what the point of his words are because of how much it is broken up and how long it has taken to say. He is not fluid at all
Worst speaker ever. I can't get past um uh um well um. Absolutely dreadful. NPR even mentioned "the past few Presidents have edited out their ums". I would like to see a comparison of how many ums edited with this lawless President vs even W. I'm not a W fan boy either.
Good voice, solid presence, confidence -- these things help make a great speaker, but it's always the same delivery, after a while, a short while, I found myself disappointed. I studied interpreting and at the beginning, we were trying to figure out why he was "such a great speaker". In the end, I felt it came down to the speeches themselves, some of which I delivered myself in practice. The actual words are so very well crafted that delivering the speech was an emotional experience, but that does not make Obama himself a fabulous speaker.
Where do I begin? I, too, voted for Obama -- the alternatives were worse. But I do not understand how people consider him to be a great speaker. He has made some good speeches when they were written and rehearsed, but his press conferences are absolutely PAINFUL to listen to! He stumbles and hesitates, says "uh" after almost every sentence or phrase, sounds unsure of himself and unconvincing about what he is saying. I agree about the previous comment about fatigue -- great speakers are able to speak effectively even when fatigued. Obama looks fatigued much of the time and it shows in his speaking. It's surprising that one of our youngest and most physically fit Presidents looks so fatigued much of the time. It's a shame, since he showed so much promise. I still think that he ran too soon and should have waited until he had more experience. It now seems that he was not ready for the rigors of the Presidency.
I never really thought he was a good speaker. His teleprompter is what does the job. If Obama can give a speech without looking at his teleprompter he could be. All he does is just move his hand and finger a certain way in every single speech he does. W. Was a better speaker.
Just because he's better than Bush doesn't make him a great public speaker. Rarely maintains a good tempo, and falters often, which takes away from his material. Compare him to Reagan or FDR and he falls far short, and although a general improvement from Bush, he's not nearly as funny.
Every time I hear one of his speeches I am always surprised by how people say he is such a good speaker. He is constantly stopping and putting pauses in the wrong places. Not to mention that the reason why he always looks around the room is because he is following the words on the teleprompter. No Obama is not a great public speaker.
Obama sometimes struggles in debates and interviews that are not pre-scripted. When pressured by a conservative station such as Fox, for example, he does a lot of stuttering and misspeaking. He also does not speak well when physically fatigued, something that all great speakers can do. Great speakers can talk the same with a sheet of paper, or when speaking extemperraneously.
He does have a great voice and a skilled delivery. However, without a telemprompter, he is not able to function. A skilled speaker would be able to come up with some answers "off the cuff". When not speaking from something that he rehearsed, he stumbles and pauses using phrases like "um" a lot.
The President is what he is. Great speaker with inner belief that cannot be seen with the natural eyes. Also we must respect our President, whether you like him or not. This is the United States President Barack Obama. My President and hopefully your president with commitment to support Him with such times we are having.
Obama is a fantastic speaker. He demonstrates many, many qualities of what a talented, persuasive, and motivational speaker should be. His eloquence stands out, his articulation is near perfect, and his flow is excellent. This is all topped off by his voice, which is itself, strong and clear. He is a master of even the tiniest little gestures, such as when to pause, and what tone to take.
Everything about his speech is just perfect. The voice projection, body language, word pronounciation, eye movement and the way he governs himself in public. There are two stricking factors that I observed;
(1) Says very serious things yet controls his gesture
(2) Provides more examples, facts and finally his POINT
Everything about his speech is just perfect. The voice projection, body language, word pronounciation, eye movement and the way he governs himself in public. There are two stricking factors that I observed;
(1) Says very serious things yet controls his gesture
(2) Provides more examples, facts and finally his POINT
Everything about his speech is just perfect. The voice projection, body language, word pronounciation, eye movement and the way he governs himself in public. There are two stricking factors that I observed;
(1) Says very serious things yet controls his gesture
(2) Provides more examples, facts and finally his POINT
Politics and opinions aside of President Obama, he is a fantastic speaker and any one who says anything different is either biased or quit silly. There are fewer presidents that have the level of pressure, expectation and scrutiny than Obama. He handles each press question on the podium or in an interview with perfection, even if you do not like the answer. Everything Obama says is recorded and thrown back in his face at any given chance, so there is little wonder Obama sometimes takes a second to give an answer or may pause during a question. No one on here can honestly tell me a better and more effective speaker in modern politics.
Barack Obama is many things: a liar with respect to the transparency of his administration, a fake pretending to care about civil rights, a hard-core drug warrior, a warmongering user of drones to murder innocent citizens abroad, and many other horrible things. But the man has talent as a public speaker and his words have caused people to ignore his horrific record.
It's one of his strongest areas. Just look at the 2008 campaign. He was superb in the debates as well as his speeches. This year is no different. While it's true he didn't show up at first debate (probably because he hadn't done it 4 years while Romney had plenty of practice in the primaries), he kicked butt in the other two and his speeches are excellent.


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Datamonitors Market Competitive Intensity Index (MCI) is a robust framework for measuring and benchmarking the development of competitiveness and market conditions in a range of gas and electricty markets. The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three broad clusters: Market framework; Supplier Push and Customer Pull.
- Insight into the current levels of competitiveness in the gas and power markets of the EU 27 and 6 related markets.
- Analysis of the commercial opportunities and threats in the selected markets both currently and in 2010.
- A benchmarking of the factors driving competition and market entry in the gas and power sectors of the selected markets.
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Datamonitors MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the development of utility Market Competitive Intensity.
MCI scores are calculated using two different methods. The first, the simple weighted average (additive) measure shows overall competitive intensity. The second, the multipliative method, is more complex. It prevents markets with an overly wide spread of underlying raw scores from exerting undue influence over, or skewing, the final result.
Key reasons to purchase this title
- Assess the competitive environments of gas and power markets both now and in the future.
- Gain insight into value chain factors driving market competitiveness and how each individual part of the chain will evolve as competition develops.
- Screen future market entry plans against the MCI scores to highlight key areas of potential risk and opportunity.
Introduction: Datamonitors MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the development of energy Market Competitive Intensity 2
The MCI Index shows how attractive a particular market is to new entrants in terms of the competitive environment 2
The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three broad clusters: Market framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull. 3
The MCI Index measures competitive intensity in EU 27 and 6 related markets 4
The MCI Index assesses markets as they stood in early 2008 and forecasts conditions likely to be prevailing three years after full market opening 4
Each of the nine pillars has an assessment scale to allow for the comparison of diverse markets (see appendix for more details) 5
Two differing overall MCI scores are calculated to ensure full clarity of results 5
A simple weighted average (additive) measure shows overall competitive intensity 5
A weighted multiple (multiplicative) measure shows overall competitive intensity 5
The MCI framework has a number of applications for your organization 6
Context: Slovakias position in the power rankings remains favourable compared to gas 7
The competitive intensity ranking of Slovakias power market will deteriorate over the period 7
Slovakias gas position remains weak over the forecast period 7
Power MCI: Slovakias power position will be impacted by Customer Pull and Supplier push metrics 9
Market Framework metrics will remain higher of all the other metrics 9
Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 3/10 2010: 4/10] 9
Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 2.5/10 2010: 3/10] 10
Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 3/10 2010: 4/10] 10
Concentration in wholesale market and undeveloped trading market pull the Supplier Push metrics down 10
Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008: 1.5/10 2010: 2/10] 10
The wholesale market in Slovakia is still dominated by Slovenske elektrarne a. s. (SE a.s.) covering around 84% of entire electricity generation. The company has two nuclear power plants, two thermal power plants and 34 hydroelectric power plants. Italian company, Enel, has a 66% stake in SE a.s, while the state run National Property Fund holds a 34% stake. As such, the wholesale market remains highly concentration, with little prospect of meaningful fragmentation over the forecast period. 10
Retail Market Fragmentation [2008: 4/10 2010: 5/10] 10
Traded Market Maturity [2008: 1/10 2010: 2/10] 10
Customer Pull metrics will remain relatively low due to low levels of consumer awareness and switching 10
Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 2.5/10 2010: 3/10] 10
Consumer Representation [2008: 2/10 2010: 3/10] 10
Propensity to Switch [2008: 0/10 2010:1/10] 11
Gas MCI: The monopolistic nature of the Slovak gas market limits competition 12
Market framework metrics doesnt show any significant improvement 12
Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 3/10 2010: 3.5/10] 12
Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 2.5/10 2010: 3/10] 12
Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 2/10 2010: 2.5/10] 13
Supplier push metrics remain low over the forecast period 13
Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008:1/10 2010: 1/10] 13
Retail Market Fragmentation [2008: 1/10 2010: 1/10] 13
Traded Market Maturity [2008: 0/10 2010: 0/10] 13
Lack of consumer awareness prevents switching 13
Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 0.5/10 2010: 0.5/10] 13
Consumer Representation [2008: 0/10 2010: 1/10] 13
Propensity to Switch [2008: 0/10 2010: 2/10] 13
Outlook: Both the power and gas markets are likely to develop, though far outside of our forecast period 14
Although the gas and power markets are currently at different stages of development, their competitive intensity scores converge in 2010 14
Power scores 14
Gas scores 14
Developments in the Slovakian power market is likely to improve after full market opening, though major challenges that remain is the lack of competition in wholesale and retail market 15
New Market Entrant Opportunities, Power 15
New Market Entrant Threats, Power 15
New opportunities lie only if the SPPs monopoly in downstream is diluted 15
New Market Entrant Opportunities, Gas 15
New Market Entrant Threats, Gas 15
MCI Scores 16
Definitions 19
Ask the analyst 24
List of Tables
Table 1: Market Competitive Intensity, Slovakia 2008-10 16
Table 2: MCI Additive, Europe 2008-2010 17
Table 3: MCI Multiplicative, Europe 2008-2010 18
List of Figures
Figure 1: MCI Assessment Scale 2
Figure 2: MCI Assessment Framework 3
Figure 3: MCI Market Coverage 4
Figure 4: MCI Scales 5
Figure 5: MCI Applications 6
Figure 6: European Power Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10 7
Figure 7: European Gas Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10 8
Figure 8: Power Market Competitive Intensity, Slovakia 9
Figure 9: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, Slovakia 12
Figure 10: Market Competitive Intensity, Slovakia 14
Figure 11: Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator 19
Figure 12: Scale for MCI Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access 20
Figure 13: Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer 20
Figure 14: Scale for MCI Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation 21
Figure 15: Scale for MCI Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation 21
Figure 16: Scale for MCI Assessment, Traded Market Maturity 22
Figure 17: Scale for MCI Assessment, Access to Market Information and Assistance 22
Figure 18: Scale for MCI Assessment, Consumer Representation 23
Figure 19: Scale for MCI Assessment, Propensity to Switch 23

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"Originally, we believed the outage would last until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, but we've just determined that we can get the customers back on with other equipment which takes less time to install," Morgenstern said.The outage affects Whitehall, Lakewood Club and Twin Lake. A map of the outage is available on the Consumers Energy website.
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LONDON — UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti has defended his overhaul of Switzerland's biggest lender as investor Knight Vinke Asset Management called for a spin-off of its investment bank.
The "best owners" of the investment bank could be its own employees and management, who receive the largest part of any profit, New York-based Knight Vinke said in a letter to staff and shareholders prior to UBS's annual general meeting on Thursday. The firm said it owns almost 1% of UBS shares.
Mr Ermotti announced plans last year to eliminate 10,000 jobs and exit most debt-trading businesses to concentrate on money management and boost profitability. UBS last month posted first-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' estimates on higher revenue at the investment bank and in wealth management. Chairman Axel Weber and Mr Ermotti said on Thursday they were "optimistic" about the future for the Zurich-based lender.
"Looking back over the past 12 months, we have made significant progress in many important areas," Mr Weber said in remarks prepared for Thursday's meeting in Zurich.
"UBS is now stronger and better-positioned than many of our competitors, and my view of the future is an optimistic one."
The investment bank posted a 92% gain in first-quarter pre-tax profit to Sf977m ($9.9bn), UBS said on Tuesday. That was more than triple the average analysts' estimate of Sf321m. The unit had a pretax return on equity of 49.5% for the quarter, up from 17% a year earlier and exceeding a goal for the year as a whole of more than 15%.
"We question the merits of keeping the investment bank under the same roof as the wealth management and Swiss banking businesses," Knight Vinke said. "The investment bank has delivered a good set of results for the first quarter of 2013 but nearly destroyed UBS in 2007-09. Investment banking is a very risky business and these risks pose a serious threat to UBS's wealth management and Swiss banking franchise."
Losses during the subprime crisis forced UBS to seek a government bail-out in 2008 to help it spin off toxic assets. In 2011, a $2.3bn loss from unauthorised trading led to the exit of former CEO Oswald Gruebel.
Mr Ermotti said that while last year's results may not reflect all the progress the bank has made, "our share price paints a clear picture of everything we have achieved on an operational and strategic level".
UBS fell 1% to Sf16.43 in Zurich on Thursday. The shares have risen about 46% over the past year.
Knight Vinke, led by founder Eric Knight, targets large, publicly traded companies and seeks to recruit other institutional investors to press the companies' management to change course. In 2007, Knight Vinke said that HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank, had misled investors about a new share plan payable in 2008 to reward management.


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quote: Singularity achieves good performance by reinventing the environment in which code executes. In existing systems, safe code is an exotic newcomer who lives in a huge, luxurious home in an elegant, gated community with its own collection of services. Singularity, in contrast, has architected a single world in which everyone can be safe, with performance comparable to the unsafe world of existing systems.
quote: A key starting point is Singularity processes, which start empty and add features only as required. Modern language runtimes come with huge libraries and expressive, dynamic language features such as reflection. This richness comes at a price. Features such as code access security or reflection incur massive overhead, even when never used.
quote: A Singularity application specifies which libraries it needs, and the Bartok compiler brings together the code and eliminates unneeded functionality through a process called "tree shaking," which deletes unused classes, methods, and even fields. As a result, a simple C# "Hello World" process in Singularity requires less memory than the equivalent C/C++ program running on most UNIX or Windows® systems. Moreover, Bartok translates from Microsoft® intermediate language (MSIL) into highly optimized x86 code. It performs interprocedural optimization to eliminate redundant run-time safety tests, reducing the cost of language safety.
quote: Aggressive interprocedural optimization is possible because Singularity processes are closed—they do not permit code loading after the process starts executing. This is a dramatic change, since dynamic code loading is a popular, but problematic, mechanism for loading plug-ins. Giving plug-ins access to a program's internals presents serious security and reliability problems [snip]... Dynamic loading frustrates program analysis in compilers or defect-detection tools, which can't see all code that might execute. To be safe, the analysis must be conservative, which precludes many optimizations and dulls the accuracy of defect detection.


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There ought to be a law! That is the standard knee-jerk response whenever a problem crops up in society. America is being buried in an avalanche of "laws", some of which emanate from local civil governments. The "Dog at Large" provision of the animal control ordinance being considered in Ravalli County is a good example.
In any criminal action, there are always two sides involved—the perpetrator and the victim. In this particular case, the owner of the at-large dog is the perpetrator. The victim is the person or entity who is harmed in some way. This may range from a simple trespass to pooping on lawns to digging up flower beds to an actual attack on a person or other animals.
This problem was addressed thousands of years ago. In the case laws of Exodus, Moses issued guidelines which are still relevant today. Restitution to the victim by the perpetrator was always listed as just and fair. The victim had to be fully compensated for his loss.
In an article dated Feb. 20, 2013, the Bitterroot Star mentioned several times that Justice of the Peace Robin Clute is in favor of restitution as part of the penalty. She should be supported in this. The restitution would be in addition to fines levied which would range between $50 and $500. I suggest that the amount of the fine should equal the total of all legal costs incurred to prosecute the case. It almost certainly would be more than $50 and might easily run into the thousands. Put that burden on the guilty party. Make the offense expensive.
Clute and fellow JP Jim Bailey also might impose imprisonment on repeat offenders. I do not agree with this for many reasons, two of which are listed below.
• Imprisonment costs a lot of money. Invariably, the ones who pay are not guilty of the crime, they are taxpayers. Why should they pick up the tab for the crime committed? Justice is not served by forcibly extracting money from innocent parties to pay for the criminal act of someone else.
• Restitution and biblical law are designed to be restorative, not only to the victim but also to the criminal. Once proper restitution has been made, the guilty party should be released from any further obligation, hopefully wiser and more careful. Imprisonment, however, saddles a person with a criminal record for the rest of his life. Regardless of the time served, penalties paid, or the life changes made, a person can never escape that. He is branded for life.
Laws passed and enforced do not necessarily equal justice. Justice dictates that the guilty person pays his victim full and complete restitution. It is the responsibility of judges and magistrates to ensure this happens.
We don't need another law telling us what we can't do. We need righteous judges to make righteous decisions.
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Heritage Farm Museum Adds New Doll Exhibit
"Carriages fascinate me," says Don, "because they are so unique, there is so much ingenious work in them. And then the artistry that goes into weaving the baskets and things. I guess my engineering background makes me say 'Gee, this is really kind of a clever thing to have. These things change over time, and there are eras in our history — politically, socially — and the carriages changed with that.
"They didn't start making doll carriages until about 1890. They did it with leftover materials, and the people who sold wicker rattan started to make a few for their kids. By about 1900 that really took off.
"Mike and Henriella Perry came up to visit us about 4 years ago. He approached us and said, 'Look: what are you going to do with all those dolls and carriages?' Anyway, he said, 'I'd like to expand.' So we said, 'Ok, we can do that, we can put in a few dolls and carriages.' We sat down at a table and drew out in the dust a design of what we might do, and decided to locate in the building that we're now using. We started in with a basic design, and started building."
"We hope people in the future will truly look forward to seeing them, viewing them, and enjoying the handwork, the restoration of the carriages and the collection of the dolls at the Heritage Farm Museum," says Connie.0 comments


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C (anime)
|[C] - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Cover of the first Blu-ray disc featuring Kimimaro Yoga and his Asset, Msyu.
|Science fiction
|Anime television series
|Directed by
|Kenji Nakamura
|Written by
|Noboru Takagi
|Music by
|Taku Iwasaki
|Tatsunoko Production
|Licensed by
|Fuji TV (Noitamina)
|English network
|Original run
|April 14, 2011 – June 23, 2011
[C] - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control (also known as [C] – Control or C for Control internationally, or simply [C] or C) is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production under the direction of Kenji Nakamura with Noboru Takagi as script supervisor.
C aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programing block between April 14, 2011 and June 23, 2011.[1] Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the anime every Thursday, beginning with April 21, 2011.[2] Funimation has acquired additional home video rights to the series and has been released in 2012.[3]
The anime aired in the United States on the Funimation Channel on January 14, 2013,[4] and aired on Pivot from October 5, 2013, as the channel's 1st anime program. The series has been acquired for distribution on DVD in the UK by MVM Entertainment on October 14, 2013.
The Japanese government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens, however, life has not improved and unemployment, crime, suicide, and despair are rampant. Kimimaro, raised by his maternal aunt after the disappearance of his father and the death of his mother, is a scholarship student whose only dream is to live a stable, ordinary life. One day he meets a man who offers him a large sum of money if he will allow his "future" to be held as collateral. From then on his fate is radically altered as he's drawn into a mysterious realm known as the Financial District, where he must compete in weekly tournaments called "deals" in order to keep his money and avoid losing his future.
- Kimimaro Yoga (余賀 公磨 Yoga Kimimaro?)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)[5]
- A 19-year-old second year university student who studies economics. He seeks to just have enough money to have a normal life with a home, wife, and children, until he is roped into the Financial District and becomes one of its Entrés (short for Entrepreneurs). He is then scouted by Souichirou to join the Mukudori Guild, as his disinterest in money interests him, and that Souichirou sees his younger self in Kimimaro. He is trying to make sense of the circumstances behind his father's bankruptcy in the Financial District and subsequent suicide, and also trying to win but not hurt others as much as possible. It is unknown as to why Souichirou wants to groom him. Several people have noted that Mashu being a very powerful Asset is a blessing for Kimimaro as she is the reason that he is able to survive in the game even though he is inexperienced. In episode 10, Yoga gains Jennifer's asset, George, and a black card that is able to either begin or stop the process of printing excess Midas money. The other black card belongs to Mikuni, setting up the final duel of the series on an even playing field in which neither character is truly right or wrong.
- Mashu (真朱 Mashyu?, Mshyu in English dub)[5]
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Brina Palencia (English)[5]
- Kimimaro's Asset, who takes the appearance of a girl with horns and has the ability to conjure up fire based attacks. She is a strange Asset in the sense that she does things that are unusual for an Asset, such as behaving like a normal human does, and even asking Kimimaro to give her some of his instant ramen out of curiosity. Kimimaro views her as a partner rather than a mere Asset/object, and as such, tried to shield her with his own body when he first fought. She is curious about Q, as seen from her reaction when they met for the first time. Kimimaro named her after the unique 4-letter code that appears on the bottom right corner of every Midas Card. Her Flation abilities are "Scorched Earth", a highly destructive Mezzoflation, and her Macroflation, "Overheated Economy". Kimimaro says that she may be modeled after his future daughter, but he is uncertain. He is seen naming a newborn daughter Mashu in a dream/flash forward.
- Souichirou Mikuni (三國 壮一郎 Mikuni Sōichirō?)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Hosomi (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)[5]
- A powerful Entré whose goal is to own Tokyo's Financial District, Souichirou controls three Assets and has great influence over both the Japanese Government and the whole of Japan's finance market. He has taken an interest in Kimimaro's potential. It is said he used to be very similar to Kimimaro, having tried to save Q in his first Deal as well. As the founder of the Mukudori Guild, he aims to control his Deals to win by small margins so that his victories do not greatly affect reality. Born into a wealthy family, Souichiro was a rebel looking to establish himself in the music business on his own; his band broke up just before landing a major record deal, and Souichiro became a personal assistant to his father while caring for his terminally ill sister, Takako. Soon afterwards, the elder Mikuni's corporation started to crumble as a result of the financial crisis. His father chose to pump all his money into the company so as to save it, denying Takako the funds she needed to undergo a rare medical procedure unavailable in Japan. Swearing vengeance on his father after Takako fell into a coma, Souichirou bought out his father's company with the money he earned from his first victory in the Financial District so as to take away the thing that the elder Mikuni held most dear.
- Q (キュー Kyū?)
- Voiced by: Saori Gotō (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)[5]
- Mikuni's main Asset and partner. She, like Mashu, appears to act more human than other Assets, though not to the same extent. She is considered to be the strongest Asset in the Financial District. She has a fondness for money and eats Midas banknotes as snacks. She always appears to be sleepy, and has a guardian called Aurore, which is another of Mikuni's Assets. Her Flation ability, Cannibalism, allows her to eat other Assets and even Entrés, and she is capable of acting on her own without Mikuni's instruction. Her Macroflation ability is Economic Blockade which is able to stop an opponent from moving, immobilizing them so that Mikuni can strike the final blow. Her presence seems to have an effect on Mikuni's other Assets in Deals. She is modeled after Mikuni's sister, Takako, as seen at the end of the anime.
- Masakaki (真坂木?)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Scott Freeman (English)[5]
- A mysterious figure from the Financial District, with a perpetual leer and a top hat who invites people to become Entrés. Masakaki also conducts administrative functions in the Financial District, expelling bankrupt Entrés and dispensing advice. Each Financial District has its own Masakaki, each dressed in different colors. It is revealed in Episode 11 that he, like all the other administrators of the other Financial Districts across the globe, is a mirror image of the creator of the Financial District, who is similar in every aspect save clothing.
- Hanabi Ikuta (生田 羽奈日 Ikuta Hanabi?)
- Voiced by: Yui Makino (Japanese); Cherami Leigh (English)
- Kimimaro's best friend and classmate at university. Kimimaro has feelings for her despite the fact that she already has a boyfriend. Her future degenerates because of the effects of C and she becomes an invalid. She is last seen reaching for the light coming in her window as Kimimaro restores the future of everyone in Japan. In the epilogue, Kimimaro sees a smiling preschool teacher who bears a striking resemblance to Hanabi.
- Jennifer Satoh (ジェニファー・サトウ Jenifā Satō?)
- Voiced by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese); Martha Harms (English)
- An operative working for the International Monetary Fund who is investigating the Financial District and was somehow invited to become an Entré. She is curious about Mikuni's sudden interest in Kimimaro, and comments that Kimimaro could be an ally or an enemy depending on the choices he makes. She has a voracious appetite for both fast food and sweets, and is often seen with a lollipop in her mouth. Unlike other Entrés, she has no interest in Midas Money and makes use of her Asset's incredible strength to control her wins and losses in order to keep her account from fluctuating. She tries to stop Mikuni from using up all his remaining future to print more Midas money and ends up bankrupted, but not before passing her Asset, George, to Kimimaro. After Kimimaro defeats Mikuni she is seen in the street, laughing.
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- Financial District (金融街 Kin'yūgai?)
- An alternate reality where Entres make transactions using Midas Money. Once a week, each Entre is summoned to take part into a Deal, but other sources of income include gambling on the outcome of another person's Deal, or information exchange. It is said that there is a Financial District at each of the world's main economic centers, and when a district goes bankrupt, its respective center disappears, with negative impacts in reality at other countries whose economies had connections with said center. It can be shown that the collateral used for a person's future makes up the structures of the Financial District and can be the reason why it mirrors reality.
- Entre (アントレ Antore?)
- Short for Entrepreneur. These are people chosen to join the Midas Bank and participate in Deals in the Financial District. They are given large sums of money with their "future" as collateral. Entres who lose all of their money and become Bankrupt are banished from the Financial District. Since the "future" taken as collateral varies from person to person, so does the outcome of an Entre's bankruptcy, with tragic consequences to them or their loved ones in reality.
- Asset (アセット Asetto?)
- A creature that fights alongside an Entre in Deals. They are said to represent the "future" that the Entre puts at stake when entering the Financial District. By wagering money, these Assets can attack their opponents. Their attacks are called "Flations", and are categorized in three levels of power, "Micro", "Mezzo" and "Macro". Q alone possesses a special attack called "Cannibalization". The combined value of all assets is represented in a huge display set atop the Financial District and can vary depending on the situation of the economy at the region it represents. Hence, if the total assets of a town reach zero, then all assets are destroyed, and the country the economy collocates with, vanishes.
- Deal (ディール Dīru?)
- A battle between Entres and their Assets. Each Deal lasts 666 seconds (11 minutes, 6 seconds), with hits and damage affecting how much money is gained or lost. Dealers use their money to summon their Assets' attacks, or perform "Direct" attacks by creating an energy blade to confront their enemies by themselves. Each Entre is obliged to take part on a Deal once per week but can avoid taking part on one by paying half of his/her fortune.
- Midas Money (ミダスマネー Midasu Manē?)
- A type of money used in the Financial District that has entered the flow of money in reality. Only people chosen as Entres have the ability to differentiate Midas Money, shown to them as black notes, from ordinary cash. It is unknown what effect it has on the real world and there is also much concern about what could happen with the world's economy if Midas Money's flow into it continues or even if one day it suddenly stops. Special Entres with a darkness card can relinquish a part or even all of their "future" to generate more Midas Money.
Theme music[edit]
The opening theme is "Matryoshka" (マトリョーシカ Matoryōshika?) by Nico Touches the Walls and the ending theme is "RPG" by School Food Punishment.
Episode list[edit]
|Original airdate
"Fukuzatsu" (複雑)
|April 14, 2011[6]
|A man with no money uses a certain credit card which grants him access to the surreal Financial District, where he engages in a battle against a man named Souichirou Mikuni, fighting with mysterious creatures known as Assets, and is defeated and ends up committing suicide the next day. Meanwhile, a boy named Kimimaro Yoga is working two part time jobs to raise money for his future. One evening as he is trying to study for a pop quiz, he is approached by a mysterious man named Masakaki, who announces that Kimimaro has been chosen to become an Entrepreneur, or Entre, at Midas Bank. The next day, Kimimaro is surprised to find 500,000 yen deposited into his account. While wondering what he should do about it, Kimimaro considers using a small amount so he can attend a Konpa with his friend, Hanabi Ikuta. However, as he withdraws the money, he is once again approached by Masakaki, who places him in a taxi bound for the Financial District.
"Angō" (暗合)
|April 21, 2011[6]
|Kimimaro is brought to the Financial District in which he must participate in Deals, battles in which money is wagered, using an Asset named Mashu. Kimimaro and Mashu are instantly thrown into a Deal against a powerful Asset named 'Gig'. With Kimimaro not able to understand the situation, Mashu takes a lot of damage defending him. However, Mashu manages to teach Kimimaro how to use her ability, which manages to defeat the opponent, though he passes out soon afterward. Kimimaro returns to the real world, where Masakaki informs him the next Deal will take place in a week's time, and soon finds he has even more money in his account. Later on, Kimimaro starts noticing that some money bills appear black for him, which Mashu explains is money from the Financial District. Kimimaro then ends up encountering Mikuni, who explains about the black bills, known as Midas Money, and hints that he knows of Kimimaro's parents.
"Inbō" (陰謀)
|April 28, 2011[6]
|Jennifer Sato is an Entre from an organization trying to discover the purpose of the Financial Districts. Meanwhile, Kimimaro goes to visit his aunt to ask about his parents, who mysteriously disappeared one day. While looking for his dad's belongings, he finds a journal pertaining to the Midas Bank and decides to go to the Financial District for answers. Mikuni takes him to meet a strange photographer who tells him that his father was a strong Entre who went 'bankrupt' in a deal and ended up hanging himself. Although Kimimaro is initially annoyed that all his father thought about was money, Mikuni hints that it may have been for the sake of providing for his family, suggesting he should think of something or someone to use his money for. Kimimaro soon enters his second deal, where he encounters a familiar face.
"Tenkan" (転換)
|May 5, 2011[6]
|Kimimaro finds himself up against one of his professors, Mr. Ebara, and defeats him, making him bankrupt. The next day, Ebara brings Kimimaro over for a talk, revealing that he entered Deals to support his family, and his punishment for bankruptcy made it so his children never existed in the first place. He also mentions the Starling Guild which Mikuni is a part of, supposedly trying to prevent the Financial District's effects on the real world. Mikuni brings Kimimaro to observe one of his duels against another high level Entre, purposely holding back his strength to win by a 1% margin so that he doesn't affect the real world. After witnessing the duel, Kimimaro becomes determined not to lose so he doesn't have to make anyone else suffer.
|"Cultivation (Training)"
"Shūren" (修練)
|May 12, 2011[7]
|Mikuni explains the purpose of Starling Guild, to win by small margins in order to avoid affecting reality, to Kimimaro, though his attempt to put it into practice fails due to Mashu rushing in. Hearing from the taxi driver that even those with small losses may have their future affected, Kimimaro grows concerned about whether his loss has affected any of his friends or family, though it appears to only affect his test results. Meanwhile, Kimimaro grows concerned about the Basho Pharmaceutical corporation, which could affect thousands of people if it rendered bankrupt through Deals. Kimimaro later learns Basho Pharmaceuticals was bought by a company secretly controlled by Mikuni, in order to reduce its effects on reality. Mikuni later explains to Kimimaro that he is trying to maintain a balance between reality and the Financial District, since ridding one of the other would cause chaos. Kimimaro decides to join the Guild and start controlling his Deals.
"Kattō" (葛藤)
|May 19, 2011[7]
|Jennifer is scheduled to have a Deal against Kimimaro, who is currently making strides with his new strategies. He is approached by his next opponent, a celebrity named Kō Sennoza, who offers him a way to pass on his deal. Later, Kimimaro is approached by Jennifer, who mentions Mikuni is using a lot of his own future to help minimise the effects of other's deals. Kimimaro talks with Kō the next day, who says every time the Guild acts, more Midas Money appears in the world, also mentioning some of the effects his own loss to Mikuni had on other people's futures. After a bleak conversation with Mikuni, Kimimaro goes through with his Deal with Kō, whose powerful Asset causes serious damage to Mashu as she defends Kimimaro. As Kimimaro resolves to protect the things close to him and save Mashu, he lashes out with two Mezzoflations in rapid succession, emerging victorious in the Deal and defunding Kō's charity foundation in real life. Kō keeps his positive attitude, saying that Kimimaro has the potential to fight his way out of the Financial District.
"Sosei" (組成)
|May 26, 2011[7]
|Mikuni's past is detailed, in which he quit his passion for music to become an executive secretary for his father. When his terminally ill sister Takako's condition started to worsen, his father places more importance on his corporation and his public image rather than sending his daughter overseas to receive a medical procedure which may save her life. After denial of treatment to Takako puts her into a permanent coma, Mikuni focuses on business and is soon approached by the Midas Bank and begins dealing in the Financial District. Back in the present, Mashu reflects on her relationship with Kimimaro, who becomes curious about the nature of futures which take the form of Assets. When Kimimaro notices an Entre harassing his Asset, he initially holds in his irritation, but after talking with Mashu, he decides to go back and punch the offending Entre. Mashu takes an increased interest in human behavior and asks a flustered Kimimaro what kisses are and attempts to place one on him. As Kimimaro goes home one night, he starts to notice a few buildings disappearing.
"Shin'yō" (信用)
|June 2, 2011[7]
|As some of the Financial Districts banks start becoming bankrupt, the country starts rapidly shifting into poverty around the Entres, with people becoming lethargic or disappearing altogether. After stopping Ebara from committing suicide, Yoga tries to convince Masakaki to let him pay a fee in order to return Ebara's future, but is told that it is beyond his power. As Yoga later learns Ebara had died in a car accident, he decides to burn a large amount of his Midas Money. As Mikuni and the Starling Guild plan to put a plan called "C" into action, the Southeast Asian Financial District goes bankrupt and starts disappearing, along with Singapore.
"Hatan" (破綻)
|June 9, 2011[7]
|As Singapore disappears parts of Hong Kong and Shanghai are affected. Mikuni uses his ability ("Darkness") to protect Japan from the effects of Southeast Asian Financial District's collapse. In exchange for 20 years of Mikuni's future Masakaki allows the printing of a large quantity of Midas Money which is deposited into his account. Mikuni and his colleagues use the Midas Money to invest in failing institutions all over Japan. Artificially propping up failing banks and enterprises spares the Japanese economy but with that comes unintended consequences. Though the present is saved, the future of Japan is uncertain. People begin disappearing, poverty increases, birthrates decline, and morale is seen dropping all around.
"Shōtotsu" (衝突)
|June 16, 2011[8]
|The North American Financial District starts increasing the value of its assets when their Entrés begin flooding the world economy with dollars. Mikuni decides to use the black card and the Midas Money press once more to prevent the Japanese economy from financial collapse. Jennifer, Kimimaro and Takedasaki put a plan of their own in motion to stop Mikuni before the transaction is complete in an attempt to save the future, but the plan backfires when Mikuni defeats Jennifer in a deal. In her final action she passes Georges to Kimimaro. Kimimaro confronts Mikuni about using the Midas Money press but he hears none of it and opts to print once more in exchange for rest of his future. With the help of Masakaki, Kimimaro realises he is in possession of a black card of his own, giving him the means to revert the press. This quickly escalates in a struggle for control over the press with Mikuni and Kimimaro engaging in a deal.
|"Control (Future)"
"Mirai" (未来)
|June 23, 2011[8]
|Kimimaro and Mikuni begin their duel, going all out on each other. Mikuni puts Kimimaro in a tough spot, but his powers start to weaken thanks to the decreasing value of the Yen, with people soon starting to see Midas Money for what it truly is. As Kimimaro continues to fight with Mikuni, Mashu pleas with Q, who is based on Takako and starts taking her form. The battle is concluded when Midas Money disappears from the world along with Mikuni's powers, allowing Kimimaro to deal the winning punch and C to pass through Japan without influence. Declared the winner, Kimimaro orders the reversing of the presses, with the futures returning to their original place. With the Assets disappearing as a result, Mashu gives Kimimaro a kiss before she disappears. Kimimaro returns to reality to find that US dollar has become Japan's official currency, and everyone's futures have been returned to them. And a dark fact about the Financial District is revealed. Kimiraro takes out a picture from his pocket of his life in the Financial District thinking about it.
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Structural Change and Long Range Dependence in Volatility of Exchange Rates: Either, Neither or Both?
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Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 11, pp. 629-58, 2004
In this paper we test for the existence of long memory and structural breaks in the realized variance process for the DM/US$ and Yen/US$ exchange rates. While long memory is evident in the actual processes, a structural break analysis reveals that this feature is partially explained by unaccounted changes in regime. We then compare the forecasting performance of Markov switching models with that of an ARFIMA model. The results indicate that neglecting the break process is not important for very short term forecasting, once it is allowed for a long memory component in the model, but that superior forecasts can be obtained at longer horizons by modelling both long memory and structural change.
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Allow Me To Die - Poem by Rohit Sapra
Please god allow me to die
Give me the permission to choke myself
As if I commit suicide now, then I will be called a coward
Thought of achieving so much in my life
However, all my wishes have been dashed away
I want to die, really die.
Let me die and allow me to strangle myself
Then, I will never have to think of her again
Since, when I think of her I just lose all my strength
Only to feel so weak, that death appears as the only option.
Please allow me to strangle myself, since that is better than thinking about you
Yes, I feel very hurt, when you come into my thoughts
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Time will heal all your pain. Meanwhile, you must grieve and feel depressed - this is natural. It shows you really care for someone. Each day will be better than the one before, and before long you'll be glad you're still here to enjoy all the wonderful things life has to offer. Just give it time. (Report) Reply
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I do not agree with you. Girls are very precious and beautiful and I do not not like the fact that you are saying mean things about girls. When you love someone truly only then you can understand this feeling which I am going through. I do not blame anybody and I just feel sad and really depressed (Report) Reply
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